counting carbs

"KKG" wrote in message ...
To keep track of your daily carbs, put them on paper, what ever you eat, mark it down, set a number of carbs u want in a
day and keep it at that number i am doing 30 carbs a day, and whatever i eat, i mark down.
"shutterbug" wrote in message news:C5lkb.89578$0Z5.70736@lakeread03...
I am not too new to the LC diet, but have never kept a written record of the
carbs I eat either. What methods do people use to keep on track with their
LC diet?

Thanks in advance for your help and ideas!


I bought the Atkins journal and that has really helped. I draw a line
down the middle of each page and put my foods eaten on one side and my
husband's on the other. There is a column on the side to put carb
totals for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and beverages. Just add
to get total carbs per day. There's also a place to record daily
supplements, water intake, exercise, and notes. each week there is a
page to record weight, body measurements, notes, etc. and rate
yourself for the week on sticking to the diet, exercising regularly,
etc. There is a graph in the back to graph weight loss. I also
calculate average carbs per week as a kind of summary of how we are
doing. The journal has pages for one year and a carb counter in the
back. I don't think we would have stayed on it this long without the
journal.

"shutterbug" wrote in message news:XPnkb.89589$0Z5.40646@lakeread03...
Thanks again for all the info passed along! I have downloaded both
programs, and will use them regularly! I am glad to have found such a
supportive group!!! Some other groups news groups (fitness / photo) I am on
are not this great...some real cutthroat people out there. I will check in
everyday for ideas and support.

"Bird" wrote in message
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shutterbug wrote:
I am not too new to the LC diet, but have never kept a written record of
the
carbs I eat either. What methods do people use to keep on track with
their
LC diet?

Thanks in advance for your help and ideas!



Many people here will tell you to go to fitday.com, which is a good
resource. I prefer software to web-based programs, however. I have
used Weight Commander for years (http://www.weightcommander.com), a very
inexpensive but wonderful piece of software for tracking fat, calories,
carbs, and even blood glucose readings. It has a diary section, too.
Michael Marder, its creator, sells it for $9.95 on the honor system.
Great guy.

Bird


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