my plastic surgeon gave me clearance to low carb it again ... YAY... (it's the only thing that REALLY works well for me)...

sooooo... if low carbing it works well for you, come join in this thread.

what works for me is...

- dont worry about calories (though i rarely go above 1200)

- dont worry about fat

- keep carbs about 10% (max)

Monday:

b - atkins caramel shake

l - 2.5 oz tuna w/ mayo, HB egg and grated parmesan cheese

s - atkins caramel shake

d - 1.25 pieces steak umm (ick), 1 pc mozz cheese, 1/4 cup mushrooms sauteed in butter & 1 wing (tequila lime)

Not even going to post what I ate yesterday. Starting anew today. Bought some Protein powder over the weekend. Want to see how it tastes and how it goes b/4 I have to start my pre-op diet. So my plan for today:

B: 1 egg and 1 sausage

L: Protein shake with a few strawberries

S: 1 oz beef jerkey

D: Grilled talapia/veggies

Nothing but the above is going in my mouth today other than the above. I need an A$$ kicking for what went in there yesterday.

The Easter Bunny came and I fell off the Low Carb Wagon! (I had warned the bunny NOT to come to my house but the DH allowed him in and he brought evil evil chocolate)

Back on plan today!!

Weekends are so hard. That's the story of my life, temptations every weekend. It's very difficult to not eat what everyone else is eating.

Today I had a Protein drink for Breakfast

lunch a chicken breast

I just had a Protein Drink and it's only 4:00.

I will probably have another one later. I need to break this stinkin

plateau!

Ok...I am in....

I want to try something different. It appears that this is working for you all...so I want to see if it will work for me! I went to Sams over the weekend and bought the Low Carb Slim Fast shakes. I am going to try 2 of those and a low carb meal to start.....I am trying to jump start my weight loss...we'll see how it goes.....

I will post what I ate tomorrow!

welome birdee.

the weekend totally stunk!

but back on track today (mostly - i did stay within my carb limit)

b - atkins shake

s - 1/2 bologna & cheese roll up

l - 2 bologna & cheese roll ups

s - 2 milano milk chocolate Cookies (14 grams of carbs!!! about 2/3 for the day)

worked out at the gym

d - starving had about 1 1/2 bacon smoked cheddar Sams Club burger w/ mustard

those burgers are SO delish and easy!!!

Welcome birdee -

Today went fairly well.

B - 1/2 piece of whole grain toast (6 carbs) and Peanut Butter (2 carbs)

L - Turkey, cheese, 1/2 piece of whole grain bread (6 carbs)

S - cheddar cheese and turkey, 1/4 cup dry roasted endamame

D - Taco meat with cheese and 1/2 cup lettuce with sour cream and taco sauce

Managed to keep carbs around 20.

Hey! Things went well today.

b-Skinny vanilla Latte from Starbucks (non-fat, sugar-free)

l-popcorn chicken (fried...but I got the "snack size" and I hear carbs are minimal in fried foods)

d-baked salmon

snack-3-carb fudge popsicle (Breyer's brand), cofee w/Splenda and low-carb milk (HOOD brand-Calorie Countdown...good milk...only 3 carbs per cup)

My scale is stuck though...I am ready to be able to update my TICKER!!!

You guys have me worried now about the Atkins bars. They have 15 grams of carbs, but it says net carbs 3 grams. Do you really think that net carbs doesn't make a difference?

It says on the box " This count, based on the most advanced clinical testing of gylycemic impact, shows that 3 grams of cars in this product impact blood sugar. On the front of the box it says " 3 grams Atkins count"

Maybe it is these Atkins bars that are causing me to plateau.

Denise, I won't tell you one way or the other, but I can tell you that my doctor says to count total carbs, not net carbs. So, Protein bars are out for me since they are pretty high in carbs and I'm only permitted 30 gms a day excluding green leafy vegetables.

Hey Losingjusme,

Congratulations on all your hard work. I was banded 1-7-08 and am down 38 lbs. I faithfully journal what I am going to eat the day before. I try not to go over 1000 cals, don't really watch fat grams, keep my protein above 60 grams, and keep my carbs below 100. I read that you keep carbs at 10% or below and I guess that is what I have been doing too. It seems to be working so if it ain't broke don't fix it kind of thing.

Too bad the carbs are so good. I have found the Hostess 100 calorie paks are pretty good. They are low in sugar and high in fiber and satisfy that need for sweet. Keep up the great work.

Since I'm a protein junkie I've been reading here, planning for post-op (I'm currently on milk only diet pre-op.... holy schmoly, lotsa carbs!).

The idea of planning out your food for the NEXT day sounds like a great one.

Thanks for the all the great input.

Question...How many carbs are too many, just enough, not enough....My goal is 60 grams of protein, 64 oz of water, & 1000 calories. Where should my carbs be? I know in one of the initial post it was 10% is that of your daily calorie intake??? Just need clarification...

Thanks!

Edited March 25, 200818 yr by birdee

i try very hard to keep my carbs under 20 grams... if i go over, definitely under 10% of my calories for the day.

that's when i see the best results.

i try very hard to keep my carbs under 20 grams... if i go over, definitely under 10% of my calories for the day.

that's when i see the best results.

Cool....Thanks. Well I can say that I have blown the "under 20" for today. I will definitely keep them under 10% of my calories for the day. It's amazing how some foods have carbs and I would not think that they would....for example...No bean chili....I guess it's the tomatoes.....LOL!!! I am going to have to be careful of the hidden ingredients.....

This thread inspired me to low carb it. I'm been at a plateau for almost a month, and BINGO this broke it.

Today:

B: 1 egg and 1 slice of lean turkey bacon, 8 oz almond milk

L: 1 chicken thigh/asparagus/2 teaspoons hummus

s: 1/2 of a low carb tortilla

D: 2 baked chicken tenders, mushrooms

Today was another good day

B: 2 scrambled eggs

L: 3 sausage links & 1 wedge skinny cow cheese

S: Atkins caramel latte drink

D: 4 oz talapia 1/2 cup brocolli