Atkins and Low Carb Weight Loss
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Lots of diabetic chocolate, really moves me! Still no weight lost though, 85 pounds and holding.
Pate and Ryvitas
Roast lamb and roasted carrot
Coffee and fruit teas
Will have to consider upping my exercise if the weight still doesn't go. My waist and wrists have become smaller, I've lost 20 inches off my waist and tightened up my watch strap by yet another notch. Still need to lose another 15 pounds to reach target. Have started sprouting my own seeds to bulk up my cheese and meat, if my stomach doesn't reject the goodness... They'll be ready to eat in about six days, so watch this space.
B Whey Natural choc protein cocoa
L egg bake with swiss cheese asparagus red peppers
S protein cocoa as above
D grilled pork chop
S cottage cheese
T 27.3 N 21.0
I ate a hot cross bun wth butter!! I can feel the fat sitting on my hips!!!
2 Atkins bars
Ardennes Pate and Ryvitas
Light cheese triangles with Ryvitas
Coffee and fruit teas.
I promise not to eat another hot cross bun this Easter (maybe...)
It's all-out cooking for me today. Entertaining tonight, tomorrow at lunch, and again on Saturday night. Food -- EVERYWHERE!
On a lighter note, I took my kids to Disneyland yesterday. We actually BROUGHT all of our food, and let me tell you -- we actually feel good today! None of that post-amusement-park stupor that comes from eating crud! Apples, celery, cheese, matza, hard-boiled eggs, almond butter, lots of water -- And on the way home the kids ate potato chips and soda (well, you can't have everything ....)
Today's take (keep in mind I'm in maintenance, not Induction):
B: coffee with full cream and sugar-free chocolate syrup
S: 3 hard-boiled eggs, gefilte fish
L: shnitzel, cucumber salad
S: strawberry/banana smoothing using Greek yogurt
D: mushroom/onion soup; baked chicken, quinoa, eggplant with tomatoes, asparagus; and possibly a few grapes
Anyway, Friday Easter -in my tradition - needs to be meatless..
Not doing too well calorie wise, but carbs are OK.
today eats:
coffee + milk
protein muffins
yogurt cheese
protein bar (power crunch)
peanuts (1/2 cup)
protein bar....
protein shake or eggs + pickles
going out so probably fish + veggies.
LNS: cheese?
BTW: I need LNS to balance my RH.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Since we take a lot of supplements and at6kins is relatively low fiber diet - we need to make sure that we use all tricks not to get constipated.
I take 1200-1600 mg calcium per day. Add the multi and iron, and the trouble may start.
Too much calcium will cause constipation. Unless.... you take enough magnesium.
I take magnesium oxide and mag citrate.
Total: I probably take 800-1500 mg of magnesium per day. A lot of it is not being absorbed, and it ends up in my guts, pooling the water in and allow me to have daily or 2 x a day great BM.
Add good fats, (nuts, flax meal) and it is not an issue for me.
I also try to drink enough water, and take probiotics (the friendly bacterias) daily. Greek yogurt in addition to the pills.
Magnesium has the ability to relax - so many times I take 400 mg during the day and 800.. just before bed. Sleep like a baby.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Thanks again. I'm doing a lot of reading from the links on this forum as well as other stuff on the web.
As far as low carb-ness goes, I've done well!
Average protein per day is 95 g, Average Carb per day 28
Been doing Tae Bo for cardio and I love it.
FINALLY have lost another pound!!! Only 8 more pounds to my goal!
It WILL happen!
Typical 'Amy day':
B: Protein shake
S: Atkins bar
L: tilapia, just the cheese snack
S: Nuts of some sort
D: Salad with chicken and lots of cheese
S: Atkins shake
