fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

[sanoukee]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

I like eating salsa with tritip or any type of brazilian style bbq.

[Lisa]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

Oh, great suggestions for Mike to make salsa!

I just wanted to add if you like porkrinds, you can mix a tbl of cream cheese with that freshly made salsa and then use the porkrinds or other stiff veggies (cucumbers, celery, peppers, etc.) as the "dippers". I know it's tough to get to liking veggies, trust me, I've had a heck of a time getting my DD's to like more veggies. But it's something with how we can change things that make them all most appealing that helps. Oh, and then there's pumpkin. If you like pumpkin pie (this is actually more like pumpkin cheesecake), perhaps you can try a 1/4 or 1/2c of pumpkin mixed with cream cheese a dash or two of cinnamon and 1 pkt of splenda and heat in the microwave for breakfast (or afternoon snack). It's like getting your veggies in and you don't even know it.

Hope that helps give you some ideas, Mike! I wish you great success!

Play hard!

[not2late]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

I was simply refering to the first group as leafy veggies. I didnt know what to call the group. so ok...its "salad list" i guess. here we go.

alfalfa sprouts -- not leafy..dont like it
daikon --- not leafy...dont like it
mushrooms --- not leafy...i CAN eat it, but im really not crazy about them. can eat it in stuff, like soup
peppers --- not leafy...i love peppers
celery --- not leafy...hate it, can eat them in soup
fennel --- not leafy...havnt tried, but cant find
jicama --- not leafy...same as above
radishes --- not leafy...hate em
cucumber --- not leafy..only if they are made into pickles

And i have tried the leafy veggies. I flat dont like em. I guess in the salad list, its two to three cups of peppers, pickles and mushrooms

For the alfalfa sprouts, daikon, and radishes----how have you had them in the past? Sometimes changing the cooking method (or cooking them if you don't like them raw) makes a huge difference in how a vegetable tastes. I'm not crazy about raw green peppers, but I do like them cooked. Conversely, I like raw jicama but think they are horrible cooked.

As for celery, you can eat them cooked in soup. So, maybe you can braise celery in chicken broth? Or maybe you can cook celery until it's softened and add that to omelets or other foods?

And regarding cucumbers....you can make a refrigerator pickle using vinegar, salt, and alittle splenda out of them. By the way, cucumbers can be cooked too. Have you ever had them sauteed in butter?

sanoukee, we follow Dr. ATkins New Diet Revolution 2002 ed, here. So it's either 3 cups of the "salad" list daily or 2 cups of the salad list and 1 cup of the "other" list daily during Induction Phase. I know that Atkins Nutritionals have changed things around regarding the vegetable list, allowing dieters to mix and match veggies from either list. The biggest problem with that is some of the vegetables on the "other" list have a relatively higher glycemic index and you don't know how your body will react to that. The first 2 weeks of Induction is very important, according to Dr. ATkins. So if you feel the vegetable choices are limited and you want to eat 2 cups of tomatoes or 2 cups of onions, it's best to complete the 14 days and then move onto OWL Phase where you can experiment with those larger amounts of higher glycemic vegetables.

[not2late]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

By the way, please don't get upset. The folks here are trying to help you to be successful in your weight loss effort. We all know losing weight ain't easy. We all know that we have to modify our 'normal' routine in order to lose that weight we put on----and we all know how hard it is to break habits and get into a new routine.

So bear with us if our advice might appear to be harsh or exacting. We want you to succeed, that's the bottomline.

[susan423]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

I love salsa on scamble eggs or in omeletes. It's also good on a hamburger pattie or with chicken.

[DesertRain]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

Mike,
Check out this site, it's a favorite over here : Linda's Low Carb Menu's & Recipes
She has plenty of recipes where you can disguise those yucky veggies into something that tastes like it's bad for you!

[Heiricka]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

Hey Mike,

How have things been going with you on your low-carbing? I'm a little late on this but one thing I've had to learn to do is try to be creative. I'm not a big veggie lover so this is kinda hard for me. As you navigate through this site, you'll find sites posted where there are recipes that you can try. You've probably already figured this one out by now. Best of luck to you and happy low-carbing!

Erica

[gman]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

Welcome Mike and thanks for laying it out there re: your challenge with veggies, and to the others thanks for so much great advice in the responses. One of the things I like best about this BB is people are honest both ways and help each other. There really are many ways to shove veggies into something else to make them un-veggie like. Wrap some up in a beef roll up with some mayo. Cook 'em into eggs. Or go with the one or two you like for a couple weeks, I like that idea. As usual I learned a few things in this posting thread, thanks. Mike let us know how things are going.
Glenn

[Momma2threegirls]

Re: fatboy wanna be skinnyboy, but needs help

Hi Mike, Can you eat them cooked. Like wilted spinach? (not the nasty frozen or canned stuff from childhood!)

I love to take some bacon and dice it up and cook it down remooving most of the fat. Then add a little bit of Onion (not too much b/c it's higher in carbs) or I skip the onion and softena bit of garlic and then add spinach or I love Swiss Chard - it's my favortie b/c it keep some body. When it wilts it's done. Add some salt and pepper, some people like it with a spicy vinegar. You can use collard greens, mustard greens, spinach, Kale, Chard...any of the sturdy greens. Broccoli rabe is good cooked like this too. Heck sn't anything ebtter with bacon

Erika