3 weeks and only 12 pounds

[EmDee]

Originally Posted by marcosfromyonkers

For lunch I will eat either buffalo wings from dominos or the sausage and peppers from this diner that we order from @ my job....

I checked the Dominos website..there is one carb in each of those wings...how many do you eat for lunch? I know when I eat hot wings, I eat about 10-12 if they are my main meal ...so you might be eating as much as half your daily carb allowance just on wings at lunch !?

(the BBQ wings have 3 carbs each!! )

sausage and peppers can also be a high carb count if it has tomato products in it (& it usually does) ~ my recipe calculated out to 5+ carbs per ladleful (& do I need to say that 1 ladeful would NOT be enough, LOL)

Eating out, veggies are usually your best option because it is harder to sneak fillers and sugars there

[marcosfromyonkers]

Guacamole is a mexican dip thats made out of avacado tomato and onion and chives

[liv]

Originally Posted by marcosfromyonkers

Guacamole is a mexican dip thats made out of avacado tomato and onion and chives

Yes I know what it is. I just wanted to know if you knew if there was any sugars and fillers in it. Same with the other stuff you eat.

[GRAPES]

Originally Posted by liv

OK I think I am seeing the potentiality of loads of hdden carbs and sugars in what you are eating (and plenty of salt). Do you know exactly what ingredients these fast food foods have. And I mean exactly - many fat food places add starches and sugars to stuff and you cannot have that. What is is the guacamoli?
Are you having at least cups of salad veggies and only one cup other veggies. I cannot tell. What is your fat to protein ratio?

Well some things for you to think about?
I know how hard it can be to keep eating Atkins when busy. So often cooking a head works. Crock pots are good so you can just let stuff cook while you are out and about.

If you look on line you can find the nutritional value, ingredients, etc. of almost all fast foods...here are the ingredients in Dominoes Buffalo wings...looks like loads of sugars and starches in there that could hurt your goals...Domino's Pizza Ingredients Information.

[neutronnorman]

You've lost 12 lb. Realistically, how much do you expect to lose weekly? You averaged 4 lb / week. That's great. I'm lucky if I lose 4 lb body fat in a month!

[marcosfromyonkers]

Wow grapes you jus blow my mind away when I read the dominos ingredients for the hot wings......Omg I have been duped...Lol...And neutron norman...i know the weight I lost was good...Im happy....but If u read my first post u will see that my concern was not the 12 lbs lost but the fact that 1 and a half weeks went by and I didnt lose anything else....But thank u all for ur input....I love this site....before I didnt have a place like this when I tried living a low carb lifestyle.....But now I do so away we go..........

[msanjelpie]

Having a mini stall after losing so much is perfectly normal... Your body should start losing again soon as soon as it catches it's breath, so to speak... Just be patient and remember your body is the boss... it will lose how much it wants, when it wants... You can help it along by doing your best and just sticking to the plan...

[PeteinVA]

Even though I step on the scale every day I've learned it's a long term thing here and your weight loss so far is excellent! I had a week where I stayed the same but would gain a pound then lose it, etc. It's frustrating but it just means you need to refine what it is you're doing and like the others said look for the true carbs in what you're eating and replace those foods with something better.

When I gave up beef jerky it triggered daily weight loss believe it or not...

Best of luck you're doing great!

[GRAPES]

Originally Posted by marcosfromyonkers

Wow grapes you jus blow my mind away when I read the dominos ingredients for the hot wings......Omg I have been duped...Lol...And neutron norman...i know the weight I lost was good...Im happy....but If u read my first post u will see that my concern was not the 12 lbs lost but the fact that 1 and a half weeks went by and I didnt lose anything else....But thank u all for ur input....I love this site....before I didnt have a place like this when I tried living a low carb lifestyle.....But now I do so away we go..........

I wasn't sure if you were eating hot or BBQ wings, it could have been worse...look at BBQ wings, that will totally blow your mind...lol. I saw the ingredients for KFC Grilled Chicken once, it was so disgusting that it turned me off for good...so many preservatives and other stuff that was completely foreign to me. If I looked at it now I wouldn't be surprised if there were starches, etc. in there as well, although it reads as "0" carbs. I had been picking up a couple of breasts here and there and tossing them into my salad. I was going to post it, but I couldn't find it. It's amazing what they manage to put into what seem to be the simplest of foods. I try and read everything now...or check on the web if I can.

[neutronnorman]

Originally Posted by marcosfromyonkers

Guacamole is a mexican dip thats made out of avacado tomato and onion and chives

Marcos, you are in Yonker's? How's Van Cordlant park these days? I grew up on the corner of Nagle Avenue and Dyckman st.

Also, I think your goal weight is a bit unrealistic.