Hi

March 14, 2001

Hey ,

Welcome to the list. My name is Kim. I am from

Alabama also. What part of Alabama are you from?

Good luck!

Kim C.

--- wrote:

> Hello all,

> My name is , and I am from Alabama. I just

> joined this list today. I started the diet today,

> and the best place I knew to go for help was a list

> and found you guys :-) I need to lost 20 lbs and

> not having luck any other way, so that I would try

> the Atkins diet. My husband needs to lost about 40,

> and he is doing it also.

>

> Any definite do's or don'ts you guys could share

> with me?

>

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size=5>Kim

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March 15, 2001

I never really liked Tuna too much so this is gross but doesn't bother me that bad. I was actually always worried about mercury in fish, never knew anything about histamines.

March 15, 2001

Are you saing that you are on day two of induction? If you are, then you need

to look at the Turtle menues and get a better idea of how your day should look.

During induction, you should really try and stay away from the nuts and other

snacky stuff. Try having some bacon and eggs for breakfast or an omelet. I

don't know what you call a big salad, but maybe it should be a smaller salad

with a full fat dressing (ranch, fetta cheese etc) with a piece of meat

(chicken, roast, turkey, pork...) and a repeat for dinner. Have jello in

between meals if you are wanting a snack. Also make sure you are getting enough

water in.... aim for 100 ounces. Are you using real cream or something like

coffee mate in the coffee? How much splenda are you using in the coffee?

--- Kathleen Durham wrote:

>

> I have been doing this for two days. I have terrible insomnia, a headache,

> and I am starving.

> This is what I have eaten today:

> Breakfast:

> leftover baked chicken breast, water, coffee with creamer and splenda

>

> Snack:

> Atkins shake, water

>

> Lunch:

> Big salad with vinagar and lemon pepper, water

>

> Snack:

> Porkrinds

> Macadamia nuts, water

>

> It is 3:42, and I have three small kids who are making me want a big ole

> chocolate cake! GRR

>

> I am going to go have a cup of decaf with some creamer and splenda...

>

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Kathy

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March 15, 2001

Hi Susie,

If you are hungry, why not eat? It doesn't look to me like you are eating nearly enough, and if you are just starting, I would probably hold off on the Atkins shakes until after induction. Eat real foods, you could add more meat and more veggies. If the salad didn't have lots of veggies and other things in it, you have plenty of room left. The hardest things to remember when you start, particularly if you were doing low fat before, is that it is okay to eat when hungry and fat is your friend. The more fat you eat, the less hungry you will feel. I would probably also switch from creamer to cream, but it probably isn't a big enough amount to throw you off.

As to the insomnia and headache, I don't know the answer, other than to take a Tylenol PM type of thing.

Jean190/142/13512/7/98

March 17, 2001

I read somewhere that said always try to eat protein with your salad, you will feel less hungry longer. Example ceasar and chicken, etc.

Tonight I cook chicken in the oven, with spices only I place about 1 tbsp of water underneath to start it. I was using cast iron, oven 325F, I prefer slower,since it taste better and doesn't shinrk as much. In about half way, I placed frozen asparagus (cheaper) on the bottom and the chicken on top, until cook, oh ya I turn the asparagus once. Since they soak themselve on the chicken fat and spices, It was good and easy to do.

try cream, less carb for coffee

are you on a no fat diet? I would be starving too.

For all:

Here is my day.

2 fried eggs, salt,pepper, vegi with 1/2 slice of thick ham, coffee with cream, splenda

chicken ceasar salad, water (no bread crumbs) bacon bits

3 chicken thigs with asparagus/parmesan cheese, green tea

8 (ten cent size) macadami nuts, water.

Is this ok for Atkins?

----- Original Message -----

From: Kathleen Durham

To: HELPMELIST

and I am starving.

Breakfast:

leftover baked chicken breast, water, coffee with creamer and splenda

Snack:

Atkins shake, water

Lunch:

Big salad with vinagar and lemon pepper, water

Snack:

Porkrinds

Macadamia nuts, water

It is 3:42, and I have three small kids who are making me want a big ole chocolate cake! GRR

I am going to go have a cup of decaf with some creamer and splenda...

Susie

March 17, 2001

Try to keep some security food for yourself, tuna, sardines and such, to

hold you over. Yes, sometimes its hard. The best to you.

fd

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To: <Atkins_Support_List >

> What do you eat two days before payday??

March 17, 2001

hay! I like tuna

Tuna, mayo, 1 tsp of relish,( ? ) all mixed up, not so bad.

sometimes 1 hard boil egg with it,and a few porc rinds.

fd

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From: july31978@...

To: Atkins_Support_List

The only cheap thing I can think of is tuna fish. Yuck LOL

August 19, 2004

Deepta-

Hi! I do remember you and Amita -- of course!! Glad to hear things are

going well, considering. Same here for Aubrie. She's entering 1st

grade in the regular classroom with an aide. She is reading already so

academically she is doing quite well. Fine motor is her biggest

obstacle in the classroom. Speech continues to be difficult for

outsiders to understand, but those who know her can understand most of

the time. Her aide has been with her for several years and she is a

gem, so we are fortunate.

Medically, she has been doing well. Very very few illnesses -- and

those are just ear infections, runny nose, etc. We thought we were

sailing along until this Jan when we had a check up with the orthopedic

dr. We had been following for kyphosis and watching for scoliosis.

Well, her hips have been getting more and more unstable over the past 2

years (since our last checkup) and she had to have major surgery. She's

in a body cast right now for about 3 more weeks, we hope. She had

bilateral hip socket reconstruction and osteotomy of the femur -- 4

major procedures at once. It's the biggest thing we've encountered

since her birth. The surgery and hospitalization went very well and

she's doing great at home. She is so excited to go back to school. We

visited yesterday to be sure her wheelchair will get through the

classroom ok etc. Our post-op visit is tomorrow so then we'll know for

sure when the cast will come off.

Soon after that check up when we got the news about the hip surgery, we

had a consult with a plastic surgeon about external ear reconstruction.

He heard her speech and was sure he could help with a repair of her

submucous cleft palate. We'd just been through extensive speech testing

at our ENTs and they decided against a surgical intervention. Well, we

went ahead and had her palate repaired and her ears done in the spring.

So we've had 2 big surgeries this year. I have a whole new appreciation

for what people go through who have to deal with this kind of thing on a

regular basis. I am hoping this is the end of it for us for a while,

but I may be disappointed. She'll have plates in her hips surgically

removed next year and I think the ear dr might recommend a revision (but

we may forego that for now).

It's great to have you back. I look forward to hearing more about Amita-

Michele W

Aubrie's mom 6 yrs

August 22, 2004

Deepta!!!

Nice to hear from you again.... Kennedy is doing great, getting ready for

grade one, starting Brownies and going back to Dance Class. She had open

heart surgery this year, but bounced right back after. She is doing well

otherwise, medically though (knock wood!!!). I am glad to hear Amita is

more oral with her eating, K is still on the tube, I am hoping someday. In

the meantime, she has learned to do her tube feeds on her own, which is a

good thing, it's pretty cute to watch, if the tubes get too stiff, she puts

it on her chin or her forehead to push it in, what a kid....

Anyway, it's GREAT to hear from you again, I've been wondering about you

all...

Weir

Mom to Kennedy 6 yr old with CHARGE, 15, 13 and wife to Graeme.

New Brunswick, Canada

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Hi

Hi all,

Wonder if any of you remember me. I used to post quite often about 2-

3 years ago. Let me update on Amita, my 5 year old Charger. She just

started going to the deaf ed oral program for kindergarten here. She

is doing ok, I guess, same old allergies and weight issues and other

stuff. Have gotten used to it. Read about the watery eye probs with

interest, going thru that right now with her.

Here's my experience with the weight issue.. Amita is severely casein

(milk protein)intolerent. Allergic to bananas, apple juice and grape

juice and eggs. I am too scared to give her nuts.. almonds, cashews,

PEANUTS, but if ur kid can have that they are an excellent source of

protein. She was on Neocate 1 + for the last 2 years but am now

pushing to get rid of that (tastes awful, can only be given thru g-

tube). I am vegetarian, so that limits our diet. I am giving her soy

milk, soy pudding, soy yogurt, grains like rice, wheat (tortillas)

and lots of lentils (for protein), and lots of veggies and fruit

now. I do cook her food in clarified butter. I used to blend

everything and push it down with a syringe and plunger thru the g-

tube, but it was very hard work. Now she is more oral.

I remember that there were parents (kennnedy, aubrie and others) with

kids the same age as Amita. Do email me if u are still on the list I

would love to get an update on all of them and tell about Amita too.

Deepta Srinivasan

Amita's mom

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August 22, 2004