Starting the 1st day of my new life today and im scared!

[Daddyof3]

Ok ok ok im not the one for jokes or what not but just something about me starting all this has been killing me. for years I wanted to lose and ive always used the "Its wednesday ill start monday so i can get a fresh start" by the time monday comes around diet is long forgotten! I cant take it anymore. Ima strong willed person and stand my ground why cant i start this damn diet! I need to! Reciently I was at a wedding and Im looking at the pics of the wedding my family took and its making me sick. I dont feel how i LOOK, i cant even look at the pics and not be upset with myself! Im not lazy I just need guidance I know its selfish but if I dont have someone telling me what to do Ill lose intrest.

A little about me

29 year old male. 5'9 A little over 450 lbs. Im in good health (no high choletoral, i DO have high blood pressure but the dr says its because it runs in my family not because of my weight). Drs actully are amazed of how good of health im in for being a 450lb man.

I work in a callcenter crazy hours (1pm-9pm) Daiy so you can imagine my eating and sleeping times are not normal

I usally wake up at 10am, get a shower get a cup of diet iced tea, get dressed. Me and wifey go out to eat around 12 at subway, mcdonals, long johns, then im off to work.

Wife usually brings me food up around 5:30-6pm or ill order a grilled chic sandwhich or grilled chic salad for dinner.

heres what prob kills me, when i get home at 9 more then often ill order a pizza because im hungry. I know that needs to stop

My whole thing about diet is WHAT DO I EAT? i mean sometimes I want to hire a food planner and say "Hey give me a list of stuff to buy that i CAN eat" if i fill my house with things i CAN eat i cant go wrong right????

My questions are:
1) Is my odd hours of eating messing me up
2) I have no idea what to eat for breakfast / lunch or dinner on atkins. Noones made a website with example meals for different times?

Im probably rambling on lol but hey this is how i introduce myself!

[spuffy]

Hi daddyof3! Welcome. I'm new to the board but I've had success with Atkins in the past. I know what you mean about the menus. I come here and read the posts called "review my menu" and get ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Cause otherwise I have no creativity and will just sit around eating pepperoni for each meal :P

[liv]

Welcome Daddyof3
"I don't feel how I look" was a really good sentence. It hit home

I think you (and your wife ?) need to do a bit of meal planning and thinking around eating. Your problem in not eating at odd hours. Hours have nothing to do with it. Your problem is eating at the wrong places and eating the wrong food when you eat. Fast foods and pizza are never going to make you thin. It can only go the opposite way.

Do you have the book? It has some suggestions of what to do for meals. There will be some on this board as well. The first thing is to go to the store and shop for real foods (meat, eggs, fish, vegetables) And then to cook them.
I eat eggs for breakfast - sometimes with bacon - some times with vegetables.

For lunch (this is the meal your wife brings you) You can have a salad (tuna or chicken) But there are many other possibilites too.

For supper - endless choice but you have to prepare it yourself most of the time. Grileld or fried meat or fish with a veggie is an easy standard.

Good luck. Just ask plenty of questions. We are here to help you and to cheer you on.

[imagood1]

Welcome to the Atkins Board.

I hope you will read the 2002 Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (DANDR), it’s the book we follow on this bulletin board. If you haven’t until you can get a copy you’ll find a condensed version at the top of the induction - (Atkins Diet Induction FAQs)(Atkins Diet Induction FAQs)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/77558-atkins-diet-induction-faqs.html.

Make sure you drink a minimum of 64 ounces of pure water (nothing added), exercise starting today and taking a multi-vitamin. Check all around the board for everything there is to, there is a challenge section with both exercise and non exercise challenges, Rate My Menu for help with your food, journaling – there is something for everyone

Make a copy of this list (What foods can be eaten on Induction?)(What foods can be eaten on Induction?)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html and take it with you when you go to the store. If a food isn’t listed on the acceptable food list you shouldn’t be eating it. Learn to read the label on all foods you buy - don’t just look at the “carb” number look at the ingredients list of everything and check the ingredients against your list. Just because it says "low carb" doesn't mean you can eat it. Also check for hidden sugars (learn the names used in place of the word “sugar”).

Breakfast: eggs cooked any way you want, over-easy, hard boiled, 3 minute, scrambled, etc. Add some veggies (some colored peppers, green onion, broccoli, whatever you like) and a few pieces of bacon (watch for sugar and nitrates added) - or sausage (again look at ingredients). Or you can have a steak, pork chop, hamburger, salad, anything that sounds good to YOU is what you can eat.

Lunch: Again, your choice - fried chicken, shrimp, tuna, whatever type of meat you like - a 1 cup lettuce & vegetable salad. Tuna or egg salad can be wrapped in a lettuce leaf to make a "wrap-like sandwich".

Dinner: Look at the recipe sites below for meal ideas -- my husband loves the stuffed green peppers (make with cauliflower in place of the rice), 1 cup of vegetable from the 2nd list, you could also go with a "breakfast" type meal here if you like. This is your choice of what you like to eat.

If you get hungry inbetween meals, take some meat and dunk it into some type of "fat" - mayo, butter, ranch dressing (or any dressing with 2 carbs or less per serving), you can also use cream cheese spread on meat and roll it up. The fat will help you feel full longer. Also, make sure you eat something every 6 hours -- that keeps your blood sugar level and keeps you from having cravings.

You need to stop all the junk, processed, breaded foods you've been eating -- we eat more whole foods...you can still eat out, just watch gravies, breading, how the meal was prepared (any solutions injected into the meat?). If you go out, check the website for the restaurant and see what they show for nutrition facts for each food they serve - many restaurants have it). McDonalds, get a hamburger (no cheese - it's processed) and order it "low carb" - that's no bun and only mustard for a condiment - and a salad (if you don't take your own dressing use there's sparingly - pour half the dressing into the lid and dunk the salad into the dressing - you'll use less and will have dressing on each bite of salad). It's doable to eat out -- just watch yourself.

The recipe sites are helpful for meal planning – just make sure you use Induction Recipes to begin with.
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/menus.html (Linda’s)
(Never ending induction recipes)(Never ending induction recipes)(Never ending induction recipes)(Never ending induction recipes)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/58513-never-ending-induction-recipes.html (Induction recipes)
(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/6807-induction-recipe-basics-more-recipes-added.html (Induction Recipe Basics)

If you need anything we’re here to help you!! Good luck to you!

[Daddyof3]

wow now this is motivation! im going to try to get on here everyday since i work in an office i have no excuse to not check in! I like some of the ideas! Im going to start the induction tomorrow as planned!

On a side note You know how it makes me feel to go to the drs and they CANT weigh me? There scales only go up to 400lbs only reason i know my weight is I got hurt and had to get a MRI and they had to stick me on a bed to get my weight

talk about instant depression

[barrnone]

you can do it daddyof3 - with patience and dedication to this way of life [WOL] and this way of eating [WOE]. I wish you much success and look forward to your posts!

[chinadoll]

You can do this. The only thing to be afraid of is NOT TRYING TO CHANGE YOUR CURRENT HABITS. You may not do this perfectly at first but keep trying.

Here's a sample menu that my formerly 300 pound son ate. He is a creature of habit and doesnt want to think about food:

Breakfast:2-3 eggs, fried or scrambled or with cheese as an omelet and 3 slices bacon

Snack: 1/2 cup tuna salad

Lunch: salad (he did not stick to the one cup rule, but had 2) and maybe a grilled chicken breast or 2 hotdogs no bun

Snack: couple slices pepperoni and 6 olives

Dinner: 8 ounces meat-steak, burger, chicken breast, two pork chops, etc a cup of green veggies, and a cup of mixed salad with blue cheese dressing

He gave up eating at night and limited sweeteners to 3 per day. He also drank lots of water.


Hope this gives you some ideas.

[somethings gotta give]

Here is a link with months and months of menues, hope it helps!!!Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Daily Menus Here recipes have been a godsend...I suggest you try the Make me Stuffed Peppers, yum!