Thu, Nov-21-02, 09:06
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Plan: Atkins as of 11/19/02
Stats: 152/141/132
BF:
Progress: 55%
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Atkins: limits on meat and butter?
Hi- I'm new to Atkins (day 4 of induction, and lost 3 lbs so far, plus 8 lbs on a looser low carb plan modelled after Jonny Bowden's). I have a few basic questions:
1. Can eating too much meat stall me? Last night I managed to eat 3/4 lb of steak (free range, so low saturated fat) with no problem, but I can't believe that's ok!
2. Should I limit butter to a few tablespoons a day, like I'm supposed to limit cream? If not, why not, since they seem like essentially the same thing?
3. And is it really ok for me to eat lots of olive oil? I know it's good for me, I just seem to be able to consume an awful lot of it at one sitting (when you follow a basic mayonnaise recipe using a cup of olive oil, an egg yolk, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, half a roast red pepper, and a few garlic cloves, you end up with an amazingly good sauce with just 3 or 4 carbs to the cup.)
4. And if I eat cheese like Brie or Gruyere , which only have 0.1 g carbs/oz, can I eat more than a few ozs a day? Or will that stall me?
I'm nervous about gaining weight, even though I'm in ketosis and loosing weight. It's hard to believe all this fat is ok! Do any of you recommend limiting protein or fat sources to a certain amount each day?
Thanks for any advice!
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