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    Extended induction menu check

    this is what ive been eating everyday

    b: 4 eggs, bacon, coffee
    l: 95% of the time is baby spinach salad, grilled chicken, tomatoes, broccoli, roasted garlic vinaigrette with supposed zero carbs.

    or sometimes for lunch i will get 2 cheeseburgers with bacon

    d: is either brocolli, sometimes with cheese, or spinach with butter. for protien, either baked chicken thighs, steak, hamburger, and hot italian sausage.

    i started on feb 20th of this year, im down about 20lbs.
    i guess im wondering is there is something in my diet that i should change to pick up the pace.

    thanks for looking!
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    Re: Extended induction menu check

    It looks fin to me - though it actually looks more like an OWL rung one menu, with all the veg you are eating, and you would probably be better off officially moving to rung one. You can stay there as long as you like. I know that even now when I am officially on the legumes rung I often have days when I actually only eat carbs from rung one. Veg is good, don't avoid eating it by staying at induction level.
    Kate




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      Re: Extended induction menu check

      interesting, thanks for the comments

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        Re: Extended induction menu check

        Yes, looks very good! Sounds about the same type of menu I eat. As you move on and lower your weight, you might want to start watching the quantities. Changing from 4 eggs and 6 strips of bacon to 3 eggs and 4 strips of bacon for breakfast, that can make a big difference....but don't worry about it yet! Good job on the 20lbs!
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        • #5
          Re: Extended induction menu check

          Originally posted by higgies
          Yes, looks very good! Sounds about the same type of menu I eat. As you move on and lower your weight, you might want to start watching the quantities. Changing from 4 eggs and 6 strips of bacon to 3 eggs and 4 strips of bacon for breakfast, that can make a big difference....but don't worry about it yet! Good job on the 20lbs!
          perhaps i should cut back on quantities now, since my weight loss has slowed? last week, i only dropped one pound. seems when i do drop some weight to a new low, my weight goes right back up and higher during the week, then on the weekend, i will show a new low again. but if all looks good to you guys, i will just keep pushing on

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            Re: Extended induction menu check

            When I dropped my weight, I failed to recalculate my caloric needs, and my weight loss stopped. See what your BMR is now that you've dropped 20 pounds, then see how many calories you're taking in. Calories still do count.
            Joe




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              Re: Extended induction menu check

              Originally posted by westphalia
              When I dropped my weight, I failed to recalculate my caloric needs, and my weight loss stopped. See what your BMR is now that you've dropped 20 pounds, then see how many calories you're taking in. Calories still do count.
              my bmr is 2899.6 but i always seem to have trouble with that fitday website. so im not sure how much im taking in

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                Re: Extended induction menu check

                Originally posted by BIG TONY
                my bmr is 2899.6 but i always seem to have trouble with that fitday website. so im not sure how much im taking in
                It sucks, but you have to get used to measuring. I didn't even own a measuring cup when I started Atkins, or a food scale, yet I cooked all the time. I "eyeballed" everything. I could cook that way, but had no idea just how many calories, carbs, fat and protein I was taking in.

                It was a revelation to me that 4 oz. of meat is about the size of a deck of playing cards. I thought it'd be about the size of my fist. Atkins has its version of two tablespoons of sour cream, and I have mine - which turned out to be about 1/2 a cup. You see what I mean?

                One thing I try to do is have the same basic breakfast every morning, then pack a lunch for work. That way, I know the night before exactly what my measurements are, and I can approach dinner a little more sensibly. I love to eat when I get home, and before I go to the gym, so those hours from 1800 to about 2000 are killers, and I have to measure things out carefully.

                Food scales are cheap - I saw one at Wal-Mart for $10. A measuring cup is even cheaper. It's laborious using them, but very revealing, and you will end up getting a better sense of where you are, and what you're taking in.
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