Need and OWL rung one check, please

[SMKelly]

Hi all,

I'm on the vegetable rung. And every day is pretty much the same. I've been up/down the pound ladder hovering around 305 for the last 2 weeks.

Any help is appreciated..

Breakfast:
2 boiled eggs
2 glasses water
2 oz of leftover grilled chicken/beef/pork

Lunch:
2 cups salad greens
2 TB Bob's Big Boy Blue Cheese dressing
grilled chicken/beef (3-4 oz)
2 glasses water
1 ice tea with one Splenda packet

Dinner
1 Diet rite cola
3 glasses water
6-8 oz steak or pork loin
3 tbs butter
1 1/2 cups steamed brocolli
2-3 oz cheese (cheddar)

For a snack, I'll have a cup of toasted dry anchovies (OK, I know it sounds gross. It's an Asian thing. They crunch and that satisfies cravings for chips!) The package says 0 carbs and sugar. And two more glasses of water.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Shelley

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

How much water in ounces are you drinking?

>> 2 TB Bob's Big Boy Blue Cheese dressing>>

Do you know the ingredients?

As to the vegetables ... how many net carbs are you eating from those?

I see 2 cups of salad greens ... is that just lettuce?

In my opinion, 2 cups of salad greens and 1 1/2 cups broccoli isn't really enough vegetables for the first rung of OWL.

The dried anchovies ... what's the list of ingredients?

[SMKelly]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Bob's Big Boy Blue Cheese Dressing:

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2 Tbsp (30 g) Amount per Serving Calories 140 Calories from Fat 130 % Daily Value * Total Fat 15g23% Saturated Fat 3g15% Monounsaturated Fat 0g Polyunsaturated Fat 0g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 15mg5% Sodium 180mg8% Potassium 0mg0% Total Carbohydrate 1g0% Dietary Fiber 0g0% Sugars 0g Protein 1g2%



The anchovies are simply dried, roasted anchovies, no oil, etc. The salad greens are simply romaine and iceberg lettuce. How much extra in veggies should I be eating? To me, the extra 1/2 cup was the additional 5gm. Drinking more than 70 oz. water daily.

[liv]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

I think it is looking pretty good as a menu.
You added 1/2 cup of broccoli as you extra 5 carbs?

Do you vary your vegetables at all and eat different things? Could be a good way to get more nutrients in.

Do you take a mulit vitamin?

How about some exercise? Have you started including some.

I think you are probably experiencing the usual PISS (Post induction Stall Syndrome) Most of us see that. But just sticking to our guns and keep eating low carb and being careful with artificial sugars will make things move again.


BTW where do you buy those anchovies. I am intrigued. Are they a special brand?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

What are the ingredients in the salad dressing?

Looking at the net carbs of your "salad greens" ... well, 1 cup of romaine, shredded is 1.5 total carbs and 0.99 fiber for .51 net carbs. 1 cup of iceberg, shredded is 2.14 total carbs and 0.9 fiber for 1.24 net carbs. That makes your salad less than 2 net carbs.

The 1 cup of broccoli (assuming fresh) chopped is 6.04 total carbs and 2.4 fiber for 3.64 net carbs.

That's around 6 (at the most) net carbs from vegetables ... and on Induction you should be having MOST of your daily net carbs from Induction vegetables.

My take on it is that you're not eating enough vegetable carbs (even though you're eating enough "cups").

Also, a good rule of thumb is to drink 1/2 your current body weight in ounces of water ... so 70 isn't likely to be enough for you.

More water and more vegetables will most likely give you weight loss. It doesn't take much undereating, both in carbs and calories (and water) to put your body in famine mode ... and it will simply hang on to whatever you give it.

[SMKelly]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Thank you both for the explanations.

J, I'm sorry I was such a snot regarding the energy drink. Mea culpa.

I'll try increasing the brocolli and salad and see what that does.

Regards,
Shelley

[SMKelly]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Hi Liv,

We get them at an Asian store called "The 99 Ranch Market"...they're already dried, and we just toast them in a dry skillet, then keep them in a tghtly covered jar.

[IMG]file:///Users/shelley/Desktop/Picture%203.png[/IMG]CRISPY, SPICY AND GARLICKY DRIED ANCHOVIES


Ingredients

500gr dried anchovies (ikan bilis a.k.a ikan teri kering)
2-3 tablespoons Chilli paste
15 cloves garlic, sliced
Vegetable oil

Method

Take a double kitchen towel then add two handfuls of dried anchovies to it.
Dropped some vegetable oil on your hand then rubbed completely into dried anchovies. Process with microwave about 4 minutes until crispy, continue steps above until your dried anchovies are completely done. Set aside.

Keep it ready your sliced garlic, fry until aroma to golden brown--don’t forget keep watching while frying other wise it will get burnt and will taste bitter, set aside.

In a wok add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil then heat it up to a medium fire, take 2 tablespoons chilli paste depending on how much spicy you want to be--means that you can add more chilli paste if needed.
Stirring about a minute then add the dried anchovies which had done by microwave process.

Continue to fry until the chilli paste and dried anchovies are well blended.
Remove from the heat then sift them out using a plastic basket with medium holes on purpose to get rid of unwanted granules.
lastly, toss your crispy garlic then keep it into a tight container.

Store in a dry area to make them last long.


You can google "dried anchovies" and it'll give you many links from which to order online. My husband (Irish/English) makes a face, but Mom and I (Asian) love them. Hee hee.

Shelley

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

>>I'm sorry I was such a snot regarding the energy drink. Mea culpa.>>

No worry!

[liv]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Thanks for the info Shelley
I am going to check my little local Asian market here and see if I can find some dried anchovies. Are they salty? That is the only thing I would watch out for.
In Norway, where I grew up, we used to eat a lot of dried cod. I wish I had some now. It would be such a perfect Atkins snack food.

[SMKelly]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Thanks for the info Shelley
I am going to check my little local Asian market here and see if I can find some dried anchovies. Are they salty? That is the only thing I would watch out for.
In Norway, where I grew up, we used to eat a lot of dried cod. I wish I had some now. It would be such a perfect Atkins snack food.

I knew an exchange student from Norway named Liv Ragnhild-Lassen. That's not you, is it?

I love dried cod.

The package I have lists sodium at 480gm. per serving. Higher than I normally like, and so I'll have to cut down. But a little goes a long way. I think you'll really like them!

Thanks for your support, and good luck with finding them! If you can't find them, maybe I can send you some, as long as I'm not arrested for sending food over international borders...can you imagine?

Shelley

[chinadoll]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Shelley you would definitely benefit from more water if you are eating a high sodium snack like the anchovies. They are good though!

[SMKelly]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Hi all,

for the last two days, I've altered my menu taking in everyone' ssuggestions. Thank you all so much. I'm down another 2lbs, which, considering it's also TOM as of today, isn't bad!

Breakfast
2 boiled eggs
2 oz. grilled pork
1/2 cup jicama, raw
24 oz. water

Lunch
1/3 avocado
3 oz. pork
4 cups lettuce greens (mixed)
3 tbs. carb-free blue cheese dressing
3 tbs. redi-whip
30 oz. water

Dinner
2 1/2 cups broccoli
2 tbs. butter
3 oz. cheese
1 diet rite soda
32 oz. water

The net carb thing really does make a difference. Thanks all again for your help!

Shelley

[Georgiana]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Congrats for the 2 lbs!

3 tbs. redi-whip

As in, Reddi-wip? Read the ingredients!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

>> 3 tbs. carb-free blue cheese dressing
3 tbs. redi-whip>>

Blue cheese dressing can't be "carb free" since all cheese has carbs.

Also, as Georgiana has noted, Reddi-whip isn't permitted on Atkins.

The second ingredient is sugar.

Real whipped cream is easy to make ... and then you know what's in it!

[liv]

Re: Need and OWL rung one check, please

Shelley - are you eating enoug?
Like to see you have some other protein for your supper than cheese on a normal day.
Like that you are getting in so much veggies - great foundation. Nice job on the water.
(And yeah the other two gals have a really good point about the whip stuff)