Little help please

[wanttoolose]

Alright I have no idea if I'm doing this right, so please help


For breakfast I have 3 eggs and 4 strips of bacon

I dont eat lunch because Im usually not hungry till around dinner time

For dinner I'll have 2 cube steaks cooked with Olive oil with mustard on top and 8 Broccoli spears. ( Broccoli is 2 carbs in 2 spears)

All I drink is water, but here it is Day 4 and I'm still not in Ketosis.


Am I doing this right

[Lyssie]

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Um.. not knowing your stats, I would guess that you're not eating enough. You're also not having enough veggies, and not to go more than 6 (I believe) hours without eating.

Do you have a copy of the 2002 DANDR Book?

[Momma2threegirls]

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I would cut your breakfast back to 2 eggs 2-3 strips of bacon, eat a salad with meats and cheeses in it for lunch, and then your dinner. I think you aren't eating enough and your body is confused about what to do. That's my take. One of the Atkins rules is that you never go more than 6 waking hours without eating.

[Clarasassycat]

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I agree with the previous posts...I think you are going to long between meals. When Im not hungry, I just grab a little something so I have at least had something if it is close to being 6 hours since my last meal, like today. Im just not really hungry at all.

[wanttoolose]

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Um.. not knowing your stats, I would guess that you're not eating enough. You're also not having enough veggies, and not to go more than 6 (I believe) hours without eating.

Do you have a copy of the 2002 DANDR Book?

I'm 5-11, 283 lbs, 24 yrs.old and male...... if thats what you mean by stats

No I dont have the book.

I would cut your breakfast back to 2 eggs 2-3 strips of bacon, eat a salad with meats and cheeses in it for lunch, and then your dinner. I think you aren't eating enough and your body is confused about what to do. That's my take. One of the Atkins rules is that you never go more than 6 waking hours without eating.

But the problem is that I'm not hungry and I didnt know if eating while not hungry would have ill effects

[studyinscarlet]

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If you ate a smaller breakfast you probably would not be so full all day. You really should read the book. It's really important.

Here's what Dr. A says in the Rules of Induction:

1. Eat either three regular-size meals a day or four or five smaller meals. Do not skip meals or go more than six waking hours without eating.

6. Adjust the quantity you eat to suit your appetite, especially as it decreases. When hungry, eat the amount that makes you feel satisfied but not stuffed. When not hungry, eat a small controlled carbohydrate snack to accompany your nutritional supplements

The Rules of Induction can be found here:
What are the Rules of Induction?

The Induction Acceptable Foods List can be found here:
What foods can be eaten on Induction?

Good luck!

[wanttoolose]

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Okay so everything looks good except for not eating lunch and more veggies??

[Lyssie]

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Yeah, basically. You're totally not eating enough so your body probably thinks it's starving so it's trying to hold onto everything that you are eating. You know?

I really suggest picking up a copy of the book, they're really not expensive, some folks even find it at second hand/used book stores.

[Greeneggs&ham]

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I'm only taking an educated guess, but if I add up the calories from everything you listed in the OP, I'm getting roughly 800-1000 calories. A young (OK, relative to me!), 283 pound male should be consuming a minimum 2100 calories a day just to meet his basal metabolic needs (at 6' 1", I burn over 2400 calories a day). You need to find ways to eat more -- bet you never heard that on a diet before! If you don't want to eat more quantity, then you need to look at more calorie-dense foods. That is why some think Atkin's proscribes fat so often -- it it the easiet way to double your calories without doubling your portion!

[wanttoolose]

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Okay how about this for today


breakfast: 2 eggs, 3 strips of bacon, 2 stalks of celery

Lunch: 1 can of tuna with 2 tbsp. of Hellmans mayo, cup of lettuce or Celery

dinner: 2 cube steaks with 6 broccoli spears

And tons of water

[Greeneggs&ham]

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OK, I won't do this very often, but I was feeling froggy today so here goes:



I had to take some liberties on amounts since you did not explicitly list them, and substituted top sirloin for cube steak which I could not find on fitday.com.

According to this site, your BMR (basal metabolic rate) based on your stats posted earlier are over 2500 calories a day. As you can see in the picture above, you are consuming less than half of what your body requires just to survive (aka starvation mode). You should be finding ways to add more calories. I also suggest opening a free fitday account so that you can check your menu, calories, and carb counts yourself.

You should also be aiming for 65% of your calories from fat. As can be seen in the pie chart above, your fat count is a bit low. If you are eating tuna packed in oil instead of water as I assumed, that may help. In general, you should be eating fattier meats which will raise the fat and drop the protein.

Your number one goal in the coming days will be to increase calories, primarily of the fat variety. Check this site and others for low carb, high fat recipes that you can add. Good luck -- with the right tools and support, you will be a success story soon!

[Greeneggs&ham]

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Oh, and "tons" of water might be too much. I'd suggest dropping back to a 1/4 ton or so.

[Lyssie]

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Hrm... I eat more than you and people yell at me for not eating enough calories (I try to aim for at least 1600).

[wanttoolose]

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OK, I won't do this very often, but I was feeling froggy today so here goes:



I had to take some liberties on amounts since you did not explicitly list them, and substituted top sirloin for cube steak which I could not find on fitday.com.

According to this site, your BMR (basal metabolic rate) based on your stats posted earlier are over 2500 calories a day. As you can see in the picture above, you are consuming less than half of what your body requires just to survive (aka starvation mode). You should be finding ways to add more calories. I also suggest opening a free fitday account so that you can check your menu, calories, and carb counts yourself.

You should also be aiming for 65% of your calories from fat. As can be seen in the pie chart above, your fat count is a bit low. If you are eating tuna packed in oil instead of water as I assumed, that may help. In general, you should be eating fattier meats which will raise the fat and drop the protein.

Your number one goal in the coming days will be to increase calories, primarily of the fat variety. Check this site and others for low carb, high fat recipes that you can add. Good luck -- with the right tools and support, you will be a success story soon!

Wow, thanks. I need more calories for sure. Oh well, back to square one

Oh, and "tons" of water might be too much. I'd suggest dropping back to a 1/4 ton or so.

Hrm... I eat more than you and people yell at me for not eating enough calories (I try to aim for at least 1600).

I thought you just had to watch the carbs, I didnt know about calories.

[BonnieRose16]

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So I just did the same thing that Greeneggs did but on SparkPeople.com so nevermind I deleted it, but yeah I pretty much showed the same thing.... Good luck!