I've been doing some things that I didn't think were too bad, I'm still staying under my 20 carbs a day, but according to the Atkins diet, might be hindering my weight loss. I was never much one for coffee but lately I've been drinking a lot of it. Caffiene can cause stalls. I had been eating some Russel Stover Sugar free candies, and I have found some wonderful sugar free candy at our Dollar Tree. They are in the shape of teenie tiny resee cups. They have the chocolate peanut butter, and the same kind in black forrest cherry. A serving size is about 30 of these tiny candies. Once you subtract off everything you're allowed to, they have a net carb of 0 grams. I never eat 30 at once but grab a little handfull every now & then & sometimes drink coffee with it. The artificial sweetner aspartame has been known to cause stalls & added with my caffeinated coffee could be messing me up. I've been drinking a lot of the Walmart brand of crystal light. Again, the aspartame is in it and I drink lots of this. I'm going to try to cut down on all this this week and drink more plain water.
I'll tell you a few of the things I've been eating this week & I have pictures of a few. Like I said before, you can grind up almonds and use it like flour or corn meal. I used it this week to coat pork chops. It was very good.
I have several recipes that uses cream of mushroom soup. So I've been making that a lot lately. I posted the recipe earlier and it has about 8 carbs in the whole recipe. I have some pictures of me making it. And the recipes I used it with. The first one was chicken, with Cheese and rice (of course I didn't use rice, I used cauliflower pulsed to resemble rice in my blender. In my pictures I didn't put when I added the chicken, or the cauliflower. I usually prefer chicken thighs but this time I used breast strips. Should make 4 servings at 6.3 grams of carbs & 2.6 grams of fiber for a net carb of 3.7grams.
One of my family's favorite dish is broccoli casserole. I made this tonight for us to have either for lunch or dinner tomorrow. I started off with the homemade mushroom soup. I microwaved 16 oz of frozen broccoli. I then mixed the broccoli and the soup together and added 2 tbs or real mayo and shredded up about 2 chicken breasts. I put it in a baking dish added about a cup or so of shredded cheese and 4 tablespoons of french fried onion rings. Baked at 375 until the onion rings were browned & the soup got bubbly. Makes 4 servings at 10.5 grams of carbs and 3.6 grams of fiber for a net carb of 6.9 grams.
I found something today at Walmart that I think is Legal. It's called Joseph's Flax Oat Bran whole wheat lavash wraps. They come in a large sheet 4 to a package. The package says 1/2 sheet is 7 carbs with 3 fiber so that is 4 net. Well I took that half and halved it again which would be 2 net. We made cheeseburgers and I was able to half that half and use it like a very thin bun. It was very good. Ideas started rolling through my mind. Using them for sandwiches, pimento cheese rollups, or a soft taco. I sure hope they are legal for atkins because I think this is going to be another staple for me
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One last thing that I have tried this last week is the Atkins Advantage bars. The Endulge bars are very good they are just like candy bars, but they aren't approved for induction. I still consider myself still in induction. The Advantage bars are approved for all phases. What I have used them for is when I don't feel like fixing breakfast in the morning, I'll take one to school with me & eat one with a cup of coffee. My most favorite right now is Carmel Double Chocolate Crunch, and Carmel Fudge Brownie. I tried a chocolate granola one, & didn't like it as well. They are horribly expensive like 6.12 a box for 5 bars. But I think you can find some online cheaper. I think I'm going to do that next time.
Thanks to everyone for your good wishes and encouragement. I'll post more again this weel.
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