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    help ! i am in need of a mentor!

    My name is April I have a 6 year old son and a soon to be husband and they both are not on diet with me. I need help in planning out meals. I am so used to making the two day meals like spaghetti and roast and potatoes and stuff like that. I'm having hard time thinking of something that I can cook that won't take me having a lot of spices and my pantry full of items. I am on tight buget due to upcoming wedding and its hard to buy from them plus me plus cook and plan meals for both. Does anyone have a cheap 2 week induction plan and by chance have it broke down into a good shopping list? Please help
    April

    Highest Weight 271
    Starting Atkins weight 255
    Current weight 240
    1st goal 235 (I want to meet this goal by wedding)
    2nd goal 220 (I would like to meet his by Sept)
    3rd goal 200 (Want to meet this goal by Dec)
    My year goal 175
    Hopefully all my goals will be reached way before I've got I wanted to give myself some good goals.

    Tags: need a mentor, please help
  • #2
    Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

    Hello there
    Here's a couple of links that may help you out. Great recipes and inspiration.

    Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home

    Sugar Free Sheila's Atkins Low Carb Induction Friendly Recipes!

    Good luck.
    MorningGlory
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    • #3
      Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

      eggs are cheap and a great food item on atkins them being 61% fat and all

      can't really think of anything els thats really cheap though i know you can get non organic beef fat for free at the store but thats not saying much because organic grass fed beef fat would be the one you would want it haveing omega-3 and such but its not easy to get

      also if you can grow your own vegetables its a lot cheaper

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      • #4
        Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

        What a lot of our members do is plan their meals around their own Atkins phase and add an extra 'side' or two for the rest of the family.

        So if you are cooking meat and a salad for yourself add a baked potato or rice/pasta for the others so you are not cooking 2 separate meals.
        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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        • #5
          Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

          My grocer sells a 10lb box of bacon, it's labeled odd size pieces about 75%are regular bacon pieces, the rest are short/odd cuts that work great to cook up for salads etc. It's $14 and a 1lb pack of bacon here is $2.50 and up. Saves quite a bit buying the big box. Then just divide it and freeze in the whatever size packs you need.

          I buy onions, peppers etc when they are on sale, chop them up and freeze them in baggies. Saves money and makes cooking faster since they are all ready to go.
          Atkins Start date: 01/18/2010--Now off plan for med reasons, still an Atkins lover!
          Female-37 yrs-4'11"
          HW-240/SW-169/CW-143.0/GW-125

          Mini Goals

          159---Hit 02/08/2010 Woohoo
          149---Hit 03/08/2010 YES!
          139
          129





          Highest weight till now



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          • #6
            Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

            This might help, too:

            Budget Low-Carb Eating - How to Save Money While Eating Low-Carb
            J.

            "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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            • #7
              Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

              Helpful links, just wanted to say thanks!!
              Kelly, F/32/5'5"

              Doing this for me!




              Start Date: Monday 2/8/10

              Goals
              260 - lowest in over a year - met?
              214 - lowest weight in 9 years!! - met?
              199 - ONEderland!! - met?

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              • #8
                Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

                Keep an eye on grocery store sales flyers. We have a local market in my area that has a special on every type of meat each week. I bought 10 lbs of chopped sirloin for $26 and made a huge meatloaf and meatballs (no bread crumbs, of course!) and my family of 5 picked at it for the entire week. You can also make things like that and freeze them. I got sick of meatloaf after 3 days.. lol!
                HW- 425
                SW- 383
                CW- 377
                GW- 230
                Extended Goal-190
                Start Date- 5/24/2006
                Restart Date- 6/1/2009
                Height- 5'10''
                31/F

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                • #9
                  Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

                  I just wanted to tell everyone thanks so much for your help!!!!!!!!

                  I've lost 7 pounds in my first week of induction!

                  Yippeeeee
                  April

                  Highest Weight 271
                  Starting Atkins weight 255
                  Current weight 240
                  1st goal 235 (I want to meet this goal by wedding)
                  2nd goal 220 (I would like to meet his by Sept)
                  3rd goal 200 (Want to meet this goal by Dec)
                  My year goal 175
                  Hopefully all my goals will be reached way before I've got I wanted to give myself some good goals.

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                  • #10
                    Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

                    Congratulations, April!
                    "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

                    -- Theodore Roosevelt

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                    • #11
                      Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

                      Wow that is awesome! Great job
                      Atkins Start date: 01/18/2010--Now off plan for med reasons, still an Atkins lover!
                      Female-37 yrs-4'11"
                      HW-240/SW-169/CW-143.0/GW-125

                      Mini Goals

                      159---Hit 02/08/2010 Woohoo
                      149---Hit 03/08/2010 YES!
                      139
                      129





                      Highest weight till now



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                      • #12
                        Re: help ! i am in need of a mentor!

                        What a great start to your Atkins journey

                        How are you finding the food preparation for you and your family going?
                        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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