Recipe #1
1/2 cup butter, at room temp
1/2 cup Splenda
2 tablespoons plus 1 tsp Stevai/FOS blend
1 tablespoon blackstrap molases
1 egg
1 cup natural peanutbutter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup soy powder (soy milk powder)
2 tbsp oat bran
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Use an electric mixer to beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar substitutes and molasses, and beat again until well combined
3. Beat in the egg, peanut butter, salt, baking soda, and vanilla. Beat in the soy powder and oat bran.
4. Butteror spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray. Roll the dough into small balls and place them on the sheets. Use the back of a fork to press the balls of dough flat leaving the traditional crisscross marks.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Makes 4.5 dozen cookies each with 2.3 grams of carbs and 1 gram fiber and 2 g of protein.
Recipe #2
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/2 cup Splenda
1/2 cup Brown Sugar Twin
1 cup wheat gluten
1/2 cup whey protein (unflavored)
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1. Melt butter and mix with the coconut oil. Add peanut butter, stir to combine. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate the dough overnight.
2. Form into walnut-sized balls. Place on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Flaten the balls with the back of a fork leaving the traditional criss cross pattern.
3. Bake at 350 oven until edges start to brown (10-15 minutes). Allow to cool.
Makes about 40 cookies each with 77 calories, 5 g fat, 1 g carb, trace fiber, 8 g protein.
I did a little better today but I am really tired tonight. I'm not sure if it is because I didn't eat enough or because I need more sleep. I tried something new for breakfast. It turned out okay.
B: 1 cup steel cut oatmeal with 1 scoop vanilla whey powder mixed in, 2 tbsp walnuts, and cinnamon, sugar free latte with 1% milk
L: 4.5 oz pork roast with 1.5 tbsp bbq sauce, 1/2 cup green beans, 1/2 cup pinto beans
S: 1 slice watermelon
D: tuna sandwich made with a whole can of water packed tuna, 2 tbsp light mayo, 1 slice onion, and 2 slices double fiber wheat bread.
B: 1 egg, 2 whites scrambled with canadian bacon, green onion and 2 tbsp shredded cheddar in a low carb tortilla, sugar free latte with 1% milk
L: fried chicken leg from hospital cafeteria, 1/2 cup broccoli, 1/2 cup carrots
S: 1 tbsp peanut butter
D: 1 cup barilla plus pasta with meat sauce, 1 cup no sugar added chocolate ice cream.
Calories: 1489
I went to pilates tonight too. I hope I can walk tomorrow, LOL.
Breakfast: 12 grams
12 oz. water
2 cups coffee w/splenda & heavy cream
1 hard boiled egg
1 japanese mr. donut almond donut (yes, I was bad…but better this than a binge…one donut….11 grams carbs (they are japanese which means low in sugar and small in size)
Exercise:
32 oz. water
10 minutes elliptical lowest setting 5.0 average speed
30 minutes treadmill no hill 4.0 speed
20 minutes treadmill random hill (1.5 - 7.8 elevation) 3.5 speed
10 minutes stair-stepper lowest setting
Lunch: 9 grams carbs
12 oz. water
South Beach frozen entra: savory pork with pecans & green beans
Snack: 4 grams
12 oz. water
1 serving mixed nuts
Dinner: 4 grams
salad w/bacon & thousand island dressing
boiled shrimp w/homemade cocktail sauce
2 glasses red wine
How I feel:
A mix of emotions really…
Really mad at myself for justifying the donut to myself as a rare treat because I don’t go to the mall often and because it was japanese. It didn’t even taste that good. Yeah I only went 1 over my allotted 30 carbs but still…I wouldn’t have known that if I hadn’t had the nutritional info translated for me - afterwards.
Excited because I found a home food analyzer: http://www.scale-it.com/17-990.htm
Now I just need to get reviews on it.
Frustrated with the people on 3FC who keep attacking low carb without even reading about what it really is, based on media reports (and we all know how full of %$#* the media is about stuff) or their own misinformed ideas.
Happy I got in a good exercise.
Tomorrow will be a better day.
Breakfast: 4 grams
24 oz. water
3 cups coffee w/splenda & heavy cream
1 hard boiled egg
2 sausage patties
6 sour red-yellow cherries
Exercise:
16 oz. water
1 mile on track, fast walking pace (about 3.5 I think)
60 crunches
40 squats (no weights)
40 lunges each leg (no weights)
Lunch: 6 grams carbs
12 oz. water
roast beef, swiss and lettuce wrap
Snack: 4 grams
12 oz. water
1 serving mixed nuts
Dinner: 8 grams
24 oz. water
homemade pork stir-fry
6 red (sweet) cherries
How I feel:
Excellent! I just realized that with my weight at 175, my BMI is now 29.1, which means I’m no longer considered obese! I’ve moved down into the overweight category. Woohoo!
Breakfast: 5 grams
24 oz. water
3 cups coffee w/splenda & heavy cream
2 scrambled eggs
2 sausage patties
3 large strawberries
Exercise:
32 oz. water
30 minutes treadmill random hill (1.5-7.8 elev.) 3.5 speed
10 minutes stair-stepper lowest setting
10 minutes bike level 5 - 2 miles!
10 minutes elliptical lowest setting 4.0 speed
30 minutes treadmill no hill 4.0 speed
Lunch: 7 grams carbs
12 oz. water
homemade beef stew
Snack: None today
Dinner: 7 grams carbs
24 oz. water
homemade beef stew
How I feel: Awesome. Had an incredible workout today and even got the bike in without my feet falling asleep! Going to add more to the bike Monday. Still can't stand the elliptical...still puts my feet to sleep and it's even causing blisters on the balls of my feet. Also uploaded my before and current pics and wow...the difference 25 lbs makes! I still look fat but not AS fat. And those pictures, aside from being cropped, are untouched and unedited.
Think I'm going to quit keeping track of my water because it's pretty obvious I'm drinking more than enough and have been. Just have to continue to stay away from sodas which I will do. NO MORE DEMONSPAWNED MOUNTAIN DEWS EVER!!!!
Breakfast: 3 grams
3 cups coffee w/splenda & heavy cream
3 large strawberries
Exercise:
15 minutes bike level 5 - 5 miles!
10 minutes stair-stepper lowest setting
30 minutes treadmill random hill (1.5-7.8 elev.) 3.5 speed
30 minutes treadmill no hill 4.0 speed
Lunch: 8 grams carbs
chef salad with buttermilk ranch dressing
Snack: 4 grams carbs
1 serving peanuts
Dinner: 4 grams carbs
2 slices pepper jack cheese
salad w/bacon and blue cheese dressing
boiled shrimp w/ homemade cocktail sauce
How I feel: Really achy, almost pre-flu. Tired, headache. I think I’m about to have Aunt Flo come visit so that’s probably why. Will see how I feel tomorrow.
