New and feeling down...

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by LadyLuck

I eat the exact amount of veggies and protein and fat that it says. The shakes are approved for all phases of the diet though...and I work them in so that I dont go over or under anything. I guess thats why I am so frustrated. I am following it to the t. And like I said I eat something different every day.

No my coffee is not decaf but we can have 2 caffeinated drinks a day and I only have one.

Oh, let me guess. You must be following the latest guidelines of Atkins Nutritionals. On this bulletin board we go by DANDR 2002 instead.

According to DANDR 2002, which is the latest edition of the book published while Dr. Atkins was alive...

... veggies are limited to 3 cups per day (not 12-15 g) and you can have either 2 cups of "salad vegetables" and 1 cup of "other vegetables" or 3 cups of "salad vegetables".

... shakes can cause stalls, even if all the ingredients are legal (they aren't in all of them). Years ago, there used to be a separate page on atkins.com, saying that this might happen. That page was now removed by Atkins Nutritionals.

... regular coffee may or may not stall or slow down your weight loss. Caffeine may stimulate insulin production (does not manifest necessarily through cravings) and insulin is a fat storing hormone. This is why Dr. Atkins wrote that we should avoid drinking regular coffee and choose decaf instead. There is no "2 cups of regular coffee" rule in DANDR 2002.

Menus. The best thing is to enter your current menu in FitDay or some other similar tool and tweak from there. Add a bit more fat, take out some protein if necessary, all based on what foods you like from the acceptable foods list and on what foods you usually eat. To add more fat, you can do it for example by adding more oils, butter, avocados, olives, fattier meat cuts, cream (limited during Induction) to your current menu. You may need to decrease your protein intake too, depending how much you increase your fat and on how much you need to eat to satisfy your hunger.

[Georgiana]

Forgot to add. Most of your net carbs should come from vegetables, so you need to choose your three cups of veggies wisely.

[Georgiana]

Hmm... I should probably go to bed, looks like I can't keep it in one post.

Adding...

If you go to the "Review My Menu" forum, you can find menus posted by other members. Those might give you some meal ideas too.

[liv]

The Website you are talking about is run by the company that makes the Atkins products. They make their money from selling these products. They have the right to use the Atkins name to brand these products. They have changed the diet and they really recomend you using their brand. But as people here have said. We find that not all people can use these products. I tried the shake during induction and had to give it up. Now those products are for emergency only.

Drink plenty of water and use whole foods. Take supplements. That is what Dr. Atkins wanted you to do.

[LadyLuck]

Thank you so much!
I am taking a multi vitamin, omega 3 6 9, and fiber, is that good?

Thanks again everyone!!

[liv]

That sounds good.
Have you tried FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal Many of us like it as a way to see how we do with our fat intake and carb intake.

[LadyLuck]

I will check that out right now.
And I just ordered DANDR 2002 from half.com for .75 cents!

[chinadoll]

Good for you! I think you will see a noticeable once you start following the good doctor's program instead of the corporate one.

[sensiblehottie]

Before I had my son I did atkins. For exercise I walked everymorning for an hour and did kickboxing. Kickboxing is an awesome total body workout try it! I recommend Billy Blanks boot camp or Shelly Macdonna Caribean Cruise boxing workouts! Also Sharon Mann is awesome. You could also try step aerobics. It's hard when you put so much into it and don't see the results trust me I know, but stick in there. This time I'm gonna make it! You can too

[JulieB]

Glad you ordered the book! It really explains how to do this right (the way Dr. Atkins intended!). If you check out the sticky posts at the top of the forums, that should get you on your way to doing DANDR 2002 . Best of luck (and willpower!) to you