Day 5 - a little difficult
 

Good Morning! :wave:

Well, day 5 was a small challenge. I had an event at 5pm - that went to 7pm. So, I went hungry. I also had a piece of gum (that's a no-no) because I didn't want to offend anyone with my breath :lol: seriously though -- and it tasted SOOOOO GOOOD! I chew gum often!

So, by the time we got our food last night it was 8pm. AND, where we ate out didn't have many options for me (Famous Dave's). So, I ordered the brisket sandwich, no bun, and naked. I gave my side to my friend. I had about 4 oz of meat in front of me. That was it... $14 after tip :( Not gonna do that again! Actually I tipped too much, but I'd already signed the credit card slip so... oh well; I was able to bless someone :)

When I got home I was very very hungry. I'm sure zero-carb gurus would frown on this - I had a quest zero-carb protein shake. My carbs for the day were 11.7g - hence... no weight change. I'm okay with that, as today is another day (Thank God!)

For breakfast I had 2 egg and shredded lamb (not so great - too much lamb), coffee and dry creamer

Lunch was Trader Joe's (TJ) roasted chicken patty, 6 small olives, mayo... (again not too great, but I wasn't hungry after I ate it so I guess it accomplished it's purpose)

Supper was mentioned above.

And, then I had the shake as my snack. I also had a low-fat string cheese.

I drank only water and coffee as mentioned above.

I need to go to the meat market so to have more options in the house. I did just go through the freezer and pulled out some beef roast, steak, and elk. Everything looks a little freezer burned -- so, we'll see. May be a few more "eck" meals... but, this too will pass.

TODAY - I WAS hungry.

Still on the move, getting things done around my home to prep to sell it ... hopefully I'll be home ALL day today and tomorrow :crossed:

Here are the stats so far -

7/23 WI 258.8 start date
7/24 WI 256.6 -2.2
7/25 WI 255.8 -0.8
7/26 WI 254.8 -1.0
7/27 WI 252.8 -2.0 (-6.0 total)
7/28 WI 252.8 no change

Calories: 1253
Fat: 69.8g 52.7%
Protein: 129.5g 43.4%
Carb: 11.7g 3.9%

That's good as my plan is to stay in the range of 60% Fat / 40% Protein

On to DAY 6
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I keep my carbs low, less than 25G, but I'm not sure I could handle no carb. How are you feeling on it?


Eating out is the worst when low carbing. You feel like you're paying for a whole bunch of food to be left off your plate.

Hi Neko - I'm actually doing quite well. Rarely hungry. And loving the food. Oh, don't get me wrong I miss my veggies and fruit... but for now, it's working. It's already 6:30 and I'm going to be eating in a bit (typically I eat around 4 - 4:30). I'm planning to have bacon and crab sticks with butter. I did a bit of research before I started and when I read a lady's feet didn't hurt when she got out of bed in the morning - I thought ... OK! I'm trying this.

How is the low carb going for you? I did South Beach from Feb 2016 - Oct 2016 and lost 60 pounds. I intended to stay doing that as a life style but jumped in the deep end of the pool and played with bad choices. It is my goal to do SB as a way of life. It is doable :)

ENJOY your weekend.
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My feet only hurt after chasing my 6 year old around an amusement park all day.:D

I'm doing Atkins for low carb. It's been going fairly well, although my loss has drastically slowed the last few months. My carbs are mainly from vegetables, no fruit. I just can't seem to bring myself to have an extra 5-10 carbs from berries. Although I do occasionally indulge in yogurt for a few extra carbs.

South Beach can be a great diet. But I found that I stopped losing weight when I added back in any type of carb that wasn't a fruit. It's a great idea for maintenance.

Neko - if you have some recipes you like - I'd love to see them :) BEST of luck and success with your weight loss. :dancer:

Day 6 - completed
 

Good Morning! :wave:

Well, day 6 - odd... and I did an oops without realizing it -- so losing it says I had only 820 but I think I figured something incorrectly...

Also one of the things I planned for supper tended to be high in carbs, unknown to me -- hence, no change in weight -- but NO GAIN either.

For breakfast I had 2 eggs and ham with coffee and dry creamer. The ham was from the freezer and it had freezer burn and it was kinda icky... so, I ate only about 2/3 of it -- and I threw away the meat. I don't like wasting food, but I don't want to eat ucky stuff either.

Lunch was again a bit of a rush, and I got hungry and needed to find something quickly - so, I thought gyros meat. So, I got it - but I think that it's much higher in calories and carbs than I recorded.

Supper was 3 pieces of bacon - from the butcher shop (lip smacking) and 3 imitation crab sticks - which was high carbs than I thought.

I didn't have any snack.

I drank only water and coffee as mentioned above.

TODAY - I was NOT hungry.

Still on the move, getting things done around my home to prep to sell it ... I will be home ALL day today

Here are the stats so far -

7/23 WI 258.8 start date
7/24 WI 256.6 -2.2
7/25 WI 255.8 -0.8
7/26 WI 254.8 -1.0
7/27 WI 252.8 -2.0 (-6.0 total)
7/28 WI 252.8 no change
7/29 WI 252.8 no change

Calories: 820
Fat: 47.8g 53.6%
Protein: 72.4g 36.1%
Carb: 20.7g 10.3%


That's good as my plan is to stay in the range of 60% Fat / 40% Protein

On to DAY 7
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That imitation krab is a killer with carbs. You think it's meat, but I think it's mostly filler. That's probably why it's so cheap. Don't feel bad, I probably just ate too many carbs because lunch was cottage cheese. I went out to run errands and didn't feel like cooking something for lunch at 4 pm.

I wish I had recipes to share, but they never work out for me. I either hate it and throw away the whole batch or I love it and eat way too much. Most meals for me are plain. Grilled/Roasted meat and vegetables for dinner. Lunch is usually tuna & salad or eggs. Breakfast is coffee, the best breakfast there is. :coffee:

Completed day 7 - and stopping ZERO CARB today (day 8)
 

Neko - I'm heading back to the Beach - South Beach that is! :carrot:

I'm done with zero-carb. If you want a place that is very proactive and connected, jump over to http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/weig...e-welcome.html

I have stopped zero-carb after one week.
Yes, I lost weight :)
Not sure about inches ... I would only assume so.
Had a few complications today -- so, I need to go back on a low-carb way of life.

GOOD LUCK to anyone who tries zero-carb.
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South Beach is a great diet; very sustainable in the long term.

Zero carb is just too much for most people. It excludes so many foods that a daily menu is hard to stick to. I find that too much meat and fat gives me stomach issues. I even have to watch that on Atkins or I spend the whole evening in the bathroom.

Hi,

Well I forgot about this thread.....Been gone a while and many diet adventures,,,,but back to this...

So I started back on July 4 and did fairly well but cheated and ended up losing 6 pounds. I am 12 days into the second month with no cheats and another 6 pound loss and no more cravings,,

So if a person gets past a certain period of time (different for all) then you are rewarded with 0 cravings and feelin good!

I'm in it for Health resoration and weight loss!

check out these testimonies on Health restoration! Amazing!

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Meat, om nom nom!
 

Hi FinallyFree!

I just started this Monday a very, very low-carb diet after mostly following a low-cal low-carb plan after my November 2017 WLS. I found that I was straying into too many bad carbs territory too often these days, and I needed to get that *beep* under control! I read with interest the all-meat "carnivore" diet claims around the 'net, at MeatHeals.com and I watched the excellent videos by Dr. Anthony Gustin, DC (Chiropractor & functional medicine specialist):The Real Reasons Why The Carnivore Diet Works (12 minutes) and the longer video,

My Carnivore Diet Results and Q&A (5.5 Weeks Eating ONLY MEAT) (52 minutes).

Amber O'Hearn is great too: She has a couple websites:
Amber's keto website: The Ketogenic Diet for Health
Amber's personal/carnivore website: Empirica -- One stand-out post is My Carnivorous Diet.

I used to be a vegetarian in the late 1990s/early 2000s so meat has a bit of a gross-out factor to me, but I am getting over that and even grilled some ribeye steaks this Monday as a way to start off this WOE with a bang, ha!

So far, I have lost 5.8 pounds in just 4 days and I feel GREAT. I have high energy, no hunger, no more stuffed-up nose, skin breakouts are healing, less joint pain in knees and hands, and this part surprised me the most, no problems going to the bathroom, haha! I thought getting zero fiber would turn me into cement, but apparently not, everything is normal. Huh! I am really digging this so far. Cooking is super easy: grilled steak, pan-fried ham, roasted chicken breast, steamed fish, sometimes with ghee, mustard or hot sauce. I'm drinking lots of water, some coffee (sometimes with heavy cream) and tea. I thought it would be really expensive but it's not because I don't eat much and I am not buying any "extras" like veggies, fruits or cheese (or *cough* croissants at the coffee shop!). Ok, the ribeye steaks were $$$ but that was a rare splurge! ;)