Finished Day 3 - Still Raring to Go!

[WetBanana]

So I just finished my Day 3. I clocked in at 43% fat, 50% protein, and 7% carbs. The reason for the higher protein and lower fat is because I got hungry and ate shrimp, lol. Didn't realize how low in fat it was.

So today I had:

Breakfast

1 Scrambled Egg wrap
- 1 scrambled egg with 1/4 cup sliced bell peppers wrapped in a lettuce leaf

Lunch

2 chicken thighs (leftovers)
1 plain salad (1/2 cup romaine lettuce, 1/4 cup bell peppers, 1/8 cup mushrooms, 1/8 cup cucumbers)

Dinner

2 stuffed green peppers
- 1/3 lbs regular ground beef
- 3 oz cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup onion
- 1/2 cup tomatoe
- 2 garlic cloves minced

Then I got hungry an hour later and ate a lb of shrimp, hahaha.

I'm not sure how I'm feeling, but I'm certainly not hungry, I hit most of my recommended nutrients (need more Vitamin E, Manganese, Potassium, and Thiamin). I think I'm going to go shopping for a multivitamin so that I'm not missing out on anything important. I'm just reading what fitday is telling me about my meals. Obviously I'd never be able to tell what I'm missing if I was to calculate it all myself. So I will get myself some fancy pills to take lol.

On that note - what's a good recommendation for a multivitamin? I read that I need a no-iron pill that has higher then recommended values of the B vitamin's et al.

One more question - I don't get sugar cravings, but my husband does - and although he's not doing Atkins with me, will that L-Glutamine vitamin really curb his sugar cravings? He literally wakes up in the night because he's hungry and will snack on whatever he can find. Last night it was peanut butter. If he could find the candy, I'm sure he would have been into that as well. Or maybe the vitamin only works to curb the sugar cravings when you are no longer ingesting it? Just thought I'd ask.

Anyway - happy low-carbing it. I need to come up with a menu for tomorrow's supper, so I'm going to go read the neverending induction menu thread.

By the way - those stuffed green peppers were fantastic (not sure what page they were on, but they were in that thread). I added more garlic though because I love garlic.

Later!

[Mick2360]

WB, I'm a newbie myself but congratulations on a nice start. My wife hides the candy too.

Seriously, nice work. The welcome ladies will soon be along to answer all of your questions. They are sort of Atkins Angels.

[Elizellen]

That sounds like a good start - apart from the shrimp overdose

I try to always get in the habit of balancing my protein with fat, and over time have realised that with food like shrimps or chicken breast (even with the skin on) that I need to add mayo or some other fats to it to even things out.

I love the way that fitday (and other similar websites) help us manage our vitamin intake as well as our carb counting.

I have no experience of how l-glutamine helps curb sugar cravings, but am sure some expert will be along soon - that is the great thing about ADBBers, someone always has knowledge of these problems and can give helpful insight and advice

[WetBanana]

Thanks so much ) I am going to change my mood right now I think. This morning I woke up late, traffic was bad, I got to work late, but I am not tired, and I am surprisingly happy! Normally in the mornings I'm VERY lethargic, VERY sluggish, and VERY tired. Today I have an extra spring in my step, and although I can feel that my body is slightly tired from being yanked out of bed so quickly without a chance to really wake up, I am actually smiling and happy this morning!

I'm not sure what I could have added to make my meal more full of fat, it was just because of the shrimp that I ended up with a different ratio, and I only like shrimp plain, lol. I don't like it cooked in butter, I don't like dipping it in butter, I just prefer the succulent taste of it on it's own, lol.

I think I might try some Salmon for supper tonight! I was trying to figure out what to have and Salmon sounds DIVINE!