can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

[poobears1972]

I am having a very hard time eating. I do this everytime I low carb. My appetite will pick back up but until it does is it ok to replace 2 meals with eggnog shakes and only have one meal that includes the required veggies?

I know it's best to spread out your veggies a little but is it required. Would it be against plan to do something like an eggnog shake for breakfast, "salad" veggies and maybe some meat for lunch and an eggnog shake for dinner?

I'm not finding a definite yes or no in the book. Would this work short term until I get hungry again? If not I guess I'll keep forcing myself to eat. For my shakes I use:

2 eggs
1tbsp cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 packet splenda (sometimes, other times I don't use any)
Pumpkin spice or sometimes 1/2 tsp cocoa powder
Ice

BTW I bought a Ninja drink maker today. It is awesome, gets the ice down to a shaved slushy consistancy. Yummy

[liv]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

Have you tried a shake with real pumpkin? Have your veggies and a shake at the same time. I really feel fine when I do that.
Envious of your drink maker.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

>>s it ok to replace 2 meals with eggnog shakes and only have one meal that includes the required veggies?>>

No.

[poobears1972]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

Yes I've had the pumpkin too, it's pretty good. I like it better without the water the recipe on here suggest. Nice and thick.

[liv]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

Well pumpkin is a vegetable - see what I am getting at
I do not add water either. Try making pumkin ice cubes - they rock

[poobears1972]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

hmmm So if I add veggies (pumpkin) to a shake then that is spreading my veggie carbs out. I can do that. How do you make pumpkin ice cubes. Do you freeze straight pumpkin in the cube trays or do you water it down?

[liv]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

I use canned unsalted pumpkin and yes just freeze it down like that. It is also good because once I open a can I have trouble finishing it before mold moves in so this way it is all good.
Yes this a way to have your cake and eat it too

[poobears1972]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

Thank you Liv you're a life saver

I do have a can I need to get used so I'll make me some ice cubes with it.

[2big4mysize]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

just remeber pumpkin is on the one cup veggie list so until you move to OWL it is limited to 1/2 cup for each of your two shakes.

oh and you can purree some of your cooked green veggies to add more nutrtion to the shakes too.
and if you get tired of drinking your waterless shake you could always nuke it as a pumpkin bake. if you add 1-2 T of ground flax you can make it bread like and eat it with some of your water.

now that said Atkins is about learning new ways so we can practice them and use them to be a life long healthy goalie. We all know Slimfast 2 meals and a shake plan keeps them in business cause the folk doing their plan never learn how to eat those other 2 meals to keep the weight off so please don't stay 2 shakes and a meal all the way to goal weight.

[poobears1972]

Re: can I have 2 shakes and 1 meal?

No worries there, my appetite will pick up soon, it always does. I definitely can't do 2 shakes and one meal long term, I need my food LOL. Unless I double it for DH and myself to split I only use 1/4 cup pumpkin so I should be ok there.

Had a nice big (but not too big) salad for lunch with spinach, cucumbers, lettuce, a few tomatoes pieces and a pickle. Oh and grilled chicken breast on top.

Think dinner will be a cocoa shake. Thanks for all the help. It's greatly appreciated.