1st week on OWL

[delicia395]

Just completed my first week in OWL. I lost 3 more pounds!! My only problem is "gas". Lots and lots of gas. Does anyone have advice on this subject?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: 1st week on OWL

Did you add anything new?

Did you change anything from Induction?

[delicia395]

Re: 1st week on OWL

I added more veggies like onions and mushrooms. I also had a few more tomatoes and some almonds.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: 1st week on OWL

Well, you should only add one new food at a time.

The gas may be coming from the onions?

Also, almonds are appropriate until the Nut/Seed rung of OWL. They're not something you should be eating yet.

[Elizellen]

Re: 1st week on OWL

AS J said, it might be the new veggies causing this problem. Maybe try only eating one of them for a few days as well as your 'usual' induction ones and seeing if the problem persists, then switch and eat the other one for a few days? That might prove which one is doing this to you.
The beauty of OWL is that we learn so much about how our body reacts to the various 'legal' foods andre able to tailor our Atkins to suit it.

[Aprile]

Re: 1st week on OWL

Onions give me troubles. I don't know what it is but if I eat cooked yellow onions I have tummy troubles. I can eat shallots just fine but not yellow onions.

[not2late]

Re: 1st week on OWL

I added more veggies like onions and mushrooms. I also had a few more tomatoes and some almonds.

Have you been eating these onions, tomatoes and mushrooms during your Induction? Or are they completely new additions to your menu...that is, you didn't eat them at all during Induction?

Also what other veg are you eating? Some veggies have the reputation to be "gas" producers like broccoli, cabbage, asparagus, leeks/garlic, and cauliflower.