Thanks, ladies!! I hope you get to feeling better, Karen. Colds are miserable. And, I'm quite the pork rind fan myself! I've always loved them. And, how awesome is it that they are allowed on Atkins??? Life couldn't be better!
Here's the French toast recipe:
2 eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 packages of Splenda
Cinnamon to taste
1/2 of a 3 oz. bag of pork rinds
(1). Mix eggs, cream, sweetner and cinnamon.
(2). Crush pork rinds and mix with above mixture.
(3). Allow to soak until it becomes a very thick and goopy batter.
(4). Fry pancake style in butter until browned and flip over. Cook until done as you would French toast or pancakes.
Yesterday was a good day eating wise. My ratio's were right on target. Today I am a little high in fat so I don't want to keep doing that. I don't know what I am going to have for dinner tonight. This WOE is so easy but my husband is getting very tired of meat all the time. He has very high cholesterol so I am concerned for him. It would be ok if he was following the Atkins plan but he isn't so he is getting high fat and carbs in his diet. He is usually very careful though so I will try not to kill him
I may have some steak tips tonight but I need a quick marinade because I forgot to put them in something before I left for work. Anyone have any ideas?
Did anyone see my post yesterday looking for a tomato sauce recipe. I made the Atkins baked meatballs last night and I am dying to have them with tomato sauce. I bought a can of Contadina Tomato Suace last night and it has only 3 net grams in it. I thought I could just doctor that up a bit. Would love some other ideas.
I will be down 10 pounds by the end of this week (with any luck) and I am surprised that my size hasn't changed. I am not freakin out about this or anything but I am a little disappointed. I thought I could start getting into some smaller clothes in my closet. My husband (God bless his sensitive heart) told me that that must mean I was maxing out in my size 14's so it will take me longer to change sizes. He is special
I do notice that my shirts are smaller though...that is weird. But I will take it.
Well, I am going back to work...will check in later.
Jane
Hi Froufy. I also enjoy the Atkins muffin mix, and have tried the cranberry flavour. LOVE IT!!! They are also only 2gr each. I thought the banana nut muffins were 8 grams. I can't wait to try Jina's french toast recipie. YUMM!!
A friend is meeting me for lunch tommorow and there's a new restaurant that is opening soon (may be already open) that JUST serves LO CARB meals. I CAN'T WAIT!! Hope everyone is staying on plan, hump day tommorow!!
I am wondering if you are on OWL or still induction while eating the Atkins muffins. I am past my two weeks but still have 15 more pounds to go so other than adding a nut or two I have not added those items yet.
Hi Jane. The Atkins muffin mixes are suitable for all phases including induction. I consider myself still on induction but eat occasionally a muffin here and there or the tortilla's. I think I made the muffins about 3 weeks ago and I still have about 9. I am definitely eating LESS THAN 20 gr carbs and have been getting very creative with some of my meals/sidedishes. In doing that, I find myself not bored with just meat, cheese and eggs. For breakfast this morning I had your zuccinni pancakes, for supper I had salmon fishcakes with a salad. Another dish I make is to fry a portobello mushroom in butter and serve it with melted cheese and homemade guacomole. YUMM!!! (I know it sounds gross, but it is really good!!) I consider the OWL to be increasing your increments of carbs to additional 5 carb levels and eating new foods. My foods really haven't changed, and if I'm not mistaken Atkins writes about these muffins in some of the induction 7 day recipie plans.
Actually the muffins or any grains are NOT part of induction! If you want to do a clean induction you must eat from the acceptable food list and stay below 20 grams of carbs.
I was actually on induction for almost 3 months...and only in the last month have I started climbing the carb ladder. There is an order and sequence to the introduction of additional carbs and this is found in the book. Grains is the last rung (9) of the ladder and you need to see how your body reacts with each additional new food and more carbs so you can see if you are sensitive to anything or not.
I just tried the muffins for the first time this week! (almost 4.5 months on Atkins) and also have had the occasional slice of lc bread....so far looks okay...and I am not going crazy on these things as I always thought that I would, especially after going without for so long!
Froufy
P.S. The recipe plans in the book were never re-edited and are from previous versions of the book where you could pick and choose where your 20 carbs came from, without having to stick to the list.
Barb alot of companies are now making pork rinds, I just found a brand yesterday that is AWESOME !!! Herr's and are they ever good, the best ones' I've tried.
Barb: I didn't notice the salt in the French Toast -- maybe the cream and Splenda counteract it?? I just used regular, plain pork rinds. The texture is a little strange since it is pork rinds as opposed to bread -- a little rubbery -- but the taste is great!!
Another wonderful use I found for pork rinds last night -- grind them up and use them as breading for meat. I ground the pork rinds in a food chopper/processor, and then I added some dry ranch dressing to them (You wouldn't have to add the dressing to them.). I made chicken breasts, and they were awesome!
Oh Jane.. yep.. that is what they are, POrk skin that has been deep fried. ) carbs, and you can get them in a variety of flavors, plain, Hot an spicy, BBQ...
they sound disgusting, I agree, but they are delicious if you like chips and salty stuff...IMHO!
Very wet and blustery day out there...started last night and supposed to rain until this evening! YUCK!
Feeling tired and cranky, due to fight with dd last night (she's a tough cookie to deal with sometimes...11 going on 20!), and not much sleep. Woke up at 4:30 am with headache so took two pills and tried to fall back asleep - what a joke!
Doing okay eating-wise as once TOM arrives I find I don't have much appetite...just eat to eat cuz I have too...don't care too much what! Very strange behaviour. Scale at an ultimate low of 188 this morning for a grand total of 32 lbs!
Tried on my checked black/white pants this morning...like I really thought I was going to wear them..have not worn them since last fall (warmer pants)...I looked like a clown in balloon pants, very funny...time to get rid of those as well. My wardrobe is shrinking along with me...ha ha
As for pork rinds...I can hardly say the words...took me a while to even try some..but everyone was raving about them. Very hard to find in Canada (lack of pigs?...I don't think so!)...but finally found them in one drug store in the supplements section (someone there must be on Atkins!). Bought a couple of bags: plain and bbq....dh and I tried the plain. Personally I did not like them and found them EXTREMELY SALTY....and we still have 1/2 bag of the bbq ones lying around somewhere. I may investigate using them as breading or otherwise? And I guess if I should find another brand I should try them out. (And I absolutely love potato chips - they are my downfall, so I'm surprised that I don't enjoy the pork rinds...maybe with an onion/sour cream dip?)
Have a pile of chicken breasts in fridge to make cheesy chicken brocolli casserole, but may end up going out for dinner tonite if dh does not work too late!
So, I admitted I ate the cookie dough, and I paid for it... but should I really have gained 5 pounds back from it????
I need to get some ketostix, I guess. Can I get them at the store or do I need to get them online?
I weighed 278 this morning post-shower. I'm not giving up, just disappointed that cookie dough would really have that much of an effect on me. I didn't eat THAT Much of it...
So, I can understand not getting on the scale, but this just reinforces my need to be on induction strictly and encourages me not to cheat... I guess.
I'll get back on the scale next weekend again and see how I'm doing.
Not going to adjust my signature just yet - have to see if it's just a temporary gain back of water, etc....
While we're confessing, I was so bad last night! Some friends from out of town magically appeared and my quiet evening at home turned into a long night of drinking. So today, I'm running on 4 hours of sleep and some dehydration (happily, no hangover) To make matters worse, because I'm so tired, I endulged in bad, fully caffeinated coffee!
I'm not feeling guilty, but confessing makes me rededicate myself.
On the pork rinds, I found a brand called Gram's Gourmet that makes some devine sweet cinnamon and butter pork rinds. They're made with splenda and taste wonderful!
I am in huge debt to the person who enlightened me on sugar alcohols. Since I stoped using them, I've gotten over my stall and am losing about 1/2 a pound a day!
so I don't want to keep doing that. I don't know what I am going to have for dinner tonight. This WOE is so easy but my husband is getting very tired of meat all the time. He has very high cholesterol so I am concerned for him. It would be ok if he was following the Atkins plan but he isn't so he is getting high fat and carbs in his diet. He is usually very careful though so I will try not to kill him
since you asked.....
RAINY, DREARY WEDNESDAY
I'm not giving up, just disappointed that cookie dough would really have that much of an effect on me. I didn't eat THAT Much of it... 
So today, I'm running on 4 hours of sleep and some dehydration (happily, no hangover) To make matters worse, because I'm so tired, I endulged in bad, fully caffeinated coffee! 
