It's about that time

[dcketcham]

Seriously man, congrats on the loss so far!

I gotta say, i am very impressed, and especially that you did most of that from induction and exteneded....

with owl i did the same thing...

good luck! and keep going!

i myself still havent reintro'd ice cream, and really dont plan on, but i do the same with milk (for my coffee) and as long as you are finding what works for you then make it happen man!

congrats again !

[chadci]

Thanks!

Ice cream would just be for special occasions or when we are out etc. I won't keep it at home, though... too risky even if it's sugar free

There is a grocery downstairs from my office and today I went down and bought a single serving sized bag of California Stir Fry ( which consisted of Broccoli, Snow Peas and a few carrot slices. I've eaten a bit of carrot along the way ( salad) and it's not caused me any issue so i went ahead and ate them ( not many in the bag). I dipped everything in a bit of ranch dressing and it was a pretty good lunch.

My body / mind is saying "Hey, where's the meat?"

[chinadoll]

Just go slowly. I usually add 5 carbs first from the things I have already been eating. If all goes well, the next week I start adding the foods- one at a time so you can identify triggers. Don't worry about stuff you don't eat very often but concentrate on reintroducing the foods that you know will be in your life. There are some great plusses to dairy. I use ricotta to make a number of baked dishes that normally use cream sauces. I just mis ricotta and a beaten egg plus some parmesan. Also, if you lift weights and need a good recovery snack, then getting yogurt back is nice. Sour cream for tex mex and stroganoffs. See? Its not all bad. Do be careful on rung three with the nuts though--lots of folks find that nuts trigger cravings or cause portion control issues. Handle that rung carefully. I think the decision to move up is a sound one though!

[chadci]

Thanks for the tips. I LOVE nuts but I've always had to be careful with them because if I'm not I'll empty a can / bag etc in no time.

[barrnone]

Big congrats. I just moved to OWL myself this month. I'm trying to journal more, to really get a grip on the numbers. OWL makes me nervous, not sure why - just feel like I'm going to screw it up...so I'm taking it slow

Good luck.

[chadci]

So, adding the bit of extra veggies has caused me to be gassy. Is that pretty normal? The past few days it has been celery sticks and a bit of blue cheese dressing. I've got a cucumber ready to chop up and I may get some cherry / grape etc. tomatoes too.

I've added them as a late morning snack which has been good as I typically don't eat lunch until 1:30 ( I work until 6PM)

[mizski]

Originally Posted by chadci

So, adding the bit of extra veggies has caused me to be gassy. Is that pretty normal? The past few days it has been celery sticks and a bit of blue cheese dressing. I've got a cucumber ready to chop up and I may get some cherry / grape etc. tomatoes too.

You mentioned that you're pretty used to eating veggies but sometimes additional fiber can cause gas until your body acclimates. Or it could be the particular veggie (celery?). Beano is very helpful.

[chadci]

Yeah, I've tried to stay away from a lot of the heavier starch / sugar vegetables ( corn, peas etc) but as for salad veggies, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, green beans and a few others I ate them through induction