Atkins Newbie..finishing day 1

[slim4baby2010]

Well today was my first full day of the Atkins Induction and of course it started off with a 6:30 am flight to Florida, a long car ride and a night spent at a hotel. But through it all I believe that today has been a success.

For breakfast at the airport I ordered a breakfast bagel and only ate the 2 eggs and sausage pattie - that was very tough as bagels and I have had a very long love affair.

Lunch was not as easy- I drove all around only finding fast food until I saw a Pei Wei in the horizon. Pei Wei is a great arena for healthly chinese food and offers take out. Here I ordered a chicken dish and had them boil and not fry the chicken. I then always request to have broccoli also added. It comes with brown rice but today I was good and did not give it to the temptation.

Dinner ended up being very easy but very pricey as I am in a hotel and had to order room service which consisted of a rotisserie chicken substituted the potatoes for the broccoli raab and a side salad with italian dressing. All in all I think it has been a very successful first day. I just hope I am doing this right! If you have any suggestions please let me know!

My goal is to hit a healthy weight by September so that my husband and I can begin the process of growing our family. As far as I am concerned this is the best goal I have ever had. I just pray I stick to it!

Amanda

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Atkins Newbie..finishing day 1

Welcome to ADBB.

Well, what's eaten is eaten.

I would check with the websites of the fast food places you ate to see what was in the eggs and the sausage.

Did your hotel have a restaurant?

Rotisserie chicken is very often plumped with a sugar solution and there's very often flour on the skin.

Do you know how much sugar was in the Italian dressing?

What will you be eating tomorrow?

[slim4baby2010]

Re: Atkins Newbie..finishing day 1

hmmm. The breakfast place at the airport was Au Bon Pain and it has nutional facts but only as a whole and does not break down to the individual egg and sausage.

The chicken did come with skin but I peeled it before I ate it - what would be your advice since I travel 2-3 times a month?

Tomorrow I am at an all day conference where there will be a buffet with a salad, fish, soup and other foods you would normally find. I know I will be drinking tons of coffee but I want to make sure not too use too much sugar substitute. A little nervous!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Atkins Newbie..finishing day 1

You should drink tons of water instead.

Does the Au Bon Pain website give a list of ingredients?

>>what would be your advice since I travel 2-3 times a month?>>

Do the best you can ... be as knowledgeable as you can before you eat something ... not after.

Know what "good choices" are.

[chinadoll]

Re: Atkins Newbie..finishing day 1

Traveling is tough. I agree that you should try to educate yourself beforehand if possible. There are carb count guides that include most chain restaurants. That's a handy thing to carry with you. I think you did quite well under the circumstances.