Well, I’ve now completed day 6 of my low-carb diet.
I must say that I really really love it!
It is hard, but it’s so so good for me!
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I’ve been really surprised by how “not hungry” I’ve been.
I can honestly say that I don’t crave carbs…at all.
I still think they sound yummy and I would love to eat them, but I don’t crave them.
In fact, my body feels very very stable. I love it.
When I get hungry, I just feel hungry, not out of control and ravenous!
It seemed like before if I got really hungry, I would fiercely crave all carbs…in fact I would crave them so much that sometimes I would throw all caution to the wind and eat whatever the heck I wanted.
Now, I feel like I can make thoughtful and planned decisions about what to eat.
My favorite foods and cravings don’t control me…I control them.
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Even though I’m not craving carbs and I’m feeling in control and stable, it still is not easy!
I miss a lot of my “old” food and I’m getting kind of sick of the food I’m eating.
I went to the store on day 3 of my diet and every carb in the store seemed to call my name!
The Cheerios looked so heavenly…yes, Cheerios!
It was tough!
It seemed like around day 4, my body started to chill and the cravings went away.
However, last night we had a birthday party for my son who turned 8.
I usually make the cakes for my kids birthdays because I think store-bought cakes are gross.
Well, this time I bought the cake (so I wouldn’t be tempted)….and it looked so freakin’ good! Augghhh!
As I was serving it up, it was hard to not just face plant into the cake and gobble it all up! 😉
But, I was strong! Yay!
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Anyway, I thought I would share some more pics of what I’ve been eating….
Here’s some Breakfasts…
1 egg, 3 egg whites, peppers, onions, real bacon bits, and cheddar cheese! I also had a low-carb tortilla with peanut butter on the side! So yummy! I’m probably going to have this tomorrow morning too!
1 egg and 3 egg whites topped with low carb ketchup and cheddar cheese with deli ham and a low-carb tortilla with peanut butter on the side.
1 egg, 3 egg whites topped with low carb ketchup. 2 slices of turkey bacon. 1 slice of low carb bread topped with peanut butter.
1 egg, 3 egg whites, green beans, peppers, onions, tomatoes, topped with homemade salsa. 1 slice of low carb bread topped with Smart Balance spread and cheddar cheese! Yum!
Breakfast has not been hard at all for me! I love scrambled eggs (obviously) and I’ve changed them up enough that I’m not getting sick of them. I”m also loving having a peanut butter tortilla (YUM!) or a slice of toast on the side.
Here’s some things I’ve had for lunch…
Low carb tortilla with ham and melted cheese.
Dinner leftovers (Almond Crusted Parmesan Chicken with zucchini and yellow squash topped with mozzarella cheese on the side). I served it with a low carb peanut butter tortilla (of course!)
Egg White Salad (egg whites mixed with salt, pepper and lite Miracle Whip) with deli ham and a peanut butter tortilla on the side.
Tuna fish (with pickles, light mayo and mustard) atop a bed of greenleaf lettuce. Served with a “legal” low carb cake! Yummy!
Here’s a little tip. My lettuce was looking a little limp, so while I fixed the tuna and cake, I soaked the lettuce in a bowl of ice water…
Then I ran it through my little “salad spinner”…
It crisped right up and it was yummy!
About the cake…I was thinking I could create a “legal” (5 net carbs or under) cake, so I tweaked a recipe and it turned out yummy!
Here it is (I didn’t take any pictures of the creation process, sorry!)
Low Carb Microwave Chocolate Cake
3 T Almond Flour
1 T Cocoa
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
3 T Splenda (or Truvia)
2 T Melted Butter (I used Smart Balance Omega 3 Buttery Sticks, not the spread)
1 T water
2 egg whites
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Mix all the dry ingredients (almond flour, cocoa, baking powder, Splenda) in a glass dish (I used a Pyrex 2 cup measure and it worked perfectly!)
Add the wet ingredients (butter, water, egg whites)
Mix very well with a fork
Microwave for 1 minute, 45 seconds or until “done”…don’t overcook or it will be dry!
Voila! This turns out to be about 2 carbs (just from the cocoa…I don’t count the carbs from the almond flour)
I topped it all with some Reddiwhip in the can and it added 1 more carb! Yummo!
Here’s some things I’ve had for dinner…
Hot dog topped with low-carb ketchup, mustard and pickles with rotisserie chicken and salad (Ice burg, tomatoes and cheese topped with a little lite Ranch) on the side.
This night was a “crazy” night, so this was a perfect, easy meal.
Btw, these are my favorite hot dogs,
They are yummy, have no nitrates and nitrites added and just list “beef” as the only meat (no mechanically separated three meat surprise!). It’s still not a “health food”, but it’ll do!
Almond Crusted Parmesan Chicken with Zucchini and Yellow Squash topped with mozzarella on the side.
Here’s my recipe for the chicken and for the veggies, I just sliced up the zucchini and squash in my food processor. Put a little olive oil and seasoning salt in a big ziploc, mixed it up, added the squash and mixed it up. Put it all in a glass pan. Covered it with foil and baked at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or so. Then I took off the foil, added the cheese, and threw it back in the oven until the cheese melted. Yum!
Last night, after my son’s birthday party, Kev and I ran over to Chili’s for dinner. We both got Sirloin Steak with broccoli on the side. It was very good…and so nice to go OUT to eat!
For dinner tonight, we had a “clean out the fridge” night. It was great and we were all stuffed!
Well, I gotta go to bed! I am a tired lady!
So I have a copy of this book on hold at the library, but I had some questions while I’m waiting for it. Just based on your info and on the internet, I’m starting today!!! But I wondered about a few things. What about sugar free hot chocolate? Is that allowed? Or what about crystal light and diet coke? and dressings for salad, I love light ranch. Is that ok? I think I can manage for 8 weeks if those things are allowable. I can handle it even it they’re not, but it would make it much better!
Amy, I’m emailing you right now and I’ll tell you everything I know…. 😉