induction diary

[cheri and george]

well morning all

i wanted to post a diary of my thoughts as its getting close to my record of 6 days on atkins

i think with the recipes i found on here and the support from the forum i will make it all the way

its just before breakfast on day 4 and im feeling ok a bit thirsty but not much to report ive had a stinking headache for two days but at least im not yet bored with food we had salmon for lunch yesterday and gammon with salad for dinner

this morning im making myself an omlette with three cheese's cheris still in bed but she will more then likely have bacon for breakfast

done a bit if exercise yesterday but to be honest couldnt find the energy so proberly spent 8 or 9 mins on the bike and thats it

well doing food shopping today so should be intresting tring all the recipes that i found on here

im weighing in in three days so wish me luck guys

George

[Elizellen]

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Good to hear you are managing to keep your induction menus interesting, George

It is great to see a man taking on the food preparation and planning too The best my hubby can manage is to heat tinned rice pudding in the microwave!

Also well done on the exercise this early on your induction

[cheri and george]

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hello everyone

its lunchtime on day 5 i had 3 boiled eggs for breakfast just could not be bothered making an omlette again

got some beef burgers under the grill and some bacon in the pan so thats lunch

im ok with the food headache still here but not as bad or im used to it now

the thing im really craving is something to just take out of the fridge or cupboard anything a biscuit a chgoc even some crips (chips in usa)

i just cant be bothered to cook everything i want to eat from scratch anymore it takes forever when you just want to put something in your face right now

well im not thinking of leaving which is good for now i think ill at least hit day 7

im bidding on a bike at the moment from ebay so with a bit of luck i can start cycling tomorrow out side

anyway better go dont want to burn my burgers

bye bye

George

btw i just weighed myself at 98.1kg i couldn't help it

[BigBilly]

Re: induction diary

hello everyone

its lunchtime on day 5 i had 3 boiled eggs for breakfast just could not be bothered making an omlette again

got some beef burgers under the grill and some bacon in the pan so thats lunch

im ok with the food headache still here but not as bad or im used to it now

the thing im really craving is something to just take out of the fridge or cupboard anything a biscuit a chgoc even some crips (chips in usa)

i just cant be bothered to cook everything i want to eat from scratch anymore it takes forever when you just want to put something in your face right now

well im not thinking of leaving which is good for now i think ill at least hit day 7

im bidding on a bike at the moment from ebay so with a bit of luck i can start cycling tomorrow out side

anyway better go dont want to burn my burgers

bye bye

George

btw i just weighed myself at 98.1kg i couldn't help it

What vegitables are you eating?

[cheri and george]

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so far none today,

we had asparagus and baby corn yesterday

is it correct you can have one portion a day of salad and one of veg?

will be having a small salad with dinner tonight though,

typical meals are:

bacon and eggs for breakfast

burger with cheese for lunch

gammon and salad for dinner or burger and salad or salmon and asparagus/babycorn

both of us now have bad headaches- i have litterally lived on red bull for the last few months drinking several a day( young children , puppies dog breeder!!)

george drank alot of normal coke with caffine in ???

cheri

[atkinsgal08]

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>>baby corn>>

While baby corn doesn't have as much carbs as regular corn, I wouldn't have it on Induction either.

It's still a grain.

You really need to have lots of vegetables ... it's not Atkins without the vegetables, and most of your daily net carbs should be coming from Induction vegetables.

[cheri and george]

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what veg would be best in induction?

[Georgiana]

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what veg would be best in induction?

Any that are on the Acceptable Foods List:

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

[Georgiana]

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is it correct you can have one portion a day of salad and one of veg?

Here are the Rules of Induction:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6782-what-rules-induction.html

Also take a look at the other Induction FAQs:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/77558-atkins-diet-induction-faqs.html

[cheri and george]

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wow thats alot of veg

ive order raddish's and celery and i eat large potabello mushrooms with cheese with a steak or anything really

this may sound stupid and forgive me if it does but i was told by a friend (not on here) that 20g of carbs is the max but the lower the better

i have been tring to keep under 15g of carbs on my first two days it was under 10 in the hope it would start my induction off with a head start is this wrong??

perhaps i should start a new thread for this as im sure im not the only one who has been told this

George

[atkinsgal08]

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>>i was told by a friend (not on here) that 20g of carbs is the max but the lower the better>>

Your friend is incorrect.

>>is this wrong??>>

Yes.

[cheri and george]

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ok so should you aim for 20g exactly?

everyone is saying at least half from veg is this correct?

what should be the min carb intake whilst on induction?

[Georgiana]

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i was told by a friend

That's why you need to read the book yourself.

20g of carbs is the max but the lower the better

Vegetables come packed with fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other phytochemicals. By trying to keep your net carbs from vegetables as low as possible, your diet is likely to be nutritionally bankrupt.

What did you use to eat pre-Atkins? If you are like most people, it wasn't plenty of nutrient-rich vegetables.

So wouldn't it be best to start giving your body what it actually needs, instead of continuing to deprive it of proper nutrition?

The overall health aspect aside... being deficient in certain nutrients can slow down your metabolism... which is certainly not something you want to happen when you are trying to lose weight!

[Georgiana]

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ok so should you aim for 20g exactly?

You should aim for proper nutrition while keeping your net carbs to no more than 20.

In general, more net carbs consumed from a variety of vegetables will mean better nutrition.

You can check your vitamin and mineral intakes in FitDay, to see if you are making good choices.

Planning your menus a few days in advance really helps.

everyone is saying at least half from veg is this correct?

Yep.

[cheri and george]

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ok i see your point i should have read the book myself
but if im honest im not the best reader and seem to just skim read things

pre atkins i had alot of veg for example my bologanase (sp) had pepper onion mushroom and with kebabs we always had a large salad (covered in oil and balsamic) every meal infact had veg with it

now on atkins my veg intake is alot less but now reading the veg list you gave me the link for it will be very easy to use these in my cooking

so please explain do i need to be as close to 20g as possible without going over most of which coming from veg?