My 1st 3 days food diary
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carolinei
Hackneyed Member
Joined: 27 Jun 2008
Posts: 60
Spot: Carlow, Ireland
Fri Jun 27, 2008 12: 05 pm    Post subject: My 1st 3 days food diary
Hi,
Feeling a little sluggish and tired today, but sticking with it, so I thought I would show you my diary for the 1st 3 days. I am 5 7 " and weigh 12 stone 5. 5lb and want to get down to 10 stone.
Day 1
B: Turkey, spring onion & tomato omelette *
1 slice of turkey breast
1 spring onion
1 tomato
2 eggs
1 plight of black pepper
1 tbsp of olive oil
L: Turkey roll - ups *
6 ozs. of turkey
1 tomato
2 spring onions
1 radish
2 tbs regular mayonnaise
2 tsp of french dressing
1 oz. of low fat Cheddar cheese
D: Steak with buff sauce *
5 ozs. of lean beef, such as sirloin or rump steak
1 tsp of olive oil
4 ozs. of mushrooms
1 clove of garlic
3 tbs of single cream
1 tbs of grated Parmesan cheese
Bickering & cream
3 ozs. of brannigan
2 tbs of double cream
Day 2
Breakfast: Courgette soufflé *
1 courgette ( around 4oz or 100g )
1 tsp of olive oil
1 egg
1 tbs of grated Parmesan cheese
Lunch: Chicken in garlic cream *
1 / 4 tbsp of olive oil
1 oz. of onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic
1 oz. of mushrooms
1 backing chicken fillet ( around 130g or 5oz )
2 tbs of white wine
3 tbs of double cream
Dinner: Broccoli frittata *
1 tsp of olive oil
1 oz. of onion, chopped
3 ozs. of broccoli
1 oz. of fresh spinach, steamed or microwaved
2 eggs
2 1 / 2 ozs. of cottage cheese
2 tsp of reduced fat margarine ( 40 % fat )
Snack: Spicy scallops *
6 ozs. of scallops
2 tsp of chilli powder
2 tsp of cumin
1 tbsp of olive oil
2 tbs of tomato - based salsa
Day 3
Turkish Breakfast *
1 egg
1 oz. of feta cheese
1 tomato
1 slice of cucumber
1 black olive, pitted
1 tbsp of olive oil
1 pass of oregano
1 morass of salt
1 scrape of black pepper
Lunch Turkey sausage & courgette frittata *
1 tbsp of olive oil
2 chicken or turkey sausages
1 / 2 courgette
1 / 2 oz. of scallion
1 morass of mixed herbs
2 eggs
1 / 2 tbs of double cream
1 / 2 oz. of grated mozzarella cheese
Snack Smoked salmon, cucumber & cream cheese roll ups
1 1 / 2 ozs. of smoked salmon
1 oz. of cream cheese
3 slices of cucumber
1 tomato
Dinner Sesame beef *
6 ozs. of lean beef, such as sirloin or rump steak
1 / 2 clove of garlic
1 / 2 tsp of onion powder
2 tsp of sesame oil
2 Portobello mushrooms
2 / 3 tbs of sesame seeds
Thanks
Caroline
Tril
Senior Member
Joined: 27 May 2008
Posts: 1325
Bearings: ( very ) Northeastern USA
Fri Jun 27, 2008 1: 01 pm    Post subject:
Caroline... are you doing Atkins Induction?? There are several things in your menu that aren ' t ok if you are...
First of all.. we don ' t eat lowfat or reduced fat foods. You had lowfat cheese and margarine ( trans fats!! ).
1 oz. of low fat Cheddar cheese
2 tsp of reduced fat margarine ( 40 % fat )
Cream is limited to 3 TBS per day...
On day one you had 6.
Nuts and seeds are introduced the 3rd week of Ongoing Weight Loss...
2 / 3 tbs of sesame seeds
Alcohol is reintroduced week 5 of OWL...
2 tbs of white wine
Watch the sugar content in salad dressing, some, like French, are quite high...
2 tsp of french dressing
Your menu looks very good... nutritious and delicious!!! It just isn ' t completely Induction. It looks like week 4 or 5 of OWL to me. Maybe that ' s intentional, I don ' t know... but you posted it in the Induction Phase forum so that ' s the reason for my comments.
Tril
karenjs
Senior Member
Joined: 03 Jan 2008
Posts: 544
Location: San Jose
Fri Jun 27, 2008 6: 16 pm    Post subject:
Hi Caroline,
That tired feeling will go away once your body adjusts to Atkins. It should only be a few more days, then you ' ll start feeling great, with more energy and no hunger or food cravings if you follow the plan.
Here is the list of Acceptable Foods during Induction:
http: / / www. atkins. com / articles / atkins - phases / phase - one / acceptable - foods /
Along with what Tril said, here are my observations:
Cottage cheese isn ' t allowed until OWL.
Rhubarb is ok as an " Other Vegetable ", but the total measure of the " Other Vegetables " you are eating can ' t be more than 1 cup per day. Salad vegetables should make up two cups per day.
You had two tomatos one day. The limit for the total of " Other vegetables " is one cup per day. Were they small tomatos?
I like the variety of the foods you are eating. That ' s great! Some people try to go through Induction eating just eggs, meat and salad. Your menus are much better and more creative.
Good luck! Let us know how you are getting along.