Induction was disappointing, but I'm still HERE!!

[Atkin50]

It's the "BIG DAY" today when official induction is done. My weigh-in was a disappointing 3.3 lbs less than when I started. Hardly anything to get excited about since it's only 'flux' weight. My waist is half an inch less.

Have noticed my evening bloat going down. At first I'd add 2 inches to my waist in the eve....second week down to 1 inch, last couple of days only half an inch of daily gain; and I'm hoping this trend continues. Not sure yet what it means, but I'm sure it's improvement on some level.

Maybe I'm having too much sodium? I don't know what a good daily sodium goal would be. Any suggestions? I'm going to cut out cheese, stay on 20 gram OWL, and see what happens in the next couple of weeks. I did have a lo-carb muffin around day 10 but another ADBB member said to remove it from my foods until OWL rung fir grains so I did. I was confused by the induction menus on the Atkins nutritional website that allow breads, pancakes and muffins. I've never been resistant to any of my other weight loss efforts but this one.

Keto stix are still nothing like any of the colors on the bottle..maybe they're 'bad'? Don't really notice anything different except a lack of energy. Sleep patterns are the same. Mental well being is slightly improved.

Thank you to all in this forum who addressed my wearly newbie concerns and I'll be movin on to the OWL forum now.

HW/205 SW/183 CW/ 180 GW/135
My food journal is at:

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=Atkin50

[not2late]

Hi and welcome Atkin50.

I looked over your fitday. Drop the ham from your menu and limit your bacon to once every couple of days. Processed meats like bacon and ham tend to contain sugars. If you are using the generic fitday values for those foods, you might be underestimating the number of carbs they contain. you can enter customized foods in fitday.

I take it you are drinking you daily water requirement: 64 ounces plus an additional 8 ounces for every 25 pounds you are overweight.

Finally the ketostix....Read the FAQs on ketosis in the FAQ forum. Ketostix are not the best indicator of ketosis.

Now onto your OWL....

I take it you are planning to do the modified OWL in which you stay below 20 net carbs but move up the OWL ladder?

[Atkin50]

yes, modified owl

Thank you for looking at my menu. What can I have as a fat/protein with my eggs instead of ham or bacon? Sausage?

I measure religiously, workout correctly (almost daily) and drink way more water than i 'need' (min. 100 oz a day.
Had a really hard time getting cals up, and my budget is very limited so I can't keep a WIDE variety of foods on hand for the week.

Without cheese? Not sure the numbers will work as easily.....I haven't had time to read the OWL chapter yet....so I'm sure that will provide some insight.

Won't someone consider psoting a sticky with High-cal -lo carb 'fillers' ?

[not2late]

Re: yes, modified owl

Thank you for looking at my menu. What can I have as a fat/protein with my eggs instead of ham or bacon? Sausage?

I measure religiously, workout correctly (almost daily) and drink way more water than i 'need' (min. 100 oz a day.
Had a really hard time getting cals up, and my budget is very limited so I can't keep a WIDE variety of foods on hand for the week.

Without cheese? Not sure the numbers will work as easily.....I haven't had time to read the OWL chapter yet....so I'm sure that will provide some insight.

Won't someone consider psoting a sticky with High-cal -lo carb 'fillers' ?

You know something...eggs have the almost perfect fat/protein/carb ratio for Atkins. If you really want to have some kind of meat in addition to your eggs, you can eat last-night's leftovers--I frequently do this.

You can increase your cals by adding a tablespoon of some kind of fat to your meals. For example, if you are having steammed broccoli for dinner, put on a tablespoon of butter on it. If you are having baked chicken, mix together mayonnaise and mustard and use that as a dip or sauce for your chicken. Or you can make hollandaise sauce---which is high fat, high calories and perfectly acceptable for Atkins.

[sadie147]

Eggs are a protein, I dont think there is a need to have a 'protein' with them. Cook them in butter or oil and that will help with the fat.

Also keep in mind you don't nessessarily have to have the tradtional breakfast foods. How about devilled eggs? tuna salad or chicken wings? You can also have your dinner leftovers from teh night before. there's no rule that says you need to have eggs for breakfast (some people can't stand eggs).

If you are going to have sausage, make sure you check the carb count, some can be fairly high carb and containg wheat and sugars.