I have been on Atkins for a little over 7 months and have lost 62 pounds. I wanted to do PP because I read little bit about it and it seemed to make more sense in theroy to me. I am so used to doing induction on Atkins I don't know how to make a PP menu that is right for my weight and all. Here is what I have eaten for the past week and you guys can tear it down and help me build up a good menu from there. Please.

Monday, March 11, 2002 ~ Day 1 ~
Breakfast: 2 egg, ham and cheese omlett
Lunch:2 oz cheese, 1 hot sausage
Dinner: 4 oz chicken tenders, 1 c salad, 1 tsp ranch drsg
Snacks:none
Water:128 oz
Exercise:1 hour treadmill & 8 MIM
Supplements: yes
Carb Intake:9
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Tuesday, March 12, 2002 ~ Day 2 ~
Breakfast: 2 egg, 1 oz cheese and 2 strips bacon omlett
Lunch: none
Dinner: 2 c salad, 2 tbsp blu cheese , 3 oz turkey, 1 boiled egg
Snack:
Water:128 oz
Exercise: 2.5 miles & bowled 6 games
Supplements:yes
Carb Intake:9

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Wednesday, March 13, 2002 ~ Day 3 ~
Breakfast:4 strips bacon, 2 boiled eggs
Lunch:none
Dinner: 6 oz fresh sauteed shrimp with lemon, 2 c salad, 1 tbsp ranch drsg
Snacks:none
Water:128 oz
Exercise:45 min treadmill
Supplements:yes
Carb Intake:13

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Thursday, March 14, 2002 ~ Day 4 ~
Breakfast: 3 strips bacon, 2 boiled eggs
Lunch:2 oz cheese
Dinner: 6 oz fresh turkey burger, 2 c salad greens, 1 tbsp mayo
Snacks:none
Water:128 oz
Exercise:walked 3.5 miles
Supplements: yes
Carb Intake: 11

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Friday, March 15, 2002 ~ Day 5 ~
Breakfast: 3 strips bacon, 2 boiled eggs, 1 c salad, 2 oz cheese, 1 tbsp ranch drsg
Lunch: 5 boiled chicken wing dings
Dinner: 3 oz ham, 1 c broccoli
Snacks:none
Water:128 oz
Exercise: 1 hour treadmill
Supplements:yes
Carb Intake: 10.5

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Saturday, March 16, 2002 ~ Day 6 ~
Breakfast:3 strips bacon, 1 boiled egg, 1 oz cheese
Lunch: 2 oz cheese, 1 can sardines, 1 sm bag pork rinds
Dinner:
Snacks:
Water:5
Exercise: walked outside for 3 miles
Supplements:yes
Carb Intake:

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Sunday, March 17, 2002 ~ Day 7~
Breakfast:2 strips bacon, 2 boiled eggs
Lunch:none
Dinner:none
Snacks:none
Water:128 oz
Exercise: Day of rest!!
Supplements:yes
Carb Intake:2

I know this is bad, I need help to fix it. Thanks again.

I do not do PP but just by looking at what you posted, you are not eating enough/consuming enough calories. Also, your carb count is wayyyyy low. 2 carbs for a day?!?! Not good! My advice would be to look in other people's journals to see what kinds of things they are eating. Also, you could keep track of your food intake on Fitday. I find it very helpful in seeing what I need to eat more/less of.

Best of luck!
Linda

at 260 pounds, even not exercising, you'll need probably 130 grams of protein a day (we'd have to know your LBM to be sure).

At least 30 grams of ECC carbs (that's carb grams minus the fiber)

So on fitday, look for something like:

200 g fat
40 g carbs
10 g fiber
130 g protein

your water is okay, but more would be even better!

If you're under those numbers, you'll need to adjust your food upwards to try and reach them. Sometimes it helps people to eat 4 or 5 meals a day rather than 3. HTH!

First, ! You've lost the weight equivalent to a small person!

But, for skipping meals. I haven't finished reading PP yet, but I would suggest maybe more veggies and a small amount of fruit. Sounds like it's working for you: keep it up!

Good luck!

I have found that I have a tendancy to skip my lunch and / or breakfast sometimes also. So...what I do now is.... Take a boatload (sometimes literally) of good low carb foods with me to work....and eat them during the course of my work day, between the hours of 10&3. Works for me, I dont skip, dont have a famished feeling when i get home, AND....it keeps me out of the pretzle jar. Which is what I USED to eat from 10-3 daily....hah! I have found a new favorite snack. a Wasa with some cream cheese, fresh basil, lox, & cracked pepper! YUMMY! AND....it satisfies my need to crunch.