Inert Ramblings

Kelly will be trying Atkins again and has posted her last will and testament. Although I won’t go into any specific details, she has come up with a few interesting motivators to keep herself from cheating. Teehee. So, she has asked me to come up with a quick three day meal plan to get her started on the road to induction.

The first thing to keep in mind is that, for the first few days of induction, water intake is extremely important. This will help reduce the risks of dehydration as well as keep energy levels up as the body gets used to not having many carbohydrates to fuel itself. The next thing to keep in mind is that induction is the most important time to make sure as few sugars and carbohydrates as possible get into the system. Use the Atkins Carb Counter as a cheat sheet to figure out general carbohydrate totals.

Tuesday Meal Plan

Breakfast:

• 2 eggs, any style with garlic salt (1.2 carbs)
• 3 pieces bacon (0.1 carbs)

Snack:

• 1 stick Sorrento String Cheese (1 carb)

Lunch:

• 2 chicken hot dogs (3 carbs)
• Mustard (0 carbs)
• Mozzarella in oil (1 carb)

Dinner:

• 1 disc T.G.I. Friday’s Spinach, Cheese & Artichoke Dip (7 carbs)
• Side salad with oil and vinegar, Hormel Real Crumbled Bacon and parmesan cheese (4 carbs)

Wednesday Meal Plan

Breakfast:

• 2 egg omelette with Hormel Real Crumbled Bacon, cheese and garlic powder (3 carbs)
• 2 sausage links (2 carbs)

Snack:

• 1 stick Sorrento String Cheese (1 carb)

Lunch:

• Roast beef sub, hold the sub (roast beef, lettuce, cheese, mayonnaise, oil and vinegar, 4 carbs)

Dinner:

• 2 hamburgers (0 carbs)
• 2 pickles (2 carbs)
• Ketchup (4 carbs)

Thursday Meal Plan

Breakfast:

• 2 slices low carb cinnamon raisin bread with butter (4 carbs)
• 3 pieces bacon (0.1 carbs)

Lunch:

• Salad with deli sliced turkey, oil and vinegar, Hormel Real Crumbled Bacon and parmesan cheese (5 carbs)
• 2 pickles (2 carbs)

Snack:

• 1 stick Sorrento String Cheese (1 carb)

Dinner:

• Roast beef omelette with 2 eggs, cheese and garlic powder (4 carbs)
• 2 slices low carb cinnamon raisin bread with butter (4 carbs)

Substitutions can obviously be made…just be sure to watch the carbs on condiments and brand name items. Hope this gives some ideas on how low carb and zero carb items can be mixed and matched to make different meals.