**Losing 100lbs in 2007 Aug 13-19**

[Dreamcometru]

Okay, here's the scoop. I gage my weight loss on my "official weigh ins" with my research group once a month. For the last five weeks, I lost a total of 1.2 lbs.!!!! They put me at 190.8. So, I have to remember its better than a gain, but since we started last November, I kind of wanted to be down at least another 20 by this coming November. It would be great to say I've lost 90 lbs. Anyway, I've GOT to do something different, because obviously what I am doing isn't working. Or maybe it is. I gained weight over wedding week (totally my fault). Then lost it all. Then gained back 4 lbs (dunno why), then lost almost all of it, so hopefully if I just don't gain anything this month and lose what I lost twice last month I can show a loss.

Hi Denise: Its great to have you back. You look great. Between you, Jennifer and Lisa, I hope to model how each of you eat and maybe that will start the lbs moving again.

Bug: I hope you feel better soon.

Lisa: WTG another 2.6 down.!!! Keep it up. And no, you don't ramble. First, it helps me and I'm sure others to read your posts. Second, sometimes it helps to write things out. Perhaps advice given to others is really given to yourself. That's what it is in my case, almost always.

Kbetz: I love your way of thinking....that you feel a whoosh coming. I had a dream I won the lottery last night. How about a dream about getting a big whoosh.

Okay, Penny: We are going to do this, right? If you are down 2, you are on the right track. I have .8 to go to lose what I gained two weeks ago, so let's do it!

Christy: Almost 20 lbs in one month! You are doing GREAT!

[Christy514]

Hi Everyone!

Nice to meet you Denise and congrats on the weight loss

Lisa: Wow, your last entry really motivated me...thanks You'll have to fill me in on what you know about ketosis

Well I have a loss today I'm down .6 . I was not impressed, that's like going to take a pee weight loss! But hey a loss is a loss and I'll take it when I can get it!

I'm just 3.2 lbs and 3 days away from my goal loss! I hope I can make it

I am curious, when most of you have your TOM do you seem to lose weight when it's ending? or right when it starts? I started on Sunday and had a drop in weight and I should finish on Saturday and I wonder if I am still holding on to water weight from it???

[mycattaz]

Jennay you are still doing great.... YOu can do this... like you said we just got to hang in there...

[Jennifer]

Food and exercise are going well, but thanks to TOM the scale is stuck

Bug! I'm glad you're feeling better!

Christy - WTG!!! You'll be at 20 lbs lost before you know it! Breaux Mart carries a pretty good selection of l/c products, & there's a health food store on Cleary in Metairie that does as well. Or they used to. I haven't been there since before the storm so I'm not sure if they still do. Whenever we go to NO I have to stop at Breaux Mart for cold brew, Chisesi ham & s/f Nestles Crunch PSA: L/C products should be used very rarely; whole foods are best.

Originally Posted by Divine Miss M

But if this year (or early 2008) is gonna be the year I hit goal, I'll do what I hafta. Know what I mean, jellybean?

Wow, oh wow!! That's great!!! I would so love to hit goal this year or early next, but not gonna happen. If I can hit 200 by year's end I'll be thrilled.

Penny - Sorry about the drama. WTG resisting catered lunch & cake! I know how hard that is. The blasted cake sitting on the break room table calling your name.

Tannie!

bpgurl - Losing 55 lbs over the summer is outstanding!!

Denise - Nice pic! You're very pretty!

Originally Posted by Char214

We deal with children with disciplinary problems but not criminal or who have been abused in some way and the most extreme cases suicidal. Working in this kind of facility really opens your eyes to this crazy world we live in, all I can say is to all of you who are parents hold your children tight, kiss them, talk to them and let them know you love them.

Bless you Char!

Lisa - What a cute story! Your grandson sounds adorable!

kbetz, jennay, dreams

[bpgurl43]

ok ladies i am down another pound today!! please keep sending the wooshes my way! i need them after i was at 217 for over a week!!! i want to be down 60lbs by the time i go back to school so that no one notices me! NO MORE HOODIES IN THE SUMMER TIME FOR ME!!!

christy- i always see a loss a week after tom leaves ,agh i wish mine came off sooner like yours!

anyone seen gran??

hi penny, dream, mycattaz and everyone else!

[mycattaz]

Why Can't I Lose Weight?
An Article by Atkins Center writer Sheila Buff.

Experts at The Atkins Center Offer 12 Secrets to Help You Get Off a Plateau:

You've done everything right and lost weight steadily following the Atkins Nutritional Approach... But now the scale won't budge. Or perhaps your progress has slowed to a crawl. What gives? You've reached a plateau — when weight loss slows or even comes to a stop. Or maybe you've faithfully followed the Induction phase, but can't get off home base. Many of the reasons that people hit a plateau explain why others can't even begin to lose weight.

Before you get discouraged and lose your commitment to long-term weight loss, understand that plateaus occur in any slimming-down process. Stick with the program and your weight loss will kick in again. "You may stay at one weight for a month, then suddenly drop three pounds," says Colette Heimowitz, M.S., director of education and research at Atkins Health & Medical Information Services. But it is also important to ascertain whether there is another reason.

First, says Jacqueline Eberstein, R.N., director of medical education at The Atkins Center, figure out if you really are on a plateau. "The scale is the least reliable reflection of fat loss," she points out. "Look at other markers. Are you feeling better? Do your clothes feel looser? If you're losing inches but not pounds, your fat cells are still shrinking. Also, check whether you are in still in lipolysis/ketosis by using ketone strips. You're only on a plateau if there's no change at all for more than four weeks."

Hitting at least one plateau is normal and to be expected. It's most likely to happen, and most difficult to break through, if you've come to Atkins after years of yo-yo dieting. "We often find that a patient will plateau at the same points he or she always used to reach on previous diets," says Eberstein. "These are the weights at which you naturally start to resist weight loss."

For many people, even those resistant to weight loss, breaking through a plateau is often a matter of making simple dietary changes. In other cases, an outside cause may be the culprit. You may need to modify your lifestyle and consult with your health-care practitioner. Here are 12 items to consider:

1: Look for Hidden Carbs:
The first step is to examine your diet more closely. As Heimowitz explains, "Hidden carbohydrates are everywhere, and you can end up eating them without realizing it." Be especially careful when it comes to foods marketed as low-fat. Manufacturers often make up for flavor in the missing fat by adding high-carb fillers and sugar. Also avoid candies and cookies labeled sugar-free. The products may not have any cane sugar in them, but they may still have at least 5 grams of carbohydrates per serving. Sugar, thickeners such as cornstarch and fillers such as milk solids are found in all sorts of processed foods, including many canned and dried soups, salad dressings, sauces, gravies and frozen vegetables in sauces.

Watch out for condiments, too. Barbecue sauce, ketchup, and sandwich spreads often have added sugar. For example, there are nearly 3 grams of carbohydrates in a tablespoon of teriyaki sauce. When you're food shopping, read labels carefully to find hidden carbs, and stay away from them. Remember that other seemingly innocuous foods also contain carbs that should be included in your daily tally. For example, a tablespoon of lemon juice includes a gram of carbs, as does a tablespoon of skim milk or balsamic vinegar. And even a tiny sweet gherkin pickle packs a whole gram. While seemingly insignificant on their own, these can add up fast.

To determine if you're being sandbagged by hidden carbs, Heimowitz suggests keeping a food diary for a few weeks. That way you can easily judge if your carb intake is higher than you realized.

2: Stop Consuming Aspartame:
If you're sure you're not eating any hidden carbs, take a closer look at other aspects of your diet. An observation at The Atkins Center has been that when certain people discontinue their use of aspartame, their weight loss resumes. The artificial sweetener is marketed under the brand names of NutraSweet® and Equal®. To eliminate aspartame from your life, give up most diet sodas, especially colas (many of which also contain caffeine). Instead, use sweeteners such as sucralose, marketed as Splenda®, or saccharin, marketed as Sweet'n Low™. Again, you also need to examine the labels of all beverages, particularly sugar-free ones, to make sure that aspartame is not an ingredient.

3: Don't Skip Supplements:
Dr. Atkins recommends everyone supplement his diet with vitamins and minerals to make up for deficiencies in food resulting from overprocessing, depleted soil and other environmental assaults. Taking Atkins® Basic #3 Multivitamin Formula, Atkins® Essential Oils Formula, and Atkins® Dieters' Advantage Formula in combination ensures adequate intake of all essential nutrients. The trio also includes certain nutrients that aid in weight loss, including chromium, pantethine, selenium, vanadium and biotin to help stabilize blood sugar and metabolize fat. Once you are on a balanced nutrient-supplementation program, you should experience a decrease in appetite and your metabolism will likely operate more effectively. The result will be renewed weight loss.

4: Overweight or Overgrowth?
After years of eating a high-sugar diet, it's quite possible that your digestive tract has an overgrowth of an organism known as Candida albicans. When that happens, the beneficial bacteria in your intestines get crowded out. Candida (also known as yeast) overgrowth also provokes food intolerances, headaches and immune-system weakness, and keeps you from losing weight by causing unstable blood sugar and major carbohydrate cravings. Once your practitioner has diagnosed a yeast overgrowth, you'll need to eliminate some foods from your diet until it clears up. Typically, the first food to go is sugar. Candida thrives on sugar, so a sugar-free, controlled carb approach will starve it out. It's also important to eliminate yeast and fermented foods such as sourdough breads, pickles, beer, wine, vinegar and many cheeses. Also omit nuts, which can contain mold.

5: Move Your Bod:
Exercise is another way to help break through a plateau. Increasing your activity level burns off fat and restores muscle mass. But don't overdo it and don't expect to see results immediately, cautions Eberstein. "If you're just beginning, start with some easy aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking for 20 minutes or so. If you have not been active, check with your health-care practitioner about what your cardiovascular system can tolerate. The effect of exercise is cumulative. It could take several weeks before you start to get off your plateau." If you already engage in an exercise program, increase your frequency or level of activity.

6: Review Your Medication:
Weight-loss plateaus are often caused not by what you eat but by prescription drugs. Drugs for high blood pressure, especially diuretics and the drugs known as beta-blockers, can make your body extremely resistant to weight loss. A lot of cardiology patients who come to The Atkins Center are taking these drugs. They can't lose weight while they're on them, but being overweight is a big reason for their high blood pressure.

Natural substitutes for SSRI drugs include the herbs St. John's wort and kava kava or inositol hexanicotinate, a B vitamin. Warning: Never stop antidepressants on your own — you need to taper off these drugs slowly — and that there can be interactions with alternative remedies. Don't forget to consult your doctor. Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs also keep you from losing weight and they're potentially dangerous as well. At The Atkins Center, we stop statin drugs immediately. Our low-carbohydrate eating plan alone will improve blood lipids.

7: Forget the Java:
Excessive caffeine has the same weight-loss-inhibiting effect as aspartame because it can cause low blood sugar, making you crave carbs. Caffeine is found not just in coffee and tea but also in chocolate and many soft drinks. Switch to decaffeinated coffee and tea, experiment with flavorful herbal teas or stick to plain, pure water. You may miss caffeine or even experience withdrawal symptoms at first, but, as Eberstein points out, "We often see weight loss start up again as soon as patients remove caffeine and aspartame from their diet."

8: Are You a Diabetic?
The most fattening of all the hormones is insulin. Diabetics who have to inject insulin find it almost impossible to lose weight. Oral drugs are almost as bad. According to Dr. Atkins, "The majority of oral medications for diabetes have a weight-gain effect. Even drugs that don't stimulate insulin have this effect. The one drug that does help diabetics control their blood sugar and lose weight is metformin, marketed under the brand name Glucophage®. At The Atkins Center, physicians often prescribe this for diabetic patients when they start the Atkins program. Once they've been following it for a while, their need for the drug almost invariably disappears."

9: Get Back to Basics:
If simple dietary changes and some exercise don't get you off your plateau, it's time to go back to basics. As Dr. Atkins explains, "Because people lose weight so easily on the program, they tend to start sneaking in some extra carbohydrates. That makes weight loss slower, but you still keep losing. Add just a few more carbs, though, and you've exceeded your Critical Carbohydrate Level for Losing [CCLL]. That's what has happened when you hit a plateau. To get off it, go back to the Induction phase for three or four days. You should start losing again. Then slowly add back a few carbs, being sure to stop just below your earlier CCLL. That will establish your new CCLL." Stick with it, he adds, and you have an excellent chance of avoiding more plateaus as your weight loss continues.

10: Is Your Food Fighting Back?
Unsuspected food intolerances can be a major roadblock to weight loss. Many patients at The Center, for example, turn out to be allergic to wheat and wheat products. Other common allergens include soy, milk, cheese and eggs. People with food intolerances often have gastrointestinal problems, along with joint pain, anxiety or depression, and other symptoms. Your practitioner will use a process of elimination to uncover any food allergies. It takes time, but it will be worth it when your weight loss picks up and your overall health improves.

11: Check Out Your Thyroid:
Whenever a patient at The Atkins Center has real trouble losing weight, the physicians always check for other medical problems. The one that comes up most often is a sluggish thyroid gland. As you age, it's not unusual for your thyroid to stop producing enough of the hormones that control the speed of your metabolism. When that happens, your whole body slows down; you gain weight and can't get it off. Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, is easy to diagnose, even though it doesn't always show up on standard lab tests. Working with your doctor, keep track of your temperature, taking it orally four times a day over several days. If your average temperature is lower than 98° F, a sluggish thyroid is probably the cause of your plateau. Other symptoms of subclinical hypothyroidism are dry skin, brittle nails, hair loss, sleep disturbances, depression and lethargy. The treatment for hypothyroidism is straightforward. As Dr. Atkins explains, "I use the therapeutic trial for thyroid. After examining blood-test results, I start patients with a very low dose of a prescription thyroid hormone replacement and build up gradually and very carefully. In most cases, when we reach the right dose patients start to feel dramatically better. They have a much better sense of overall well-being, with much more energy and vitality. Best of all, they start to lose weight again."

12: Reconsider HRT:
After insulin, Dr. Atkins believes that (HRT) is a leading offender in terms of inhibited weight loss. Menopausal women who take estrogen or an estrogen-progesterone combo have a lot of trouble shedding pounds. In fact, weight gain, water retention and skyrocketing triglyceride levels are well-known side effects of HRT. "There are better, more natural ways to treat menopause symptoms," Dr. Atkins says. "Folic acid in prescription-strength doses, for example, helps minimize many symptoms, as do other nutrients, such as boron, soy isoflavones and herbs such as agnus cactus and dong quai." Also, consume moderate amounts of soy products.

[mycattaz]

Originally Posted by Dreamcometru

Okay, here's the scoop. I gage my weight loss on my "official weigh ins" with my research group once a month. For the last five weeks, I lost a total of 1.2 lbs.!!!! They put me at 190.8. So, I have to remember its better than a gain, but since we started last November, I kind of wanted to be down at least another 20 by this coming November. It would be great to say I've lost 90 lbs. Anyway, I've GOT to do something different, because obviously what I am doing isn't working. Or maybe it is. I gained weight over wedding week (totally my fault). Then lost it all. Then gained back 4 lbs (dunno why), then lost almost all of it, so hopefully if I just don't gain anything this month and lose what I lost twice last month I can show a loss.]

got to remember you celebrated your daughter wedding during that time.... and even though it was a beautfiful time, it was a stressful time.... Dream when ever I get off, I always start back with introduction.... to get myself back into ketosis.... or just do a meat and egg fast... then the weight starts to come off again....

[mycattaz]

Jennifer, my grandsons are always doing something cute.... but hey are 4 and two 6 year old..... cute age....

thinking about grandchildren... where in the world is GRan?!

[mycattaz]

Originally Posted by bpgurl43

ok ladies i am down another pound today!! please keep sending the wooshes my way! i need them after i was at 217 for over a week!!! i want to be down 60lbs by the time i go back to school so that no one notices me! NO MORE HOODIES IN THE SUMMER TIME FOR ME!!!

/wtg!!!! keep it up, you will make it

[Christy514]

Jamie: Here's me sending big whoosh's your way......WHOOSH, WHOOSH

Jennifer: My cousin used to run Nature Lovers (on cleary) years ago! Small world I totally forgot about that place. Have you tried a sugar-free snowball? I had one yesterday-wedding cake flavor.....OH MY GOD it was so good! I am curious if it's bad for me. My newest lesson has been sugar-free does not always mean sugar-free and sugar-free does not always mean carb-free. I think it had evaporated milk in it, is that bad?

If anyone has some really good tips or facts that would be helpful to all please share

I just learned that if a product says sugar-free check the label! If any ingredient ends in "OL" such as sorbitol it has sugar!!!! For instance my "sugar-free" pancake syrup~ the 2nd ingredient is sorbitol, with means it's filled with sugar I had no clue

[mycattaz]

TIPS FOR LOW CARBING


Buy the book. Read the book. Follow the book. Love the book. Read the book again!! Don't have the book? You can get Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution at the library or the nearest bookstore.

Do NOT panic if you do not get the results you want in the first 2 weeks. Stick with your chosen plan without alterations for at least the first 2 weeks before making any decisions to change something or to jump ship. We all have differing degrees of metabolic resistance and lose at different rates. If you're losing more on low carb than you did on low fat, that's all that matters. It's what you lose over time and keep off that counts.

This is NOT a quick fix plan. This is a way of life. You must forget the "20 pounds in 20 days" nonsense (although this does happen for SOME people on this way of eating). You are changing the way you eat. You are changing the way you think about food. You are changing your body's way of burning fat.

Expect to feel puny as your body switches from burning carbs to burning fat and ketones for fuel. Headaches, fatigue, and alterations in bowel function are all commonly reported, even though not everyone experiences them. All of these will pass with a little time (3-5 days) and then you should feel better than you have in years.

Measure yourself! This is imperative. This is a requirement. There will be many days, even weeks where you will lose no pounds but you will lose inches. If you measure yourself once a week you will know that your plan is working.

The scale and the ketostix are good tools to measure your progress, but better tools are the way your clothes fit and how you feel. If you start getting obsessive about "The Color Purple" or small fluctuations in the scale readings, then hide the stix and the scale -- they're doing you more harm than good. The scale numbers can spike upwards for many non-fat-gain reasons, including water intake, hormonal changes, salt intake, medications, and many other factors. The color of the Ketostix are affected by fluid intake and dietary fat intake.

Do not begin this diet worrying about calories, and fat grams. Eat only what you are allowed to eat according to your program, and eat as much of that as it takes to not be hungry. Do not allow yourself to get hungry.


Always have low carb food - especially meat - on hand to eat when you walk in the door. Most of the time when you read something on this list about people counting calories, and fat grams it is because they are close to goal and are "tweaking" the program in order to lose those last pounds.

Supplements are important. Take a good multi-vitamin and a calcium supplement. Use Morton's Lite Salt instead of regular table salt to replete your potassium losses while you rid your body of excess fluid. Avoid
chewables and liquids, they contain extra carb fillers. Other supplements are optional. Many folks supplement E and C.

Women must expect to gain (yes gain) weight at different times due to their cycles. Speaking of them, your periods may change due to this woe. You may and probably will experience some wild cravings during this time of month even if your cravings are gone normally.
Prepare yourself to limit carbs for the rest of your life. You can't go back to your old eating habits and expect to keep the weight off. By the way, if you can't imagine life without potatoes, you probably really need this diet.

If you don't cook now, START! It's not that you can't eat out on low carb, but your selections will be limited due to the pervasiveness of sugar and starch in so many prepared foods. If you want special treats, you must learn how to make them yourself. Be creative! Don't eat the same old things every day. Boring meals often lead to a desire to cheat. Plus it's fun to learn how to make your own salad dressings, protein shakes, ethnic dishes and desserts the low carb way. There are tons of low carb recipe sites on the Internet to get you started, and some low carb cookbooks, too.

Most folks report that drinking plenty of pure, unadulterated water is crucial to success and well-being on this WOE. Eight 8-ounce glasses is considered a bare minimum. Water is preferred over other non-caloric drinks because it has no additives to mess with your metabolism and no carbonation to bloat your belly.

HAVE FUN! You're going to love the way you look and feel so much you'll be following this way of life for a long, long time. Remember - happiness is a journey, not a destination. So for this leg of the trip lets:

Work like we don't need money,

Love like we've never been hurt,

Dance like no one's watching,

And eat like we're NOT on a diet.

Enjoy the journey!!





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THE RULES OF THE ATKINS' INDUCTION DIET

1. Your diet must contain no more than 20 grams of carbohydrate a day. For most people, induction of ketosis/lipolysis can be achieved on this intake. This allows for approximately 3 cups of salad vegetables (loosely packed) or 2 cups of salad plus 2/3 cup of cooked vegetables in the below 10% carbohydrate category. (I have used his original guidelines of 5 carbs per day the first week, 10 carbs per day the second week, 15 carbs the third week - and keeping between 15-20 from then on. When you hit a stall go back to first weeks diet for a few days then back to the forth weeks plan.)

2. You are no longer on a quantitative diet. Therefore you should adjust the quantities to your appetite. When hungry, eat the amount, that makes you feel satisfied but not stuffed. When not hungry, eat nothing or just a small
protein snack to accompany your vitamins.

3. You are, however, on a qualitative diet. That means, that, if the food is not on your diet, you should have absolutely none of it. Your "Just this one taste won't hurt" rationalization is the kiss of death on this diet. Addicts will find this rule builds character in a hurry.

4. Your diet will consist of pure proteins (not many of those in nature, however), pure fats (this means butter, olive oil and mayonnaise are permitted), and combinations of protein and fat (this is the mainstay of your
diet). Foods that are protein-and-carbohydrate or fat-and-carbohydrate are not on this diet, because carbohydrate is not on this diet.

5. Using a carbohydrate gram counter, one could find other combinations totaling less than 20 grams of carbohydrate. One would be using foods like nuts, seeds, olives, avocados, cheeses, cream and sour cream, lemon and lime juices, and low carbohydrate diet foods. Don't assume, these foods are low,
portion you are eating.



FREE FOODS

Meat: Beef, Veal, Pork, Bacon, Ham, Lamb, Venison, in fact all meat.
Fish: Tuna, Salmon, Sole, Trout, Founder, Sardines, Herring, in fact all fish.
Fowl: Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, Cornish Hen, in fact all fowl
Eggs: Scrambled, Fried, Poached, Boiled, Deviled, in fact all eggs
Cheese: Aged and fresh, Cow, Goat, Cottage, Swiss, Cheddar, Mozzarella,
almost* all cheese
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10% CARBOHYDRATE OR LESS

Salad Vegetables: Alfalfa Sprouts, Arugula Salad, Bok Choy, Boston Lettuce,
Chicory, Endive, Cucumber, Cabbage, Escarole, Fennel, Jicama, Mache, Morels,
Mushrooms, Olives, Parsley Peppers, Posse Pied, Radicchio, Radishes,
Romaine, Sorrel
Herbs: Basil, Cilantro, Chives, Dill, Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme
Vegetables in Addition: Artichoke, Asparagus, Avocado, Bamboo Shoots, Bean
Sprouts, Beet Greens, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery
Root, Chard, Christophene, Collard Greens, Dandelion Greens, Eggplant, Hearts
of Palm, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Okra, Onion, Pumpkin, Rhubarb, Sauerkraut,
Scallions, Snow Pea Pods, Spaghetti Squash, Spinach, String or Wax Beans,
Summer Squash, Tomato, Turnips, Water Chestnuts, Zucchini
Salad Garnishes: Anchovies, Crumbled Crisp Bacon, Grated Cheese, Minced hard
boiled eggs, Sauteed mushrooms, Sour Cream
Spices: All spices to taste
Beverages: Water, Mineral Water, Essence flavored Seltzer, Decaf Coffee/Tea,
Diet Soda, Iced Tea, Cream, Spring Water, Club Soda, Herb Tea, Clear Broth
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SOME FOODS TO AVOID:

Sugar in all it’s forms

Corn, carrots, beets,

Ketchup

Melons, apples, banana’s,

Bread, pasta, rice, and potatoes

Check all lables for carb counts

TIP: Minus the number of fiber grams from the number of carb grams to get the actual carbs you have to count. Fiber flushes out of your system, but is still considered a carb. So you don’t have to count those. This is why when you decide to splurge, and have a piece of bread or crackers, it should be whole grain or multi grain types.



COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID

1. Note, that the 14-day diet (the first two weeks "induction") contains no fruit, bread, grains, starchy
vegetables, dairy products other than eggs, cheese, cream or butter. (Limit fruit to very small portions- always and forever- it’s very high in sugar)
2. Avoid diet products unless they specifically state "no carbohydrates".
Most dietetic foods are for fat-restricted, not carbohydrate-restricted diets. Even products intended for diabetes are filled with fructose.
3. The word "sugarless" is not sufficient. The products must state the carbohydrate content, and that's what you go by.
4. Many products you do not normally think of as foods such as chewing gum, cough syrups, and cough drops are filled with sugar and other caloric sweeteners and must be avoided.

***Diet pop, too many cheats, & not eating enough free food, can all cause a weight loss stall.




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Grocery List to get started:

Heavy cream

Eggs

sour cream

Cream cheese

Various hard cheeses

Sugar free jello

Artificial sweetener (Splenda is very good, you can get it in Canada or order it.)

All kinds of meat (but check carb counts on processed meats: hot dogs, sliced meats, bacon etc.)

Spices (all kinds: oregano, basil, curry, celery salt, cajon seasoning, "Lowrey" type all purpose

seasoning)

Condiments: Mayonaise, mustard, hot sauce, salsa, Miracle whip (if you like it), vinegar, salad

dressings of choice (check carb counts)

Five Brothers Creamy Pesto!!!

Tuna/ salmon canned

Salad makings, green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, and any other under 10% veggie you want

Kavali crackers (for bread cravings)

Slim Jims pepperoni sticks (1 carb each, good for snacking)

Pork skins (if you like them, Ugh!)

Your favorite cool aid, or crystal lite flavor (for adding to cream cheese, recipe follows)

Tea, Ice Botanicals (they are sweetened with Splenda)

A really good multivitamin

CoQ10

Potassium (for leg cramps if you get them)

IMHO - Don’t try the Atkin’s baking or shake mixes unless you have extra money to waste. They all use protein powder and it is truly awful!!! It’s also expensive!

Low carb breads and bars and other products won't taste good to you until your tastes change, a few months into the diet. Ü

[mycattaz]

Originally Posted by Christy514

Have you tried a sugar-free snowball? I had one yesterday-wedding cake flavor.....OH MY GOD it was so good! I am curious if it's bad for me. My newest lesson has been sugar-free does not always mean sugar-free and sugar-free does not always mean carb-free. I think it had evaporated milk in it, is that bad?

Christy I have a snow cone machine.... Hmmm wedding cake sounds wonderful...

these places usually use hawaian shave flavors and they have no carb and no sugar in the sf... so you are safe... And yes you have to read those lables.... sf stuff sometimes has alot of carbs in them.... so always read

[mycattaz]

Of course you can chek out the recipes on the recipe page.... these are some that a few of us have been putting on a thread, I just posted on for icecream.... got to try it sounds really good.... I just need to go and buy some rock salt.... Ladies from the Weight Loss Journal - Our Favorite Recipes

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by Christy514

Jennifer: My cousin used to run Nature Lovers (on cleary) years ago! Small world I totally forgot about that place. Have you tried a sugar-free snowball? I had one yesterday-wedding cake flavor.....OH MY GOD it was so good! I am curious if it's bad for me. My newest lesson has been sugar-free does not always mean sugar-free and sugar-free does not always mean carb-free. I think it had evaporated milk in it, is that bad?

That's it! I get my hair cut at the salon next door. What a small world!! Now, was the snowball stand you went to Nick's on Harrison in Lakeview by any chance?

[Christy514]

Thanks Catz!

mmm....Ice cream

[Christy514]

Jennifer: No it was Sunny's on West Esplande.

I will tell you the one on Jefferson Hwy. across the street from Riverdale is one of the best! There ice is so tiny it tastes and looks like soft serve ice cream! I haven't been there in a while and heven't tried there sugar-free yet.

I actually manage the property across the street from Nature Lovers, but my office is at another property!

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by Christy514

Jennifer: No it was Sunny's on West Esplande.

Sunny's on West Esplanade brings back memories! We used to go to Sal's on Metairie Rd./Bonnabel a lot too. We could ride our bikes to Sal's.

I asked about Nick's since my aunt is a partner, & her business partner makes all their syrups rather than an outside company, so I could probably get the nutritional info for you. Their wedding cake snowball is delicious! They have wedding cake gelato too.

According to fitday 1 fl oz of evaporated milk (2T) is 3.16 carbs. Not bad for a once in a while treat.

Lisa - Great info. Thanks for posting!

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Jennifer: Yeah, please get the info if you can. I used to go to Sal's when I was little I loved sitting on their tree stump seats I thought it was the coolest thing!