Cheese?

[wowser]

Ello , me again. I'm sorry but I need to ask a lot a questions. Hopefully as I progress I can give some of my experiences back to the forum x

Cheese? In my book it says cheese under 'free' foods, but is there a limit on the amount of cheese I should be eating?
Thanks.

 

[wowser]

Also , milk . Am I not allowed milk? But I can have cream ?
I don't know why but my book didnt seem awfully clear about many things, perhaps I should've read it twice!

 

[reluctant_whale]

I know you you mean Wowser I asked LOADS of questions at the beginning. You can have up to 4oz of allowed cheeses per day. That seems tons of cheese to me - as ive been on a low fat diet for so long. As for milk, definately not. Too carby, I use unsweetened Alpro soya milk as it is 0.1g carbs per 100ml

xx

 

[wowser]

Thanks , and do I include that cheese allowance in my carbs for the day? Or are my carbs just my veggies and stuff ?
X

 

[moonlights]

Yes, include all carbs in your total for the day, including the minimal carbs in eggs, cheese etc.

 

[emmaedes]

also dont forget carbs in processed meats - like ham etc xxx

 

[24772433]

Is soya milk nice, would love to use it and have cup tea, really missing my cuppa

 

[wowser]

Thanks, what about eggs? Do I track the carbs in those too?


Soya milk, I'd say it's ok, palatable , better than no milk at all you get used to it.

 

[wowser]

Oops moonlights, totally missed your post.
Ok but I suppose I get a lot of eggs for the amount of carbs ?

Starting to get my head around it all now, thanks all.

 

[reluctant_whale]

I absolutely love soya milk, it is so creamy and lovely. I prefer it to cows milk now - go for the unsweetened for tea and coffee. Infact I don't like the sweetened stuff at all .. I can drink the Alpro unsweetened straight from the carton. Nom!

 

[hondapeeps]

Water your cream down and use as 'milk' if you need to. But be warned! Cheese and cream can stall! I was sts for 2 weeks, stopped all cream and cheese and whoosh, -5 so just take note

Good luck xx

 

[Lycanthrope]

I'm new to Atkins, but am quite experienced with food diaries.

What suprised, and perhaps confused me the lost on the Atkins method was this "net carbs" concept. I think this originates because in the USA they show fibre as part of the total carb content (which it's not of course), making for a very confusing situation.

I found that both of my usual tracking apps: LiveStrong and ShapeUp are just not quitable for tracking an Atkins diet. So I found another: Low Carb Diet Assistant, that seems to do the trick.

 

[autumnbabe]

Aspro soya natural yogurt is nice it not many Carbs in that either.

 

[raverminx]

i use double cream in my morning decaf coffee, it does curdle slightly but its yummy! i do limit the cream to about 2-3 teaspoons a day though. same as sour cream.

I also eat cheese, i have no idea how much as i dont have any scales but the lumps i do have are usually smaller than a size of baby bells. I usually have at least 1 or 2 babybells a day.
My weight loss after a week and a half is 7lb so not too bad.

 

[AnnieAnnie]

If you use whipping cream it doesn't curdle & has the same carbs.