Question:
True low carbing...what about those impact/non impact carbs?

I'm doing low carbs over the holidays, to counter the cookie attack out there this time of year. It's been a while since I really jumped into a low carb diet and I picked up a few of the Advantage Bars by Atkins. Whats up with the 22 g carb count on wrapper, but the disclaimer telling me to only count 2g carbs. I understand that Atkins wants me to subtract fiber and glygerine and a few other things. But, do you folks who follow low carb on a regular basis find this to be accurate? It makes me a little leary. I usually follow a low calorie diet and it works fine for me. I just like to do low carb once inwhile to jump start things when they get really slow. I realize that the calorie count is way up when I do low carbs, so I get leary when I see something with 220 calories list 22 g as carb. I feel like I'm ruining either dietary approach by eating it. Please give me your opinions on these products. Thanks. -Kim open RNY 7/17/01 -145lbs    — KimBo36 (posted on December 29, 2002)

December 29, 2002
I personally never could stand any of those protein bars, I have tried them all, when i go on my no carb weeks I mainly eat imitation carb, cheese,fish and some jerky, but that last one is pretty salty, going no carb really works for me every so often, I am not trying to lose anymore weight,I currently weigh 112 pounds, that's down from 270 poundsI just had my tummy tuck with muscle repair and a breast reduction done on December 2nd. but going no carb for a week every so often keeps me lean and tight...
   — bikerchic

December 29, 2002
My doc says gastric bypass patients needn't worry about the fiber and sugar alcohol counts on those carb lables and says the Atkins lables are accurate. I find them confusing too, and so did the Food and Drug Administration because they are changing the lables. Another tip, just because it says 0 carbs doesn't mean 0 carbs. There could be .99 carbs in there.... it gets frustrating, but I'm down 40 pounds in 6 weeks on a low-carb post-op diet, so I can't complain. --Jen, lap RNY 11/12/02
   — Mrs. Rich