My first question would be how many Net carbs are you eating per day? If you go below 20 you may find yourself exhausted. You may want to post a daily menu for us to look at so we have more info to go on.

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Libby

2004 174/142/138

Begin Again 2007

164/159/142

today i had a tuna wrap ,some cheese with a slim jim,and for dinner a salad with about 25 shrimp,bellpepper and cheese,oh and mushrooms on it.
yesterday 2 eggs w/ cheese ,pork rinds ,cheese and dinner ,steak with green beans.late last night got hungery and ate pork rinds with another slim jim.
only veggies i like are green beans,cabbage,collards and broccoli,but they seem high in carbs for just one serving.thanks for your reponse

It looks to me like you probably need to eat more food. Also, remember that you should be having some greens with every meal.

Also, (as many people will probably respond in agreement after me) you should not be afraid of having too many veggies. Broccoli, green beans, etc. are not things that you have to worry about. Many people on the forums consider them to be a free food, ignoring the carb counts.

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Started Atkins on 9/20/03
235-->190; 150 goal

It looks as though you aren't getting nearly enough protein, and not eating enough food. Have you tried Fitday yet? It will track your carbs and calories. You can actually eat too few calories a day, and your body will think you are in famine mode and your metabolism will slow down. You don't want that. Doing low carb means eating when you are hungry, but not overstuffing yourself, either. Dr. Atkins always said that if you're hungry, eat something, just make sure it's low carb.

Keep us posted on how it's going for you, and I wish you success.

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Nita

Thank You,,I did read eat when you want but ignored it trying to stay under the 20g limit.This board helps more then the book.thanks again!

Fancy - You need to EAT!

My typical weight loss diet:

Breakfast: Half pound bacon, 3-4 eggs scrambled w/cheese

Lunch: Tuna salad (2 boiled eggs, can tuna, mayo, mustard) over Romaine.

Dinner: Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions (about half a pound of meat)

When I'm hungry I eat.

Try and avoid stuff like slim jims btw - there's a lot of salt in there and probably hidden sugar carbs.

Good luck with the new WOE. It will never work if you starve yourself.

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Sven
305/218/200
Start Date: 1/1/06

Welcome to low-carb eating.
The food's not bad here.

Well, not sure how much water you are drinking but with you eating so many saltly foods you need to make sure you are drinking extra water, not flavored just plain old water. So you don't like salad? You should be having at least 3 cups of veges. Also artificial sweeteners have been know to stall people so don't know if you are drinking diet cokes, or sugar free anything so you may want to cut those out for a few days if so. Hope you begin to loose soon, don't give up!

this morning i had 3 eggs with cheese..lunch..grilled chicken salad with cheese and 3 slice tomatos with ranch..some pork rinds..dinner salad with green peppers,2 boiled eggs,onion and cheese.thinking this is about 10 carbs off top of my head..Right? If i cut out slim jims and pork rinds,will sugar free jello with spoon of cream cheese be ok??
was using fit day but it wasnt taken the fiber grams out and it was messing me up.do any of you subtract fiber from cards as your putting your food list down on fitday...thanks again,your all a big help..I lost 5 pounds in first 7 days,,so thinking i am doing ok somewhere on this low carb diet..

Your menu sounds good, how much water are you drinking? I counted about 20net carbs for your day, but I kind of over count in case of a little carb creep(hidden carbs) I don't see anything wrong with you eating pork rinds or an occasional slim jim, just make sure you are drinking extra water on top of the water you are suppose to be drinking. Sugar free jello should be fine with an spoon of cream cheese just make sure you are not going over 4ozs of cheese a day because that may stall you as well. Also with the jello make sure you are only eating a serving, about a cup of jello. Hope this helps, keep up the good work!

Never really got into using fit day myself, I just use the carb counter off line to see how many carbs are in foods like tomato, lettuce, etc...

in general, protein and fats help you feel full, and with atkins, if you're hungry, eat. there will be times when you are hungrier than others. and if you're a chick, you're monthly cycles can also impact these sorts of things. hang in there and keep drinking your water.

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I have been eating way to much cheese, I also thought crystal light was okay as water count...

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Denny

denny-you do have to watch cheese sometimes, along with cream cheese and heavy cream. while you usually don't have to count calories on lc and especially early on, i've found for me, anyway, that when i overdo that stuff, any losses stop.

but you're doing the most important thing for reaching your goals right now anyway: learning what works for you!

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As a former low-fat dieter, one of the scary but enjoyable things about Atkins is eating healthy fats. It's hard to tell the details of your daily menu, but I'm hoping you've included stuff like mayonnaise, full-fat salad dressings, butter, olive oil, and a little cream. Fats give you energy, and help keep you feeling satisfied and not hungry.

My favorite easy lunch is a can of tuna mixed with mayo and some curry powder--maybe some chopped green olives. Salmon is good, too. Mozzarella sticks (string cheese) are a good portable snack, as long as you monitor your total cheese consumption.

When you post your foods in Fitday, you'll see a daily summary box at the top of the page. That's where fiber is broken out--for the total, not food by food. You can subtract the fiber gms from your carb total up there to get net carbs for the day.

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Barb L.
Atkins since Jan 2003
Maintenance as of 4/05


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