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  • #16
    Re: Menu Review

    Originally posted by michelea3425
    Ladies, thank you for all your help. I'm sure I will be back with more questions and more confusion.
    That's the only way to learn! I've read the book a zillion times and I'm still confused about some parts. I learn something new every time I help someone out or read other poster's questions and the answers received.

    Sunny!
    People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


    "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
    ~~Herodotus


    Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
    Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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    • #17
      Re: Menu Review

      Thank you...it really can be overwhelming when you haven't been watching those things all along or you are taught to watch the calories or fat!
      Michele

      Female, 41 Years Old, Started on 03/04/08
      Start Weight -- 184.5
      3/26/08 -- 173.4
      4/15/08 -- 169.2 (first goal!!)
      5/09/08 -- 164.0
      5/16/08 -- 162.0
      5/23/08 -- 159.8 (second goal!!)
      5/26/08 -- 157.2
      FELL OFF THE WAGON BUT I'M BACK ON NOW.
      9-09-08 -- 153.2 (third goal! My BMI just went from Obese to Overweight)

      Goal Weight -- 130.0





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      • #18
        Re: Menu Review

        Originally posted by michelea3425
        I must have read wrong then. Where The Power Of Five is listed in my book it says 1/2 cup of heavy cream so I thought this was acceptable once you start OWL.
        That is correct. However, during Rung 1 of OWL, you add vegetables, not heavy cream.

        I cannot believe that I was messing up the vegetables so badly. I am a smart, educated woman but for some reason I was really confused. I wasn't even putting enough carbs in my body. No wonder my weight seemed to move so slowly.

        Last night I sat down and made a list of the vegetables that I have here in the house and went through and found them all on FitDay and calculated exactly how many net carbs are in each cup. I ended up being able to have about three times the veggies I was eating before.

        I was seriously depriving myself of veggies! I also need to learn to spread them out more. I don't eat vegetables with breakfast and rarely with lunch so I know this can spike your blood sugar to eat so many vegetables in one sitting so I will start spreading them out but by doing the vegetables the way I was doing them before. When I wasn't calculating the NET carbs there weren't many vegetables on my plate at all so I was almost "saving" them!
        I think we're confusing you a bit....

        During Induction you ate 3 cups of the Induction vegetables--either 3 cups of the vegetables on the "Salad list" or 2 cups of the "salad list" and 1 cup of the "other list". That's your minimum daily veggie allowance, throughout your Atkins.

        During rung 1 OWL, you eat those 3 cups PLUS 5 net carbs of any Induction veggie. Each vegetable has its own net carb value per cup . For example, 5 net carbs of lettuce is like 15 cups, while 5 net carbs of pumpkin is about 1/2 cup.

        I'm excited to have the opportunity to incorporate more veggies in. I think I will stay on rung 1 of OWL though until I get my body used to the RIGHT amount of veggies!

        Ladies, thank you for all your help. I'm sure I will be back with more questions and more confusion.
        ~Megs~
        242/141/160 (130)
        dress size 26/10/8
        5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
        My blog:
        http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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        • #19
          Re: Menu Review

          Thank you Megs. I am getting extremely frustrated because my weight isn't moving. I don't know if I should move myself back down to induction and try again or just stay on rung 1 of OWL and hope that it fixes itself.
          Michele

          Female, 41 Years Old, Started on 03/04/08
          Start Weight -- 184.5
          3/26/08 -- 173.4
          4/15/08 -- 169.2 (first goal!!)
          5/09/08 -- 164.0
          5/16/08 -- 162.0
          5/23/08 -- 159.8 (second goal!!)
          5/26/08 -- 157.2
          FELL OFF THE WAGON BUT I'M BACK ON NOW.
          9-09-08 -- 153.2 (third goal! My BMI just went from Obese to Overweight)

          Goal Weight -- 130.0





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          • #20
            Re: Menu Review

            Are you still in ketosis? If you are then there is absolutely no reason to "go back to Induction". Make the adjustments and re-evaluate in a week or two.
            ~Megs~
            242/141/160 (130)
            dress size 26/10/8
            5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
            My blog:
            http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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            • #21
              Re: Menu Review

              I don't have any strips left but I don't think I am. I'm not having any of the signs or symptoms that I had before.
              Michele

              Female, 41 Years Old, Started on 03/04/08
              Start Weight -- 184.5
              3/26/08 -- 173.4
              4/15/08 -- 169.2 (first goal!!)
              5/09/08 -- 164.0
              5/16/08 -- 162.0
              5/23/08 -- 159.8 (second goal!!)
              5/26/08 -- 157.2
              FELL OFF THE WAGON BUT I'M BACK ON NOW.
              9-09-08 -- 153.2 (third goal! My BMI just went from Obese to Overweight)

              Goal Weight -- 130.0





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