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No weight change from yesterday. I know, I shouldn't weigh every day. But still I can't help but be disappointed. And I question myself, if i'm doing this right.
I just did a bit of reading up again on the Atkins diet, and how it works. Primarily I want to know the IDEAL amount of fat I should consume each day as well as carbs, protein and calories. I went back in my food journal to look closer at my totals. Still I don't feel 100% confident I'm doing this 100%.
I realize that with the Atkins diet, you burn fat for energy; and I got to thinking, why take in SO MUCH MORE fat, when I have plenty on my BODY that it could burn LOL Seriously! But if I'm reading this right, it takes fat intake to work BEST at using my body fat for energy. Interesting.
Minnesota is so frozen solid this winter; I can't WAIT to get out and walk every day. I know that MOVING more would help me too.
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205.6 lb
Lost so far: 10.8 lb.
Still to go: 25.6 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 06 February 2014:
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1765 kcal
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Fat: 119.06g | Prot: 134.70g | Carb: 35.34g.
Breakfast: Egg, Sam's Choice Smoked Sausage with Vidalia Onion, Kraft 2% Milk Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese. Lunch: Fresh Express Spring Mix, Tuna in Water (Canned), Ranch Salad Dressing. Dinner: Butter, Broccoli, Canola Vegetable Oil, Kroger Pork Rinds, Tilapia (Fish), Butter. Snacks/Other: Atkins Advantage Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar. more...
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steady weight
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I googled that same question the other day, there are some good sites out there to tell you how to calculate first you calculate protein and then I can't remember the rest. But remember your fat is different than what you eating, hopefully your getting the right fat like avocado and nut fat instead of the bad fat.
06 Feb 14 by member: mekellyuwho
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I read a lot about this too, I'm not doing atkins but I'm trying low carb, I read somewhere that protein can turn into glucose too just as the carbs but if you over eat protein, and this is why atkins is a low carb high fat diet. Anyways don't know much about it but keep it up :)
06 Feb 14 by member: nosequepongo
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It's a learning curve. Stick with it, and remember - we're all in this together!
06 Feb 14 by member: Eonada
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Check this out. Low Carb nutrition recommendation site. http://www.phlaunt.com/lowcarb/nutrientCalc.php I have found it helpful with what you're describing.
Regarding the daily weighing...yeah, let me know when you figure out what to do about that. I'm a hopeless daily weigher! :o/
06 Feb 14 by member: Alineal4
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Mekellyuwho - my fat in induction comes from the not-so-good-fat .... butter, oil, etc. I should try an avocado - never even had one before! lol
nosequepongo; thx .. and for the comment! :)
Eonada - yes we are, thank you for your support!!
Alineal4 - you're the best, THANK YOU! :)
06 Feb 14 by member: Babe53
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Wow I hope you do try it you will either like it or hate it you can mash them and use instead of mayo, cut and add to salad, make guacamole. I could eat them all day long they have lots of calories so be careful I make guacamole and add lots of salsa so it stretches my calories farther
06 Feb 14 by member: mekellyuwho
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mekellyuwho - I'll let you know if I do. :) I'll have to see what I can make with it, too.
06 Feb 14 by member: Babe53
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I'd ditch the bars until you're fully adapted. Some people get an insulin response from sucralose. You have to figure out what works for you, but it works best if I make my own own food, so I know what's in it. Usually easier to debug your own code than someone else's. At ~120g protein I start making glucose, insulin spikes, and gain water weight fast. I do best at 75-80% calories from fat. Butter, coconut oil, olive oil, bacon, sausage, avocado (sliced, salted, w/lemon juice). Don't be afraid of fat, and "calories in" stuff. Remember, your body is woefully inefficient at burning it at first, so you want enough to keep things running comfortably. Once those enzymes are flowing, you can skip 2 meals without even noticing. If you feel oddly "tired", sometimes that's the new "hungry" until your body signals adjust, so eat more fat. Hope this helps.
06 Feb 14 by member: imjinc2k
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imjinc2k - Thank you so much for your comment; I think you are right, and that I should ditch them bars! Hopefully I can keep my mitts off of them...they are soo good. I'm wondering now (Hindsite 20/20) if they are the reason for not only the slowdown on weight loss but also my increase in hunger. Prior to the bars (just a few days ago), I never felt hungry; and pretty much had to make myself eat.
I so appreciate your input and advice. Very appreciated!!!
07 Feb 14 by member: Babe53
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No problem. For snacks I mostly do fat bombs. Melted butter 100g, coconut oil 100g (virgin if you like coconut, refined if not), almond butter 100g, lowest carb cocoa powder I can find (Chatfield's) 35g, stevia to taste. Mix, pour in molds, refrigerate/freeze. Some I make with cream cheese instead. I've also heard if you mix in crushed pork rinds, they come out like Nestle Crunch. Tons of recipes online.
08 Feb 14 by member: imjinc2k
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