March 30, 2009

Okay, today's food is definitely weird, because I wasn't feeling well and so I just ate what seemed like I could eat it, and didn't worry about my usual parameters as much.


No breakfast; I didn't feel like any food at all until mid-afternoon. And then I was out of the house, and hungry, but didn't want to go sit in a restaurant and didn't want a hamburger of any sort. So I had hotdogs, with mustard and relish. I didn't eat the buns, just used them as holders, but the hotdogs themselves were the cheap kind, so I expect relatively high in carbs for a meat-based product. About 8g carbs, 12g protein.

Late in the afternoon, I ate some nuts; probably about 3oz worth, in bits and pieces, although I didn't measure (I'm judging by what's left in the package, so not wholly at odds with reality). About 10g carbs, 18g protein.


And then late in the evening I was finally feeling normal, and had a reasonable dinner; Brussels sprouts and some meatballs. About 16g carbs, 22g protein.

Totals for the day are 34g carbs, 52g protein. Out of the zone, but reasonable under the circumstances.

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March 29, 2009

Breakfast was... not bacon! Instead, I had about 3oz of cheddar. No carbs, 18g protein.


Lunch was at Chili's, the shrimp caesar salad without croutons. About 6g carbs, 23g protein.


And some mini Toblerone bars. 10g carbs, 2g protein.


Dinner was pizza, no crust. About 8g carbs, 50g protein.


And I also had some nuts, probably about 2 oz but I'll confess I didn't measure. About 7g carbs, 12g protein.

Totals for the day are 31g carbs, 105g protein.

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March 28, 2009

Bacon for breakfast, yet again. 5 slices instead of the usual 4, though. No carbs, 13g protein.


A snack of kalamata olives and the rest of the Appenzeller cheese that I didn't eat the other day. About 5g carbs, 16g protein.

Lunch was a McDonald's quarter-pounder, of which I ate about 1/4 of the bun (the part of the bottom bun that all the cheese was stuck to). No pic because I left my camera in the car. About 12g carbs, 24g protein.


Chicken Romanesco from Cafe Express -- about 8g carbs, 48g protein.


And a Starbucks caffe Americano with cream. The picture's very dim because it was Earth Hour and they had most of the lights off. Actually, I'm impressed that I got this good a pic with an iPhone camera under these conditions. About 3g carbs, 2g protein.

Totals for the day are 28g carbs, 93g protein.

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March 27, 2009

Bacon for breakfast again; no carbs, 10g protein.


Lunch, at home, was a bowl of tuna salad. About 3g carbs, 24g protein.


And I also had a bit of dark chocolate. 3g carbs, 2g protein.


Dinner was... pretty awful, actually. Pot roast and green beans at Culver's, which is usually good, but the green beans were drastically undercooked and the pot roast so salty as to be practically inedible. I ate somewhat less than half of it; about 7g carbs, 20g protein.


Okay, so, it's not a good plan to compensate for bad dinner with dessert. But I was taking the kids to the movies, and knew I'd never stay out of the popcorn without more than that, so I got a dish of vanilla custard, and ate half of it and tossed the rest. About 15g carbs, 3g protein.


Later at home, I had about 2oz of cheddar; no carbs, 12g protein.


And some mini Toblerone bars. 10g carbs, 2g protein.


And late at night, I had about half this package of beef bites. 3g carbs, 12g protein.

Totals for the day are about 41g carbs, 85g protein. Not my best day, but within limits even so.

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March 26, 2009

The usual bacon for breakfast; no carbs, 10g protein.


Lunch at Luby's -- roast beef and two helpings of cabbage. 6g carbs and 45g protein.


Starbuck's caffe Americano, sugar-free cinnamon dolce and an ounce of half-and-half. About 3g carbs, 2g protein.


I also had a snack of nuts in the afternoon, because I was going to a meeting at which the low-carb choices tend to be limited. Good call, because there was nothing I was willing to eat there. About an ounce of mixed nuts, for 4g carbs and 6g protein.


Dinner after the meeting was Brussels sprouts, and hotdogs -- Hebrew National, which run pretty low on carbs at 1g each (also they are extra-tasty). About 10g carbs, 26g protein.


And I had a bit of 85% cocoa chocolate. 3g carbs, 2g protein.

Totals for the day were 26g carbs, 91g protein.

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March 25, 2009

Uh oh, I seem to be out of the swing of things, since I forgot to take a picture of my breakfast. It was just bacon, so it's not like you've not seen it before. No carbs, 10g protein.


Lunch was carne guisada; the kitchen didn't quite comply with my "no sides" request, but I didn't eat the beans they put on the plate. About 6g carbs and 45g protein.


I love this dinner -- tilapia Pontchartrain from Rockfish. 9g carbs and 61g protein.


And a little bit of dark chocolate to end the day. 3g carbs, 2g protein.

Totals for the day were 18g carbs, 118g protein.

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March 24, 2009

Low-carb yogurt for breakfast; 3g carbs, 12g protein.


Lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings; Naked Tenders and a salad have about 4g carbs, 30g protein. By the way, if you just order a salad with blue cheese dressing, you get the thin stuff in a packet, but if you ask them for the blue cheese that they serve with wings, they're happy to give it to you, and it's a lot better.


Dinner at Red Robin -- the French dip sandwich with veggies instead of fries, and no bread. About 10g carbs, 40g protein.


I had a wedge of Appenzeller cheese that had been in the fridge awhile, so I decided I was going to finish it off, even though it was 4.5oz, which is quite a bit more cheese than I'd normally eat. That's what's pictured, but in the event, I decided I really didn't want to eat that much; I ate about 2oz, and put the rest in a baggie and back in the fridge. No carbs, about 14g protein.

Totals for the day are 17g carbs, 96g protein. No cravings to fight today, either; I'm finally feeling truly back on track.

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March 23, 2009

Vacation's over and I'm back to something like the routine, but I didn't get the phone fixed until late in the day, so still no pictures.

I had an appointment in the morning, and got out of the house without breakfast, so I stopped at Starbucks for a caffe Americano, with cream. About 3g carbs, 2g protein.

Lunch I had at home, just a bowl of tuna salad. About 3g carbs, 22g protein.

I had dinner at The Black-Eyed Pea, and stuck to my usual pot roast with broccoli and green beans. About 13g carbs, 73g protein.

And then I also had a cup of low-carb yogurt. 3g carbs, 12g protein.

Totals for the day are 22g carbs, 109g protein.

Phone's fixed, so the pictures will be back tomorrow!

March 22, 2009

Still no camera, and still not quite on track from the carb binge yesterday.

I actually ate marzipan for breakfast. Pathetic. About 10g carbs, 2g protein.

And then a friend called, and I ended up going out for brunch. I was moderate here -- had an omelet with mushrooms, green onions, and cheese, ham, bacon, sausage, brisket, a broccoli frittata, and then one small cream cheese blintz with strawberry sauce and two tiny bite-sized desserts. About 25g carbs, which is high for a single meal but wouldn't have been out of line if I'd been in good shape for the weekend otherwise. About 70g protein.

After that, I managed to suck it up and stay out of the carbs. I did have some more meatloaf, about half as big as the prior pieces, and the last 2 apple muffins. About 8g carbs, 48g protein.

Totals for the day are 43g carbs (but I'm still giving this post a carb tag, because I was basically bingeing for half of it), and 120g protein.

March 21, 2009

Still without a camera.

For breakfast I had the most fabulous omelet -- ground beef, onions, tomato, cheddar, sour cream, salsa -- and cottage cheese and tomato slices on the side. If you're ever in Dallas, Cindi's New York Deli is highly recommended. About 6g carbs, 32g protein.

For lunch I stopped close to home at a Cracker Barrel, and got the lemon pepper trout, with green beans and a salad, from their low-carb menu. About 4g carbs, 40g protein.

And then... I don't know what happened. I had a couple of Lindor truffles, about 10g carbs, and then couldn't stop. I think it was probably a PMS attack -- occasionally that makes me go all ALL YOUR CARBS ARE BELONG TO ME, and starting with the chocolate mid-afternoon was probably an error. In any case, I ate 4 of the truffles and 4 pieces of marzipan before I was through, for a total of about 40g carbs, and maybe 8g protein.

I also had a piece of low-carb meatloaf, with a little low-carb ketchup on it. About 4g carbs, 70g protein.

Totals for the day were 54g carbs, 150g protein. Completely off the rails today.

March 20, 2009

Okay, this is a pictureless post, as the phone was still out. I could do one big catchup post, I guess, but that would mess up my system for figuring out what percentage of the time I eat certain things, so you'll just have to bear with me.

Breakfast was at Denny's, their build-your-own Slam. I had eggs, bacon, sausage, and tomato slices, which make this a great low-carb choice and plenty of food. About 3g carbs, 25g protein.

For lunch I stopped at a Long John Silver's and had my favorite lunch there, the shrimp with veggies. About 6g carbs, 17g protein.

I was on the road, and grabbed a snack from a convenience store -- one of those long summer sausage sticks (like a Slim Jim, but this one was by Old Wisconsin). About 1g carbs, 8g protein.

I ate dinner with family at Texas Land & Cattle, and had the greatest smoked sirloin, nice juicy slices with a ton of delicious fat; broccoli and a salad with it. About 8g carbs, 40g protein.

Totals for the day were about 18g carbs, 90g carbs.

March 19, 2009

Lunch was at Ruby Tuesday again -- the bison bacon cheeseburger, with cheddar instead of American, no bun, no sauce, and broccoli instead of fries. About 6g carbs, 38g protein.


Once more with the caffe Americano and cream, only about an ounce this time -- 2g carbs, 1g protein.

And that's where my phone conked out, so you'll have to take my word for it that I had a salad (no croutons), steak, and broccoli for dinner. About 8g carbs, 50g protein.

Totals for the day are about 16g carbs, 89g protein.

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March 18, 2009

I was on vacation, so I got to eat in some places that I don't usually eat. Lunch was at Ruby Tuesday's -- I had the salad bar, a quiche (didn't eat the crust), and some broccoli. I figure about 12g carbs, 25g protein.


I really love the sugar-free Cinnamon Dolce latte at Starbucks, but that's a pretty big carb jolt, so I tried something different -- caffe Americano with the same sugar-free cinnamon dolce syrup, and a couple ounces of half & half. We have a winnah! It's great, and a much smaller carb cost, at about 3g carbs, 2g protein. If they only offered real cream, it'd be even better.


We had dinner at a little Czech/Austrian place up in the foothills of the Ozarks, and they actually had a low-carb appetizer -- a cheese and pork plate. Great cheese, too! And then for dinner I had sauerbraten with the sauce on the side so I could control it, and sauerkraut. I'm going to estimate about 12g carbs, 70g protein.


And then I had one more muffin for dessert. 2g carbs, 5g protein.

Totals for the day were 29g carbs, 102g protein.

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March 17, 2009

Hey, sorry for the hiatus. I was out of town on vacation, and then my phone (which I use to take the pictures) broke, so I have a few days without pictures, and a few earlier days where I had pics but they were stuck on the phone. I'll try to get caught up here shortly.


I started off with 2 of the apple cinnamon muffins; 4g carbs and 10g protein.


For lunch I stopped at Arby's, and had the medium roast beef, no bun, with some horseradish sauce. 3g carbs, 25g protein.


For dinner I had blackened chicken and veggies; about 6g carbs, 50g protein.


And then I had another muffin for dessert. 2g carbs, 5g protein.

Totals for the day were 15g carbs, 90g protein.

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March 16, 2009

Oh, yum. For "breakfast" today, I had an oral glucose tolerance test -- 75g carbs, no protein. For what it's worth, the fruit punch flavor is better than the orange or the cola.


Fortunately, then I got to get right back on the low-carb plan; I was a little afraid that that big carb hit might give me carb cravings, but it didn't. Naked tenders and a salad, no croutons, from Buffalo Wild Wings have about 4g carbs, 30g protein.


This is the first low-carb recipe I've made from scratch -- meatloaf, made with almond meal instead of breadcrumbs. It was generally satisfactory, and definitely tasty, but it needs some tweaking before I'll be ready to post it. I had broccoli with it, so the whole meal has about 9g carbs, 75g protein.


I had the last of my chocolate muffins, for 2g carbs, 5g protein.


And then I made some apple cinnamon ones! Same recipe, but with 1/2 cup of applesauce and 2tsp cinnamon, no other sweetener. They're not perfect -- that amount of sweetening and flavoring tasted fine when I tasted the batter before folding it into the egg whites, but it turned out a little bland in the finished product. Not bad, but unlike the chocolate ones which were decadent, these taste like they might be good for you. About 2g carbs, 5g protein.

Totals for the day were 92g carbs (but only 17g aside from the OGTT), and 113g protein.

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