OWLERS "Stepping Back" thread

[gonnabskinny]

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I am stepping up my carb intake to 75 this week inspite of only losing 1 lb last week.

So that being said, here is todays totals

Breakfast
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup of strawberries
Egg and bacon breakfast sandwich: 2 xl eggs, 1 oz canadian bacon, 1 slice colby cheese, 1 low carb bun

Lunch
Cobb salad: 5 cups of iceberg lettuce, 3/4 oz of blue cheese, 3/4 oz cheddar cheese, egg, bacon, olives, 3 tbsp of blue cheese dressing, and 3 oz of chicken breast

Dinner
Chicken and portabello mushroom crepes: 1 large crepe, filled with mushroom sauce 1 cup of portabello mushrooms, 1 cup diced tomatoes
1 cup of broccoli florettes

Snack
7 oz red wine
1 sourdough crispbread
1/2 oz of cream cheese

[*Wendy*]

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10/09/2007:

B: Nibbles of Turkey Slices
S: Instone Banana Cream Pudding
L: Chicken Caesar Salad, Broccoli w/ Butter
S: Choco Perfection Bar
D: Cracker Barrel's Smothered Chicken, Green Beans & Tossed Salad w/ Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Calories: 1402; Fat 65%, Protein 32%, Carbs 3%; 20 grams Fiber; 9 Net Carbs

[mitzimarie]

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Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Lunch - MUP with almonds

Snack - 1 cup jicama and 1 serving of sugar snap peas with an ounce of cheddar cheese

Dinner - hamburger patty topped with provolone cheese/cup of mushrooms; 1 large whole cucumber; 150g of raw green bell pepper strips

Fitday Totals:
1516 calories
43 net carbs, 31 of those veggie (77g carbs - 34g fiber = 43 net carbs)
59% Fat
12% Carbs
29% Protein

[julirama723]

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S: 1 slice whole grain bread, 1/2 tbsp butter
B: 4 oz. yogurt, 1 oz. almonds
S: 1 oz. peanuts
L: 1 yellow bell pepper, 1 flat out wrap, 1 oz. cheddar, 1 serving pepperoni
S: 1 oz. almonds, 1 cup celery
S: 1 cup pumpkin with 1.5 tbsp coconut flour
D: 1 serving jalapeno poppers, 1 beef LC enchilada with lettuce and bell peppers

Yes, I really did eat 7 times today. Teaching aerobics in the morning made me RAVENOUS!

[sadie147]

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Just wanted to pop and and say this is a great thread! this would have been really help to have something like this when i was in OWL, as it can be so confusing...it's nice to see how others are doing it....it's even helpful to me to see how others are tweaking things etc now, even in maintenance you need to do this on occaision when you see the scale moving a bit the wrong way (chronic problem of mine )

[*Wendy*]

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10/10/2007:

B: Nibbles of Turkey/Cheese/Mayo Sandwich Filling
S: Instone Chocolate Pudding & Choco Perfection Bar
L: 1/2 Smoked Turkey Leg, Salad w/ Caesar Dressing
S: Choco Perfection Bar
D: Chick-Fil-A Grilled Chicken Salad (picked) w/ Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Calories: 1244; Fat 67%, Protein 30%, Carbs 3%; 31 grams Fiber; 9 Net Carbs

[ValidRouge]

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Hey you guys! I haven't been posting regularly, but I have been peeking in and checking with everyone's progress.

Micckey, congrats on losing a pound. I really think you haven't been eating ENOUGH and once you increase your calorie intake you'll see things start moving again.

Wendy, I worry that you aren't eating enough either. Are you doing induction levels??

[mitzimarie]

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Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Lunch - MUP with almonds

Snack - 1 serving of sugar snap peas and 150g of raw red bellpepper strips with an ounce of cheddar cheese

Dinner - Chicken Shwarma Salad from a local Greek resaturant (romaine lettuce, roasted chicken, feta cheese, olive oil - I will "guestimate" my numbers for this in Fitday)

Fitday Totals:
1577 calories
30 net carbs, 19 of those veggie (57g carbs - 27g fiber = 30 net carbs)
66% Fat
8% Carbs
26% Protein

* I was a kinda low on carbs today... that tends to happen when I have a big salad for dinner. There's just so little nutrition in romaine lettuce.

[Discolemonade]

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Total Calories 1755
Fat:140g 72%
Carbs:54g 10%
Fiber:11g 0%
Protein:81g 18%
Alcohol:0g 0%


I ate crap today but I had good intentions. My numbers are fine but the ingredients weren't.

[gonnabskinny]

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Rough day for me too. Today I was way too high on carbs. Had 88 net when I was supposed to be at 75.

Breakfast
3 eggs
1/2 cup soy milk
1 cup of fiber one cereal
1/2 cup greek yogurt
1/2 cup of mixed berries

Lunch
6 oz chicken
1/4 cup on onions
1/4 cup of mushrooms
1/4 cup of peppers
1/2 cup of green beans
2 cups of lettuce
2 slices of tomatoes
2 tbsp on italian dressing

Dinner
1/2 lb of lean ground beef
1 1/2 hamburger buns
1.5 tbsp of mayo
1 tbsp low carb ketchup
2 slices of onion
1 roma tomato
7 oz red wine

1835 calories, 149 grams of protein, 77 fat grams, and 88 net carbs OUCH!

[mitzimarie]

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Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Lunch - MUP with almonds

Snack - 1 serving of sugar snap peas and 1 cup of jicama with an ounce of cheddar cheese

Dinner - Sauteed fresh shrimp in butter and garlic on stovetop and poured it over 2 cups of spaghetti squash

Fitday Totals:
1446 calories
45 net carbs, 32 of those veggie (77g carbs - 32g fiber = 45 net carbs)
61% Fat
13% Carbs
26% Protein

[*Wendy*]

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Wendy, I worry that you aren't eating enough either. Are you doing induction levels??

Yes - I dropped back to induction levels. Am just now (today) going to step onto Rung 1 again. I messed up BAD for a few weeks & had a terrible time getting back on track. Since I'd only previously made it to Rung 2, I figured it best to start at the beginning!

[mitzimarie]

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Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Lunch - tuna with egg, mayo, & mustard (rarely eat tuna... made some at Barry's request); whole large cucumber

Snack - 1 serving of sugar snap peas and 1 ounce of jicama

Dinner - hamburger patty topped with provolone cheese/cup of mushrooms; 12 ounces of fresh green beans and cup of mushrooms sauteed/fried together in butter and oil

Fitday Totals:
1632 calories
40 net carbs, 35 of those veggie (70g carbs - 30g fiber = 40 net carbs)
62% Fat
10% Carbs
28% Protein

[gonnabskinny]

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Wow, no posts in a few days! I thought I better get back on here and report in.

Last week, I only lost 1 lb, but that is OK. I will take it.

Last week I averaged 1922 calories per day, with 98 fat grams per day (should be about 110), 148 protein grams per day, which is about right, and 77 net carbs per day (it was supposed to be 75, but I miscounted one day)

Yesterday I had...

Breakfast
2 xl eggs
4 oz greek yogurt
1/2 cup of natures three berries
1 cup Cherrio's
1/2 soy milk

Lunch
Ham and Swiss sandwich: 4 oz of ham, 1 oz swiss cheese, 4 dill pickle stackers, 1 roma tomato, 1 leaf romaine lettuce, 1.5 tbsp mayo, and 2 slices of Mrs Baird's Fiber Plus bread
1/2 large apple

Dinner
1/2 lb Fuddruckers burger no bun wrapped in 4 large iceberg leaves with 5 pickle slices, mayo, 2 tomato slices, 4 rings of onions, and some jalapenos

Evening snack
7 oz red wine
1 sourdough Wasa crispbread

1857 calories, 101 grams of fat, 106 grams of protein, and 81 grams net carbs

Ratios were out of whack
49% fat
Only 22% protein (way to low for me)
29% carbs (way to high for me)
Probably not enough calories either!

I raised my carb intake to 80 starting yesterday, still looking for my CCLL. I am only 16 lbs away from pre-maintenance and I need to find it before I get there. This is going to get interesting. How do I raise my carbs, keep my ratios in line, and not raise my calorie intake too much? I am kind of having a struggle keeping everything balanced.

[*Emma*]

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Okay back to report

Yesterday

Lunch - Bacon and mushroom Ommlette
Dinner - Turkey Steak with brocolli in a cream, cheese, bacon & mushroom sauce, yum!
snack - hot dog

Today

Breakfast - Crustless Quiche
Lunch - salad with bacon & 2 boiled eggs
Dinner - wholewheat wrap with ham and salad and mayo


calories way to low both days, but i wasnt hungry so cant be helped

oh, and a 3 pound loss.