I only ate two low carb meals yesterday, but they were both very filling meals. Then I went to bed before 6pm, lol. I was wiped out. ๐
Iโm still recovering from the adventurous hike. The range of muscles in my body that are sore is amazing. What a great feeling!
My weight is holding steady, which I consider a WIN! I stayed at 148.8 (my all time low) for two days, and then for the last 4 days my weight has been 149.8 pounds. Slight fluctuations and brief holds are totally normal. Definitely nothing to worry about. Iโm staying focused on eating healthy, staying within my macros, and toning/exercising. Iโm seriously motivated!! ๐
Here is my Low Carb Food Diary for Day 25 of the โGet Lean For Summer!โ 90 Day Low Carb Challenge. Itโs not too late to join us if you havenโt already!
Day 25: Thursdayโs Low Carb Meals
Breakfast: 1/2 cup pecans, 1/4 cup Daisy brand cottage cheese, 4 small diced strawberries โ plus a chopped up Peanut Butter Granola Atkins bar. Adding in the bar made that a big meal for me, lol. It was 8 net carbs and 78% healthy fats.
That breakfast lasted me awhile! I finally got hungry again and had a very early dinner. I went to a favorite local restaurant that makes a great steak. Itโs Gondola Pizza & Steak House (a Greek/Italian place). I ordered a big fat Delmonico Ribeye with roasted broccoli & cauliflower. Mmm ๐ Delicious!!
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I ate the entire 12oz ribeye, dipped in butter (yum!), and brought the veggies home in a take-out box. I also ordered a 2nd take-out meal to bring home with me too: grilled chicken & roasted vegetables. Iโm planning to stay in this weekend and get some work done, so I wanted some healthy food on hand. ๐
Hereโs My MyFitnessPal Diary for Thursday:
Macronutrients: How & What I Track
How I Get Net Carbs in MyFitnessPal
Calories: 1510
Net Carbs: 12
Total Carbs: 19
Protein: 128 Grams
61% Fat, 36% Protein
Exercise: None (recovery day)
FitBit Steps: 2,543 (lol)
Water: 24 ounces
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My thighs are feeling the most sore from the hiking and caving, so I think I could definitely pull off an upper body workout today โ arms & abs probably. It feels SO good to finally be working out consistently!!
Speaking of consistent, today is Day 25 of the low carb challenge โ and honestly, I think this is the longest streak Iโve ever had of sticking to the plan without indulging here and there, at least a bit.
I still think about it sometimes, like last night when I went out for the steak. They have an amazing dessert case there. ๐ I did browse it, and absolutely nothing appealed to me. I thought to myself, โIf I want something sweet later Iโll have some raspberries & cream cheese at home.โ
It seems the more you indulge, whether itโs an off-plan meal once a week, or a bite of this or that here and there, the more likely you are to keep doing it. Being so consistent for more than 3 full weeks (24 days) seems to have killed my desire for carbs/sugar altogether!
How are things going with you?
Leave a comment below, and letโs do this together. ๐
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. You can subscribe by email below to get my Daily Food Diaries throughout the Low Carb Challenge sent straight to your inbox. That way youโll never miss great (easy!) low carb meal ideas. ๐
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Hi Lynn,
Iโm not losing weight since I began Apr 7th. I dont get itโฆ.Iโm at my macros, cut back to 1300-1400 calories. stopped baking LC desserts, hardly eating any cheese, only eating 1/2 cup of pistacchios for a snack..I dont think my body likes this way of eating this time around frown emoticon ~~~ Now I could understand if I lost weight the first couple of weeks then stalledโฆbut since going LC, nothingโฆ.Helppppp
I am eating, meat, a little cream, mayo, veggies, eggs, bacon, atkins bars every now and again (never stalled me in the past), coconut oil, taking a multi vitamin, Just dont get it
Hi Valerie, letโs explore!
Do you only weigh yourself first thing in the morning? Any other time, even an hour later, is not an accurate weight.
Are you getting at least 70% of your calories from fat every day?
Other than that, my advice: cut out the pistachios and atkins bars for 2 weeks. Only eat real food, super simple: meat & greens & healthy fats (avocado, salmon, egg salad, tuna salad, etc).
And what are you using the coconut oil for?
Those meals look so yummy!! Especially the steakโฆIโd love me a big ol steak right about now. โบ
You should be proud for staying on track, I know I am. I know for me, seeing you and the other members stay on track is a huge motivation to keep myself on track. Yay to all of us!!! Usually by now Iโm dreading that there are 2 months left in the challenge but this time Iโm actually really excited that thereโs a little over 2 months left. Plenty of time to lose some more weight ๐
My meals yesterday were short and sweet (not literally). Lol.
B: bpc, bacon and cheese omelet
L: handful of almonds, 1 sting cheese
D: 2 grilled chicken thighs, 1c cucumber salad (cucumber, 1 tbl feta, 1 tbl ranch) this salad is even yummiest with ranch
S: sf iced coffee ( coffee, ice, sf davinci vanilla syrup, hwc )
Net carbs were 15, fat was 76% and I drank 40oz water
That steak was fabulous. ๐ I canโt believe I ate the whole 12 ounce ribeye in one sitting, lol. The poor vegetables got ignored!!
Like you, Iโm excited to have more time to really challenge myselfโฆ and see just what I can achieve by early July. ๐ Hereโs to awesome results!! *cheers*
Good for you that you passed on the desert. I am like you. I like to look at the desert cases now but do not endulge. ๐ knowing that i have something good and healthy to eat at home, helps me rsist too.
We are creatures of habit. Anything you do consistently from day to day and weeks to week โฆthough months to months etc becomes a habit
My old habits of grabbing some quick carbs with my coffee every morning has been replaced by a healthy protein and a low carb breakfast. And the protein and fat i eat keep me full longer.. Itโs much more satisfying than a everything bagel or donuts etc. For breakfast and more energizing.
Nowdays i can walk right past the bakery section of the grocery store without batting an eyeโฆ..i hurry to get past it though Lol ๐
That is why this challenge is so great. After ninety days of eating healthy, it starts to become a habitโa good habit that will change our lives.
Itโs so true. Iโm really shocked how itโs โstickingโ for me this time though, where it didnโt in the past. The main difference being that I would give in to an indulgence here and there, or maybe a whole off plan meal once a week or every 10 days or so (at least twice a month). I was constantly going in and out of ketosis. This consistency is paying off in SO many ways!!
I had 26 people over for dinner to celebrate my sonโs birthday. His request was pulled pork sandwiches and this amazing ice cream cake for dessert. I had planned to induldge in dessert. Which I did. I also had ยฝ a roll and BBQ chicken. Today I felt crummy! My knees hurt, I donโt have the energy I have become used to this past three weeks. While that ice cream dessert tasted fantastic, I donโt think it was worth it. Combined with the sugar int he BBQ sauce and the half roll. I think I needed this to happen as it taught me a lesson. I will remember how โoffโ I felt today, and hopefully wonโt induldge as much as I did. Iโm not looking at the scale until Tuesday morning hopefully not too much damage was done! ๐
I totally understand that feeling, Dayna. What I do: eat โlean & greenโ for at least 3 days after. Just expect to go back through keto flu as your body goes back into ketosis this week.
Itโs been a good lesson for me in the past too, and keto flu is a good deterrent for me. Sadly it hasnโt always stopped me. :p Being consistent for 26 straight days now has me feeling AMAZING!!
Boy your post makes we want a steak right now, and itโs 6:30 in the morning. My weight loss is going very well. I lost another pound, bringing the total to 13 since March 7th. Canโt complain about that. I miss my wine though, especially when we eat out. I eat the Atkins Peanut Butter Granola Bars for snacks but I get a different reading from MFP than you do. I get 8 total carbs. You get 3. Because of the high total carbs, I only eat a half when I would love to eat a whole one. Do you have any idea why such a difference for the same product?
Wow, congrats on the weight loss Betsy! ๐
Look at my entry on MFP for that bar. There are a lot of inaccurate entries for things in MFP because people enter them in wrong. Find one that reflects the correct net carbs, and other nutrition facts on your label. Use the one I used. ๐