In my last post: No More Eggs Please! ๐ (lol) we were discussing other easy low carb breakfast ideas โ besides eggs.
After that, I went three full days with NO eggs.
Shocking, I know. ๐
After that I was happy to have my favorite cheesy eggs again (yesterday) but it was a nice break from what had turned into a daily routine. Better known as a RUT, lol.
Below are my last three MyFitnessPal food logs, and a photo tour of my low carb meals each day, which you can see are ideal LCHF / Keto macros on all three daysโฆ
First though, Iโm co-hosting a $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway with Ebates, so be sure to enter! Itโs perfect timing because who wouldnโt love an extra $100 this time of year โ right? Plus Ebates is such a great way to get cashback on all your holiday shopping. ๐
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This is an older post but it tells you all about Ebates and why I love it, and also how I use it.
I havenโt updated that post lately, but Iโm now up to almost $2,000 earned with Ebates!
Watch for my next post & email about the Year-End Low Carb Challenge and a FUN new series of LIVE Low Carb Classes too.
Iโll get that over to you ASAP so we can kick it off, because I really look forward to us all closing out this year together feeling and looking our absolute best! ๐
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Mondayโs Low Carb Meals
My breakfast on Monday was totally ridiculous. ๐
Itโs two peanut butter NUI keto cookies crumbled up on the bottom and topped with cream cheese, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Almond Butter and 4 perfectly ripe strawberries, all drizzled with Macadamia Sea Salt Nut Butter.
That was like dessert-breakfast. ๐
Monday is a super long and always full work day for me, and that breakfast held me over for awhile, but for a quick late lunch I just made 3 Oscar Mayer Smokies and drizzled them with a little mustard.
For dinner I cooked two hamburger patties and dipped them in Dukeโs Mayo.
It was at least 7 ounces or almost half a pound of hamburger, seasoned with garlic powder and a little minced onion & salt.
Hereโs how I logged those meals in MyFitnessPal:
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Tuesdayโs Low Carb Meals
For breakfast on Tuesday morning I had a Chocolate Keto Shake, but I mixed it with hot coffee instead of water to make it an easy โcoffee breakfastโ on the go. ๐
Those shakes are so filling. Such an easy way to start the day AND get your collagen and healthy fats in. ๐
I had a couple of snacks at my desk to power through the work day: Peanut Butter NUI Cookies (Iโm hooked on those again!) and a Macadamia Pecan Fat Bomb.
As a late lunch or early dinner, mid afternoon if I remember right, I got hungry and found this Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Atkins frozen dinner in my freezer โ and added Turmeric Black Pepper Pili Nuts to it. That added a nice crunch and a lot of flavor! ๐
Pili Nuts jazz up ANY meal. ๐
I had two more hamburger patties in the 4-pack I bought, and I was up way later than I meant to be, so I fried those up when I got hungry again.
Hereโs how I logged those meals in MyFitnessPal:
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Wednesdayโs Low Carb Meals
I really like the โbreakfast keto coffee shakeโ thing for breakfast! I had that again on Wednesday morning, with a Vanilla shake mixed with coffee this time.
Someone asked me which was my favorite, the chocolate or vanilla keto shakes. Honestly I canโt decide, so I just go back and forth between them. ๐
I also had almost an ounce of cheese I sliced off the block when I felt snacky later, which youโll see in my food diary below.
I didnโt eat again until around 3pm, which was perfect timing to take advantage of the 3-6pm daily deals at Loganโs Roadhouse. ๐
I get the Wood Grilled Chicken with Parmesan Peppercorn Dressing and added cheddar & bacon, plus steamed broccoli & a side caesar salad (no croutons) -OR- the Chopped Steak (mushrooms only for me) & 2 sides.
Great value for $8.99 and they have good low carb sides: mushroom skewers, vegetable skewers, steamed broccoli, side salads, grilled asparagus etc. โค
I started with the side caesar (no croutons) and *almost* filled up on the salad alone!
I had the 10oz Chopped Steak with no gravy. I did get the onions on it this time, but I donโt eat them โ I scrape them off. I donโt like the texture of onions lol, but I love the flavor!
UPDATE: The Onions Brewski Style Topper (the onions on top of the chopped steak) are 38 carbs. Iโm glad I scraped them off! ๐ *whew* Thought I better let you know in case you ordered it with intentions of eating the onions. ๐ Eek!
Thatโs why it pays to look things up online or on your mobile when dining out. ๐
I ate about half the chopped steak, mushrooms & broccoli (plus the whole salad) and brought the other half of the meal home and finished that for dinner later in the evening.
Hereโs how I logged those meals in MyFitnessPal:
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Youโll notice HWC (Heavy Whipping Cream) in my last food diary above. I stopped at Starbucks after dinner for a large iced coffee. They use about half a cup of HWC unless you specify less, but I only drank half the drink โ and put the rest in the refrigerator to enjoy the next morning.
All HWC is 0.4 carbs per TBSP โ yes, even if the label SAYS zero carbs. There are 16 TBSP in a cup, so half a cup of HWC would be 8 TBSP which comes to 3.2 carbs (8 x 0.4). A full cup of HWC is 6.4 carbs. Good to know for recipes, etc. ๐
Hereโs how I have my MFP set up to track net carbs like you see in my food diaries above:
How To Set Up MyFitnessPal To Track Net Carbs
Yesterday I enjoyed my cheesy eggs again like I said, then I was invited over for dinner at a friendโs house โ where I was treated to the most FABULOUS low carb meal Iโve had in ages! Iโll show it to you in my next food diaryโฆ
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How are things going with you?
Leave a comment and letโs chat!
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. Loganโs Roadhouse is doing 20% off again this weekend! Here are links to all the deals & discounts I have, for that and the foods you saw in my meals above:
- Loganโs Roadhouse: 20% off your entire check until 10/28
- FBOMB Fat Bomb Packets Coupon code: LOWCARBTRAVELER
- Nui Keto Cookies Coupon Code: LOWCARBTRAVELER
- Ketologie Keto Shakes Coupon Code: LowCarbTraveler
- Pili Nuts Coupon Code: LOWCARBTRAVELER
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Coupon Code: LOWCARBTRAVELER
Donโt forget to enter the $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway too. Good luck! ๐
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Hi,
I appreciate your diary updates. It gives hope that one can lead a โnormalโ life and still keep to a dietary lifestyle.
I really admire your discipline to keep your myfitnesspal log up-to-date.
Cheers!
Thank you Herb, and YES! Itโs definitely easy to sustain long term, as a lifestyle. Iโve been low carb (keto) for 7 1/2 years now โ and fully intend to stay that way. ๐
To me, it looks like the Nui cookies are not updating correctly in your log. The fiber count has not been deducted from total.
Thanks for sharing your logs and your ideas. I am bad about getting stuck in a rut and your ideas are a huge help.
That happens sometimes when I enter new foods โ but the totals at the bottom are always correct at least, just not on the actual entry line. Go figure. ๐
There are SO many great low carb foods to enjoy, but for some reason itโs easy to just get in the habit of eating/making the same things over and over. Iโve been looking back through old food diaries here for ideas, lol โ something different is always good!
I look forward to getting your e-mails. They are fun, informative and well done. I have a few snacks I would like to refer you to in case you have not had them. You have not mentioned them in your e-mails. They are all terrific. The first is Dang Keto Bars. There are three different ones and are just great. The next is Curly Girlz Candy. They have a whole variety and all fit into the Keto lifestyle. They are OMG. The next one is the new IQ Bars, Blueberry, Lemon and Sunflower. Another winner.
The 4th one I am really looking forward to is Perfect Keto is coming out with what they say
will be the best Keto Bars on the market very soon. Soon I will be receiving a free bar to taste and evaluate. Everything Perfect Keto does is A+
Regards, Keep up the good work
Thank you Robert. ๐ I love the Curly Girlz candies! Those are always delicious. Iโve just started trying some of the Perfect Keto stuff, and have some of the new Dang bars here to try. Iโll check out IQ too โ thank you! ๐
I agree with you one hundred percent โ I canโt decide either which is my favorite with the Ketologie shakes. I know that I will never ever be without them. There are so many uses and I never use two full scoops so they last longer. Right now Iโm using the chocolate as hot chocolate at night. As well as right now while Iโm sick.
I hope you feel better soon, Trish! Our weather here did a major shift and I havenโt been feeling 100% myself โ so the hot shakes are a great start in the morning when I donโt feel like having anything else. Theyโre so creamy & delicious! ๐
I have enjoyed reading your blog and keep up with you. I have started back on low carb this week and really trying .
Way to go, Lisa โ Welcome back to the FUN! ๐ You said โreally tryingโ โ what do you find you struggle with most?
I am fairly new to Keto lifestyle and I am so grateful I came across your blog. I am still learning how much of this and that to eat. Iโm still afraid to eat fat and maybe thatโs wo I reached a stall. Iโve lost 35 lbs and would love to loose 10 more.
Thank you for being so open on your blog and also for posting your daily food intake.
Mary
Hi Mary ๐
My weight loss stalled out when I ate too lean too. Itโs because thereโs a science to the way eating healthy fats helps you burn body fat โ when you restrict carbs. See: https://www.travelinglowcarb.com/4606/lchf-diet-explained/
Are you using MyFitnessPal or some other app or online program to track your macros? For a simple explanation & illustration on that, see: https://www.travelinglowcarb.com/7006/macronutrients/
I hope that helps. Welcome to the group! ๐
What brand of hamburger patties do you use? Thanks for all the good ideas as always. I just used your discount code for Nui cookies and am looking at your other posts deciding on what else I might try.
Hi Lisa ๐ They were just in the meat department, already in 4 individual patties. That made it easier than having to patty them out myself. ๐ haha!
I really LOVE the keto shakes and am having those daily: https://www.travelinglowcarb.com/ketoshake Our coupon code is LowCarbTraveler. That link is for the individual shake packets which are super convenient for on the go โ but the jugs are a better value of course. And the tumbler is awesome!
I also use the Legendary Foods flavored nut butters A LOT and have *great* recipes for those: https://www.travelinglowcarb.com/legendary Our coupon code there is: LOWCARBTRAVELER
Here are my recipes with their nut butters, including AMAZING muffins and pancakes and waffles โ all from the same recipe: https://www.travelinglowcarb.com/20832/low-carb-nut-butter-recipes/
I have a running list of great low carb foods I love here too: https://www.travelinglowcarb.com/buy-low-carb-foods/ Iโm constantly working on updating that page, but it has some of my favorites on it already. ๐
TERRY -Why are your macros daily goals set to 30% for fat on the charts above? I thought it was 75% fat, 25% protein and 5% carbs. What am I missing?s
โฆand Lynn โ not Terry. Iโm batting 0 today!
I meant 20% protein โ sorry
LOL Carmen โ I get called Terry all the time, no worries. The curse of having two first names! ๐ haha
My MyFitnessPal โgoalsโ seem to change on me for some reason, so I just ignore those and stick to my actual/real goals: 20 net carbs max and 70% fat minimum (25% protein max). Youโll see my actual macros ARE on point, itโs just the MFP goals wonโt stay put for some reason so I just ignore those. ๐
p.s. Good catch! Iโm so used to ignoring it, I didnโt think how it might look in the screenshot -lol. Iโll see if I can fix it and get it to stickโฆ
Thanks for responding, Lynn. I went back on a couple of your older pages and saw that your MFP goals for fat were 70%, protein 25%, so I figured it must be a glitch โ but it had me worried for a bit as that was all I looked at, not the chart! Thanks again!
Youโre welcome โ thanks for pointing that out! I hate to confuse newer readers. ๐ It does look kinda wonky! lol