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Originally Posted by wnnabethin
Well let's see... For breakfast i'll usually have some 2-3 fried eggs with 1 bacon or f1 ried hot dog(the ones with low carbs). Then around 1pm i eat lunch and that usually consists of either 2 pieces of broiled chicken or steak with 1 cup of salad and lots of mustard(to give some flavor to the meat cos then it would just taste pretty bad) and another bottle of 8z water. After lunch i might still be hungry so for a snack i'll eat a can of tuna with some mayo and again 1 bottle of 8z water. By night I don't usually get hungry but if i'm i'll have something small, maybe just tuna again or chicken but no salad.
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Wnnabethin...your menu looks very low on the fats and veggies and high on the protein. Contrary to popular belief, Atkins is not a
high protein way of eating, but a high fat
adequate protein diet. Your menu is also lacking the veggies that you need. Even on the strictest induction, you need to get
at least 3 cups of veggies per day. 1 cup of salad isn't nearly enough and if it's iceburg lettuce, that particular veggie is very lacking in nutritional value. Try to add some more veggies (darkest green ones or very colorful ones are best) and don't be afraid to use some salad dressing like vinegar and olive oil, ranch or bleu cheese.
I'd also like to point out that at 112 pounds, you are already within a healthy weight range for your height, so any weight loss you do experience will likely be slow. We'd all like to be at the low end of our healthy weight ranges (well..a lot of us would anyway), but often our bodies have a very different idea of what a healthy weight is for us and will fight any efforts to get to a lower weight. You will need patience to get much lower than you are already so while you're excercising that patience, you might be better served by working on adding some healthier foods to your menus like more veggies and more water (try to get 64 oz. daily, not just when you feel like it).
You also didn't mention whether or not you are excercising. Adding an exercise routine or changing the one you are already using might also be helpful.
Good luck!