Newbie's OWL Menu

[westphalia]

Hello. I'm 6'3", 36 years old, and weigh 340. I weighed 428 on April 1st, when I started Atkins. I walk 4.3 miles each morning, do an hour's worth of weightlifting in the afternoon, then an hour of isometrics at night before bed.

I've been on nothing but induction, but I've now stalled in my weight loss for over a week - actually, I've picked up about five pounds - and am experiencing a lot of water retention, so I thought I'd move on to OWL. Is this menu alright?


Breakfast:

3 eggs
1 peeled Valencia orange

Lunch:

1 6-oz. chicken breast
2 cups mixed vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)

Dinner:
1 or 2 6-oz. chicken breast

Snacks in between, if needed: olives, chicken salad (real mayo, walnuts, celery, no onions)

[Elizellen]

Re: Newbie's OWL Menu

The first rung of OWL as stated in DANDR 2002 is to add 5 net carbs of the induction-allowed vegetables - which do not include carrots (OWL rung 8 ) but do include onions.

Looking at the veg you listed I see 2 cups from the '1-cup list' plus perhaps some celery (from the 2-3 cup list) so you would be short of your veggies unless you have 2 cups of celery and assuming the extra cup of brocolli/cauli includes your extra 5 net carbs of these as well as your one cup from induction levels.

Some other items you list are not OWL rung/level one foods either:
Walnuts are allowed on rung 3
Oranges are allowed on rung 7

Good for you for checking on future menu items instead of eating it then asking

[westphalia]

Re: Newbie's OWL Menu

Outstanding. I'll adjust accordingly. Thanks for the help!