Ok, here's the pumpkin cookie recipe that I got from the Atkins forum. I changed it a bit to make it work best for me. The first batch I did were pretty gross!
1/2 cup of butter warmed
1/2 cup of flax flour
5 tsps of liquid sugar twin
mix together and then add
2 cups of pure pumpkin. (You get it canned but make sure it's not the pie filling that has added sugar and spices )
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 additional cup of flax flour
1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
I was making it up as I went along so in the end I added a bit more pumpkin to fix the consistency. Didn't measure it....but it should look like regular cookie dough.
Place small drops on a baking sheet (should make about 35 cookies) and use a wet fork to flatten them down. The first time I did it I didn't flatten them and they baked up weird.
Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. May take less if you have a good oven...i don't. The insides stay soft, almost like they're not cooked, but they dry out a bit by the next day and have a pretty good consistency.
It's a trial and error recipe for sure!
<3 Stephie
Friday, September 25, 2009
Pizza Casserole
That's what we had for dinner last night. I've been craving pizza and tried to come up with an Atkins friendly crust, but I just gave up on that and did this instead. :) I made it in a glass casserole dish, but you could use a cake pan if you want.
Create a layer of each of the following Items
Start with a layer of tomatoes
grated cheese
pepperoni
green pepper
mushrooms
onion
another layer of tomatoes
and lastly a layer of fresh mozzarella
Sprinkle on garlic powder and Italian seasonings
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Obviously you can change ingredients based on what you have or what you prefer. It's a bit soupy because of the tomatoes. I was going to use pizza sauce but it has added sugar. Just use a serving spoon with holes in it.
It was really good! the cheese was really gooey and you don't really miss the crust. At least I didn't. :)
Other than that I don't have much to update now that I'm only weighing myself once a week.
<3 Stephie
Create a layer of each of the following Items
Start with a layer of tomatoes
grated cheese
pepperoni
green pepper
mushrooms
onion
another layer of tomatoes
and lastly a layer of fresh mozzarella
Sprinkle on garlic powder and Italian seasonings
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Obviously you can change ingredients based on what you have or what you prefer. It's a bit soupy because of the tomatoes. I was going to use pizza sauce but it has added sugar. Just use a serving spoon with holes in it.
It was really good! the cheese was really gooey and you don't really miss the crust. At least I didn't. :)
Other than that I don't have much to update now that I'm only weighing myself once a week.
<3 Stephie
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Official Week #2 weigh in
So today is the end of the 2nd week on Atkins. I was very good and kept the scale hidden the whole week. Here is the good news!
Start Weight: 200.0
Week 1 Weight: 192 (lost 8 pounds)
Week 2 Weight: 188.8 (lost 3.2 pounds)
Total Weight loss = 11.2 pounds.
I was so excited this morning when I read that! I haven't broken the 190's ever in my weight loss. The last time I was in the 180's was when I first moved to Waterloo in 2005-2006.
One thing about last week though. I didn't keep as good tabs on myself as I should have. This is the week where I'm supposed to move up to the next level, but I'm going to stay here for at least one more week to really nail down the basics.
1) I didn't write down my days food or carb count
2) I more or less estimated in my head what my carbs were (can't be accurate!)
3) I didn't get all my water in everyday
The reason I slacked is because when I see something working my brain says, "oh yah, you know what you're doing...you've got this!" So I need to tell that part to shut up and realize that one week doesn't fix years of problems.
<3 Steph
Start Weight: 200.0
Week 1 Weight: 192 (lost 8 pounds)
Week 2 Weight: 188.8 (lost 3.2 pounds)
Total Weight loss = 11.2 pounds.
I was so excited this morning when I read that! I haven't broken the 190's ever in my weight loss. The last time I was in the 180's was when I first moved to Waterloo in 2005-2006.
One thing about last week though. I didn't keep as good tabs on myself as I should have. This is the week where I'm supposed to move up to the next level, but I'm going to stay here for at least one more week to really nail down the basics.
1) I didn't write down my days food or carb count
2) I more or less estimated in my head what my carbs were (can't be accurate!)
3) I didn't get all my water in everyday
The reason I slacked is because when I see something working my brain says, "oh yah, you know what you're doing...you've got this!" So I need to tell that part to shut up and realize that one week doesn't fix years of problems.
<3 Steph
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Measurements!
Hey everyone!
So today was my measurements day. I'm not going to give you the breakdown, but I will tell you that I lost 2.75 inches in total. I'm not 100 percent sure of these results only cause it's hard to tell if I measured exactly the same places as last week and but I'm pretty confident.
It says that I lost an inch around my arms and that may sound ridiculous, but I have noticed the most difference so far in my arm. The muscles seem more defined because they don't have the extra cushion :) SO I'm going to take that as true.
I've been really busy this week. I have classes on Monday and Tuesday nights on top of working full time and trying to plan meals. I've been having a lot of fun with dinners but I'm having a really hard time getting inspired for lunches. I don't know how many more tuna salads I'm going to be able to stomach. :(
Also, If you're looking to make dinners and don't have a huge budget for ingredients I have 2 suggestions.
#1: Find a grocery store near you that discounts meat that's almost at the expiry date. We have a grocery store right across the street from us (Metro) but it's pretty expensive for meat there. We happened to be at the grocery store in the mall up the street from us and noticed the past few weeks that meat there is discounted by 50% if it's almost up.
Today we got a 3 pack of pork chop, a pork roast, 2 packages of prime chicken, 2 packages of porkchops that are packaged with spices all for $19.00. We just freeze it anyway so it's a lifesaver for us.
#2 Buy a spice rack. There are tons of spice racks you can get with the spices already in it. We had a bunch of spices in the resealable packets that were just in the cupboard. Out of sight out of mind. So we bought a rack for the counter and filled the containers with what we already had. It makes all the difference to cook with the spices....more experimenting and less boring meals.
Ok, I'm really just procrastinating here. I'm supposed to be going to the school to study. So let me know in the comments what you do to cut costs and make your meals exciting!
<3 Steph
So today was my measurements day. I'm not going to give you the breakdown, but I will tell you that I lost 2.75 inches in total. I'm not 100 percent sure of these results only cause it's hard to tell if I measured exactly the same places as last week and but I'm pretty confident.
It says that I lost an inch around my arms and that may sound ridiculous, but I have noticed the most difference so far in my arm. The muscles seem more defined because they don't have the extra cushion :) SO I'm going to take that as true.
I've been really busy this week. I have classes on Monday and Tuesday nights on top of working full time and trying to plan meals. I've been having a lot of fun with dinners but I'm having a really hard time getting inspired for lunches. I don't know how many more tuna salads I'm going to be able to stomach. :(
Also, If you're looking to make dinners and don't have a huge budget for ingredients I have 2 suggestions.
#1: Find a grocery store near you that discounts meat that's almost at the expiry date. We have a grocery store right across the street from us (Metro) but it's pretty expensive for meat there. We happened to be at the grocery store in the mall up the street from us and noticed the past few weeks that meat there is discounted by 50% if it's almost up.
Today we got a 3 pack of pork chop, a pork roast, 2 packages of prime chicken, 2 packages of porkchops that are packaged with spices all for $19.00. We just freeze it anyway so it's a lifesaver for us.
#2 Buy a spice rack. There are tons of spice racks you can get with the spices already in it. We had a bunch of spices in the resealable packets that were just in the cupboard. Out of sight out of mind. So we bought a rack for the counter and filled the containers with what we already had. It makes all the difference to cook with the spices....more experimenting and less boring meals.
Ok, I'm really just procrastinating here. I'm supposed to be going to the school to study. So let me know in the comments what you do to cut costs and make your meals exciting!
<3 Steph
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Atkins Bloggers
I never really thought that there would be other Atkins Bloggers out there. Obviously I didn't think i was some sort of pioneer, but I never thought to look I guess.
It's awesome to see other people out there, some very close to my age, going through this as well. So for any other Atkineers, welcome.
<3 Steph
It's awesome to see other people out there, some very close to my age, going through this as well. So for any other Atkineers, welcome.
<3 Steph
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Official Week #1 weigh in
So this morning I did my official weigh in for the week and I was at 192. So that means I've lost 8 pounds this week. The gain could be water weight or it could be regular fluctuations of the body.
What I've decided to do so that I'm not hung up on the numbers is I've put my scale up on a shelf. Now that I know that this is going to work for me I've got to trust it and just do my weekly weigh in. It's pretty much a habit to weight myself and I have to try not to focus on the day to day numbers as much.
I'm excited to do my measurements on Saturday morning and see if I have any changes! :)
<3 Steph
What I've decided to do so that I'm not hung up on the numbers is I've put my scale up on a shelf. Now that I know that this is going to work for me I've got to trust it and just do my weekly weigh in. It's pretty much a habit to weight myself and I have to try not to focus on the day to day numbers as much.
I'm excited to do my measurements on Saturday morning and see if I have any changes! :)
<3 Steph
Monday, September 14, 2009
First Weekend on Atkins.
So I made it through my first weekend on Atkins. It wasn't really as hard as I thought it would be. There's still a lot that I can allow myself, even when I'm out of the house. New Starbucks drink is a Grande sugar free cinnamon dolce americano. Then I can add some cream. 1 gram of carbs. :)
We went to Heart and Crown in the Market. I had a diet coke and 2 waters. Not as much fun but still enjoyable.
It's monday now and I weighed myself this morning.
I've lost *drumroll* 9 Pounds in 5 days.
Can't complain about it!
<3 Steph
We went to Heart and Crown in the Market. I had a diet coke and 2 waters. Not as much fun but still enjoyable.
It's monday now and I weighed myself this morning.
I've lost *drumroll* 9 Pounds in 5 days.
Can't complain about it!
<3 Steph
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Atkins Day #5
Holy Crap!
Day 5 weigh in and I'm down 8 pounds. :)
In other good news, the fogginess and fatigue have finally passed. I only had about 7 hours sleep. Up at nine and had breakfast and showered, walked to Carlingwood to do some errands and walked home. Came home to plan dinner and then went to the grocery store and walmart across the street. Came home and Jordan's taking a nap and I'm about to clean the apartment.
SO MUCH ENERGY! I don't think I've felt like this in a really long time. My head is really clear and I generally just feel better right now.
I had 2 nights in a row where I woke up with a charlie horse in my calf. Those are so painful. But I read on the forums that that is either dehydration or lack of potassium in the body. I have been drinking about 10 cups of water a day, so I tried a potassium supplement and last night I didn't have the cramps.
I also took my measurements so that I can see the progress as I lose weight. I'm not going to post my numbers, but I'll let you guys know how many inches I lose.
<3 Steph
Day 5 weigh in and I'm down 8 pounds. :)
In other good news, the fogginess and fatigue have finally passed. I only had about 7 hours sleep. Up at nine and had breakfast and showered, walked to Carlingwood to do some errands and walked home. Came home to plan dinner and then went to the grocery store and walmart across the street. Came home and Jordan's taking a nap and I'm about to clean the apartment.
SO MUCH ENERGY! I don't think I've felt like this in a really long time. My head is really clear and I generally just feel better right now.
I had 2 nights in a row where I woke up with a charlie horse in my calf. Those are so painful. But I read on the forums that that is either dehydration or lack of potassium in the body. I have been drinking about 10 cups of water a day, so I tried a potassium supplement and last night I didn't have the cramps.
I also took my measurements so that I can see the progress as I lose weight. I'm not going to post my numbers, but I'll let you guys know how many inches I lose.
<3 Steph
Friday, September 11, 2009
Atkins Update! Days 1-2.5
Hello! So I'm actually not hating this as much as I thought I would. I'm not feeling hungry between meals (which i usually do) and I don't really feel like I'm missing anything. It's probably the new diet *high* so I'm sure this chipper spirit will evaporate by the time day 14 comes around.
Right now I'm on the Induction Phase of Atkins. I'm allowed 20 net carbs a day. Net carbs are the grams of carbs minus the grams of fibre. Now 12-15 of these nc's have to be from vegetables. The other 5 can come from cheese, sweetner, some condiments, some beverages.
It may sound like a pretty meager existance so I thought that I'd post my recent menu.
Day #1 Weigh in = 200.0
Breakfast - 2 eggs and 3 strips of bacon
Lunch - 2 mini cucumbers, cheese, ceasar salad and an Atkins Bar
That afternoon I got a wicked migraine! So dinner was pretty uninspired cause I just wanted to go to bed!!
Dinner - 2 egg omlette with green peppers, 2 sausage patties and half a tomatoe and some cheese curds.
At this point I went to sleep for 12 hours! It was actually pretty awesome!
Day #2 Weigh in = 197.8 (lost 2.2 pounds)
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs (NO MORE EGGS PLEASE~) and bacon
Snack - Coffee! lol. Cream and splenda count as a carb each
Lunch - Tuna salad wrapped in romaine leaves, ceasar salad
snack - 2 mini cucumbers
Dinner - Turkey patty with fried onions, cheese and bacon! Boo yah! and a ceasar salad.
Day # 3 Weigh in = 194.8 (lost 3.0 pounds total lost 5.2 pounds)
Breakfast - 1 egg, bacon and sauteed asparagus
Lunch - Tuna salad with green peppers in it, ceasar salad, some cheese, and a coke zero
So far that's where I am. I know it sounds like a lot of the same foods, but I was working with what I had in the house that was acceptable. I went grocery shopping last night and got a lot of fresh veggies. Writing it down made me realize that it sounds boring, but I haven't been bored at all....except with the eggs....
There is a recipe to make a Muffin in a Minute that has under 3 carbs. So I'm going to try that for breakfast tomorrow.
If anyone has any carb free breakfast ideas, PLEASE let me know!
I'll keep you all updated!
<3 Steph.
P.S. TONS of water! At least 1.89 litres, but I tend to get a lot more than that!
Right now I'm on the Induction Phase of Atkins. I'm allowed 20 net carbs a day. Net carbs are the grams of carbs minus the grams of fibre. Now 12-15 of these nc's have to be from vegetables. The other 5 can come from cheese, sweetner, some condiments, some beverages.
It may sound like a pretty meager existance so I thought that I'd post my recent menu.
Day #1 Weigh in = 200.0
Breakfast - 2 eggs and 3 strips of bacon
Lunch - 2 mini cucumbers, cheese, ceasar salad and an Atkins Bar
That afternoon I got a wicked migraine! So dinner was pretty uninspired cause I just wanted to go to bed!!
Dinner - 2 egg omlette with green peppers, 2 sausage patties and half a tomatoe and some cheese curds.
At this point I went to sleep for 12 hours! It was actually pretty awesome!
Day #2 Weigh in = 197.8 (lost 2.2 pounds)
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs (NO MORE EGGS PLEASE~) and bacon
Snack - Coffee! lol. Cream and splenda count as a carb each
Lunch - Tuna salad wrapped in romaine leaves, ceasar salad
snack - 2 mini cucumbers
Dinner - Turkey patty with fried onions, cheese and bacon! Boo yah! and a ceasar salad.
Day # 3 Weigh in = 194.8 (lost 3.0 pounds total lost 5.2 pounds)
Breakfast - 1 egg, bacon and sauteed asparagus
Lunch - Tuna salad with green peppers in it, ceasar salad, some cheese, and a coke zero
So far that's where I am. I know it sounds like a lot of the same foods, but I was working with what I had in the house that was acceptable. I went grocery shopping last night and got a lot of fresh veggies. Writing it down made me realize that it sounds boring, but I haven't been bored at all....except with the eggs....
There is a recipe to make a Muffin in a Minute that has under 3 carbs. So I'm going to try that for breakfast tomorrow.
If anyone has any carb free breakfast ideas, PLEASE let me know!
I'll keep you all updated!
<3 Steph.
P.S. TONS of water! At least 1.89 litres, but I tend to get a lot more than that!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Atkins Day #1
Alright, here we go.
I weighed myself this morning and it was a spooky 200.0. I had to check a few times because the number seemed like too perfect a starting weight...like I made it up. LOL.
My highest weight ever was 216. That was around fall of 2007. I started working out and going to weight watchers and since then I've hovered between 192-200. I'm sure the awesome pizza last night did not help at all. But it was SOOOOOOOOO good.
This morning I had eggs and bacon for breakfast. 0 carbs! (*EDIT* eggs are 0.6 carbs each) One thing that interested me about atkins is that you're only supposed to have 20 net carbs a day for the first two weeks and 15 of them are supposed to be from vegetables. Since vegetables don't have a ton of carbs I think it's going to be hard to get up there. At least getting my veggies in will deter me from eating bacon wrapped cheese for dinner every night.
OK! I'll be weighing in every Wednesday morning. I'm going to try and not step on the scale in between or else I'll get down on myself.
<3 Steph.
I weighed myself this morning and it was a spooky 200.0. I had to check a few times because the number seemed like too perfect a starting weight...like I made it up. LOL.
My highest weight ever was 216. That was around fall of 2007. I started working out and going to weight watchers and since then I've hovered between 192-200. I'm sure the awesome pizza last night did not help at all. But it was SOOOOOOOOO good.
This morning I had eggs and bacon for breakfast. 0 carbs! (*EDIT* eggs are 0.6 carbs each) One thing that interested me about atkins is that you're only supposed to have 20 net carbs a day for the first two weeks and 15 of them are supposed to be from vegetables. Since vegetables don't have a ton of carbs I think it's going to be hard to get up there. At least getting my veggies in will deter me from eating bacon wrapped cheese for dinner every night.
OK! I'll be weighing in every Wednesday morning. I'm going to try and not step on the scale in between or else I'll get down on myself.
<3 Steph.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
New Approach
Alright! So...accountability eh? Doesn't quite work if you avoid the blog.
September started and there was no new weightloss. I believe I gained 2 pounds back. I haven't touchd my exercises and I've been going out a lot.
This of course means that it's time to pick up my socks. I've always said that I think Atkins is stupid....blah blah blah....I won't get into it cause I'll sound like a hypocrite because I've decided that it's my new plan.
I've seen Jordan's sister lose a lot of weight on Atkins. About 16 months ago she started Atkins. I told her she'd gain it all back yadda yadda yadda and she didn't. SO I've decided that I should give it a shot. I love carbs! LOVE. Don't know that I can live without them....cakes, and doughnuts, and white bread. Whitebread, I'll miss you the most!
So to kick off this new plan and help keep track of it I've decided.....dun dun dun....to post my actual number on here. EEEEEK!
Not posting my numbers made it easy for me to pretend that everything was going well. I didn't REALLY have to prove anything to anyone. BUT once my number is out there I'm going to want to show you everyweek that I can change it. SO I'll post it tomorrow because we all know it's best to weigh yourself in the morning.
<3 Steph
p.s. I confess....I ate 3 pieces of pizza for dinner in preparation for going cold turkey tomorrow. I miss you already refined sugar and white flour!
September started and there was no new weightloss. I believe I gained 2 pounds back. I haven't touchd my exercises and I've been going out a lot.
This of course means that it's time to pick up my socks. I've always said that I think Atkins is stupid....blah blah blah....I won't get into it cause I'll sound like a hypocrite because I've decided that it's my new plan.
I've seen Jordan's sister lose a lot of weight on Atkins. About 16 months ago she started Atkins. I told her she'd gain it all back yadda yadda yadda and she didn't. SO I've decided that I should give it a shot. I love carbs! LOVE. Don't know that I can live without them....cakes, and doughnuts, and white bread. Whitebread, I'll miss you the most!
So to kick off this new plan and help keep track of it I've decided.....dun dun dun....to post my actual number on here. EEEEEK!
Not posting my numbers made it easy for me to pretend that everything was going well. I didn't REALLY have to prove anything to anyone. BUT once my number is out there I'm going to want to show you everyweek that I can change it. SO I'll post it tomorrow because we all know it's best to weigh yourself in the morning.
<3 Steph
p.s. I confess....I ate 3 pieces of pizza for dinner in preparation for going cold turkey tomorrow. I miss you already refined sugar and white flour!
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