Low Carb. Gross but... it works!

Before I changed my eating habbits to Low Carb. The only meat I would eat would be sandwitches or burgers. I really never eat meat, like steak or chicken pork chops and all that stuff. I actually hate the stuff. But Im on my first week and im down 10lbs.

Does anyone else feels this way about meat. I also hate hate hate eggs. I have been eating alot of shrimps and delie meats. Im thinkning of getting into eating low carb vegies, like green beans and egg plants, and salad. Do you think I will still drop the pounds while eating more LC veggies and less meat?

Vince, do yourself a big favour and read the book - it will make adopting a reduced carb way of life much easier. You don't have to eat massive amounts of meat and eggs - and "eating low carb vegies, like green beans and egg plants, and salad." is recommended from day one.

Cheers,

Malcolm

I guess I am alone on this. Meat sucks by its self!

why would you only eat meat? there are so many vegetables you can have as a side dish. go check out the recipe section. there is a zucchini dish with sour cream, parmesan cheese, zucchini and egg that can fry up like a zucchini pancake---there is a scalloped cauliflower recipe, just tons of other ways to prepare vegetables to add a little flavor to your meal.

I enjoy meat, but I often use it as a component in other recipes.

You don't have to eat meats by themselves. Make a stir fry with lots of vegetables around the meats. I use the same basic vegetables (onions, bell peppers, garlic) and vary the meat and spices to make different tasting foods. I do mexican, chinese, italian, indian using the same basic procedures and changing meats and spices and adding some different vegetables.

The meats are just an ingredient as are the vegetables.

Ummm...Vince, the point that Malcolm was trying to make is that there is no low carb plan out there that is just meat and nothing else.
Please...do yourself a huge favor and get (and read) a book or two on the subject so you understand what you need to do. Even Atkins induction phase requires that you eat at least 3 cups of salad greens or 2 cups salad greens and 1 cup of cooked vegetable from the allowed list for induction.
If followed correctly, the early stages of the Atkins plan is really high fat, adequate protein, low carb. Not all meat all the time.

What are you objections to meat? You dont like the taste, texture, or do you feel you are more of a vegetarian?

Maybe you just need to find some ways of preparing it that you enjoy.

Again, read the book! I never ate so many veggies as I did while eating LC!

don't eat meat if you don't like it. Use your head and find some other recipes. I go through periods where I basically live off steak and other meats.. then others where I hardly have any meat at all for weeks at a time.

I have never done low carb without veggies. I even have vegetables for breakfast if I want them. Low carb means that processed flour and/or sugar and starches are removed from your diet. No breads, pasta, candy, potaoes etc. Carbohydrates come from other foods such as bell peppers, avocadoes, squash, egg plant, salads, spinach, cucumbers, nuts and even some fruit have low concentrations of carbohydrates. If you are not including them in your diet, you are cheating yourself out of the full gamut of a low carb lifestyle. Don't let that happen. As for protein, eat what you enjoy. Prepare your sandwiches as lettuce wraps. There is no need for bread. I love burgers and I usually have them wrapped in lettuce, cheese, tomaotoes and onions. We are allowed vegetables on low carb because over 90% of vegetables are low in carbohydrates. Get the book. It is worth it.

I have been eating a salad with dinner and im starting to enjoy it more now.
Im not a vegetarian, but I before this I would almost never eat eggs or steak. Im just a big veggie and fruit guy. Im doing well , I have read up about alot of stuff and will probly bring my self to read a book, even though I am not much of a book reader.

And here we have the "myth" of Atkins, et. al. "No vegetables!" Nothing could be further from the truth. When I low carb I am particularly more focused on eating vegetables and low carb fruits (apricots, grape fruit, cantalope [or low glycemic] etc.) then when I am not low carbing.

I think that is one of those "myths" that the "anti" low carb crowds promots: "Oh, on Atkins you don't eat vegetables, you just eat Spam and Pork Rinds!" Bull S%i&. That crap comes from people who have not taken the time to study the low carb approach.

I eat more broccoli, green beans, cabbage, tomatoes, spinach, lettuces, cucumbers, onions, cauliflower, snow peas, apricots, etc. when I am on Atkins then when I am not.

Anyway, Vince, add some broccoli to your dinner. A great dish is sausage sauted with yellow squash and tomatoes, add a gree salad on the side and you'll be happier than a pig in poop.

Jon

The veggie list for induction is in my gym log on page one if you would like to read it! Of course, the book helps!

Vince,
If reading books is not your cup of tea, try the Atkins Website. This link is "how to do Atkins" http://atkins.com/howto/index.html

You'll see so many "read the book" responses all over this forum because we all want you to succeed! I'll just add my own "read the how to website" to the chorus.

Hi Vince
It's possible to follow low carb without eating meat or eggs. If you enjoy dairy, nuts, and avocados that would certainly help. Or maybe try to find a meat you enjoy.
Me personally I am a huge carnivore, I love heavy meaty foods. I thought I hated fish, but that's because the only fish I had eaten was that tasteless light fish, the kind that falls apart, OR processed/breaded "fish" in fishsticks and fish fillets. When I tasted a salmon steak, I was hooked. I actually have now developed a taste for "light" fish as well. Same thing with avocado. I was visciously against it, it was so slimy and gross, but then after having it a few times I've grown to love it.

Here are some ideas...

1) Pumpkin bake (it is made with dairy and eggs to make a hearty pumpkin cheesecake that can actually work as a meal)
2) Chicken caesar salads (I know you don't like meat but a lot of people like chicken chunked up in a salad with creamy caesar)
3) guacamole with lots of sour cream, cheese, salsa...
4) nuts are quick, grab a handful on the go
5) eggplant parmesan (don't bread the eggplant, or use seasoned soyflour or something instead)
6) lasagna made with broiled eggplant slices & portabello mushrooms
7) various pasta dishes using spaghetti squash (or dreamfields). Some ideas are alfredos with shrimp/chicken, or chunky meat sauce etc.
8) creamy/cheesy caseroles made with veggies such as spinach, mushrooms, broccoli.
9) ground up cauliflower and stir fry it like rice; chunk up meat and toss it in.

Basically what I'm trying to say is you can make any former dish low carb if you learn to replace starch with veggies. There's no reason to eat only plain meats, and there is no reason to give up your old favorites. If you wanted to you could even bake or buy low carb versions of plain starches (breads and bagels and cereal) or sweets (cookies and muffins and cakes) and eat those, if that's what you lived on before lol. I wouldn't recommend it of course but if you absolutely refuse to eat anything else it's still better than not doing low carb.

If you tell me what sort of foods you enjoy, it would certainly help. It's hard to make suggestions when all you know is they don't like meat and eggs.