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  • #1

    Is this a breakthrough

    My dearest friend knew I was doing the Atkins & new that I had a sweet tooth. So for coffee today she decided to bring me an Atkins Bar (Chocolate brownie) and 4 things utterly surprised me:-

    1 it was absoloutely VILE
    2 I could only take a small bite
    3 It tasted just so awfully sweet so I snuck it in my bag
    4 I......oh my goodness I cannot believe I did this to a sweet chocolatey confection...I THREW IT AWAY

    I still can't actually believe that...ME Debbie! threw chocolatey stuff away !




    F 49/5' 8"/start 14/01/09/SW 273

    Mini Goal 1, 250 Llbs Met march 18th 09
    Mini Goal 2, 230 Llbs
    Mini Goal 3, 215 Llbs
    Mini Goal 4, 200 Llbs
    Mini Goal 5, 175 Llbs
    Main Goal, 154 Llbs
    Tags: breakthrough
  • #2
    Re: Is this a breakthrough

    Hearty congratulations on learning that the things we once thought we couldn't live without, are actually not what we really wanted or needed!!!! Yes, that's a major breakthough! You are on your way!!!
    Aka Nyna
    HW199/CW168.5/GW155

    "Enough is as good as a feast".~Lord Byron

    Remember, a moment on the lips, forever on the hips!

    X16 X14 X3

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    • #3
      Re: Is this a breakthrough

      Way to go! I was so excited a week ago when I finally found a local store that carried almost all the different types of Atkins bars. I bought a box of Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars and I just cant eat them. I brought one to work yesterday as my snack, I ate three bites and it is still sitting here on my desk wrapper taped shut. I am only keeping it "in case of emergencies"!

      The bar says that it is okay for All Phases but I had a heck of a time keeping the 65-30-5 ratio once I added it in. It also claims it only has 2grams of Net Carbs but the info on the back says 22grams of carbs and 10grams of dietary fiber so wouldnt that really be 12 grams of Net Carbs. So not only was it not really good but it confused the heck out of me.

      Keep up the good work!
      Last edited by BamaKelly; January 22, 2009, 09:58 AM. Reason: misspellings
      "Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that will enable you to attain the success you seek."

      - MarioAndretti

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      • #4
        Re: Is this a breakthrough

        If your on Induction though you can't have nuts can you....now step away from the bar...take aim....throw it in the bin...can you do it? YES YOU CAN!

        Ciao x




        F 49/5' 8"/start 14/01/09/SW 273

        Mini Goal 1, 250 Llbs Met march 18th 09
        Mini Goal 2, 230 Llbs
        Mini Goal 3, 215 Llbs
        Mini Goal 4, 200 Llbs
        Mini Goal 5, 175 Llbs
        Main Goal, 154 Llbs

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        • #5
          Re: Is this a breakthrough

          While the packaging says the bars are okay for Induction, you need to read the ingredients. Elizellen has posted the ingredients to the bars in the past and they all seem to contain ingredients that are NOT allowed during Induction Phase.

          But look at it this way, Debbie, you tried a bar and didn't like it. They aren't inexpensive (the last time I did a price check on them they were something like $3 per bar.) So if you invested in 4 bars that would be something like $12. You could buy a whole rotissiere chicken and a veggie for $12. Or if you love cheese, you could buy a hunk of an imported cheese with that $12. In other words, whole, natural, minimally processed and refined foods.

          You're doing yourself a big favor!
          ~Megs~
          242/141/160 (130)
          dress size 26/10/8
          5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
          My blog:
          http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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          • #6
            Re: Is this a breakthrough

            ROTISSERIE CHICKEN.....I can legally have that cant I...as long as it is a plain one.......They cook them fresh in Tesco & sainsbury it just hadn't occured to me that they were legal DOH




            F 49/5' 8"/start 14/01/09/SW 273

            Mini Goal 1, 250 Llbs Met march 18th 09
            Mini Goal 2, 230 Llbs
            Mini Goal 3, 215 Llbs
            Mini Goal 4, 200 Llbs
            Mini Goal 5, 175 Llbs
            Main Goal, 154 Llbs

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            • #7
              Re: Is this a breakthrough

              The bar is now oficially in the trash!!! I will donate the rest of the box to all of my coworkers that are on weight watchers. (Hehehe)
              "Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that will enable you to attain the success you seek."

              - MarioAndretti

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              • #8
                Re: Is this a breakthrough

                Hi Ladies

                I find that the chickens in Tescos and Sainsburys in the UK are very sweet, I worry/wonder if they have been injected with a sugar solution...

                Sally

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                • #9
                  Rotisserie Chicken

                  Speaking of these chickens I wanted to ask the same thing - my local grocery store, 'Stop and Shop' carries delicious rotisserie chickens and I checked the label for the natural one and it says a 3oz serving is 0 carbs. Can this be right? Does anyone else know? I would love to have this for dinner sometimes but am afraid of the same thing - hidden sugar.
                  Kathleen (Start 1/16/09)
                  Measurements
                  Starting Waist 35.5 (Current 32.5 - 3 inches lost total!)
                  Starting Hips 42.5 (Current 39.5- 3 inches lost total!)
                  Starting Thighs 26.5 (Current 25.5 - 1 inch lost total!)
                  Starting Knees 18.75 (Current 17.75 - 1.25 inch lost total!)
                  Starting Calves 16.75 (Current 16.5 - .25 inches lost total!)
                  Starting Upper Arm 16.75 (Current 13 - 3.75 inches lost total!!!!)

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                  • #10
                    Re: Is this a breakthrough

                    You have to read the ingredients to the chickens. Where I live, the major grocery stores all have nutritional labels on their chickens.

                    But if your rotissiere chicken has sugar, then use that Atkins bar money to buy a nice piece of salmon, or some shrimp/prawns, or a steak. You know, something wholesome and natural. It's the better investment for your body.
                    ~Megs~
                    242/141/160 (130)
                    dress size 26/10/8
                    5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
                    My blog:
                    http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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                    • #11
                      Re: Is this a breakthrough

                      Originally posted by BamaKelly View Post
                      The bar is now oficially in the trash!!! I will donate the rest of the box to all of my coworkers that are on weight watchers. (Hehehe)
                      I hope you have several loo cubicles at work so they can all get there in time should the sugar alcohols give them the bathroom effect
                      Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
                      Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



                      Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





                      F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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                      • #12
                        Re: Is this a breakthrough

                        Originally posted by Elizellen View Post
                        I hope you have several loo cubicles at work so they can all get there in time should the sugar alcohols give them the bathroom effect
                        Too Funny!!!!
                        "Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that will enable you to attain the success you seek."

                        - MarioAndretti

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