Confession: I didnโt eat any vegetables today. ๐ฏ I usually sneak my greens in, but on the odd day I donโt.
Ideally you should eat 10-15 net carbs a day in healthy low carb vegetables.
It was one of those lazy days of โmaking doโ and just eating what I had on hand โ or what I could get delivered, lol.
Iโll show you what I ate, and how the macros (nutrients) came out for each meal. At the very least, this should give you some ideas for easy low carb meals and snacksโฆ
For breakfast I ate 1/3 cup of pecan halves dipped in Laughing Cow creamy swiss cheese (one wedge):
Tip: Pecan halves are cheaper in the baking aisle than they are in the snack aisle. ๐ They are very low carb / high fat, so theyโre quite filling โ and make a great (no mess) snack or meal on the go. It doesnโt sound like a lot of food I know, but I donโt like a big heavy meal in the mornings. I tend to snack with my coffee and drink my water.
For lunch today I had leftovers. Itโs polska kielbasa (smoked sausage) with sauerkraut and two boiled eggs (with a dab of mayo to make them less dry โ because they were overcooked, lol). Itโs just what I had in the fridge:
For dinner tonight I got take-out. Actually, delivery โ from Pizza Hut. I ordered 8 Traditional Bone-in โNaked Wingsโ (0 net carbs) and 8 Traditional Bone-In โGarlic Parmesan Wingsโ (4 net carbs for all 8). The ranch cup is 2 net carbs, but I didnโt even use half the ranch:
Thereโs nothing like low carb delivery. ๐
I only ate about half the wings, but I left the whole double order in my MyFitnessPal entry because I have a feeling Iโll finish them later โ before I go to bed. :+)
I drank water today, but I also had coffees โ so when you add in my creamer for that, I had a total of 16 net carbs today (23 total carbs).
It came out to 77% fat, 19.9% protein and 3.1% net carbs.
YES, I need something green. I aim to make up for that tomorrow. ๐
I use MyFitnessPal with this hack to track my meals.
If you follow me on Facebook, where I share all of my meals, youโll notice I usually eat much healthier than this. But I DO have โlazy low carb daysโ โ like today. I donโt always share those food journals, especially when Iโm junkinโ it on processed foods like cheese wedges and smoked sausage and such.
Try not to judge me too harshly. ๐ Sometimes I just eat whatever. Most of the time I eat โwhole foodโ like some kind of granola health geek. lol.
What about you โ what are you eating today??
Best,
Lynn Terry
aka @LowCarbTraveler
I will be on the low carb challenge,but I wanted some help with what foods I can eat?
Please help new comer.
Hi Nikkie ๐
See the checklist and links at: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/start-low-carb-diet/ ๐ See you in the challenge group!! *cheers*