Semi Annual Veggie Challenge #3

[ThinSoon]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

I don't know if it counts! 11.73 net carbs! I ended up not eating supper because we found a dryer, 7 years old, FREE so we picked it up and took it up to my moms house, right after work. I got home at 9:10pm...and wasn't hungry at that time....

I'll make up for it today! Having chicken w/veggies for breakfast, salad for lunch and dinner with a meat and veggie! Everyone keeps talking about brussel sprouts, love those and haven't had them in awhile so I think that will be my veggie of choice today!

Happy Friday!

Tracey

[*Wendy*]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Thursday's Totals: 33g Gross Veggie Carbs - 15g Veggie Fiber = 18g Net Veggie Carbs

Vegetables I ate today included raw cauliflower, tomatoes, mushrooms and snow peas, grazed on all that throughout the day; a tossed salad & green beans at lunch, and then once again my beloved steamed brocolli at dinner.

[ThinSoon]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Total carbs for today 32 - 14 net for veggies. I'm off to workout and then maybe get in some pickles or brussel sprouts later for a snack - extra net carbs then!!

Tracey

[Twinkie_30]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

for 5/15

i went over my carb limit today ! i have a total of 23 carbs !!
but my veggie carbs are 16
cauliflower 4
spinach 1
cucumber 4
spaghetti squash 7
total 16

for 5/16
unfortunately i have had another round of crazy schedules and have not had any sleep, so i will go to bed as soon as i leave work and my veggie carbs (in my single meal for today) will be limited to :

spinach 1
cucumber 3

[IrishMom82]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

May 16th, 2008 - Last day of challenge...

*Totals based on information plugged into Fitday*

Breakfast - N\A
Lunch - Less than a cup of Green Beans = 8.0g net carbs
Snack - 2 Pickle Spears = 2.0g net carbs
Dinner - 1/2 a servingish of Faux Mashed "Potatoes" (Cauliflower) = 2.0g net carbs
Total = 12g net carbs
I made it!!

[OzLover]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Mitzi thanks for hosting this challenge!!! You did a fantastic job & really opened my eyes with all the knowledge that you shared! You are a shining example of this WOL!



Tried eggplant as my new veggie today. Not sure about it. I made ratatouille which I enjoyed for the most part. The eggplant was kinda mushy & the rind was just weird.

Todays tally:

L) 2 cups Romaine lettuce~~~1.33 net carbs
0.25 cup cuke~~~0.5 net carbs
0.25 cup green pepper~~~0.625 net carbs
1.5 oz tomato~~~1.6 net carbs
1 stalk celery~~~0.8 net carbs
1 cup summer squash~~~2.5 net carbs
D) Ratatouille~~~7.8 net carbs
eggplant, red & green pepper, red onion, zucchini & tomato
S) 0.5 cup pumpkin~~~4 net carbs

Total~~~19.15

I'm ordering a food scale so I can keep a more accurate net carb count of all my food. This challenge really showed me how important it is to keep track of everything going into my mouth. The other thing I found interesting is the differences in listings on Fitday, Calorieking, the spreadsheet here on ADBB & Dr. Atkins' Carbohydrate Gam Counter. I guess I'll have to pick one & stick with that.

Glenda

[Robin's Nest]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Will miss EVERYONE having learned and enjoyed this challenge. Truly, it is sad to see it go. Y'all have been wonderful! Thank you.

Did well vegetable wise today.. and will take what I have learned and act on it.
Giggles.. even what that heck to do with all this jicama I finally got.. LOL..

Will breakdown my May results tomorrow... After being on the computer ten hours a day, sometimes it is hard to be on it again.

Thank you Mitzi for EVERYTHING! Robin

[TheDogAteMyName]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Thursday:

Huge salad with broccoli and cauliflower
Green pepper
Cucumber (a whole english cuke)
Onion
More broccoli and cauliflower

Total: 19 Net Carbs

Friday:

Salad
Olives - Green
Olives - Black
Onion
Onion (dehydrated)
Pepper - Green
Tomato

Total: 17 Net Carbs

I made it! Mitzi...thank you so much for this challenge. It was eye-opening to say the least. It showed me just how many veggies I should be eating instead of substituting other foods. Wonderful experience!

[Atkid]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Today's 5/16 Veggies

Tomato slices for break-3 net carbs
6 Microwaved Fresh Asparagus - 4 net carbs
half can of pumpkin- 7 net carbs

14 net veggie carbs for the day

okay fresh asparagus was the new veggie I chose for the challenge....didn't care for it...think I will stick with my canned version.

[mitzimarie]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Good Evening, Fellow Challengers!

Sorry that I haven't been here all day - my step-daughter graduated from Louisiana State University today! Woo hoo!! Traffic was crazy getting there, and the ceromony lasted almost 3 hours... there were almost 1000 people graduating in her particular college, so it took quite a while. And hers was only one of several ceremonies scheduled for today, hence the traffic. (LSU is the 7th largest "city" in the state of Louisiana) Tomorrow night we'll be going out to eat with her grandparents and an aunt and uncle, and Sunday there will be a Crawfish Boil (it's a southern thing) for friends and family to celebrate. And I was supposed to be off of work tomorrow, but was asked to come in for a while. So, I have been incredibly busy!

Thank you all so much for letting me know that you have enjoyed the challenge. I, too, enjoyed it very much. I also benefited from it, too! I usually only weigh once a week, but I felt so skinny this morning that I had to take a peek. 2 pounds gone since Sunday's weigh in! This challenge really helped me to keep focus this week. I am very excited! I'm not going to change my ticker until Sunday's weigh in, because that is my official day, but it's nice to know that these past 4 days really made a difference.

I hope that you all decide to keep veggies as a priority in your eating. We think we are getting a lot of veggie carbs, until we start really tracking them and deducting the fiber. An eye-opener for sure! It just goes to show just how many veggies you really can eat for relatively few carbs. I also hope that this experience with veggies has reassured you about moving on to Rung 1... there's nothing to fear!

Tracey, your 11.73 carbs definitely does count! I have no problem at all rounding that number to 12.

Ashley, you wrote: "So this is what it should be - on induction i need to have at least 11 net carbs of vegetables, with the remaining 9 divided between cheese, tofu, etc ? Or i can have more veggie carbs if i dont spend them on other things ?"
Yes, on Induction at 20 net carbs, I would try to get a minimum of 11 net veggie carbs, with the remaining 9 divided between cheese, tofu, etc. And yes, you can have more veggie cabs if you don't spend them on other things. You've got it!

Glenda, for someone as anal as I can be about things, I find frustrating to find different counts for foods in different places. Ack! How can that be? So, I use labels when I can, and pick the facts from whatever source seems the easiest to work with at the time. And have you had this happen yet? I've tried to enter info from a label into Fitday before, and it tell me that there is no way the info could be correct! Fat is 9 calories per gram, carbs are 4 calories per gram, and protein is 4 calories per gram... after putting in the nutrition info from the label, Fitday will tell me that the number of calories is incorrect for the number of grams of fat, carbs, and protein that the label states is correct. That means that the info on some of the labels is inaccurate, too.

OK, it will probably take me another day or two to get all of my results finalized (I have to track a few people down and organize my notes), and I will probably make a formal announcement of winners on Monday. Meanwhile, please feel free to use this thread for a few more days if you wish. I'm going to miss this challenge, and I'm in no hurry to shut the thread down just yet. I have really enjoyed getting to know you!

[bythree]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Thanks Mitzi, you've taught me so much!! I really thought I was getting more than enough veg's and what I found was I wasn't getting anywhere near enough. You also made me much clearer on OWL. Thanks a lot for hosting this challenge.

Today I ate: cucumbers, pickles, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, salsa for a total carb net count of 19

[Atkid]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Mmmmmmm, I am craving me some crawfish now Mitzi and onions and garlic! I just hate the bloat I have been getting when eating them lately. I've been to three crawfish boils in the last month and had boiled crabs which were a welcomed treat.

Off topic, how did you fare with the day before last? My sister is in Denham Springs and it took a lot of the fences down in her neighborhood. They had dogs running everywhere.

[brandywine1241]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

May 16 Veggies - jicama, chives, mushrooms, tomatoes, cabbage, pickles, pumpkin.

66g Total carbs 36g Net carbs 19g Veggie net carbs

Thanks for hosting this challenge, Mitzi. I know it's a lot of work on top of your busy life. I learned artichokes aren't too bad (but not my fave).

[mitzimarie]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

Off topic, how did you fare with the day before last? My sister is in Denham Springs and it took a lot of the fences down in her neighborhood. They had dogs running everywhere.

Thankfully, we came out smelling like a rose. Just a h*ll of a lot of rain for 3 days, though. Lots of people lost power, but mine never flickered. Thanks for asking.

[Chicklady]

Re: Semi Annual Veggie Challenge (May 12 thru 16)

1st day
mushrooms: net 1
brussel sprouts: net 8
spring mix :net 1
broccoli: net 4
onion: net 4
TOTAL : 18

2nd day-Tuesday:
sauerkraut:net 4
cauliflower: net 2
onion: net 2
broccoli: net 5
pumpkin: net 5
TOTAL : 18


Day 3- Wednesday
eggplant salad: net 9.5 (new)
mushrooms: net 2
tomato sauce : net 3
cauliflower: net 3
sauerkraut: net 2
TOTAL: 19.5

Day 4-Thursday
leftover eggplant salad: net 9.5 (all gone )
artichoke hearts: net 4
brussel sprouts: net 6
garlic: net 1
pickle: net 1
spring mix: net 1
TOTAL: 22.5

Day 5-friday
brussel sprouts: net 12
spinach : net 2
mushrooms: net 1
onion: net 2
string beans: net 4
plus the end of a tater tot!! (2)
TOTAL: 21

This has been fun. Looking at my week, I must say I think I need to diversify more. I have, in recent weeks, become a brussel sprouts addict. I really feel the need to mix it up a bit more though.