Here’s a breakdown of my low carb meals, as well as my complete MyFitnessPal Food Diary for Day 3 of the year-end Low Carb Challenge.
I started my day off with just a couple cups of coffee. I had to skip breakfast to do fasting bloodwork, as I had my first appointment with a new local doctor.
Knowing I had errands to run after that, and an hour drive into the city for lunch with my girl friend, I brought a baggie of 1/2 cup pecans with me – just in case.
Always be prepared! 😉 I like to keep a bag of pre-measured pecans with me, or some other healthy low carb snack, to avoid grabbing questionable fast food. And pecans are a MUCH healthier option than a bar or shake.
I made it until lunch though, surprisingly lol. I was just busy and by the time I got hungry I was already on my way to Chili’s Grill & Bar for lunch.
I scoured the menu, already knowing I was going to have the salmon – but looking for good sides to go with it. I noticed they had a new meal that was topped with “fried avocado”. It’s just like I make it at home! Simply browned in butter & salt. 🙂 Delicious! So I ordered that as my second side, along with the broccoli.
That was delicious! I totally cleaned my plate. 🙂 Oh, and I had a side of their Avocado Ranch Dressing to dip my broccoli in (because it’s kind of bland), which brought my lunch to 5 net carbs.
For dinner I heated up two of my Low Carb Vegetable Fritters and fried 3 eggs to top them with. The fritters heat up best in the oven so you can crisp them back up, and I love over-medium eggs over them!
That makes for a very filling meal. It tasted much better than it looks in that picture (lol). The lighting is off this time of year with it getting dark so early, so I’ll work on that (better lighting). Anyway…
I had one serving of my Peanut Butter Pecan Bars for a snack later in the evening. They’re SO good! I’m glad I prepped a few things this week so I would have easy things to grab & eat without having to think too much – or cook too much. 😛
Here is my MyFitnessPal Food Diary for yesterday:
Net Carbs: 16
Total Carbs: 28
Calories: 1596
Protein: 86 grams
Macro Ratios: 74% Fat, 22% Protein
Water: 24 ounces
Current Weight: 152.8
My starting weight on Saturday morning was 158. When the challenge began on Monday morning, I weighed 155 pounds. As of this morning, I am down to 152.8 pounds. I’m focused on eating super simple, real foods, as healthy as possible. Not just low carb, but “real food” simple healthy choices. I find I lose weight faster like that AND feel better eating this way.
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler





Where do I go so I can see your post everyday. I want to start this low carb journey.
Hi Marica,
You can subscribe by email if you haven’t already, so you get them in your inbox every time a new one is published. π
You can also see my archive of daily food journals & meals at this link: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/category/low-carb-daily-journals/
YUM to everything! Fried avocado even!
Thanks for sharing. I love following your blog. You have given me so many ideas on how to manage this with my busy schedule.
Terry, those peanut butter pecan bars are amazing! Hubs really likes them too π
LOL. I am so used to last name first from work! Sorry, LYNN Terry π
I just can’t bring myself to eat tuna with eggs, so I’m going to try making the fritters with chicken. π
I think the fritters would be best with salmon, like salmon patties, but YES you could definitely use chicken – canned chunk chicken, or even leftover rotisserie chicken or leftover baked chicken thighs. π
The fritters can be made with any variety of veggies too. This time I minced my veggies up more finely, and they were even better that way!
I have a question. Can you use a fiber supplement like benifiber to get the net carbs lower? Like in pasta or potatoes.
I wish, Deb! lol Unfortunately you just have to skip the pasta and potatoes and any other starchy foods or carbs. I eat low carb foods that are naturally high in fiber (like green vegetables and avocado and nuts).