my menu and a few ?s

[Defrazld]

A few questions...

I found fitday.com and am fiddling about with it, I don't know how to get it to let me enter any 1/2 or 1/3 amounts...I'll work on that.

I'm in induction and I know I'm not doing a clean induction.

How many carbs are we allowed? I don't have my book yet but I remember seeing somewhere about 13 / day? Again, I am waiting on my book - can't wait to get it! It's farrrr easier to read a book and save the page than keep up with sooo many pages and links in one website...there is a huge amount of info here.

For breakfast I had 4 pieces of bacon about 5 inches long and 2 fried eggs & 44 oz of water.

For lunch - tunafish salad made with boiled eggs/mayo/mustard and I ate about 1 cup. Is that too much? I was hungry and it is my lunch.

The portion is hard to determine because I prepared it as a huge bulk dish. My hubby is doing the Atkins too.

The entire dish however was 12 eggs, 5lb can of tunafish, 4 T of regular mustard, salt, 1 T relish, a small dash of onion & garlic salt, 1 small chopped onion.
Another 44 oz of water along with lunch.

I'm mixing a little decaf lemon tea in each of my 44 oz waters with "some" splenda - maybe a teaspoon with each 44 oz. (I'm now swimming)

I can't wait to get the book, this looks like greek to me. The website is great but I keep getting lost - lots to absorb!!! Too much to remember all at once.

Thanks

[*Emma*]

Re: my menu and a few ?s

my first suggestion would be to go to the FAQ section and 14 day induction section and read the stickies at the top of the page

induction is a max of 20 carbs, you should be eating 3 cups of veggies a day, to make the majority of those carbs up, the rest will come from eggs, cheese, mayo etc...

water is water, nothing added, so you need to stay away from that lemon tea

watch your relish, mustard etc, read the labels for the ingredients and ensure they are on the acceptable foods list..

great job on ordering the "bible" you'll need it!!

[Defrazld]

Re: my menu and a few ?s

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Decaf tea? oh gosh...and I thought I was doing well quitting caffeine and white sugar completely....

What does decaf tea do?

Thanks for the input - can't wait til I get that book!!!

[*Emma*]

Re: my menu and a few ?s

decaf tea is fine, but not as part of your water allowance, you could have one of these a day on top of your 64oz of water (plus a further 8 for every 25lbs you're overweight)

however if you find you're not losing as fast as you should be, the tea would be one of the first things to cut out

make sure you get your veggies in, in future, theyre vital!

PS, i know you didnt mention it but stay away from the atkins bars/shakes!