This diet freaks me out

[ashjonesie]

So, this is my fist ever post and it is admission time- this diet completely freaks me out. It goes against everything I have EVER been taught by both of my trainers and every diet I have ever been on. My aunt and friend have both lost over 30 pounds on Atkins, so I thought I would give it a shot. I will be a bridesmaid in my best friends wedding in September- the last thing I was to be is a fat bridesmaid.

A little about me, I lost about 60 pounds last year, starting from Feb to April. My lowest weight was 144. I would like to get to 140 and stay there. I have struggled for the past 3 years with disordered eating (both bullimia and what I call perfection eating), which has led me to where I am now- 170 lbs. Its over a year later from where I started and I am ALMOST (not quite) back to where I started (185 lbs).

I want my old body back. I want to walk into a room and hear "Black Betty" playing in my head while I shake my bootie and walk with confidence. I want to WANT to take pictures. I want to WANT to wear nice clothes and feel confient about myself. This is what I strive for.... but it seems so far away.

It is so sad that 30 pounds is what is keeping me from feeling like this, from meeting this joy again. This is my quest, my goal... it is go time. I have to find myself again.

Can you help me find myself?

Along with posting my thoughts, I would also like to post what I am eating each day, in hopes that it can be critiqued and hopefully it will allow for quicker weight loss. I feel like I have no idea what I am doing and I don't like it. I need some guidance.

Below is a list of exactly what I ate today. Please don't hold back the criticism, comments and help. This is my day 1... I can use all the help I can get.

Thank you

Day 1

Brkfast 3 eggs
turkey bacon (5) 0
sour cream 2 tbsp 1
cheese 1oz 1
avocado (1/4) 1
whole cream 2 tbps 1
splenda 1

Totals 8

Lunch chicken 0
lettuce (2 cups) 0
cucumber 2
gorgozola cheese 1
pepperonchinis 1
olives 1


Totals 5

Dinner lamb 2oz 0
green beans (1/2 cp) 4
cheese .5 oz 0
bacon sprinkels 0
chicken 2 oz 0



Totals 4

Snack celery 0
cream cheese- 2 tbsp 0
turkey- 5 pieces 1
s free jello w/whip 0
Totals 1
Totals: 18

[scaleskl]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Welcome and best of luck to you. Your meals look good. Are you exercising?

[ashjonesie]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Absolutely. I am an avid runner who is trying to lose 30 pounds before my 2nd marathon in June and my best friends wedding in September. I run about 30-40 miles a week along with a few hours weight training here and there. I ran 6 miles today and will probably continue to run 5-7 miles during the week with long runs on Sat or Sun ranging from 12-20 miles. I know this diet will probably be tough to do while training, but I am willing to give it a shot.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Welcome to ADBB!

>>I feel like I have no idea what I am doing and I don't like it.>>

Are you reading Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (2002)?

Where are you getting your carb counts?

You have many inaccurate carb counts. For example, eggs have carbs, lettuce has carbs, cheese has carbs, celery has carbs, cream cheese has carbs.

What's "whip" with the sugar free jello?

If you mean something like Cool Whip or Reddi Whip, neither are allowed on Atkins.

If you mean real cream that has been whipped, it, too has carbs.

You might want to learn how to use FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal ... or you can look up carb counts at the USDA www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/. You can even download it to your PC here: Nutrient Data Products and Services

Hope that helps.

[ashjonesie]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Thank you for the fitday suggestion. I guess I didn't realize all of this. LOL. I have definitely read Dr. Atkins book, I have also listened to the Book on CD. I will definitely go into fitday right now and start logging it in there. I was getting my carb count from CalorieKing.com but I only looked up the items I thought had carbs in them. The whip is from heavy whipping cream that I made into whipped cream.

Thanks for your help. This is why I posted this info... lol, I need some help!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: This diet freaks me out

>> was getting my carb count from CalorieKing.com>>

Not really the best source ... a lot of what I've seen there isn't accurate.

>>I only looked up the items I thought had carbs in them.>>

One "rule of thumb" is "if it doesn't have a face, it has carbs".

Also, you should NEVER think about what a carb count might be ... look it up!

[ashjonesie]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Suprise! You were right! I went to Fitday and added everything I ate, it was well over the 20 carb max. I am glad I decided to post this now and fix my mistakes now. Thank you for your help.

Here is my adjustment:

Egg, whole, raw
cup (4.86 eggs)extra largejumbolargemediumsmallgramskglboz214
14.9
1.2
18.9
LOUIS RICH, Turkey Bacon
servinggramskglboz175
14.2
1.2
10.6
Sour cream
cupcontainer (from fast food restaurant)gramskglboz2
0.2
0.0
0.0
Cream, heavy, fluid
cupfl ozGuideline amount per fl oz of beveragegramskglboz103
11.0
0.8
0.6
Cheese
cupcubic inchslicegramskglboz198
15.2
2.7
12.5
Avocados, raw, California
cup, pureedfruit, without skin and seedservinggramskglboz28
2.6
1.5
0.3
Chicken
cup, cooked, dicedoz, boneless, cookedoz, boneless, raw (yield after cooking)oz, with bone, cooked (yield after bone removed)oz, with bone, raw (yield after cooking, bone removed)cubic inch, boneless, cookedlarge piece (yield after cooking, bone removed)medium piece (yield after cooking, bone removed)medium slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 1/4")small piece (yield after cooking, bone removed)thick slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 3/8")thin slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 1/8")gramskglboz269
15.3
0.0
30.7
Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw
cup shreddedleaf innerleaf outerheadservinggramskglboz20
0.4
3.9
1.4
Cheese, Feta
cup, crumbledcubic inchwedge (1.33 oz)gramskglboz99
8.0
1.5
5.3
Pork roast, loin, cooked
cup, cooked, dicedoz, boneless, cookedoz, boneless, raw (yield after cooking)oz, with bone, cooked (yield after bone removed)oz, with bone, raw (yield after cooking, bone removed)cubic inch, boneless, cookedmedium slice (approx 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 1/4")thick slice (approx 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 3/8")thin slice (approx 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 1/8")gramskglboz280
16.5
0.0
30.6
Broccoli, raw
cupcup, choppedcup, floweretsbunchfloweretspear (about 5" long)gramskglboz15
0.2
2.9
1.2
Celery, raw
cupcup, dicedcup, stripsoz, raw, yieldslarge stalk (11" - 12" long)medium stalk (7-1/2" - 8" long)small stalk (5" long)strip or stick (4" long)gramskglboz13
0.1
2.4
0.6
Turkey
cup, diced, cookedoz, boneless, cookedoz, boneless, raw (yield after cooking)cubic inch, boneless, cookedmedium slice (approx 3" x 2" x 1/4")thick slice (approx 3" x 2" x 3/8")thin slice (approx 3" x 2" x 1/8")gramskglboz131
4.9
0.0
20.2
Cheese, cream
cuptablespoontablespoon, whippedcubic inchindividual containersmall package (3 oz)gramskglboz101
10.1
0.8
2.2


Total
1,648
113.7
18.8
135.2


Do you see any more changes that I can make? It just doesn't seem like a lot of food to me for some reason. I think I am used to eating much more bc I have always been a runner, but I guess that is what has gotten me in this mess to begin with. I would love to hear your opinion as to any changes you think I can make to the above plan because I think I will be sticking to this for the next few weeks.

[sandrac02]

Re: This diet freaks me out

One "rule of thumb" is "if it doesn't have a face, it has carbs".

Hi

Just have to say this made me laugh.....but its so very true.

San x

[poobears1972]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Remember the 20 is net carbs, after fiber is subtracted. Should say what your net carbs were in fitday, go by that to see if you were over.

Jello is junk basically, no nutritional value and may keep your sweet tooth engaged. Best to squash it right off the bat and eliminate cravings later.

What are pepperonchinis? Have you read the label to make sure everything in them is allowed?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Is your sour cream from a fast food? If not, then you should use a more accurate entry (just "sour cream").

You also want to read the list of ingredients to make sure it's just sour cream!

Are you really using the whipped cream cheese in little containers? Are they pure cream cheese?

[Dryunderwater]

Re: This diet freaks me out

You will be fine. I have been reading here for a few days and everyone seems to be supportive. I think that checking in regularly as you have planned to do is going to be an essential key to success for you. Best wishes!

[ashjonesie]

Re: This diet freaks me out

The sour cream is whole sour cream from the store, not a fast food restuarant. I will however check the label Also the cream cheese is also from the store, it is in a larger contanier. Am I doing something wrong? Pepperonchinis are like jalepenos. They are in the same section anyway. They are a pepper.

I don't see where FitDay states what your "net carbs" are. Should I be doing "net
carbs" in the induction period?

[brandywine1241]

Re: This diet freaks me out

It just doesn't seem like a lot of food to me for some reason

Are you hungry? If not, you are eating enough. Dr. Atkins says to eat until you are no longer hungry (not stuffed) and to go no longer than 6 hours without eating something. It seems to me, with your previous eating issues, you should pay particular attention to what your body is telling you.

Also, if your calorie breakdown is roughly 65% fat, 30% protein, 5% carbs and half of your net carbs are coming from veggies, you are doing fine.

[ashjonesie]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Thanks a bunch Dryunderwater and Brandywine. I am deathly afraid of not losing (but gaining) weight on this diet as this is extreme unfamiliar territory for me. Thanks for all of the support and suggestions!

[poobears1972]

Re: This diet freaks me out

Oh they are a pepper, they are fine then, never heard of it before. Atkins goes by net carbs. Basically if something has 10 carbs but 5 grams of fiber you only count 5 carbs 10-5. I can't get fitday to work on my computer it's horribly slow or won't load at all but I know others have posted it showing your net carbs. Hopefully someone will come along that knows where you look.

Sounds like you are doing well. Good luck