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Low carb dieting on the Atkins diet can be difficult if you don’t do it right. One big factor in making your diet successful is eating a wide variety of satisfying food. Work these foods into your low carb diet and watch the pounds melt away.

This is a list of Atkins diet foods allowed in the induction phase.

All eggs, including: deviled, fried, hard-boiled, poached, omelets, soft-boiled, scrambled.

All fish, including: bass, cod, flounder, haddock, herring, perch, pollack, roughy, salmon, sardines, sole, tilapia, trout, tuna, walleyed pike.

All fowl, including: chicken, cornish hen, duck, goose, pheasant, quail, turkey.

All meat, including: beef, pork, lamb, veal, venison. Bacon and ham are allowed if they have not been sugar cured.

All shellfish, including: clams, crab, octopus, shrimp, squid. Oysters and mussels are limited to 4 ounces per day because of their higher carbohydrate count.

You may eat these foods to until your satisfied. The following foods are allowed with some restrictions.

You may eat 3 to 4 ounces of certain cheese. They include hard, firm, soft and semi-soft aged cheeses. You should check the carbohydrate content of your cheese before you eat, keeping in mind you are allowed only 12 to 15 carbs per day. You can enjoy cheddar, goat cheese, gouda, mozzarella, swiss, and blue cheese.

Salad vegetables are next on the list. These are a good source of fiber. Remember to count carbs. These low carb veggies are your first choice: alfalfa sprouts, arugala, bok choy, celery, chicory, chives, cucumber, daikon, endive, escarole, fennel, jicama, lettuce, peppers, radicchio, radishes, and romaine.

These vegetables are slightly higher in carbohydrates and you should use them carefully, making sure to stay within your daily carb limit: artichoke, celery root, pumpkin, artichoke hearts, rhubarb, asparagus, chard, sauerkraut, bamboo shoots, collard greens, scallions, dandelion, snow peas, bean sprouts, dandelion greens, spaghetti squash, beet greens, eggplant, spinach, broccoli, hearts of palm, string or wax beans, broccoli, kale, summer squash, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, tomato, bean sprouts, leeks, turnips, cabbage, okra, water chestnuts, cauliflower, onion, and zucchini.

Of course you will want to use condiments and garnishes to make the food more palatable. Use spices and herbs to taste (make sure there is no added sugar). Butter and sour cream will also make this diet easier to follow. Just remember these are very high sources of calories, so limit there use.

You’ll need oil to cook with. Olive oil is good. So are canola, walnut, soybean, grape seed, sesame, sunflower and safflower. Avoid margarine and other trans fats.

If you have a sweet tooth you will want to use sweeteners. Sucralose (Splenda), cyclamate, saccharin, and acesulfame-K are okay to use. Do not use maltose, dextrose, fructose and anything else that ends in “ose”.

The beverage of choice on the list of Atkins diet foods is water. Filtered, spring, mineral or tap will do just fine. Other beverages are allowed if there are no added carbs, make sure to read the labels.

Diet soda pop is okay if sweetened with Splenda. Avoid caffeinated beverages. Caffeine can caused blood sugar to spike in some people.

If you need more variety in your diet you can add these foods occasionally. 10 to 20 olives or half of a small avocado per day. Or instead have 2 or 3 tablespoons of lemon or lime juice, 1 oz. of sour cream or 3 oz. of unsweetened heavy cream. You do need to be careful eating these because they may slow down your weight loss efforts. If you see you stop losing after eating these foods then you will need to avoid them in the induction phase.

If you have long been trying to conceive, even the unconfirmed “feeling pregnant” illusions can make you very ecstatic. Why prolong the “hoping period?” One quick and easy way to confirm your pregnancy is through a pregnancy test. Pregnancy tests confirm whether or not you’re bound to become a mom soon. If you have been experiencing some signs of pregnancy, it is advised that you get a confirmation by taking a pregnancy test as soon as you can.

 

There are two ways to conduct pregnancy tests. One is by urine sampling and the other is through blood test. Pregnancy tests which use blood sample are more accurate than the urine test. It is administered by your physician in order to obtain an early diagnosis of pregnancy. It can detect pregnancy as early as the second week of conception. Other women use this type of test to confirm prior urine tests which they have done on their own.

 

If you want an instant confirmation, you may conduct a home pregnancy test in the mean time. All you need to do is test a sample of your urine by the time your period is due. In the past decade, home pregnancy tests have proved to be between 97 to 99% accurate as long as it is taken correctly. To ensure proper administration of a home pregnancy test, take a look at the tips below.

 

Always read instructions carefully. Pregnancy tests are very simple and easy to use. However, some women still end up doing the wrong process. You can immediately lose the value and accuracy of the test if you fail to follow instructions properly. If you have questions, do not hesitate to call your kit manufacturer’s customer service number.

 

Collect your urine specimen. If you are planning on conducting a home pregnancy test, use your first morning urine (FMU). FMU’s contain a big amount of hormones which can help detect your pregnancy. For a more accurate result, some pregnancy kits indicate that you wait until the day that your period is due before testing. When collecting your urine, you can use a small specimen cup.

 

Read the test. So you have just finished conducting the test. How do you know if it’s positive or negative? Most pregnancy kits come with two windows. One is the control window which tells you whether or not the kit is working correctly. The other window is the testing window which gives you the result. If you see a line in the testing window, you are pregnant. Note that pregnancy kits use different ways to show results. Some use lines. Others use a plus. To prevent confusion, always read the instructions. Make sure as well to follow the time requirement indicated in your kit.

 

If the test if positive, be cautious about everything that you eat and do. Avoid things that can do harm to your baby. If it is negative and yet you have been experiencing some signs of pregnancy, check with your doctor right away to get a second and more accurate result.