You may be wondering where to cap off the total number of daily carbs when going low carb. The Atkins Diet sets a maximum of 20 grams when in the initial “Induction Phase”. This is extremely low, but will put you into ketosis pretty quick. Personally, I feel that this is much too low and also precludes consuming much if any of the low glycemic index carbs such as berries and nuts.
My preference is to cap my total daily carb consumption at around 60 grams. This isn’t a hard and fast rule either. I may go a bit over on some days or stay below it on others. I just know from experience that I lose fat pretty rapidly around this number.
I think it’s just too much of a shock to the system to drastically cut carbs below 20 grams a day for most people and the risk of people giving up on the diet plan is greatly increased. After all, it should be “sane” weight loss!