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Hope your ear infection is better soon! That sounds GOOD! :biggrin: Thanks for the feedback ... will definitely look for it next time I go to Wally World I've made some bad choices the last couple days too ... I've learned to not beat myself up about it though. As they say, sh*t happens! Each new day is a day to start fresh

Thanks ya'll ... my little man is doing much better! :thumbup: I was bad, very bad yesterday :tt2: ... guess I just needed a break. I'd been doing this induction phase and being super strict with myself for so long and yesterday I just wanted to eat normally. I knew the scale wouldn't be my friend this morning (and I was right ) but it's all good cuz today is a new day! :wub: Yesterday ~ Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Snack ~ .5oz pork rinds Lunch ~ Crispy ranch snack wrap from McD's Snack ~ Atkins enduldge caramel nut chew bar Dinner ~ 2pc leg & thigh meal from KFC w/ mashed potatoes & gravy and cole slaw ... and I ate it all (the biscuit too!) :confused2: Totals ~ 1336 calories 65g fat 108g carbs :ohmy: 75g protein

Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Lunch ~ 3 mini corn dogs from Weinerschnitzel Snack ~ 1oz bag of Fritos Snack ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Dinner ~ Salad (1oz lettuce, 1oz salami, 1 slice Provolone, 1 hard boiled egg, 1.5T sunflower kernels, 2T ranch dressing)

Spent the majority of the day in the ER with my 4 y/o so got a little off track food-wise :girl_hug: Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Lunch ~ 3 mini corn dogs from Weinerschnitzel Snack ~ 1oz bag of Fritos Snack ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Dinner ~ Salad (1oz lettuce, 1oz salami, 1 slice Provolone, 1 hard boiled egg, 1.5T sunflower kernels, 2T ranch dressing) Totals ~ 1052 calories 71g fat 38g carbs (32g net carbs ) 58g protein

Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Lunch ~ 1 three cheese & jalapeno stuffed chicken breast Snack ~ 1oz salami, 1 colby jack cheese stick & .5oz pork rinds Snack ~ Atkins Cafe Mocha shake Dinner ~ 1 Hebrew National hot dog w/ ketchup

Amy ~ Glad to see ya back! My last fill was too tight, super tight (extremely uncomfortable!) I had to go back down to TJ for an emergency unfill. They took out .2 of the .3 cc's they had put in and I've been doing great ever since (and down 30+ lbs since then too). I really do think I'm at the sweet spot ... here 3 months later, I still feel restriction. They say keeping too tight of a fill can cause serious problems so if your doc does decide to be aggressive and it's uncomfortable, don't try to live with it and stick it out (like I thought I would) ... you should be able to eat & drink comfortably, not in agony. Good luck! I did OK today ... my new fav meal are those stuffed chicken breasts from Wally World ... had the jalapeno today and it was tha bomb! (thanks to Georgia for introducing those!) Today I had ~ Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Lunch ~ 1 three cheese & jalapeno stuffed chicken breast Snack ~ 1oz salami, 1 colby jack cheese stick & .5oz pork rinds Snack ~ Atkins Cafe Mocha shake Dinner ~ 1 Hebrew National hot dog w/ ketchup Totals ~ 980 calories 61g fat 16g carbs (12g net carbs) 91g protein

Of course! The more, the merrier ... welcome! :biggrin:

I will have to look for the feta & roma tomato chicken next time I go back for these stuffed chicken breasts ... OMG they are good! I had the pepper jack & bacon for dinner ... only problem was as it was baking in the oven, all the "stuffing" came out. Does that happen to ya'll too? Tomorrow I'll try the jalapeno one ... yum! Here is what I had today ~ Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Lunch ~ 6 meatballs Snack ~ 2 hard boiled eggs Dinner ~ 1 pepper jack & bacon stuffed chicken breast Snack ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Totals ~ 940 calories 54g fat 18g carbs (14g net carbs) 88g protein

Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Lunch ~ 6 meatballs Snack ~ 2 hard boiled eggs Dinner ~ 1 pepper jack & bacon stuffed chicken breast Snack ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake

That sounds GOOD! Did you find that at WalMart? Whats the brand name? I did that once ... left the eggs on there for so long not only did it stink up the house, but they exploded too:ohmy:

Net carbs are calculated by taking total carbohydrate grams and subtracting fiber and sugar alcohol grams. The remaining carb grams are considered a given product’s net carbs. Low carb diets consider certain carbs such as fiber and sugar alcohol “non-impact carbs”. Non-impact carbs are carbs that you can’t metabolize or use, so they don’t count, so to speak.

I found those chicken breasts yesterday at a Super WalMart ... will try one of them for dinner tonight! :smile: I did good yesterday ... till hubby decided to stop off at Wendy's last night and get Frosty's for the whole family ... so I had a small vanilla frosty, didn't realize till I got home and looked online that the dang thing had a whopping 52g carbs! :ohmy: Despite that, the scale still dropped this morning :thumbup: ... I had wanted (desperately) to get to 211.8 by tomorrow but I'm not gonna make it (thanks to Aunt Flo ) ... weighed in at 217.4 this morning, close enough and I'm still pretty dang proud of myself. Still planning on sticking with Atkins, although I might allow myself a little more carbs than the induction phase calls for (I've done this phase for almost a month, long enough ya think??) :mad: Here is what I had yesterday ~ Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake (which I am SOOO ADDICTED TO!) Lunch ~ Salad (1oz lettuce, 1 pkg Buddig honey turkey, 1 hard boiled egg, 1 colby jack cheese stick, 1.5T sunflower kernels, 2T light italian dressing) Dinner ~ an all chicken burrito from Baker's (4oz grilled chicken, shredded cheese, sour cream & red sauce) ... just opened it up and ate the insides with a fork Snack ~ that dreaded frosty :cursing: Totals ~ 1178 calories 62g fat 66g carbs (63g net carbs) ... like it matters when ya screw up that bad 82g protein

I went to Wally World the other night just to get those chicken breasts and they didn't have them dangitanyway! :thumbup: Will have to try another Wally World because they sound so good! Hey there Georgia ... congrats on the fill! I could use one, but going to TJ is too much of a hassle right now :smile:

"It" was gooood ... I knew I was going over my carb limit having the beans but I couldn't pass em up :smile:

You're welcome ... good luck! Yesterday ~ Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Snack ~ Frigo light string cheese Lunch ~ Salad (1oz lettuce, 1 pkg Buddig turkey, 1 hard boiled egg, 1 colby jack cheese stick, 1.5T sunflower kernels, 2T ranch dressing) Snack ~ .5oz pork rinds Dinner ~ 1 homemade burrito, minus the tortilla (1/2C ground beef, 1/2C refried beans, lil bit of sour cream & shredded cheese)

Yesterday ~ Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Snack ~ Frigo light string cheese Lunch ~ salad (1oz lettuce, 1 pkg Buddig turkey, 1 hard boiled egg, 1 colby jack cheese stick, 1.5T sunflower kernels, 2T ranch dressing) Snack ~ .5oz pork rinds Dinner ~ 1 homemade burrito, minus the tortilla (1/2C ground beef, 1/2C refried Beans, lil bit of sour cream & shredded cheese) Totals ~ 1092 calories 73g fat 28 carbs (20 net carbs) 80g Protein

Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Snack ~ a small bag of Fritos Lunch ~ 5 chicken nuggets from McD's w/ hot mustard sauce Dinner ~ the insides of a taco supreme, and a pintos & cheese from Taco Bell

I buy the Cafe Mocha at my local grocery store and the Caramel Latte at a local vitamin/health food store called Clark's. I know these flavors are available online at amazon.com and drugstore.com, problem is the cost of shipping :scared2:

Breakfast ~ Atkins Cafe Mocha shake Lunch ~ 1.5oz polska kielbasa & 1 colby jack cheese stick Snack ~ 1 chicken drumstick Snack ~ 1 colby jack cheese stick Dinner ~ 2 chicken ranchero tacos from Taco Bell, minus the tortillas (dumped into a bowl and eaten like a salad)

Donna ... go to photobucket.com and sign up for a free account. There you can upload pictures, resize them etc... and they provide the codes for you to paste wherever you want the pics to show up. There will be 4 codes underneath each picture you upload, for the forums here you would use the "IMG code" ... if all that is too complicated, you can email your pics to me and I can resize them for you ... deenabloo@hotmail.com is my addy :thumbup:

Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake followed by 1 scrambled egg & 1 slice bacon Lunch ~ 1 mild italian sausage & 1 colby jack cheese stick Snack ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Dinner ~ 3 grilled chicken strips from Jack In The Box

Breakfast ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake Lunch ~ Salad (1oz lettuce, .75oz salami, 1 colby jack cheese stick, 1.5T italian dressing) Snack ~ .5oz pork rinds Dinner ~ Small chili w/ cheese & onion (from Wendy's) Snack ~ Atkins Caramel Latte shake

Every 2-3 hours sounds about right ... "sweet spot" is the perfect fill level where you're getting full on small amounts of food, not hungry between meals & losing weight consistently.