What are you eating today?
Not going to post my menu here daily, but thought it would help if some others posted their menu for the day and see if I can get meal ideas from others, and pinpoint areas that might be tripping me up.
Today: Breakfast: Quest cookie dough protein bar (net 4 carbs) I try to avoid these but missed the cafeteria hours and it was the only thing at work I had Lunch - Romaine with chicken breast, a few grape tomatoes and Maple Grove farm sugar free balsalmic dressing Dinner - Probably grated zucchini and squash baked with eggs and cheese |
Breakfast - 2 bacon egg & cheese - 2 Net Carbs
Lunch - 3 low carb meatballs with cheese, 7oz broccoli with 1.5tblsp butter - 8 Net Carbs Snack - 1c bell pepper, 1/4c almonds & cashews - 10 Net Carbs Dinner - pizza quiche - 2 Net Carbs |
Monte - do you have a reciepe for the pizza quiche - sounds yummy :)
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Today, I had 2 eggs and 2 bacon in the morning.
For lunch I had a very thin piece of Dave's insanity bread with 2 Tbsp peanut butter and 1 Tbsp sf strawberry jelly. (just wasn't very hungry) Snack, I had 1 cup of fresh cherries. Dinner: Personal Pizza made with a low carb tortilla, italian sausage, pepperoni, onion, g-pepper, moz cheese. Ate 3/4 of it (I got full) I really need to work some veggies in, but I'm just not that hungry to squeeze a salad in too. Tomrrow, I'm not going to be home most of the day so I'm planning on having a big salad out for dinner and hopefully, some kind of protein on it. |
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Health screening at work this week, my cholesterol is high - 225 and my LDL is very high - 160.
Guess I am worried about eating full fat cheese, bacon and eggs nearly everyday. Feels counter- intuitive.....I am only 37, don't want to have a heart attack! But days I try to keep the fat/cholesterol down, I don't get many calories and feel hungry. I am going to cut down the bacon to weekends only. I only eat beef once a week. I can't cut out cheese, but I will keep it to 1 ounce a day. Any other suggestions? |
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I agree that family genetics are pretty strong in this area. I'm wondering how long you have been eating this way and if it's had time to have an effect in lowering your numbers. Maybe try to get more healthy fats in such as olive oil, coconut oil, avocado and stay away from the saturated fats so much and get tested again in a few weeks.
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B: 2 eggs, 2 pieces of bacon
L: Salad w/lettuce, onion, peppers, turkey and a little cheese with Ranch D: Baked fish with broccoli and butter Drinks: 1 cup coffee w/ splash heavy cream, LOTS of water (I drink a ton of water so this isn't a problem) Snacks: Sliced veggies (cucumber, peppers, onion) with Ranch, maybe 1 cheese stick |
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Since you are asking for suggestions, here's mine:) Educate yourself about cholesterol. Go to YouTube and type in cholesterol myth. MANY videos will come up, the majority of them are from Dr's. I would also suggest reading The Great Cholesterol Con by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick. Following Atkins by the book as it was written by Dr. Atkins, most people have greatly reduced their cholesterol and triglyceride levels. That being said, it does typically take a few months for this to happen. Hope this helps:) All the best to you!! |
B: 3 eggs fried in butter, tea with 1 pkg splenda and tablespoon coconut oil
L: grilled pork and 3/4 cup sliced cucumbers and radishes with 2 bites cubed tomato dipped in ranch. D: grilled chicken rest of sliced veggies and tomato (cup and a half ish) Snack, 3 protein balls (hamburger, ground pork, ground turkey & 2 eggs with spices, boiled in 3/4 inch balls) great way to curb hunger 4 X 20 oz bottles H2O |
Breakfast: oitflakes cereal,milk coffee
Lunch: Greek style fat free coconut yogurt with Special K granola ( cranberries and vanilla with pumpkin seeds) Sliced cucumber and tomato Dinner: roast chicken breast, 1/2 portion new potatoes with garlic and Brown roll. Snacks: 1/2 portion garlic/ jalapeņo stuffed olives Pink lady apple Orange |
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http://highsteaks.com/cholesterol/#mortalitychart |
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I have not been 100% on plan until recently, and my cholesterol has been slowly climbing over the past 3 years. It had been right at 200.....I have to look at my results from earlier this year, but I know they were a little lower than this week's. I will give it some more time and check again. I really hadn't been exercising much and am trying to do better. I know lowering my weight will help too. For now, going to make bacon a special occasion and plan more avocado and olives in my diet. |
Menu today:
B: 2 eggs, 2 bacon L: chopped turkey breast with avocado and mayo over romaine D: tofu with sauteed mushrooms and yellow squash S: GNC Total lean shake, if needed after pilates 1-hour Pilates class |
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