[LJPenney]

Okay a question: I'm doing the induction phase of atkins, and I seem to be very speratic about calories and carbs. For instance, for the last two days I ate 1000 cals and 8 carbs, then today I ate 3000 cals 29 carbs. (I am a dancer, and after dancing 6 hrs today, I needed the extra food!)

Do you know though if this will mess up my system?? Is eating more than 20 carbs okay if I make it up on the next day??? Any input??

~L

[Crispy]

You really should read the book. You are supposed to have a minimum of 20 carbs a day during induction. These should come from mostly salads. You sound like you are physically active so you may require more carbs but make sure they are from good sources such as salads/berries/nuts and not processed sugar.

Personally, I do not follow atkins but I very much eat low carb foods. I try to keep my carbs under 60 a day. Every once in a while I will eat up to about 100 and some days I eat as few as 30 to 40.

[Coleus]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

It sure does. Go to your local pharmacy and get the keto stix. They should turn purple. It will now take you a few days to get back into ketosis. Remember this is NOT a quantitavie diet it's a qualitative diet. It's the quality of the food (no carbs) which counts. If it runs, flies or swims eat as much of it as you want. If it grows from the ground, watch out.