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Had a really great day calorie wise, then blew it with an after dinner feeding frenzy of around 1200 calories: cheese, cottage cheese with cinnamon and splenda, and the evil macadamias. When I start my day out and fill in my anticipated meals, I always put down an Atkins MIM as my evening snack. At 237 calories it would fill me and be satisfying. If that's not enough I could have a second, which would really fill me up and still come in under half the calories of the unplanned, unchecked frenzy. I think one issue is they're not sitting there ready to be eaten like the cheese is. I should make a point of making them early in the evening so they're ready to grab when the urge hits.
As you can see, my strategy is of what I should eat, not whether I should eat. I should really call my late evenings a fourth meal and plan and prepare it as such. I could have had a 80%lean hamburger loaded with cheese, or sausage and eggs, or some other favorite meal and it still would have come in well under 1200 cals.
That's what I'll do. Plan for my fourth meal 3 hours after dinner.
Diet Calendar Entries for 25 August 2010:
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3896 kcal
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Fat: 285.03g | Prot: 284.86g | Carb: 58.95g.
Breakfast: cheddar. Lunch: chicken breast, vinegar, green peppers, Cucumbers, broccoli, olive oil, tomatoes, chicken salad. Dinner: heavy cream, macadamias, pork ribs, brie cheese, corned beef, fennel, turkey drumstick. Snacks/Other: macadamia, heavy cream, cottage cheese, port salut, fresh mozzarella, atkins dark chocolate shake, cheddar. more...
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3977 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Standing - 2 hours, Sleeping - 6 hours, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 30 minutes, Sitting - 15 hours and 30 minutes. more...
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If you went that overboard in the evening, you aren't eating enough during the day (especially fat). If you are eating enough fat, your lack of appetite should prevent you from eating too much.
25 Aug 10 by member: DeniseTra
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Hi Denise, I wish that what you were saying was the answer, but I find it hard to believe. Judging by my chart I usually have my 2700 RDI calories in by the end of dinner, with the fat/protein/carb ratio of 70/25/5. I've been struggling to get my total calories below 3500/day with an eye toward 3000/day. My net carbs have been low compared to the quantity I've been eating and I'm usually in ketosis judging by the stix. I haven't enjoyed the "Induction Plummet" most people seem to enjoy...and I'm ranting. I'm definitely frustrated.
The only conclusion I can come to is that I have to drop my calories or I'm not going to lose. (I did atkins many years ago as a teenager and lost 40lbs in 3 months eating everything in sight as long as I kept my carbs low.) Maybe I have to drink more water -- I'm thirsty now, but I do drink quite a bit, though not always plain water.
25 Aug 10 by member: awasser
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Actually, water is a BIG thing. Thirst masquerades as hunger. I've found a pattern myself on the days (rare) that I get ravenous that I haven't been drinking even close to enough water. I'm a fan of the 50-75% of your body weight in ounces (plain water) calculation. If I drink less than 50% I don't loose weight.
25 Aug 10 by member: DeniseTra
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Also, looked at a few days on your calendar, and a couple of them you have WAY too much cheese. You are limited to 4oz per day. the reason for the limit is that cheese is one of those things that stall a lot of people.
25 Aug 10 by member: DeniseTra
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Hi there, hope you dont mind me jumping in here, if you are doing Atkins by the book and not losing weight, even if your ratios are good, it's probably the calories that are too high. I know they say don't worry too much about the cals, but if you are not losing you definately need to. I saw your cals and they are high.
I agree with DeniseTra you need to cut back on the cheese, it's way too high.
I love cheese too, but just watch the amounts :) Linda
26 Aug 10 by member: skinnymin
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Thanks people, this helps. I never thought of cheese as a culprit, but I'm cutting way back starting now, and let's see what happens. I'll also try to drink more water instead of diet soda or iced coffee.
26 Aug 10 by member: awasser
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