I have been trying to update at least twice a week but I missed it this time. Some strange goings on with the scales LOL. I had checked last Mon and my weight said 365. I was surprised and thought I should be slowing down. I did my weekly weigh in on Thur and it was 378!!!! Now what happened?
I can tell you I have been sticking the diet eating basically what I have listed in previous posts. I seem to feel sick to my stomach one day and have 2 later meals. The next day I wake up ravenous and have breakfast early and the other two at their normal times.
The only difference I can find from the beginning is having the Fudgesicles. They may say only 4 net carbs but they are 26 before you subtract the sugar alcohol. Same with the SF chocolate pudding. Until 2000 I had never heard of "net" carbs, you just went by what it said - period. I think I am going to go that route. I only had a few of each so I had a snack each day and they are gone. My weight is also back down to 370 as of Sun.
I also didn't account for the sodium in those two items. They are prepacked foods which means they are loaded with salt. This could have caused water retention.
I had scrambled eggs for breakfast, will boil a chicken breast for salad for lunch and use the broth to cook a head of cauliflower. I want to experiment with mock potato salad.
A few weeks ago I steamed some cauliflower. I had chopped it into very small pieces so I could make mock mashed potatoes. I drained one scoop and set it aside. I added a tiny bit of mayo, boiled egg and celery seed and I was surprised at how close to potato salad it tasted.
I had steamed it very soft for the mash so today I will try to steam it just barely tender and I will cut it in big chunks. If everything comes together right I should be having SF BBQ ribs with mock potato salad for dinner.
Happy dieting
Linda B in TN:)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Staying On Track
I am doing good staying on track because I am still sick plus the temps have dropped so we are having frosty mornings and I am staying under the electric blanket. I finally finished dividing all the meat Sat but I left a few items to cook over the next two days. Of course I forgot and discovered them late Mon night. Cube steak and hamburger, one more day and it would have gone to the dogs.
The diet is very simple again because I haven't been feeling well. I am not up to cooking and not feeling very hungry so it is one to two meals a day and a few light snacks.
Sat
SF BBQ Ribs (SF ketchup with Splenda SF brown sugar) and 2 cups coleslaw
Sun
2 sauteed pork chops and a chef's salad
Mon L-a chef's salad with tuna; D-LC spaghetti (l lb hamburger with lots of onion & garlic, 1/3 cup Prego sauce and 1/2 cup colby jack cheese cubes)
Tues
3 chicken fried cube steaks
For breakfast each day I had a handful (5-6) raw Brazil nuts and each evening I had a late night snack of a SF frozen fudge bar with a net carb of 4.
OK it is very cold here so I am going back to bed. I had managed to get some laundry done during those two nice weeks so I have warm sweaters to put on but no long pants yet. I had also put the heaters away but I did pull out the little one for the bathroom. Cold doesn't bother me unless I have to sit on a cold toilet seat LOLOL. We are supposed to be at 37 in the morning but the 80's will be back for the weekend. Of course I don't mind the cold because I am always hoping I might be burning some fat to keep warm:)
Hope you guys are hanging in there,
Linda B in TN:)
The diet is very simple again because I haven't been feeling well. I am not up to cooking and not feeling very hungry so it is one to two meals a day and a few light snacks.
Sat
SF BBQ Ribs (SF ketchup with Splenda SF brown sugar) and 2 cups coleslaw
Sun
2 sauteed pork chops and a chef's salad
Mon L-a chef's salad with tuna; D-LC spaghetti (l lb hamburger with lots of onion & garlic, 1/3 cup Prego sauce and 1/2 cup colby jack cheese cubes)
Tues
3 chicken fried cube steaks
For breakfast each day I had a handful (5-6) raw Brazil nuts and each evening I had a late night snack of a SF frozen fudge bar with a net carb of 4.
OK it is very cold here so I am going back to bed. I had managed to get some laundry done during those two nice weeks so I have warm sweaters to put on but no long pants yet. I had also put the heaters away but I did pull out the little one for the bathroom. Cold doesn't bother me unless I have to sit on a cold toilet seat LOLOL. We are supposed to be at 37 in the morning but the 80's will be back for the weekend. Of course I don't mind the cold because I am always hoping I might be burning some fat to keep warm:)
Hope you guys are hanging in there,
Linda B in TN:)
Friday, May 13, 2011
Tired Tired Tired
Mon and Tues were quiet and I followed the same diet of LC Cheeseburger, 3ou steak, chicken breast with cabbage for my veg.
Wed I headed for town and bought groceries. I got home about 1pm, shoved all the cold stuff into the fridge or freezer and fell in the bed to sleep for several hours.
We have been having a hot spell, near 90 deg temps, plus I have been very sore and feeling weaker than usual. I finally made a double serving of steak and a large salad late in the evening but that was all I ate for the entire day.
Thurs I was sick all day fighting an upset stomach and nausea. I finally ate another double steak and a tiny bit of cabbage and went back to bed.
The rain moved in Fri morning and the temps dropped. As soon as I cooled off I felt better and began getting hungry. I have been hungry all day but am resisting going over my allotment - sort of. B&L-3ou steak & coleslaw; D-3 pork chops and a tossed salad. Late night snack - SF fudgesicle type bar (2 net carb).
I weighed Thur and my scales say 370. If I believed my scales and the doctor's were both accurate that would 18 lbs lost. However I more realistically believe I have lost at least 10 and possibly 12 lbs which makes for a nice start so I'm happy.
Happy dieting,
Linda B in TN :)
Wed I headed for town and bought groceries. I got home about 1pm, shoved all the cold stuff into the fridge or freezer and fell in the bed to sleep for several hours.
We have been having a hot spell, near 90 deg temps, plus I have been very sore and feeling weaker than usual. I finally made a double serving of steak and a large salad late in the evening but that was all I ate for the entire day.
Thurs I was sick all day fighting an upset stomach and nausea. I finally ate another double steak and a tiny bit of cabbage and went back to bed.
The rain moved in Fri morning and the temps dropped. As soon as I cooled off I felt better and began getting hungry. I have been hungry all day but am resisting going over my allotment - sort of. B&L-3ou steak & coleslaw; D-3 pork chops and a tossed salad. Late night snack - SF fudgesicle type bar (2 net carb).
I weighed Thur and my scales say 370. If I believed my scales and the doctor's were both accurate that would 18 lbs lost. However I more realistically believe I have lost at least 10 and possibly 12 lbs which makes for a nice start so I'm happy.
Happy dieting,
Linda B in TN :)
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Week One Down
So here we are at the end of week 1 and I haven't woke up and caught myself trying to gnaw my arm off in my sleep. I am a little bored at times but not hungry.
Thur
B-LC Cheeseburger; L-3ou steak and cabbage; D-2 chicken breasts and cabbage, 2 tbsp chocolate fluff**
Fri & Sat
same as Thur except cauliflower for the vegetable and only one chicken breast each evening; Thur was boiled, Fri was boiled and diced into a small chicken salad and Sat was cut into strips and sauteed on the griddle.
Sun
B-scrambled eggs with 2 tbsp pepper strips and a teas diced onions; L-bowl of cabbage soup; S-2 burgers & cabbage soup, 2 tbsp chocolate fluff**
The big challenge here was doing the veg with little to no salt. I made a giant pot and put less than 1/16th teas of salt in the entire thing. Also, I didn't have but a tiny bit of butter so that had to stretch a long way. I cooked the veg in salt free chicken broth (made by me) so I could serve it as soup or veg.
I had intended to make mock mashed potatoes with the cauliflower and added about 1/8 cup of whipping cream to them but just served them as a creamy soup.
** Chocolate Fluff - a silly combination I came up with 15 years ago to get my chocolate fix about twice a week. Two tbsp of whipped topping and one heaping teas of Hershey's Dark Chocolate powder. You can whip your own cream and add Splenda for a no sugar, zero carb treat and have as much as you like. Sugar is not a problem for me so I use the low sugar brand topping from the store which is 2 carb. However, I limit it to 2 tbsp because of the sugar.
I am not weighing in until Wed. I was 388 at the doc's office fully dressed and wearing my stump jumpers. I forgot to do a reference check when I got home. I weighed at home last Wed, a week later, and was 380 in shorts and no shoes so that is my reference now. Hopefully the scale is working again and we will see Wed how things are going.
I am headed to the grocery store Thur and currently working on a menu. Hard to stay super low salt and stay interested but I will see what I can do. I have to admit that my fav meal every day is the 3ou chuck steak and I will love it even better when I can have it with a salad everyday. I think I will be happier with my chicken and burgers too when I can start turning them into chef salads, another fav. There is nothing left in the fridge right now except yogurt and one head of cabbage. Not too exciting LOL.
Happy Dieting,
Linda B in TN:)
Thur
B-LC Cheeseburger; L-3ou steak and cabbage; D-2 chicken breasts and cabbage, 2 tbsp chocolate fluff**
Fri & Sat
same as Thur except cauliflower for the vegetable and only one chicken breast each evening; Thur was boiled, Fri was boiled and diced into a small chicken salad and Sat was cut into strips and sauteed on the griddle.
Sun
B-scrambled eggs with 2 tbsp pepper strips and a teas diced onions; L-bowl of cabbage soup; S-2 burgers & cabbage soup, 2 tbsp chocolate fluff**
The big challenge here was doing the veg with little to no salt. I made a giant pot and put less than 1/16th teas of salt in the entire thing. Also, I didn't have but a tiny bit of butter so that had to stretch a long way. I cooked the veg in salt free chicken broth (made by me) so I could serve it as soup or veg.
I had intended to make mock mashed potatoes with the cauliflower and added about 1/8 cup of whipping cream to them but just served them as a creamy soup.
** Chocolate Fluff - a silly combination I came up with 15 years ago to get my chocolate fix about twice a week. Two tbsp of whipped topping and one heaping teas of Hershey's Dark Chocolate powder. You can whip your own cream and add Splenda for a no sugar, zero carb treat and have as much as you like. Sugar is not a problem for me so I use the low sugar brand topping from the store which is 2 carb. However, I limit it to 2 tbsp because of the sugar.
I am not weighing in until Wed. I was 388 at the doc's office fully dressed and wearing my stump jumpers. I forgot to do a reference check when I got home. I weighed at home last Wed, a week later, and was 380 in shorts and no shoes so that is my reference now. Hopefully the scale is working again and we will see Wed how things are going.
I am headed to the grocery store Thur and currently working on a menu. Hard to stay super low salt and stay interested but I will see what I can do. I have to admit that my fav meal every day is the 3ou chuck steak and I will love it even better when I can have it with a salad everyday. I think I will be happier with my chicken and burgers too when I can start turning them into chef salads, another fav. There is nothing left in the fridge right now except yogurt and one head of cabbage. Not too exciting LOL.
Happy Dieting,
Linda B in TN:)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
And so we start again.....
The heart specialist last week said I had to give up some weight and lose the salt. I was already clearing out the house and ready to start a new diet this past Monday.
Because of my allergies I do better on a low carb diet. I love meat and veggies more than anything. I hate low fat diets and can barely last more than a month or two on them. I tried it before and lasted a couple of months. I dropped 20 lbs. When I switched to low carb I stalled after another 10 lbs. Over this past winter I have gained that back and another 8 pounds. I am almost 400 lbs and have to make this try work.
I set up a plan that is a mix of Dukan, Stillman, and Atkins.
Part one - 2-5 days of Stillman/Dukan protein only until I go into ketosis.
Part two - Atkins - add in 3c veggies per day, mostly greens and mostly raw
Part three - in one to 3 months when I am showing a steady weight loss I will follow Atkins/Dukan suggestions to rework a little and begin adding other things. First a cup of yogurt per day, 2-4 weeks later a piece of fruit per day, 2-4 weeks later a serving of homemade artisan bread per day or once every few days. If I stop losing I can cut these back to every other day or once every three days. The major thing is to allow a little variety in my life so I don't fail.
Mon was rough. I ate every two to three hours. I tried to keep it to one serving of meat but it added up to about 8 servings over the course of the day. That is typical for the first few days of low carb but give it 3 or 4 days and you begin to lose your appetite. I was also very busy (for me) all day doing laundry, spraying weeds, cleaning house, etc so that helped amp up the cravings too.
Tues was raining and I spent the day in bed and managed to get by on 3 meals. B-a 3ou steak; L-a grilled chicken breast D-my tuna/horseradish salad*.
Wed - another wet and cold day spent in bed. B-3ou steak; L-grilled chicken breast; D-LC cheeseburger**.
*Tuna Horseradish salad - I was served a crabmeat dip that included horseradish many years ago. I enjoyed it but wanted something cheaper and to make it into a salad so I switched to tuna. This requires 2 cans drained tuna, 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar, 2 tbsp grated horseradish, add a couple of tablespoons of mayo to give it a salad consistency. I like to make it a few hours to one day early to allow it to mellow in the fridge. It gives it a sharper taste. Also I have played with it over the years. When my sinuses are acting up or I have a cold I add more horseradish. When I am watching my fat intake I try to keep the mayo and cheese amounts lower. So adjust it according to your own tastes and needs.
** Low Carb Cheeseburger - two burger patties, cooked; two slices of cheese; a dab of mayo and a dash of ketchup. Stack the burgers and cheese and add the condiments just like on a regular cheeseburger and serve. If you are allowed veggies you can put a thin slice each of tomato, onion, and/or pickle on top then wrap it all in large lettuce leaves and eat like a sandwich.
OK I am off to bed. It is 3am and the other thing on my to do list is to eventually try to get myself back on days. I have been going to bed at 7 or 8 am so this is early for me but I will try LOL.
Happy Dieting
Linda B in TN:)
Because of my allergies I do better on a low carb diet. I love meat and veggies more than anything. I hate low fat diets and can barely last more than a month or two on them. I tried it before and lasted a couple of months. I dropped 20 lbs. When I switched to low carb I stalled after another 10 lbs. Over this past winter I have gained that back and another 8 pounds. I am almost 400 lbs and have to make this try work.
I set up a plan that is a mix of Dukan, Stillman, and Atkins.
Part one - 2-5 days of Stillman/Dukan protein only until I go into ketosis.
Part two - Atkins - add in 3c veggies per day, mostly greens and mostly raw
Part three - in one to 3 months when I am showing a steady weight loss I will follow Atkins/Dukan suggestions to rework a little and begin adding other things. First a cup of yogurt per day, 2-4 weeks later a piece of fruit per day, 2-4 weeks later a serving of homemade artisan bread per day or once every few days. If I stop losing I can cut these back to every other day or once every three days. The major thing is to allow a little variety in my life so I don't fail.
Mon was rough. I ate every two to three hours. I tried to keep it to one serving of meat but it added up to about 8 servings over the course of the day. That is typical for the first few days of low carb but give it 3 or 4 days and you begin to lose your appetite. I was also very busy (for me) all day doing laundry, spraying weeds, cleaning house, etc so that helped amp up the cravings too.
Tues was raining and I spent the day in bed and managed to get by on 3 meals. B-a 3ou steak; L-a grilled chicken breast D-my tuna/horseradish salad*.
Wed - another wet and cold day spent in bed. B-3ou steak; L-grilled chicken breast; D-LC cheeseburger**.
*Tuna Horseradish salad - I was served a crabmeat dip that included horseradish many years ago. I enjoyed it but wanted something cheaper and to make it into a salad so I switched to tuna. This requires 2 cans drained tuna, 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar, 2 tbsp grated horseradish, add a couple of tablespoons of mayo to give it a salad consistency. I like to make it a few hours to one day early to allow it to mellow in the fridge. It gives it a sharper taste. Also I have played with it over the years. When my sinuses are acting up or I have a cold I add more horseradish. When I am watching my fat intake I try to keep the mayo and cheese amounts lower. So adjust it according to your own tastes and needs.
** Low Carb Cheeseburger - two burger patties, cooked; two slices of cheese; a dab of mayo and a dash of ketchup. Stack the burgers and cheese and add the condiments just like on a regular cheeseburger and serve. If you are allowed veggies you can put a thin slice each of tomato, onion, and/or pickle on top then wrap it all in large lettuce leaves and eat like a sandwich.
OK I am off to bed. It is 3am and the other thing on my to do list is to eventually try to get myself back on days. I have been going to bed at 7 or 8 am so this is early for me but I will try LOL.
Happy Dieting
Linda B in TN:)
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