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Breakfast ~ Atkins Cafe Caramel Shake Snack ~ Egg Salad (2 hard boiled eggs, 1.5 T crispy onions, 1 T mayo) Lunch ~ Chicken Caesar Salad (2oz grilled chicken, 1 hard boiled egg, 1/3 C shredded cheese, 1.5 T crispy onions, lil bit of lettuce & 1oz Marzetti caesar dressing) Dinner ~ Atkins Dark Chocolate Royale Shake Snack ~ .5oz Jalapeno Smokehouse Almonds & 1oz Beef Jerky Totals ~ 1,190 Calories 24g Carbs (15g Net Carbs) 85g Protein

Breakfast ~ 1/2 C Kashi Go Lean Crunch! with 1/4 C Fat Free Milk Snack ~ Atkins Vanilla Shake Lunch ~ 1 Camp's Buttered Beef Steak Snack ~ 1oz Jalapeno Smokehouse Almonds Dinner ~ Chicken Caesar Salad (3oz grilled chicken, 1 hard boiled egg, 1.5 T crispy onions, 1oz Marzetti caesar dressing & a lil bit of lettuce n' tomato)

OK so I was at the store bright & early this morning, hadn't had my Atkins shake for breakfast yet, saw the Kashi Go Lean Crunch! cereal and decided to buy it (despite the fact that the carb count scares me :eek:). Came home and had 1/2 C of it w/ 1/4 C fat free milk ... it gave me 4g fiber (but a whopping 22g carbs :thumbdown:) ... I get the same amount of fiber and alot less carbs from my shakes! I admit it's good cereal, but don't think it'll be on my daily menu. I've been on a "losing streak" the past few mornings so hopefully the scale will continue being nice to me tomorrow Hope ya'll have a great weekend!

I have never tried the Kashi cereals ... the one time I picked up a box at the store to read the nutrition label, I was completely turned off by the amount of carbs! :wub: I really do need to get more fiber in though ... Tigerlili08 ~ Check out this site ~~> Calculating Net Carbs

Breakfast ~ Atkins Chocolate Delight Shake Snack ~ 1oz Beef Jerky Lunch ~ Lettuceless Salad (1oz Salami, 1/3 C Shredded Colby Jack, 1 Hard Boiled Egg, 1.5 T Crispy Onions & 2 T Miracle Whip) Snack ~ 1oz Jalapeno Smokehouse Almonds Dinner ~ 3 Tyson Any'tizers & 2 Banquet Chicken Tenders w/ 2 T Ranch For Dipping

That looks delish!

I know what you mean about the hassle of getting to TJ & back and paying $100 for fluoro each time ... been there, done that! Most people won't feel much restriction, if any at all after their first fill. I thought I felt it after my first fill ... I lost 5 lbs in the first 3 days after and I was on cloud 9 thinkin' WOOHOO this is gonna be a piece of cake! Then it went away :thumbup: ... turns out the "restriction" I was feeling was just a little swelling from the fill Keep in mind it takes 3-5 small fills to feel good restriction, or get to the "sweet spot" as they call it. No worries ... you'll get there soon!

Nope ... My band is tight in the mornings and it's difficult to eat so I just have a shake instead.

Breakfast ~ Atkins Vanilla Shake Snack ~ 1oz Busseto Dry Italian Salami Lunch ~ Atkins Dark Chocolate Royale Shake Snack ~ SBD Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Creme Wafer Sticks Dinner ~ Spaghetti (.5oz noodles, 3/4 C ground beef, 1/4 C sauce & half of an italian sausage link) Totals ~ 1,033 Calories 39g Carbs 90g Protein

WOW! That is amazing! Congrats to you!

Don't know why I didn't see this thread sooner ...

Breakfast ~ Atkins Vanilla Shake Snack ~ 1 C Egg Salad Lunch ~ Atkins Cafe Caramel Shake Snack ~ 1oz Beef Jerky Dinner ~ 1/4 Chicken Bowl from Chipotle (leftovers from last night) Snack ~ 1oz Beef Jerky, 1oz Jalapeno Smokehouse Almonds Totals ~ 1,140 Calories 22g Carbs 82g Protein

I would definitely recommend buying the bullet ... it is PERFECT for making small, 1 serving "purees" ... I wish I had mine right after surgery but waited until a few months out to buy it. It wouldn't be a waste because when your partner goes for fills she'll have to be on liquids/purees for a day or two afterwards depending on her doctor's guidelines. I use mine all the time ... it's very handy and to me worth the money. Best of luck on the Lap Band journey! :thumbup:

Breakfast ~ Atkins Vanilla Shake Snack ~ 1 Scrambled Egg Lunch ~ 3 Tyson Any'Tizers w/ Ranch & 1/2 C Cottage Cheese Snack ~ 1oz Jalapeno Smokehouse Almonds Dinner ~ 1/2 Chicken Bowl from Chipotle (chicken, green peppers, onions, cheese, salsa, sour cream & guacamole)

Aren't they good?? LOVE EM! The only drawback is the carb count :smile2: ... I plan on having them for lunch today! Well, my Ketostix are stuck on "small" ... I'll take it though as the weekend was hectic and I consumed just a bit more carbs eating away from home than I would have if I ate at home. :crying: Just checked out my BMI on TheDailyPlate ... I am shocked. I started this journey labeled "Morbidly Obese" and now I am simply "Overweight" with a BMI of 29.32 ... that made my day!! Here's to a good week! :rofl:

Beef Jerky :biggrin:

You go girl! You've done an amazing job!! Yesterday ~ Breakfast ~ Atkins Chocolate Delight Shake Lunch ~ 1 Hillshire Farm Hot Link Snack ~ Atkins Chocolate Delight Shake Snack ~ .74oz (what was left in the bag :biggrin:) Beef Jerky Dinner ~ 1/4 of a "Mi Burro Bowl" (Grilled Chicken) from "Mi Tortilla"

Breakfast ~ Atkins Dark Chocolate Royale Shake Snack ~ 1oz Beef Jerky Lunch ~ 2 Slices Turkey Pastrami Rolled w/ Mayo Snack ~ 1oz Dry Italian Salami & 100 cal pkg Almonds Dinner ~ 1 Chicken Taco & 1/2 C Refried Beans

Lucky you! I can find the chocolate & vanilla in the old style cans but no caramel ... I soooo miss that caramel! Well I went out to get some Ketostix ... first stop RiteAid, the people in the pharmacy didn't even know what they were and then told me I had to special order them :cool: ... found a CVS and got them there. Came home, looked at the box and they had expired back in January so back to the store I went ... anyhow, I ended up getting the CVS brand instead of Bayer and to my surprise I have a small amount of ketones I didn't have an iced coffee today ... hopefully I can hold off the rest of the night without making one and tomorrow move on up to moderate :thumbup:

I've always used the fat free version ... someone (I think my Mom) told me that the sugar free tasted like crap but I've never actually tried it myself. It's worth a shot to save those 4 carbs though so I'm definitely going to check it out next time I go grocery shopping ... Thanks Renewed :thumbup:

I do great with the foods I eat, as far as keeping them low carb ... heck, I've even avoided the boxes of Hostess cupcakes, twinkies and my absolute favorite frosted strawberry Poptarts that have been in my pantry this last week so what is my weakness? Iced coffee! It's the hazelnut creamer and the 5 carbs per tablespoon :thumbup: I really really want to get down to 191.6 lbs (or less!) by the 27th ... because it was July 27th last year (the day before my surgery) that I weighed 291.6. I know I can do it with low carb, it's just this addiction to these iced coffees that has seriously slowed my loss down. Somebody slap me! :redface: I bid on some Ketostix on ebay but got outbid at the last minute ... goin' to the store tonight to get some! Hoping that if I can get into some kind of ketosis it'll keep me motivated ...

Breakfast ~ Atkins Chocolate Delight Shake Snack ~ 1oz Beef Jerky, 100 cal pkg Almonds Lunch ~ 4pc Chicken McNuggets from McD's Snack ~ 1oz Dry Italian Salami, 1 Mini Babybel Cheese Dinner ~ Salad (.25oz Lettuce, 1 pkg Buddig Honey Turkey, 1 Hard Boiled Egg, 1 T Sunflower Kernels, 1/3 C Shredded Mozzarella Cheese & 2 T Ranch Dressing)

Let me know what you think of it ... Atkins recently changed the taste of them and they definitely don't taste as good as they used to :redface: ... to me, these new ones have a nasty aftertaste and really the only reason why I'm still drinking them is because I had bought 3 cases of it without noticing the "great new taste" on the package :smile2: Today ~ Breakfast ~ Atkins Chocolate Delight Shake Lunch ~ 6pc Chicken McNuggets from McD's w/ Hot Mustard sauce Snack ~ 1oz Beef Jerky Dinner ~ 6 Tyson Any'tizer Boneless Buffalo Wyngs w/ Ranch dressing Snack ~ 100 cal pkg Blue Diamond Whole Natural Almonds

Congrats!! You will be in very good hands while you're down there ... Dr. K is awesome! Best of luck to you on your Lap Band journey!

Breakfast ~ Atkins Cafe Caramel Shake Snack ~ 1oz Beef Jerky Lunch ~ 7 Rosina Homestyle Meatballs Snack ~ 1 Small Celery Stalk w/ Peanut Butter, 3 Baby Carrots w/ Dressing Dinner ~ 2oz Foster Farms Chicken Breast Tender Baked w/ 2 T Pasta Sauce & 1 T Mozzarella Over The Top ... Small Salad (.25oz Lettuce, 1 Hard Boiled Egg, 1 T Sunflower Kernels & 2 T Cilantro Lime Dressing)