My doctor has me doing 20 mg of carbs per day.

Try not to put yourself in a panic before you even get started. One step at a time.

You can do it.

This is a ketogenic diet. There are a number of pros and cons to this type of dieting. Did you discuss with your doctor your concerns about sticking to this diet? Some people have tremendous success with a ketogenic diet while others absolutely hate it. It's certainly something worth a try. I will note that a week is hardly a fair shot for this type of diet as many people report it taking 2 weeks to really get adapted to it. I'd give it at least 3-4 before I abandoned it.

Is that grams or milligrams?

Google Atkins Phase one. That plan has about 20 grams carbs per day.
You will eat meat, fats, oils, olives, and low cal veggies like mushrooms, lettuce, cucumbers, asparagus.

It has to be grams--MG makes no sense.

Basically, you can eat meat and veggies.

msnoanie18 wrote: »

Has anyone else ever done this and were you able to stick with it? Also, what kind of meals were you able to eat?
I'm very new to this and kind of freaking out about the carb thing but I told her I would give it my all for a week and see how I do.

■■■Did your doctor tell you why? Is he worried about weight or blood drugs?

Atkins is more high protein, it's effective at helping both weightloss & lowering blood sugars. I once lost 42lb in 7 weeks doing Atkins and you can eat like a horse and still lose weight. All my blood work after the diet was excellent and my doctor was surprised to see my labs come in so improved. My only drawback to the diet was GOUT. The high protein and eating certain low carbohydrate veggies like asparagus increase uric acid and causes a very painful arthritic condition for some folks. Before doing that diet make sure your doctor knows your uric acid levels, and have him check them monthly; he can prescribe a medication that will stop gout in its tracks. You also need to stay extra hydrated here to avoid gout too...

Ketogenics avoid gout, because it's not a high protein diet. It's high fat, moderate protein, low carbohydrate. I have been doing this diet for 10 weeks now, and it's been a real miracle for my diabetes. I was using injectable insulin 5 to 6 times a day eating omnivore. Since starting ketogenics I've not taken a drop of insulin and I'm much better regulated than before using insulin. Fat actually lowers blood sugar, it does not spike either blood sugars or insulin our pancreas secretes. It's a great eating style if you're insulin resistant or diabetic in my opinion at this time. After fully adapting with 3 or 4 weeks you don't miss those carbohydrates at all. I still eat plenty of dark green leafy veggies, just no more starchy or sugary veggies or fruits.

If you're gaining weight in the middle, sugars high, you're likely insulin resistant. Most insulin resistant or type2 diabetics overly secrete insulin in response to carbohydrates & sugars. The over secretion makes it difficult to lose weight because insulin has several jobs and a key one is to store fat on your body. To effectively lose weight if your insulin resistant or diabetic you need to lower blood sugars levels & insulin simultaneously. Ketogenic eating achieves this very well from my personal experience...

But make sure you ask your doctor why he is suggesting this to you. I can only assume he is concerned about weight or blood sugar levels or both.

It is a big change, but can be life changing for a diabetic.

There are a lot of experienced low carbers here and you can connect for help and questions anytime.

are you diabetic?

if not, id look for another doc.

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

Are you diabetic, insulin resistant, hypoglycemic, hyperinsulinemic, or have PCOS?

There are valid medical reasons for low carb not included on this list.

Please make sure you are well prepared for this eating style. ibreatheimhungry is a great keto recipe website and she has a 3-day kickstart eating plan as well as a whole month worth of eating plans with all the recipes on her site.