Why can’t I eat low carb bread or sugar free candy the first two weeks of Atkins?
During this cleansing period of Induction, it is beneficial to you to not eat anything off the induction list, as you are trying to regulate your body’s system (blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.) and trying to get rid of cravings for higher carb foods. This is harder, if not impossible, to do if you keep eating sweets and grains. You can work those in later. While doing this phase, it is important to be strict and LEARN what you are doing and how to do it properly. How to read your body is probably the most important lesson you will learn from Induction.
