I ate mushrooms in my veggie stir fry and they didnt slow down my lose. Still 5 lbs a week at that point. And they werent on the list

WOW!!!! Thanks for the info. Anyone else out there with tidbits?

Oh yeah, one night I had sliced zuccini , I cooked it in butter with some MRS. DASH seasoning and topped it with a little shredded chesse. YUm

I've done this too, it's good. One website listed squash as a food that you can eat on the Mayo Clinic Diet. Usually winter squash generally is referred to as squash, and summer squash is referred to as summer squash or zucchini. I have a very hard time believing that winter squash of any sort would be allowed on the Mayo Clinic Diet. What do you think?

I agree, they tend to be denser and most people that I know of bake theirs with cinnamon and sugar and butter. I think the summer varities are better anyway

I did not eat carrots, mainly because I didn't care for them at the time. I always figured they had high carb content too since 1 cup of uncooked carrots has 10.5 total carbs.

As for beets, I have not a clue as I don't like beets. Looking it up on fitday beets have 17 g of total carbs for a cup. Seems like a lot to me, although on this plan it doesn't really make you count carbs, which I've never done in the first place and still have had success in the past.

I'd say you'd have to be the judge for yourself. If its worth it to you, go for it. If it stalls you maybe cut back or don't eat them at all. Its kind of trial and error. If I ate a lot of cheese on this diet, just like others it stalled me a bit. Its all about your body, so what works for me might not work for you.

As far as alcohol goes, I think I saw you ask about it. I never stopped drinking while on any low-carb plan. I just switched what I drank to things like rum& diet cola or vodka and sf red bull. Occasionally I have a lc beer. Again, its what is worth it to you and what works for you. I happen to like drinking every once and a while on the weekends. Thats worth it to me... beets and carrots however are not!

Hope this helps a bit more.

Oh and ps... Zuchinni is one of my favorites and I ate it all the time while eating this way. Everytime I eat a low carb plan I eat losely around this plan and it hasn't failed to give me great results yet. I just then get lazy around the holidays each year and fall off the wagon.

Good luck!

Thanks for the info. Sometimes I crave beets. And carrots add quite a bit to stir fry. I probably won't try either of them in the first week.

This is a "no-no" but my husband and I have decided about 6 weeks ago that we were goiing to go off our diet for Feb 13, and Feb 14. It is his 85 year old Father's birthday, and we are taking him to Crawdaddy's in Milwaukee for deep fried eggplant stuffed with shrimp and crayfish! This place was voted #1 Louisiana Style restaraunt in Milwaukeee. We ate this dish once before and I think that it was the tastiest meal I have ever eaten in my life. We have stuck to the Atkins faithfully for the past 6 weeks, and have plan this break 6 weeks ago. We also are doing something for ourselves on Valentine's Day. I am going to bake my husband his favorite Chocolate Mocha Cake, as part of his Valentine's Day gift. I don't even feel guilty. I think that a break once in a while is just fine. If we go too long without a break, we tend to feel deprived, and that's when we throw in the towel altogether.

Sunday morning we are starting out fresh with our new plan - the Mayo Clinic Diet. I have some juicy ruby red grapefruit sitting on the counter top starring at me! Can't wait to eat them too.

Hi everyone! I still plan on doing this with you. Lisa, I have some Valentine's plans also, and want to wait for Mon. to start this.

So, Blumunz, Lisa do we want to start a challenge or will you just be posting in your journals? Or we could just continue to post here?

JustLissy-are you still doing this plan? If not, I love that you are still contributing your experience.

I don't know why I am so intrigued by this plan. I guess because I love grapefruit I think I will be using 1/2 & 1/2 in my morning coffee (trying to keep it to 6 T. and yes, that is a limited quantity for me!)

As for the vegies, I plan to just eat the LC vegies usually allowed for Atkins. But, Lisa, I think if you want to see how the beets/carrots go then keep us posted. Just as I'm tweaking w/ the 1/2 & 1/2 I think we all have something we will be making changes with.

And as for alcohol, you can be sure that will be the first thing I have on the 2 days off! I won't have it for breakfast though!!!!!!!!!

Have a great Friday, everyone!!

we could just keep posting here if thats ok with you guys. It seems to be logical since we all already check here

Blumunz are you presently on the Mayo Clinic Diet, or have you taken a little break and are starting over? I am (excuse me while I lick the rest of that chocolate frosting of my lips) starting on the Mayo Clinic Diet tomorrow morning, Sunday Feb 15. I will be weighing myself and changing my profile to reflect whatever weigh I am tomorrow morning. My weight fluctuates quite a bit. We did go out for the deep fried eggplant last night, and are going out again tonight probably will get a hamburger tonight. So, Sunday morning the scales will be my enemy. But, tomorrow is the day of reckoning! Sometimes I need a holiday from strict eating, and then I can go back to it.

My husband, Mark, said that we actually have already started the Mayo Clinic Diet yesterday. He said that we just started with the 2 days off of the diet! LOL

A few of us are starting this version of the Mayo Clinic Diet tomorrow, and some on Monday. Be sure this diet has absolutely nothing to do with the famous Mayo Clinic. And to be sure, their doctors hate it. I have no idea how it actually got its name. It is something like the Atkins, but the addition of the grapefruit is supposed to have some relationship to buring fat. It may not work, but starting tomorrow morning my husband, Mark, myself, and a few others from this forum are starting. I have heard nothing but good results from those who have tried it. Negative comments are from those who have never tried it, pretty much like the Atkins, negative comments from people who never have tried it. I've learned to ignore them. Join us if you'd like. If it doesn't work for me, I won't be staying with it.

Well, here I am, it is February 15, 2009 and I am officially starting the Mayo Clinic Diet. I weighed myself this morning before eating. I will update my profile with my current weight, and I will update the profile again at the end of this 2 week cycle, at the same time of day (which will be Sunday morning in 2 weeks). In a hurry now, more later.

LOL lisa, I would agree with your hubby. Nothing like starting a diet with the 2 off days. I have been eating as the plan is listed, but just not drinking the grapefruit juice for the last 3 weeks because it was upsetting my tummy. But I am planning on picking it up again and was actually considering tomorrow as the day. See you all in the am.