waiting for my book...

[Karen]

Hi Guys,

Im on exante but cannot last much longer without eating. I have decided to jump over to the atkins camp and my book should be arriving today. I am pretty clueless until the book arrives but am keen to start today. I just wondered if you could cast an eye over todays food and tell me if it sounds right....


Brekky - 3 bacon medallions, 1 fried egg and a jumbo mushroom

Lunch - 2 egg omlette with cheese and cream and a little red onion

dinner - frying steak with brocolli and amother jumbo mushroom.

2 coffees with double cream.

thanks in advance

xxxxx

 

[Karen]

oh, i was going to have a little boursin with dinner too.

 

[slaj]

Hi Karen, don't forget approx 15g of your 20g of carbs ( if you are doing induction) must be from veg, ie spinach, cabbage, leafy greens, broccoli etc and drink loads of water, about 3 l if you can manage it.
Good luck
Sandra

 

[Karen]

it may be a silly question sandra, but does that mean i just weigh out 15g of the veggies each day and incorporate them into my menu?

 

[TinaLouise]

it may be a silly question sandra, but does that mean i just weigh out 15g of the veggies each day and incorporate them into my menu?

Hi Karen, good luck on your Atkins journey

There are "stickies" in the Atkins diet thread that give a good overview of how to get started on Atkins.

*~*TL*~* *~dreaming of long term success~* mum of 4; wife; herbalist; Height: 166cm; Started: 16 Feb 2012; S/C/G: 116kg/109.5kg/65kg

 

[Karen]

Thanks guys, its much appriciated. I read the 'so you are thinking...' post, very informative. just wanted to be sure. Thanks again xxx

 

[slaj]

Hi Karen, I track all my food on my fitness pal and have customised my settings for Atkins ratios 5g carb, 30 g protein and 65 g fat then as I log my food I can keep an eye on the carbs I am eating. It really does help to track each day. To get the right ratios I set my daily calorie total as 1600. I do struggle to eat enough fat and tend to eat full fat Mayo, use double cream in my coffee . The book will definitely help, towards the end it gives you menu suggestions for each phase. Hope this helps, good luck. It really is a great way of eating

 

[Kat1e]

Hi karen and welcome.

No the 15g of green veg is carbs so different amounts in each veg

I also recommend myfitnesspal to help you - slaj meant percentages 5/30/65

Good luck!

 

[slaj]

Oops, thanks Katie, sorry for any confusion Karen!

 

[Karen]

thanks for the replies. Looking forward to getting to grips with the book. xxxx

 

[ditzeeblonde]

And. It's not 15g of veggies, its 15g of carbs from veggies.....