Beyond the Binge--March 2007

[magnamater]

Please join me here for the month!!

[daisymaiz]

I can't believe it's March already-almost spring!

[magnamater]

Yes, and it really is spring in Texas!

Started Atkins '72 this a.m. Will post how I feel, etc.

Here's hoping!

[sportbikchic]

I'm here!

I will not binge this month, repeat.....I will not binge this month.

I feel so good, on day 4 of not binging. I am challenging myself to a 10 lb. loss and no sugar.

[basketbalhotty22]

yeah its crazy that its march...gosh time is flying byyy sooooo fast!!!

[daisymaiz]

Originally Posted by sportbikchic

I will not binge this month, repeat.....I will not binge this month.

I won't either!! And congrats on the 4 days.

Hey Richelle, nice to see you!!

[Samantha42]

Originally Posted by magnamater

Yes, and it really is spring in Texas!

Started Atkins '72 this a.m. Will post how I feel, etc.

Here's hoping!

How's it going??! You can do it! Just give yourself 3 days. You deserve it.

[peanutte]

Hi all! Nice shiny new thread!

[sportbikchic]

I can see through the binge fog now! I have not binged at all this entire week and it is amazing how good I feel and the scale has rewarded me with a loss.

I hope this continues to motivate me not to overeat on sugar and carbs. I worry that I will get comfortable and say "oh what the heck". I have to stay strong!

[Samantha42]

Originally Posted by sportbikchic

I can see through the binge fog now! I have not binged at all this entire week and it is amazing how good I feel and the scale has rewarded me with a loss.

I hope this continues to motivate me not to overeat on sugar and carbs. I worry that I will get comfortable and say "oh what the heck". I have to stay strong!

You're doing great!!

[magnamater]

Just a quick note to brag that I made it through day 1 of Atkins '72!

I made the Revolution Rolls, which just might make this a "doable" diet for a coupla months. Hope the lbs. come off. . .

I want to say I crossed the finish line. . .before I turn 59, and that is 6 months away.

All you youngsters? Are you shocked????? at the advanced age?


My advice is: make this WOL work for you while you are young, and you can enjoy more years with energy and health! (and while you are still cute as buttons!)

For what it's worth!

[daisymaiz]

If I'm turning 30 in 8 months, can I still be a "youngster?" Please??

Good job on getting through day 1. That is my plan for today. So far, so good.

I am curious about those Revolution Rolls, I was thinking I might try to make some this weekend but I don't know, I am really bad at cooking.

[magnamater]

Daisy, I cook a lot. . .so I tell you, you can make them. I even goofed, forgetting the cream of tartar, which is supposed to be really necessary, but here's what I recommend.

Use a mixer for the whites. . .and a COLD metal bowl and beaters. . .I throw mine into the freezer before I start. . .amazing that I had room.

Fold a tiny bit of the whites into the yellows and other ingredients. . .then half of the rest of the whites. Fold about 6-8 times, then fold that mixture back into the whites and fold only 6-8 times, not stirring, and remember, some streaking of color is okay. I'll post my notes from other peoples postings, and forgive me if I don't give the credit for who posted.

Also, wiping the bowl for the whites and the beaters with a paper towel with a bit of vinegar is supposed to help--I did it the 2nd time I made them, and it works.

Finally, I recommend pamming the heck out of whatever you use. . .my muffin top pans stick without really a lot of Pam--and not just in the wells because they slop over and stick. But if you are using parchment paper or a Silpat and just making mounds, it probably will be okay.

Here's what others have said:

LC Revolution Roll

Basic Roll

I use this recipe:

4 eggs, separated
1/8 tsp of cream of tartar
3 Tbs. of mayonaise, sour cream, ricotta cheese, softened cream cheese, OR cottage cheese (least favorite)
2 tsp. Splenda (I'd leave out if you use garlic powder and/or onion powder, or cut in half)

Put whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl. With an electric mixer, beat until whites are stiff..(don't move in the bowl), but not dry.

In a medium bowl, mix yolks, your choice of dairy product, and Splenda. Mix
until well blended.

Then, take about 1/3 of the whites and gently mix it into the yolks, so you are fluffing them up a bit. Then fold this mixture into the whites.

Either using a muffin-top pan (which has been sprayed with Pam) or a cookie sheet, plop 6 mounds.

You can sprinkle some cheese onto the mounds.


Bake at 300 for 25-30 minutes until well browned...Cool on rack and then store in baggies in the fridge.

I'm sure there are other methods, but this is a very basic, easy one.

I used a convection oven at 275 degrees and baked for the full hour, despite them "looking" done at the 40 minute mark... they were perfect!

Atkins variation
Revolution Wraps
makes 6 8-inch wraps

6 large eggs (carbs 3.6 )
3 ounces cream cheese, softened (3.0)
1 teaspoon onion powder (1.4)*
1 pinch salt (0)
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar (0.6)
6 8-inch cake pans (the disposable aluminum ones are perfect for this)

Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees.
Butter the bottoms and lower 1/3 of the sides of the cake pans. Set aside.

Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks. To the egg yolks add the cream cheese and onion powder. Mix well and set aside.

To the egg whites, add the cream of tartar and salt. Beat the egg whites until it forms very stiff peaks.

Fold the egg yolks into the egg whites. Do not overmix because the egg whites will provide the "leavening" for the wraps.

Using two tablespoons, drop the the mixture into 6 equal mounds onto your prepared cake pans. Using the back of a large spoon or a spatula, evenly spread the batter in the pans.

Bake for 20-30 minutes in the middle rack of your oven or until golden brown. Cool completely. The wraps will be crisp when they finish baking. As they cool they will soften and will be easier to remove from the pans. Store in the refrigerator in an air tight container.

NOTE: If you use these wraps for sandwiches for work or school, do not fill them with anything really soggy, like tuna salad, until you are ready to eat it, because the wraps might get soggy while they are waiting for you to eat them.

Per 1 serving (1 wrap)
Total carbs: 2 grams
Fiber: 0 grams
Net Carbs: 2 grams
Cheese allowance: 0.5 oz

Revolution Roll Rye Bread

Use original Revolution Roll recipe using cream cheese and omitting the Splenda.

To egg yolk mixture add:

1 tsp. caraway seeds

1 tsp. fennel

1/2 tsp. marjoram

1/2 tsp. dill weed

1/2 tsp. salt (optional)

After adding these ingredients to the egg yolks and cream cheese, whip your egg whites and cream of tartar until very stiff. Gently fold egg yolk mixture into stiffened egg whites, using a large spoon or flat spatula, avoiding over mixing. Put in six piles onto butter greased or Pam sprayed cookie sheet. Smooth them out and shape them into an oval shape resembling "regular" rye bread as much as possible. Sprinkle with caraway seed if desired.

Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes for a nice soft rye bread. If you want it more crunchy or more brown bake it longer. I haven't tested how well these very soft buns hold up in a sandwich yet, but if they don't do well, will increase the baking time.

When these first come out of the oven they have a very strong black licorice smell to them. Don't worry about that. It's just the fennel. The next day after refridgerating them you can barely taste the difference between these rolls and "regular" rye bread!!



I made savory yesterday, and sweet plain ones with a teaspoon of vanilla and double splenda today.

I think this is a "fair to good" substitute for bread, depending on individual tastes.

I can do it for a couple of months. . .hopefully then I can add back other bread subs.

Best of luck, if you try the RR's! I did bake mine at 275 for an hour in a convection oven. And I doubled the recipe. Because I want to cook ahead.

Also they are better the next day.

[magnamater]

Oh, and people make French toast out of the RR's, Daisy. . .so that's why I wanted plain ones. . .didn't want garlic in my French toast!!!!!

[Samantha42]

Originally Posted by magnamater

Oh, and people make French toast out of the RR's, Daisy. . .so that's why I wanted plain ones. . .didn't want garlic in my French toast!!!!!

Do you have to use a mixer? (I don't own one! That's how non-cooking I am). I cook a lot, but just meats, stir-frys etc, nothing with baking pastries or cake things. What do these end up looking like? If they are really yummy I could see myself eating a million of them!

[magnamater]

Samantha!
There is a thread here:

Revolution Rolls?

And on one of the last 2 pages is a really good picture.

I would recommend at least a hand mixer, beaters chilled, metal bowl chilled, because it says in the long post you can do it, but it is forever whipping, and I'm lazy!!!!!!!

Yummy? again, individual tastes, and they are super low carb and you can jazz um up with garlic, onion, etc, or sweeten them.

But they are better the next day! Don't give up on um if you try and eat one fresh. . .

Know it's a long thread, but give it a read, and if I can make um, you can too!

[daisymaiz]

I think making French toast out of them might get me into TROUBLE, but I read somewhere that someone put, I think, cheese and tomatoes on them and made mini pizzas? That might be kind of good.

I have a mixer but no metal bowl.

[Samantha42]

Originally Posted by daisymaiz

I think making French toast out of them might get me into TROUBLE, but I read somewhere that someone put, I think, cheese and tomatoes on them and made mini pizzas? That might be kind of good.

I have a mixer but no metal bowl.

ME too metal bowl??? MMM I'll keep my eyes open! They sound like mini-quiches, they look amazing! I'm going to try when I get a chance to shop for utensils and cook. I have exams coming up... every time I have exams I binge, eat things like peanuts, go off plan and/or gain 5 pounds.

I am trying SO hard to avoid that. Any suggestions? It's like I have an extreme stress level and an oral fixation during the time.

[magnamater]

Samantha I totally understand about peanuts. . .one of my downfalls.

I don't think the RR's are like quiches, but more like egg bread. They get less eggy the 2nd day.

French toast was a big hit. . .DH, who's not dieting, loved it.

I've finished 2 days of Atkins '72, maybe ketosis? No ketostiks. . .dunno???

Not too hard, with the RR's!

Next I'm going to make two casseroles from the RR--one savory and one like bread pudding. . .

I'll post the results of my trials. . .but I need eggs!!!!!

[daisymaiz]

Samantha would it help to chew gum or just keep a bottle of water with you all the time? I don't know, that's a tough one.

Lately when I've cooked my chicken breasts I've been cutting them into strips (3-4 per breast)-they're more snacklike that way-easy to grab a couple and harder to overeat than nuts etc.

[peanutte]

Maybe try buying unsalted nuts--they don't taste as good and therefore you don't want to eat as many. A friend of mine does that, and it really works for her. We're both salt freaks.

I have begun reading Potatoes Not Prozac and it's pretty compelling. Her view toward carbohydrate and sugar addiction is very similar to what I experience. I don't think of myself as having a sweet tooth, but she asks questions like:

"Do you set aside a stash of bread for yourself and become angry if someone else has eaten your stash?"

That one stopped me cold because we don't even have bread in the house regularly. But if we do have a baguette or a sourdough loaf from Whole Foods, it's totally true; I think about it, I think about toasting it and having jam, or grilled cheese sandwiches...I peek in the cupboard to make sure it's still there...and I wasn't even AWARE I was doing that!

I talked to my boyfriend last night about my doing low carb again, I asked him if he could support me, even if it meant his not having carbs in the house. I know that's a lot to ask, but I honestly don't think I am getting rid of this weight unless I combine low carb with excersize. One thing I know from doing Atkins before is it's virtually binge proof IF you stay on plan. You are satisfied by the foods, and honestly, you can't binge on hard boiled eggs, let's face it.

I really recommend this book to any and all of you. It will make you think of your cravings in terms of body chemistry and not weak will.

[daisymaiz]

Originally Posted by peanutte

One thing I know from doing Atkins before is it's virtually binge proof IF you stay on plan. You are satisfied by the foods, and honestly, you can't binge on hard boiled eggs, let's face it.

That is so true. I FINALLY got through day one of induction yesterday and I can already feel a difference. It wasn't really that difficult either, there were a couple times when I almost slipped, but thankfully was able to talk myself out of it. I'm so glad I did.

Unsalted nuts-good idea. I also find that portion control is a little easier with shelled peanuts. It takes longer to eat them, and a seeing a huge pile of shells can be a good cue that it's time to STOP.

[Samantha42]

Originally Posted by daisymaiz

That is so true. I FINALLY got through day one of induction yesterday and I can already feel a difference. It wasn't really that difficult either, there were a couple times when I almost slipped, but thankfully was able to talk myself out of it. I'm so glad I did.

Unsalted nuts-good idea. I also find that portion control is a little easier with shelled peanuts. It takes longer to eat them, and a seeing a huge pile of shells can be a good cue that it's time to STOP.

I think ALL nuts get me, sadly.... Raw walnuts I can control usually, but I had an allergy test that said I was allergic to 'em I bought some packs of flavored gums (fruity) and hopefully that will help with the cravings and oral fixations. I like soft gum though, and these get pretty hard after a little while (trident and extra). Any suggestions?

Daisy-- that's great you made it a day!!! That's the hardest part! Keep it up, no backtracking, I bet you feel so much better already

[peanutte]

Low-carb fruit-flavored yogurt, maybe, would satisfy your sweet tooth?

[Samantha42]

Originally Posted by peanutte

Low-carb fruit-flavored yogurt, maybe, would satisfy your sweet tooth?

I get addicted to yogurt! I have eaten the 32oz container in one sitting, AFTER I already had dinner. I wish I could exert portion control.

[magnamater]

I finished day 3 yesterday of Atkins '72. . .so I'm on track food plan wise. I may need to cut the fat back and cut out the cheese. . .to get the scales to cooperate. I will eat here for a week. . .and if the scales are cooperating I will make those changes. I am a post menapausal shortie getting close to goal weight, and frankly that makes losing SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO difficult.

Part of me wants to say. . ."you are really at your goal weight--I was extremely overweight before, so I might have messed up my set point. . .quit worrying, just eat clean". . .but I put lbs. back on that way. . .and released the binge demon.

Just talking out loud. . .

[peanutte]

Keep strong, magnamater!

[daisymaiz]

Keep going Magna, you're doing so well!!

I have already been tempted to cheat a couple of times today, but talking myself out of it has not been too hard. My attitude is so much better already. I am having more "this is easy&q