Can I eat Carbs after 3 weeks?

[Rae]

Hi Everybody,
just wondering if i can eat sugars and starches after 3 wks, even if i did a 6 wk treatment?
i'd really appreciate your help 'cause im approaching the end of my 3rd wk.
 

[kathy in California]

You need to count your carb grams daily and weigh yourself to find out what is your "carb ceiling" or the carb level you can have without gaining any weight. Start at 30 and go up by five grams each day until the scale tells you that is the limit. Most people fall in the 50-65 gram range or a couple bread or grain servings, fruit and vegetable servings each.

Keep in mind that the fiber content of your food will actually lower the net carbs for the day.  For every gram of fiber, you may subtract a gram of carbs to realize your "net carbs". I am assuming that when you say "the end of the 3 weeks", you mean the end of phase 3?

[Lopaka]

You didn't say whether you went through phase 3.  You need to do phase 3 to reset the hypothalamus.  Then, you can have starch and sugars.  Though, I would do it gradually.

[ornrs13]

I finished Phase 2 three days ago. I had read that Atkins diet was great for phase 3, but I cannot find any information what part of the ATKINS diet to begin with. I started with Induction, but I am eating less carbs than I was with the HCG. In addition, I have gained 2 pounds so I have to do a steak day tomorrow. Has anyone tried ATKINS after HCG for phase 3?