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    Question Meal Review~ Please!

    My DH & I are starting the Atkins plan tomorrow. We are trying to get our weeks worth of meals planned out... Could you review our week menu and let me know if we are on track or does it need to be "tweeked" some more!!!?
    Mon: AM: Atkins ready to drink shake with morning start breakfast bar & cheese
    Lunch: Open faced roast beef and ham sandwich (swiss cheese mayo & 1 slice of Atkins Multigrain bread)
    Dinner: Fish Kabobs with tomato & cucumber salad
    Snack: Deli ham with dill pickle spear
    __________________________________________________ _____________
    Tues: AM: Ham & Cheddar rolls with Atkins vanilla shake
    Lunch: Cheeseburger with cucumber tomato salad
    Dinner: Southwestern Pork Chop with 1/2 cup frozen green beans
    Snack: Roast beef, boiled egg & tomato slice
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    Wed: AM: 2 Hard Boiled eggs, pork sausage, & tomato
    Lunch: Egg & Cheese salad, ham & vegetables with LC Dressing
    Dinner: Tuna salad with vegetables (tomato slices & mushrooms)
    Snack: Deli Ham with dill pickle spear
    __________________________________________________ ______________
    Thur: AM: Turkey & Swiss cheese rolls
    Lunch: Chicken strips with provolone cheese on salad
    Dinner: Open faced hamburger with mixed greens (Frozen beef patty, 1 slice of Atkins bread, mayo, 1 slice of bacon & mixed salad greens)
    Snack: deli turkey & cheese
    __________________________________________________ ______________
    Fri: AM: Western Omelet
    Lunch: Cheeseburger & Salad
    Dinner: Open face roast beef sandwich with a dill pickle spear
    Snack: Hard boiled egg with Mozzarella cheese & almonds
    __________________________________________________ _______________

    Please feel free to help me tweek this week of meals if you feel it is necessary ~ we are just starting this plan so all the meal planning help & encouragement we can get will be greatly appreciated !

    Thank in advance for all your input!
    Billie

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    Hi Billie,
    Welcome to LCE
    Just a few things I see with your menu that I would change.
    When you first start out, you most likely will do better with REAL, WHOLE foods.
    I would NOT have a shake, AND meal bar in the same meal. Some folks do fine with the shakes, and some do fine with the meal REPLACEMENT bars; however, a number of folks get slow or not very good results when they consume the bars due to the sugar alcohols....it's a YMMV(your mileage may vary). Both of those items are made to replace a meal when you don't or can't have real food.
    I would replace the convience foods with the real deal when you are first starting out.
    Have a couple of boiled eggs and some bacon for breakfast, or if you have the time, make yourself a veggie and cheese omlet perhaps. If you need a breakfast you can *grab and go* there is a *muffin* recipe in the database here made with cooked sausage, cheese and eggs all baked in a muffin cup; great to heat and eat on your way out the door
    http://www.lowcarbeating.com/recipe_...name=Breakfast
    The other thing I notice is you are planning on having some almonds. Nuts are not allowed during induction if you are going by the *book*(DANDR).
    Everything else looks pretty good on your menu plan. Just remember to include your 3 servings of veggies per day while you are in the induction phase.
    Best of luck to you and your hubby. Post often and let us know how you are doing

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    I use fitday.com to figure up my daily carb/calorie count. It really helps me. You are going to do so wonderful! Both you and your husband doing it together is awesome! Good luck to you both.
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    Default Re: Meal Review~ Please!

    Welcome Billie!

    Along with Shelley's excellent advice, don't forget your WATER! A good rule of thumb is to drink one half your body weight in ounces (200 lbs = 100 ounces of water) per day.

    So much of low carb eating is a YMMV (your mileage may vary) sort of thing. I found I could not handle the LC bread. It slowed my weight loss. But for you and your husband it may be fine.

    Deli meats are also notorious for having sugar in them. You really have to be a food detective to find hidden sugars!

    Another tip: FIBER! Here's a recipe I can highly recommend for use instead of the Atkins LC bread:

    1/4 cup Bob's Red Mill Flax Seed MEAL
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1 egg

    Spray a round container about the size of a hamburger bun with Pam. Mix the above ingredients well and pour into container. Microwave for 1 minute.

    If you want a sweeter version which is great for breakfast or a snack, add some cinnamon and a packet of Splenda.

    Good luck to you and your husband. Please visit often and let us know how you are doing!
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    Default Re: Meal Review~ Please!

    Welcome, Billie.

    Just seconding what Shelley said.

    Hope you'll make yourself at home.
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    Default Re: Meal Review~ Please!

    Yeah, what they said.

    Ditch the bars, shakes, candies, et cetera. Start out eating real foods. Stick to the real foods, and see how your weight-loss is going. Add in a bar or shake after Induction and see how your body reacts to it.

    If you gain or stall, ditch them again. If you continue to lose, go right ahead and consume them.

    Personally, I would do without all of the Atkins products altogether (bread, rolls, mixes, shakes, bars...yanno) until after Induction. In fact, during Induction, I'd just eat foods from their natural state, cooked to your liking, and eat plenty of low glycemic vegetables.

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    Welcome! I must say, it's very nice to see how you've planned ahead. I think you and your husband will do quite well with this way of eating.

    Just adding to the above advice to say that even though I am on maintenance, I have to be very cautious about eating the low carb breads - Atkins or other brands.

    In my case, even in the maintenance phase, a slice or two during a week seems okay for me, but any more often and I tend to have cravings and overeat. So, I usually go with home made flaxseed buns or something like that (very easy and fast to make, btw).

    I think you could add more green veggies to your menu - brocolli, green beans, any lettuces, spinach, zucchini. Besides, they are very taste with a bit of butter and cheese on top, or hollandaise sauce.
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    Billie,
    Just wondering how you are doing in your first few days of induction?
    Hope everything is going well

    Shelley
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