Please review my menu

[Winks]

Okay, thank you for taking the time to review my menu. I am mostly a vegetarian, with the exception of eggs and chicken. I know that there is a name for that, but I can't remember it right now, lol. So I eat a lot of soy meat products instead of meat. Here is an average day's menu, can you please tell me if you think it will be effective. This is my fifth day of induction.

Breakfast-frozen egg and cheese omelette. (does have about 1g of sugar)

Snack-2 hard boiled eggs, or cheese (a couple slices of swiss or cheddar) and a pickle or two.

Lunch-Soy burger with two slices of cheese on top, about 1 1/2c salad, 2tbs ranch.

Dinner-Egg "salad" with 3 eggs, mayo, mustard, and a pickle. Sugar free jello with 2tsp of sugar free whip cream.

Of course I drink about 4liters of water a day, and I also exercise about an hour and a half every day. Do you think this is a good menu? I worrry about the small 1g of suger that are in most of my soy products. Thanks

[Winks]

No one?

[Alexa]

Hi Winks,

Firstly hello

Looking at your menu I would say that the sugar could be a problem - Atkins is a no sugar plan and I imagine that any sugar could stall or affect your loss. Have you tried other meat substitutes that don't contain sugar - such as tofu? Some folks around here cook it and have it savoury - I prefer it in smoothies.

I do appreciate it's hard to do this with limited meat protein. I'm sorry to be dense - but I don't see why an omelette would have sugar - from the soy? I make omelettes with eggs and cheese - is it non-dairy cheese?

Also worth saying to check ingredients for pickles and mustard - sometimes contain sugar.

You have 1 1/2 cups salad - you could have a little more (unless you are counting the pickles towards that) also a cup of heavier veg for dinner is often good - like broccoli, zuccini for nutrients and fibre.

Finally some would say sugar free desserts are best avoided on induction because some sweetners can cause probs and also if you avoid dessert it can get you out the of the 'treat' mindset which can be tricky for some.

This thread on vegetarian Atkins might be of use to you:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ead.php?t=6729 (Can I do Atkins as a Vegetarian?)

Best of luck with this WOL.

[Hinari]

^^ yes, I agree with alexa, you should read the book a lot, never is enough!

[higgies]

I imagine the omelet is a frozen, packaged item you buy at the store right? They'll add sugar to anything! I cook breakfast myself almost every morning, but I can appreciate that most folks don't have time to. Here's a little trick that a lot of us do and I did for a while when I was having to leave too early to cook. I would make one or two pans of these:

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/sausage...e_squares.html

They are sooo good, and after you cut them into squares you can freeze them in baggies. Take out one or two in the morning and reheat them on 50% power for like 1:30 minutes and they're still great! Then you can avoid the processed foods.

As for your menu, I would nix the SF jell-o and try making a real breakfast if you can. Eat more protein in the form of chicken if you must. Eggs are one of the most perfect foods nature made, but be careful as they lead to an even more fatty day than we'd like. I find when I eat lots of eggs my ratios go up to like 70-75% fat.

Keep us posted on your progress, but good start!

Edit: oh, just realized you wouldn't eat pork sausage as in the recipe. Perhaps you can sub something else like chicken or turkey/chicken sausage.

[Winks]

Thanks for your help everyone. I will revaluate my menu, and start over.