DOH!!! (Slaps head)

[SMKelly]

OMG I'm such an idiot. I'm wondering why I'm up a few pounds over the last three days...

It's because I forgot that peanuts were legumes. So that serving of Jif on a spoon for two days has really thrown me off.

Nuts, nuts, nuts...what a way to remember!

[Desertthorn]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

LOL, it's certainly a learning adventure. Some folks do consider peanuts nuts and use them on the nut rung, but your lucky as you found they don't agree with you and bumped them up a few rungs.
I wonder if you could try almond butter?

You might want to skip the nut rung all together if you find your having troubles with it.

[mission to lose]

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OK, I am confused...

Is a peanut a NUT or a LEGUME?

This list from the ADBB says NUT.

The OWL Carbohydrate Ladder

1. Vegetables
   More salad and other vegetables on the acceptable foods list
2. Dairy
   Fresh cheeses:
   Cottage cheese
   Farmer’s cheese
   Ricotta cheese
   Pot cheese
   
   Keep portions small for:
   Hard aged cheese
   Cream, heavy and light
   Half and half
   Sour cream
   Low-carb ice cream, yogurt, and milk
3. Seeds and Nuts
   Macadamias
   Almonds
   Peanuts/Natural Peanut Butter
   Coconut
   Sunflower seeds
   Sesame seeds
   Walnuts
   Pistachios
4. Berries
   Eat frequently from:
   Strawberries
   Blueberries
   Blackberries
   Raspberries
   
   Eat moderately from higher AGR melons:
   Honeydew
   Cantaloupe
5. Wine and other spirits low in carbs
   Spirits
   White Wine
   Red Wine
   Low-carbohydrate Beer
6. Legumes
   Lentils
   Kidney Beans
   Pinto Beans
   Black Beans
   Hummus
   Chickpeas
   Tofu
   Soybeans
   Soy milk, unsweetened
7. Fruits other than Berries and Melons
   Plums
   Kiwis
   Peaches
   Apples
   Grapefruit
   Tangerines
   Watermelons
8. Starchy Vegetables
   Keep all portions small
   Carrots
   Green Peas
   Acorn squash
   Butternut squash
   
   Eat rarely:
   Potatoes
   Sweet potatoes
9. Whole Grains
   Keep all portions small and focus on whole, unprocessed grains:
   Old fashioned Oatmeal
   Oat Bran
   Wheat Bran
   Low carb (soy) bread and muffins
   All-bran
   Barley, cooked
   Corn

[atkinsgal08]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

Technically peanuts are legumes.

Technically many of the vegetables we eat are fruits (botanically speaking).

For Atkins, peanuts are nuts. However, if they're a trigger food for you, it might be wise to save them until the legume rung.

[SMKelly]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

Thank you SO MUCH for the almond butter suggestion! Never even thought of that.

So far, adding macadamias has had no ill effect, so I"ll just stick with those. What a sacrifice!

[Barb1965]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

Glad to hear peanuts are nuts. I was in the health food store the other day and they had a sale on their fresh ground (is it ground?) peanut butter so I bought a pound. Hadn't tried it yet, but hadn't thought about it being a legume either. I think I'll go ahead and try it so it doesn't spoil, but I'll use it caustiously thanks to this thread.

[Elizellen]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

If you find that you can't stick to portions of nut butters (remember, an OWL addition is one ounce for most nuts) you could make your own using one ounce of nuts and a bit of oil, so once it is gone it is gone!!

[Desertthorn]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

I think what I meant was that sometimes peanuts affect a person like a legume would and she found out that it gave her problems.

[Aways2Go]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

I too seem to have problems with peanuts. They don't seem to trigger cravings, but I have noticed a slowdown in weight loss progress since I started eating them, or at least it seems like it. Granted I have been more slack on my diet the last month or so than I was before in other ways too. If it is the peanuts, it may be because the ones I was buying had some salt, but then again maybe not - maybe its the peanuts themselves. I am going to take them back out of my diet for a bit and then add them in later again and be more mindful.

[poobears1972]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

Could it have been something else in the peanut butter? Maybe try whole nuts. I can't imagine eating peanut butter again. I know that's one food that I would way overeat if the urge hit. Give me a jar and give me a spoon, it wouldn't be pretty LOL

I don't have the same urge with whole peanuts though so I'll them in when the time comes.

[liv]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

Peanuts are evil. That is all that there is to it.

[dyjack]

Re: DOH!!! (Slaps head)

Nuts slowed down my weight loss (I think). Things kind of came to a halt weight and inch wise once I hit the nut rung. I'm testing out what happens if I remove them now. I was very cautious with the portions. Didn't even try the nut butters. Oh well.