Okay I was examining the Atkins site trying to see how much has changed so I could get a good idea about what I want to do meal wise. Well I noticed the pre-fab meals (Which I hate and never eat) and wondered if the book suggests the same stuff. I never do good with prepackaged foods. They usually stall my progress. I was trying to get a good perspective on portion control (because I don't have a very good physical one because I could eat forever just for the hay of it. So I need mental limits until I can trust myself physically). It's hard to judge with all the junk they have added but I came up with a sample menu below and wanted some opinions. I also want to know how different is the newest copy to the old DANDR. I had the one with no limits on cheese and am kind of happy about the switch to 4 oz. but didn't they also make all nuts bad for inductions. I use to think walnuts or something like that was permitted. It's been so long I have no clue! Anyway is there anything in the new book that is just not as good as the original? (like the pre-fab food suggestion) Thanks for your help!

Breakfast:
2 Egg Bacon and cheese Omelet (With one of the following broccoli, spinach, green onion, peppers, mushrooms or tomato. Varying for variety.)



Lunch:

A salad made with lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, celery and radishes. Topped with hard-boiled egg and chicken or bacon. Served with blue cheese dressing (sparingly).



Dinner:

Meat and veggies



Snack:

Celery, cucumbers, cauliflower and radishes with ranch or cream cheese dip.

Deviled Eggs

Pork Rinds (For emergency crunch and sparingly used salad topper)



Sweets contingency plan (Because you never know!):

Sugar Free Jell-O

Crystal Light (for quick Popsicles)

Diet Rite Soda



Beverages:

Water, Water and more water (I?m use to 100 oz a day.)

Green Tea

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Misty, 27, 5' 6"
Atkins Start Date:07/16/06
SW:296/CW:296/Gw:140
KANSAS GIRL!!!!!!

Mini Goals:
1st: 275

That sounds good to me, lotsafun!

Here's what I eat in an average day

B - 1 egg and 1 sausage patty OR a one minute muffin with cream cheese
S - 2-3 ounces of protein with some fat (chicken with mayo or small hamburger patty cheese stick... something along those lines)
L - big salad with 4-8 ounces of protein on top
S - 2-3 ounces of protein with some fat (chicken with mayo or small hamburger patty cheese stick... something along those lines)
D - 6-8 ounces of protein - big salad - 1-2 cups of veggies

I almost never get hungry so the "eat until you're satisfied" thing doesn't work on me. I tried not eating once to see how long it would take me to get actual "hunger" and it took 3 days.

Eating more often helps your body to use fuel better, and also keeps it from worrying that food will stop and keeps you out of starvation mode.

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Katie
275/238/150
Restarted 01/08/2007
37 pounds lost!
http://justanotherfatgirl.blogspot.com

i don't know about the differences from the new and the older books, but i do know that many (including myself) feel that the emphasis on the pre-packaged foods for atkins was in large part a marketing decison that comes at the expense of many atkins followers.

i won't say i never eat any of it, because on occassion, i do. but i also consider them borderline foods and understand that if i eat very much, it can stall me or worse, start putting it back on. from what i've seen, people who emphasize natural foods and make their own food pretty much always do better.

sounds like you're getting a great start!

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Fat Baggage- Is Yours Packed?

The newer version of DANDR doesn't place as much emphasis on the AN (Atkins Nutritionals) products as does the website. From my experience, the fewer pre-packaged foods I ate, the better I did in terms of reduced cravings and weight loss.

The more recent version of the book doesn't include nuts until well into the OWL phase. Does your older version talk about net carbs? If not, net carbs are figured as the Total Grams Carbohydrate minus Fiber. You only count the net carbs when tallying your daily quota of carb grams. E.g., a 1/4 cup of English walnuts would be about 5.5 g Total Carb - 1.5 g Fiber, so 4 g net carbs gets carbs counted towards your daily allotment.

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Back to GOAL!!!
start weight: 176/goal range: 137-134/now: 138
Reached goal in Aug. 2003 - 4rd year of maintenance.

Well I went out and bought the new book last night and some supplies LOL! It almost sounds like I'm going on a survival hike. I guess in a way I am. Things are a little tight so I am defiantly sticking to the basics food wise. We are all eating same meals here (I made low carb changes to the pantry things that my Dad will never know LOL. My mom is totally receptive and very supportive. I can't pitch out the carb loaded snacks because my dad is a carb nut (And so very thin to boot). But my Mom could go either way and my little boy eats pretty much what ever he can get his hands to munch on.

I know I have to work on the psychological part of the plan too. My first big hurdle is getting a job. The place I use to work years ago said they would be calling me back but no answer yet. There are a couple of places I am going to try but I'm not sure if I'll get on there. I think things will be better when I start to feel more productive and less like a lump. We could really use the money. I tried going back to school a year ago to get my degree and my ex had a hissy about so much and I was working taking care of an infant plus my family I just couldn't hack full time school and homework. So I ended up dropping out. Just another bill and unaccomplishment :( ! It's been a rough day because my ex isn?t holding up his end financially. I already went through all the money I had put back to get stuff we needed and help out. He was giving me between $40 and $80 every two weeks and I was happy just to get something but lately I have to keep bothering him for anything. We are not destitute and my parents have luxuries like cable and Internet (They don't have a phone because they had been burned to many times by my brother and his friends. The last time they had to pay $500 phone bills and said that was it. Makes it hard in the job search though.) I don't want them going without because I am putting a drain on there budget. Most of it I know is more psychological because of guilt. I'll figure something out.

Well I guess that is enough venting for now LOL! I was just at the store picking up diapers and extras. So the who finance thing just overwhelmed me for a while. I start my plan tomorrow officially so I'm having a favorite Carb meal tonight to say good-bye old me! Hope everyone else is well. Thanks for listening.

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Misty, 27, 5' 6"
Atkins Start Date:07/16/06
SW:296/CW:296/Gw:140
KANSAS GIRL!!!!!!

Mini Goals:
1st: 275

Hi, Lotsafun. Sounds like you have quite a few challenges in your life right now. Hang in there, and do the best you can with the LC lifestyle. When you stick to fresh foods from the grocery store, you'll come out ahead budget-wise.

For a job search, you really need to have a phone number. Are you able to get a prepaid cell phone? This would be your private access, and wouldn't have to cost an arm and a leg.

As for the Atkins books--I have three! The newest edition, the 1992-99 edition (the one I used to start), and 1972. All of them have intriguing information, and make good reading. I refer to them often. Don't worry too much about minor variations. You'll be adapting and tweaking a lot of things as you go along. Some people do better, for example, with less cheese--and much less of all dairy, for that matter. Some people have to avoid nuts. Others need to steer clear of artificial sweeteners. That's all part of the process of making this way of life sustainable FOR YOU.

Best wishes.

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


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