My DH discovered very thin pork loin slices..no sugar or salt...just a thin slice of pork loin at the supermarket yesterday. He flash sauteed 2 of them for us in a cast iron skillet for breakfast this AM... The steaks were about 3.0 oz each. Perfect. We had poached eggs...mine on a green salad dressed with lemon and olive oil....(I need to remain gluten free. It was part of my life prior to IP) DH eats his on 1 slice of whole grain bread from a "boutique bakery" that makes wonderful (so I'm told) artisinal bread.....LOL...My plate looks
considerably fuller than his does, but is actually pretty low in calories while being high in nutrition and protein! Can add 1/4 C cottage cheese and some blueberries or strawberries... ( I prefer to only do the cottage cheese occasionally as I also am pretty much following Paleo)
If I need to cut calories due to plans
for a higher calorie meal later in the day, (or the night before) I make a 3 egg white omelette with spinach, mushrooms and bell peppers instead of having whole eggs.That adjustment saves me some fat AND calories for something later! Also use shrimp or white fish like cod or flounder with broccoli or asparagus for dinner on days I am trying to even out the intake. This is working well!
Pork Tenderloin:
Per 3 oz Serving
% Daily Value*
Calories 122
Calories from Fat 27
Total Fat 3.0g 5%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.1g
Cholesterol 62mg 21%
Sodium 48mg 2%
Carbohydrates 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 22.2g
Read more: Calories in Pork, Fresh, Loin, Tenderloin, Separable Lean Only, Cooked, Roasted | Nutrition and Health Facts http://caloriecount.about.com/calori...#ixzz2pXcvMSyN
5 large shrimp = under 50 calories
4 oz cod =about 80 calories
4 oz flounder = about 100 calories
2 large whole eggs = about 150 clories
3 Egg whites = under 50 calories
It all does not sound like much...but my height and age make it imperative I am cognizant of my own daily metrics. Every bite. I ballpark my calories daily. Am not good at writing it down....journal type which I know a lot of people do...but do find I AM pretty good at keeping the running talley in my head and can tell you where I am for the day at any time. (Shoot for 1100 calories.) This comes from my background working with numbers in two careers during my working my life LOL... I can best my (much higher educated) spouse at in-my-head computations in a split second.
I got rid of ALL my old clothes...so if something does not fit right...it will be apparent to me immediately. On someone my size, (and unfortunately...age).. 5 lbs is a size.No if ands or "butts". So far so good after several months now including the Holidays. I did get a fitbit for Christmas, and plan to get that set up in the next few days.
With eating a larger variety of foods now esp the veggies and some berries...I keep my protein portions to about 4 oz and eat that several times a day without feeling guilty.
PurpleMomster , 01-05-2014 12:06 PM
