[Sherri]

Originally Posted by DebbieC

Anything I am doing wrong?? Help

FitDay Free Calorie Counter and Diet Journal:*Public Journal

Hi Debbie,
I'm so glad to see that you are using fitday. What a great tool!
I looked over your menu and it looks pretty good. Don't worry about the 2 oz of tomatoes. Yes, tomatoes contain natural sugar in them and fall about 30 on the Glycemic Index. They are on the acceptable food list(other veggie list) so they are allowed.
Your Induction ratios should be 65% Fat, 30% protein and 5% carbs.
Your fitday ratios were 63% Fat, 31% Protein and 6 % carbs. Those numbers were not far off. You need to bring your fat up just a bit. Also by subtracting your dietary fiber, which was 7.7, from your total carbs of 23 would put you at 15.3 Net Carbs. Which will allow you to take in 4.7 more net carbs.
You're getting in your 2 cups of salad veggies and one cup of veggies on the other list, so that's good. The 2 oz of tomatoe was extra (from the other veggie list) than what you needed.
On your protein (meat), a serving should be 6-8 oz at a meal. Your tuna was only 3 oz(could be more) and your chicken was 7oz,(which is good).
To bring up your fat ratio, you are allowed 3 ounces of unsweetened heavy cream a day or one ounce of sour cream. You are also allowed 1/2 of a small avacado and 10-20 olives a day to add variety. Remember though that these items are on the special category list and may cause weight loss to slow in some people. So if you seem to be losing slowly, moderate your intake of these foods or avoid during Induction.
Dr. Atkins discusses the GI (glycemic Index) on page 78-82, 92, DANDR 2002. And describes it as a "beautiful tool". It's a tool I used during my weightloss. For instance, yellow onions are higher on the GI than leeks and scallion, So I chose the leeks and scallions. Also, I used the tomatoes sparingly and in moderation. I also skipped rung 4 berries for a year before introducing them. By then I had lost 100 pounds in ten months.
Everyones metabolism is different. So when introducing different foods off of each rung, do it one at a time. After a couple of days of eating them and don't notice a stall, gain or cravings then you know that you're tollerating them just fine, then introduce another food from that rung. If you stop losing or they create cravings then you are intollerant to them and know that they are trigger foods and are to be avoided. That's why it is important to stay at each rung for at least two weeks or longer. To see what foods you are tollerable or intollerable to. Just depending on how many food items you want to introduce in that rung.
Hope this helps clear up any questions you have or had.
Let me know if you have more questions. I'm happy to help.
Sherri