Someone tell me if I am eating too much!

[bikinidreams]

As I mentioned in another post, I'm a teacher who is on Spring Break (until 6:00am tomorrow!) so I feel like I've been eating a lot! I'm on Day 4 of induction and have lost 3 pounds so far.

Breakfast:
3 eggs with 1 oz feta cheese and 1 tbsp butter (split with fiancee, so it was more like 1.5 eggs, etc.)
2 slices nitrate free bacon
2 slices candian bacon

Lunch:
2 quarter pound turkey burger pattys made on the George Foreman
1 slice velvetta cheese
1.5 cups romaine lettuce
2 tbsp caesar dressing
1 oz parmesean cheese

Snack:
1/4 cup Ricotta cheese
Few drops of Stevia
Dash cinnamon
Dash cocoa Powder

Dinner:
Smoked sausage
1.5 cups green beans

I will probably want another dessert later... I've been dying to try that Pumpkin Cheesecake stuff. Is that too much?

This is the struggle I have with Atkins and with any diet- I'm always always hungry. Atkins is the best fit for my appetite, for sure. But I worry that if I let myself eat what I want to eat, there will be no weight loss!

Here is tomorrow's plan, which will resemble my plan for the next few weeks, since I intend on continuing on extended induction.

Breakfast
Three slices All Natural Sausage
1 tbsp butter
1 whole Green Pepper


Lunch
Two Turkey Burger Pattys
1 slice Cheese
1/2 cucumber
Flax Cracker

Snack
1/4 cup Ricotta
few drops Stevia
dash cinnamon
dash cocoa powder


Dinner
Taco salad with cheese and salsa on 2 cups Romaine

Dessert:
Pumpkin Cheesecake or Danish recipe

*I drink plenty of water and take a B vitamin, flaxseed oil, and magnesium.

Sorry for such a long post- how does that sound?

[liv]

Re: Someone tell me if I am eating too much!

I don't think you are eating too much but you are eating some stuff that you are not supposed to.
There is a cheese limit of 3-4 oz but velvetta and ricotta are not allowed. Try cream cheese instead.
Flax is not an induction thing either
Recheck the list of allowed stuff and readjust

Congratulations with your loss. Hope you had a great break.

[EverLosing]

Re: Someone tell me if I am eating too much!

Yeah, the cheese thing!! Thank goodness I don't love cheese. I have to make myself eat string cheese for a snack!! Don't worry too much right now about eating too much food. Very soon you'll feel almost no hunger and you're going to have to remind yourself to put some fuel in your body. Do study up on the allowed cheeses and quantities.

[bikinidreams]

Re: Someone tell me if I am eating too much!

Thank you for the advice re: cheese and flax! I am a cheese lover, so whenever I can, I love to squeeze cheese into the day!

I am always so worried about what I am eating. I guess with more successful weight loss, I will become more aware of how foods affect me...

[pluorvee]

Re: Someone tell me if I am eating too much!

you can have cheese just not the kind of cheese you are eating. sorry...