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 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 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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March 15, 2009

Breakfast was two low-carb chocolate muffins and some cheese; about 4g carbs, 29g protein.


For lunch I had some brisket with low-carb BBQ sauce, and some blueberries. About 9g carbs, 20g protein.


I also ate a bit of chocolate after lunch. 3g carbs, 2g protein.


Dinner was the full-size portion of pot roast at The Black-Eyed Pea; 13g carbs, 73g protein.


And I really felt like a bit of indulgence, so I went to Starbucks and had a tall sugar-free cinnamon dolce latte. 12g carbs, 9g protein.

Totals for the day were 41g carbs, 143g protein. A little over-the-top there, but not a big deal in the scheme of things.

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March 14, 2009

I slept in today, so I had low-carb yogurt instead of bacon since the time to lunch was shorter. 3g carbs, 12g protein.


For lunch I had a couple more chocolate muffins, and the toppings off some leftover pizza. About 8g carbs, 25g protein.


For dinner I had a wedge salad with blue cheese, and then broccoli and prime rib. About 10g carbs, 50g protein.


And I was up late and had the munchies, so I had some beef sticks. About 5g carbs, 15g protein.

Totals for the day are 26g carbs, 102g protein.

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March 13, 2009

Bacon for breakfast as usual; no carbs, 10g protein.


Still the best fast-food lunch -- shrimp and veggies from Long John Silver's. 6g carbs, 17g protein.


I knew dinner was likely to be late, so I had an afternoon snack of one of my chocolate muffins. 2g carbs, 5g protein.


I ended up having to eat at a food court; the barbecue restaurant was the best choice, with the chopped beef sandwich -- no sauce, and I didn't eat the bun. No carbs, about 40g protein.

I also ate about half an ounce of peanuts, of which I didn't take a picture. About 3g carbs and 3g protein.


That was sparse, and lunch wasn't overwhelming either, so when I got home I had some cheese, about 3oz. No carbs, 18g protein.


And I had some olives; maybe 3g carbs, no protein to speak of.

Today's totals are 14g carbs, 93g protein.

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March 12, 2009

Bacon for breakfast; no carbs, 10g protein.


A little bit out on a limb here for lunch -- the weather was awful and people in my office were ordering Chinese, so I decided to see how things went. I had egg drop soup, which is low-carb unless they thicken it with cornstarch; it didn't have that glossy look or the feel you get if there's a lot of it, so I'm going to assume this was fairly middle-of-the-road. And I had beef and broccoli; there's rice in the picture, but I didn't eat it. I'm counting this as about 16g carbs and 36g protein; my pre- and post-meal blood sugars say that's about right.


Dinner I ate at Cafe Express -- I'd sort of forgotten about them, because the things I always used to eat there were high-carb, but in fact they've got some nice entrees and great veggie choices. This is the chicken Romanesco, with broccoli and spinach; the sauce is tomato and red pepper based, but I didn't eat much of it. I also had some olives. About 8g carbs, 40g protein.


Two more muffins. I can't get over how cake-like these are, with no flour at all. However, also cake-like, I would find it really easy to scarf up way too many of these in a row; they don't seem to trip my satiety switch very quickly. About 4g carbs, 11g protein.

Totals for the day are 28g carbs, 97g protein.

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March 11, 2009

Bacon for breakfast as usual; no carbs, 10g protein.


I've learned my Black-Eyed Pea lesson -- get the pot roast, eat it there. 10g carbs and 40g protein.


Dinner was Chili's shrimp caesar salad, no croutons. 6g carbs, 23g protein.


This looks just like a chocolate muffin; tastes like one too! But it's actually, I think, the world's fanciest omelet -- you separate a bunch of eggs, mix the yolks with almond meal and flavorings, beat the whites stiff, fold everything together, and then bake.
Normally I'm not a fan of substitutes for high-carb foods, but I'm trying to find something low-carb that my daughter will eat for breakfast, and this is at least made entirely of actual food items. I started with this recipe, and then added a bit more almond because I thought I'd gotten the mix a bit wet. I used Splenda (the tiny tablets, which have a bit of lactose, but don't have the maltodextrin used to bulk up the granulated kind) and some erithrytol (the combination tends to taste better than either alone). I used Hershey's Special Dark cocoa, a little cinnamon, and a splash of vanilla (I'm usually more precise about measurements when baking, but appearances aside, this is cooking, not baking; there's no leavening reaction and the proportions are nowhere near as critical). The recipe is a little vague, especially on the timing -- it says to bake at 175C (350F) "until firm" with no indication of how long one might expect that to be; I did 12 minutes, and that seemed about right, as they had puffed up nicely and no longer jiggled when I shook the pan firmly. The results were great -- very chocolatey, and remarkably cake-like in texture; this definitely gets a check in the "would recommend" column. I had two, though only one is shown, for about 4g carbs and 11g protein.

Totals for the day are 20g carbs, 84g protein.

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March 8, 2009

Today was all about the snacking; I was stuck at the house waiting for some things but didn't feel like cooking or other food prep. I didn't eat an actual full meal until about 8 pm, and then in a total dingbat move I failed to take a picture of it.


It started off normal enough, with bacon. No carbs, 10g protein.


I had some beef sticks; about 2g carbs, 9g protein.


And some low-carb yogurt. 3g carbs, 12g protein.


About 3oz of cheddar. No carbs, 18g protein.


Some olives, 2g carbs and no protein.


And a squeeze packet of almond butter with a bit of honey; I bought them for my daughter, but she was unimpressed. I, on the other hand, like this a lot, and it's only got 7g carbs, with 6g protein.


Then I got around to actually cooking something; a 3-egg omelet with ham and cheese. About 2g carbs, 30g protein.


Another lemon/raspberry mousse -- 6g carbs, 1g protein.


Some more beef sticks -- 2g carbs, 9g protein.


And finally some chocolate; 5g carbs, 3g protein.

Totals for the day were 29g carbs, 98g protein. Even though I pretty much ate all day long, I'm still within both my goal ranges.

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