Theresa
Basically you don't count carbs on CAD/CALP, however there is a rule about not having more then 4 grms of carbs during your CM's. You don't count any of the carbs in your veggies, but the carbs that you do count would come from possibly your salad dressing, or bacon, sausage, etc. The lower the better, but no more than 4 grms. You don't need to count carbs for your RM.
I usually make vinegar & Oil dressing. That is probably the safest one to have because there are 0 carbs in V & O, especially if you make it from scratch. Check your store bought dressing, because it could have sugar in it. Another one I have without too much problem is ranch dressing. It could be a problem for some as it does contain MSG.
What you ate for the day sounds really good. Your CM's look fine. Don't worry about counting your carbs for your RM. The main concern with your RM is that is it balanced.
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It seems that you can have pie, or whatever and not pay too much attention to the content as much as the 1/3 size......IS THIS WRONG.....
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No, you are not wrong. The main thing is to make sure you are balanced with the 1/3 portions. Go ahead and have the pie or whatever, but make sure it is balanced with your protein and legal veggies and you will be fine. You don't need to eat LC foods or sweets at your RM. You can eat the LC treats if it makes your comfortable, but you don't have too.
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Does chicken and fish and lean meat have carbs that I need to count?
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No, none of your chicken, fish, beef, have carbs in them unless it is processed, then they could have carbs.
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What exactly will a can of diet soda with my CM meal do to me...that is like a dessert for me.
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If you see what you wrote you might have answered your own question
"This is like a dessert to me". That is one of the reason why you should not have diet soda. Your body thinks it is getting sugar, and will release insulin and you don't want that to happen. Now some people do not have a problem with diet soda and they drink it with their CM's. What you need to do it give it a try and if you find that you have cravings for the rest of the day or extremely hungry, then that would be the first thing you need to cut out. Give it a try, you might be one of the lucky ones..
I hope I have answered your questions OK.. YOu are doing just fine. Keep reading the book. You will find it has a lot of good info in it.