Hello all,

I'm a newbie and have been doing the Atkins diet for about a week now. I weighed 165 on Monday, today (Friday) I weigh 157...yay! I did buy the latest Atkins book last night and will be digging into it soon. All the info I have received has been from the Atkins site and here. I've been following the induction rules carefully and I'm thrilled at the energy that I now have.

Over the last few days, (except yesterday) I've had the problem of being really hungry between meals. I'm learning how to spread my carbs out over the course of the day instead of using them all up in three meals. It seems, though, that after breakfast (usually two scrambled eggs and a couple pieces of bacon) that I'm still not satisfied and quite hungry. Probably four eggs and four pieces of bacon would have filled me up, but again, I'm trying to spread my carbs out throughout the day to include more snacks.

Sooo, yesterday, after my eggs and bacon, I also had an Atkins shake (1 carb). I was filled up for hours afer that! In fact, the rest of the day was a perfect food day. Between lunch and dinner I had deviled eggs for a snack, walked a couple of miles, and then later in the evening had a nice dinner.

I've already had my shake this morning to see if the shake alone would satisfy me and, well, it hasn't. So I'm going to have my two eggs and bacon in a few minutes. But what I want to know is: Is this really a good eating habit? Is it ok to have a shake *with* breakfast instead of replacing breakfast or drinking it as a snack later? I hate feeling hungry and I know that we shouldn't go hungry, but at the same time, I'm really trying to spread my carbs and fat intake out throughout the course of the day.

Here is my fitday for yesterday, the day that I felt the most satisfied. I think my calorie intake was too low the days before. I'm not quite sure what it should be, but I felt awesome all day yesterday.

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/Public...&Month=2&Day=11

Thanks so much!