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Old February 18th, 2009, 11:51 PM
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Default Re: my fitday menu

Okay... First of all, I think you are short on veggies. It's hard to figure this out precisely as some quantities are in ounces and I don't know exactly how much that comes in a cup, but if you are on induction, you should be eating 3 cups of veggies a day -- 2 cups from the salad veggies list and 1 cup from the "other veggies" list OR 3 cups from the salad veggies list. If you are in OWL, you should be eating even more than that (5 veggie net carbs more).

Second, the frankenfoods. It's not only the Atkins products, but the diabetic ones as well. Candies, wafers, chocolates... those are all possible stallers and often contain soy, which is not allowed until you reach OWL Rung 6. Is JELL-O sweetened with a "legal" sweetener? If it is sweetened with aspartame, it is not allowed on Atkins.

Again, I am not sure where in the diet you are... If you are on Rung 2, you are allowed to have 3 oz of sour cream (Feb 14); otherwise, sour cream is limited to 1 oz. If you are on Rung 3, then macadamia nuts (Jan 26), almonds (Feb 9, 10, 14) and walnuts (Feb 16) are allowed; otherwise they are not. If you are on Rung 9, bread crumbs (Feb 14) are allowed; otherwise not. However, if you are in OWL, you should be following the rungs as indicated in the book. Rung 1 is veggies, but your veggies now are below the minimum recommended for induction.

Make sure the soy sauce you're using does not have sugar added. Soy sauce is a tricky thing since (even if sugar-free) it is made of ingredients not allowed until Rung 6. I guess most of us would be okay using a tablespoon of it now and then, but it really depends on everyone's metabolism.

What are the ingredients in the sugar-free pancake? It seems to me the carb count is quite high.

How much water are you drinking? Are you taking any medication?

Overall, your menus look okay. I would suggest going back to Rung 1 (so induction foods + more veggies) and stay there for a while to see if things get moving.
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