What two days of eating deli meats did to me

[G-Mom]

I am so livid with myself. I was lazy for a couple days this week and didn't cook for myself. The meat I ate was all deli meat, ie, hot dogs, bologna, some processed chicken. On the third day, I stepped on the scale and I was up 9 pounds!!!!!!!!! I kid you not, I was 9 lbs heavier overnight. There is no other reason I could have possibly retained that much water (not TOM), but the horrendous sodium in the deli meats.

I implore all of you, eat deli meats rarely, or avoid them all together (what I usually do, and will from now on), or suffer the consequences!!

BTW, this morning, I am down two lbs, but I really am scared I will lose a lot of electrolytes as I get rid of that water in the next couple of days.

[not2late]

Yeah, a high sodium content in food can do that to you.

[spirittalker]

:yikes I will heed your advise!! Thank you!

[Isabeau]

I agree, watch processed foods of any type.

[hther]

found that out

I also found that out for myself. It seems with me doing this WOE I find out new things about what I can and what I can't eat all the time. Sometimes I get so frustrated with myself, I even have had arguements with myself (no I am not losing it) about what I just ate. I have NEVER been so lable crazy in all my life. If there is anything on that lable that rhyms with "GROSS", I don't eat it.

[moonwish]

Re: found that out

If there is anything on that lable that rhyms with "GROSS", I don't eat it.

That's good one!

[tickletussler]

Lots of hidden sugars in deli, cured, processed meats

[CherTLC4u]

I eat only Boars Head deli and I dont have any problems.

[snorkelman]

My experience is that the deli's pepporoni is carb free. I have had success with that. Otherwise, I avoided all other deli meats.

[island reina]

Up 9 pounds in 2 days? I wouldn't have even guessed that deli meats could be so horrible in this diet. Now I definetly know to stay away from them

[island reina]

G-Mom, when did you start doing atkins?

[earlychildhoodeducator]

I don't really have anything new to add but WOW, i just wanted to tell how wonderful your pictures are :clapping

[G-Mom]

Well, I lost all that weight, thank god!! That was rough.

G-Mom, when did you start doing atkins?

I started doing Atkins on June 28, 2003, with about three setback periods where I gained back some weight. I have been cheat-free for several months now.

I don't really have anything new to add but WOW, i just wanted to tell how wonderful your pictures are

Thank you so much!! :hug In my experience, each 20 lbs loss is quite visible in photos.

[BonnieL]

I order "no salt added" turkey.