Hannata's Diary

[hannata]

Hello all


After doing exante for 2 weeks I've finally decided to take the plunge and do Atkins! Yay!

I've decided to set my carb limit a little higher than the recommended induction at 40g per day. I should easily stay in keto with that as Exante products deliver that and more.

Went food shopping this morning before work, hunting for all the low carb options... its really weird buying a normal pack of phili rather than the light or extra light!!! and full fat cream, never!

This morning I'm going to start with my porridge. Its been a firm favourite of mine for years, I've missed it like mad, and it fills me up nicely! I checked the carbs on them and I think theres about 15g. I've got some spicy chicken and lettuce for lunch and some chicken and bacon with mushrooms for dinner. Might grab a green pepper and make an "a la king" sauce (garlic, green pepper, onion, nutmeg) with a bit of cream (yay no awful low fat exchange)

I'm oddly looking forward to it!!! ee

Got my 2litre bottle filled (with the tiniest bit of lemon squash in it) so I'm good to go

 

[hannata]

breakfast:

porridge - 16.2 carbs - 2.5 fibre = 13.7g
cream (50ml) - 1.5g
2x sweetner - 2g

snack: mini babybel - traces

total - 17.2g

that was the first and possibly last time I will have cream in my porridge... might spend the carbs on milk next time... was a bit thick and sickly

 

[hannata]

breakfast
porridge - 16.2 carbs - 2.5 fibre = 13.7g
cream (50ml) - 1.5g
2x sweetner - 2g

snack
mini babybel - traces

lunch
salad leaves 0.8g
spicy chicken (approx 100g) 2.2 - 0.2 = 2.0g
mini babybel - trace

cup of tea and a drop of cream - (taken from earlier as I didn't quite have 50ml)

total - 20g

 

[hannata]

if someone told me that I would feel full after eating a salad and some chicken, with a cup of tea, I would've told them to wise up!! This diet is amazing

 

[Alpaca]

Good luck with Atkins

 

[hannata]

breakfast
porridge - 16.2 carbs - 2.5 fibre = 13.7g
cream (50ml) - 1.5g
2x sweetner - 2g

snack
mini babybel - traces

lunch
salad leaves 0.8g
spicy chicken (approx 100g) 2.2 - 0.2 = 2.0g
mini babybel - trace

cup of tea and a drop of cream - (taken from earlier as I didn't quite have 50ml)

Dinner

Green pepper - 1.4
mushroom
chicken breast - 1
bacon
garlic powder
nutmeg
onion - 2
cream - 100ml - 3.0

total 27.4g

 

[hannata]

today I had 4 walnuts and a babybel as a snack this morning when I got up. omn nom nom.

snack: 4 walnuts 0.4
babybel trace

breakfast
porridge 13.7
milk 2.5
2 walnuts - 0.2

total 16.8


I'm having ordinary milk instead of cream, will stick to cream in tea ok, but its yuck in porridge

 

[hannata]

I've noticed that I seem to sleep a lot better with less carbs in my system! And I've never got that horrible hungry bug either.

Bought some flaxseed this mornin, will see how tolerable these mim's are, could be a potential replacement for my porridge.. hmm.

 

[Alpaca]

It looks like it's suiting you and you're adapting to make it work for you

 

[hannata]

snack: 4 walnuts 0.4
babybel trace

breakfast
porridge 13.7
milk 2.5
2 walnuts - 0.2

lunch
chicken (again) 2.0
salad leaves 0.8
cup of tea x2 .. approx 1g

snack
a naughty naughty digestive biscuit - 8.8g!! (could be worse I suppose)

total so far 29.4


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i know i'm taking the piss a little bit but the carbs I'm including are healthy carbs xx

 

[mightymonocle]

hey, UK labelling means you do NOT subtract fibre! you are in the UK right?
oops! good luck w/ atkins/ low carb eating anyway

 

[Kat1e]

Afternoon Hannata, how's your weekend going?

 

[shellsmithcat]

Hello i'm new to this -however could I suggest if you don't like cream in your porridge you halve it with water
XX

 

[jayde1148]

Hey Hannah! Not doing atkins but thought I would wish you luck. I have up on propoints and home back to good old sw! Happy you are doing well x

 

[Jim]

Hi hannata, welcome and good luck, the point made about subtracting fibre above is spot on