I havenโt shared a food diary in a bit, mostly because I feel like my meals have been boring lately.:)
Itโs been a busy week here with work, and with planning for upcoming trips & events โ where the food will get a little more interesting at least. ๐
Iโm preparing for the KetoCon Event and Low Carb Meetup in Austin, TX in a few weeks.
Plus a meetup in Nashville, TN on June 12th and also scouting other potential summer trips.
Iโll be in Atlanta again in August tooโฆ
* the coupon code for KetoCon is ketocon2018 if youโre interested in attending in person or from home
I just got the May Keto Krate the other day, and canโt wait to open it up and see what we got this month. Theyโre already sold out (again!), but Iโll share what came in the box โ as well as the April & May Keto Delivered boxes โ because itโs always fun to browse & discuss the new low carb products!:)
Below are the meals Iโve been eating for the last five days. In my last food diary post I shared 34 low carb meals & food ideas with youโฆ
And of course Aaron and I ate the Low Carb Chocolate Cake since then too. ๐
Low Carb Meals: 5-Day Low Carb Food Diary
I had a nice dinner date Sunday night on the patio at Gondola, following an evening in the sunshine by the river.
I ordered the 12oz Delmonico ribeye with roasted broccoli & cauliflower:
I ate half of it at dinner, and finished the other half later that night at home.
Mondayโs Low Carb Meals
On Monday Aaron brought me a big breakfast from McDonaldโs โ my usual order of โ3 sausage patties and 3 round fried eggs please.โ ๐
I made two meals out of that, then enjoyed a quick trip to Rock Island for some sunshine and fresh air in the late afternoon.
Slim and I both enjoyed stretching our legs a bit!
I work late on Monday evenings, so dinner was take-out delivery from a local bistro: a half pound hamburger steak with roasted veggies.
Tuesdayโs Low Carb Meals
Breakfast on Tuesday morning was cheesy eggs: 3 eggs scrambled in real butter with colby jack cheese. And I discovered there were NO forks clean โ so I ate them with a spoon. ๐
Lunch was a second breakfast. ๐
I had my favorite low carb meal of 1/2 cup of pecans, 1/4 cup Daisy brand cottage cheese and 4 small strawberries:
For dinner I had a low carb style Frisco Burger from Hardeeโs.
Theyโll make anything on the menu low carb for you. They have a โmake low carbโ button on the register and will lettuce-wrap any sandwich!
Wednesdayโs Low Carb Meals
I havenโt mentioned this anywhere else on the web, not even Facebook or Instagram yet, butโฆ
I recently got my hands on TWO boxes of the original Keto Brownie bars.
They are no longer making these bars, which makes me crazy sad โ and Iโm crossing my fingers they bring them back, because theyโre one of my favorites!!
They have new products out now at Keto Brownie that I am about to try โ so stay tuned for my review. ๐
I had two of those bars on Wednesday.
I also had my favorite โlow carb cerealโ made with 1/2 cup (60 grams) of pecans, 1/4 cup (half a serving) of Daisy brand cottage cheese, 4 strawberries and 18 grams of blueberries.
For lunch I had a simple tuna salad with mayo, mustard and dill relish โ and added some shredded cheddar to it too.
I intended to make bacon & eggs for dinner, but I got lazy and just ate the bacon. ๐
Thursdayโs Low Carb Meals
I had another Keto Brownie bar for breakfast with a bottle of water.
Iโm seriously going to have to ration what I have left of these! ๐
For lunch I had cheesy eggsโฆ
And for dinner โ crispy bacon dipped in ranch dressing! ๐
Fridayโs Low Carb Meals
I didnโt eat much on Friday (yesterday)โฆ
I did have another beautiful Keto Brownie bar while I was doing my morning work.:) Iโm going to do my best at talking them into bringing this one back!!
The only other meal I had was 3 fried eggs with two pieces of Smithfield brand zero carb (keto friendly) sausage. You can find it in the frozen foods section at some stores. I believe Publix carries it.
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Nick sent me two full boxes of his original Keto Brownie bars recently, and I did NOT realize he stopped making them โ OR that they were the LAST two boxes of these bars they even had left!
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Iโm anxious to try the new Keto Brownie products (low carb brownies & blondies) and I just got those in todayโฆ so Iโll keep you posted.
Aaron I both LOVE these original bars. Theyโre (correction: they WERE) 4 net carbs and have NO sugar alcohol โ with a nice rich cocoa flavor and awesome texture with crunch & chunks. *sigh*
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Hopefully we can vote the original KB bars back in. ๐
Weโre almost half a million strong here now, so surely we can be convincing!
Today I had more of the same โ sausage & cheesy eggs and my favorite cereal combo. Not to bore you, I just go with whatโs easy and whatever I have on hand. Iโm all for keeping it fast & simple!
My macros have been on point all week:
under 20 net carbs, over 70% fat.
Youโll be happy to know that I did go to the grocery store today though, and I got shrimp & chicken โ plus some veggies. So expect a little more variety in my next update. ๐
How are things going with you this week?
Leave a comment and letโs chat!:)
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
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Lynn, we were just talking on FB a few minutes ago and I decided i would just rather chat thru email rather than FB.. In the beginning did you have trouble giving up bread and potatoes? I love bread!!!! Also my coffee is a problem because I love the flavored coffee mate creamers. Yum!!!! 6 years ago my husband and I lost 62 lbs each by just counting calories (around 1000 calories a day). I have kept all but about 8 lbs off and i am trying to lose those 8 lbs. The low calorie diet is just not working for me this time. I am 64 and not very active but that needs to change. I have been reading your blogs and the Keto LCHF diet really does interest me. I guess I just need to jump in there and just DO IT!!!
Hi Pam,
There is low carb bread! ๐ Finding GOOD low carb replacements for things I used to love has helped me a lot. While I only eat them when I actually crave them (not daily), itโs SO nice to have that option โ and what makes it easy to stay on track.
I went through so many variations with my coffee. What I love now, a true addiction even ๐ is the Coffee-Mate Sugar Free Hazelnut Powdered Creamer. The powdered is less carbs than the liquid AND itโs creamier โ so it takes less. Plus itโs portable, no refrigeration required. ๐
I thought I would like other sugar free flavors better than hazelnut, but itโs honestly the best tasting sugar free flavor they have in my opinion.
That last 10 pounds is the most stubborn. ๐
Iโve found a ketogenic low carb diet SO beneficial in so many ways, in addition to easy weight loss. I donโt get bloated, my ankles donโt swell, Iโm out of chronic pain and no more migraines, etc โ like we were talking about on Facebook.
Carbs promote inflammation in the body, so people who go low carb find it really helps with arthritis, fibromyalgia, and all the aches & annoyances associated with inflammation.
The cravings go away FAST. Thereโs a lot of science behind a keto diet, itโs actually a huge chemical change in your body โ which also changes your taste buds. I never EVER ate spinach before going keto, for example. ๐
All the things I thought I could never give upโฆ donโt appeal to me AT ALL now.
Thank you, Lynn for all of your encouragement. I actually have fibromyalgia and many aches and pains associated with it.. I have a daughter who needs to lose probably 100 lbs. She is starting Keto in the morningโฆโฆmaybe i will join her and give it another try. I really would like to give it a month and see how i feel. I will continue to read your blogs and just know, you are a great source of information and encouragement!!!! Thanks so much!
Thank you, Pam ๐
My doctor wanted to diagnose me with fibromyalgia because I was in chronic nerve & muscle pain โ but going low carb has me totally OUT of pain.
I wasnโt expecting that, but itโs been one of the best results of staying keto! ๐
You should join herโฆ itโs so much better having someone to do it with! Thatโs why I host this community and love interacting with everyone here.
I think youโll be VERY happy with the results if you try it out for a month. ๐
Finally decided to do something for me and joined Keto Krate! Thanks for the discount code! I am so excited for my June box to come! Have a great week!
Thatโs awesome, Kathy โ youโre going to LOVE it!! Itโs so much fun to get a new box every month full of new low carb foods to try. ๐ It really helps mix things up! Enjoy. ๐
This post has me in the mood for steak! That picture looks so good.
I think I need to sign up for the keto krate also. We are going to be doing a lot of camping and it would be nice to have new shelf stable snacks to pack. I feel like I always under pack for myself thinking Iโll get by and then feel deprived while there.
On a separate noteโฆ. anyone missing chocolate milk or shake tasting milk?? 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/4 cup whipping cream (remember to count the carbs) and 2 teaspoons sugar free chocolate torani syrup and 2 teaspoons sugar free vanilla torani syrup. Amazing!! (Sorry I would of posted on FB but I donโt have it).
That Delmonico ribeye is my absolute favorite steak under the sun. ๐
The Keto Krate is a lot of fun. You can cancel anytime, so thereโs no long term commitment โ even if you just want to get one box you can do that: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/krate The coupon code is FIVE2018 for $5 off your first box.
Camping sounds like fun! I feel like we missed our Spring here and it went straight from winter to humidity & mosquitoes. ๐
That chocolate milk recipe sounds great too, thank you!!