I bought a prepackaged bag of lettuce leaf and herb mix........guess how many carbs 100g = 4.7g SO THERE THEY ARE!!!! Will have to find a pack with less carbs!!!OMG I was counting the normal lettuce amount!!!!!
Ok NOW let's see if I can make this happen! lol

Don't panic until you take the fiber count out of that. And as far as impacting weight loss, salad greens are so low, many people count them as free.

If you haven't posted a couple of complete menus (with your carb assumptions) then please do so we can look at them.

Mikeyrat

Started Atkins 5/30/2003
337/283.5/237 - 6'2" 43 YO
Wife: 224/194/165 - 5'11"

Hi Mikey
I have posted my menu which most say is good (I goota cut out cream I think) I checked the pack and NO DIETRY FIBRE is listed..only 3.3g of sugar for 100g. I'm not sure of what types of lettuce is in the mix, but the herb is coriander and continential parsley. It doesn't list the types of lettuce in the ingredients either.....

I agree with Mikey. Salad greens are almost never a problem.

However, does it contain carrots? Look thrugh the list. If it's all green veggies, that's fine. If it has carrots, switch to another salad mix. I doubt a few carrots would sabotage you that much but it's possible. They have more carbs than is acceptable in the early phases of the diet.

I don't think you should even bother to count the carbs in green leafy vegetables.

If you list what you're eating, maybe we can throw in some ideas.

*** "Sometimes I think you have to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what your rights are, or who the person is you're talking to. Then on the way out, slam the door."

Hi Dr


Yes i GOT MY MATH WRONG!!!! It is 250mls that equals a cup!!!


I'm really at a loss! I weigh exactly what I was before I started! Those pants I could fit into, now I cant fit into anymore!

I feel like I've had enough!

thanks for your help anyways

Shel -

Are you drinking 128 oz of water a day? (About 4 litres)

Are you eating low carb protein bars?

Are you eating low carb chocolates?

Are you eating TOO FEW calories?

Are you eating TOO LITTLE fat?

Many questions must be answered before you quit.

When I first started, I didn't believe you could eat so much fat and lose weight - no I know better. At the beginning, you CAN. I did. And I was even going overboard. I was putting butter on everything I could just to see if it was really true - fat didn't matter, only carbs did.

Well, for the first 50 pounds, that was true. I didn't count a thing except for carbs and lost just fine. Now, as I near goal, I'm having to watch out for calories too but that's only because I've lost 60ish pounds and only have about 40 to go.

Go for it!

LCE Member since 2001
http://www.ilovelowcarb.com
Size 24(start lowfat)/Size 18(start LC)/Size 14/Size 8

Maybe my hidden carbs are in my veggies too!!! I am wondering if Kraft Sundried tomato and oregano dressing is ok to have? On induction, after induction or never? Thanks

PS I am at work and there are no nutritional values

~Steph

Sundried tomato has about 20 net carbs per cup. I'd avoid all dried fruits until well into OWL, and then be careful, as the carbs are concentrated in the drying process

202/176/170

Steph, Walden farms has a Sun dried tomato Italian dressing. Their dressings have 0 carbs per 2 tbsp. serving. I think they taste delicious too.

I hope you can find them.

Susan ( AKA Northwest)
207/177.5/160

Folks, let's be clear:

The LAST THING you should be blaming when looking for hidden or extra carbs is VEGETABLES, especially those on the "legal" list.

Your real cuplrits are grains, sugar, sugar alcohols, dairy, fruit, and high-carb veggies.

Emelia

"We can only learn to love by loving." - Iris Murdoch, Irish writer
294/208/174 LC since 25-Nov-01

What Emelia said.


BC
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Zone since 4/98