My second try on OWL, Rung 1

[PinkBikini]

Special thanx to Megs for her insightful questions on last week's menu. It helped me clear up some errors in my menu and I think I am on track this week. I also went and ahead and plugged quite a few of these into fitday. Question though, if I'm not hungry enough to eat all of this...how should I prioritize my meals?? Like, what if I find I'm not hungry enough to eat all my carbs each day? Should I just eat what I feel like or should I be working to get the carbs in first, or protein....?

Ok, the menu with highlighted "extra 5 carbs" each day:
Week 5 Plan

Sat Sep 8

Cheeseburger with ½ avocado (1+2)

2 cups spinach (1), 1 tbl bleu cheese (0), ¾ cup celery (2.5)

flax seed (1)

coffee (0)

3/4 cup jicama chips, seasoned (

Roast beef rollups with horseradish and about ¼ cup cucumber (0.5+0.5+1)

Net carbs: 17.5



Sun Sep 9

2 egg Omelette (1.5) with bacon (0.5) and slice cheese (1)

2 cups spinach (1) and chicken salad with mayo (1)

½ cup Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes (5)

¾ cup jicama chips (

1 oz salmon (0)

coffee (0)

Roast beef rollups with horseradish and ¼ cup cucumber (0.5+0.5)

Net carbs: 20



Mon Sep 10

½ Mock Pumpkin cheesecake (3.5) and ½ cup celery (1.5)

2 cups spinach (1), bleu cheese dsg, 1 hardboiled egg (1)

Salmon and 1 oz cream cheese with dill pinwheels (0.5+1+0.5)

3/4 cup jicama chips (

flax seed (1)

coffee (0)

Pastrami rollups with horseradish and 1/7 of an 11 oz cucumber (0.5+0.5+1)

Net carbs: 20



Tues Sep 11

Chicken and ½ cup cheesy cauliflower (5+1)

3/4 cup jicama chips (

flax seed (1)

coffee (0)

Roast beef rollups with horseradish and 1/7 of an 11 oz cucumber (0.5+0.5+1)

2 egg Omelette (1.5) with 1 cup spinach (1), 1 cup mushrooms (1)

Net carbs: 20.5



Wed Sep 12

3/4 cup jicama chips (

½ mock pumpkin cheesecake (3.5) and ½ cup celery (1.5)

½ avocado and tuna mash with mayo on 2 cups spinach (3+1)

Roast beef rollups with horseradish and 1/7 of an 11 oz cucumber (0.5+0.5+1)

Flax seed (1)

Paprika chicken with 1 tsp sour cream (1)

Net carbs: 21



Thurs Sep 13

3/4 cup jicama chips (

Roast beef rollups with horseradish and 1/7 of an 11 oz cucumber (0.5+0.5+1)

½ cup cauliflower mashed potatoes (5)

2 egg omelette (1.5), ½ cup mushrooms (1), 1.5 cups spinach (1.5), 1 slice cheese (1)

flax seed (1)

Net carbs: 21



Fri Sep 14

3/4 cup jicama chips (

Roast beef rollups with horseradish and 1/7 of an 11 oz cucumber (0.5+0.5+1)

1 cup spinach (1), ½ cup celery (1.5) and bleu cheese

½ mock Pumpkin cheesecake (3.5)

2 egg omelette (1.5), ½ cup mushrooms (1), 1 slice cheese (1), ½ cup spinach (0.5)

flax seed (1)

Net carbs: 21


Thanks for reviewing this!

[PinkBikini]

Re: My second try on OWL, Rung 1

They posted smilies instead of "8"s next to my jicama chips in case anyone was wondering!

[*Emma*]

Re: My second try on OWL, Rung 1

they all look fine!

the only think i would recommend is when you go up another rung only add the extra "rung" into your menu, every other day, it wont have any affect on this rung i dont think, no one gained weight from eating veggies!!

are you eating enough? are you feeling satisfied throughout the day?

in regards to your question if i have a day where i dont feel like i can eat i would go for the carbs first, dipped in mayo or something fatty of course! never just carbs on their own.

[PinkBikini]

Re: My second try on OWL, Rung 1

Thanks Emma. I thought I was supposed to add the 5 extra carbs daily with a different kind of food from each rung. I'll be more careful as I proceed up the ladder.

Yesterday I woke up, had a couple glasses of water, and started my eating for the day. Simple salad with blue cheese dsg and chicken and a little buttered cauliflower. I got so ill. I was sick in the bathroom. So I didn't eat for a few hours. Just chilled out and watched a movie, sipping some water. Had ab cramps all night. Continued eating as I normally would, just slower... feeling completely fine tonight. Even did my ab work for the day! But some days, it's just hard to get all that food in.

[*Emma*]

Re: My second try on OWL, Rung 1

You can add them in daily once youve tried the every other day thing and you know theyre okay! its just better to be safe than have something effect you that youve had every day!

sorry to hear you were feeling sick yesterday, bad chicken do ya think??

it is hard to get the food in, on those days its a matter of just trying to get some veggies and fat in!

[Elizellen]

Re: My second try on OWL, Rung 1

Emma is right - there is no 'minumum' amount of food we need to eat each day, as we are supposed to eat to our hunger, not to any laid down amount.

This will vary depending on many externals, so try to get used to when your body is signalling it is hungry. Dr Atkins told us not to go longer than 6 hours without eating 'something' so if the time is passing but you are not hungry then have just a little snack instead of a full planned meal.

Try to have some fat/ protein/carbs at each meal or snack to keep your balance level thorugh the day, then if you dont fancy eating a full meal and can only eat somehting small your ratios are still in equilibrium.