My progress has been slow, which is fine. My ultimate goal is to shed the extra pounds to be healthy and in the past two-months I have managed to get rid of fourteen-pounds. That makes me feel great about what I am doing. I chalk up part of my recent weight-loss to my new job which requires I run around for 9 hours. This has added to my weight-battle in a positive way. When I weighed in this morning I almost fell over. The scale shouted out – 181 lbs. That is the lowest weight I have been in two-years! I am so damn proud of myself. I just knew I could do this. =0)
Low Carb Recpies
Phase 1 – 2- 3- 4 (Atkins)
Cheese Baked Eggs, Meat & Cheese Rolls, and Baked Meatballs and Cauliflower
Retrieved from Atkins.com
Cheese Baked Eggs
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
Net Carbs: 2.4 grams
Total Carbs: 2.4 grams
Fiber: 0 grams
Protein: 20 grams
Fat: 32 grams
Calories: 310
Crash and Burn – Falling off the Low Carb Bandwagon
Falling of the Low Carb Bandwagon Hurts …
I have no excuses. However, it is interesting to see how just five-days of crazy-iness can make me feel bloated, sick, unhappy, low energy and guilty. Back to the drawing board friends ……. I guess it is time to hike up my big girl panties and do the walk of shame. ;0)
It looks like I left off on the 14th at Eggs and Granola.
First I wanted to tell you that I signed up at Atkins.com and received a package from them. I love packages! It had a handy-dandy little carb counter booklet, 2 other useful booklets and three meal bars. Today I am a bit excited because I am going on a hunt for the new version of the Atkins book … mind you I have no patience to sit and wait for delivery from a website. I also mentioned before that there is a $3.00 rebate coupon on the Atkins website for the book. I love deals.
So onward …..
Thurs. Food-Log 04/15/10
I haven’t felt very well today so eating every 3-4 hours was a repulsive idea. I have instead just ate when I feel hungry.
Breakfast – 8am
2 Egg & Swiss Cheese (1 oz.) Omelet
3 c. Coffee
Lunch – 3pm
2 Scrambled Eggs w/ Ketchup
2 Small Pork Sausage Patties
1 c. Coffee
Calories: 744
Fat: 61.3
Carbs: 5.6
Protein: 43.8
Eggs & Granola
I’m feel exceptionally well today. I am in a good mood which beats the sick feeling I had the past few days. Is it possible I hit induction? I sure hope so. Onward – I forgot I was attempting an egg only diet today. What an excuse right? I’m being honest. After work I rushed home to get my hair cut with my brother when the tones dropped for an “out of control” grass fire. So I run into the house, grab my gear and shot back out the door. Off we go. In the end I came home from the “fire” and my hair appointment and got ready to go on a walk. Without thinking I grabbed a bottle of water and an Atkins bar and shot out the door again. Two miles later it hit me that I just flubbed up my own egg fest attempt. Damn it! Oh well … for the most part I got it right .. no? Add to that I’ve been sure to eat something every 3-4 hours today. It’s worked out quite well as I haven’t once been hungry. Love it!
Last night and this afternoon my carb cravings were rather intense. I out-willed them though by grabbing my water bottle and just continuously and ridiculously drowning myself in water the moment a cracker, cheesy or piece of coffee cake popped into my head.
Maybe tomorrow will be better.
Wednesday Food-Log 04/14/10
Breakfast – 8am
2 Fried Eggs/1 tspn. butter substitute
2 Cups of Coffee
Snack – 11am
1 Fried Egg/.5 tspn. butter substitute
1 oz. cheese
Lunch – 3pm
Atkins Choc-Ship Granola Bar
12 oz. Diet Mt Dew
Dinner – 6pm
6 oz. sirloin steak -grilled
2 scrambled eggs
1 fresh stemmed asparagus
1/2 c. sauteed shrimp
Calories: 1173
Fat: 60.8
Carbs: 9.6
Protein: 128.9
WL Stall, Plateau Busters & Induction Flu
I am glad I have been keeping a Food-Log .. it seems that I am doing something wrong as I have hit a stall and haven’t bunched a single ounce in one week. I am hoping with some minor adjustments I can get things rolling (or melting away) again. I read through some Plateau Busters to see just what it is that I am doing wrong ..
– Hidden sugars & Invisible Carbs … maybe in my fat free creamer? The label states no sugar (0g) and 1 carb (1g). Then when I read the ingredients I notice “corn syrup, with less then 2% sugar” – hmmmm. Problem?
– Eating enough, 6 small meals a day … well this is a problem for me. Strangely enough I have never been a big eater. In fact I have never eaten much at all however, previously I would eat very little of very bad things. This a habit I have to break – as you can see by yesterday’s Food-Log I didn’t eat until 4:00 p.
– Food Allergies? … I don’t believe so and the first thought is rather entertaining. I would be very upset if I was allergic to food. I like food. But perhaps – I will pay closer attention to what is in what I’m eating. I probably should start organic/raw/no chemical based foods and see if that helps?
– We have a winner – Drinking too much coffee – I can drink it all day long along side water. I will make an extended effort to have two cups in the morning and one in the evening while doing homework. That will help.
I don’t take any medications, no sex hormones (ie. Birth Control), I do take a multi-vitamin each evening … hmmm … what’s going on? What I take from this list is I’m not eating enough which is throwing my body into starvation mode – I didn’t mean to. Bad habits are hard to break. I get so busy between working two jobs, three kids, full time college work and life I sometimes (most often) forget to eat until I’m fading away with hunger.
I am really considering Jimmy Moore’s Egg-fest & following suit of LCDJ. *taps keyboard* … it’s either Eggs or this >>> Stillman’s Quick Weight Loss Diet. I don’t know about you but I like meat however not enough to make it my only food source. But eggs … well I’m a freak – I can think of a million ways to eat them … so I think I’m up for Jimmy’s menu of choice: Egg Fest time.
I forgot to mention the past two days I felt like hell. Perhaps induction flu? I was headachey, my stomach was rolling around, I wanted to eat but I didn’t. Strange.
Off to work *Cheers*
Tuesday Food-Log 04/13/10
Breakfast – NONE
Lunch – NONE
Snack – 4:00 pm
1 boiled egg
Snack – 5:30 pm (Guess I am hungry)
Atkins Peanut Butter Crisp Bar
Dinner – 6:30 pm
Iceberg salad with cucumbers, diced chicken, & Italian Dressing
2 Small Sausage Patties & 3 Over Medium Eggs in 1 Tbsp. Butter
Calories: 1238
Fat: 139.2
Carbs: 13.3
Protein: 87.9
Today was not a good day for eating …. I found out my four-year old son needs to have a biopsy done on a lump on his neck.
Atkins shared two recipies today perhaps of interest … Egg Salad and Egg Salad Plus .. I’ll be making this for snacks! Yummy!
Fought the Urge of Pasta-Monster
Last evening we had a family cook-out which usually entails mom’s yummy potato salad piled high with everything but the sink, my own macaroni salad, hot-dogs, hamburgers, chicken, and of course – fresh made peach pie. For once – I dreaded this little get together but anticipated the challenge of myself and ability to stick to the plan.
Kudos to me – I stuck my nose up to the salads and instead made chicken salad with celery and tomato, I had a hot dog and a 1/4 lb. hamburger with ketchup fixings without the bun (I didn’t miss it either!) and I casually walked away from the table as everyone gobbled down peach pie envisioning myself a month from now feeling better without the peach pie sitting on my hips. Wonderful. Naturally my family observed my new eating habits – horrified. My mom is the comfort food queen … home cooking and EVERYONE is required to eat until they bust. Thanks to my preparation for questions I eased through the evening without the stress of hearing “Why are you starving yourself?”, “Why are you eating that when you can have THIS?” … it was easier then I thought minus my husband asking “So hunny, you want your roll grilled” – as a joke obviously the man doesn’t cherish his life.
I came home last night totally satisfied with myself and woke up this morning feeling bloated and way full – still. I think I may have over ate last night? I don’t know … but it’s 10 am now and I just ate a boiled egg because I still feel full yet I don’t want to deprive my body of something. Regardless …. I’m sticking to the plan with confidence and determination. Plus 50 sit-ups and a much needed 4 mile walk with my pal … Bear this afternoon. The sun is shining and I’m feeling full. Can it get any better???
Monday Food-Log 4/12/10
Breakfast – 9:45 am
1 sliced hard boiled egg
2 c. coffee
Lunch – 12:00 pm (Wasn’t very hungry)
1 sliced hard boiled egg
Atkins Chocolate Chip Granola Bar
3 c. coffee
Dinner – 5:00 pm
Broiled haddock with garlic shrimp & mushrooms
Romaine salad with 1 boiled egg & 1 tbsp. Tomato – Bacon dressing
Water
Calories: 1479
Fat: 113.4
Carbs: 20.6 (went over .6!!!)
Protein: 184.9
Life Hiccups 