2nd day menu

[bigmike]

once i get more confidence i'll stop harassing you with my menus lol

breakfast:
2 hard boiled eggs
32 oz water

lunch:
tuna salad (tuna + mayo + what i think is 1 cup of celery)
20 oz water


dinner:
cheddar burgers with mayo
grilled brocolli w/ butter
20 oz water

snack:
probably go buy some pork rinds or possibly another egg or 2
12 oz water


i'm still ultra confused on how to measure the veggies, anyone have a sure fire way to do it? (like buy a scale then x# of oz on scale = a cup?)

I don't feel any different yet, but its only day 2, hope changes come soon!

[spirittalker]

Measure with a measuring cup.1 cup of broccoli will weigh a different amount than 1 cup of lettuce. So use your measuing cups.

[bigmike]

ok thats what i have been doing (cutting up the veggies and putting them in the measuring cup) then cooking them

had mushrooms this way yesterday, and celery today

thanks!

[Moochiecat]

That's all I ever did, was to cram them in a cup, and get a visual on what a cup's worth looks like. Every so often I'll re-measure to make sure my eyes aren't growing or shrinking my portion.

Your menu looks pretty good :yes ..are you getting in 3 cups of veggies though? Maybe wrap that tuna salad in a lettuce leaf.

And harass us all you want, bigmike! I needed a lot of reassurance in the beginning...better to ask and be sure than to feel badly over something later, right?

[Tara35]

Moochie,
I did that tonight for my brocolli and Spinach. I put 2 cups of spinach in a cup and 1 cup of brocolli. After I sauteed them it only looked like a teaspoon a piece. I'm afraid I'm not going to have enough food for lunch tomorrow. A teaspoon of each. How can I fill this meal out. I have a steak and 3 cups of veggies that look like three bites. Please help. Maybe I need to choose another type of Veggie.

[Moochiecat]

Spinach is waaaaaaaaaaaay better left as a salad vegetable because of how much it cooks down. I could probably cook a whole bag of it and eat it in one mouthful! (uh..but I won't...lol)
Btw, it's pretty commonly accepted that putting spinach on the 1 cup list was a typo, so view it as a 2-3 cup veggie!
So, yes, you got a bit cheated on your dinner....I have to ask you why you were eating all three cups of veggies at one meal? Spread those out through the day, my friend!!

[Tara35]

I was actually cooking for the next day. But when I saw I only had a pinch of each Veggie, I decided to include them both for my lunch so I wouldn't get hungry.

[bigmike]

i ate a bunch of pepperoni and pork rinds last night, it said 0 carbs on it but i know i probably shouldnt have had it, i feel so guilty

i also dont like not knowing if the diet is working yet or not, i dont have induction flu, not going to weigh myself before 1 week is up, its driving me nuts lol

[Tara35]

Mike,
I didn't have any flu symptons but I lost weight the first 6 days. The day is just day 8 for me. Don't be discouraged. I will come off! We just have to make sure we are doing everything by the book.

[bigmike]

i'm pretty sure i'm doing everything right(or so i hope so lol). I think its just since i was on another diet before this, i feel so guilty because I am actually eating and not being hungry alot, i dont know what else can explain it, i'm just not used to "feeding my hunger", i'm used to locking it up and ignoring it. we'll see what happens when I weigh in on monday

[Moochiecat]

i ate a bunch of pepperoni and pork rinds last night, it said 0 carbs on it but i know i probably shouldnt have had it, i feel so guilty

i also dont like not knowing if the diet is working yet or not, i dont have induction flu, not going to weigh myself before 1 week is up, its driving me nuts lol

Pepperoni and pork rinds both have quite a bit of sodium, and that can cause water retention, so just be mindful of that.

In this sticky:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=63916

There's a part of it that reads

I think the biggest thing in the beginning weeks of Atkins is that we are all worried about how effective this diet is going to be, and we haven't learned to relax, enjoy our foods, and have faith that we will lose weight. Trust is something that is earned, and if you give Atkins the time, it will earn your trust.

One thing that I noticed, in the beginning, was that I was almost constantly looking for something to eat! I felt like I was being a big piggy all the time!
I think what it was, was that I was so scared of feeling deprived that I wanted to eat everything that I could, provided it was Induction friendly. After a while I calmed down, and now I notice I don't eat nearly as much as I used to. Part of it is that your appetite naturally decreases when in ketosis, but a large part of it was that I learned that I was not deprived and the fatty foods were really satisfying and filling.
That's another thing I learned...to know when I was actually full!

Hang in there...do what the good Dr. tells you to, and be patient. :yes