HHHMmmmmm I need to go more hardcore

[Night Stalker]

Well......I haven't weighed. I've atleast dropped a snug pant size and put on a 3x shirt that wasn't "tight". My wife said that I look like I am losing around the waist, but I haven't really seen it other than the pant thing. I need to eat more veggies. I don't think I am doing that right. And I need to measure. I haven't been doing that either. So I am going to tighten up on that and fine tune my portions. I've done great on water and decaf unsweetend tea. And I have made some meals from Linda's recipes that were really good. I just definately need to have more veggies. Maybe cut back on meat portions???? and put veggies in place.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: HHHMmmmmm I need to go more hardcore

More vegetables can't hurt!

[liv]

Re: HHHMmmmmm I need to go more hardcore

How many veggies have you been eating?
Your signs sounds good so it is heading the right direction
You may have to cut down if you are eating a lot but normally ketosis acts as appetite repressant. How much do you think you are eating?
Check for hidden sugars (in sausages, bacon, deli meats, rotissery chicken, fast foods) These can trip you up as easily as anything.
Limit dairy.

When I go hard core (which I sometimes do) it means to me - drink nothing but water - no sweeteners, very little dairy, clean meats, three cups of veggies.

Good luck.

[imagood1]

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One way to get more veggies is to put them in dishes you are preparing.....There are some great soup recipes on Linda's site that can really up your veggie intake. Also, meatloaf or stuffed peppers is a great way to "hide" a few veggies.

By "hardcore" I hope you mean more by the book and not away from the book!! Good luck.

[Night Stalker]

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Lets see, I drink nothing but water and decaf unsweetend tea. I've been very faithful on that.I have stayed away from as many proccessed meats as posible. My veggies are the problem. Some days I get the amount in but then other days I don't. I try to have lettuce around. I just bought some zuchini last nite. And I have some steam bag green beans in the freezer. I'm just not creative when it comes to cooking veggies. I did make some jicama fries the other day that were very good. Even my wife was impressed. I read someone doing crockpot meals, so I think I will head in that direction too. I need to read more on Lindas site for more veggie recipes.

[liv]

Re: HHHMmmmmm I need to go more hardcore

More veggies sounds good - Do you take some vitamins too?
How about exercise? Have you started to introduce some?

Sounds like you are working it though. Keep going.

[Night Stalker]

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Yes I have been taking vitamens. No I haven't been exercising. I need to do that. I'm sure if I do that the weight will come off better.

[imagood1]

Re: HHHMmmmmm I need to go more hardcore

For ideas on how to serve vegetables look here: Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Side Dish Recipes. Good luck.

[Night Stalker]

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Well......I know what my problem is. I am getting to many carbs. I signed up for fit day and every time I get on it I can't figure it out. So I got frustrated and never went back to it. I was just adding in my head what I thought my carb count was. But, today I was determined to figure out how to use fit day and you know what. I could just bang my head. I found how to use it and it was so easy. I have no idea why I couldn't get it when I signed up. So I entered what I already had this morning and I am already at 13 grams. Hot damn. I didn't think I was anywhere close to that. So that has to be why I haven't been losing like I thought I should be. So now that I have that figured out I think it will be smoother sailing from here. Thanks for letting me vent and write down my thoughts. I really like this place and the people that come here. Here's to you guys.

[Georgiana]

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So I entered what I already had this morning and I am already at 13 grams.

Sounds a bit fishy. Are those total carbs or net carbs? Could you list here what you ate, including amounts and net carb counts?

[Night Stalker]

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Alright here is what I have on fitday.
3 lg eggs scrambled 3.5 gm
cappuncino decaf 12oz 8.7gm (unsweetend)
tea decaf 12oz unsweet 1.1gm

total 13.2gm with .3 dietary fiber
so 12.9 gm net

[Georgiana]

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cappuncino decaf 12oz 8.7gm (unsweetend)

I don't drink coffee so I have no idea what's in cappuccino, but it certainly has non-Induction ingredients. Did you check the ingredients? By "unsweetened", FitDay means "no sugar was addedd to the cappuccino". But if there is sugar in the cappuccino powder, then you were consuming sugar!

[Night Stalker]

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No, I didn't check that. And you're right ...it did. I'll get it right eventually.

[Georgiana]

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No, I didn't check that. And you're right ...it did. I'll get it right eventually.

You should always check the ingredients! In everything.

Check the other foods you are eating too.

[Elizellen]

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Another thing to watch with fitday is that if you enter 'eggs scrambled', fitday will assume you are adding milk and using margarine to cook it, so your carbs will be overestimated. Better to add 'eggs raw' plus any butter/cream etc to get a more accurate number.

And make sure you look at the fibre carbs listed and take them off the total carbs in the online free fitday to get your net carbs. (the one you can buy to use offline can do this for you)