Day 1 Rung 3

[Ohbehave007]

For the last two weeks I added dairy back into my life. The main form was milk. I was going to add yogurt but then I though, "I don't really like yogurt, so why?". I have tried both full milk and 2% and I think I will go with full milk for now. Just because it had more fat (same carb count though).

I really tried to get 25 NET Carbs a day but it is starting to get really difficult. Some days I really just don't fell hungry and can't stuff that much down my throat. But on others I was starving and ate above 25 carbs.

Anyway I have lost about 2,5 pounds this week. So I am going to move on to Rung 3...Nuts!

I have peanut butter (ingredients: Peanuts, Salt) and home made almond flour (ground up almonds) here, are those good choices to start with? Like with dairy I will start with having nuts 3 times a week (every other day) and then move to a more everyday plan to see how it effects me then.

And have I mentioned how much I am enjoying this WOE? I put on an old pair (pre-birthcontrol pill) jeans and I could button and zip them! Yeah I have a little muffin top on the sides but I fit into them. My pre-birth control pill weight was 150, and it is only 20.4 pounds away. Yay.

On the 19th I am going on vacation to Austria and my plan is if nuts don't effect me then I will just stay on Rung 3 for the 2 weeks I am gone since I will have no scale for myself or my food. If they do then I will drop back down to Rung 2 JUST for those 2 weeks and then start up when I am back with Rung 4. Is this a good plan? I can guesstimate things like veggies pretty well and they have measurements on the back if the milk cartons, but the others are a little more difficult and I don't want to get it to off with new foods.

*Edit - wishful thinking...20.4lbs not 10.4
**Edit again - removed the stats...they were miss leading.

[not2late]

Why is your fiber so low? 3.1 grams of fiber is about the amount of fiber in 1 cup of broccoli.

You should still be eating the 3 cups of Induction veggies PLUS the 5 net carbs of OWL Rung 1, so the majority of your daily carbs should still be from veggies.

The OWL foods are only added in 5 net carb increments, with the exception of the Nuts/Seeds which are added in 1 ounce portions (except for cashews which are added in 1/2 ounce portions.)

[Ohbehave007]

I still eat enough veggies...that is mostly what I eat. But like I said I have trouble eating enough carbs. Let me post a menu from one of the days to give an example. (I also noticed that some days I didn't fill in on fitday...whoops, so yeah the numbers are off a little.):


Also most of my foods I get from a dutch website and intrograte them into fitday...and since the fiber is already taken out of the total carbs I don't add it to fitday (same thing on packaged foods) Here is an example of "Sperziebonen (like snap greenbeans):


If I added the fiber to fitday I would get confused and eat to much carbs. So yeah you can't tell have much fiber I am eating through that. But thanks for your concern. I should have pointed that out earlier.

Also ever since I got salmonella from eggs (a few weeks ago) I get sick whenever I eat eggs (cooked anyway), and I can't stomach food for a few days. But the example above is an average day.

[liv]

Sorry to hear about the salmonella. Glad you recovered.
With paprika do you mean the spice or the pepper? Don't forget to keep your veggie carbs up even as you go through the phases.
Grean peas is a starchy veg so it is a rung 8 thing.
That first fitday you have really have too few calories. I hope you are not keeping it way down there every day.

About nuts. Start with the fatty ones. Macadamia is a good one if you like it. Almonds would be good too. Peanuts most of us find are a bit tough to handle. Lots of cravings associated with them. They are strictly a legume and some prefer to wait.
But yes, three times a week at first. And remember that we do not eat them in 5 carb increments. We just eat some. Like maybe 24 almonds etc.

[Ohbehave007]

Paprika = Bell Peppers in dutch...sorry like I said some of the things are in Dutch because it is easier for me calculate. I didn't think peas where rung 8. Oh well, it's not like I have eaten a lot of them...10-15 grams a week...I will cut them out.

I try to keep my calories between 1000-1500 but like I mentioned when I eat eggs I can't keep handle anything for a few days and I am lucky if I get 500 calories in (and to stay in). I try not to eat eggs anymore but they are in a lot of things, and my boyfriend forgets sometimes when he cooks.

Not2late mentioned that nuts and seeds go in 1oz portions (some 1/2 oz) I think I can handle that. I did try a little peanut butter today and will see if it gives me cravings. I don't really like Macadamia nuts...how about hazelnuts are they ok to try...I love them and amonds...great little snack foods.

Thanks for the information.

[liv]

This is just my personal opinion. And your experience may be completely different. But one of my issues with nuts is that they are thought of as snack rather than food. So we tend to eat them when we should not eat. Do you know what I mean? I think this is one of my issues with nuts and why nuts is still a food group I battle with.

Hazelnuts should be just fine.

[Ohbehave007]

I understand completely. I might try adding them to my meals (like salads) or using them as breading (floured nuts) for frying (my boyfriend is trying that now with squid) instead of having them as a snack. Thanks for the information, I am learning something new everyday.