Caz
Repeat Offender
I don't do Atkins, I just count my calories so the whole carbs, net carbs thing isn't something I've really come across before. I've known others who have done Atkins and so I get that what you count is your net carbs (carbs - fibre = net carbs right?) but I just don't get why.
My boyfriend does Exante (a total food replacement VLCD diet) but as one of the options is allowed a 400 calorie low carb meal with 10g being the suggested amount for 'low carb', he's coming here for the weekend, which is why I'm trying to look into nice meal options. Now, I know that Atkins people only count net carbs and you're aiming for ketosis. This is kinda the same as Exante, carbs are limited to keep them in ketosis. So, does that mean that I can have carbs higher than 10g as long as the net is under 10g? Basically I guess I'm asking, does fibre not affect ketosis?
One meal I've put together is 12g carbs, 6g fibre so 6g net.
The other is 14g carbs, 5g fibre so 9g net.
Just trying to get my head around this carb malarky so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
My boyfriend does Exante (a total food replacement VLCD diet) but as one of the options is allowed a 400 calorie low carb meal with 10g being the suggested amount for 'low carb', he's coming here for the weekend, which is why I'm trying to look into nice meal options. Now, I know that Atkins people only count net carbs and you're aiming for ketosis. This is kinda the same as Exante, carbs are limited to keep them in ketosis. So, does that mean that I can have carbs higher than 10g as long as the net is under 10g? Basically I guess I'm asking, does fibre not affect ketosis?
One meal I've put together is 12g carbs, 6g fibre so 6g net.
The other is 14g carbs, 5g fibre so 9g net.
Just trying to get my head around this carb malarky so any advice would be greatly appreciated!