I am getting ready to go to the store to start this diet. Can some of you give me some good items to purchase. Just in general, what are some good foods for like snacks.

Should I buy the deli meats or the ones already packaged?

Also I was wondering about the eggs. Seems like you eat alot of eggs on this diet, doesnt it effect your cholestorol?

Thanks for your help.

If you decide to stop doing slimfast and try Atkins, the book gives a whole list of foods that are allowed. You will be astonished at the variety of things you CAN eat and lose weight.

Atkins WOE shopping (for me) includes several cartons of eggs, canned salmon and tuna, a big carton of whipping cream, full-fat cream cheese, butter, olive oil, pork rinds, a cooked rotisserie chicken from the deli, bagged salads (without carrots), Marie's Super Blue Cheese dressing, full-fat mayo, a good selection of frozen vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower or red/yellow/green peppers or stir fry vegetable mixes, full-fat cheese, spices, club soda, bottled water, Torani or Davinci SF flavored syrups, Splenda packets, bacon, full-fat sour cream, ground beef, olives, avocados, a can or two of pumpkin, etc.


Also, cholesterol does not come from food you eat...it is manufactured in your body. The Atkins WOE has been shown to lower cholesterol.

I am already surprised at what all you can eat. My aunt is on the diet and she told me you could eat hot dogs, with out the bun of course and I couldnt believe it.

Thanks for you list.

Yes -- Hot Dogs! (in moderation though because they have a lot of salt and I retain water very easily) In fact you just reminded me -- I have to pick up some all beef hotdogs for the Memorial Day holiday.

In general, I try to limit my intake of processed meats because it is hard to find them without nitrates added -- that's a Dr. A suggestion. But I still occasionally eat hot dogs and sausage...and I love them!

You can buy packaged meats -- just be sure to read the package and check for added sugars, nitrates, etc. Deli meats are great, too, but I think they can sometimes be expensive.

Good Luck with this WOE -- you'll enjoy it. Does your Aunt enjoy the Atkins WOE?

My aunt enjoys losing the weight. I dont think she mentioned the WOE. She is a little bigger than I am. Last I had talked to her she was losing about 2 pounds a week.

It is a big step for me to go off slim fast and try this diet. I have done well with the slim fast, but I am just bored with it. I dont think I would get bored with the atkins diet. It will be really hard to give up mashed potatoes and bread tho. I am determined to try it tho as soon as I get myself off this computer and get to the store, lol.

Thanks

For snacky things I love cellery w/cream cheese, pork rinds w/cream cheese, just plain cream cheese (not really lol).

I get these huge bags of not breaded chicken strips in the frozen section and fry up big batches of them every couple days. They are great finger foods, or you can cut them up and put in salads or stir fry or anything. You can put different seasonings on them every time like mexican, lemon pepper, italian. Dip them in beaten egg and then parmasan cheese and herbs and bake for crispy cutlets. I couldn't live w/o them.

Good luck and have fun shopping and eating all the great stuff LC has to offer!

Jamian

Also, check your hot dogs for cereal fillers!

Some good advice given to you. Try a low carb recipe or two every week. My first suggestion would be our breakfast meal six days a week, Donald's Deep Dish Pizza Quiche. We love the stuff. We make it on Sunday and eat in for breakfast. It beats having to make breakfast every motning. We also pack our lunches the night before. Planning ahead, I feel, is very important to success doing LCing.

Cheers!

BrewWA

Just read your last post (must have gone up while I was typing mine) about mashed potatoes. I know it sounds kind of wierd, but try making mashed cauliflower. It's bland and white, and something to put butter and gravy on, or cheese, or whatever.

Jamian

the chicken strips recipe sounds really good. i could eat chicken every day of my life. i will try that.

im not sure about the mashed cauli. I am not a huge veggie fan, potatoes and carrots are my favorite and neither of them are allowed. Does it taste anything like mashed potatoes? Or does it just trick your mind into thinking you are eating mashed potatoes, lol.

When I go shopping I always buy: eggs, bacon, cheese, meat from the deli, H2O, and lettuce for salad. You have to watch some of the meat from the deli because it can have hidden carbs.
I buy oscar meyer cheese hotdogs. I try to buy a variety of meat like hamburgers, chicken and steak. I eat a lot of shrimp too, but that depends on your budget. I like to keep some beef sticks in the frig too either for a snack or a quick lunch. Prok Rinds are a good thing to have for a snack. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know. Good Luck, at first it takes a lot of time to do your shopping because you're always reading lables, but it gets easier.

Mrs. Eldon, you have lost alot of weight. Has it been on the atkins diet? How long have you been on it?

Well you all have motivated me. I am off here and going to the store. I will be back tomorrow and list the things that I have eaten and I hope you will be here to help me. I am new to the diet and will need alot of help. I dont have the book yet but have been reading on the website. I live in a small town and the library is a completely different direction as the store so I wont be able to get the book today.

Thanks again for all your advice.

I go shopping for a week at a time and always get at least one cut of chicken, beef, and pork. Other staples for me include:

- half and half
- a dozen eggs
- bacon
- broccoli
- mushrooms
- avocado
- asparagus
- 2 bags of pre-chopped salad greens
- can of chicken broth
- can of diced tomatoes
- pre-cooked sliced chicken (section with pre-packaged sandwich meats. Really great for adding to a salad)
- jar of olives
- blue cheese or ranch dressing
- cheddar cheese
- berries (after Induction)
- peanuts, cashews (after Induction)