Re: How Long Before Ketosis to Start?

[Guest guest]

I am not sure about the ketosis, it seems to be a very individualized thing, but I can tell you to be careful with how many onions you have on the calves liver, onions are high in carb and cooking them can make them look alot smaller so there is potential for overdose if not careful, I STRONGLY suggest you bookmark this site and use it frequently to be sure of your carb intake!!

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

one slice of a medium onion 1/8 inch thick is 1.208 gms of carbs and .252 gms of fiber... so be sure you take that into consideration.

Hugs

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From: tcmaia2001@... I'm thinking calve's liver sauteed in butter and onion slices for tomorrow night--anyone think that's a problem?I really appreciate your forum, I've learned some good stuff.Maia

[Guest guest]

Live (one of my favorite foods) is not one of the better choices for induction.

3 ounces pan fried has about 6 carbs. I don't know about you but 3 ounces

isn't enough for me. LOL

--- tcmaia2001@... wrote:

> I bought the strips, I'm still negative on day 5. And this time I

> haven't cheated. I have become so used to diets that want you eating

> every two hours recently, that I'm finding a new appreciation for

> being able to go 4 - 5 hours before becoming hungry again. Today I

> had breafast at 9:30, lunch at 3 and dinner at 8--that just happened

> to be my work schedule today and the food fit in fine. I even

> skipped the protein bars today, based on advice I got yesterday from

> this group and didn't miss it.

>

> I'm thinking calve's liver sauteed in butter and onion slices for

> tomorrow night--anyone think that's a problem?

>

> I really appreciate your forum, I've learned some good stuff.

>

> Maia

>

>

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Kathy

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[Guest guest]

tcmaia2001@... wrote:

> I'm thinking calve's liver sauteed in butter and onion slices for

> tomorrow night--anyone think that's a problem?

>

Just for the calf...

Take it easy on the onion. And also, be aware that liver DOES have carbs

in it - not enough to keep you away from it, and it is healthy and all,

but it's not a 'free' meat.

About the ketosis - have you lost any weight by now (or are you not

weighing yet?) ? If you have, who cares about the ketostix. If not, try

adding some more fat to your diet, that helps put you in ketosis.

Good luck,

Vered

[Guest guest]

Liver has carbs.

4.5 gm per 3 oz.

it's not something I would eat on induction.

Tania

- In Atkins_Support_List@y..., tcmaia2001@y... wrote:

> I bought the strips, I'm still negative on day 5. And this time I

> haven't cheated. I have become so used to diets that want you

eating

> every two hours recently, that I'm finding a new appreciation for

> being able to go 4 - 5 hours before becoming hungry again. Today I

> had breafast at 9:30, lunch at 3 and dinner at 8--that just

happened

> to be my work schedule today and the food fit in fine. I even

> skipped the protein bars today, based on advice I got yesterday

from

> this group and didn't miss it.

>

> I'm thinking calve's liver sauteed in butter and onion slices for

> tomorrow night--anyone think that's a problem?

>

> I really appreciate your forum, I've learned some good stuff.

>

> Maia

[Guest guest]

I often go 8-10 hours without being hungry, especially if I've had a

big protein/fat meal.

Some people do lose faster with frequent, smaller meals than with

larger, less frequent meals, especially when you start adding carbs.

I'm not sure it's as important on low carb, but if you have trouble

with overeating or hunger during the day, light snacking often helps.

> I bought the strips, I'm still negative on day 5. And this time I

> haven't cheated. I have become so used to diets that want you

eating

> every two hours recently, that I'm finding a new appreciation for

> being able to go 4 - 5 hours before becoming hungry again. Today I

> had breafast at 9:30, lunch at 3 and dinner at 8--that just

happened

> to be my work schedule today and the food fit in fine. I even

> skipped the protein bars today, based on advice I got yesterday

from

> this group and didn't miss it.

>

> I'm thinking calve's liver sauteed in butter and onion slices for

> tomorrow night--anyone think that's a problem?

>

> I really appreciate your forum, I've learned some good stuff.

>

> Maia

[Guest guest]

My husband never got into the purple,

but he still lost weight,

I know he was drinking diet drinks with caffine in them

So we got rid of those, he was using ketchup,

got rid of that,

He went to just eggs, hamberger and steaks,

He still never got into the purple,

So he put back the salad, and a few other things,

he started to loose weight inspite of the no purple stick,

Of course men I think loose weight alot easier then us

women, maybe it has something to do with our hormores?

hugs

eileen

I bought the strips, I'm still negative on day 5. And this time I haven't cheated. I have become so used to diets that want you eating every two hours recently, that I'm finding a new

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Tania, I'll skip the liver. Someone else mentioned their

husband stuck to steak and eggs and lost weight, I've done steak 3

nights in a row and eggs/bacon or sausage 5 mornings in row with tuna

every day for lunch.

Since those are my favorite foods, guess I'll stick to them for a

while as my " entrees "

My ketosis stick was a shade pink this morning--progress!

No I haven't lost weight, I weighed myself today for the first time

since the day I started and I am exactly the same to the half pound!

But I'm going to go the two weeks on this and see what happens.

I do really like checking in on this forum every day, so thanks to

all who have answered me and who post their own stuff.

Gotta go to work,

Maia

> Liver has carbs.

> 4.5 gm per 3 oz.

> it's not something I would eat on induction.

> Tania

>

[Guest guest]

Eat your veggies too!

Try following the turtles menus for 2 weeks. Just about every person who

has stuck to them has lost weight, even those having difficulty losing. And

they include all the healthy things we need :-)

Kirstie

[Guest guest]

Hi Kirstie,

I am new to Yahoo group. May I please ask you what

the turtle menus are???

THANKS,

Pamela

--- Kirstie Hawkey wrote:

> Eat your veggies too!

>

> Try following the turtles menus for 2 weeks. Just

> about every person who

> has stuck to them has lost weight, even those having

> difficulty losing. And

> they include all the healthy things we need :-)

>

> Kirstie

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Maia,

It is okay to have the same thing over and over, but you might want to try

to find a little variety, or I'm afraid that by the end of induction you

will be ready to gag if you even see one of those items again. Maybe you

just need to experiment within the approved foods. It seems to me that

either you are or are not going to lose weight eating at a certain carb

level, so why not vary the foods at least a little?

Jean

190/144.5/135

12/7/98

[Guest guest]

To those who are struggling to lose, heed Kirstie's advice that following

the turtle menu does get people who are struggling to lose actually losing.

The reason is that there is a lot of food, so you follow the plan and you

are eating all the time, so you aren't hungry. You are eating the things

you should in amounts that you should instead of guestimating and you lose

because you are doing what you should have done in the first place. It is

so easy to lose track of amounts and get more carbs than you thought you

were.

Jean

190/144.5/135

12/7/98

[Guest guest]

At the bottom of each email is a link for the turtles menus. :-)

Kirstie

>

> I am new to Yahoo group. May I please ask you what

> the turtle menus are???

[Guest guest]

Hi Kirstie,

Thank you for your direction!!!

Pamela

--- Kirstie Hawkey wrote:

> At the bottom of each email is a link for the

> turtles menus. :-)

>

> Kirstie

>

> >

> > I am new to Yahoo group. May I please ask you

> what

> > the turtle menus are???

>

>

>

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