Meal plan for Day One of Induction

[daisyaday]

I had planned to start induction this weekend, but just wasn't ready psychologically or pantry-wise. I start on Monday. I still need to get to the grocery, but here is what I have planned:

Breakfast: Two hardboiled eggs and 1 cup coffee with heavy cream & splenda
Lunch: Canned chicken with mayo and 1/4 cup diced celery, over 1 c. lettuce
Snack at some point: smoked salmon & cream cheese
Dinner: Swordfish and 1/2 fresh artichoke steamed, dipped in a mayo/lemon juice blend; salad.

Lots of water. I'm looking froward to a great day!

Daisy

[maxwellv8670]

Re: Meal plan for Day One of Induction

• Sounds great! What time should I be there so I'm not late for dinner?

[Georgiana]

Re: Meal plan for Day One of Induction

How many net carbs are in that menu? Are over half of them coming from vegetables?

[daisyaday]

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I just ran a count: 17 of the 21 carbs come from veggies. I'll need to cut out one carb.

Thanks,
Daisy

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Meal plan for Day One of Induction

You should also make sure that MOST of your daily net carbs (and getting as close to 20 net is the best nutrition) are from Induction vegetables.

[daisyaday]

Re: Meal plan for Day One of Induction

Correction: Boy am I wrong! I didn't think mayo had carbs - the jar says zero, but it adds up in terms of servings. I'm going to have to switch to olive oil for my tuna and chicken salads. All of my veggies are from induction vegetables. Thanks for the heads up. I'm making changes to my menu today.

Daisy

[2f2f]

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This is my second day of induction:
Menu:
Breakfast: boiled egg, 4 oz sausage, decaf coffee - black
Snack - 2.5 oz Roast beef w/cream cheese and a pickle
Lunch - 1 cup Linda Sue's Hamburger Gravey with Mock Mashed Potatos
Snack - 2.5 oz turkey, 1.5 oz provolone cheese
Dinner - 4 oz Baked Salmon, 2 cups salad w/dressing

Exercise:
Spinning Class - 45 minutes
Evening Walk - 2 miles 30 minutes
Volleyball Game (I play) - 8:00 p.m. - Go Team!

I have been exercising for about 5 months - starting the diet part yesterday - I think I did it reverse from most people. I don't have a problem working out - I just eat way to much and the wrong kinds of foods.

I bought the Atkins journal -- took my measurements, before picture and got started.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>I didn't think mayo had carbs - the jar says zero, but it adds up in terms of servings.>>

According to the Atkins carb counter book, 1 Tbs. of Hellmann's is 0.1 net carbs. How many servings were you planning on having?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Meal plan for Day One of Induction

How many net carbs is your menu?

How many net carbs are from Induction vegetables?

[2f2f]

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I can't get my ticker on - how did you do that?

[daisyaday]

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Ok. I redid it all in FitDay. I now have just over 15 of my 20 carbs from the veggies. I am only eating induction veggies. I was planning on putting 1/4 cup mayo in my tuna salad, but that is too much. I cut it back to 1 tablespoon.

Here is today's menu now:

B: one boiled egg, coffee PLEASE NOTE: I used too much cream this a.m. in my coffee. This won't be a regular occurrence.
L: 5 oz canned tuna, 1 T mayo, 1 med stalk celery, 1/5 cup lettuce, 1 plum tomato
D: swordfish, 1/2 artichoke, 1 cup lettuce, 3 med mushrooms

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Meal plan for Day One of Induction

Remember that Fitday show you TOTAL carbs ... you have to subtract the fiber to get net carbs.

You can do that in the Calories Eaten Today window.

[daisyaday]

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To get your ticker up, copy the BB code into your sig file.

[daisyaday]

Re: Meal plan for Day One of Induction

Really? Man this is confusing. Back to do the math.

[daisyaday]

Re: Meal plan for Day One of Induction

Ok, FitDay says I have 7 grams of fiber in my plan for the day. So does that mean I can add more carbs? Becuase I don't have a snack in my plan and I know I'll need one.