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I am so exited! 
Ive done Atkins as a vegetarian before but my main protein sources have always only been eggs, tofu and cheese. When I gained back some weight after Hurricane Katrina took all, I kept trying to go back to Atkins but I just couldnt stomach the same old food. I finally (1 1/2 years later) decided to try using other soy products to see what would happen. I have lost 6 1/2 lbs in my first four days!!!!!!! Now granted I have done the eliptical machine for a 1/2 hour each day which probably helped a little, but I have been vigilant w/ Weight Watchers for a month and hardly dropped anything so I know this diet is working just as well as before. I am eating alot of Morning Star products, but only the ones with no sugar at all. The Morning Star Prime burgers, sausage links, bacon and the Whole Foods version of garlic cheese burgers all fulfill this requirement that I have decided to follow. They are all 1-2 carbs per serving. I will also incorporate some of White Waves products, the Wheat Meat (great substitute for egg salad. Half a serving is 3 carbs) and Seiten. There are alot of other soy products like Tofu dogs, other burgers, deli slices and sausage patties that have 1/2 to 1 gram of sugar. These I am avoiding for now and next week I will incorporate one of those for a few days and see if 1/2 to 1 gram of sugar will affect me much. I also am enjoying sugar free jello w/ homemade whipped cream, salads w/ tomato, avo, lettuce and cheese w/ dressing. The burgers are great with cheese, sourcream and my husband found a salsa with only one carb per tablespoon called Cousins picante salsa. Another find (if used in moderation) is Heinz One Carb ketchup. Be careful because they carry a low carb which isnt the same, make sure it says One Carb. I have had an occasional bar or shake, but I keep it to one or the other for the day. I hope this helps someone out there as I desperately was looking for someone who had a great result from eating these products. I thought for the longest time that eggs, cheese and tofu would be the only way I could do this diet, but now it is so much more "doable" and Im getting great results. If you are a fellow vegetarian and would like an Atkins buddy, drop me a line. I think we can all use as much support as we can get!
Ive done Atkins as a vegetarian before but my main protein sources have always only been eggs, tofu and cheese. When I gained back some weight after Hurricane Katrina took all, I kept trying to go back to Atkins but I just couldnt stomach the same old food. I finally (1 1/2 years later) decided to try using other soy products to see what would happen. I have lost 6 1/2 lbs in my first four days!!!!!!! Now granted I have done the eliptical machine for a 1/2 hour each day which probably helped a little, but I have been vigilant w/ Weight Watchers for a month and hardly dropped anything so I know this diet is working just as well as before. I am eating alot of Morning Star products, but only the ones with no sugar at all. The Morning Star Prime burgers, sausage links, bacon and the Whole Foods version of garlic cheese burgers all fulfill this requirement that I have decided to follow. They are all 1-2 carbs per serving. I will also incorporate some of White Waves products, the Wheat Meat (great substitute for egg salad. Half a serving is 3 carbs) and Seiten. There are alot of other soy products like Tofu dogs, other burgers, deli slices and sausage patties that have 1/2 to 1 gram of sugar. These I am avoiding for now and next week I will incorporate one of those for a few days and see if 1/2 to 1 gram of sugar will affect me much. I also am enjoying sugar free jello w/ homemade whipped cream, salads w/ tomato, avo, lettuce and cheese w/ dressing. The burgers are great with cheese, sourcream and my husband found a salsa with only one carb per tablespoon called Cousins picante salsa. Another find (if used in moderation) is Heinz One Carb ketchup. Be careful because they carry a low carb which isnt the same, make sure it says One Carb. I have had an occasional bar or shake, but I keep it to one or the other for the day. I hope this helps someone out there as I desperately was looking for someone who had a great result from eating these products. I thought for the longest time that eggs, cheese and tofu would be the only way I could do this diet, but now it is so much more "doable" and Im getting great results. If you are a fellow vegetarian and would like an Atkins buddy, drop me a line. I think we can all use as much support as we can get!
HAPPINESS IS A DECISI ON. 
Restarted: July 11, 2007
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