Originally Posted by Phantomess

I certainly did not mean to be rude. I read each reply carefully and appreciate them all very much. I'll be sure to follow up more often.

Originally Posted by Blue Ruby

... I'll look in Vancouver (no Trader Joe's in Canada but I bet Whole Foods might).....

Originally Posted by Blue Ruby

Yay! I just worked a 12.5 hour day and this is good news! I'll go to Superstore tomorrow!

Originally Posted by teaser

You may not have eaten enough to satisfy you, as has been pointed out. Alternately, I think it's also possible that you didn't eat food that was interesting enough to satisfy you on another level.

If I eat a meal of tuna and olive oil, I'll probably not have to eat very much of it to be satiated--if your definition of satiated is not willing to stomach more tuna and olive oil. Blecch. If this is my only option, I'm on a deserted island with nothing but tuna and olive oil, this might even be an effective diet. But I'll have my eye out for something more interesting, and the undereating due to the low palatability of a pure tuna and olive oil diet will make it more likely that I'll take advantage of anything more interesting that comes along.

But a pork stir fry, well-seasoned with yummy on-plan veggies, maybe some sugar-free jello with a bit of heavy cream, or a coffee with some sweetener and "mountains of whipped cream," as Dr. Atkins describes in Atkins '72 (likely for somebody past induction level, since even heavy cream is more restricted during that period). I forget which book the recipe is in, but Dr. Atkins once suggested that I wrap a piece of bacon around some cream cheese, and then deep fry it. That might not appeal to you--the point is to make the diet interesting enough that it satisfies your need to get both nourishment and enjoyment. We are not just filling a gas tank here, the things that keep us alive are supposed to be pleasurable.