My menu - thanks for your help!

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

ok I now have 1676 cals and 15.8 cards -- how does this sound?

Bacon 4 slices
Eggs fried 3
Cream (for decaf coffee) .5 oz

Hellman mayo 4 tbls
Chicken breast 3 oz
Flounder baked 5 oz
Ground meat 1 cup

Mushroom cooked 1/2 cup
Iceburg lettuce 1 cup
Alfalfa sprouts raw 1/2 cup
tomatoes raw 1 cup

Total cals 1676
Total cards 15.8
Total fat 125.8
Total protein 118.4

Fat 67%
Protein 29%
Carbs 3%

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

and I did change my fried eggs to to egg,whole,raw

[atkinsgal08]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

>> Well doing the calculation I get 3,164... that seems crazy high, can that be right??????>>

It can be right! Yes, it does seem crazy high ... but I've seen it work for people.

What I would do right now is to aim for 2250-2500 calories ... see how that works.

Have you checked your BMR?

BMR Formula

Not your activity rate ... just what it takes to keep you in bed all day!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

>>Total cards 15.8>>

What's the fiber? You need to know the "net" carbs.

>>Total cals 1676>>

You probably need closer to 2000.

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

Georgiana,
I'm thinking I have some 'issue's with my parents and that is why I eat around them... I only see them like 1 time a year so I should be able to control myself once I do lose my wt!...and I am going to start planning better... thanks so much for your help!!!!!!

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

total fiber is says 4.9

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

net carbs? I don't see that on fitday

[atkinsgal08]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

You have to look in the graph below your food entry log and subtract the fiber from the total carbs.

So your net carbs are way too low. You should be as close to 20 net as possible, with most coming from Induction vegetables.

[Kntrylady]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

A hint for finding your net carbs I was taught during the Veggie Challenge this fall.... If you enter into FitDay all your veggies first, you can work your numbers til you get your veggie carbs up, then add your meats, eggs, and extras.

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

ok if I eat 1 cup peppers, 1 cup tomatoes, 1 cup lettuce then my cards is = to 15.6 then minu the fiber to get a total net carbs of 10.2 carbs then I can start adding my meat and eggs and mayo.... SOunds better????

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

really..... which ones (veggies) do you use for induction to reach 3 cups and to reach up to 20 gm... this is so hard - to make this work.... I don't like the fennel, jicama, or kohirabi - I have never even heard of those.. I guess I could try the beets....

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

peppers beets and lettuce... 1 cup each... I think this will work for me and now I will add the rest of the food!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

>>if I eat 1 cup peppers, 1 cup tomatoes, 1 cup lettuce then my cards is = to 15.6 then minu the fiber to get a total net carbs of 10.2>>

That's better. However, getting closer to 12-15 would be better, imho.

>>peppers beets and lettuce.>>

Beets are not an Induction vegetable though.

[dewolfe]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

What? I printed off the induction acceptale foods list from the Atkins website and Beets is on the list. It says Beets 1/2 cup canned 4.7 net carbs... is this not right?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: My menu - thanks for your help!

>>What? I printed off the induction acceptale foods list from the Atkins website and Beets is on the list. I>>

It's wrong. Has been for over a year.

Look at the Induction food list in Ch. 11 of your DANDR ... and you'll see that it's "beet greens".

If you need a reliable list to print:

https://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html