A different kind of Atkins problem

[PAdisMOM]

I did 2 weeks of induction. Last day was Monday. I did decide to go off induction and move into OWL. I want to do it right, so I'm following the guide lines of adding 5 g a day/week. And I've added another cup of the "second" group of vegetables on the induction list. Except one day I added 1/2 c. cottage cheese.

My problem is that I'm having a hard time adding carbs because I'm having a hard time adding more food!! I have been counting my carbs and I'm not even hitting 20 a day (which was my goal).

I'm just not hungry enough to add more food. When I added the 1/2 c. of cottage cheese to my lunch the first day, all I could think was "Why am I eating this if I'm not hungry".

I really want to gradually up my carbs because I want to be able to eat things higher on the carbohydrate ladder (eventually).

I know that this sounds like a silly problem, but I'm really wondering how you other Atkins people added carbs without simply adding more food. (Does that make sense?)

 

[minniecarousel]

It does seem silly to eat when you're not hungry. (I'm not there yet!) How 'bout addng more fruit? The berries & melons are the most efficient use of fruit carbs. With summer here, fresh fruit is available. That's where I would add carbs!

 

[PAdisMOM]

I think I might try the fruit thing. I have been missing fruit, even though I have been loving the veggies!

 

[wovenwonder]

I remember Kelsie mentioning that she would melt carbolite chocolate and dip strawberries in it. That would be something that would add some extra carbs PLUS be a treat!

You might also want to consider trying some of the low carb breads and tortilla's.