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**M_Marked** · 07-02-2011, 08:42 PM

At your height, weight, age, gender and activity level you will need more food than the average Atkiner... but I agree with LeAnn, it looks like you're eating a LOT more cheese than suggested. Try cutting back to 4 ounces... cheese is very calorie dense, high in sodium and it's a dairy product. Dairy stalls weight loss in SOME people. Again agreeing with LeAnn (sure you're not expert, LeAnn??? LOL)... more veggies. You need 12 to 15 net grams every day from approved veggies. Net grams is total grams carb minus fiber grams. I really think you can (and should) up your veggie intake. Nuts are for the second phase... how about some chicken/tuna/egg salad lettuce wraps instead of nuts for a snack?

One more thing... do you REALLY mean you put 2/3 CUP of dressing on your small salad??? 2 TBS is the recommended serving size. I don't know what brand you're using, but Kraft Ranch Dressing has 1.2 net grams per 2 TBS serving. Your 2/3 cup has more than 5 servings in it. So the dressing alone has 6 grams carb... you don't have that many to "spend" on dressing if you eat 15ng from veggies. Cheese also has carbs... 1g per ounce. Right off the bat I can see 11 grams from your dressing and cheese (at least 5 ounces in your menu).

How's your energy level? How are you feeling overall? That's often a good measure of how you're doing, too.

Plus... not to get too personal here, but are you at all constipated since starting the diet? That can mask weight loss.

100 oz is good... but at your height and weight, you might need more. I read once that people should drink and extra cup of water (over the rec 64 oz) for every 25# they are overweight.

What's your goal weight? Your weight loss so far is really good... so you're doing lots right! I'm just making suggestions based on the plan and your menu.

Good luck!

07-02-2011, 08:42 PM	#3
M_Marked Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 563 Senior Member	At your height, weight, age, gender and activity level you will need more food than the average Atkiner... but I agree with LeAnn, it looks like you're eating a LOT more cheese than suggested. Try cutting back to 4 ounces... cheese is very calorie dense, high in sodium and it's a dairy product. Dairy stalls weight loss in SOME people. Again agreeing with LeAnn (sure you're not expert, LeAnn??? LOL)... more veggies. You need 12 to 15 net grams every day from approved veggies. Net grams is total grams carb minus fiber grams. I really think you can (and should) up your veggie intake. Nuts are for the second phase... how about some chicken/tuna/egg salad lettuce wraps instead of nuts for a snack? One more thing... do you REALLY mean you put 2/3 CUP of dressing on your small salad??? 2 TBS is the recommended serving size. I don't know what brand you're using, but Kraft Ranch Dressing has 1.2 net grams per 2 TBS serving. Your 2/3 cup has more than 5 servings in it. So the dressing alone has 6 grams carb... you don't have that many to "spend" on dressing if you eat 15ng from veggies. Cheese also has carbs... 1g per ounce. Right off the bat I can see 11 grams from your dressing and cheese (at least 5 ounces in your menu). How's your energy level? How are you feeling overall? That's often a good measure of how you're doing, too. Plus... not to get too personal here, but are you at all constipated since starting the diet? That can mask weight loss. 100 oz is good... but at your height and weight, you might need more. I read once that people should drink and extra cup of water (over the rec 64 oz) for every 25# they are overweight. What's your goal weight? Your weight loss so far is really good... so you're doing lots right! I'm just making suggestions based on the plan and your menu. Good luck!
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