Menu for Re-start

[ciaobella]

Hey All-
After a najor stress induced carb binge i have decided to really try my best to do a good induction (just a note....i have been doing the low carb thing for a while and i have done both no caffinee and caffine and i found that my bloodsugar/cravings/weight are not adversly effected by it thus i have decided to keep it in my diet, tho i have cut down signifigantly) so here's my first days menu

i took advantage of a day of no work due to sleep in till 11am so no breakfast

lunch 12:30:
2 eggs scrambled
2 sausages
1 cup of salad with oil and vinager dressing
1 cup coffee with one serving of cream
1 glass of water

Dinner 6 pm:
1 piece of grilled chicken with bacon and provalone cheese melted on top
1 cup of broccoli steamed
1 cup of salad with oil and vinager dressing
water

snack
2 shots expresso with a serving of cream
1 cup of tea with 1 serving of splenda

*water = 48 ounces through out day besides meal times*

and thats all for today.....any suggestions

[Isabeau]

I think you need more fat. Plug your stuff into fitday and see. Remember, we strive for 65% fat, 30% protein and 5% carbs on induction. Also, hope all that coffee is decaf. Other then that, looks good.

[ciaobella]

Any suggestions on how to add fat??? I was thinking more cheese but that would def put me over my carb limit...so where else can i find some fat with out maxing out on carbs?

[Isabeau]

I really dont see how that would put you over your carb limit. Do you use fitday? Hard boiled eggs are great snacks. Special category foods like olives and avocado are also great. A pat of butter on your broccoli.

[Laurenfra]

You are way short on water. You should be drinking 60 oz + 8 for every 25 lbs you need to loose.

[DebbietheHugBug]

You definitely need more water, like Lauren said.

Some ways to get more fat:

I put mayo on my broccoli (I love mayo)
Put lots of butter on your veggies
Cook your eggs in butter or oil
Put olives or avocado on your salads

I'm sure there is many more but those are what I can think of. ha

[ciaobella]

Hey all thanks for the responces....today was a stressfull day so I didn't eat as much as I should have.....at all....but there just wasn't time in the day....my bad i know but for one meal how was this

1 piece of grilled chicken with bacon and provalone cheese
1 large salad with shredded cheddar cheese and a few cucumbers and oil
1 cup of broccoli with butter
1 glass of water
1 cup of coffee with two servings of cream


I KNOW THAT I DIDN'T EAT ENOUGH.....but besides that how was this a just a single meal? well balanced with fat and protein....just take this as a single meal not a whole day....

oh and i got up to 72 oz of water besides the 8 at the meal...

[Laurenfra]

If it was just one meal during a day then it had too many vegies at once. They should be spaced out thru out the day

[ciaobella]

thanks for the imput guys!!!! here was today's meals

12:30 brunch
3 egg scrambled with cheddar cheese
2 sausages
1 cup of salad with shredded cheddar cheese
oil and vinger
1 glass water
2 cups of coffee

7pm dinner
1 cup of salad with cheese and oil and vinager
1 piece of grilled chicken
1/2 cup of steamed broccoli with butter
1 glass of water
1 cup of tea


snacks-
1 mug of coffee with frothed foam

water intake
64 oz besides water at meal time


ok thanks!!!

[Moochiecat]

12:30 to 7...that's a bit too long to wait between meals. Try and sneak in a snack or two in between.

Also, hopefully that's decaffinated coffe you're drinking. If not, make the switch. :yes

[cazxx1]

sausages

hi i thought you could have sausages on this diet

[Elizellen]

Re: sausages

hi i thought you could have sausages on this diet

Hi Carol :wave
You can but you do need to check the ingredients - particularly if you are in UK as most 'normal' sausages have breadcrumbs or other starches as fillers.
We eat bratwurst - a german sausage which are 99.?% meat with spices and no fillers at all.