I Kinda just started without any planning

[Krusty]

Hi, I skim-read the diet last night and on a complete whim I started today. See I don't normally eat breakfast so when i got to work I decided to skip my black tea (bought some caffeine free peppermint tea during lunch), then I decided to skip the instant cup-o-soup I often have mid-morning. Heres the problem, I was starving by lunch, and because i hadn't planned i quickly did some research and ended up at subway having a salad (roasted chicken, lettuce, capsicum, olives, onion and a small amount of ranch dressing) so I think im off to start, but again, in the afternoon I was getting hungry and the chocolate bars in my draws where staring at me. I resisted. Tonight, I'm going to have steak and only steak.
Anyway, as I don't have breakfast (I'm simply NEVER hungry for the first few hours of the day), I need something I can keep in my draws at work for mid morning and afternoon snacks. I can handle lunch and dinner, but im limited in what I can eat at my desk. Oh, water intake is good, I normally have 6-8 cups anyway
Any help appreciated.
Cheers

[MorningGlory]

Re: I Kinda just started without any planning

Hello
If I were you, I wouldn't cheat myself by skimming through the book. You're pretty much guaranteed to not have complete success if you don't follow the plan that Dr Atkins laid out.

You're right....planning is everything with this way of eating.

I take cut up veggies, cheese, boiled eggs and sliced meat to work to munch on.

Good luck!

[bizzlekitty]

Re: I Kinda just started without any planning

Planning is so key to Atkins.

I used to be and think the same way, skipping breakfast. Atkins has changed that for me.

You don't have to make a complex meal for breakfast. Have some leftovers, veggies with ranch dip, or what I do, make a quiche and reheat a slice every day. I've also had chicken salad with some spinach or meatballs with veggies sliced up for breakfast.

I also found that if I don't have enough fat plus veggies at every meal, I'm starving and that tempts me to cheat. Thus, I try and always have everything planned out or a backup plan for emergencies.

Alot of this is changing our eating habits (you know, the ones that caused us to gain weight to begin with!), and part of that is not skipping meals so that your blood sugars stay stable throughout the day. Dr. Atkins discusses this in the book.

I hope you're having some veggies along with your steak!

Good luck!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: I Kinda just started without any planning

>> Any help appreciated.>>

Read the book.

Also ... 6-8 cups isn't enough water.

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

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

[Krusty]

Re: I Kinda just started without any planning

Thanks for the great replies.
Well I'm off and going so I ain't stopping. I skimmed the book initially just out of interest, certainly wasn't trying to cheat - I just wasn't planning on dieting yet, but I got kinda excited- I don't think that's a bad thing. I have the induction Do's & Dont's worked out clearly. I've re-read some of the important parts again last night and will keep reading.
When I say 6-8 cups, I don't mean measurement cups, I meant BIG cups and that's what I already drink as a minimum. Yesterday I drank about 4 litres of water - that's around 1 gallon.
Bust yes, my biggest challenge will be trying to get breakfast into me. Ill just keep discovering new foods for snacks i guess.

Edit: anyone eat Nandos?? was thinking of having the Medd Chicken salad (minus carrot), carbs look low, but there is a little sugar? http://www.nandos.com.au/Nando's%20N...nformation.pdf

[Georgiana]

Re: I Kinda just started without any planning

Edit: anyone eat Nandos?? was thinking of having the Medd Chicken salad (minus carrot), carbs look low, but there is a little sugar? http://www.nandos.com.au/Nando's%20Nutritional%20and%20Allergen%20Informati on.pdf

It depends what the ingredients are, not only the net carbs.

The sugar could be sugar naturally occurring in the ingredients... like in tomatoes.

If you just don't want to prepare your food in the morning, it would be better to cook something in the evening... like a quiche, for example... and have a slice of that for breakfast.

[Minerva]

Re: I Kinda just started without any planning

I need something I can keep in my draws at work for mid morning and afternoon snacks. I can handle lunch and dinner, but im limited in what I can eat at my desk. Oh, water intake is good, I normally have 6-8 cups anyway
Any help appreciated.
Cheers

Hard-boiled eggs are good and convenient. You can boil up several at a time and keep them in the fridge to have on hand. Cheese is good too.