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4/28/13 2:46 P

Been at a BBQ all afternoon so had about 3 chicken drumsticks, a chicken thigh, some salad, coleslaw and homemade guacamole. Yum. Who said you can't enjoy a BBQ and still keep it low carb :-)

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4/28/13 2:10 P

Saturday

3 eggs, 4 sl bacon
barbecued salmon, 2 mini cupcakes, small salad w ranch, sourdough bread, butter
3 asian pears
can vegetable beef soup

No breakdown as no measurements for lunch.

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4/28/13 6:04 A

Made my own low carb tortilla/wrap for breakfast and had it with turkey, red peppers and spinach. Delicious.

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4/26/13 2:14 P

Thursday

sausage mcmuffins, no muffins
chicken enchiladas, beans, rice, cake
milky way, mountain dew

No breakdown, lunch was a fundraiser, no idea what went into it. Kind of lost it after that.

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4/25/13 12:24 P

Wednesday

Louisiana hot link on LC tortilla
orange
cheeseburger
bk triple stacker, half bun
grapefruit

1696 calories, 49NC, 122 fat, 99 protein. 65% calories from fat. A little high on the protein.

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4/24/13 11:26 A

Tuesday

~6 oz hamburger, mayo and mustard
8 oz hamburger, 1/2 oz cheddar
beefaroni (got to move those emergency food cans to the garage)

Didn't log, so don't have full nutrition. If memory serves, the beefaroni was right around 50 NC, so not terrible.

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4/23/13 7:13 P

Tuesday: protein shake with hwc and 1/2 c strawberries for breakfast
Lunch was a burger patty, cheese, mayo/mustard and pork rinds with a buffalo wing (1 carb/2T) dip.
Dinner: two eggs/sausage patty

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4/23/13 10:54 A

Monday

2 sausage mcmuffins with half muffin
8 oz hamburger
spaghetti
2 grapefruit
beef ribs

haven't figured out the nutrition.

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4/22/13 12:25 P

Sunday

grapefruit
hamburger
celery w/ peanut butter
broccoli beef
chicken almond chow mein
shrimp
barbecued pork
Szechuan pork
sweet and sour pork
egg roll
fortune cookies
strawberry/rhubarb pie
apple

no idea what any of the chinese is, nor portion sizes, so no breakdown.

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4/21/13 4:04 A

Saturday

grapefruit
3 eggs
4 sl bacon
pizza toppings
6 oz chicken breast
50 g popcorn
2 tbsp butter

1705 calories, 48 NC, 107 fat, 137 protein. 57% calories from fat.

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4/20/13 6:33 P

Friday

1 oz pecans
2 sausage mcmuffins, no muffins
BK triple stacker minus half bun
grapefruit
pizza toppings
grapefruit

2152 calories, 52 NC, 167 fat, 132 protein. 70% calories from fat

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4/20/13 6:31 P

Thursday

meatloaf on LC corn tortilla w/mayo
orange
meatloaf on LC corn tortilla w/mayo
meatloaf on LC corn tortilla w/ Tapatio
2 C mixed veggies

1391 calories, 46 NC, 101 fat, 69 protein. 65% calories from fat

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4/18/13 1:24 P

Wednesday

cheddar brat and sauerkraut
2 egg rolls
4 oz meatloaf
1/2 C mixed veggies
1 C fruit salad

No breakdown, as I don't know anything but the brat and veggies.

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4/17/13 12:19 P

Tuesday - OK, it's bad. I never left the house and broke into my emergency food

can nalley's hot chili
can chef boyardee beef ravioli
can dinty moore stew
can beefaroni
LC crackers w peanut butter.

No breakdown, but I think I can safely say high calorie and high carb.

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4/17/13 12:17 P

Monday

2 sausage mc muffins minuse 95% of muffins
2 cheddar brat w sauerkraut
chester chicken thigh and drum

1939 calories, 61 NC, 133 fat, 106 protein. 62% calories from fat/

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4/15/13 9:05 P

Monday - a protein shake with strawberries for breakfast.
Chicken pieces in a chicken broth for lunch with some coleslaw.
Dinner will be another protein shake today (only because I don't feel like cooking anything).
Had some macadamia (1/2 oz.) for snack this afternoon.

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4/15/13 12:15 P

Sunday

BK double stacker minus half bun
3 KFC thighs
2 KFC mashed potato sides
1 KFC biscuit
1 tbsp butter
1 KFC honey sauce

2292 calories, 100 NC, 143 fat, 85 protein. 56% of calories from fat.


Edited by: NAYPOOIE at: 4/15/2013 (12:15)

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4/14/13 5:38 P

Saturday

3 hot dogs
2 sl bread
1/2 C tuna
1 tbsp Miracle Whip
SF jello
2 cheddar brat
2 C sauerkraut

1348 calories, 45 NC, 88 fat, 76 protein. 59% calories from fat
Actually slightly higher by several servings of SF jello, but didn't have the data.

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4/13/13 3:22 P

Friday

~4 oz sturgeon
2/3 cup broccoli w cheese sauce
3 tacos
20 pc mcnugget
3 hot mustard sauces
lg banana
50 g popcorn w butter

2081 calories, 148 NC, 128 fat, 69 protein. Protein is actually a little higher. 53% calories from fat.

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4/12/13 11:33 A

Thursday

LC tortilla
3 jimmy dean sausage links
1 egg
navel orange
hot italian sausage
sauer kraut
yellow bell pepper
ranch dressing
fried sturgeon
broccoli w cheese sauce (steamers)
4 crackers
Adams peanut butter

No breakdown yet, but I think I hit about 50 NC.

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4/12/13 10:33 A

Thursday -

Breakfast - eggs scrambled with mushrooms sauteed in lard
Snack - herbal tea with coconut milk and liquid splenda
Lunch - Mackerel and Cabbage Salad (good, healthy, and cheap!)
Snack - herbal tea with coconut milk and liquid splenda
Supper - pork chops and broccoli with carrots
Evening tea - herbal tea with coconut milk and liquid splenda

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4/11/13 9:19 P

Breakfast was a protein shake
Lunch was pastrami, cheese, mayo on a l/c tortilla & half an avocado
Dinner will be chicken salad with mayo.

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4/11/13 2:02 P

Wednesday

bratwurst
sauerkraut
salami sandwich with mayo and tomato
3 potato wedges
sturgeon
baked potato
broccoli with cheese sauce

No breakdown, too many unknowns

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4/10/13 12:52 P

Tuesday

Hot italian sausage
sauerkraut
corn dog
pepperoni chips
Calcium chew
chicken soup

1259 calories, 55 NC, 77 fat, 72 protein. 55% calories from fat.

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4/10/13 12:50 P

OK, Monday

3 hot dogs
chester chicken thigh and leg
pepperoni chips
can nalley's chili
5 stalks celery
adams peanut butter

2290 calories, 88 NC, 142 fat, 97 protein. 56% calories from fat.

Edited by: NAYPOOIE at: 4/10/2013 (12:54)

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4/1/13 11:33 A

Yeah, better to avoid the apple. Mostly I'm just as satisfied with jicama, need to keep some on hand.

So Sunday.

2 skinless chicken thighs
taco bake
12 cuties
7 oz venison

1236 calories, 93 NC, 59 fat, 124 protein. 43% of calories from fat.

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4/1/13 2:08 A

While fruit is full of vitamins, antioxidants, fiber and so much more, it also contributes to weight gain - that's why bears can fatten up on berries prior to hibernation.

If I understand the biochemistry behind this correctly, here is how things unfold:

1) Our bodies can store about 500g of glycogen (sugar). 100g of that are stored in the liver, the other 400g are stored in the muscles

2) Glycogen stored in the liver can be made available to wherever it's needed in the body, while the glycogen stored in the muscles can only be used by the muscles. Hence, the liver glycogen store gets filled up first. Once it's full, the muscle stores get filled up. Once they are full, any remaining sugar gets stored as body fat.

3) Fructose (fruit sugar) is special in that it can only be stored in the liver, not in the muscles, because it requires different processing compared to other sugars.

4) Since the liver can only hold 100g of glycogen - and because those 100g always get replenished first - there is a good chance that there is no room to store fructose, unless we eat fruit first thing in the morning, when the liver's glycogen reserves are low. So, the liver has no choice but to convert fructose to body fat, much of the time.

5) The fruit we eat is not the only - or even the most significant - source of fructose. High-fructose corn syrup can be found in the most unlikely processed foods, which explains why those foods are so fattening.

So, while fruit has real health benefits, it will hamper weight-loss efforts. Not only because much of the fructose will be stored as fat, but also because fructose generates an insulin response. And insulin, in turn, stimulates an enzyme that helps "lock up" body fat...

Eating fruit is a no-win proposition for anybody who is trying to lose weight by reducing body fat. We are much better off with anything "leafy green", or with the many other low-carb vegetables that have a high water content and no starch.

Edited by: MONADM1 at: 4/1/2013 (02:11)

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4/1/13 1:38 A

What gets me on an eating frenzy is pineapple! Especially in the morning..

When I eat apples, I eat 1/4 to 1/2 apple at a time (per day) - oranges, cuties or whatever, I seldom eat at all, just not my favorite food. Nor are bananas. When I do have an apple, I usually cut it up and put it in a salad, although sometimes with a little peanut butter on it.

My main fruits are berries... Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, sometimes the mixed berries.

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3/31/13 10:27 P

sounds about right.

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3/31/13 10:23 P

NAYPOOIE,

I am not surprised that the apple and the Cuties set you up for a real challenge. In a very simplistic manner, here is the chain of events that was your downfall. You can read the details in Gary Taubes' book "Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It"

1) The apple provides quite a bit of rapid-release sugar.

2) Your body immediately makes insulin available, to prevent your blood sugar from rising too much. There is a good chance that it actually goes overboard by secreting more insulin than needed. (Anybody whose weight exceeded 200 pounds at one time should suspect that too much insulin is the culprit)

3) In response to the apple, your blood-sugar level increases. In response to the insulin, it decreases - most likely a bit too much.

4) So your liver makes more sugar available to get you back to the right level. And, again, there is a chance that this mechanism is out of whack and you get a bit more sugar than you need - hence another insulin release.....

5) These blood sugar ups and downs either create cravings for more carbs, so that the liver doesn't have to provide sugar, or it creates real hunger. Either way, you are screwed, because you are now on a roller-coaster ride in terms of blood-sugar levels - and it is really difficult to bring this ride to a stop.

Even if you don't have problems with insulin over-secretion, you may not be out of the woods. You may be one of the unfortunate people whose brains react to sugar (any sugar: good bad, or ugly) as if it were a substance like heroin. An innocent-looking apple or cutie can get you "hooked" just as badly as your neighborhood drug dealer !

That's how the one "carb transgression" can trash a whole day, regardless of how hard one fights to regain control.

Edited by: MONADM1 at: 3/31/2013 (22:23)

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3/31/13 9:40 P

I'm holding at the moment. Yesterday was one of those crazy days, set off by that apple. I thought I could hold it there, but I was wrong.

This one went a little crazy too, I bought some Cuties, and made the mistake of eating some. Then some more. Then again. Staying below 100 NC today, but not 50.

Posting my food here was my March Madness challenge, doing something out of my comfort zone. It has become more comfortable, which I suppose is a good thing. It certainly gives more accountability. Last month, I hardly tracked anything.

Edited by: NAYPOOIE at: 3/31/2013 (21:42)

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3/31/13 4:28 P

NAYPOOIE,

it's great that you log your daily food intake, for the rest of us to see. That takes a lot of courage, since it's now out here for everybody to comment....

Personally, I will never go back to starches and sugars, simply because they don't make me feel good. So, it's important to find a protocol that works in the long run, not just during my weight-loss phase. That's why I am hanging out here, trying to learn from others who are on the same journey.

Your meal plan looks more like how I understand the "original" Atkins approach: protein, lots of fat, but very light on what Atkins now calls "foundation vegetables". The "new" Atkins actually recommends a rather significant amount of fresh vegetables.

Two questions:

1) Are you losing weight, at this time, are you maintaining your weight, or are you gaining?

2) Do you feel that you may be suffering nutritional deficiencies in terms of vitamins and minerals (i.e. calcium, magnesium, potassium, etc)?

I read that meat gives us pretty much all the vitamins we need - unless we eat carbs as well, and then we need more Vitamin C, it appears. However, a lot of the meat you eat is very processed (lots of nitrites) and probably contains a whacking amount of salt, as well.

There is a great website that shows the nutritional benefits of a huge variety of natural and processed foods. It might be interesting to look up your typical meals to see whether you are covering all your bases. Just enter the name of your food at the top right of the page and search.
nutritiondata.self.com/

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3/31/13 12:52 P

Saturday.

Taco bake
1/4 papa murphys family size cowboy toppings
fuji apple
20 pc mcnugget
3 hot mustard sauce
50 g popcorn
2 tbsp butter

2479 calories, 139 NC, 159 fat, 122 protein. 58% calories from fat. Actually not as bad carb as I'd feared, but still well over my goal of 50.

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3/30/13 12:20 A

Friday

8 oz hamburger
1 cup almond milk
2 tbsp splenda
2 tbsp cocoa
5.5 oz chicken skin

1368 calories, 6 NC, 118 fat, 66 protein. Protein is a little low, but my stomach is a little unsettled and I'm not up to eating anything more. 78% calories from fat.

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3/30/13 12:17 A

Thursday:

2 oz pecans
sloppy joe stuffed pepper
taquito
sloppy joe stuffed pepper

1628 calories, 50 NC, 116 fat, 90 protein. 64% of calories from fat.

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3/28/13 1:19 A

Wednesday: Protein shake with strawberries and hwc for breakfast. Salad with 1T sunflower seeds, tomato, and dressing for lunch. Chinese food... bbq pork (the kind w/o the bbq sauce on it) and chicken subgum chow mein with NO noodles. Brought about half of that home and will put in an omelet tomorrow at lunch probably.

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3/27/13 11:34 P

Wednesday

3 eggs, 5 sl bacon
1 oz pecans
toppings from 3/8 papa murphys family size cowboy
fuji apple

1560 calories, 35 NC, 114 fat, 113 protein. 66% calories from fat.

Not certain what the protein is, somewhat less than I posted. When I asked Papa Murphy's for the crust-only nutrition, I only asked for calories, carbs, and fat. Wasn't tracking protein at the time. So some of that 113 protein was actually in the crust and not eaten. Also, fat is somewhat less than posted, as I substituted bell pepper for the olives.

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3/27/13 11:04 P

Tuesday

3 eggs, 5 sl bacon
8 oz hamburger
7.5 oz dark chicken
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
4 tbsp ranch

1782 calories, 11 NC, 137 fat, 106 protein. 69% of calories from fat

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3/27/13 11:02 P

Monday

Ham, bacon, eggs, sausage (Denny's build your own slam)
taco bake
Dennison's hot and chunky chili
Toffifay

1589 calories, 65 NC, 92 fat, 78 protein. Carbs a little high, protein on the low end

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3/25/13 1:48 A

Today (3/24) I had a protein shake with pineapple for breakfast.
Had egg salad, avocado, l/c tortilla and salad for lunch
Dinner was another protein shake, but no fruit added - did toss in a handful of greens (but it made it kind of bitter as there were some strange tasting greens in the mix, which were better in salad than a smoothie. But it was the last of the container and wanted to use it, so~~

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3/24/13 10:30 P

Sunday:

Chile relleno
3 sl bacon
2 hot dogs
taco bake 1/12 serving
sloppy joe stuffed pepper
2 oz pecans

1586 calories, 13 NC, 143 fat, 80 protein. 81% calories from fat. I added the pecans to get me above the minimum protein.

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3/24/13 12:30 P

I like popcorn in the evening when I'm watching some TV, with plenty of butter and salt. What's nice is that I can have a reasonable portion and still stay under 50 NC.

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3/24/13 1:39 A

Today (Saturday) I had two eggs, 2 slices thick bacon, 1 oz. cheese for breakfast. For lunch I had about 2 cups of popcorn and about 1/4 cup trail mix (no candy in it). And tonight for dinner I had a l/c tortilla, a salad with tomato and a chicken wing.

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3/24/13 1:23 A

Saturday's food:

3 eggs
6 sl bacon
3 eggs, deviled with mayo
2 hot dogs
4 3/4 oz corned beef
SF jello
fuji apple

1435 calories, 24 NC, 102 fat, 91 protein. 64% calories from fat.

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3/23/13 1:17 A

Day is done, here's Friday!

3 hot dogs
1 corn dog
hot italian sausage and sauerkraut
small sucker
5.5 oz roasted chicken breast w skin
popcorn with butter

1419 calories, 44 NC, 94 fat, 89 protein. Yay, Chicken! Only 59% of calories from fat today.

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3/22/13 3:31 P

OK, so I went to my nutrition page to see what was recommended for protein (76 - 94), so just made the minimum yesterday. BUT! They recommend 190 to 234 carbs!!! They know I'm diabetic. I see Becky's Hand in this!

I felt I was doing pretty fast and loose when I had that Reuben sandwich, but that still kept me under 50 carbs. How much bread/potatoes/pasta would I have to eat to get up 190? The mind boggles.

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3/22/13 2:29 P

I don't eat a lot of veggies. Sauerkraut is probably the biggest one, I'll occasionally whack up a jicama, broccoli, or bell pepper and nibble on that. I find too often that my fresh veggies go bad before I get around to them, so I tend to not buy them very often. And the frozen veggies generally require cooking, which I'm not that comfortable doing at work, where I do the bulk of my eating. For example, yesterday, everything except the asparagus was eaten at work.

So. Thursday's food:
2 hot dogs rolled in LC tortilla
2 hot dogs
2 oz pecans
Chester Chicken thigh and leg
6 pickled asparagus spears

1550 calories, 34 NC, 120 fat, 77 protein. 70% of calories from fat.

Maybe I should throw a protein shake in there somewhere.

Edited by: NAYPOOIE at: 3/22/2013 (15:12)

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3/22/13 1:43 A

NAYPOOIE,

still no veggies? I saw that you had sauerkraut, though, which qualifies. How about what Atkins calls the "foundation" vegetables? Low in carbs, really filling.

By the way, I am not picking on you, but I noticed that many people on this team don't seem to eat a lot of vegetables. I am following the Ideal Protein Diet,with a few Atkins-like modifications.

The IP protocol requires 4 cups of low-carb vegetables per day, plus "unlimited" lettuce, in addition to protein four times a day.

IP is very low on fat, though. That's how one gets very quick weight-loss results, but I am not sure how healthy it is to go with too little fat. Hence my "modifications".

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3/21/13 8:34 P

Faith I didn't realize that. Good to know!

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3/21/13 7:17 P

Thank you, Faith

Edited by: NAYPOOIE at: 3/21/2013 (19:17)

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3/21/13 7:10 P

I found your collections SKINNINICKI by going to your pgae and at the top unde "MORE" there was a long list of your favoirtes and at the bottom collections.

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3/21/13 7:07 P

I actually have no problem eating only half the bread. The sandwich is tastier without being totally muffled by bread. And my dogs enjoy the leftovers so much, I'd hate to deny them.

How do I locate the recipe?

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3/21/13 6:57 P

So how do you look up someone else's recipe collection?

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3/21/13 6:52 P

Naypooie - I've been making a Sparkrecipe once a week - Its Ham, Egg and Cheese muffins. I make a 12 muffin tin worth and bring them to work and put in the refrigerator here. I heat two up every morning once I get to work.

I'm the envy of most people here. They are really good!!!! Go to my Sparkrecipes. I have a low carb collection.

I too was a habitual 'stop and get something on the way in' person. I bet starting the day off right has saved me LOTS of carbs because if I start good......

I don't do well with temptation "I'll eat half the bread" ....nope. Doesn't work for me. Anyway, just thought I would share. I love these little things. And I play with the recipe but the concept stays the same!



Edited by: SKINNIKKI at: 3/21/2013 (18:52)

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3/21/13 12:54 P

Muffins sound good. I confess I've never made quiche.

I didn't get to test my nut/tea idea this morning, as I didn't make my usual Wednesday trip to visit Mom. Had to work late. So Monday, we'll see how it works.

I like nuts, they're so easy to prepack and can even be eaten in bed with no crumbs!

So, Wednesday:
Bratwurst and sauerkraut
reuben sandwich
2 oz pecans

1401 calories, 38 NC, 107 fat, 60 protein. Protein still a little light.



Edited by: NAYPOOIE at: 3/21/2013 (12:55)

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3/21/13 8:41 A

Naypooie, if nuts and tea work for you, go for it! An alternative would be mini-quiche baked in cupcake tins. (I wonder why cupcake tins instead of cupcake pans? But that's the word that sounds right to me. Hmmmm.) I have some recipes on my SparkRecipe. I also have recipes for Tuna Muffins, Chicken Muffins, and Ham and Cheddar Muffins, all of which are pretty easy to eat from your hand. Could you make up a batch of quiche or muffins or something and leave them at your Mom's to eat on your way to town?

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3/20/13 11:20 A

Monadm, Monday was a bad day anyway you look at it. I ate everything in sight, nothing resembling control. 1500 is more usual, and I like to keep carbs under 50. Yesterday was much more satisfactory, but I'm going to have to throw more straight meat in there I think.

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3/20/13 11:16 A

Thanks for the suggestion FitKris, rollups (if not juicy at all) would be good.

So Tuesday:
Bratwurst and sauerkraut
1/2 C jicama
Taquito
1 oz macadamias
chile relleno
pepperoni chips
3 eggs
1 tsp butter
1/2 oz cheddar

1489 calories, 42 NC, 119 fat, 68 protein. Much better than yesterday, although the protein is a little light.

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3/20/13 10:04 A

I understand the breakfast dilemma. Nuts are a good grab and go idea. Also, a really quick thing to make (you could even do it the night before and then reheat in the microwave quickly in the morning) is what I call an egg roll-up. Take a low carb tortilla, nuke an egg or two in a bowl (takes 30 seconds-1 minute), put a piece of cheese on the tortilla, top with the egg, roll up and go. Fast and good! If you use the precooked bacon or sausage you could throw that in too.

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3/20/13 2:11 A

NAYPOOIE,

do you eat any vegetables at all? At over 2800 calories a day, your weight loss may be a bit slow and not all that motivating.

The reason why low-carb eating is conducive to weight loss is that we produce very little insulin, which puts us in fat-burning mode. However, if you supply most of the calories that are needed for fuel through your meals, then there is no reason for your body to go after body fat... To a certain extent, there has to be a calorie deficit for weight loss to occur.

170+ grams of carbs seems high, for a low-carb protocol, and may keep you only partially in fat-burning mode....

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3/19/13 7:53 P

I'm actually pretty experienced at this, but I get lazy and sloppy.

I like my plan to eat nuts instead of McD's on those mornings, it gives me an excuse to go shopping for travel mugs. And see what I can think of that would be similarly quick to grab and easy to eat on the road. That's one problem with most of the low carb stuff I eat, it's definitely plate and fork food.

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3/19/13 7:35 P

Ok, on her behalf we drive through Jack in the Box many mornings on our way to work. Sometimes I just get the coffee and put my own cream in it. But many times I get food. I always ask for which ever sandwich, usually the extreme sausage that has 2 sausage patties, 1 egg and 2 pieces of cheese and I add an egg and tell them no bun. It comes in a bowl. That breakfast last me quite a few hours along with my coffee. But you are right. I would also wonder if she is wanting to go low carb or just beginning by tracking her food.

We are with you whatever your goals are.

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3/19/13 7:32 P

I eat McD's when I've spent the night at my Mom's and have to drive to work (20 miles). It would definitely be easier to stay on track if I cooked my own breakfast, but I am SOOO not a morning person. What I do on a morning I wake up in my own house is go straight to work where I have prepped food in the freezer. Then I eat while I check email and the like.

I like eating on the fly when I have to make the long commute. I think what I'll do in the future is have a couple ounces of nuts for breakfast instead. Pick up a few travel cups, and then I can have nuts and green tea for breakfast instead of McD.

I'm not doing induction at this time, just trying to stay below 50 NC. When I can do it, that's sufficient. Currently standing at 42 NC for today, so just need to keep dinner under control and I'm good. Maybe this is the night to break into the jar of smoked steelhead a friend gave me. That should be zero carb. And no dishes to wash.

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3/19/13 7:18 P

Naypoole, do you NOT have time to fix your own breakfast? Do you have to go by Mickey D's every morning? It might be easier for you to stay on track if you had to fix your own breakfast or meals. Instead of the bacon/egg/cheese w/half the bread, you could fix yourself the same thing at home and save money as well as the bread. That chester chicken...was it fried? Biscuits? Are you trying to slowly bring your carb count down instead of doing the 'induction' phase? Trying to figure out what your goal or type of eating style you are going for. How can I help?

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3/19/13 1:04 P

Since my March Madness challenge is reporting what I eat, I will be doing it on this thread. I've been doing it on the low carb breakfast, lunch, etc. threads, but so much of it is not low carb, that just seems inappropriate. Also, with it here, no one will be tripping over it.

So Monday I ate:

2 McD bacon egg cheese biscuits, minus half the biscuits
bratwurst and sauerkraut
1 oz macadamias
chester chicken, thigh, leg, biscuits with honey and butter
can dennisons hot and chunky chili

2816 cal, 171 carbs, 165 fat, 121 protein

Edited by: NAYPOOIE at: 3/19/2013 (13:06)