Alright I think I got it!!

[not2late]

Fluff, I don't use fitday or any online site to track my daily carbs. I only use fitday to figure out carbs in recipes I make up because I find it too burdensome. And I do better just writing down my foods and amounts in a notebook and looking up the carbs/fiber in a carb counter book or on the USDA website. So find out what system works for you and use it.

As for measuring amounts, etc. it can be daunting and a pain in the you-know-what, but I found that measuring (and I used standard cooking measuring cups, and spoons) really allowed me to see what portions were. And that helped me eat more mindfully than I had been eating pre-atkins.

So hang in there and don't get discouraged. It's easy to make this Diet harder than it really is---perhaps it's because other Diets are harder than Atkins or perhaps we just like making life more difficult. But you'll get it.

[I am not fat, I am fluffy]

Thanks.

I use both but agree its much better writing it down.I too use the stardard measuring cooking tools. They are great.

This afternoon it is starting to taste like I ate a tin can for lunch. HAHA I know that is a good sign. We had a Thanksgiving social here this afternoon with coffee and cakes but I didn't move from my desk in fear that I would eat the yummy treats. They all went back to there desks and I walked over to take a look and get more water but I didn't touch a thing...YAY me!!

[Georgiana]

Fluffy, there is a thread in the Cooking Lessons forum that explains how to measure foods correctly using measuring cups and spoons: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...-properly.html (How To Measure Foods Properly)

[I am not fat, I am fluffy]

Thanks, the issue WAS learning to use fitday. We are good now and making progress. Thanks

[mizski]

Wow...you made that lasagna??? That looks really delicious...and a lot of work. Can you email me a piece?

I took a peek at your FitDay log for today. Wow again...you've put a lot of work into learning it. Overnight too. I've been using FitDay for a while now and I still get frustrated at times trying to find the exact version of the food I want in their lists. It does get easier the more you use it.

I don't know if you plan your meals ahead of time but if you do what is also helpful is if you enter in the entire day's planned menu (I often do this the night before) and that way you can see ahead of time if you need to make any changes. Sometimes I need to cut carbs down or add more fat or I notice that I don't have anywheres near enough calories, etc. It's good so you don't end up at dinnertime with either not being able to eat much or having to eat some weird meal or having to eat a lot because you didn't eat enough during the day. Just a thought.

Glad to see you're having a good day...see you over on the book challenge.

[not2late]

Originally Posted by I am not fat, I am fluffy

Thanks.

I use both but agree its much better writing it down.I too use the stardard measuring cooking tools. They are great.

This afternoon it is starting to taste like I ate a tin can for lunch. HAHA I know that is a good sign. We had a Thanksgiving social here this afternoon with coffee and cakes but I didn't move from my desk in fear that I would eat the yummy treats. They all went back to there desks and I walked over to take a look and get more water but I didn't touch a thing...YAY me!!

Drink up your water! That funny taste is a sign of ketosis.

If you click on the link GEorgianna gave you and you don't see pics.....be patient. I have yet to move the pics to a new site and as soon as I am able to do that, the thread will have pictures again.

If you use the standard cooking measuring cups/spoons, just try to be consistent when you use them. They come in extremely handy when you are doing the Dairy Rung of OWL Phase---just dump cottage cheese, yogurt, etc. into the cup measurement.

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by not2late

If you click on the link GEorgianna gave you and you don't see pics.....be patient. I have yet to move the pics to a new site and as soon as I am able to do that, the thread will have pictures again.

Hmm... I actually see the pictures...

[I am not fat, I am fluffy]

Oh I can see them...

2 litres of water down so far....and still going. I don't mind the metal taste its not that bad Also means its working

[JimH]

Fluffy - other cooks out there: Kinda Off topic - but with that spinach lasagna recipe can you use fresh (well bagged) spinach instead of frozen??

[I am not fat, I am fluffy]

yes. I didn't have frozen and used bagged...lol. It was great. Its really easy to make and its filling. I had another pcs for lunch today! with 3 net carbs...how can you not!