Would someone clarify this thread for me? It appears that you all are using it to record your food journals. Is that correct? Are you using the "if I got to admit to it, I might not eat it" theory?
If that's true, may I join it. It might help. OK. I'm assuming at leat one of you said "Yes" so here goes.
B - Coffee w/Cream & 1 tsp sugar (not to be repeated); 2 Coffees w/Cream; 1/4C Spinach; 1/2C Egg Substitute; 1/2 C Shredded Cheddar Cheese. Total = 9 Carbs
L - Taco Salad (not chips ); 2 Tbsp Sour Cream; 2 Coffees w/Cream. Total = 4 Carbs
D - 1-1/2C Home-Made Turkey Soup; 1/2C Coffee w/Cream; Salad w/ 1/4 Lg Tomato; 2 Tbsp Bleu Cheese Dressing; 4 Tsp Margarine; 2 White Dinner Rolls (REALLY DUMB!). Total = 38 Carbs
Remainder of the evening: Water & herbal tea w/o sweetener.
Actual Days total: 51 Carbs Planned Days Total: 25 Carbs
Gotta go! Hope you all did a heck better than I did!
Use the menu thread however is best for you. Sometimes we write our PLANNED day in the morning, sometimes the actual consumed food. It is helpful for ideas of new things to eat, or to see what others eat on a regular basis, especially for people new to this way of eating.
You'll see CALP'ers, and Atkids, and Protein Power Lifespan, and there are Somersizers, and Lower Carb WW's. It does help me to plan, and to look over my meals. I mess up a lot because I haven't planned well.
We don't always do this, but right now there are alot of new people, and a lot of Recommiters like me
b-Atkins bar
l-cheff salad w/2eggs 2oz ham ranch dressing
6 mini carrots
d-6 z ham 3 eggs
much coffee i can not remember and something else i do notremember I am to tired i am going to bed hopefully i willl remember to plug it in fitday
b- fake cream of wheat(ricotta with sweetener and vanilla)
s- peanuts
l-meatloaf(I brought a huge piece with some tomato sauce and grated mozzarella on top to nuke at work), with some baby carrots
s-cheese and salami
d-?pork chop, spinach
Last night I ate an orange before bed and did I wake up hungry this morning! I really should have had some protien with it, like a little cheese or something! Or break out the sf pudding- that might be better for tonight.
Dottie -- Thanks for the Welcome! It's much appreciated.
Ok. Here is what I "plan" to eat today. Let's see if I actually stick to it.
B - Coffee w/cream (no more than 3 cups); 2 Egg Substitutes; 1C Mushrooms sauteed in Butter; 3 Slices Turkey Bacon; 25 Oz. Water
S - Avon's Sacred Body Herbal Tea; 25 Oz Water
L - Green Salad; 4 Oz. Tuna; 1 Tbsp Mayonnaise; 1 Tbsp Bleu Cheese Dressing; C/F Peppermint Herbal Tea; 25 Oz. Water
S - Avon's Sacred Body Herbal Tea; 25 Oz Water
D - (2) 1/4 Lb Burgers; 1/2 C Shredded Cheddar Cheese; 2 Tbsp Salsa; Green Salad; 2 Tbsp Bleu Cheese Dressing; 25 Oz. Water
S - Avon's C/F Sleep Time Herbal Tea; Whatever Water I can consume before falling asleep to my new CD (Avon's "Sacred Body" -- It's one of those self-hypnosis, weight-loss, "feel good about your self" products. Slept like a baby last night!)
See the pattern on the water. Guess I'll be monopolizing the bathroom today.
10 oz decaff tea with 1 Sweet & Low
B - 2 egg omlette with .5 cup mushrooms and 1.2 oz Swiss cheese
L - 7.6 oz chicken breast
D - 7.6 oz chicken breast, salad (2 cups lettuce, .5 cups mushrooms, 1 T bacon bits, 3 T Parmesan Romano dressing)
S - 2 hb eggs
229 oz water
I see that you like mushrooms, too. Did you know that they have a natural ingredient in them that curbs your craving for chocolate? No kidding. I read it once in a Prevention issue. Seems to work. Every day that I eat mushrooms, my cravings for chocolate are less (except during TOM).
But the carbs in those little suckers! Man! I figured they'd be low but 2 carbs for just 1/2 a cup of raw mushrooms is a bit much! I didn't realize the count until I went to enter it in my log -- 6 hours after I ate them. I was planning on 1-2 carbs but had to log in 4 for the 1 cup of mushrooms I sauteed for my mushroom & cheese omelet this morning. Oh, well. It did fill me up and was very good, too. Good thing I had a no carb lunch.
I was surprised by the high carb count in mushrooms too and was going to forgo them until after Induction, but I need all the help I can get fighting these chocolate cravings.
When you have really bad chocolate cravings, I recommend Pure Deelite or Carbolite bars. The Atkins Endulge bar is good too. Or, go to www.lowcarbfriends.com and check out their recipe room. Lots of yummy recipes, chocolate and otherwise.
Thanks for the information, Jennifer. I'll be sure to check out that site later this week.
OK. Yesterday was bombed by the two rolls at dinner. MUCH better results today.
B - 4 Sl Turkey Bacon; 2.5 Coffee w/Cream; 2 Egg Substitutes; 1 Cup Mushrooms sauteed in 3 Tbsp Lite Butter; 1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese; 25 Oz. Water. Total = 7 Carbs
S - 2 Decaf Coffee w/Cream (no carbs)
L - 4 Oz White Tuna Fish; 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise; 1 Decaf Coffee w/Cream. Total = 0 Carbs
S - 1 Large Decaf Coffee w/Cream (no carbs)
D - 2 1/4 Lb. Beef Patties; 1/2 C Shredded Cheddar Cheese; 3 Sl Turkey Bacon; 3 Tbsp Bleu Cheese Dressing; 10 Oz. Lemon/Lime Seltzer Water. Total = 1 Carb
S - 25 Oz. Water (no carbs)
Total Carbs for Today = 8
Tomorrow I'll get more veggies in my diet. Today I needed to take control.
Unusual side benefit -- Never actually got hungry today after the first meal. Is this common on a high protein diet? I was on Atkins before but I don't remember a total loss of hunger. Any comments?
Menus Jan. 7 & 8
); 2 Tbsp Sour Cream; 2 Coffees w/Cream. Total = 4 Carbs
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