question about the atkins diet

im reading through a bit of the atkins manual and it says 20grams of
carbs per day is the limit. Just after that it says dont cheat with
just a little sugar or chocolate or other addicitive foods. OK so
what id like to know is can you get away with cheating a little bit by
having some chocolate if you still stay under the 20 gram carb limit ?

mav wrote:

im reading through a bit of the atkins manual and it says 20grams of
carbs per day is the limit. Just after that it says dont cheat with
just a little sugar or chocolate or other addicitive foods. OK so
what id like to know is can you get away with cheating a little bit by
having some chocolate if you still stay under the 20 gram carb limit ?


Eat only protein and fat, and use your 20 carbs on chocolate and sugar
instead of on good veggies and the occassional condiment. That's how to
screw up Atkins fast.

-georg

"mav" wrote in message

im reading through a bit of the atkins manual and it says 20grams of
carbs per day is the limit. Just after that it says dont cheat with
just a little sugar or chocolate or other addicitive foods. OK so
what id like to know is can you get away with cheating a little bit by
having some chocolate if you still stay under the 20 gram carb limit ?

No
If you read on you'll see a list of foods allowed on induction. If you read
a little farther you'll see these words.....If it's not on the list you are
to have NONE of it.

Induction is more than just staying under 20g carbs to get you into ketosis.
It's also designed to help rid you of your carb addictions. You can't do
that if you keep feeding your addiction.
--
Jeri
265/189/120
Atkins since 11/5/01
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."

mav wrote:

im reading through a bit of the atkins manual and it says 20grams of
carbs per day is the limit. Just after that it says dont cheat with
just a little sugar or chocolate or other addicitive foods. OK so
what id like to know is can you get away with cheating a little bit by
having some chocolate if you still stay under the 20 gram carb limit ?

No, not during induction. Follow the guidelines.
After induction, you can add carbs accordingly and even enjoy that
chocolate treat. Prepared the right way of course. Lots of recipes out
there for us chocolate lovers! Sugar is the utmost sin while doing Atkins.
Read the book and you will understand it a whole lot more. good luck!

Myway

It's only 2 weeks.....butch up.
~*~Pie~*~

"mav" wrote in message
...
im reading through a bit of the atkins manual and it says 20grams of
carbs per day is the limit. Just after that it says dont cheat with
just a little sugar or chocolate or other addicitive foods. OK so
what id like to know is can you get away with cheating a little bit by
having some chocolate if you still stay under the 20 gram carb limit ?

Eating the sugar-chocolate will keep you feeling hungry and stressed out.
I understand your desire, since I am Queen of Chocolate! But stand firm
the 2 weeks of induction, eat only what is on the list, and your desire for
sweets and starches will subside, I promise you! I do make my own
chocolate candy now, using Lynn's Chocolate recipe, for a dark chocolate
lover its excellent! Good luck. Don't forget the water, over and above
any other drinks, water is water, clear and simple : )

mav wrote:

im reading through a bit of the atkins manual and it says 20grams of
carbs per day is the limit. Just after that it says dont cheat with
just a little sugar or chocolate or other addicitive foods. OK so
what id like to know is can you get away with cheating a little bit by
having some chocolate if you still stay under the 20 gram carb limit ?

if you can't go without chocolate for two short weeks, you shouldn't
even bother starting atkins.

"Beemie" wrote in message
gy.com...
Eating the sugar-chocolate will keep you feeling hungry and stressed out.
I understand your desire, since I am Queen of Chocolate! But stand firm
the 2 weeks of induction, eat only what is on the list, and your desire
for
sweets and starches will subside, I promise you! I do make my own
chocolate candy now, using Lynn's Chocolate recipe, for a dark chocolate
lover its excellent! Good luck. Don't forget the water, over and above
any other drinks, water is water, clear and simple : )



Where can we find Lynn's Chocolate recipe please?

Liz

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 00:12:43 +1100, mav wrote:

im reading through a bit of the atkins manual and it says 20grams of
carbs per day is the limit. Just after that it says dont cheat with
just a little sugar or chocolate or other addicitive foods. OK so
what id like to know is can you get away with cheating a little bit by
having some chocolate if you still stay under the 20 gram carb limit ?

I agree with the other replies: don't eat candy during induction, it
will only make things more difficult. After the first two weeks, you
can try small amounts of sweet stuff, but it may trigger cravings in
you, or, if they have artificial sweeteners, even stall you. You have
to decide for yourself, if the risk is worth it.
If you find you can eat chocolate after induction, I'd recommend dark
chocolate with a lot of cocoa (like, 70 or 80%), because it has only
few carbs in it and will satisfy your sweet tooth with one bit.

take care,
Ina

213/170/154 since 8/15/03, 5'9"
www.skreee.de

In article ,
(The Queen of Cans and Jars) wrote:

mav wrote:

im reading through a bit of the atkins manual and it says 20grams of
carbs per day is the limit. Just after that it says dont cheat with
just a little sugar or chocolate or other addicitive foods. OK so
what id like to know is can you get away with cheating a little bit by
having some chocolate if you still stay under the 20 gram carb limit ?

if you can't go without chocolate for two short weeks, you shouldn't
even bother starting atkins.


Ding. Ding. Ding.

I love chocolate....it was a religion. I can't have the full-sugar
version any more. I can have the occasional sugar-free version. But only
now that I'm in maintenance, and not very much. Calories count.

You want to lose weight? Don't cheat. No rationalizations. No excuses.
Just a choice you make.

Food is not the source of social interaction, personal happiness, or
love. Those things happen exactly the same way with an ounce of beef
jerky or an ounce of chocolate or an ounce nothing.

--
Wayne Crannell
Atkins+ 10/27/01
Maintenance 10/1/02
250/138