Most of your energy will be coming from fats during induction (in OWL as well for that matter). Eat all kinds of meat; full fatty cuts are totally on the menu. Eat butter, cheese, full fat milk, cream. Be sure to eat some veggies; but you need to be careful here to stay beneath the carb limit. But things like broccoli, asparagus, dark green salad greens, spinach, avocados. There are many to choose from; but you need to make sure you weigh and portion control these. If you use dressings you need to be VERY careful to avoid those that add lots of carbs. All the "lite" dressings are bad news. Be sure to read the labels. Better yet; avoid it entirely during induction and saute your veggies in olive oil or butter.

Absolutely no grains, bread, rice, potatoes etc. Avoid alcohol during induction. Be sure to log everything so you don't let carbs sneak in. Be sure to drink lots and lots of water. Your body will be kinda cleaning itself and dumping alot of toxins in the process; and the water will help flush it all away.

Don't worry about counting calories in induction. I think the book says for women to be around 1500 - 1800 a day after induction as a guide so your not eating too many.

No milk the first couple of weeks, but you can have whipping cream! Which is great in coffee with some Stevia! I suggest reading the book, the science is phenomenal and helps you understand what your body is going through. It's also nice to pull out all the facts when others are skeptical of your diet. Check out this link, it has all the basic info for starting out! It walks you through the basics of all the phases and has lists on what are acceptable foods during each phase. It really helped me make my grocery list! http://www.atkins.com/Program/Overview.aspx

Thanks for all the help! I downloaded and printed off the foods I am allowed to eat while on induction...Posted right on my fridge!! lol Today is day two for me and the only thing I am missing right now is ICE CREAM!! but i'm sure it will pass.....
Again thanks for the help here.

only thing I am missing right now is ICE CREAM!!

I'm planning to experiment with some low-carb ice cream recipes this weekend..... It will require artificial sweetener of course; but no need to compromise on the heavy cream. I've seen some low-carb commercial products for ice cream; but I don't trust them. So I'll be making my own.

Breyer's Carb Smart Ice Cream is fairly good, just have to be careful with the artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols. It's one of the only commercial sweet treats that doesn't cause me to stall.

To drink non sweetens almond milk is ok during induction. The first few days I felt weak and the almond milk was a savior. I also added a teaspoon of coco powder and stevia to make a sweet chocolate drink.

I would try for about 65% fat/30% protein/5% carbs but that can change a little bit depending on what your body can handle as far as amount of protein goes.

I would stay away from artificial sweetners and sugar alcohols as that can affect your loss but everyone is different. I've done old school low carb which is total carbs, and also the newer version were you count net carbs (carbs minus fiber and sugar alcohols) and have lost just fine on both.

Don't worry about calories for now, focus on your carbs and learning what foods to eat. Once you get used to it you will be in your calorie limit because you feel so full eating higher amounts of fat and protein than otherwise. That is where the weight loss comes in. I feel the first couple days of low carb is the hardest but it does get easier. As you learn what foods you can eat, new recipes, etc it becomes a way of life.

I forgot how difficult this first week was. Evening number 4 and I am CRAVING something sweet.

Hi everyone. I'm starting induction tomorrow so am in the process of reading the New Atkins for a New You book. It says that your protein intake should be .7 - 9 x your body weight. Your protein needs will depend on how much exercise. I weight train 3 days a week so I try and keep my protein at around 120 - 140 grams per day. Setting my carbs at 5% and protein at 30% put me in line with where I want to be.

Too much protein can slow your progress though so you may need to play around with your macros for awhile until you get it figured out.

Thanks girls!!! Ill see how it goes this first week cause i been using artificial sweeteners for coffee..

Splenda is THE BEST! Literally a life saver