Babe53's Journal

I'm struggling with eating all of my 12-15g of Foundation veggies every day. That's a lot of veggies (for me). I try to have one large salad per day; and use the cooked broccoli/cauliflower to get to the 12-15g range.

I also see I'm not taking in as many calories as I should be. I record everything and when I see I haven't even reached 1,000 calories, I rummage through the kitchen to see what I can have to bring that up a bit. I'm reading more and more, people not eating enough will stall their weight loss. I don't want that.

I'll just keep on doing what I can. Work hard at it each day like I am doing, because afterall, my weight loss so far is pretty darned good I think.

Down another 2 today. :):):)

I'm happy.

Okay, I'm ecstatic! I can't believe how well I'm doing on this plan. Down another couple from yesterday. Wow! I hope it keeps up like this!!

I'm also happy .. okay, ecstatic, that I'm no longer nauseated at the thought of eating. I'm able to enjoy the foods I'm eating now these past couple of days.

That Tuna patties recipe I found the other day sure is good!!! I had 2 patties last night for dinner, along with some mixed greens, and one patty this morning with more greens.

I'd love to find a soup that is just a carb or two. I'll have to look around at some more recipes here on this site.

The first thing I did this morning over my first cuppa Jo was look for menu ideas. This site sure has a lot of ideas and resources!

I found a 'Tuna Patties' recipe here by Love4life. I'm actually looking forward to eating today! Wow, something new! :P

I got on the scale this morning too; and the number is going down. I am HAPPY. At this rate, I should be looking good in just a couple of months!

*Here's hoping*

I'm worried.

Here I am on day 5 of Atkins (Induction)and I simply do not have an appetite. I should rejoice, right?? Well, it's a strange thing here. I'm not hungry, yet I'm craving SOMETHING. Maybe something sweet? All this meat and cheese and stuff, and salads.. makes me miss something. I don't know what. I tried a slightly diluted lemonade crystal lite today; that was good. But something is amiss.

What I worry about is this:

I read that if you don't follow the plan exactly, you can stall your weight loss. If I don't all the food I"m supposed to, for example. I know I'm only eating MAYBE half of the foundation veggies I should be having; and 1 of 3 protein/meat servings I should have.

HOW CAN I EAT WITH NO APPETITE?

I did wake up this morning hungry. But I wanted cinammon roll oatmeal, not EGGS. But, I had my bacon and eggs like a good girl, and yes, it was good, but surprisingly I still craved or wanted, cereal or sweet oatmeal. Strange.

Will this feeling go away? Will I start enjoying food again?