Where can I get some more carbs?

[kellymch2006]

Breakfast:
One hard boiled egg (1/2 carb)
Black coffee (1 carb)

Mid morning snack:
2 heat and eat sausage patties (1 carb)
1 stick of cheese (1 carb)

Lunch:
Chicken salad-canned chicken and mayo (o carbs)

Afternoon snack:
Cream Cheese muffin (2 carbs)

Suppper:
2 hamburger patties with cheese, mayo, and horseradish(1 carb)
Three broccoli spears (3 carbs)
Salad with caesar dressing (1 carb)

Later:
Cream cheese muffin (2 carbs)
Pork Rinds plain :-( I've already used my cheese allotment for the day. (0 carbs)


12 1/2 carbs. Hmmm. That doesn't sound good, especially since I'm at my veggies allotment and cheese allotment...
Gallon of water
Two cups of hot, unsweetened green tea
I walked for fifteen minutes until the bottom fell off of my shoe...

[billbazz]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

take your lunch of chicken and pile it onto a tossed salad--up to 2 cups of salad veggie's a day is needed for the carbs and fiber...

i do it with my Hamburger patty's! it's like having a loaded Double cheese burger with all the fixin's!

[kellymch2006]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

Well, I had my veggie limit with the supper salad and the broccoli. Although, you did make me eyeball that again and realize that I meant three carbs for the salad and I only wrote down one.

Thanks, I'll go change that now.

And I love to have my main dish over salad.

[IrishMom82]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

Try having more veggies that have more carbs, Jicama is a great veggie that is great for upping the fiber and the carb count. I like pickles as well, great snack food.

[kellymch2006]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

Thanks, maybe I didn't mention that I'm on Induction so I'm limited to three cups of veggies a day and I've been doing 2 cups of salad plus 1 cup of other.

[billbazz]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

Ceasar salad is just lettuce and cheese right?
tossed salad will have the veggie's you need and you can add hard boiled egg to it or bacon...or Both!

[billbazz]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

ooops..sorry see you replied before I sent...

[kellymch2006]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

When I say Caesar, I mean Caesar dressing. I just put it on romaine lettuce. It isn't like a real Casear salad.

[IrishMom82]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

I understood you are on Induction but there are SOOOO many other veggies allowed on the 2 cups list that aren't lettuce or salad veggies, Jicama is one of them!

Here's a list of veggies you are allowed:

2 Cups of the following
alfalfa sprouts
daikon
mushrooms
arugula
endive
parsley
bok choy
escarole
peppers
celery
fennel
radicchio
chicory
jicama
radishes
chives
lettuce
romaine lettuce
cucumber
moche
sorrel

1 Cup of the following
artichoke
celery root
pumpkin
artichoke hearts
rhubarb
asparagus
chard
sauerkraut
bamboo shoots
collard greens
scallions
dandelion
snow peas
bean sprouts
dandelion greens
spaghetti squash
beet greens
eggplant
spinach
broccoli
hearts of palm
string or wax beans
broccoli rabe
kale
summer squash
brussels
kohlrabi
tomato
bean sprouts
leeks
turnips
cabbage
okra
water chestnuts
cauliflower
onion
zucchini

So as you can see your options are endless. If you try more than just the leafy veggies you will be able to get more carb counts in. My favorite carb uppers are Green Peppers and Jicama. I totally know what you're going through cause I was having the same issue but then I read the book and realized I was allowed so much more than just salad/leafy veggies! Good luck!

[kellymch2006]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

I'm sorry for not making myself clear. The menu that I posted was for yesterday and I only had 16 1/2 grams of carbs and I was trying to get to 20.

At that point I had already had my vegetable limit. I do know the acceptable foods and I do understand that lettuce is not the only salad food.

Thanks for sending the list, though. Today is a new day!

[Elizellen]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

I think what Irishmom was trying to suggest was that you could get more veg carbs by choosing other veg than just lettuce.

I often have a cup's worth of peppers mixed with a cup of lettuce - raw red peppers have about 6.5 net carbs, so making a two cup salad of about 7 net carbs.
If you had say a cup of onions (raw, 1 cup, chopped = about 11 net carbs) fried in butter as your choice of 'other veg' with a different meal that would make a total of 18 net carbs from 3 cups of veg.

Choosing just lettuce really 'cheats' you of the net carbs you could be eating by choosing other veg from the list.

If you really love lettuce and dont think a salad is a salad without it then move to the first rung of OWL after your 14 days induction and add up to 5 net carbs of them (about 13 cups I think)!!

[fat4now]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

I walked for fifteen minutes until the bottom fell off of my shoe...

Not to be mean, but that's funny Hope you got some more shoes and are continuing to walk.

[kellymch2006]

Re: Where can I get some more carbs?

It was funny...when I came trotting in the house and my husband said, "What the he** happened to your shoe???"

I didn't get new shoes yet. I got Superglue.

We're moving to North Georgia Wednesday and there is a Nike outlet store down the road so I'm waiting for that for new shoes...