Climbing the ladder and finding CCLL

[meeha]

I have read Atkins 2002 front and back and thought I hadgrasp the strategy of climbing the OWL ladder and finding my CCLL.

I was in another thread and saw someone post something that I have been struggling with also. Actually climbing the ladders and going through the phases.


I don't eat the same amount of carbs everyday so how will one reach their CCLL?

Some days I eat 15 another day may be 25 and another 30-35, okay if I climb the ladder, I may not want to eat something from each rung every week so once again my daily intake may vary making me wonder how will I find out my CCLL.

Right now I pretty much eat what I am in the mood for on the allowed list.
If I want an oz of nuts today and 1 cup of veggies I will eat it and my carb total with just those two = 10 carbs, 2 oz of cheese = 2 g the rest protein and fat. Total carb count for the day 12 but yet I have eaten something off the OWL list. Am I confusing my self unnecessarily does anyone have an answer?


Example 2 day meal plan


Day 1

B- 2 egg omlette, 2 slices of bacon = 2g

L- homemade tuna salad (egg in tuna) = 1g

D- chicken breast 2 cups of veggie from OWL list = 10 carbs

S - 1 oz of nuts = 5 g

Okay total carb (just estimating) = 18 g of carbs this is including allowed OWL food


Day 2

B- boiled egg, 3 sausage links = 1 g

L- 2 cups of lettuce, grilled chicken, oz of cheese, blue cheese dressing = 5 g

D- salmon, 1 cup of allowed veggie from OWL = 5 g

S- strawberries, 2 oz of heavy cream = 7g

total = 18 still eating from OWL

So my confusion is for two days the total carb count was 18 g BUT............ the person is not starving eating until full and eating from different rungs of OWL.

FOr those who have climb the ladder and found their CCLL please explain to me and others who are just as confused how do you do it? TIA

[flourchild]

Originally Posted by meeha

Am I confusing my self unnecessarily does anyone have an answer?

Probably, yeah. Hopefully it won't be terribly stressful to find yours. The lows don't matter so ignore those days. You're looking for the maximum number of carbs you can eat in a day and still lose, so I suggest adding foods back in the order listed (nuts are on the list, by the way) and gauge how you do with each category. Does it set off any cravings? Do the additional carbs cause weight loss to stop cold? At some point you may find the source of the carbs matter - that's true in my case - but this is an ongoing process, not one you need to master in a few weeks. (You could also find your CCLL sticking with Induction foods; it's not OWL-specific.) Hope this helps!