I have a question which will probably drive people crazy

[melbournian]

Hello, do you think it would be ok if I had cereal for breakfast instead of eggs and bacon- Don't get me wrong- I love bacon and eggs but I'm getting tired of it. I really want cereal- I was thinking of having a serve of Kellogs All Bran with a few blueberries in the morning. Thats the only carbs I'll have other than my vegetables. I have tried to have other protein meals for breakfast, but I just can't stomach it. Bacon and egggs aren't always the easiest and quickest meal either-whereas cereal for me is.
I realise my wieght loss will be stalled-I'm ok with that.
Does anyone have carbs in the morning and then low carb throughout the day?

[sassycat]

well hun thats no no .. you need stick with it i know can be boring change this up dont eat same thing everyday but dont eat ceral that will blow it and will it be worth it

[lisaorlola]

Don't do bacon and eggs then...have cheese and meat or chicken salad.. or something else but if you have the cereal you aren't really doing Atkins.

[LoveIsNoColor]

I might suggest starting with getting yourself a copy of the book and reading it over. The book will tell you everything about that, good luck hope this helps!

[THINNER-2003]

I cannot remember the exact wording or where I read it- it's been throughout the years. But mixing high carbs BUT ALSO lowcarbing and eating more fats/protein- isn't a good thing for your body not even thinking about the losing weight part. I thought I read somewhere that it can really mess up your cholestoral or raise your risk of heart disease or something. In other words the high fat/high protein/low carb diet works in that formula... but making it high fat/high protein/high carb (and yes having cereal with blueberries for breakfast is the opposite of low carb) is not good at all. (ps. I mean on a regular basis- I don't mean like when people go off plan for a meal or for awhile and that type thing)

There are lots of other things you can eat besides eggs and bacon. Don't use that as your excuse. Check out the recipe boards here, Linda's website
Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Recipes
or just try having other foods for breakfast. Breakfast doesn't have to be only breakfast foods (ie: either bacon or eggs... or cereal- those are not your only options by a long shot!)

I'm not always wanting to do bacon and eggs for breakfast either. Actually it's just too time consuming for me most of the time. I keep deviled eggs (a variety of types- i like to try different things although my most favorite is with a mixture of mustard, dijon mustard, mayo and SF sweet relish and paprika added) for the many mornings I don't have time to really make anything. I often have leftovers from dinner the night before. I like to make extra and put the leftover in the fridge for the next day. Really helps when I don't feel like making breakfast or don't have time- or any other meal of the day that I'm really in a hurry for.

[That Girl]

dixie diner has some hot cereal, called carb counters,made out of soy, that is very good. it's a nice change from eggs and bacon every day. also, they make a cereal called smaps, it's kinda similar to rice krispies....i throw in a couple of strawberries or blueberries and am good to go. both can be bought from netrition, here on this site. how about some greek yogurt and flax Z snax granola, the granola is also available from netrition. hth..

[amiga74]

i'll come out and be the bad guy in this thread and say yeah, its ok. I mean, if you do that than you are not technically following the Atkins plan-
but what phase are you in?
Something like that would be permissible in South Beach Phase 2. Maybe you should take a look at that plan.
especially if the cereal constitutes the main amount of carbs you have except for vegetables, you might still be in ketosis. it could bump you out, and you will then regain the water weight (3-10+lbs)
however, if you are still in induction, i would wait till you are finished with that. You also have to assure yourself that in allowing yourself the cereal it won't lead you into a carbfest
there is also the 1 minute flaxmeal muffin
or a salad or soup for breakfast
Do more cardio or weight lifting to burn off the additional carbs

[TheWildHaggis]

Personally, if I was in Induction, I wouldn't cheat. Part of going through the process is learning not to cave. But then, it seems 90 percent of those that claim to follow Atkins do there own thing anyways (full disclosure: my tweak was an extended Induction period.) So add fruit loops with a generous helping of brown sugar if you want; you got my permission.

That said, if you are at least on the third rung of OWL, grab some flax seeds and grind them up. Add some water and maybe some protein powder and you'll come close to what might pass as a cereal. And if you're still Induction, why not have some tuna in the morning?

[MarcellaSF]

If you don't mind hot cereal instead of cold, try this:
LC Hot Pumpkin Cereal!

It's good!

[Rachelocity]

Why are you on Atkins? You don't seem to have found your "groove" because you had another thread about planning to cheat on the program this weekend, which you did. Now, you want to eat something else that is not Atkins-y. There are plenty of other programs out there that are lower in carbs and still let you have the foods you love. You may do better on South Beach, the Glycemic Load plan, or Weight Watchers. Do a little surfing through the various program threads and pick one that really fits your lifestyle, otherwise you're setting yourself up for failure.

[JustCallMeAmy]

i hate eggs, i never, EVER eat them and i have plenty of things i eat for breakfast. you have to get creative. eat leftovers for breakfast, it will take you all of 2 minutes to heat it up in the microwave, not much longer than it will take you to pur some junk...i mean cereal in a bowl.

[disgal]

Well, you have to make the choice, we can't do it for you. But mixing in even moderate carbs with all the fat an Atkins person takes in, .......don't be surprised if you maintain/lose very slowly and your cholesterol goes up.

You could cut back on the fat, but now you are not doing Atkins at all, you are leaning toward a lower fat diet.

Since you are in induction, I would try to keep it as clean as possible. Others advice is good about leftovers and stuff. Mix it up.

Do you have the book?

Many on here don't do Atkins, they do some low carb version. Do the induction, but read over on the part of this board that talks about all the different plans. Some do Protein Power, whatever......I don't know much about those plans, but I know people on here have cereal. there must be something out there. You might lose more slowly but you said you were ok with that. And it's not like when you are on Atkins the weight falls off easily in big chucks until you reach goal. Ha! I wish.

[lisabinil]

High fat + High Carbs (doesnt matter the time of the day) = disaster-WEIGHT GAIN!

Bascially cereal = sugar no matter if you lc the rest of the day. You want to keep your blood sugars stable throughout the day for lc to work.

[CurlsNCuffs]

Originally Posted by Violet Skye

Why are you on Atkins? You don't seem to have found your "groove" because you had another thread about planning to cheat on the program this weekend, which you did. Now, you want to eat something else that is not Atkins-y. There are plenty of other programs out there that are lower in carbs and still let you have the foods you love. You may do better on South Beach, the Glycemic Load plan, or Weight Watchers. Do a little surfing through the various program threads and pick one that really fits your lifestyle, otherwise you're setting yourself up for failure.

Well, said. Have you reasearched other plans? Why did you choose Atkins? Did you read the book?

No one plan is for everyone.

Doesn't seem like Atkins is the plan.

It confuses me when people say they are doing Atkins and then are eating cereal for breakfast. Um, no not on Atkins.

I wish you luck in finding your plan. Have you tried South Beach?

[disgal]

Curls, you might be right. I think something like South Beach would be good for the OP, but doesn't even that plan have an induction period? Can you have cereal in the first two weeks? I don't know much about that plan.

[lisabinil]

Phase 1 is the 1st 2 weeks on SBD-no grains or fruit, healthy fats-lower than Atkins, portion control and veggies at each meal are stressed. Fruits, starchier veggies & grains can be introduced in Phase 2.

[fatnutritionist]

One option if you really would prefer to have a cereal based breakfast would be to switch to Suzanne Somers diet which is basically food combining. You can have fruit and then an hour later some FAT FREE cereal and skim milk. Then if you want to eat fat throughout the day you must not combine it with any carbohydrates.

[Sharon]

You can do anything that you want while LCing but are you ready to accept the consequences?

[Sarajewel]

I'm with Sharon on this one. If you want to go off Atkins and try something else, go for it. See how it works for you. I remember when I used to eat cereal for breakfast I would be really hungry 2 hours later. I would be concerned about that. Maybe you can eat that way and lose weight. I can't, but we are all different. If you want to keep low carbing, I would look into moving out of induction and trying things like cj's breakfast, the flax cereals mentioned above, yogurt with almonds, riccotta with berries, or even last night's leftovers. Good luck with whatever you decide.

[KittyCat101]

High fat and carbs equals weight gain.

Something you probably don't want to see! Spice up your eggs with different flavors. Maybe put some lowcarb ketchup with it. How could anyone get tired of Bacon?!?
You could also try some ricotta with berries, or yogurt with almonds. Anything is good.

[JerseyGardenGirl]

I'm going against the grain here but occasionally I will have Special K High protein cereal with some cut up strawberries. It's 9 grams of carbs per 3/4 cup, and has a lot of vitamins and minerals in it. I eat one serving and I'm done with it. Because it's so high in protein it satisfies me as long as bacon and eggs would. HTH

ETA: I use Hood milk which is 3g carbs per cup too.

[fatnutritionist]

Originally Posted by jadeca1

I'm going against the grain here but occasionally I will have Special K High protein cereal with some cut up strawberries. It's 9 grams of carbs per 3/4 cup, and has a lot of vitamins and minerals in it. I eat one serving and I'm done with it. Because it's so high in protein it satisfies me as long as bacon and eggs would. HTH

ETA: I use Hood milk which is 3g carbs per cup too.

I haven't seen this in Canada. How many grams of protein?

[ird]

I agree with Violet, maybe this isn't the plan for you.

I think Atkins is a terrific plan; it just wasn't for me. I need more of a moderate carb plan with lots of variety, and there are plenty of those around. I tried Weight Watchers and absolutely hated it; tried South Beach and found it too restrictive and some of their reasoning just didn't make sense to me. Now I'm on the Insulin Resistance Diet, and it's the PERFECT plan for me. Not to say the other plans I mentioned are bad; they were just bad for ME.

Sometimes you need to experiment until you find the plan you feel absolutely comfortable with and can stick with. That's what I did, anyway.

The best to you. There really are plans out there where you can have cereal for breakfast!

[Tammy2002]

I don't believe any grains have enough minerals to be worth the damage it does to your body. Find something else if you want to become healthy. How about cheese rolled up with a slice of meat or tuna salad , anything but grains. If it's the cooking that gets you, do what I do and scramble about 10 eggs to almost done on Sunday and nuke them for 30 seconds every day. You can add spinach, onions, tomatoes.. cheese. Yummy.Good luck

[CookieLady]

delicious sweet breakfast,

Even though many people here are against "franken foods" I love those atkins bars, and there is another brand called "pure protean" (get the sugar free ones) and they are chocolaty and good. They make a good breakfast and they are low carb sugar free, probably better then cereal. You can get them at walmart.

Plus, you could really get creative, how about low carb pumpkin bread or pumpkin bake with whipped cream for breakfast, or a peanut butter sandwich with sf jelly on 1 slice low carb spouted bread. My maple yam whip with bacon is also a good breakfast, you can make a bunch and freeze it.

[40winks]

"have carbs in the morning and then low carb throughout the day" -- that would never work for me. I'd crave for days! Besides the carbs in the cereal, there are carbs in milk. If you try it and it causes cravings, you may fall off the low-carb wagon, and many of us find it difficult to climb back on.

If you try it, you may want keep a journal of your eating, how it makes you feel (cravings, depressed, tired, whatever), and what it does to your weight loss. Good luck!

[NikisMom]

I think you would find it beneficial to research other plans to see if you can find one that may suit your needs better than Atkins. If you don't follow the program correctly, it will not only effect your weight loss but your health as well.

[KellBell1234]

What about looking into Somersize - the plan by Suzanne Somers - it is a food combining plan that is basically low carb overall, but you can have whole grains (carbos) as long as you don't have any fat with them, so you could still have cereal, although most people say they lose best if they really limit the carbo meals....but it might be worth a quick look-see....SouthBeach as suggested might also be a good fit if you're finding you can't stick to Atkins.

[THINNER-2003]

Originally Posted by Violet Skye

Why are you on Atkins? You don't seem to have found your "groove" because you had another thread about planning to cheat on the program this weekend, which you did. Now, you want to eat something else that is not Atkins-y. There are plenty of other programs out there that are lower in carbs and still let you have the foods you love. You may do better on South Beach, the Glycemic Load plan, or Weight Watchers. Do a little surfing through the various program threads and pick one that really fits your lifestyle, otherwise you're setting yourself up for failure.

I agree with this.
One thing that does bother me sometimes- and contributes to the bad name that Atkins (or lowcarbing for that matter) seems to have is that I've known people (online and in real life) that try it and don't do it according to how it should be done- then say it doesn't work when they don't lose weight and/or can't stay on plan, say it's too hard (due to cravings), etc. Find what lowcarb works for you but please don't say you're doing Atkins when you're not because you may eventually be one of the ones that says it doesn't work (or didn't work for you) when you weren't really doing it properly. KWIM? That's frustrating and it DOES contribute to the bad name atkins/lowcarbing has and why so many people out there believe it doesn't work. It does work for a lot of people (will admit maybe not everyone) if they do it right/properly. There is probably some other lowcarb plan that will work better for your lifestyle and/or are lower carb that allow you to have the foods you love. You may do well with them, you may not. But it's worth a try to give it a go rather than trying to change Atkins by doing things not on the Atkins WOE.

[amiga74]

South Beach: South Beach Diet - Low Carb Friends

Atkins Induction: Atkins Induction - Low Carb Friends