Lizzie, go to www.fitday.com and imput all your foods and it will give you your carbs count. its great

Friday:

Breakfast:
1 Egg Muffin w/Zuchinni = 1.0 gm
Coffee 10 oz = 1.4 gm
2 Pks Splenda = 1.6 gm
2 Tbls Cream = 0.8 gm
Total: = 4.8 gm

Snack:
1 Pc LC CheeseCake 4.0 gm

SubT = 8.8 gm

Dinner:
Salad = .6 gms
Stuffed Mushrooms = 2.3 gm
Pepperoni = 4 gms

Total: 15.7 gms


Note: I'm drinking less coffee w/less cream then Monday.

Do you test yourself w/ketosis strips ? if so, what color are you normally at. I think its wondeful you've come so far.

Yesterday I tested myself and it came up the 2nd pink color (mild?). How does your body get into the deep dark purple?

Thanks for you help.

Leens

I dont use the ketosis strips very much. Usually when I havent lost any weight, I need to reassure myself that Im still doing things right, will I get the strips out. Usually Im the 3rd colour. Never have I been the darkest. From what I understand when it is really dark, you arent drinking enough water. I expect first thing in the morning you would get a dark purple reading, but then it wouldnt be a true reading. I have the same problem with the scale and the strips, they will make me nutty if i let them, so I get on the scale only 1x a week, and the strips only when Im not loosing. Hope this helps


Thursday:

Breakfast: 2 eggs w/cheddar cheese
Lunch: rainbow salad, 1 boiled egg and 3 oz chicken
Supper: taco salad

Snacks if any, 2 oz cheese and 1 cup brussel sprouts

Breakfast
2 hot dogs
Lunch heretofore unknown
Dinner
Ham and avegetable

Friday

Breakfast
Pot roast (0)

Lunch
3 slices smoked salmon (0)
3 T cream cheese (1.2)
1 chocolate covered raisin (1.3)
Subtotal = 2.5

Snack
1 can tuna (0)
mayo (0)
Subtotal = 2.5

Dinner
several shrimp (0)
bacon wrapped beef (.2)
Total = 2.7

Ok, way too low on carbs here! No veggies. Going to go flog myself and then plan the weekend.

Saturday

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs w/cheddar cheese
Lunch: rainbow salad, 3oz chicken
Supper: bbq'd chicken thighs, 1 cup broccoli

Snacks: 2-3oz cheese, 1-2 boiled eggs(depending on how hungry I am) slices of turkey breast

Breakfast:
2 slices marble cheddar (2.2)
decaf w/cream (2)
= 4.2


Lunch:
Salad (4)
dressing (1)
chicken (0.5)
= 5.5

Snacks:
chicken liver (0)
1/4 leftover roll (4)
chicken wing (0)
= 4

DINNER OUT: (New Orleans/cajun food!)
broiled shrimp & blackened tuna (0)
garlic butter (0)
broccoli (1.5)
green beans (3)
zucchini (1.5)
decaf w/cream (2)
=8

Total: 21.7

Saturday:

Breakfast
2 Egg Muffins 2.0 gm
Coffee 10 oz = 1.4 gm
2 Pks Splenda = 1.6 gm
2 Tbls Cream = 0.8 gm
Total: 5.8 gm

Lunch:
Taco Salad
Salad = 1.2 gm
Beef = 0 gm
Seasoning = 2.0 gm
Sour Cream = 2.0 gm
Cheese = 0 gm
Total: 5.2 gm

SubT = 11 gms

Snack:
Cheesecake = 3.2 gm

Dinner:
1/2 Cup Veggies = 3 gm
1 1/2 Tbls cream Sauce = 1.5 gm
Grilled Chicken Breast = 0 gm

Grand Total: 18.7 gm

Saturday

Breakfast
2 eggs (1.2)
2 T cream cheese (.8)
Subtotal = 2

Snack
1 slice cream havarti (.8) although the package says 0...
Subtotal = 2.8

Lunch
3 bites salad (1?)
Subtotal = 3.8

Dinner
3 bites banana nut crunch in a bit of half-n-half and water (5?)
Total = 8.8

Having trouble here - so not hungry, with heartburn and stomach cramps. "Atkins foods" are making me gag...

Doesn't that SUCK when the pkgs say 0 carbs yet if you go on atkins web site or others they usually wind up having some sort of carbs.

Whats with that ??????????? @_&%#(_%&#%&#@_ ~

SNORT ~~

If the carbs in an item are less than 1 - even .9999 - the manufacturers are allowed to say 0 carbs.
It's a cruel world, isn't it?

Breakfast:
2 strips bacon (.5)
2 eggs(1.2)
decaf w/cream (2)
=3.7

Lunch???
sf jello (.2)
whipping cream/cream cheese (2)
2 pepperoni sticks (1)
2 hb eggs (1.2)
mayo (1)
more jello (.2)
= 5.6

Dinner:?
have some leftover chicken fridge (0)
green beans (3)
butter (0)

Have plugged this into fitday and my fat percentages are really high today...and I'm am obviously lacking in veggies today!

Now I am feeling very full...still drinking lots and lots of water!

2 comments:

1) Bailey- what brand of cream cheese are you using? (only .4 carbs per tbsp???). I want some of that. I am using Phildelphia and box says 1.1 carbs per tablespoon!

2) Ketosis - does not matter what color the strip is...just a tool to show you are spilling ketones into your urine....darkest color means you are dehydrated (or have not had water in a while - that is why you are not supposed to test first thing in the morning). You can even be in ketosis and not register on the strips if you exercise a lot and are therefore burning off all ketones and they are not present in your urine.


Froufy

Froufy, try Philly Ultra Light cream cheese. It's yummy and very low.
Dead on about the keto-stix! No point in getting hung up on them.

Froufy, Since I have found some odd packaging info (like 5 net carbs per 1.5 cups raw leaf spinach), I have been using Dr. Atkins Gram Counter instead (I bought the little book). It says for a 2 tbsp serving:

Cream Cheese - chive and onion = 2 carb, 0 fiber, 2 net carb
Plain - 0.8 carb, 0 fiber, 0.8 net carb
Strawberry - 5 carb, 0 fiber, 5 net carb

I also checked my package (Philly regular) and it said 1 carb per 2 tbsp. serving.

Maybe the serving size on yours is really 2 T? or maybe its flavored? - hope this helps (or if I am way off base on something, please let me know!)

Sunday

Breakfast
2 eggs = 1.2
1 T cream cheese = .4
2 slices bacon = .1
Subtotal = 1.7

OK - stomach feels better this am, even after eating breakfast. Will try to get in all my veggies!