My Low Carb Diary for Day 8 of the Summer Low Carb Mini-Challenge. Join in anytime! Iโll share my meals here every day to give you easy low carb food ideas.
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Iโm over my weird 2-day irritable/tired phase, and down another pound.
Did I knock myself out of ketosis last week somehow?? That made me wonderโฆ although I canโt think of anything I might have eaten that would have done that. Maybe it was just a fluke. Who knows.
Anyway, Iโm a pound lighter today: 140.8 pounds. That always happens the day AFTER weigh-in day ๐ lol.
That means Iโm less than a pound away from the 130โs! I was going to freak out about that, but then I decided I should just go shopping instead. Because thereโs a HUGE sale on summer clothes today!! ๐ Iโll share the details with you below.
First, hereโs what I ate yesterday โ because it was all DELICIOUSโฆ
Day 8: Tuesdayโs Low Carb Meals
I started my day with the usual combo: coffee, water, and my โLow Carb Cerealโ with pecans, strawberries, blueberries and Daisy brand cottage cheese.
For lunch I had the leftover BBQ chicken thighs and cucumber slices.
I used Guyโs Sugar Free BBQ Sauce on the baked chicken. The cucumber slices were leftover from our big Keto Party last week, so I wanted to finish those off.
I got the sugar free BBQ sauce in my July Keto Krate. I canโt wait to get the next box of low carb goodies! If you sign up now, youโll get the same August box I get. ๐
For dinner I had take-out from Applebeeโs โ yay! (lol)
I got the Caesar Salad, no croutons, with grilled salmon instead of chicken. Thereโs an upcharge for that, but itโs SO worth it!
I only ate half of that salmon and salad for dinner. Itโs HUGE.
Late last night I had a delicious treat of fresh blackberries and cream cheese. I used an ounce of cream cheese and 1/2 a TBSP of salted butter, melted them together in the microwave and stirred in a teaspoon of Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup, then stirred in the berries. It was HEAVEN. It tasted like fresh berry cheesecake. ๐
To get an accurate carb count for the fresh blackberries, I looked them up here. The National Nutrient Database is my go-to resource for nutrition facts on any foods without labels, like fresh produce or berries you pick yourself. ๐
Bookmark the link: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search
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Hereโs My MyFitnessPal Diary for Tuesday:
Tracking Macronutrients (Simple Explanation of Macros)
How To Get Net Carbs in MyFitnessPal
Calories: 1607
Net Carbs: 25
Total Carbs: 37
Protein: 97 Grams
70% Fat, 24% Protein
Water: 48 ounces
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Itโs Time To Shop For Smaller Clothes!
American Eagle has their shorts on sale today. They are on Ebates so I get cashback shopping online there! Iโm going to order size 8 shorts while they are on sale. ๐
Iโm SO excited. The denim shorts Iโve been wearing lately are from American Eagle and size 10, and they are SO comfortableโฆ but too big on me already.
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If you want to check out the American Eagle sale (it ends TODAY!) go to Womenโs Clearance. Itโs a 60% off sale, which is full of AWESOME deals. And donโt forget to use your Ebates account and get cashback on your orderโฆ
Sign up for Ebates if you havenโt already!
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How are things going for you?
Itโs day 9 today โ did you exercise this week? What kind of low carb meals are YOU eating? Are you experiencing any challenges or struggles with your goals?
I always look forward to hearing from you! ๐
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. I included my referral links for Ebates, Netrition, and Keto Krate in this post so THANK YOU for shopping through my links if you decide to check any of those out. Every click is appreciated, as it helps me keep this FREE blog going for you. ๐
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It is possible that your experiments with your coffee threw you out of Ketosis. Maybe you confused your body and it was rebelling against you! congrats on the 140.8!
I wondered about that, Jackie. I know it wasnโt the BBQ Sauce because Iโve been eating that the last day or two (a big meal of it yesterday). It could have just been my hormone cycle even โ itโs hard to say post hysterectomy, lol. I do still have ovaries & cycles though. Either way, Iโm happy with the loss after weird fluctuations (and weird coffees! lol)โฆ
Congrats on your weight loss and on your Size 8 shorts! Can imagine how excited you are with both. Thanks for the blackberry recipe. Last night I had red raspberries with cream cheese per your earlier suggestion and loved that. Will try your new idea soon.
Ooh, I love raspberries and cream cheese. ๐ I was testing this โquickieโ as part of a pie I want to put together with an almond meal crust. I think itโs going to be a winner!
Iโm sitting here eating a plateful of eggs & sausage links, eggs cooked in the same pan as the sausages, in their fat. As I was cooking them, I had the thought that I had come โfull circleโ-I remember my Mom cooking eggs in sausage or bacon fat, flipping the fat up on the eggs to cook them, more than 50 years ago. After many, many years of low fat dieting (which only worked a short time!), Iโm happy that Iโve found this woe that I can stick with! Thanks for all your encouraging posts!
lol Debbie, Iโve thought that same thing so many times, except it was my grandmothers kitchen. ๐ Bacon drippings to season the green beans, eggs fried in sausage grease, lol โ it IS funny!
My southern Grandmaโs favorite was wilted lettuce, plenty of bacon along with the bacon grease, I can still taste it now!
I think getting into a smaller size tells a more accurate marker for our weight loss than the scales
i can now fit into size 12-14 pants. This may still sound big to most people but for me this is huge. I even put on a pair of medium denim capris and they fit. I was shocked. It also depends on the manufacturer. Some sizes run differently
i am so excited for you Lynโฆโฆsize 8. WOW
I HOPE i could even get down to a 10. ๐
All our hard work is paying off. Yippee.
I was so stoked to get into a 10, then within a month of buying them (at full price) they were all too big. ๐ I was excited to find the sale today! I have no idea if a size 8 will fit yet, I am guessing so in the one pair of shorts I wear a 10 in now, but I figured Iโm still losing so it was a good size & deal. Weโll see when they get here!
I think a size 12 is a nice healthy size for a woman over 40. Thatโs what Iโve been wearing for awhile โ or was. And I felt GOOD in that size! I read this morning that the ideal weight for my height (short, lol) is 125 pounds. That was shocking โ and scary, lol.
LOL. I am WAY over 40โฆโฆi am not in a firm size 12 yet. I am only in some size twelve but 14 in others. I would be happy if i could wear a 12 in everything
i need to lose another 20 lbs and mostly i need to firm up. I am not trying to get super skinny at my age. I want to be a healthy weight and size. My doctors scale weighed me a pound more today but i was fully dressed. ๐ But he was very pleased about my weight loss.
My blood pressure was on the low side. I must be doing something right
i used to have high blood pressure before going low carb. ๐
Thatโs so awesome! The health factor is just as exciting as the weight loss to me. ๐ I saw my doctor last week, and my blood pressure and all my stats were *perfect* which is such a cool thing!
Congratulations on your weight loss. I found a recipe over the weekend and it was great. Iโm not sure on the exact measurements butโฆ. You take sour cream, apple cider vinegar, sugar ( I used splenda) and dill weed if you like. Mix all of that up and then put sliced cucumbers in it and let it set for an hour or so in the refrigerator before serving. It was delicious. Iโm not real fond of plain cucumbers but this was really good. Does it sound as though it would be kind of LC? It did to me so I made it but I could be totally wrong, something could be making it not LC that Iโm not thinking about.
Yes, it sounds fabulous! I donโt think I would want the sweetener thoughโฆ I often mix cucumber cubes with mayo & crumbled feta cheese and a dash of salt โ sometimes with diced tomatoes. Itโs a beautiful, refreshing side dish that everyone loves, even carb eaters!
To find out if itโs low carb, put it all into the MyFitnessPal recipe calculator. That way you can log it too: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator
Hi Lynn. I had bariatric surgery 3 yrs ago and have gained some lbs back. I would like to get rid ofthe weight I have regained plus more.
I was wondering if and how going high fat would affect me now since i need to eat high protein. I have been reading your blog as well as other info on high fat low carb diets and it sounds like eating this way is the way to go. Have also tried your breakfast cereal and it is very good.
Thanks for the info.
Denise
Hi Denise ๐
We have A LOT of weight loss surgery members in our challenge group! They all eat LCHF (ketogenic) to lose extra weight and to keep it off.
On the โhigh proteinโ โ youโll notice I get more than the recommended amount of protein most days, and honestlyโฆ I donโt even try. Itโs very easy to get the required number of grams and still eat high fat, which youโll notice in my own food diaries I share here daily.
See: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/7006/macronutrients/ for a simple explanation. Even though you only eat 20-25% of your calories in protein (even recommended on regular diets) and 70% or more in healthy fatsโฆ the grams work out, because some proteins are also fats. ๐
You look like you need a size 6 to me!! Thanks for all of your great ideas and support! You are an inspiration!!
Thank you Tina ๐ ๐ The last time I wore a size 6 was two decades agoโฆ wow. I was stick skinny with no figure too. The idea of that does NOT appeal to me in my 40โs. ๐
Congrats on the weight loss and new size clothes. I havenโt been a size 8 since I was 8 lol. Hopefully I can get close to that one day โบ
My meals yesterday were:
B: bpc (yes I said I was switching to coffeemate instead but it actually had my stomach upset so I switched backโฆfor now)
L: 2 fried eggs, steak and bacon topped with cheese
D: chicken breast topped with mozzarella (this is all I ate for dinner because this piece of chicken was Huge!!! It looked like a chicken breast on steroids lol. But very filling for sure.
My net carbs were 6!! I did drank about 80oz of water and got in some walking. โบyay me!!
Way to go, Justine โ a perfect low carb day! ๐
I wonder why the coffee-mate upset your stomach. It may be the artificial sweetener they use in itโฆ
Iโm still considering coffee solutions. I was at the store today and looked at some flavored teas and coffees. ๐
Thanks Lynn! I think it is the sweetner they use because when I first started using splenda it would do the same. Iโm also going back and forth about coffee solutions lol. Oh the options give me a headache.
LOL, yes โ there are tons of options! Iโm totally hooked on the Coffee-Mate sugar free hazelnut. I think Iโm just going to cut down on coffee (which will cut down on that) given that seems to be the REAL problem. ๐
Congrats Lynn on your weight loss that is awesome.
Question, you had mentioned that you were drinking your coffee with butter. Are you not doing that anymore? I just began 2 days ago putting butter in my coffee to help increase my fat intake. Is this a good idea?
Hi Becky! I think itโs a great idea, and it tastes rich and delicious. ๐ As you can see from my food diaries here, I get 70-80% fat easily โ even without butter in my coffee. My problem was that I drink TOO MUCH coffee, and that much butter had me feeling woozy by lunchtime. ๐
Other good sources of healthy fats (that actually have nutritional value TOO) include: pecans, walnuts, avocado, salmon, tuna salad, eggs & sausage, egg salad, deviled eggs, chicken thighs instead of breasts, etc.