Atkins Support Group

katberz

Just wondering if anybody has any suggestions for a sweet snack? I'm in the induction phase and get a craving for something sweet every once in awhile. The most that I've tried is an Atkins Advantage bar or a diet soda. There must be something else??

I usually have a small piece of 85-90% dark chocolate (watch the carb content, some brands are much lower in carbs/sugar than others). I only need one piece to completely kill any sugar cravings, and dark chocolate is really good for you too. Of course you're not supposed to have it on induction so if you're going for 100% compliance then try some of the other suggestions but the odd piece got me through my first 2 weeks when I found cravings were strongest.

deathcab87

Just double checked on the soya milk - it's not on the allowed foods list. Once you get to the nuts/seeds rung of OWL you could use almond milk or wait til the legumes rung for soya milk.

I don't actually eat anything before a workout and I feel ok, though to be fair I'm not exactly running marathons lol.

Thanks a bunch for checking for me, I found it on the allowed list of an unofficial Atkins support site, but couldn't find it on the actual Atkins website so I was in two minds about it! I guess I'll just need to avoid it for the time being - I'm gonna miss my double shot soy lattes and soy coffee fraps *sigh*

Thanks again for your help, this forums awesome

Susanxxxx

Soya milk is allowed. Atkins just couldnt possibly list every single thing you are allowed just check the carbs and motor on if you have enough.

deathcab87

Soya milk is allowed. Atkins just couldnt possibly list every single thing you are allowed just check the carbs and motor on if you have enough.

Aaaah really?! That's the best news I've had all week, thank you I did notice that it's relatively low carb, and I only have it in coffee so it's very small measures each day. Brilllllliant.

Eeeek thanks

deathcab87

Hey guys!

I was wondering if anyone from the UK knows where I can buy flaxseed meal (or linseed meal/ground linseed as I think it's called over here)? I know that I can get it online but I'd rather just buy it from a shop - do you think Holland and Barretts a good bet?

Although I have heard ground linseed is pretty expensive... :-\

But all this talk of MIMs has got me aching to try them!

beernutz

Just wondering if anybody has any suggestions for a sweet snack? I'm in the induction phase and get a craving for something sweet every once in awhile. The most that I've tried is an Atkins Advantage bar or a diet soda. There must be something else??

My husband likes to take 4 ounces of cream cheese, and then put a packet of Splenda on it. It tastes so close to cheesecake & it's so good. You can also find a lot of GREAT Atkins recipes at www.genaw.com. She has everything from main meals, to desserts.

Oh! I have a low carb cheesecake recipe that is absolutely wonderful. Here it is:

Crust:
1/4 cup Finely Chopped pecans
1/4 cup Finely Chopped almonds
1/4 cup Finely Chopped walnuts
3/4 cup almond flour
2 Tablespoons melted butter


Filling:
3 8oz blocks of cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup Splenda
2-3 eggs at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons lemon juice
8oz sour cream

Taste the mixture before you pour it into the pan to cook. You may need to make some of your own adjustments, most likely a little more splenda. but for me this is pretty sweet as it is.

Mix all nuts and almond meal with melted butter and press into a springform pan, trying to line the sides as much as possible about 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the pan, set aside to mix filling.

beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy. Keep the mixer on a low. Add the sugar substitute a little at a time and continue beating until creamy. Add one egg at a time and beat after each egg. When eggs have been mixed into the cream cheese, add vanilla and lemon juice, Add the sour cream last until just blended in.

Pour cream cheese mixture into the springform pan.
Place on the top rack in the middle of a 325 degree preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When time is up, turn off the oven and prop open the oven door and leave in oven for another hour. Remove from oven and run a knife around the edge of the cheesecake also. Let cool to just about room temperature for another hour. Refrigerate.


1 slice is 4 net carbs.
If you make with crust it is 319 calories. Without crust is 231.

I am SO going to try this. I was a cheesecake fanatic before I started low carb. This recipe sounds really delicious.

cobylea

Here is Canada it's on the shelves with the rest of the cereal (called Milled Flaxseed, although I'm sure different in the UK). I used to live in South Shields, Have you looked in Tesco? I would think that it would have to be there.

cobylea

Hey guys!

I was wondering if anyone from the UK knows where I can buy flaxseed meal (or linseed meal/ground linseed as I think it's called over here)? I know that I can get it online but I'd rather just buy it from a shop - do you think Holland and Barretts a good bet?

Although I have heard ground linseed is pretty expensive... :-\

But all this talk of MIMs has got me aching to try them!

Oops, forgot to quote lol...check my post above!

Susanxxxx

Holland and barrett do stock flaxseed, also other supermarkets have it in the 'special foods' ailse. They all vary in taste, the nicest one i've found is in aldi, quite a mild taste and goes with everything and way cheaper that other shops.
On the subject of MiMs do you know you can make a savoury one by leaving out the splenda, spread it on a plate and cook it that way. Great to use as 'bread' or speading pate on. I use it to make ham, cheese, tomato and onion toasties. I just love it.

dittiepe

On the subject of MiMs do you know you can make a savoury one by leaving out the splenda, spread it on a plate and cook it that way. Great to use as 'bread' or speading pate on. I use it to make ham, cheese, tomato and onion toasties. I just love it.

Hm, that's pretty interesting. I may have to try that today!

katberz

Soya milk is allowed. Atkins just couldnt possibly list every single thing you are allowed just check the carbs and motor on if you have enough.

It's not allowed in induction but yes of course it's allowed in OWL, in the legume rung as I said.

katberz

I was wondering if anyone from the UK knows where I can buy flaxseed meal (or linseed meal/ground linseed as I think it's called over here)? I know that I can get it online but I'd rather just buy it from a shop - do you think Holland and Barretts a good bet?

I distinctly remember seeing ground linseed in Sainsbury's the other day, in the baking aisle. I think I've also seen it in Morrisons but I'll have to double check next time I'm there.

Susanxxxx

well i've always used it and it is stated in the orange book that it is in fact allowed, just doubled checked.

Susanxxxx

I must add that it also states that it MUST be low carb, less than 1g nc per 250mls of soymilk

cobylea

Oh dear I think I have the "Atkins Flu" headache, feeling sluggish....how long does this last and can anything fix it?? On a plus note, I've lost 2 lbs! :drinker:

dittiepe

Oh dear I think I have the "Atkins Flu" headache, feeling sluggish....how long does this last and can anything fix it?? On a plus note, I've lost 2 lbs! :drinker:

Just a few days Congrats on the 2lb!

Susanxxxx

Painkillers are your best friend on that day. Hopefully you'll be over it tomorrow. Its at this point most people give up but be strong its only for a day or two and well worth it.
Congrats on your loss so far

katberz

well i've always used it and it is stated in the orange book that it is in fact allowed, just doubled checked.

That's odd, my book says nothing about soya milk for induction, which is what I thought she was asking about. It's allowed later on in OWL. Of course if a bit of soya milk is the only thing keeping you on plan then I wouldn't be the one to say don't have it!

katberz

Oh dear I think I have the "Atkins Flu" headache, feeling sluggish....how long does this last and can anything fix it?? On a plus note, I've lost 2 lbs! :drinker:

Fat, fat and more fat. I've never actually had the flu symptoms because I keep my fat intake high. This link explains more, as well as some other tips for the early days of low carb: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ketones-and-ketosis/tips-tricks-for-starting-or-restarting-low-carb-pt-i/

bron_89

Quick question- I'm on induction and I just read a list of banned induction foods... And it said any food with added sugar is banned.. So does this mean I shouldn't eat mayonnaise, ham and bacon? My mayonnaise is full fat and has 0.2g of cane sugar per serve. And my ham/bacon has added sucrose...

dittiepe

Quick question- I'm on induction and I just read a list of banned induction foods... And it said any food with added sugar is banned.. So does this mean I shouldn't eat mayonnaise, ham and bacon? My mayonnaise is full fat and has 0.2g of cane sugar per serve. And my ham/bacon has added sucrose...

You can east mayonnaise, .2 is pretty minor. Just count it as a full carb so that you limit it. I'd say that the ham/bacon is also fine, since the sucrose is used as a preservative more than anything. Unless it's honey cooked

bron_89

Thanks!! I just made a big thing of egg salad and was worrying I might not be able to eat it.... haha

dittiepe

Ooh, egg salad sounds good!

Elle408

Hello... quick question for you long time Atkins-ers... I'm in maintenance, so don't really want to lose any more weight, and have been leaning towards a moderate carb diet (100g of carbs, 40%Protein, 35%Fat, 25% Carbs) But I am still getting the sugar cravings occasionally and am still trying to keep under my 1650 cal maintenance allowance so even though i'm not getting the sugar highs and lows I do get these points in my day where i'm feeling so hungry it feels like my stomach is eating itself.

Do you think I would benefit from going totally Atkins? And if so would it work if I started lowering my carbs gradually or would I have to do the full whack and go straight down to 20g, get myself in to ketosis and then work from there? I like the idea of not having to calorie count and I'm loving my lower carb diet (and could cut my 100g to 60 almost right away by getting rid of the cereal!) but i'm not sure what's the best way to go about it considering I don't want to lose weight!

Qarol

Ooh, egg salad sounds good!

I use ranch dressing instead of mayo. yum!

kittrelle

Hello... quick question for you long time Atkins-ers... I'm in maintenance, so don't really want to lose any more weight, and have been leaning towards a moderate carb diet (100g of carbs, 40%Protein, 35%Fat, 25% Carbs) But I am still getting the sugar cravings occasionally and am still trying to keep under my 1650 cal maintenance allowance so even though i'm not getting the sugar highs and lows I do get these points in my day where i'm feeling so hungry it feels like my stomach is eating itself.

Do you think I would benefit from going totally Atkins? And if so would it work if I started lowering my carbs gradually or would I have to do the full whack and go straight down to 20g, get myself in to ketosis and then work from there? I like the idea of not having to calorie count and I'm loving my lower carb diet (and could cut my 100g to 60 almost right away by getting rid of the cereal!) but i'm not sure what's the best way to go about it considering I don't want to lose weight!

If I were you my first step would be journaling- I'm sure you already keep a food diary here, but journal your emotions or hunger level. Perhaps something you're eating is triggering hunger or cravings. Like some people find yes, they can eat 80g carbs per day, and berries, but melons trigger hunger/cravings. If you don't want to do that, I would just try to cut down a certain amount per week and see if that helps. I don't think the 'slash and burn' of induction is what you want right now. It may feel like a punishment!! Although- unlimited fat sure does keep your stomach from trying to eat itself!!

kittrelle

Question about goals on MFP:

I'm really only keeping track of carbs, fat and protein and alternately fiber, potassium and sodium. Most important to me is carbs and that I keep the carb, fat and protein ratio accurate as far as atkin's goes (5%, 30%, 65%, respectively) My problem is that now I'm allowed 30 carbs per day (OWL 2nd rung) but when I adjust the amount of carbs to 30 in my goals, the calorie amount shoots up to like 2400 calories per day. No WAY am I eating that many calories....is there anyway to fix that or should I just let it be and accept all your kudos for being 'under' a limit I know i'll never eat?!!

Also- if you guys are looking for an Atkins online home, www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com is pretty good. Just be forewarned, they are Atkins purists and DANDR is the forum bible there. They are very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly as well.

Biggipooh

I am thinking about, to try Atkins again. I did it years ago and lost about 20 pounds, so I know it works. The only problem was, that I was constipated in the first 2 weeks, while I only ate protein and not even veggies. Are you guys having problems like this and what naturally do you do against it (no pills)? I did drink a lot but didn't help much.

Elle408

If I were you my first step would be journaling- I'm sure you already keep a food diary here, but journal your emotions or hunger level. Perhaps something you're eating is triggering hunger or cravings. Like some people find yes, they can eat 80g carbs per day, and berries, but melons trigger hunger/cravings. If you don't want to do that, I would just try to cut down a certain amount per week and see if that helps. I don't think the 'slash and burn' of induction is what you want right now. It may feel like a punishment!! Although- unlimited fat sure does keep your stomach from trying to eat itself!!

Thank you for that! Very helpful! I think I will just lower my carbs to about 60-80 and see how I go. I was worried that my fat % is creeping up but having scanned this post it seems that's a good thing and will probably be better in the long run and help curb those cravings! I've done Atkins before and enjoyed the fact that I could eat as much as I wanted (which did eventually level out at a lower calorie intake) for those times when I really was ravenous, where as now i'm stopping myself because it's not within my calorie goal.

lockef

I am thinking about, to try Atkins again. I did it years ago and lost about 20 pounds, so I know it works. The only problem was, that I was constipated in the first 2 weeks, while I only ate protein and not even veggies. Are you guys having problems like this and what naturally do you do against it (no pills)? I did drink a lot but didn't help much.

Just get your veggies in. Fiber does not count towards your overall net carbs (Total carbs - Fiber).