Cie - so sorry to hear the flaxseed didnt go well. I have not tried to cook with that yet, so maybe this weekend when I have some downtime I will try some of Tiff's recipes.

Jersey - as always, thanks for the useful information, you are so good about that. :-)

Change in dinner menu, NY Strip! Woot Woot, lol. I told the DBF I am sick of the same foods over and over and asked that he switch it up. He surprised me with that. My Chipotle lunch was TOO DIE FOR! I definately plan on eating there again, it was one meal that I enjoyed more than any other.

Hey cie- what recipe did you use? What kind of flax did you use? I gagged ehen I used brown flax seeds, it took me 2losing types of golden to find thr ones eith the least fishy taste..

Jerseygirl, thanks for the info! I knew it was too good to be truth

Lindy: Chipottle... Mmmmmmmmmm, can't put enough m's

Tiff: I used the brown ones... Maybe that's what it was. I bought the organic golden ones too but then I saw the brown ones selling at $1.49 per pound agaist $5.49 that I paid for the golden ones... So I thought I would try them first... Cheap doesn't mean good lol I will give the golden ones a try but in the form of bread and see how those work for me. I read that they are packed with nutrients so it is worth the try...

Wow that is expensive for golden flax!! I buy the golden flax seeds in bulk for $2.49/lb at the grocery. I did the same thing at first though lol.. I assumed that golden were processed but once I researched they are basically the same (and a little more pricey). You definitely need a good seasoning balance too. I hope you end up liking thebread.

I will try to find them in bulk because they are expensive to buy already package... I will try it and see how it goes.

Another terrible food day, still feeling funky.

4 scrambled eggs and 2 sausage patties from BK
L: egg salad and spinach
snack: SF jello
dinner: day quil is a life saver. strawberry banana flax muffin w/cream cheese and strawberry spread, can of sardines, salad
snack: cheese crisps, olives

I am a posting maniac today! I just made the BEST flax muffin ever!

Strawberry banana flax one minute muffin
1/4 cup golden flax meal
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp powdered erythritol (or sweetener of choice)
1 1/2 T vanilla whey protein
1 T coconut oil, melted
1 egg
1/2 tsp strawberry extract
1/2 tsp banana extract
dash salt

Microwave 1 min. 15 seconds. DELICIOUS! I spread it with some cream cheese and walden farms strawberry spread.

Luckylindy, what did you have at chipotle?

Good morning girls!

Tiff thanks for sharing the recipes. I am going to take a stab at that muffin this weekend.

Collie: I had lettuce, double serving of chicken, sour cream, cheese, hot salsa and guacamole. The whole meal was 10 g of carbs but it got in my lettuce and cheese count for the day...plus my pottassium from the guac. Mmmmm. In fact, we plan on going again today. :-D

So here is my menu for today:

1 fried egg, 2 slices of bacon, 3 sausage pattys
Chipotle chicken bowl for lunch (no rice - just salad)
Dinner - TBD

Hi ladies! I've been doing great... Still wanting to eat all the nectarines in the world... But other than that, I am good!

Today was beach day... My mom made some amazing pastry thingny that it just looked to die for. I didn't touch it. I ate some turkey breast that she also made... It was pretty good.

I didn't keep an exact count of my carbs today and yesterday but I know for sure I didn't go over 20 since I had my regular veggies.

Looking foward to Wednesday and see what the scale has for me!

Wow, that's impressive passing up an amazing pastry for a little turkey, this is not sarcasm I really am impressed. I haven't had to go anywhere other than quick errands since I started the induction diet 6 days ago, and tomorrow school starts. When registering this term I was warned that the evening classes everyone eats and many times it is like a potluck. I love to cook and bake in previous classes I have taken rather decadent cakes and snacks, the instructor is one I have had before, so I am scared of the temptation that I may be facing this week.

Cie! That is AWESOME! I wish I had the same will power this weekend. For the first time in one month, I fell off the horse. Anyway...hope the beach was nice for ya. Did you squeeze in a walk on the beach? That is GREAT exercise!

Sheski - goodluck with class. What schooling is it? What is your weigh in days?

I had an awful weekend, we took the kids to the themepark and I COMPLETELY went off diet for 2 days. Ate WHATEVER I wanted. :-( I am interested to see the consequences for my actions. I am back on the wagon this morning and ready to kick butt. :-)

Menu so far:

2 eggs fried and 3 pieces of bacon
3 (half) devil eggs

Sheski: I just stick to the meat! We all have to learn to keep living even if we are not eating like crazy. I meet up with a friend everyweek for a playdate with the kids, usually a picknic at the park or Mcdonalds when we are in a hurry. We always seat and munch on whatever we have in front of us. I saw her last Friday and I just sticked to water. Guess what??? I had as much fun as I usually do but with the added bonus that I wasn't stuffing myself with food... Good luck during school and I hope your cravings won't be as much!

Lindy: Not the end of the world. It sounds like you had tons of fun with the family and that's what matters! Today is a new day

As for me... Yesterday I did somewhat bad. Not bread and pasta bad but I went over my carbs. I ate an extra cup of cherry tomatoes (they are soooo good) and a few red grapes (first fruit in 12 days!) Also a tablespoon of PB. All of this on top of my usual veggies.
So the final numbers were: 1218 Calories, 78g of fat, 33g net carbs and 109 protein... It was such a huge eye opener to see how such a little bit really adds up. Today is a new day and I will stick to the 20g or less. Just another 2 days to finish my first 2 weeks of the easist "diet" I've ever done I must say that I am afraid of OWL, but we'll see

Cie - when do you officially weight yourself? On Wednesday? Do you alway's eat that low amount of calories? Im just curious because I started keeping track of my calroies in my third week because I was not losting after my first and I realized I was only consuming 900-1200 per day; this past week I went higher in my calories and lost 4 pounds (on my weigh in day I was 2 pounds up and thats what I recorded but on Friday morning it was 4 pounds, and I think I consumed A LOT of sodium on Friday. Um, anyway, I have the worst ADD and switch topics, please forgive me, lol.

Here is my food update:

1 (half) devil egg - that makes 4 total for the day
1 naked chicken wing
6 slices of capocola meat with 1 slice of american cheese
pork rinds with helluva good onion dip
beef tenderloin with field greens salad and bleu cheese dressing

Lindy: Wednesday will mark my 2 weeks. I started during the middle of the week, isn't that funny??? I guess I was ready and I didn't want any more of my usual "I can eat all I want because NEXT Monday I'll start"

Is it not that I am going for low cal but they are coming around 1200-1300 depending on the day. I eat plenty of food and never get hungry, I will try to up them if I get stuck.

It's funny. A few months ago I tried calorie counting and was hungry all the time constantly thinking about food. I could hardly keep my calories below 1500. Needless to say my weight loss would be 1-2lbs a week. Eventually I got so hungry and desperate that I would binge a couple of times. I gave up on the whole CC and kept eating whatever :-/