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More vegies! I can do that, I LOVE vegies. But.. hadn't been eating a lot because they have 3, 4, 5.... carbs per and the other stuff is 0.

Ok, got to thinking, when I first started this. Say an average tomato has 4 carbs, then the same for a pepper, broccoli and caul are slightly less, but it doesn't take long to get to the 20 grams mark. How does this all work? Do those numbers not count cause they're vegies?

There's always a way to balance out veggies and foods for a day to reach 20g - and remember that 20g is only for the first 2 weeks. After that you should slowly be increasing the number, so that you are balancing your weight loss with healthy eating that you can maintain long term <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Here's a list of low carb foods -

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art14503.asp

So for example eggplant mexican is *delicious* and is only 2g. An oriental cucumber salad (another favorite of mine) is 1g. Here, I'll do some samples up for you.

Breakfast -
Omelette with mushrooms - 1.4g
camomile tea - 0g

Lunch -
cream of celery soup - 0.8g
eggplant Italian - 2g
flavored water - 0g

Snack -
mozarella balls in oil - 2g

Dinner -
Shrimp Scampi - 2.2g
broccoli - 1.7g

Dessert -
homemade french vanilla ice cream - 3g

Total carbs for the day - 13.1g

See - you still have 7g left over if you want to add in more snacks!

Breakfast -
broccoli omelet - 1.6g
raspberry flavored water - 0g

Lunch -
egg drop soup - 0.6g
oriental cucumber salad - 1.0g

Snack -
smoked salmon with dill sauce - 0.8g

Dinner -
Tuna steak - 0g
bok choi - 0.7g
green beans with sesame - 2.9g

Dessert -
homemade chocolate ice cream - 4g

Total carbs: 11.6g

Tons of carbs left over for other snacks or additional food at each meal!

Breakfast -
omelet with cheese - 1.5g
bacon - 0g
camomile tea - 0g

lunch -
fresh salad with oil / vinegar - 0.5g
boneless country pork ribs - 0g

snack -
cucumber with cheese slices - 3g

dinner -
fresh salad with oil / vinegar - 0.5g
filet mignon - 0g
steamed broccoli - 1.7g

dessert -
almond cookies - 4g

Total carbs - 11.2g

breakfast -
ham & cheese omelet - 1.5g
camomile tea - 0g

lunch -
eggplant mexican - 2g
sugar free lemonade - 0g

snack -
devilled eggs - 2.5g
olives bowl - 2.5g

dinner -
lobster tail with butter - 3g
asparagus - 2.4g

dessert -
homemade butter pecan ice cream - 5.1g

OK even with all these delicious flavors, we came in at 19g!

Breakfast -
Omelet with steak - 1.2g
camomile tea - 0g

Lunch -
tuna with celery, olives, capers - 0.5g
salad with oil / vinegar - 0.5g

Snack -
smoked salmon with white sauce - 0.5g

Dinner -
salad with oil / vinegar - 0.5g
grilled salmon - 0g
steamed cauliflower - 1.5g

Dessert -
1/2 cup raspberries - 3g

Quick, easy, and delicious! Also only 7.7g *total* meaning you can add a lot more to this one if you want.

Here's what I fall back on if I just want a quick, easy way to get through my day on 20g or so.

Breakfast -
EAS Low Carb Shake, chocolate - 2g

I'm just not a morning person at all. When I wake up, I wander down to the kitchen, pour the shake over ice, then go to my computer to check my mail while I drink it.

Lunch -
salad with oil and vinegar - 0.5g
tuna fish with olives, capers, dill - 0.5g

I like quick and easy for lunch. Also, the cats love the oil / water from the can <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Snack -
olives, 2.5g

I *love* olives. I could eat olives every day. Olive oil is of course very good for you <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Dinner -
salad with oil and vinegar - 0.5g
steak - 0g
zucchini - 3.3g

Bob grills dinner for us most nights. So it's grilled fish or grilled steak. I'm not really a chicken person. He'll grill green or yellow squash along with it.

Dessert -
nuts - 2g

I'm not really a dessert person. Nuts aren't great for induction so if you're still in the first 2 weeks I'd avoid them, but otherwise it's fine to add them in. Also since I'm not on induction I'll have wine with dinner and with 'dessert', so that's another 4g or so. But assuming you're on induction and avoiding the wine, that gives a total of -

total - 11.3g

So that's just over half of what you "can eat" in a day - and I'm feeling quite full. I drink a lot of water each day. The meals are all quick and easy, and very tasty. You can do all sorts of things with steak for example, marinades and rubs and so on. The same is true for zucchini. Or you could have broccoli with cheese sauce, or cauliflower with sesame seeds, etc. etc.

Ok, well at about 2.5 months I'm holding at 10 lbs now. I did try to start adding in some, added some fruit and more yogurt, but I started gaining again. I'd be happy at a total of 20 lbs, so I'm halfway there, I can already tell by the above that I'm gonna be hungry all the time :-( so I'll add in some deviled eggs, which I LOVE and other stuff. Thanks for working up those menus, Lisa. I'll keep trying.