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[caramanna]

Hi everyone!

I'm new and ready to be a loser! I am 5'7 150 pounds and I would like to get down to 135. I love my carbs so this will be hard, but I saw a few recipes that really made me lick my lips. I made a batch of atkins revolution (oopsie) rolls last night and had one for breakfast. Not bread, but good enough.

My plan today is

B- rev. roll + 1 egg and egg white + cheddar cheese with a little onion
L- chicken with romaine lettuce and either cheese or ranch dressing
S- protein powder with water (after workout)
D- salmon with mashed cauliflower with butter and parm
S- sugar free jello
E- 40 minutes of cardio and hitting the weights (normal for me)

Let me know how this sounds. I read up as much as I could on Atkins, but I don't have the book for reference. Let me know if anything in there is off limits or if I should look into increasing or decreasing my intake of any macros.

Thanks and good luck to all new to this WOE!!!

[chinadoll]

It looks pretty good but use whole eggs not egg white.Don't try to cut fat. Log into fitday to track your food. You want to have about 65% fat, 30% protein and 5% carbs, mostly from veggies. The fat is necessary to your success. It will also keep you from being hungry.

[caramanna]

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually wasn't trying to cut fat on purpose. I was on a low cal diet and didn't really have eggs in the house. I only had two left and wanted to spread them out for two days and I had PLENTY of egg whites so I wanted to use them up.

I already track my intake on caloriecount and spark people. It is very difficult for me to get my fat so high. Right now I have 5% carb and about 40% 45% fat and protein (according to sparkpeople).

Hmmm, what to adjust what to adjust.

[joee5]

I wish I had only to lose what your trying to. God Bless,Joe