Aside from some Arby’s roast beef, I’ve been eating at home and using up the low carb groceries I got recently – before heading out on my next three trips.
I am SO looking forward to all the beautiful low carb meals on my travels! I don’t go by “Low Carb Traveler” for nothing. 😉 LOL…
I recently did some online shopping (er, A LOT of shopping lol) so I’ll be sure to get some new pictures for you while I’m out & about in my new outfits & heels!
In the meantime, here’s my meals & macros over the weekend. It was a long quiet weekend of staying in and eating in, and keeping it super simple – as usual!
Saturday’s Low Carb Meals & Macros
I slept a lot on Saturday. Way more than usual, which was probably just me catching up after being so off schedule and having a hard time sleeping the last couple of weeks. 😛
Breakfast: 2 Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwiches (No Buns)
For breakfast I finished off two leftover roast beef sandwiches, without the buns of course, which I got from my recent “drive-thru grocery shopping” lol.
That’s my Plum Fitbit ChargeHR
Lunch: Turkey, Cheese & Cucumber Rollups
For lunch I just had a quick low carb snack of turkey & cheese with a slice of cucumber & mayo. It was quick and easy!
Dinner: Two Baked Chicken Thighs
Chicken Thighs are one of my favorite low carb meats. You want to get them with the skin on, as it crisps up very nicely in the oven! I put a bit of olive oil in the pan, top each thigh with a pat of butter, salt them, cover the pan with foil, bake them for about 40 minutes at 350°, then uncover and bake at 400° until brown & crisp.
Bedtime Snack: Breyer’s Carbsmart Chocolate Ice Cream with Pecans
Before I went to bed, well actually IN bed (lol) I had 3/4 cup Breyer’s Carbsmart Chocolate Ice Cream with 1/2 cup of crushed pecans. They are SO good together!! 🙂
You can see my complete MyFitnessPal diary for Saturday here…
I drank 24 ounces of water on Saturday, and had 6 TBSP of coffee creamer. I’m still working on that one, but I’ve been reducing the amount of creamer by 1/3 to start.
Sunday’s Low Carb Meals & Macros
I ate five smaller meals on Sunday, throughout the day, and slept a lot that day too. I’m on a serious roll with this sleep thing! LOL. Hopefully that will help my scales move again, as lack of sleep really affects my weight loss…
Breakfast: Chicken Salad
For breakfast I chopped up the leftover baked chicken thighs and mixed it with mayo and a bit of diced cucumber. Easy!
Lunch: Turkey & Cheese Rollups
For lunch I just had two turkey & cheese rollups. Then later in the afternoon I had 3 more of those. I wasn’t very hungry in the middle of the day, so just snacking really.
Dinner: Yellow Squash & Cucumber Salad
For dinner I browned yellow squash in olive oil and had cucumber salad on the side. It’s just cucumber diced up, salted, with mayo stirred in. I figured I better use up the fresh vegetables before I travel this week!
Bedtime Snack: Breyer’s Carbsmart Chocolate Ice Cream with Pecans
I took ice cream to bed with me again last night. 🙂 This time it was just 1/2 cup of ice cream and 1/4 cup crushed pecans – all stirred together. YUM!
I drank 32 ounces of water on Sunday, and had 6 1/2 TBSP of coffee creamer.
My next trip is to Phoenix, then Cleveland, then after that I’ll be in Knoxville and Johnson City – and I’m closing out the year with Greensboro, NC. I’ve enjoyed the last few months at home, but I’m really looking forward to my upcoming flights & road trips!! And of course… all the beautiful low carb foods along the way. Stay tuned for some FUN “traveling meals” to see what I eat on the go. 🙂 *cheers*
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. Don’t forget your exclusive discount code on the Low Carb Shirts ends tomorrow! 🙂
I made cabbage rolls last week but left out the rice, is this considered low carb? , just finding my way with this diet, thanks for all the tips
Hi Chris,
It depends on what all is in the cabbage rolls. As you can see from my food diaries, I enter in each ingredient separately based on how much I use. You’ll find MyFitnessPal VERY helpful for that – just always double check by your own labels.
How do you get the MFP to show Net Carbs. I understand you take Carbs-Fiber and that’s what I normally do, but I see yours shows the Net Carbs and I couldn’t get that as an option in settings? Thanks
P.S. I have never liked cottage cheese, but I have had it 2 days in a row now with the strawberry and pecans, it changes the taste and texture π
It’s almost like cereal, isn’t it? π I’m glad you like it! I never liked cottage cheese before either, lol…
Here’s how I have MFP set up to track Net Carbs: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/4448/myfitnesspal-hack/ It only works online, not on the mobile app, but I still use the app to enter things on the go.
I have been low carb since January. Yesterday I had Chinese, pudding, and 2 glasses of wine. This is only the second time that I’ve had over 20 carbs. Today I am very, very dizzy. Is this something that happens after having carbs? I thought maybe it’s the wine but it’s a day later and I’m still dizzy. Any thoughts?
uh oh you are not posting whazzup? Thanksgiving is coming and you are not giving out any helpful tips to stay strong and low carb.