So I've been trying some new things this week... Some Quest bars and some protein powder "shakes".... both low carbs, but I think they are triggering carb cravings for me... It was a nice change of pace... But I think I do better with "real" food... It's sort of too bad because they were rather convenient and I was surprised by how much I liked the Quest bars, especially since "bars" aren't really my thing...

So it looks like I need to just go back to basics and pretty much stick to my very low carb meal plan which I know works for me...

B: 4oz Protein
1 serving fruit

L: 4oz to 6oz Protein
1 cup cooked veggies
2 cups salad greens

D: 4oz to 6oz Protein
1 cup cooked veggies
2 cups salad greens

And for fats I can have a few tsp's of cream in my coffee, a couple of tsp's of butter on my veggies, and tbsp or two of olive oil to make salad dressings and to cook with... And for snacks and oz or two of cheese or nuts...

Perhaps not the most exciting menu in the world... But I know it works for me... Oh, well... I guess it's back to basics for me... :dizzy:

Thanks Trip - you're doing great!

I am starting with induction. Are any of Atkins products allowed during induction


Thanks. Dee

Day 4

B. 2 boiled eggs, 1/2 Atkins p-butter bar. (Ran out of my bacon I cooked on Mon. And had been eating on the way to work!)
Coffee w whipping cream

S. Jack pepper cheese.
L. Chicken thigh and leg, coffee w whipping cream, 1/2 Atkins bar
S. Dark chocolate Royale Atkins shake
D. Large Caesar salad w grated Parmesan cheese - no croutons :)
Flank steak grilled
Coffee w whipping cream and splash of my shake

Slammed today at work- had veggies in ziplock and forgot to eat them :(

I need to plug in and count carbs. Estimate- 15 carbs? Will come bk and correct if needed. Want to make sure I post every day to hold myself accountable.
Grabbed some jeans and threw them on not realizing they were jeans I couldn't squeeze in a month ago- NSV!!!

Weigh in tomorrow!!!!

B: 6oz tofu
4 cups brocoli
1.5 cups vegetable broth
2 tsp EVOO
1/4 tsp sea salt

All blended in a vitamix-like blender on the "soup" setting... Yes, that's right folks... I had a big bowl of "soup" for breakfast.... AND I got a TON of veggies in already for the day... :carrot: And all that for 16g of net carbs and about 380 calories and I'm definitely feeling pretty "full" too... ;)

First weigh in - lost 4 pounds! Woo hoo!

Very happy with that :). This weekend and next week, planning on more bags of veggies, and other high protein snacks other than the Atkins products. Those choc covered almonds, shakes and bars are TOO good. Or limit to couple times a week.
Thks for the info Jersey!

Going out w the girls. Uh-oh ;)

1689 calories! 19.9 carbs

Highest calories I've eaten in a long time!

B. 2 fried eggs in olive oil Pam
3 slices bacon
Atkins Dark chocolate Royale shake
Coffee w whipping cream
S. Celery w pepper jack cheese
L. 2 all beef hotdogs
Mustard and sauerkraut (
S. Atkins peanut butter bar, coffee w whipping cream
D. 3 chicken wings w hot sauce
3 mich ultra beers

DH's Bday weekend - so went out to see a band - Also normally don't eat hot dogs. Still stayed under 20 net carbs ....

How's everybody doing?

I found a great site for recipes! It's www.cavemanketo.com I'm sure not all of the recipes are spot on, but it looks like they are close enough to tweak for whatever phase of Atkins you're on. :)

I eat tofu and I love it... thanks for sharing
Dee

I am on the 14 days Induction and so far I am doing well.. Each day there has been a weight loss..Sometimes, a small amount, but it tells me I am going in the right direction..

Dee

well ladies...this Atkins experiment has not been good. I lost over 8 lb in two weeks, but endured the most awful arthritis the whole time. I've been walking around like the love child of Frankenstein and Festus. Shoulders, arms, legs, and fingers ache and throb. I've been on an elimination diet the past few days in hopes of finding something that triggered all this, and living in deathly fear of gaining back. Things are starting to improve a bit, but I'm at wit's end with weight loss...and now another problem to solve...

Good luck with the program and the weight loss. I'll be seeing you in other parts of the forum!

Sounds great! I've never cooked w Tofu before. Did you heat this up or eat cold like gazpacho?

Fantastic, Dee! I love all the choices and information online, on this forum, Pinterest and in the Atkins books :)

This is a great website with more recipes!!! Thanks for sharing!!

I have a high speed blender that's like a Vita-Mix blender and it has a "soup" setting... Just throw in all the ingredients press the "soup" button and the speed of the blades is so powerful as its blending it actually heats up everything and you have actual hot soup right from the blender.... Takes only a few minutes and it's all automatic... the blender shuts itself off when the "soup" is ready... It's pretty cool.... And you can do a lot of other stuff with it too... Great way to get your "foundation" veggies in... Lol... :)

So I've really been wanting to start my running back up... I've run a few marathons in the past and I'd really like to run another one someday... So I've decided to take a break from "keto" since I've tried using "The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance" plan before (same authors as NANY from the Atkins people) and it just did not work for me... When I'm running on a regular basis I do better with more "safe" carbs for me... stuff like brown rice, quinoa, even a slice of whole grain bread every once in awhile... And of course more fruit and veggies too... So not exactly sure yet where my "optimal" carb level is going to wind up...

Hi all!

Well I weighed in Saturday and didn't lose but didn't gained, stayed at the same as last Saturday. I've done really well this week but I am going to try to
back off the atkins snacks and shakes and see if that helps. I'm going on week four this week so maybe i'll lose this week. Still going to stick with it because I have noticed my clothes are getting loser! Good luck to everyone.

My clothes are looser too - woo hoo!I was eating too many of the Atkins treats and need to just save for emergencies - was thinking also if I'm really craving something sweet- to have 1/4 of a bar- so I'll cut them up and portion out in zip locks
Took DH out for bfast so last night looked up bfast items so I'd know what to avoid. I got the western Omelette and had 1/2 piece wheat toast- left the hash browns, grits and the 3.5 slices of toast! I did realize I don't care for onions that early in the am :)
but did get my veggies in early.
Munched on celery during the day w cheese...dinner was Outback's Steakhouse Salad-
Ate out 4 times this weekend and didn't gain - yay!
Atkins fits in much better w my lifestyle and so much easier to follow- still learning though :)
Outback- skipped the pumpernickel bread and chicken quesadilla app my dear DH ordered. I swear it's like he went Carb Loco and has his carby food everywhere! Phttttttt!!
I'm being strong :)

Thursday and Friday were baaad. :( Dh's bday celebrating is now over and the next potential pitfall won't be until August, so I'm thinking by then I'll have a better handle on things. Tomorrow is officially the start of my third week, but I'm going to stay on Induction (for the most part). I've still got 40+lbs to go and I'm pretty happy here.

Breakfast: mock danish
Lunch: eggplant w/spaghetti sauce, provolone, 3 gf meatballs
Dinner: pork roast with pepperjack

Net carbs: 16
Cals: 1127

1300 cal. 27 carbs

B. Western omelette
1/2 slice wheat toast w butter
S. Celery w cheese con queso, handful of almonds

L. Atkins peanut crisp bar. 1/2
D. Outback Steakhouse salad w pecans

I'll have to watch the nuts!!

Yippee Yay!!!
 

Lost another 2 pounds!! It's working!! Woo Hoo!!:D

What's a mock Danish?

That is awesome!! Keep us posted and please keep sharing- you are a true inspiration to me and appreciate the food tips, etc.
My DH ran the 26 mile Marathon in Richmond, Va and runs 5 and 10ks - he loves it. Hasn't ran lately except for chasing our GSDs - lol!!
Good Luck!

Maybe just water weight- as women- we know how that goes. :)
Thank you again for posting on the MRC site about starting Atkins-
I was looking for something new and this plan is perfect for me and my weight loss goal. :)

Bigdog!

Thank you, maybe it could be water weight, I'm hoping it is. We will see how it goes this week, if no loss then I may just tweak what I'm doing.
And you are so welcome, I'm glad it's working for you, I love that I can actually eat foods I love and not sabatoge my weight.

I may be eating to many atkins products as well so maybe I will cut some out, I was doing a shake for brkfst, atkins endulge treat am and pm and then another shake on my way home. So yeah I think way too many.

Sorry for this insane rant!

So glad I found this website. I have been struggling with my weight for as long as I can remember and it's difficult talking about it with family and friends. I don't like gyms because I am very self-conscious and seeing other women with these "rock hard abs" makes me want to go home and eat a pint of Ben and Jerry's and then wash it down with some cookie dough. I do some exercise videos that I found online and they are really great. I also have a treadmill and currently exercise 6x a week for 30 minutes. I am 100% all for keeping tabs on a regular basis and keeping each other motivated so I hope you all bare with me and don't hate me for blabbing on and on :) I get easily discouraged and feel like dieting is this constant battle I will never be able to win, so having supportive people around is great!

About a decade ago my doctors told me I had high cholesterol, which I've always had. But this time I actually listened and decided to be proactive and do something about it, since it was getting higher. I think I panicked because it was so high and I lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time, mainly due to a fear of eating since the food I was consuming was apparently "hurting" me. That type of rapid weight loss was not sustainable and I put it all back on again. I yo-yo dieted for years and struggled with depression every time I gained it back. One day I decided that Rome was indeed NOT built in a day and I was determined to lose the weight the right way, even if it took years. Which it did. It came off gradually but it came off and I found by losing weight slowly, I was able to sustain the weight loss better. I counted calories for a time but felt it was too restricting and annoying so I ate clean and stuck to a plan, although now I'm back to counting calories. I had a desk job and about a year ago I went back into teaching. I'm on my feet all day and as a result, lost some more weight. Here is my concern, if anyone can offer up some advice: this past week my weight is up and I don't understand why. I will never be one of those fortunate people who can eat whatever they want. Not me. I also tend to struggle when I break and have a cheat day. I went over maintenance by 2700 calories last week (just a bad night and me with peanut butter, cookies and bread, oy vey) but I made up for it with extra cardio and a calorie deficit. It should have balanced itself out so I don't understand why I am up. I hurt myself and my doctor had me taking a lot of Ibuprofen which I read can cause water retention but I stopped taking it Saturday. I guess I am just looking for some encouragement. I worked so hard to lose weight and still work so hard to maintain my weight loss. I feel I am human and slip ups or cheat days are part of what make me human. I had two cheat days the week before as well (I eat smart all day and then at night something comes over me and I attack the ice cream and hey, I blew my diet, right? Might as well throw in a couple cookies). However, I make up for it with added exercise and a calorie deficit to balance it out and honestly, I eat a piece of chocolate a day because if I don't I feel deprived which makes it worse. From a calories in, calories out perspective, I should not have gained an ounce. I am confused and quite honestly disappointed. I feel like "what's the sense in all this dieting and calorie counting, missing out on tasty foods and torturous weigh-ins if I'm just going to gain weight anyways, for what feels like no reason?" and honestly, I want to eat everything in sight as a result. Can anyone offer up some answers? Does anyone ever have similar experiences? The stress is depressing me, as is the scale. Thanks, everyone! :)

SeeMyFeet, I'm so sorry! :( I wonder if it's possible that you have a food allergy that is rearing its head? Or if it could be a result of detox? I hope that you are able to find relief soon! I know how miserable it can be. :(


Welcome, Kas! Have you thought of trying Atkins? For me it's been *amazing* to realize that my cravings are GONE. Gone. Period. Oh, there's an occasional, fleeting thought of something, but I know I can squash it quick with some yummy, high-fat, satisfying snack. This is coming from the person who was grazing 24/7. If I wasn't in the kitchen trolling for something to eat, I was thinking about it. Constantly. It's such a relief to be free! :) (I do still struggle in social situations, but I'm working on it!)

I've gotten to within 10lbs of goal (with a different diet) and gained it all back (with some extra for good measure). I *hate* that food rules my life, but I really do feel that Atkins is the answer to the long run, lifetime way of eating.

I'm still sitting in the same place on the scales. I know we're not supposed to weigh every day, but I feel like I need to have some accountability for what I'm doing, to see if it's at least going the right direction. I'm still paying for Thursday/Friday and realized that I have gained/lost the same few pounds this past week. I am NOT (<<< that's me shouting my denial!) going to keep going like that!

I've been POP since then, except low on water. I'll be pushing that today as well as trying to get on the dreadmill.

Hope you all have a great day! :)

It's pouring down rain here... So I decided to do some "stairs" in my house... and I just hit 50 "Floors" on my Fitbit.... :carrot:

Don't think I'm going to get anywhere near my record though today.... And my poor legs feel light there's lead in them right now... Lol...

I think I'm going to go crazy and treat myself to 2oz of Dark Chocolate Almond milk in my coffee for 5g of carbs... Time for me to live a little... :D

Thanks! I've heard good things about the Richmond Marathon... In fact I think it gets voted "Best" of the smaller cities marathons... or something like that... I'm pretty sure it was one of the ones I looked into running a few years ago, when I was planning my last running "comeback"... Lol... I've run the NYC Marathon (my hometown!) and Philly... New York was an experience I'll never forget... And Philadelphia was a really good time too... And all that running kept my weight in the 130's which was pretty nice too... ;)

So today I ate a TON of veggies... Well it seemed like a ton to me anyway... I had a large salad at lunch with about 3 cups of greens and 1oz of grape tomatoes and I also had 4 cups of broccoli that I blended up into a "soup"... And all that was only 21g of carbs... And 10g of fiber... So 11g of net carbs....

All I can say is 12 to 15g of carbs from "foundation" vegetables IS A LOT of veggies... :dizzy:

I can't figure out what to have for dinner. Nothing sounds good. :?:

Breakfast was a two egg omelette with mojack and salsa.

Lunch was taco salad

So far that's 22g carbs with 11g fiber.

Okay! Had crustless pizza for dinner. :)

That takes it up to 27 carbs and 12g fiber.

It was weird because my blood sugar tanked before I'd figured out what I wanted. I haven't felt that for a *long* time!

I had chicken poached in broth and my broccoli "soup" concoction... Not very exciting... But it kept my carbs and calories in check and at least it was very filling... :)

Definitely interested
 

I need some external willpower......please help!

That sounds really good! I've done something similar with asparagus. Steamed it, cut off the tips, blended everything else and then put the tips back in. It's yummy! :)

Ooh, that was me today, too! You can do this!!! :)

Tripswitch- it is a lot of veggies- one time- no lie - I fell asleep eating a huge salad when I was lounging on the couch. My DH woke me up and I continued. Lol!! I've been known to grab a whole stalk of celery on the go and eat on a commute to work :)
Today:
B. 2 scrambled eggs in olive oil Pam, 2 slices bacon
Coffee w whipping cream
S. Atkins strawberry banana shake (I couldn't resist)
L. Shredded raw green cabbage, sunflower seeds, leftover rib eye steak, raspberry vinegarette (6 g!) (ranch or blue cheese would have been better choice)
S. Slice bacon, 1 oz roasted almonds
D. Shredded raw cabbage, sliced flank steak, raspberry vinegarette, small sprinkle of sunflower seeds

Calories. 1294. Net carbs. 20.3

I've been boiling eggs and frying bacon, cut up veggies and put in zip locks on Sunday so I'll have snacks avail. Portion out almonds, shredded cabbage in large ziplock, etc.
got the Dr Atkins quick and easy new diet cookbook from the library today. Wow!!! Lots of new recipes to try out and still stay on plan.
I'm thinking SFFF jello would be good blended w heavy cream - 0 carbs.
Read in the cookbook about low carb flours, soy flour and even Atkins flour. Said they could be found in health stores or order online.

Have you started the plan yet or no? One thing that helps, if you are having cravings, is to snack on something high fat. That saved me a couple of times. :)

Omigosh!!!! CHEEZ-ITS!!! http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/cheezits.html It is heaven! :) Next batch I'll sprinkle some of my xxx cayene on there for hot cheetos! :D Yummy! That upped my carb count for the day to 16 net. woo!

Michaloula....thanks for the tip! I considered Atkins but don't know if it's possible to exist without gnocchi LOL. I was up another 2 pounds this morning. UGH! And "dreadmill" about sums it up :) I was on point with calories and did my usual 30 mins of cardio and BAM! up two pounds. If I'm going to gain 4 pounds in a week it better be because I thoroughly enjoyed a whole cheesecake and then some. I was taking Ibuprofen for an injury which I know can cause water retention but if that's the culprit, when will it go away? I stopped taking it Saturday. Also, whenever I drink tea I pee immediately and alllllll day. Since Saturday I have been drinking XL teas and retaining all that water. I feel uncomfortable. Does anyone know how long it takes to undo the water weight from Ibuprofen? I feel gross and this makes sticking to a diet even harder. Thanks!