We just finished up a fun little 2-week low carb mini-challenge based on the Three Ingredients Rule. Basically you eat 3 ingredients or foods max on your plate for any given meal. You can see all of my 3IMAX daily food diaries here.
This was a fun challenge. I tend to eat simple as a general rule anyway, but I did learn a few interesting things doing โ3 Ingredientsโ 15 full days in a rowโฆ
First, I lose weight faster!
Thatโs a plus. ๐
Second, it makes you super conscious of your low carb meal choices โ which foods and ingredients you choose for every meal. Knowing you can only have 3 things on your plate, you tend to eliminate extras that inflate your carb count for the day โ and some of the things that tend to be โknown weight stallersโ (cheese, nuts, dairy, cream cheese, etc).
Third, by elimiminating a lot of those โextrasโ, and eating โsuper simpleโ, I really learned to ENJOY the natural flavors of my foods โ using only olive oil, salt or real butter to cook with or flavor the foods I ate.
It helps if you choose a fatty fish like Salmon โ which is naturally flavorful. Or fatty steaks like Ribeye that offer much more flavor and better texture than Sirloin. I also love seared yellow squash and zucchini โ salted and browned in olive oil. No parmesan coating, etc โ just beautiful salt!
The next time I do โ3IMAXโ, which I plan to do again SOON, Iโm going to get even more strict. This time Iโll include my coffee (because my current creamer has way too many ingredients), Iโll count Daisy Brand cottage cheese as the 3 ingredients it is (instead of one), etc. I have a feeling Iโll see even better results. ๐
And it will give me an opportunity to do some more experimenting with things โ like getting a โperfect coffeeโ down, one that is more healthy to enjoy daily.
Iโm a big fan of โfood scienceโ and I like some of the things Iโve read about โmono mealsโ (one ingredient foods per meal) too. Experimenting is fun! As long as itโs healthy experimenting, of course. ๐
On that note, look what I found on Amazon today:
225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Low Carb Recipes
Look what I found! "3IMAX" ๐ 225 #LowCarb Recipes with only 3 Ingredientsโฆ.
Posted by Low Carb Traveler (Lynn) onย Sunday, July 19, 2015
Perfect! ๐
If you participated in the 3IMAX mini challenge, I would love to hear what YOUR experience was, or anything you learned during the challenge. I know some people had a hard time getting their meals down to just three ingredients โ while others loved how easy & simple it was.
Thereโs nothing easier than sticking to real foods:
โmeat & greens + healthy fatsโ is my general rule.
Weโre kicking off a NEW Low Carb Challenge on Monday, so be sure to join us!
Get The Low Carb Challenge Details
See you there. ๐
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler





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