Carb Counters - Trying to reach my goal

Hi! my name is marita and I start the Atkins diet last week, and I signed up for the gym too. I can't wait to see if this is working. I weigh 216 pounds and my goal is 70 pounds. I really want to weigh atlease 145 pounds. Now I don't have any support and that is really hard for me. How you loose 100 pounds so fast http://www.3fatchicks.net/img/heartbar/bear02/lb/216/145/211/.png (http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tracker/):carrot:

You've got heaps of support here Marita!! We lean on each other and gain support and motivation from each other. You've found a great spot here. :hug:

You can loose steadily and in a way that's healthy by following Atkins. There are a lot of fancy tricks and variations, but really, just do what the book says do and you'll feel better and loose faster than you can imagine.

Hi Marita. Congratulation on starting the Atkins. You will find all the support you need here. The very first day that I joined I instantly fell in love with this web site. You'll see the results soon.

Thank's, I need alot support. The only thing is that I feel like is going to slow, I know that I have to be patient, but I need to see any change. I hope that went I weigh my self next Saturday, I better loose at lease 5 pound.

Marita, don't forget to take your measurements!! When/If the scale doesn't move as fast as you'd like, the measurements usually go down. As long as you are following the book and drinking your water, your weight should go down. Good luck and come join us on the weekly chat thread:)

This is actully my second day on Atkins so I feel your stress. It's going great though and I hope it's going good for you. From people I've talked to and from what I've heard, my people lose at least 10 pounds in the first 2 weeks. I'm like you...I'm looking to lose the rest of my weight at a quick steady, yet healthy pace. That's why I've decided to stay in induction until I'm down to my goal...then once I'm there, I'll slowly start to add my carbs back in like you do in the other phases. My best friend lost 60 pounds doing it that way and boy did it melf off. Good luck!

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MArita welcome and slow down you did not gain it all in one week so do not expect to lose it all in one week either 70 lbs is going to take time so relax and take it easy.n enjoy your time here and learn to eat healthy, the first few weeks is usally a fast loss but it is hard work to keep the weight loss going as with any diet. this one works with so many as we are addicted to carbs and can not say no to many foods and do not know when to stop, so relax and enjoy it!1 get to know us and do not expect so much from yourself.

I have to agree with Sue just a bit. It will come off, but you have to be patient otherwise you are going to get really discouraged and set yourself up for failure. That is awesome that you are going to go to the gym. Sweat the pounds away. If you arent sweating, then you arent working hard enough. Good luck to you and yes you have found the support you are going to need here. Welcome to the group.

:goodluck: You'll do great, just be patient. It will come off.

Sometimes, I felt like I'm not eating the rigth food, that's why I don't loose weight. I think I need like a diet list or some paper or some one to tell me what to eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner for atlease two weeks.

HI Marita, I don't know if this will help but give it a try:

One-Week Induction Menu

The plan is easy. Here is a sample Atkins induction menu do this for two weeks. Follow the diet exactly and report your weight daily.

SUNDAY
Breakfast:
1½ slices Zucchini Nut Bread
2 ounces cream cheese
Lunch:
Broiled cheeseburger
Large mixed green salad with two tomato slices
Dinner:
Cajun Pork Chops
Sautéed kale with garlic
Snack:
Controlled carb vanilla shake
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MONDAY
Breakfast:
Two scrambled eggs
Two turkey sausages
Lunch:
Greek salad made with Romaine lettuce, half a tomato, feta cheese, olives and dill vinaigrette
Small can of tuna
Dinner:
Veal Piccata
Sautéed spinach
Gelatin dessert made with sucralose, topped with whipped cream
Snack:
Controlled carb strawberry shake
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TUESDAY
Breakfast:
Crustless Quiche
Two tomato slices
Lunch:
Chicken salad served over chopped cucumber, radishes and watercress
Dinner:
Maple Mustard-Glazed Salmon
Sautéed broccoli with red pepper
Small green salad with vinaigrette
Snack:
10 to 20 olives
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WEDNESDAY
Breakfast:
Smoked salmon and cream cheese rollups
Two hard-boiled eggs
Lunch:
Homemade Chicken Soup
Dinner:
Broiled steak
Lightly Spicy Turnip "Fries"
Arugula and Boston lettuce salad
Snack:
Turkey, Romaine lettuce and mayonnaise rollup
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THURSDAY
Breakfast:
Western omelette with green salsa
Lunch:
Vegetable broth with shredded white radish
Shrimp salad over greens
Dinner:
Turkey Cutlets with Green Peppercorn Sauce
Cauliflower-Leek Puree
Gelatin dessert made with sucralose, topped with whipped cream
Snack:
1 ounce Swiss cheese
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FRIDAY
Breakfast:
2 ounces melted mozzerella cheese with Two Bran-a-Crisp® crackers
Lunch:
Chef.s salad with blue-cheese dressing
Dinner:
Pork burgers
Creamy Red Cabbage Slaw
Broiled portobello mushrooms with sesame oil
Snack:
Mocha granita
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SATURDAY
Breakfast:
Whitefish salad
Two tomato slices
Lunch:
Ham, spinach and cheese omelette
Mixed green salad
Dinner:
Herb Roasted Chicken with Lemon
Buttered green beans
Panna Cotta
Snack:
Celery stuffed with Roasted Garlic and Vegetable Dip

Thank you, you are my support

Your welcome, See you at the gym.

Nece:

It's a great looking menu, but it seems waaayyyy to high in carbs. Do you have the counts, and the portion sizes available from your source? Just curious, but this just doesn't sound like induction food. All meals for at least the first 2 weeks should be built around the phase 1 list of acceptable foods, and nothing else. Adding things that aren't on the list become trigger foods for some people.

http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-one/acceptable-foods


Just check over the list and compare. Also, it is a well known fact that some of the Atkin's foods (bars, shakes, etc) can stall. Before Atkin's died, these items were not pushed in the first phase. It seems to have become more of a financial thing with their company since not-so-long-ago they were in bankrupcy. Anyhow, my 2 cents. Good luck.

I don't really have the carb info but, The menu that i put for marita was from Dr. Atkins two week induction diet menu. It did say that it was a start so I thought that it was for the induction. I'll check again.

www.atkinsdietmenu.net
http://www.atkinscenter.com/Archive/2001/12/14-373858.html

All be darned. Well, when ya read the Rules of Induction (http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-one/the-rules-of-induction/?searchterm=induction) the odd thing is #4 says don't eat a single thing NOT on the induction acceptable foods list. So, it sounds really confusing. I'm tellin' ya.. I think who ever has taken over since Atkin's died is changing it up way to much.

To get the carb count and portion sizes for everything, you'd have to look each individual recipe up in their database. *sigh* That's why I just follow the list, and make my own recipes up. LOL

I know what you mean. I follow all the things on the acceptable list also. But Marita thinks that it will help her if she had an example of a menu of things she can eat for the first two weeks. I just want to help her out because I know that she can do it.

Here's what I followed:

Breakfast:

1) 2 eggs scrambled in butter or coconut oil or a combo of both with melted cheese and sometimes some onion, mushroom and bell pepper along with several slices of bacon or sausage. Sometimes I add shrimp or crab to the eggs.

2) Sausage links covered in melted cheese.

3) I'd buy the pieces of beef already cut up for stew (they are pretty cheap) and cook them on the George Foreman.

4) I also make a crustless quiche (Take a glass pie plate (you can use a metal one too) and butter it. Put down a layer of shredded cheese of your favorite type (I use a Mexican 4 cheese blend). Add a layer of diced ham. Add a layer of small thin slices of butter. Add another layer of cheese. Beat together 4 eggs, 1 cup of heavy cream, garlic salt, Mrs. Dash and any other spices you like and pour into plate. Top with more cheese. Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 45-50 minutes.

Lunch:

1) One cup of salad veggies - my favorite is the Baby Spring Mix lettuce with some chopped cucumber and tomato topped with shredded cheese and ranch salad dressing.

Then I'd eat either a grilled chicken breast or two or a couple of hamburger patties with cheese or some chicken salad or pork chops or steak or shrimp dipped in garlic butter.

Dinner:

My favorite dinner is steak - I can eat it every night. But I also make pork chops, roast beef, chicken, pork roast, ham, shrimp, crab cakes (I just leave out the bread crumbs), grilled salmon or trout. A great way to make grilled salmon or trout is to brush with sugar free maple syrup and coat with chopped macademia nuts.

Add another cup of salad to the meat or have green beans or grilled zucchini or asparagus.

Snacks:

I'd snack all day on cheese cubes, ham & cheese slices spread with cream cheese, deviled eggs, and my favorite which is the Atkins recipe for sausage stuffed mushrooms. And sugar free jello with spray whipped cream.

And sometimes I'd mix it up and have breakfast for dinner and dinner for breakfast.

I lost 100 lbs eating this menu pretty much for a year straight.

Wow! You just made me hungry.

Thank's for everyone who send me some instruction how to eat, and what is your diet. Now I have some better idea what to eat, I felt safe now that I'm not eating the wrong food. Thank's

Hi everybody, I want to let you know that I loose 5pounds in one week. I'm so happyyyyyyyy

Congrats Maria. You are off to a great start!! :cheer:

Congrats Maria! Yup, that's the great thing about Atkin's -- you have great susscess, especially during induction! :) Keep up the good work!

WTG on the 5 pounds. Keep up the great work :)

Hi everyone, I'm not happy any more, because I still in the same diet and I gain the 5 pound back, now I depress, I just want to eat what I use to eat, I don't know what to do. Can some one help me, and give me another diet? or I have to stay in the same one, some people told me that some diet don't work for everybody, and now I think that this one is no good for me.

Hi Maria,

I think that you should stick with it. Your gain is most likely water weight, we all fluctuate within a few pounds. I would keep working at this diet, because Yo-yo dieting is not good for your health. Have you lost inches, do your clothes fit better, do you feel better health wise? Keep trying and dont be so hard on yourself.

Keep a positive attitude! How long have you been doing Atkins? Remember, (I have to remind myself of this often,) you didn't gain your weight in a day, so you cannot lose it that quickly. I believe you said that you joined a gym...that's excellent, exercise is great for you.

Just keep eating right and moving, remembering that you are doing this for your long-term health. YOU CAN DO IT :)

Layners7, thank you for your support, you are rigth, my clothes fit better, and I feel better. I'm going to be positive, and keep eating rigth.
Thank you

Maria - you aren't going through anything we haven't already. It is tough. It can be hard on the mind when the scale moves in the wrong direction, but as Susan likes to remind us: You can't gain 5 pounds in a few days. The calories you would have to ingest are off the charts; I mean several thousand in one day. It water, and it will come off again.. just be patient. :)

:hug:

The other idea is that it may be muscle and if it is then it is good. muscle will burn more fat and not jiggle when you walk and make you feel better and you have more energy and look sexy!!!