Sherran's Journal, 17 November 2015

After the report on processed meat and the potential problems of most meat except chicken, I began to reassess my following the Atkins diet. While I ate very little processed meats in general, I did eat bacon almost daily. I don't think my meat eating will radically change but I began to see that i might be better served if I tried to balance my foods and began increasing my carb intake by adding whole grain bread, oatmeal and a wider variety of fruit while trying to hold my calorie consumption to between 1200-1300 per day. ( some walking too but not the primary focus). In making this change I was prepared to gain some weight during the transition and have managed to keep this gain within 2 lb which has gone back and forth but I seem now to be on the losing side even if very slowly. I will say that the increased carb load has brought back cravings and hunger with a vengeance! Atkins is right about that, I was never hungry when following the program. I lost control a couple of times in the last 2 weeks but let it run its course and as I've said have held to that 2 lb fluctuation. Hope I've stabilized as I go forward.

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1298 kcal

Fat: 62.08g | Prot: 42.27g | Carb: 128.98g.   Breakfast: Nutmeg (Ground), Kroger Pure Clover Honey, Cinnamon, President 's choice regular whole grain instant oatmeal, Kroger Fat Free Skim Milk with Vitamins A & D, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). Lunch: Black Diamond Cheddar Style Slices, Campbell's ready to eat Cream of Mushroom Soup, Dempster's 100% WholeGrains 12 Grain Bread (Canada), Butter. Dinner: 3Rivers Old fashioned pork sausage, John O's Family Tradition Prince Edward Medley Frozen Vegetable Mix, Franzia Cabernet Sauvignon, Butter. Snacks/Other: Kraft Smooth Peanut Butter, Apples. more...