BACK TO BASICS: 13 February

I took my Atkins copy of 2002 last night and looked up again the basics of eating Low Carb the Atkins way.
Here are a few things that stood out that I want to keep an eye on:

1. Advised vegetables for weight loss: salad greens, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, eggplant, mushrooms and zucchini.
2. 1 cup vegetables a day with 2 cups salad or 3 cups salad. This does not sound like enough... but it is probably.
3. It takes 3 to 4 days for your body to get into fat burning again after having a big carb meal.
4. Do not skip meals!
5. Suggested protein is chicken, fish, eggs, bacon, cheese and beef.
6. Fat is highly advised with every meal in the form of butter, mayonnaise and olive oil.
7. Only 20g of carbohydrates is allowed in the form of salads and other vegetables.
8. Dairy is allowed in the forms of cheese, cream and butter.
9. With induction no nuts is allowed.
10. Eight glasses of water is necessary daily.
11. Too much protein will prevent weight loss an can cause a stall. This is difficult for me to figure out what too much is? I have read on another blog that you should consume the amount of protein in each piece of meat etc. equal to your goal weight. Going to make sure I know how much that is. For me that would be 70g of protein then for now.
12. You could have 3 bigger meals a day or 4 to 5 smaller meals. I think here is where I shoot myself in the foot. My snacks are too big and my meals too.
13. Two T of cream is allowed a day. I think I might be having more than that...... Something to look out for.

BREAKFAST this morning was 3 eggs. It was small eggs so I had three. Fried in butter with cheese sprinkled over, tomato and cucumber on the side. Coffee and cream.

I had another coffee with cream and a T of coconut oil midd morning.

LUNCH was the biggest treat from my FAMOUS DEAR NEIGHBOR down the street. We all need neighbors like her. She just knows when it is an absolute crazy day and I need a low carb lunch or dinner.  She send me over 3 halve eggplants baked in the oven stuffed with eggplant bits, tomato, pepper, ground meat and topped off with ricotta cheese. It was the best! THANK YOU MY DEAR NEIGHBOR  X X X ( she reads my blog too ;)

Had another coffee with cream and a T of coconut oil midd afternoon.

SUPPER was cauliflower rice stir fried in butter with olive oil, garlic, black pepper, tuna, a sprinkle of cheese and green onion. I was starving at 4 so had an early supper:

Will have a green salad with lettuce and cucumber at supper time.

Today I'm back on track newly motivated to kick off the last three kilograms and the ones I picked up in the fasting. I know this way of eating does work if I stick to the basics.

I took the dog for a long walk. He is quite big and it takes allot of strength to walk him and fight off the other street dogs that wants to attack him. I normally walk with a stick and keep up a good pace. Not just walking but muscle building too ;)