Hey, been a while since I posted.
I'm down at least 36 lbs since I started. I'm still (mostly) on-plan, though there are times (6+ hour car trips in an un-air-conditioned truck when it's over 100 degrees out), when I'll consciously "cheat". (That car ride? Calls for a milkshake at some point, to help drop core temp... And my migraines sometimes call for dark chocolate. Seriously, for me, it helps... a LOT.)
Also? My scale is busted! So I'm not sure where my actual weight is. I've really got to get a new one, but all the money this summer has been going towards camping.
Some things I've seen:
"Net carbs" -- Net carbs is total carbs - fiber. Don't believe them when they tell you sugar alcohols don't count -- for far too many people, they do. I've known too many people who stall or even gain from a single Atkins bar...
If you want a tasty alternative to the bars, that take about 1/2 hour to make, try this:
Ingredients:- Flax Seed Meal (ground flax), 1 cup
- Almonds, 1 cup, ground
- Cinnamon, ground, 1 TBS
- Ginger, ground, .5 tsp
- Nutmeg, ground, .5 tsp
- Cloves, ground, .25 tsp
- Macadamia Nuts, .25 cup, whole or halves
- Coconut Oil, .25 cup (= 4 TBS)
- Egg, fresh, 2 large
- Vanilla Extract, 1 tbsp
Combine dry ingredients. Beat eggs, and add coconut oil, vanilla. Add wet ingredients to dry, and mix well.
Form into bars (1" x 4" to get a dozen). Bake at 350 on a well-greased cookie sheet (use more coconut oil!) for 10-15, until a bar flicked with a fingernail gives a "tap" sound.
Nutrition Facts
User Entered Recipe
12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162.1
Total Fat 14.6 g
Saturated Fat 5.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.5 g
Cholesterol 30.8 mg
Sodium 12.3 mg
Potassium 123.8 mg
Total Carbohydrate 5.3 g
Dietary Fiber 4.2 g
Sugars 0.7 g
Protein 5.0 g
Vitamin A 1.1 %
Vitamin B-12 1.3 %
Vitamin B-6 1.7 %
Vitamin C 0.4 %
Vitamin D 1.7 %
Vitamin E 10.5 %
Calcium 4.6 %
Copper 5.6 %
Folate 1.7 %
Iron 7.1 %
Magnesium 6.6 %
Manganese 22.4 %
Niacin 2.0 %
Pantothenic Acid 0.5 %
Phosphorus 6.0 %
Riboflavin 5.8 %
Selenium 0.7 %
Thiamin 3.6 %
Zinc 2.8 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
OPTIONS:
Add sweetner of your choice.
Add 1 Cup blueberries, which drives calories per serving to 168.9 and carbs to 2.5/serving.
Change up the spices. (A friend used anise, instead of the "spice-cookie" spices. Hubby wants to try using mint.)
(Good for all Atkins phases past Induction.)
That IS the secret to success!
I'm also aware that some of it was water weight, but it did feel good to see the scale move, I weighed myself daily, but from next monday I shall start doing it weekly, as the weight loss is suppose slow down a bit, and weighing daily can discourage. But deffanately sticking to this woe, I feel so much better. 
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