Induction day 36…
I had an excellent day today. A few of my closest girlfriends and I took a rafting trip down the river and it was awesome. I am burnt like you cannot believe but I had so much fun, it was well worth it! I also fudged a little on what I ate, er well, actually what I drank. I had one glass of wine and a Michelob Ultra light beer. I am human and I do make mistakes but tomorrow is another day and I will be right back on plan. I guess everyone just needs a day to relax and have a little fun and since I am moving out of the state in a few weeks, I want to really enjoy my time with my friends. I know it will slow me down a little but it was such a fun day and it was totally worth the extra work I will have to put in. I ate completely on plan so at least I didnt go totally overboard. The important thing to do when you mess up is to just get right back on plan with the very next bite and thats what I did 
I wanted to briefly share a couple of things about the supplements I take. If you have read Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution then you will know that Dr. A considered Atkins a 3 pronged approach consisting of food, supplements and exercise. In my opinion, if you aren’t doing all three of those things then you really shouldn’t say you are doing Atkins. At the very minimum you should be taking a good multi vitamin everyday, preferably one without iron. Centrum silver is a good one and no you don’t have to be a senior to take it In addition to a multi-vitamin, I also take vitamin c with flavinoids, b complex, 1000 mg fish oil, calcium with vitamin d and chromium picolinate. If you start having leg cramps (like I have had lately), then you will also want a potassium supplement and perhaps a magnesium supplement as well. The chromium picolinate is an important supplement because it really helps with weight loss and your metabolism.
Breakfast – 2 eggs cooked in butter (1.6 carbs), 1/8th cup mushrooms (0.3 carbs), 1/8th cup red pepper (0.6 carbs), 1/8th cup zuchini (0.2 carbs), 1/2 oz pepper jack cheese (0.5 carbs), 3 slices bacon (0.2 carbs)
Total – 3.4 carbs
Lunch – 1/2 cup raw broccoli (1 carb), 1/2 cup raw cauliflower (1.3 carbs), handful of pork skins, 1/4 cup spinach dip (3 carbs), 1 glass cabernet (2 carbs), 12 oz michelob ultra light (2.6 carbs)
Total – 9.9 carbs
Snack – 1 oz string cheese (1 carb)
Total – 1 carb
Dinner -pepperoni pizza with cauliflower crust (8 carbs)
Total – 8 carbs
Daily total – 22.3 carbs
