Ladyadnerb: way to go, back on track, load up on allowable cheats. We didn’t get overweight because we’re not good eaters – gotta have something to munch. I boil a bunch of eggs and shell them, keep lots of fresh legal veggies (sometimes cut up in advance) plus dips for them, a few low carb bars, mini burger patties – I can usually open the fridge, grab a see through container of severally items and make a snack plate in a minute. It’s often a “cheat” saver.
Carolr3630: Lots of alternatives to salad!!! Mock mashed potatoes made with cauliflower (steam or boil or microwave them (doesn’t matter as long as cooked soft), throw in blender with butter, salt and pepper – and viola – yummy. We even ate those when not on low carb. Another favorite at our house – fry a little bacon in little pieces, fish out crispy bacon, throw in pkg thawed spinach, toss in grease until done, add bacon back in and a few slivered almonds – another favorite even not when low carbing. Creamed spinach with cream cheese, nutmeg – oh so good. Hunt through the recipes, the list goes on!!! Check into some low carb cookbooks – my favorite is Dana Carpender – anything by her is usually a hit at my house.
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Hi all. Just checking in. It's nice to see some new names here!
Welcome Kathi and Irvngly!
I'm trying to pick myself up after having a nutrionist tell me to stop doing atkins today! She told me that is why I am so tired all the time. and that there is no way around it but to "carb up" and proceeded to give me a copy of the new food pyramid! "see", she said, " carbs is the biggest section on the food pyramid, you HAVE to have carbs"! yadda yadda yadda!
I did expect my cholesterol to be better than it was though.
I can't really think of any way to modify what I'm doing.
Well, we shall see! I'm to beat to think about it tonight! just want a hot shower and to go to bed. Not even up to my exercise today!
Hope everyone is doing well.
Maggie
NEW food pyramid....hmmmm, there is a red flag right there!! As the "nutritionist" stated Maggie...."Carbs are the biggest section on the food pyramid...you HAVE to have carbs" Is it any wonder why obesity is run rampant! IF this "nutritionist" had any education about the Atkins lifestyle...she would know Atkins is LOW carb...it is NOT NO CARB!!! As for your cholestrol, I'm with Lady Adnerb....try herbal supplements. They are much safer for you than the drugs most Dr's seem so quick to be giving so many of their patients. Think about it, the guidelines for sugar & cholestrol have all been changed....who benefits from it...the Dr's & the drug companies!!! Ok...end of rant
I tried the eggplant french toast and it was great! Didn't even use egg but cooked slices in a little butter and topped with a few thawed strawberries and spenda. The soup I made yesterday is better today. I've never tried the caulifower thing but will as I still have some from the garden that I need to use. Seems like the possibilities are endless. In my soup the cauliflower took the place of potatoes and the eggplant took the place of the noodles I ususally put in. I remember making fried potato skins from Dana Carpenter's book and they were fabulous. They did seem a little indulgent, though.
Its too windy to go for a walk this morning and this afternoon I'll be a choir practice.Have to rely on my bike again for exercise.
We're having a problem with the new restictions the TSA is handling out. They say that we have to carry our toiletries in a clear plastic top zipped quart bag, but we can't find any as all the companies that carry them have the company logo on them. We called the airlines and they don't know,has any one travel recently and can give a an idea where we can find these bags????
I started a new Lunch Thread.I hope you don't mind,I feel when writing down what you have for your meals keeps you accountable.,at least it does for me.
Thanks Ladies for your get better wishes. My hand isn't 100 %,but I'm able to type with it again.
Arkansas Kel-I know what you mean with wordy thread,I haven't seen it so busy since I started in Aug. I have to checkin more often myself.I love playing canaster of course my team lost.But it was fun playing the game.
LILY-Happy to hear you found out what you had,and was able to take care of it. The meds should be able for you to rid of it quickly.I find that eating more protein & veggies my cravings for other junk foods disappears.
NurseKat-I had the same proble withthe south beach.Even though their good carb good fat program worked for others, I found that the Atkins WOE is better for me. My doctor and I decussed this and he believes that the reason I couldn't lose on the beachis that I'm highly sensitive to carbs,espeicaly bread and its prods carbs[WW pasta brown rice]are a nono for me.
Carol-I get sick of salads also,Now that the weather is gettin colder I making veggie soup and cooking vegggies,than I did in the summer months when I would have salads every day.
QUESTION-ARE WE ALLOWED ON THE ATKINS WOE PEPPERONI ON PIZZA OR MUNCHING FROM A STICK. I CAN'T FIND IT ON THE ALLOWED LIST. JUST WONDERING????
Well, still holding at the 10 pound loss, but that is fine. I knew I would slow down.
I work the next 3 nights, then off 2, and on for 5 straight. This is going to suck. I'm so used to my 3/ 12 hour shifts and off 4, but I'm covering a vacation.
BB - How about finding the bags in a grocery store? Store brand/ generics shound not have a logo on them. Glad you feel better.
Carol - I eat a lot of frozen broccoli or brussel sprouts, seasoned with basalmac (sp?) vinegar, yummy! Or Sauteed zucchini with mushrooms & onions and italian herbs. Veg Soup is always great, and you can throw in whatever you have around.
Hi everyone, I am feeling back to normal now. I'm up and drinking my coffee.
BB, so glad to see the lunch thread, now I can chart my food and carbs here daily and not need to write everything on paper everyday. (I have written it all down from day one).
Maggie, I think you might want to look up Cholesterol levels and Crestor. It is supposed to elevate good cholesterol. Not trying to "second-guess" your Doctor, but your level doesn't seem that bad to me. I guess what I'm saying is that the risks of this med. may be more than the benefits of it for someone with a "marginal" good cholesterol. I agree with Kim on the food pyramid. If I followed it, I'd still be Obese.
Carol, good to see you on here. Hope you like this way of eating. It sure works for me. I remember being very tired and grouchy the first few days when starting Atkins, but it went away.
I am on day 5 of being perfectly on program. I haven't had Peanut Butter in 5 days, and I am not near as hungry or having cravings. I have had only 12 or fewer carbs now each day since stopping the peanut butter. I feel so good. I had been thinking that I was starting to be intensely hungry all the time and couldn't control my cravings. Now, I feel like I have a handle on it again and will be able to maintain my wt. loss. I am not having any "snack attacks".
Maggie~ I agree with Kim too. Dont get too worried about it. Your nutritionist, is only telling you what she learned in school, not what she has learned from experience thru her patients/or self. If you know that atkins works, stay with it. If you are concerned about your levels, cut way back on things like butter, bacon and cheese. Keep the good fats in your diet tho. Personally, I would find some changes I could make, not take the crestor for about amonth(with my dr's approval) and then go back and get retested. If you are always tired, maybe its time to start bumping your carb intake up. But do it in the form of fruits and veggies, not breads.
Kathi~
Lily~ glad to see you back and feeling better.
Well, its been a crazy 2 days. Yesterday my brain was so tired, I vegged out on the couch most of the evening. When I went to bed, I was so overtired (brain was fried)that I slept terribly. BUT the workshop was amazing, I learned alot, and I'll definitely get involved in more courses thru this college.
Im back to eating properly today....Id been eating out the last 2 days.
The second day was better for me hunger wise but today I could hardly get out of bed I'm so tired. Robin, What was making you tired? I read on Dana Carpender's site that the first week can be hard so I'm hanging in there. BB we used to live in Medway, MA, about an hr from Boston when my dh was stationed at Natick about 30 yr ago. Lily, When you eat only 11 carbs is that just protein foods and veggies?
Woke up late, couldn't sleep,until the wee hours in the morning, wind pounding on the windows didn't help either.Its going to be a long day.
Winter is coming,as its getting colder with winds gusts 60 MPH Fri, Sat & Sun. Have to get my winter clothes out.Too windy to walk on the beach or along our thoroughfare.Storms are expected,Leo,pointed out they I have to move some of the stuff off our patio.
I sneak peeked at the scale this morn and I'm down 2.5 since yesterday so I'm sure that High Fiber Pizza Crust is finally out of my body. WHOOO!!!what a feeling,happy the bloating is gone.
We're going to Wal-Mart this morning to look for the plastic bags, we're also going to look for colored tape to put all over our luggage,so it easier to find the suitcases at the pick up carousel.
LILY-I didn't understand why we didn't have one in the first place,as to me writing down what your going to have for a meal holds me accountable.
Carol, on days that I have only 10 carbs or so, my eating is like this. Eggs and Sausage for breakfast, Salad with grilled chicken for lunch, Grilled chicken breast(or any grilled meat) , salad and green beans for dinner. I have carb free ranch dressing that I can use. A snack might be pork rinds and a piece of string cheese. This is a lot of food and very little carb total for the day. I have a hearty appetite and like to get as much food as possible, for as little carbs as possible.
I was trying to wait til Monday to weigh, but snuck on scales this morning. I'm holding steady at 140 lbs., thought I might have lost a little with as low as my carbs have been lately, but maintaining the same is great too.
BB, even though I am posting my meals here, I'm still writing it down on paper too. Just a habit that I can't give up.
Maggie, Oats are supposed to help raise the good cholesterol and lower the bad. They are higher in carbs, but I eat them twice a week without any weight gain.
Carol, Ive been at a marketing workshop.....I needed alot of brain power lol, thats what made me so tired. This ole girl isnt used to being in a classroom setting.
Oh, Robin, you can't be that old! One of the reasons I think I failed at Atkins before is that I didn't eat enough veggies so I'm being really careful about that now. I feel better tonight but I won't be boasting about weight loss any time soon because I have lost weight at first other times and I just want to lose it for the long hall. I have so far to go and I guess I am really sceptical.
I just had to post this. I made it a whole mile on the treadmill tonite for the first time since injuring my ankle. Woohoo, I am happy and sweaty. I used to walk 3-4 miles a day prior to the injury, Man I am out of shape now. That 1 mile kicked my Butt.
This the first day I didn't awaken starving. I did have a little trouble sleeping but I think that''s ok. Maybe that means I am becomiing more energetic!! I had a 5th grade teacher that told me if you were just resting that was fine. I was a worrier even back then........pathetic. Can anyone tell me why you lose so much water weight at first? And what books do you recommend?
Ladies for your get better wishes. My hand isn't 100 %,but I'm able to type with it again.
playing canaster of course my team lost.But it was fun playing the game.
you found out what you had,and was able to take care of it. The meds should be able for you to rid of it quickly.I find that eating more protein & veggies my cravings for other junk foods disappears.
is that I'm highly sensitive to carbs,espeicaly bread and its prods carbs[WW pasta brown rice]are a nono
for me.
but I'll tell you I sure felt like it last night and today. Im much better now tho.
