Cathy - The equator trek is our 2004 exercise challenge. We're trying to do enough exercise to get us around the equator in one year. Exercises that are measurable in miles get logged that way. Other exercise, like aerobics or weight-lifting, are counted as 1 mile for every 20 minutes. Feel free to join in!

I use CarbSense herb and garlic pizza crust mix. It's a little tough to work with as the dough is very rubbery. I tend to use a small amount of sauce (for some reason pizza sauce is lower in carbs than marinara), cheese, olives, italian sausage, and pepperoni. Because the crust is rather filling, I can cut smaller pieces and normally be satisfied.

As for carb count. I generally like to stay under 20, but on occasion I will have a "high" day and go up to between 25 and 30.

Thanks for the explanation Star!
Cathy

Star: I tend to like all vegetables with very little done to them, but mustard greens need a little something. So, I just add some butter and garlic salt to the greens. I think they're pretty good -- I don't know if most people would think that or not... The best way to have them, though, is to boil them with a ham hock. They are delicious! But, it smells up your house really bad, and I'm usually not up to that much trouble or that much stink!

Food log for Weds.

breakfast
quiche: 6

snack:
1 liter of water
cheese: 1

lunch:
steak:0
cheese:1
sour cream:2
veggies: 3

snack:
SF jello:0
1 liter of water

dinner:
chicken: 0
mayo:0
teriyaki: 5

Total: 18 carbs, still good even with my teriyaki encounter. I will be paying for the sugar in that tomorrow i already know! I could' ve drank that stuff!

Breakfast:
Extra Sharp Cheddar - .5
Sausage - 0
Half-caf w/splenda - 2 (forgot coffee has a bit o' carbs, too!)

Lunch:
Cheese enchilada - 5

Dinner (this is so wrong I can hardly type it):
Bacon - 0
Snap peas - 2
Celery - 1

Snack:
Thought I was given a diet coke, pretty sure now that it wasn't

Total: 10.5 (minus the coke)

Breakfast:
Bacon -- 0

Lunch:
Steak -- 0
Onions -- 6
Collard green soup -- 8 (?)

Snack:
Cream cheese with Splenda and cocoa powder -- 3

Supper:
Hamburger -- 0
Broccoli -- 2

TOTAL: 19

Thursday (for me so far):
Breakfast:
2 fried egg--1.2
2 glasses of water

8-12-/ 2 glasses of water
Lunch:
1 C salad- .4
2 small slices sausage- ?
1 glass of water

Supper:
1 C salad-.4
1 slice Cheddar ch- ?
1/2 small tomato- ?
2 venison steaks (about sz of sausage patty)-0

3 more glasses of water

TOTAL:

Thursday food log

breakfast
swiss cheese:1
1liter of water

snack:
almonds: 2
diet pepsi


lunch:
quiche:6
cucumber slices: I have to look up
dip:2

snack
1 liter of water
cheese: 1

dinner:
chicken:0
cheese:1
buffalo wings: 2
dressing: 0

total:

Breakfast:
Eggs -- 2

Lunch:
Salad -- 5

Snack:
Pork rinds -- 0
PB -- 5

Supper:
Poor man's lobster -- 0
Collard greens -- 1

Snack:
Almonds -- 3
Green Light -- 3

TOTAL: 17 carbs

Breakfast:
Eggs -- 1.4 (how come some count it as 2?)

Lunch:
1 C Salad -- .4
Steak---0

Supper: (Planned menu)
Chicken-0
1 C salad-.4
1 slice Cheddar ch- ?
1/2 small tomato- ?

TOTAL:

Brenda: I always round up, just to be safe. Plus, I don't like dealing with all the decimals!

Breakfast:
Bacon - 0

Lunch:
Rotisserie chicken - 0
Celery - 2

Snack:
Spoon full of super-chunk peanut butter - 2
Ice cream bar - 7

Dinner:
Wrap - 7

Snack:
Peanuts - 5
Thin Ice - 1.5

Total - 24.5

Weekends don't really happen in "meals" so I'll just make a list

Extra sharp cheddar - .5

Cheese enchilada - 5

Mongolian grill - 5

Tbsp peanut butter - 2.5

Tortilla pizza - 5

Total - 18

Breakfast:
Pepperoni -- 1

Lunch:
Sausage -- 0
Cheddar -- 1
Salad -- 4

Snack:
Peanut butter -- 3
Coffee with cream and sweetner -- 3

Supper:
Bacon -- 0
Eggs -- 2

Snack:
Almonds -- 3
Green Lights -- 8

TOTAL: 25 carbs (WOW! Look at my extremely high snacks today! No more Green Lights for awhile, even though they are quite tasty. )

Saturday food log

Breakfast
la tortilla: 3
cream cheese: 1
cheese: 2
bacon: 0
1 liter of water

snack
almonds:2
swiss cheese: 1
diet pepsi

lunch:
TBA