Well I weighed in this morning and I'm down 2lbs! Finally starting to go down! so excited :carrot::carrot:

congrats Skelley

Hello everyone,

I am new to this forum, just done one week of successful induction, want to lose around 2 stone. I need a place to post my daily menus and thoughts, as well as read your diaries. Looking for self accountability and support. Do I start a new diary thread? Or just post in this column?










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Fantastic!! Congratulations :)
I've learned a lot from everyone on this forum and really looking at carbs on labels on everything I eat and drink.
I don't have that bloated stuffed feeling anymore :)
Family is in town and have been to dinner twice so far- fri got the fish tacos and left the shells- enjoyed the grilled fish, salsa and cabbage. Sat. had a chef salad. Pimento cheese, celery and dill pickles on the boat today
- love all the choices!

:carrot:

AWE thank you trip switch x, It means a lot as the last board where I posted daily was completely dead. Nobody ever bothered looking at others diaries. I have just done one week of strict induction and WI'd this morning and lost 5lbs - which I'm happyy with as I'm 11st and wish to get to 9.7-9 and serial yo yo-er, so I know the woe loses its effectiveness each subsquent time.

Where do I post my daily menus and ramblings? Here? or create a new diary thread?

Well done x

Today is the beginning of week 2 for me. I'm deep in K as I have come on TOM 2 weeks early and know from past that its a sign of the body releasing fat cells. Area's of concern are 1)I'm not eating enough due to loss of hunger, currently eating saucer sized meals, 2) since I have cut out dairy I may not be getting enough fats. So, main concern is that I will stall due to not getting enough calories or fats. Although I was happy with the albs week one loss I was secretly hoping for more as I have been very strict the past week, could the aforementioned be the reason? Appreciate any feedback.

I usually do 20-30 minutes pilates daily and 10-20 minutes toning with light hand weights.

Menu

B Boiled egg (which I had to share with lil'one!)
L tuna mayo and a salad of lettuce, olives and anchovies
D chicken thigh and spinach curry with romaine lettuce

S copious tea with unsweetned soya milk
Boiled eggs if required

Hope to get to know some of you better soon x.

Busy x

Congrats on your 5 lb loss... 11st is actually the goal I'm trying to get to... I'm 5'6" so that would just take me out of the overweight category for BMI... And for me getting down to 10st is something that I do really want to try for, but I'm not sure that's in the cards for me anymore... Lol... But I'll probably give it a shot... ;)

Induction Day 33
 

skelley331 :bravo: on the 2 pound loss.

busybusy12 :welcome2: and :congrat: on the 5 pound loss.


I had a great time yesterday on a benifit motorcycle poker run for a great biker woman who was the victim of a hit and run driver. I logged 266 miles round trip from home with a great group of old and new friends. Some of it under water LMAO we went through a couple of rain storms that were incredible. Rain hurt like being hit with hail and in some points the water was ankle deep while riding the bike. I could not have been any wetter if I had swam across the Gulf of Mexico. We we all laughing our butts off when we got to a stop. A group of drowned rats we were but it could not be for a better cause than to help this friend. :D:carrot::D

On the plus side MFP logged 1339 calories burned from 8 hours of motorcycle riding and I stayed on my Atkins plan. :carrot::carrot:


5/24/2015 6g Carbs, 105g Fat, 66g Protein

My Daily Goal 18g Carbs, 109g Fat, 88g Protein

Do u have the recipe for the spinach curry?
That sounds great!

busybusy... I seem to eat a lot of chicken and A LOT of fish... So pretty low fat protein choices... I've decided that since I tend to keep it pretty low fat I'm going to supplement with healthy fats... I recently bought a few different types of omegas to add to things... I've been trying things from Barlean's (flax oils, fish oils) and I like them... Not sure if they are available in the UK... But there must be something similar... just a thought.

Also I decided to order some Tonalin-CLA which I guess is some sort of healthy oil supplement that is supposed to help with fat burning... It's also from Barlean's and I ordered it from one of my local health food stores... I had never heard of it before, but I'm always up for trying new things... So we'll see if it helps at all... :)

I tried a lot of the supplements you're talking about and decided I wasted my money. I tried the tonalin-CLA and I didn't do anything for me. Everyone is different, i'll be excited to see how it works for you.

hey yes of course! I'm Indian so you'll see a lot of curries in my menus and I don't measure or weigh so will try my best to describe how I may it.

1lb chick thigh off the bone
2 bunches of fresh spinach
2-3 cloves of garlic and a knob of fresh ginger
1 small onion and 1/4 medium sized toms
any oil/fat you use (I use olive)
green chilly 2-3 (optional depending how much heat you like)
tsp garam masala

chop onion and toms, crush ginger and garlic and add to hot oil, add salt and red chilly powder and turmeric powder, fry on med/high heat for 5-10mins. Add chickstir fry for another 5-10mins adding a little water if it starts to stick - keep frying until the chicken starts to take on the colour of the spices. Add washed and chopped spinach and green chilly - stir fry until desired consistency. Its really nice if you add a tbsp of dry Kesuri Methi (sorry not what this is called in english but its a strong herb)

Hope this helps x

Hey you should keep going until your happy and comfortable x.

Thanks for the info - I think I'm gonna try adding more oil and full cream this week and see how I go on Monady WI x. I will be waiting with Skelley to see how it goes for you x

Thank you LarryH and everyone for a lovely welcome xx.

Kickstarted today with a fab 40 mins of Pilates. This weeks challenges include upping my fats and try and get below 10.7 - so need a 3+lb loss.

B - boiled egg and coffee with cream and one sweetner- yuk to coffee and cream but need to boost fats
L - Keema (mince lamb) curry + salad of lettuce/baby plums/deli olives
D - salmon soufflé with 2-3 asparagus spears+bits of cauliflour done in olive oil

S boiled egg....if needed

Hope your all winning x

I have not checked in lately but have been on plan. :D I had a routine doctors appointment with my pulmonologist for my COPD. The appointment went well but I noticed his scale and my cardiologist's scale show higher weight than my home scale by about 5 pounds. After the appointment I checked mine again and it still reads low. This means my starting weight was higher and my current weight is higher than I thought. My loss so far of 23 pounds is accurate but the starting and current numbers are different. I am adjusting my signature. I bought a good digital scale and it agrees with my doctor's scale. Now for the first time ever I have a scale that gives me readings to the closest 10th of a pound.

Today's food 15g Carbs, 111g Fat, 92g Protein

Hello everyone!

I'm doing great and have finally got it together. I'm down 2lbs this week so I'm on a roll just hope it keeps going! :carrot:

Induction Day 40
 

skelley331 :bravo: on the 2 pounds lost.


A Great Day !! :D:carrot::D

My scale rewarded me with a 3 pound loss!! :woohoo: :goodscale :D

That makes 26 pounds lost in 40 days on Atkins.:D:D:D

DW and I went to one of Florida's largest flea markets today. They have over 1,100 vendors and I got to walk for 3 hours in 91 degree temperature. We had a good time and I got some good exercise.

Congrats everyone on the losses!! :)

Busy... Thanks for the curry chicken recipe - yum!!! My DH makes Vietnamese chicken all the time and thighs are the best for that recipe. I love spice and flavor :)

Lost 1.5 lbs last week and .5 loss this week. Glad the number on the scale is going down and not up! ESP w vacation for a week and then out of town guests for 4 days. Yikes!!!
Focusing and sticking to plan this week and hope for min. 2 lb loss!

Larry awesome job 3lbs lost SWEET!!

Bigdog welcome back, missed seeing you on here and congrats on losing!

I'm ready for this coming week because I'm praying to leave the 170's for good!

Looking forward to hearing from everyone this week!

WE CAN DO THIS! :carrot:

Ok Skelley - stay on a roll - I'm going for 2 lb loss by Friday! :)

I use My Fitness Pal to track my food and I measure or weigh EVERYTHING. Also since I am following the Atkins 20 induction program I eat nothing that is not on the list at this site. http://www.atkins.com/how-it-works/atkins-20/phase-1

May 31, 2015

C = Carbs
F = Fats
P = Protein

Breakfast
Peppers - Jalapeno, raw, 1 pepper 1g C, 0g F, 0g P
Great Value - Sweet Cream Butter Unsalted, 1 tbsp(s) 0g C, 11g F, 0g P
Walmart Great Value - Extra Large Egg, 2 egg 1g C, 12g F, 14g P
Great Value - Cheese, Sharp Cheddar, Finely Shredded, 1/6 Cup 0g C, 5g F, 4g P

Lunch
Homemade - Baked Chicken Leg Quarter, 6 oz cooked 0g C, 27g F, 28g P

Dinner
Squash Yellow - Squash Yellow Steamed, 1 cup 3g C, 0g F, 1g P
Beef Chuck Steak - Grilled, 6 ounce 0g C, 34g F, 43g P
Great Value - Sweet Cream Butter Unsalted, 14 g (1 tbsp) 0g C, 11g F, 0g P

Snacks
Mt Olive - Pepperoncini (Whole), 4 Peppers 1g C, 0g F, 0g P
Great Value - Plain Queen Olives, 8 olives 2g C, 3g F, 0g P

Total: 8g Carbs, 103g Fats, 90g Protein

Goal: 18g Carbs, 109g Fats, 88g Protein

A good on plan day today. Tomorrow I am having a sleep test to see if my CPAP needs adjusting. My DW says I am snoring while using it. I told my Pulomologist this and he scheduled me for a sleep test. The last one I had was about fifteen years ago. This seems to be my week for doctors. On wednesday I see my Hemotologist who is following my anemia then on Thursday I have two appointments, one with the Gastroenterologist for routine follow up and my Eye Doctor for a follow up. He told me on my last visit that I have the precurser to macular degeneration. So these are the Golden Years? At least I have kept my sense of humor.


Breakfast
Walmart Great Value - Extra Large Egg, 2 egg
Great Value - Sweet Cream Butter Unsalted, 0.5 tbsp(s)

Lunch
Sliced - Cucumbers, 2 slices
Raw - Tomato Wedge, 1 ounce
Lettuce - Iceberg Lettuce, 1.5 cups
Generic - Onion Yellow Sweet 1 Med Slice, 0.5 slice
Generic - Deviled Eggs, 4 filled half egg
Oil - Olive, 0.33 tablespoon
Generic - Apple Cider Vinegar, 0.33 Tbsp
Golden Corral - Rotisserie Chicken (Breast/wing), 0.5 piece (breast/wing) 6 oz.

Dinner
Home Made - Extra Large Hard Boiled Egg, 2 egg
Kraft - Mayo, 2 Tbsp

Snacks
Starkist - Tuna In Water, 2 container (112 gs ea.)

Totals 17g Carbs, 88g Fat, 102g Protein

Goal 18g Carbs, 109g Fat, 88g Protein

I weighed in yesterday and I lost one pound.. Slow but sure...

Larry you are doing fantastic, and are committed. That is wonderful.

Slow but sure is a good thing rpm3060

Larry H you are doing awesome! Very inspiring!

My scale was kind to me today and granted another 2 pound loss down to 279 :D:carrot::D :goodscale

That makes 43 days on Atkins Induction and 28 pounds lost

I just left the Hospital where I had a Sleep Study last night. Was told I had 25 Sleep Apnea events per hour. Woke up with a mild headache which is unusual for me. The nurse said that was due to a lack of oxygen during the sleep test. It felt strange sleeping without my CPAP machine last night.

Congratulations Larry H!!! Good job

I use fitness pal, and my calories, protein, fat and carbs are from MRC Maintenance.. For those of you that are trying to get back to maintenance as I am, what numbers do you have set into My fitnesspal, if that is what you use.

Thanks and I hope I am making myself clear.

rpm3060:

I also use myfitness pal but I'm currently trying to get to my goal then to maintenance so not sure if this will help you or not. This is what I have my
macros set for;

Calories 1250
Carbs net 20 (5%)
Protein 94 g (30%)
Fat 90g (65%)

I went for lab work and an office visit to my Hemotologist today.
I have been Anemic for two years. The bottom range for a normal red bood cell count is 13 and for two years I have been 12 and lower. Today my RBC was 14. The only thing I can attribute this increase to is the Atkins diet with its huge increase in my meat consumption. :D:D I am still a little low on white blood cells and platelets so I have another appointment when I return from New York.


WOW!! Only three (3) grams of carbs today :woohoo:

Breakfast
Great Value - Cheese, Sharp Cheddar, Finely Shredded, 1/6 Cup
Walmart Great Value - Extra Large Egg, 2 egg
Great Value - Sweet Cream Butter Unsalted, 1 tbsp(s)
Swaggerty - Premium Sausage Patties, 2 patty (1.2 oz)

Lunch
Home Made - Extra Large Hard Boiled Egg, 2 egg

Dinner
Jennie O - Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage (Lean), 4 link

Total: 3g Carbs, 104g Fat, 110g Protein

Goal: 18g Carbs, 109g Fat, 88g Protein

Thanks

Great job Larry... You are an inspiration.

Could we share some snacks? This is my problem at times. I cannot eat any of Atkins bars, shakes, etc.. I gain weight with them, so am with real food.

I do the Caprese Salad, with basil, low fat mozzarella cheese, balsamic vinegar, splash of olive oil, tomatoes..


Am open to any snack ideas one wants to share..
Thanks

RPM My snacks are, Hard boiled eggs, Dill Pickles, Pepperoncini, Spanish Olives (Green), Cheddar cheese and my favorite snack is Radishes with salt. I carefully read the labels on the Dill Pickles, Pepperoncini and Spanish Olives to make sure they have no natural or artificial sweeteners. I have to be careful with cheese because the calories add up quick. I found that I lose best if I keep my calories at or below 1400. My main emphasis is tracking Carbs, Fat and Protein but I can't forget calories. I make sure to track ALL my snacks in MFP as well as my meals. The thought "Oh this little bit won't hurt" always bites me in the butt.

My snacks are:

Celery with whipped Philadelphia cream cheese
Pork rinds
boiled eggs
love radishes too
pickles
and I found I can eat the peanut cluster bars from atkins (1) in the evening and still lose up to 2lbs in a week

Almost forgot my great news:

I went Monday for preventive health care testing. Had a heart scan for the first time and a vascular scan and blood work done. Drum roll please!!! All my test came back perfect!!!
Was so excited. I got a picture of my heart scan and all my vascular test were clear, no blockage in my veins got to hear my hear beat for the first time ever! All this for $79 can't beat it. I don't have to go back for 4 yrs. My cholesterol was 199, blood pressure 108/58!!!
Atkins is treating me good.:carrot::carrot::carrot:

This is fantastic..

An interesting day today. Started with a trip to my eye doctor this morning for a follow up check. My last visit he said I had the precurser to macular degeneration and said to take vitamins and prescribed an eye ointment for each night. Good news the deteriation has been arrested. His exam showed no change from the last exam. This afternoon it was the Gastroenterologist turn. He said it was time for an EGD scope of my esophogus again and he scheduled it for June 9th. I have a condition called Barrets Esophogus caused by acid reflux. Their is danger of cancer developing there but so far so good. Hoping for good news on Tuesday.

A little low on calories today. Only 947 and I am full. Carbs were great at 7g