Well I certainly did not want to be rude. Sorry you took offense. I apologize that I came across that way. No reason to be rude here. I agree with that.
I just thought that after everybody stressed the need to eat veggies and you come back with absolute no veggies you had decided to go your own way. But if you sincerly want advice and you are trying to make your diet more like Atkins, I will comply
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Breakfast
3 Eggs
2 Turkey Bacon Strips
3 Glasses of water
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It is looking good. You can eat real bacon if you want as we want more fat than protein in our diet. But if there is butter and oil involved you are OK. You can add a bit of veggie with this. Some cucumber? A bit of tomato?
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Lunch: Two 1/2 pound burger patties
Spoon of Mayo
Chicken breast sliced into strips fried in Olive Oil
2 Glasses of water
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This is a lot of food. Probably more than anybody reasonably need. Do you need to eat all that? If you are hungry try some fatty snacks in between your meals instead.
You have to cut down on some of the protein. And you need to eat veggies. You need 3 cups of veggies every day.
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Dinner:
Chicken dashed lightly with lemon pepper
Turkey Pattie
1 egg
2 or 3 glasses of water
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Again you are not eating very balanced. We really recommend veggies.
Vegetables
You can have
two to three cups per day of these vegetables. They are called "salad" vegetables in the book
alfalfa sprouts
daikon
mushrooms
arugula
endive
parsley
bok choy
escarole
peppers
celery
fennel
radicchio
chicory
jicama
radishes
chives
lettuce
romaine lettuce
cucumber
moche
sorrel
These salad vegetables are high in phytonutrients and provide a good source of fiber.
Other Vegetables
You can have
one cup per day of these veggies
if you only had two cups salad vegetables
The following vegetables are slightly higher in carbohydrate content than the salad vegetables:
artichoke
celery root
pumpkin
artichoke hearts
rhubarb
asparagus
chard
sauerkraut
bamboo shoots
collard greens
scallions
dandelion
snow peas
bean sprouts
dandelion greens
spaghetti squash
beet greens
eggplant
spinach
broccoli
hearts of palm
string or wax beans
broccoli rabe
kale
summer squash
brussels
kohlrabi
tomato
bean sprouts
leeks
turnips
cabbage
okra
water chestnuts
cauliflower
onion
zucchini
If a vegetable, such as spinach or tomato, cooks down significantly, it must be measured raw so as not to underestimate its carb count.