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After reading some posts from folks on here, I thought I should read up on Atkins once again. See, I first tried this diet about 15 years ago and was going to retry just the induction phase now to jump start my diet-journey. Well, after reading up on the new and improved Atkins diet, I think it's actually something I can stick with long-term. This excites me. I was initially going on the premise of the induction phase (Phase 1) from long ago that you should try and eat NO carbs for the first two weeks. Now it's 20 carbs. So I went from cheating on the old induction phase, to staying way within my carb limits per today's Atkins plan! Yay! And the recipes on the Atkins website look awesome!
Today I had a traditional southern breakfast with 4 pieces of thick bacon, an egg fried in bacon grease and a 6-carb piece of Very Thin Pepperidge farm bread. C'mon, I HAVE to have something to sop up the egg yolk with. Granted, I don't love breakfast so much I can do this everyday, but it's good to have it every now and then and know I'm not ruining some other diet.
Yesterday, I actually ate out and I think I did pretty good. We went to Longhorn Steakhouse and I had a 7oz. filet mignon (no carbs there) with a side of steamed asparagus with butter, plus a bowl of french onion soup. I didn't eat the bread that was in the soup, mostly just the cheese & broth. It was the first time I'd been "stuffed" since starting the diet. And I toyed with getting a skewer of grilled shrimp, but actually forgot to order it. Glad I forgot. It would have been in the doggy box coming home!
Tonight for dinner, we are frying chicken in flaxseed meal (going to add some spices in there) and cooking cabbage with hot pepper flakes. The cabbage is something I grew up on so it's nothing new. The chicken will be an experiment. At the store, I couldn't decide between the flaxseed meal or soy flour. I'll end up trying them both, I'm sure.
And I added a multi-vitamin to my supplement regimen (my supplement regimen is simply a green tea supplement that gives me energy during the day. I only take it if I'm up before noon because it will keep me up at night - sometimes I work well into the night, so sometimes I sleep quite late!)
So I'm excited about the possibilities!
Today I had a traditional southern breakfast with 4 pieces of thick bacon, an egg fried in bacon grease and a 6-carb piece of Very Thin Pepperidge farm bread. C'mon, I HAVE to have something to sop up the egg yolk with. Granted, I don't love breakfast so much I can do this everyday, but it's good to have it every now and then and know I'm not ruining some other diet.
Yesterday, I actually ate out and I think I did pretty good. We went to Longhorn Steakhouse and I had a 7oz. filet mignon (no carbs there) with a side of steamed asparagus with butter, plus a bowl of french onion soup. I didn't eat the bread that was in the soup, mostly just the cheese & broth. It was the first time I'd been "stuffed" since starting the diet. And I toyed with getting a skewer of grilled shrimp, but actually forgot to order it. Glad I forgot. It would have been in the doggy box coming home!
Tonight for dinner, we are frying chicken in flaxseed meal (going to add some spices in there) and cooking cabbage with hot pepper flakes. The cabbage is something I grew up on so it's nothing new. The chicken will be an experiment. At the store, I couldn't decide between the flaxseed meal or soy flour. I'll end up trying them both, I'm sure.
And I added a multi-vitamin to my supplement regimen (my supplement regimen is simply a green tea supplement that gives me energy during the day. I only take it if I'm up before noon because it will keep me up at night - sometimes I work well into the night, so sometimes I sleep quite late!)
So I'm excited about the possibilities!
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Comment by Kris on January 18, 2010 at 10:28pm
- I'm glad I'm not the only one excited about the "new" atkins!!!
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Comment by Lisa Marie on January 17, 2010 at 11:11pm - No problem! Any time you need help or suggestion feel free to ask im always around!
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Comment by Kristy Nash on January 17, 2010 at 11:05pm - Thanks for the tips, Lisa Marie!
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Comment by Lisa Marie on January 17, 2010 at 6:53pm
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So we have found we wanted frozen treats... so whip up your favorite crystal light flavor and make a popsicle
http://www.amazon.com/Tovolo-Pop-Molds-set-Star/dp/B000NJ0N3M/ref=pd_sbs_k_4
We also just made pudding pops and found its more filling and taste better frozen. sugar free/fat free instant pudding.. make 1 cup heavy whipping cream and 1 cup water!
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Comment by Lisa Marie on January 17, 2010 at 5:49pm
- Hey kristy and amy today i found something that is amazing. no carbs, no sugar ranch salad dressing , bbq sause . Walden Farms. I found some products at wal - mart. We are making bbq chicken wings tonight. http://www.waldenfarms.com/products/all_products.html . But if you guys get the carb quick and get sick of the flavor of syrup thats almost carb free it looks like they have a strawberry spread!!
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Comment by Amy on January 17, 2010 at 3:42pm - awesome! this gives me hope I'll be able to stick with it long term as well! Im picking up some books tomorrow morning, then hope to start soon! I want to be all prepared first :)
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Comment by Lisa Marie on January 17, 2010 at 1:49pm
- I am glad you relooked into it. Hey look up carb quick! Its great and get order it online. after your first 2 weeks you can start having waffles, brownies, scones with it!!!
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