Day 1 and half of Day2 Induction

[Tired of Chub]

I need to learn to NOT eat just because its there. ahem. just because pork rinds are allowed doesnt mean I have to cram my maw with them.

Day1
Breakfast- hardboiled egg
Snack another HB egg

Lunch- 1 cup romaine, 7oz tuna, pickles(dill) about 3T.

Gum

Snack at home-
pork rinds and pepperoni
(I have an after work attack when I walk in my door and am usually struggling not to stuff my face)

Dinner-
salad with 1.5C romaine and 0.5 cup tomato and 2T carb options ranch dressing. 4 oz steak

Snack- 2oz monteray jack cheese and 20 pepperoni

Beverages-
100 ounces of water.
2 Diet Rites (after the water was done)

(FitDay came up with 18 grams of crabs. percentages being 50% fat, 3% carb, 46% protein. no clue where that extra 1% went to).


Day2-
BFast- Hard boiled egg

Snack-none. I wasnt hungry!

Lunch- 1 cup romaine lettuce, .5cup roma tomato, .5 cup cucumber, 4oz leftover steak, 2Tcarb options Ranch dressing.

(Im planning on having chicken for dinner, I have one in the crockpot as we speak, covered in alloweable herbs and spices. will have romaine and Ranch salad with it as well. Planned snack is more of that delicious FULL FAT cheese. lol. and probably some pepperoni as well. with Diet Rite.)

Im unsure if I have a problem with only eating an HB egg for breakfast. I do not like breakfast when I first wakeup the mere thought makes me gag. So, my egg comes about 7am which is about 90 minutes after my eyes are open. And thats about all I can handle at that point even. a full breakfast with bacon and omelets turns my stomach at that hour.

Im open to everyones critique, no other way to learn other then the assistance of others. Thankyou much!

[Moochiecat]

Re: Day 1 and half of Day2 Induction

I need to learn to NOT eat just because its there. ahem. just because pork rinds are allowed doesnt mean I have to cram my maw with them.

I had to learn that!! Oh boy...I was the poster child for eating it because it 'was there'
If you feel a food is a problem for you (even if it's Atkins friendly) then get rid of it!

I want you to look at your menu and think about where it is from a nutritional standpoint, and how you can improve that. Romaine lettuce is better than iceberg, yes, but make sure you eat from the whole list of allowable veggies so you get the nutrients and the fiber (very important) that they all offer. Plus, it'll help keep your menu's interesting.

There's a whole world of snacks out there you can have that aren't full of salt like pork rinds and pepperoni. I'm a pepperoni fan myself, and one way I LOVED to have it as a snack was to cube it up with some small bites of celery and small cubes of cheese. I could eat it like I used to eat popcorn...a few bits at a time. It's great...crunchy, creamy and zippy. Plus I'm cutting down on the amount of pepperoni AND I'm getting a veggie in there as well. (try radish...that's good too) You can chop up a bunch of this and have it in a container ready for snacking.
I make myself up some meatballs (ground beef, spices, S&P, baked in the oven) and eat those cold dipped in ranch dressing...great snack!
I also like to slice a pickle and some cheese into thin strips and wrap them in deli meat to make little tasty roll ups. These also can be made ahead to snack on.

You've given this a read, right?
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5235
so you know where your ratio's should be, and you can see you were low on fat and high on protein. So cutting down the pepperoni and upping the cheese would work for you. Adding some mayo to that lunchtime tuna salad would help as well.

Carb Options Ranch....did you know that you can buy Kraft or whatever other brand of Ranch and it's pretty much Atkins friendly...there's no need to buy specially labelled ($$$) low carb stuff. Lots of folks like Hidden Valley Ranch and Marie's or Renee's has great creamy dressings as well.

I also wasn't a breakfast person and now I surprise myself by waking up ready to eat! I used to gag down a HB egg, but now I eagerly await breakfast...go figure!
Breakfast doesn't ever have to be a traditional breakfast food. If you want soup for breakfast, eat soup. Leftovers? Go for it! Think about what appeals to you and have it. Try making egg or tuna salad the night before and eating it with a celery stick...yum.

The Diet Rite....well...I'm a fan of getting rid of a sweet tooth and technically, the ingredients in soda aren't on the Acceptable Foods list. It all depends on how 'clean' an Induction you want to do. If you are having one or two a week, that's find...but if it's a daily drink you may want to rethink it. And of course, you know that only water counts as water, right?
I personally needed to cleanse myself of things like soda during Induction, but you'll find there are differing opinions on that.


To sum up: cut down on the pepperoni and the pork rinds...find things you can replace or add to them to give yourself more fats and more nutrients.
Vary your veggies so you get more nutritional bang for your buck (and more fiber in your system to combat the constipation a lot of folks new to the diet run into)
Find something you enjoy waking up to and don't gag at the thought of eating in the morning.

Also, remember that you don't have to eat much in the morning...a few bites to get your metabolism is important, but you are always allowed to snack later on in the morning when you're more ready for it..so keep that in mind and plan accordingly.

You've got a good start there..keep it up!

[Tired of Chub]

Re: Day 1 and half of Day2 Induction

THank you Moochie. I may have to banish the pepperoni from the house. I love the spice and grababiliity of it a bit too much. I did take your suggestion for a snack and instead of having a salad with dinner, I saved veggies for a snack. Had a cup of radishes and a half cup of califlower while watching tv. (I was addicted to popcorn, I fully admit it). Still had a problem with pepperoni yesterday afternoon so it may well find itself quite unwelcome unless I can get ahold of myself. Im going to make some meatballs (spicy style) and see if that wont assist my spice and grabability issues. (how long do you bake them for, Ive never baked them, only fried?)
The Diet Rite- Im counting it as a carb and a sugar, not as a water. I find myself wanting something sweet at night (as in a piece of fruit, not candy.Ive never been a big candy person) and the soda kills that craving for the forbidden. AmI defeating the purpose by doing that?

Day 2 I ended up with (taken direct from FitDay) 2323 cal, 163gfat, 16g carb, 4 g fiber, 193g protein which ended upbeing 64% fat, 2%carb, 34% protein.