I'm not getting enough....any advice?

[D3anna]

http://www.fitday.com/fitness/Public...Month=9&Day=13

http://www.fitday.com/fitness/Public...Month=9&Day=14

http://www.fitday.com/fitness/Public...Month=9&Day=15

Could someone please take a look at my food journal, and let me know what I can do to increase my calories/carbs.

I am STUFFED and had a hard time finishing my dinner tonight...is there a way to increase without getting more stuffed than I already am?

Any tips?

[Georgiana]

OK, let's see...

I suppose the reason why you don't eat the skin on the chicken is that you don't like it, right?

For breakfast, you could substitute the ham with some eggs. I find boiled eggs a bit too filling, but I like omelettes. Moreover, you have to use some butter/oil in the pan if you're making on omelette, so that adds a bit to the calories. You can also incorporate some cream cheese in the omelette... here's the recipe:
Herbed Cream Cheese Omelet - Allrecipes

Another breakfast idea... 50 g cream cheese + 10 g butter softened in the microwave... cut about a cup of cucumbers in small pieces and mix them in the melted butter and cream cheese.

I might remember wrong, but you're not on rung 2 yet, are you? I'm asking because of the yoghurt you had on the 13th.

I might remember wrong again, but you posted something a few days ago saying that you don't like or can't eat meat other than chicken, right? A steak would have more calories... but if you want to stick to chicken I would suggest frying it. The oil will add to the calories.

Also, you seem to be eating quite a lot of processed meat (e.g. ham, salami). A better way to get more calories in would be to have some real meat. For example, on the 13th, you could maybe substitute the 25 g of salami with another chicken thigh.

Pork rinds can make you feel full. Maybe ditch them and go for a fattier snack like cheese chips.

I saw you're eating quite a bit of celery. Celery is also nice if you dip it in mayo or a mayo-based dressing.

Other ideas... avocados (if you don't like the taste, add it in a salad with egg, cucumber, tomatoes, garlic, chicken and some dressing... it will hide the taste a bit), cauliflower or broccoli topped with butter, flax crackers, cream cheese pancakes, mushrooms fried in butter.

[D3anna]

Ahh, thanks for the quick reply!!

No, I hate chicken skin unless it's battered and fried....lol

I do eat all meat..not just chicken. As for breakfast, I'm trying to eat different things than eggs all the time because last time I did this woe, I had so much that I would gag just at the sight of eggs! lol

I just noticed on the yogurt I entered on the 13th...I used 1 ounce to make the whole salad dressing which was probably less than 1/2 a teaspoon in my salad dressing that day, if that much.I made 6 ounces of dressing with oil/vinegar and juice of 1 lemon wedge, 1 ounce of greek yogurt, and salt and pepper. Do you think that tiny amount will hurt me?

Some things I find hard to enter on fitday...I'm still learning.

Thanks again for your tips!! Your great!

[Georgiana]

Well, if you also like other meats that's a different story... Did you know about Linda's website? It has a lot of recipes and it gives complete nutritional info for them. Here's the link:
Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home

Regarding the yoghurt, I don't think an ounce will hurt you. Just make sure you cut it out the next time.

[bfaure]

I'm new myself here but I am familiar with Atkins. If you just started Atkins a few days ago. Why are you trying to increase your carbs? If you are full and happy don't worry about increasing them until two weeks from now. Don't stuff yourself either. Eat until you are no longer hungry, not until your plate is clean, and not until you feel over full. It looks like you are doing really well if you are not able to finish dinner it may be because your appetite is diminishing, which is what is natural on Atkins. Goodluck.

[JimboK]

I'm not getting enough either ... oops, should have read more than just the title.

[D3anna]

Originally Posted by bfaure

I'm new myself here but I am familiar with Atkins. If you just started Atkins a few days ago. Why are you trying to increase your carbs? If you are full and happy don't worry about increasing them until two weeks from now. Don't stuff yourself either. Eat until you are no longer hungry, not until your plate is clean, and not until you feel over full. It looks like you are doing really well if you are not able to finish dinner it may be because your appetite is diminishing, which is what is natural on Atkins. Goodluck.

I need to get more carbs than 10 a day, I don't plan on going over 20...I don't think it's good to go too low. I also think my calories need to be at least 1200, I don't want to put my body into starvation mode.

I'm glad my apetite is diminishing, I just need to make sure I am getting enough in my body so I can still function and not go through the headaches and dizzy spells from not eating enough.

[bfaure]

Sorry about that, yes you're right. Good luck. I see what you are saying now.

[Lyssie]

Ummm.. if you started on the 13th, you're still induction, right?

If so, your fat percentages aren't high enough - like Georgiana said, if you're doing chicken, cook it in some butter, which will help out. You're eating over your cheese/dairy allowance on 15 October (5 oz), I'm not sure how many grams are in a cup of broccoli, but I think that your veggies are also consistently over the amount. If you wanted to lower these, and add some butter to the things like the broccoli, or cream cheese with the celery.

Anyway, that's just my thoughts. I usually eat fish or beef if I haven't had enough to eat, or make some tuna salad to eat with the pork rinds...

Oh... I also think that the calorie counts on certain foods may be off. For example, Dailyplate shows green lettuce as having 3gcarbs/cup and 50g of cucumber as having about 2g carbs, green olives as having 1g vs. .6g, etc... while they're small amounts, they can add up to the difference of having 10g vs. like, 15g. Also, maybe eat a veggie with a higher carb count... like spinach instead of lettuce, or something like that.

[y0u]

You definitely need more fat. I try and aim for 65% or more in fitday 25-30% protein and 5-7% carbs. I use unrefined coconut oil in my tea or sometimes I do shots of olive oil to get extra fat. Hollandaise sauce on eggs in the morning is good also. It took me awhile to get used to the idea of allowing myself to eat fat guilt free. Butter on steamed veggies is good also. It looks like your not getting enough calories as well. But if you up the fat this will help.