Induction veg

[Kat1e]

Ok so I've seen a few people worrying about carbs and veggies and quantities and cups, so though i would throw my hat in the ring:

If you eat more induction veg, you will still lose weight :gasp:
Ok - it's important to cut out potatoes and tomatoes with added sugar will be a problem...
But you know what- an extra "cup" or 4 of lovely green veggies like spinach will help you lose weight faster

So sticking with induction veg (because this is not really about sensitivities and carbs) dont worry about weighing, cups or MFP - in 2 & 3/4 years i have NEVER seen anyone stall due to veggies...

Feel free to prove me wrong - but only when you have cut out everything else. Go clean and green (protein and veg) works every time
Keep going, low carb is fab
Xx

 

[lollycakes]

I'm so glad I saw this! It's one of the main things I've been worried about. I've never been worried about how many veggies I eat before, but obviously when you count carbs rather than calories, it's a whole different ball game! I eat spinach with my breakfast, lettuce, cucumber, a few cherry tomatoes (4-5) and olives (5-8 - though technically a fruit!) with my lunch, and plenty of broccoli, cauliflower & green beans with my dinner. I'm sure I eat around 30-35g carbs which is well above the induction-suggested 20g, but I find it quite difficult - not to mention expensive - to eat enough meat to fill me up, which is why I eat plenty of veggies with it. I figure that if the amount of veggies I'm eating stalls my weight loss, I can always cut back, but until that happens - if it ever does! - I'd rather keep on eating plenty of fresh & frozen veggies because they're delicious as well as healthy.

 

[Jonsgirl80]

To be honest I do stall if I eat too much veg.

When I did Atkins last time I was pretty much clean and green all the time but I found if I ate too much veg I stalled or gained weight. As soon as I limited it, the weight dropped off. I do still eat veg but try to eat it only at tea time.

we are all different though x

 

[lollycakes]

It's definitely something I'll keep an eye on, but if I can lose weight and eat plenty of veggies, great. If I don't see the weight loss I'd like, I can always cut back.

 

[Jonsgirl80]

I think it is quite unusual to be stalled by veg - it's just one of my strange quirks lol.

we are all very different in what stalls us - for example I have found I can eat quite a lot of cheese and cream without it affecting my loss but it stalls some people quite badly. Sometimes it can be a case of trial and error to see what you can and can't tolerate x

 

[Kiki87]

I stall when I eat more vegetables than meat/eggs too! I'm so jealous that you don't! I think given that I have PCOS my body is just crap with insulin levels so I've figured out that I have to keep my carbs/protein count relatively low some days.

i lurrrve me some spinach tho!!