Hello! New to board but not Atkins

[lindylou]

Hello! I am on day five of atkins and thought I would introduce myself. I have lost 4.4 pounds so far and had a few questions.

1. I use fitday to enter my meals...what is the ideal percentage of fat/ protein and carbs? (I have the book but didn't see this)

2. Does my menu look ok?

Breakfast- 2 fried eggs, 3-4 bacon strips

Snack- 1 cup broccoli, 1 tbsp ranch

Lunch- 2 hamburger patties, 1 slice of cheddar cheese, 1 tbsp mayo, 1 tbsp mustard

Dinner- Tuna Salad - 13 oz can of tuna, 2 tbsp mayo, 2 cups ice berg lettuce

Snack- Cheese stick

I have been drinking around 80 oz of water

Thanks!

[liv]

Re: Hello! New to board but not Atkins

Welcome Lindy Lou

Congrats on 5 days.
the percentages are not in the book. And they are not cut in stone either. Just ballpark numbers. They are 65 for fat, 30 for protein and 5 for carb.

Menu is looking pretty good. What kind of calorie number and fat numbers are you getting? Your carbs are probably pretty low if you eat 2 cups of iceberg lettuce. I would mix it up with other veggies too. Better nutrition that way also.
Remember that most of your carbs should come from veggies (You may be getting more carbs from cheese than from veggies at the moment. Count one carb per oz of cheese and limit cheese to 4 oz)

[lindylou]

Re: Hello! New to board but not Atkins

Thanks! Yesterday's numbers were:

calories: 1,359
fat: 98.7 grams
carbs: 15.3 grams
protein: 100.5 grams

I will add in some cucumbers today to see if that increases my carbs. Thanks again

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Hello! New to board but not Atkins

While your menu meets the minimum requirements, 2 cups of lettuce isn't very much nutritionally, nor are you getting MOST of your daily net carbs from Induction vegetables.

You really shouldn't be relying on 2 cups of lettuce ... add some of the other vegetables.

I think your calories are probably low, too.

[lindylou]

Re: Hello! New to board but not Atkins

Any suggestions for salad veggies?

[nat11]

Re: Hello! New to board but not Atkins

You could have fennel, jicama, peppers... Mix up those veggies!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Hello! New to board but not Atkins

Any suggestions for salad veggies?

Any from the list in your DANDR.

[Jules1980]

Re: Hello! New to board but not Atkins

I've been eating broccoli, asparagus, Salads with mushroom, onion, grn onion,
lots of grn beans, spinach etc!
Your doing awesome...get some more vegs in and you be great!

[lindylou]

Re: Hello! New to board but not Atkins

Thanks...I guess I will have to definately stop being so boring with my veggies! I'm definately a creature of habit!