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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:20 pm 
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Just started day one and this is hard - last week I was eating scones, donuts, chips and junk - but did not put weight on as I go to the gym a lot, but I was also not losing it where I wanted to.

So here I am - started today with 3 eggs 2 bacon, lunch lettuce, ham and atkins bar, tea 2 chops, lettuce and beef and lots of water.

Anyway - been to the shops to stock up on low carb stuff - cheese, mayo etc and was wanting some ideas on how to make a nice salad dressing and toppings for the chicken.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:30 pm 
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Welcome! Sounds like you are off to good start. The only thing you will find is many here will tell you to nix the Atkin's bars. We find they stall many people.

As for a recipes you might want to give this site a try:



Lot's of excellent recipes with photos. You will find salad dressing here too. One of my favorite ways to eat salad is to press some garlic cloves on top of my lettuce. Add oil to coat and then salt. After mixing all that I add wine vinegar to taste. I sprinkle the top of the salad with grated blue cheese. It's so simple but so good!

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:14 am 
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I thought this would be an easy post to answer, but it isn't really.

Topping for chicken? Hmmm. I usually just bake the chicken after spraying it with pam and sprinkling poultry seasoning on it. I used to also bake chicken in a can of diet soda. Another good one is "Heroin Chicken." It is actually a recipe for chicken wings but works great on chicken and pork.

Heroin Wings

4 lbs. Chicken wings
1/2 c. butter
1 c. grated parmesean cheese
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preheat the oven to 350. Cut the wings up into drummettes and freeze the pointy tips for soup.

Combine the grated cheese and the seasonings. Line a shallow baking pan with foil. (Do NOT omit this step, or you'll be scrubbing the pan for the next 2 weeks!)

Melt the butter in a shallow bowl or pan. Dip each drummette in butter, roll in the seasoned cheese, and arrange in the foil lined pan. Bake for 1 hour.

There is another called "Finger Lickin' Chicken." It tastes a little like KFC:

4 or 5 chicken breasts
6 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
2 Teaspoons Salt
1 Teaspoon Pepper

Mix mayonnaise, lemon juice, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour over chicken. Cook on 350 for about an hour or until browning on top.

As for salad dressing, I just use Ranch or Bleu Cheese. They usually have the fewest carbs. Watch portion size on salad dressings. Usually a portion is just a tablespoon or two and the carbs add up if you use more.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:05 pm 
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Thanks - will look at them
day 2 was very hard - so hungry and was away at meetings so was very tempted with the cream cakes etc - but I held out.
Breakfast was bacon and eggs with some cucumber (I know they dont go)
Lunch - salmon, lettuce, carrot (3 sticks) - cucumber
Tea - ate out but had a chicken and lamb stick thing - and 2 chips :(
- Today was easier - not as many cravings - god I was starving all day yesterday


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:44 pm 
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Carrot is a no-no. You need to review the list of allowed vegetables. You can find it under the FAQ section of this board.

And EAT !!! You can have all the protein you want. If you are hungry, eat something fatty. I've been known to just eat a spoonful of cream cheese. For that matter, cream cheese on celery is quite good.

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