I decided to challenge myself HARD for the next 17 days. Youโll find the details of my personal challenge here. And if you missed it, hereโs my Day One Journal.
It feels really good to be โback in the zoneโ! Plus, I love a good challenge. ๐ I find it FUN, and also highly motivating.
Yesterday I consumed 1744 calories, 19 net carbs (23 total), with 69% fat and 26% protein. I drank 48 ounces of water, and my exercise for the day was: water skiing in the sunshine!
One thing Iโm experimenting with this week is my coffee. I LOVE my coffee. I mentioned yesterday that I would love to ultimately โgo blackโ. The idea of it makes me cringe at the moment, but I know it doesnโt take long for your taste buds to totally change. I remember drinking regular soda (many, many years ago) and how hard it was to switch to diet. But now I canโt even stand the taste of a regular soda!
So thereโs hope for my coffee. I think. ๐ lolโฆ
Weโre discussing it here: My Hoarding / Coffee Problem
^ I look forward to hearing your thoughts!
Day TWO Low Carb Meals & Macros
For breakfast I had sausage and fried eggs. An egg is .6 carbs, so you should count 1 carb for every two eggs you eat. Very simple 1 carb breakfast!
For lunch I grabbed a Low Carb All-American Thickburger from Hardeeโs.
This one didnโt look near as good as my last one, but it was still good.
I had to custom order it, because the bun-style version comes with chips and all kind of things on it. I ordered it like this: โThe all-american thickburger, low carb style โ no bun, in a lettuce wrap โ plain with cheese. So just hamburger, hot dog, cheese, mayo & mustard โ in a lettuce wrap.โ
I grabbed that low carb burger on the go because I was heading to Timโs Ford Lake where we spent the rest of the afternoon & evening.
And thatโs where I got my exercise for the day. ๐
I got up on the water ski, twice actually, and hit it as hard as I could.
I canโt ski for long, but itโs an amazing full-body workout. Hereโs a video of me skiing summer before last. Iโm able to ski longer and harder every year.
I had two beers while we were out on the boat. Michelob Ultra is my favorite, and itโs 2.6 carbs per 12 ounce bottle. I would normally have three, but I limited it to two intentionally โ to save room for green veggie carbs at dinner.
When we came off the lake, we ordered take-out from Ruby Tuesday. I scanned over the menu and nutrition facts on the way home, after taking a quick look at my macros in MyFitnessPal so far for the day, and decided on the salmon & veggies.
I got the Plain Grilled Salmon with fresh green beans and grilled zucchini. I also ordered a side of their delicious Parmesan Cream Sauce, because itโs low carb โ and delicious for dipping! ๐
Day Two Totals:
- 1744 calories
- 19 net carbs (23 total)
- 69% fat and 26% protein
- 48 ounces of water
- exercise for the day was: water skiing
What about you? How did your Day Two go? Leave a comment and share your meals & macros, and the workout you did yesterday!
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
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Love seeing your meals. I seriously need a no cook breakfast that I can grab quickly.
I like the cottage Chz and fruit, not a fan of pecanโฆwhat other nuts would be good?
Hi Vickie,
I never ate pecans until I went super low carb. Now I love them. ๐ Especially mixed with other things (in chicken salad, even!). See: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/6980/low-carb-chicken-salad-recipe/ โ that used seasoned pecans, which were really good!
Try just cottage cheese and berries. Or try walnuts โ they are #2 on the list of the lowest carb / highest fat nuts. Pecans rank #1, which is why I eat them so often. ๐
The meal today looks just like I like it, could you just put into one of those little containers and send it to Alabama by UPS jet express or something. Iโll be waiting till dinner time.
LOL Martha! I would if I could. ๐ haha โ Do you have a Ruby Tuesday in your area?
Iโm confused. I thought this was the 3 ingredient meals. Isnโt lunch considered over the 3?
I thought about that, Brenda โ after the fact, of course. ๐ But itโs basically just hamburger, hot dog & cheese. Mayo & Mustard are zero carb and lettuce has zero nutritional value. But yes, that crossed my mind too! lol
Lynn โ โ I am curious โ โ I am waiting on some pecans from nuts.com and my monthly bagels and breads from netrition, and both orders will be here on Thursdayโฆ Anyway, I found a product called Thinslim โ โ sold by netrition โ โ and their products look interesting, and I was wondering if you had tried any of them โ โ I am so delighted with the breads and bagels from the Great Low carb bread company, but curiosity is nagging at meโฆ. I keep remembering that one low carb bread that was so spongy that a whole youtube thing was done on itโฆ.
My son and his wife have totally purged their pantry and fridge after hearing about my success with doing that, and their first orders arrived on Saturday โ โ postage to Hawaii is nasty, but I told them that I would boost for one order from one place per month and they were on their own for the other one โ โ they couldnโt believe that the bagel I gave them was really on programโฆ Jeff tore up the dance floor at my granddaughters wedding last Saturday โ โ and a year ago, we probably would have had him end up in the ERโฆ. It was fun sharing this WOE with them โ โ I have given them the addy, and I donโt know if they will be here or notโฆ.
Thatโs awesome, Pat! ๐ Way to go!!
I havenโt tried ThinSlim products yet. Iโm super cautious and a bit leery of most โlow carb productsโ so I do serious research and comparisons on ingredients. Like this one: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/5564/low-carb-bagel-ingredients/
See the video at the top of this page:
http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/5589/great-low-carb-bread-company-review/
โฆ to give you an idea why Iโm so cautious. ๐
What app are you using to that so nicely calculates your net carbs, totals, and macro percentages like you have screen shots of in your post?
This app & setup: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/4448/myfitnesspal-hack/ ๐
Also see: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/7006/macronutrients/
*cheers*
B-veggie omelet with a cut up hot dog inside( weird but the Oscar Mayer angus nitrate free hotdog tastes similar to a smoked sausage, of course I sautรฉ all raw ingredients first)
L-chicken breast, cheese, and avocado with mustard(again better taste but sounds weird)
D- sandwich meat roll up with Colby jack and Dijon mustard and a spinach salad with ranch
For coffee it is true you get used to it however you start drinking it. A secret I used was to put 2 ice cubes into black coffee and for some reason I convince myself it is an unsweetened iced tea and I donโt mind it so much. Or lately I have been using unsweetened vanilla almond milk and it gives it a nice nutty flavor. Thanks for your posts! They are inspiring to see how someone else eats on the same plan but new combinations:)
Thanks for sharing your menu too, Elizabeth. ๐ I love doing this together! Youโre right. I remember how hard it was to go from milk & sugarโฆ to heavy cream & splenda. But it worked! Iโm excited to try out some different combinations and to find something more โnaturalโ (foodwise) that works for me. *cheers*