Atkins Daily

Not feel good on Atkins?

2007-05-19T16:07:56Z

I really don't believe people who say they are doing this diet and not feeling good. It's a healthy diet. The danger zone is that there is room for people to make really bad choices and eat foods that will "not make them feel good". I eat lean meat or fish and vegetables everyday, I eat a salad for lunch everyday. Bacon and Cheese and Eggs or an Atkins shake for breakfast every day. What is there not to feel good about? They've gotta be making bad choices and then blaming the diet for their bad choices. If you stick primarily to whole foods and take a multi vitamin, there is no reason you should be feeling bad on this diet unless something else is wrong with you and you should see a doctor.

Regular bowel movements are also important. That could cause you to not feel good. If you are not using the bathroom at least (bare minimum) once a day, you need to work on that.

Also, the people who say they did the diet before and didn't like it, and now they are back, I don't get them either. If you didn't like the diet the first time, why are you doing it again? There is more than one way to lose weight. Maybe this isn't your path.

Personally, even though I had a shaky week last week, because I didn't feel like cooking, I am loving my Atkins experience and I feel very good about it health wise.

Oh P.S, here's a good recipe for you... Approximately 7 Net Carbs
http://www.calorie-count.com/recipe/41701.html

Hello, new here!

2007-02-04T20:27:36Z

I've done Atkins before, but took a break from it over the holidays, and also while recovering from an illness. Now I'm planning a trip to FLA in 8 weeks, and I want to use this time to get in shape and get back on Atkins. I'd like to start tomorrow, but I still have a lot carby foods in the house...I either have to eat them or toss them. Either way, I've gotta get it together. I'm looking forward to being smaller and buying a new bathing suit! :)

Splenda

2005-11-19T20:58:15Z

I have a quick question...

Has it been anyone else's experience that using Splenda while on the Atkins pretty much stalls the weight loss? In fact, I feel like I'm gaining it back. Do you have any recommendations for sweetener other than Splenda?

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving - what do you make for dinner with all the family coming over?

Thanks everyone!

Cross posted to Atkins communities.

Hi! I'm new

2005-11-09T18:29:08Z

I had tried to do atkins a couple years ago and lost about forty lbs. it slowly came back on. so now i'd like to start back up because i can't fit into any of my pants :)
I would love some support and advice on how to get started again and what to expect in the first few weeks. anyone can give me any pointers? :)

Someone HAS to know!

2005-09-24T17:54:44Z

Hi! I think it was in this community where I saw these asian style "noodle" things that were low in carb, and I went to the website and ordered some, and they were good. Well now I want to find them again for a recipe I want to try, and I just can't remember what they're called. I looked through old entries in this community and another for like an hour with no luck.

They're sort of squishy, wet noodles that come in a plastic package...

Perhaps an asian word that starts with "N?"

I'm drawing a blank.

Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?

I hope someone does!

X-posted

coconut milk

2005-06-23T00:44:22Z

I accidently posted this to aktins diet, which doesn't every seem to get any action. Just in case you didn't already gwet this.

2 ideas for coconut milk
use it for coffee cream
make a curry veggie dip by adding curry paste to coconut milk, serve with raw veggies

Coconut milk has 2 grams of carbs per ounce. I know it is carbier than cow cream, but I am eating paleo right now as an experiement. So far so good.

coconut milk

2005-06-23T00:40:06Z

I have been messing around with coconut milk, as a replacement for cream. I have never gone off dairy before, and thought I would try it. Right now, I am eating paleo, with the occasional peanut thrown in. Here are two ideas I had for coconut milk. One, you can use it to cream your coffee, and two, you can make a curry dip for veggies. All I added was curry paste, but you could get more sophisticated than that. Coconut is a super food, full of lauric acid, which fights bacteria in your gut, and rev.'s your metabolism. Every ounce has 2 grams of carb.'s, so it isn't a freebie, but I think it's health benefits make it worth using the grams on.

atkins_daily @ 2005-05-17T20:43:00

2005-05-18T00:46:19Z

induction is way too hard when there's yummy sugarey goodness too be had. 3 days and I've already fallen off the wagon.

Uh, so NOT "Fair and Balanced."

2005-03-29T20:52:10Z

From foxnews.com:

Government Advises Eating Whole Grains
Monday, March 28, 2005

Go ahead, have a piece of bread. Have three. Make it whole-grain, and you'll be following government advice for eating right.

Three servings of whole grains each day will reduce your risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes (search). It doesn't have to be bread. Brown or wild rice, oatmeal, cold cereal flakes, popcorn — without the salt and butter — and even trail mix will do.

Of all the new advice in the government's new dietary guidelines, eating enough whole grains may prove the easiest.

But if eating whole grains is so easy, then why aren't people doing it now? Most Americans are eating one serving or less each day, according to the Agriculture Department.

One reason may be that a little sleuthing is needed to figure out which foods have whole grains.

Just because a bread slice is dark, or a cracker looks grainy, doesn't mean the whole grain is there. They could be darkened by molasses or other coloring.

You need to look on the ingredient list to make sure you've got whole grains. The words "whole" or "whole grain" should come before the grain ingredient. And that should be the very first thing listed.

Food companies are trying to make to make it easier. General Mills Inc. last year converted all its breakfast cereals to whole grain and now puts a big "Whole Grain" logo on the front of the box.

Some companies are using a black-and-gold label shaped like a postage stamp for identifying products that contain whole grains. Bruegger's Bagels, Kashi, Gardenburger and Snyder's of Hanover are among those using the stamp, which was developed by Oldways Preservation Trust, a Boston-based think tank that specializes in food issues.

Once purchased, eat three ounce-equivalents a day. It's not hard to do. These measurements equal about an ounce:

—A half-cup of cooked cereal, rice or pasta.

—A slice of bread.

—1 cup of cold cereal flakes.

—An ounce of dry pasta or rice.

"If you have a cereal high in whole grains, and you have a sandwich with whole grain bread for lunch, you can get your number of servings right there," said Joanne Lupton, a Texas A&M University nutrition professor who helped write the guidelines.

Mark Andown, technical director for nutrition at Quaker, said a cup of oatmeal for breakfast counts as two servings of whole grains.

"When you think about a snack, think about trail mix. It's not weird food," said K. Dun Gifford, president of Oldways.

This effort may seem to contradict the thinking behind popular low-carb diets such as Atkins and South Beach. But while both of those diets insist that people eliminate most carbohydrates in the first two weeks, after that it's all about choosing "good" carbs, such as whole grains.

Scientists don't quite understand how and why whole grains are good for you.

"It would be nice if we knew the answer to that question; unfortunately, we don't," said Lupton. "It's not just the fiber. It's something in addition to that that has to do with having the whole grain."

A whole grain is the entire seed or kernel — from grains like wheat, oats, corn or rye. They are packed with fiber, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, and besides helping guard against heart disease and diabetes, they also contain cancer-fighting antioxidants and other nutrients.

They lose the good stuff when grains are refined or processed. Manufacturers generally fortify their food with nutrients, but it's not the same.

To promote Pepperidge Farm's new line of whole grain bread, the company signed up celebrity chef and Food Network host Bobby Flay (search) to create sandwich recipes. Among his recommendations are whole wheat with grilled salmon salad and lemon mayonnaise, or grilled eggplant, zucchini and roasted red pepper with roasted garlic mayonnaise.

In his Manhattan ad Las Vegas restaurants, Flay serves dishes made with more exotic whole grains, such as quinoa and faro. But he thinks most people will tune out if you try to interest them in foods they aren't used to eating.

"I wouldn't tell people to go out and make faro salad. If they can just open up a loaf of bread and make a sandwich, they're more apt to do that," Flay said.

x-posted.

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-02-10T06:25:44Z

Breakfast
1/2 can of tuna with celery
1 slice Cheddar Cheese
1 cup Raspberry Apple herbal tea with 1 Splenda

Snack
1 egg patty
1 sausage patty
1 cup Mint Medley herbal tea with 1 Splenda

Lunch
1/2 can of tuna with celery
2 cups mixed lettuce with romaine, endive, carrots, and radicchio
Ranch dressing
1 cup Mint Medly herbal tea with 1 Splenda

Dinner
1 hamburger patty
1 slice Cheddar cheese
1 cup mixed sauteed veggies (onions, radishes, celery, mushrooms, green peppers)

I spent the night working on chapter one of Man-Eater so I didn't ride the exercise bike.

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-02-09T04:16:36Z

Breakfast
2 sausage
1 slice cheddar cheese
1 Robust coffee with 1 half&half and 2 Splenda

Snack
1 cup Cranberry Apple herb tea and 1 Splenda

Lunch
1 egg patty
1 sausage patty
1 slice cheddar cheese
1 Handful mixed lettuce (with romaine, endive, carrots, and radicchio)
1 cup Mint Medley Herb tea and 1 Splenda

Dinner
Chicken
1 slice American cheese
1 cup mixed sauteed veggies (onion, green pepper, radishes, celery, mushrooms)
11 strawberries

Exercise

Exercise Bike
Time: 30 minutes
Distance: 7.03 miles
Calories: 361

I actually rode the bike today! Whoo hoo! I feel motivated! *^-^*

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-02-08T05:09:44Z

I added celery to my tuna along with mayo so when you read 'tuna' that's what's in it.

Breakfast
1/2 can of tuna
1 slice Cheddar cheese
1 cup regular coffee with half&half and 2 Splenda

Snack
1 sausage patty
1 egg patty

Lunch
1/2 can of tuna
1 handful mixed lettuces - romaine, endive, some shit I can't spell or pronounce.
12 oz Diet Coke. Yuck. But they only sell Coke at work but I prefer Pepsi

Dinner
Chicken with cheese sause
1 cup mixed sauteed veggies (onion, green peppers, celery, radishes, mushrooms)
7 strawberries

Exercise

I walked home from work which took a little less than an hour. I think I should get extra points for having to walk through the snow. You wouldn't believe how many people around here don't even bothering shoveling their walks! Come on, people! We don't all drive cars, you know?

Side note: I need to really learn how to cook... and find some low carb recepiets. I'll be more likely to stick to this if I have a variety in my diet.

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-02-04T06:24:30Z

Breakfast
1 can of Chicken broth
3 cups hot tea

Lunch
1 can of Chicken broth
3 cups hot tea

Dinner
1 hambuger with cheese, mayo and ketchup
(Yes, I'm feeling ever so much better and being totally evil with my newly returned appitite. I'll do better tomorrow. Right now, I am just thrilled I can swallow without agony. Still hurts, but not NEARLY as much as it did! *^-^* Plus, my fever is back to normal for the first time in three days! Yahoo!)
3 handful of potatoe chips with french onion dip
1 chocolate brownie.
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Egads, I just ruined my diet! :shrugs: Oh well. Tomorrow is another day. I'm almost looking forward to eatting tuna again... almost...^^'

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-02-03T02:00:34Z

12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi
1 can Beef broth
As much water as I could handle without my throat going on strike.

Shit. I hate being sick. I can deal with the temperature, but this sore throat shit has GOT to go. I have zero energy and I am afraid I might have to call in tomorrow as well, especially if I can't get this fever down. Gah. I'll be missing two full days of work... sigh.

No exercise. I don't have the energy...^^'

Food/Exercis Journal

2005-02-01T23:48:51Z

I am so broke right now, I don' have much in the way of veggies and I'm feeling so bad right now that I don't really feel like cooking... so yeah.. I wish Mom would cook for me, but she's not even home and she wouldn't do it anyway.

Breakfast
1/2 can of tuna with mayo and celery

Snack
1 egg patty
1 sausage patty

Lunch
1/2 can of tuna with mayo and celery
(My lettuce was wilted and I didn't want to even try to eat it)

Dinner
1 slice Bologna
1 slice Cheddar cheese
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Exercise

I walked to work this morning. It took about 55 minutes but that's probably because I'm way out of practice. Plus I'm not feeling well. So... yeah.

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-02-01T04:26:08Z

I mixed Mayo, mustard, and celary with a can of tuna so when you read 'tuna', that's what's in it.

Breakfast
1/2 can of tuna

Snack
1 egg patty
1 sausage patty

Lunch
1/2 can of tuna
2 cups lettuce mix (endive and a bunch of other weird tasting stuff...^^)

Dinner
1 hamburger patty with mayo
1 slice Cheddar cheese
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi.

It seems that the best way to cut down on soda is to NOT bring it to work. *^-^*

No exercise today but I don't care. I feel like shit and I think I'm running a fever. But I can't find the thermometer so I can't know for sure. Figures

Tales of an addict

2005-01-31T18:22:42Z

This is pathetic, but I thought I would share my story incase anyone else has this problem. My family has about a 90% alcoholism rate on my dad's side. Really and truly. Most marriages end up in disaster, the holidays are a travesty. For myself, I had a real problem with alcohol in high school and college. I gave it up by smoking tons of pot for a few years, which didn't have the same addictive properties at all, so, when I wanted to quit it was no problem. Basically, for the last 13 years I have lived an outwardly normal looking life. No drug use and normal use of wine or beer, like one with dinner, and that's it. On the inside I was The SUGAR ADDICT FROM HELL. I couldn't not think about it, and ate a ton of sugar. The first time I went low carb, 5 years ago, I controlled my sugar use enough to get within about 10 pounds of my goal weight, but felt cravy all the time. Anxious, jittery, etc. Well, I lost control and gained a bunch of weight, had a baby, and tried for the last 3 years to get back on, but couldn't do it. I couldn't make it through a single meal. But, I did work on myself in other ways, and I am in a much more mentally healthy place now. I have been on my diet now for 5 weeks and feel great. Cheating doesn't even sound good. I am not needing to use artificial sweeteners this time around. I have chocolate in the house and forget that it is there. The one thing I did differently was follow an amino acid course, based on the book "THe Diet Cure" By Julia Ross, Which addresses the need to fix brain chemistry for people with the type of genetic background I have. I did it this summer for about 6 weeks, and felt much better. She recommends doing it longer, and I might try it again after my trip this week. It made me feel like I could live without substance abuse. While I was on the amino acids, I tried to binge on chips and dip and couldn't get a rush at all. So, the amino acids seems to fill the brain back up with the good chemicals it needs, so I can feel normal. YAY!!! The reason for this somewhat embarrassing tell all? Does anyone else out there have addiction issues? How do you cope? Because, I feel great now, but want to be prepared for a time when I feel like throwing in the towel. Any comments would be aprreciated.

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-01-31T04:47:23Z

I woke up rather late so Breakfast was really more like lunch.

Lunch
1 Hamburger Patty w/ Mayo
1 slice Cheddar Cheese
1 cup mixed sauteed veggies (onion, brocolli, cauliflower)
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Dinner
1 Pork Chop w/Mayo
2 cups Romaine Lettuce
1 Slice Cheddar Cheese
Ranch Dressing
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

I rode my exercise bike for 30 minutes while watching 'Pompei, the Last Day' on the Discovery Channel, but I forgot to write down the exact distance and calories burned. Too bad.

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-01-30T01:48:11Z

Breakfast
2 eggs
2 sausage
1 slice Cheddar cheese
1 cup sauteed veggies (brocolli, onion, cauliflower)
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Snack
1 oz (about 40) peanuts

Lunch
Chicken with Brocolli
24 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Dinner
Chicken with French onion dip
1 cup steamed brocolli and cauliflower

Exercise
Another lazy, sit on my ass kind of day... ^^'

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-01-29T16:00:07Z

I fell asleep at 7pm last night so this is, of course, backdated. I stayed up until almost 3am Wednesday morning in order to finish writing the last chapter of Denial and my sleep schedule has been thrown off ever since. Have I learned my lesson?

Probably not since I've noticed that my most productive writing hours seem to be between 9pm and 2am. What can I say? I'm a nightowl.

I fell asleep at 7pm last night so this is, of cours, backdated.

Breakfast
1 mozzerella string cheese

Snack
1 oz (about 40) peanuts

Lunch
1 can tuna with mayo and mustard
1 stalk celery

Dinner
2 eggs
2 sausages (I checked the ingredients and there aren't any nitrates in this sausage so it's all good. *^-^* )
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

SInce I fell asleep, there was no exercise. Damn, I'm getting lazy again.

(I REALLY need to go to the store but I am so broke its not even funny. Plus, I think a check's going to bounce if it comes through before Wednesday morning (but I needed bus tickets!) I forgot to write it down in my check ledger and if it does bounce I am so totally screwed!

Food/exercise journal

2005-01-28T03:52:41Z

I mixed 1 celery stalk with mayo and deli mustard with a can of tuna so whenever you read 'tuna', that's what's in it.

Breakfast
1/2 can of tuna
1 oz (about 40) peanuts
1 Robust coffee with 1 half&half cream and 2 splenda

Snack
1 egg patty
1 sausage patty

Lunch
1/2 can of tuna
2 cups Romaine lettuce
Ranch dressing

Dinner
1 Pork chop
4 handfuls Hershey semi-sweet chocolate chunks

Exercise
In an attempt to balance out my transgression, I doubled my exercise for the day but did not pedal with as much intensity because I didn't want to be sore or pull something.

Exercise Bike

Time: 60 minutes
Distance: 14.04 miles
Calories: 722.3

I don't trust the calorie readout on that bike. I believe I've mentioned that, right?

God give me strength to do better tomorrow because on Saturday we are having a belated family gthering and then I'll be babysitting Aidan. Jenny always keeps so much junk food around her house it isn't even funny. Yet none of them are really fat.

It just isn't fair. Please don't let me cheat! And please don't let me become too discouraged by today's slip-ups. I can do better. I WILL do better. But I WON'T wallow in self-pity anymore and I most definitely WILL NOT BINGE! NO BINGING! NO BINGING! NO FREAKING BINGING!

I need absolution

2005-01-27T00:45:21Z

Bless me Atkins, for I have sinned
It has been 26 days since my last transgression"

And what have you done, my child?

"Today I fell off the coffee wagon. I had one cup of half regular/half decaf with 1 half&half cream and three packets of splenda. Then I had a full robust cup with 1 half &half cream and 2 splenda"

And why did you do that?

"Atkins, I can't live, let alone function properly, on less than three hours of sleep. I was eyes-rolling-in-the-back-of-my-head tired. But in my defense, I CHOSE to have the coffee. It was not an addictive craving like it was before. :breaks down crying: I just wanted to feel alive again. What that so wrong?"

No, of course not. But you must now restrict your carbohydrates to no more than 20 per day for the rest of the week. Oh, and make sure you go to bed at a decent hour tonight. Do I make myself clear?

"Yes, Atkins. Thank you for your kindness."

May my blessing be upon you, my child.

"Amen to that."

*^-^* I swear I don't know where this stuff comes from half the time. LOL

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-01-25T05:46:20Z

I mixed 1 celery stalk, mayo and deli mustard with a can of tuna. So whenever you read 'tuna' today, that's what's in it.

Breakfast
1/2 can of tuna
1 slice Cheddar Cheese
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Snack
1 egg patty
1 sausage patty

Lunch
1/2 can of tuna
1 slice Cheddar cheese
2 cups Romaine lettuce
Ranch dressing

Dinner
Shredded Chicken with mayo
1 cup sauteed mixed veggies - leftovers from yesterday
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Exercise

No exercise today. I just didn't feel up to it. I'll do better tomorrow

I was told that Diet Rite would probably be a better choice. But I still have a 24 can case of Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi left so I'll give Diet Rite a try when it's gone.

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-01-24T04:25:23Z

Breakfast
1 can of tuna with mayo
1 slice American Cheese
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Snack
1/4 cup Sunflower Seeds
1 Endulge Chocolate Bar

Dinner
1 hamburger patty
1 slice American cheese
1 cup mixed sauteed veggies
2 cups Romaine lettuce
4 slices Cucumber
bacon bits
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

I slept really late so 'Breakfast' was more lunch than anything else. :shrugs: It doesn't really matter.

Exercise Bike

Time: 30 minutes
Distance: 7.01 miles
Calories: 360.5

Food/Exercise Journal

2005-01-23T05:22:24Z

Breakfast
2 eggs
2 sausage
1 cup mixed sauteed veggies - brocolli, cauliflower, onion
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Lunch
hamburger patty
1 slice Swiss Cheese
2 cups Romaine lettuce
6 slices cucumber
Ranch Dressing
12 oz Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Dinner
Liver with Mayo and mustard (what can I say? I was too lazy to cook so I settled for liver.)
1 slice Swiss Cheese

I rode the exercise bike for 30 minutes but I forgot to write down distance and calories.

But that does not invalidate the effort I put into this.