Please advise if this is a good menu

[NoBacon!]

Here is what i would loooove to eat if this worked out to be a good balance, please be very honest you can tell me this is a horrible plan if i went the wrong way from the diet rules.

Breakfast:
3 extra large eggs
.5oz cheddar/monterey cheese
1/2 medium grilled chicken breast
salt&pepper
1tbs butter
16oz water


Snack:
2 stalks of celery with 1tbs cream cheese
8oz water

Lunch:
Canned tuna with 1 tablespoon mayo and dill weed (do you think eating this with an additional 2 stalks of celery would be too much vegi?)
16oz water

Dinner:
2 cups of lettuce
1/4 avocado
1/2 plum tomatoe
.5lb steak thinly sliced
.5 oz cheddar cheese
with a 1tbs each of balsamic and olive oil
16oz water

Late night snack:
8oz water
2 deviled eggs (just 2 eggs and 1tbs may +salt,pepper,paprika)

The stats: 57% Fat 39% protein 4% carbs
If you think that is too much protein, i can eliminate the chicken in my omlette which leaves me with 59% fat 36% protein and 4% carb

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Please advise if this is a good menu

>>57% Fat 39% protein 4% carbs>>

That's not as important as how many net carbs? How many from Induction vegetables? Remember that avocado does NOT count towards your vegetables.

How much total water are you drinking?

Balsamic vinegar isn't allowed on Induction.

You need more variety in your vegetables. 2 cups of lettuce have almost no net carbs. You're not going to get MOST of your net carbs from Induction vegetables with what you have.

[NoBacon!]

Re: Please advise if this is a good menu

>>57% Fat 39% protein 4% carbs>>

That's not as important as how many net carbs? How many from Induction vegetables? Remember that avocado does NOT count towards your vegetables.

How much total water are you drinking?

Balsamic vinegar isn't allowed on Induction.

You need more variety in your vegetables. 2 cups of lettuce have almost no net carbs. You're not going to get MOST of your net carbs from Induction vegetables with what you have.

shoot i thought i posted with a link to my fitday but i must have deleted it.
dang i ate balsam today
So i was using the list on the atkins webpage for foods safe to eat in phase 1, why does avocado not count toward my vegetables? do the other veggies in the same list as the avo (asparagus, onion, olive, tomato) count?if only the ones in the top list count i am in trouble,

[Georgiana]

Re: Please advise if this is a good menu

dang i ate balsam today

It's not a tragedy. Just stop eating it for now. It might be allowed once you reach OWL Rung 7 (fruits), if there's no sugar added.

why does avocado not count toward my vegetables?

It is a fruit, not a vegetable.

Dr. Atkins wrote:

"Special Category Foods

To add variety, each day you can also eat 10 to 20 olives, half a small avocado, an ounce of sour cream or three ounces of unsweetened heavy cream, as well as two to three tablespoons of lemon juice or lime juice. But be aware that these foods occasionally slow down weight loss in some people, and may need to be avoided in the first two weeks. If you seem to be losing slowly, moderate your intake of these foods."

do the other veggies in the same list as the avo (asparagus, onion, olive, tomato) count?

Olives don't count as a vegetable, as you can see from the paragraph I quoted above.

The others you mentioned are vegetables.

Here's a copy of the Acceptable Foods List from Dr. Atkins' 2002 edition of the book:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html

I would suggest you read the book (Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, 2002) instead of relying on the Atkins website. Some of the information there contradicts what Dr. Atkins wrote.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Please advise if this is a good menu

>>i was using the list on the atkins webpage for foods safe to eat in phase 1,>>

Why not use the one from the book ... it's accurate.

For example ... where's green beans on the Atkins.com list of foods?