"cheesegator" <spamha
...@youtellme.net> wrote in message <
news:vg41fknikd7ac8@corp.supernews.com>...
> Hi All:
> I'm doing very well and will probably be at the maintenance phase
> within 2-3 months. Fortunately, I seem to be able to tolerate more
> carbs than many while continuing to shed the fat.
> I would like to add more onions, peppers and tomatoes (stewed,
> not sugary sauces) to my diet . . . . I have used these sparingly
> to this point and have not noticed any ill effects. In fact, they make
> certain foods rather tasty! But I'd like to hear your experiences--
> good, bad, neutral. Anyone stall or regress by eating these?
Looking at the numbers in your sig file, you can probably have
unlimited amounts of those three foods. I know that I can.
They are all very healthy too. Mushrooms should be OK too, at least
in moderate amounts. I've been stable at around 152-156 for over six
months. I also let myself have refried beans occasionally. My rule
is just no refined starches, potatoes or sugary stuff. I--for the
most part--avoid fruit that is high GI, in favor of berries. I
sometimes let myself have pigout days where I gorge myself with food,
but on those days I am induction level strict about no carbs. On
other, rarer occasions, I let myself have a have sugary treat (ice
cream/frozen custard), but on those days I stay very low calorie.
Most of the time, though,I just eat my new way, the Atkins way.
Maintenance is fun. You get to test your limits. Besides, if I ever
want to lose more, all I'll have to do is a few weeks of induction
combined with workouts.
> Pete
> LC since 01/07/03
> 200/169/160
--Bryan Atkins since Jan. 2002 and forever
198/154/155
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