UGH I'm trying so hard to get this right!!

[Lulu0919]

Yesterday I registered to fitday.com and someone on here told me that I have to count all carbs including eggs, veggies ect.

So I've realized that I've been doing 27-30 carbs a day that's why I haven't lost!!! UGH How frustrating. I thought this diet was easy. It's harder then Weight Watchers. During induction I did it all wrong!! I guess I have to do induction all over again

this was my menu for the day and I was not as hungry but I freaken still went over in carbs. WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS RIGHT??

Breakfast
4 Eggs Fried with Olive Oil
5 Bob Evans Sausage links (small) 0 carb 0 sugar
16 oz of water

Lunch
2 oz of Hormel pepperoni (which I took 2g of Carbs) even though it says 0
8 oz of water

Dinner
Broccoli cheese soup
(this was hard for me to figure out)
But I had a bowl of it.

1 whole Broccoli
I used 4 cups for the whole pot (my hubby is a cheesy guy..lol)
1 can of Chicken stock
1.5 pt Heavy Cream (0 Carb 0 sugar) for the whole pot
salt/pepper/a pinch of garlic

so my guess was
I had a half cup of broccoli
a cup of heavy cream
4 oz of cheese

but on fit day it said I've had 25 Carbs for the day. I swear I could cry

I really want to do this and I don't want to give up.
I'm on my third week. HELP ME

[Sd1136]

hello
breathe
relax it will come together.
Im still new
so I wont comment on your menu
i am not sure about the soup part.
I do know you need more water and move veggies
3 cups of loosely packed veggies/salad
the sausages and the peperoni are salty so they might retain water for you

Drink more water
you can do it@@

[theredhead]

A common mistake that newbies make with Fitday is they forget to subtract the fiber. I doubt that you had too many carbs, judging from your menu. I'm just guessing here, but the pepperoni and the sausage tend to be a bit salty, so maybe you're just retaining a bit of water. Try cutting down on that and see if it helps any.

Don't get discouraged. Sometimes it takes a little longer than you think it should to get going, but Atkins works. If you're feeling good and not starving, you're fine. If you're hungry, eat!

Perhaps someone else will chime in with more reassuring words, too.

[JulieB]

In induction cream is limited to 3Tbsp (I think it is 3). One cup is way too much. Your menu is seriously deficient in veggies...you need 3 cups every day, and should get half of your (NET) carbs from veggies.

I agree with Laurie- I don't think that you have counted NET CARBS (subtract the Fibre).

There are a few ways to determine the carbs in a recipe...you can put the whole recipe into a new day on Fitday, get the net carbs, then divide by the number of servings. Or you can use a recipe analyzer like Nutrition data: Nutrition facts, calories in food, labels, nutritional information and analysis – NutritionData.com

Don't get discouraged...you'll get the hang of it! I don't think you need to start over at all, just keep going, the results will come as you make improvements to your menu.

[ErinB]

It's one ounce of sour cream or three ounces of unsweetened heavy cream.


http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...induction.html (What foods can be eaten on Induction?)

[pinkfusion]

I agree with adding more veggies. Maybe you should move up a rung also

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by ErinB

It's one ounce of sour cream or three ounces of unsweetened heavy cream.


http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...induction.html (What foods can be eaten on Induction?)

But be aware that those amounts are from the 'special category' food list, not the regular induction daily food list.
That lists under beverages

Cream, heavy or light (limit to two to three tablespoons a day ; note carbohydrate content)

so the quantity each day as a regular inclusion is 1 to 1.5 fluid ounces.
The larger amounts mentioned in the special category section are for now and again, and if you suspect they might be spoiling your loss rate should be dropped.

[Lulu0919]

OMG thank you so much that helped alot

[mizski]

Hi Lulu! I agree with the other gals: just continue on. Successful dieting should be a learning process of how to eat healthy. Induction can be very simple but often it seems like you are taking the final exam before you took the course...by the time you finish Induction you realize that you had some things wrong.

What I did to make it easier was print out that allowed foods list and the first couple of weeks I kept my meals pretty basic and simple: protein, fat & veggies. By the time I got to my third week, I used a lot of Linda's Low Carb recipes. I pick out the Induction friendly ones as most of those ingredients are safe. That took the pressure off of trying to figure out if my concoctions were legal or saved the time from putting all the ingredients in FitDay to figure out the stats of the recipe (it's already done for you).

Oh, and I kept reading the DANDR 2002 book. It makes a whole lot more sense now than it did a few weeks ago.

[Zumbagirl]

Oh Fit day? I went there and created an account. Thanks for the tip!