Rena's Meal Plan

[Rena]

March 8, 2011

Breakfast --
CARBmaster Yogurt (4 carbs)
hard-boiled egg (1 carb)
coffee

Lunch --
La Tortilla Factory low-carb tortilla (3 carbs)
tuna, half can (0 carbs)
habanero mustard (0 carbs)
dill pickle, spear (1 carb)

Snack --
string cheese (0 carbs)
Diet soda (0 carbs)

Dinner --
pork chop (0 carbs)
frozen soybeans, 1 cup (6 carbs)
One-Minute Muffin (1 carb)
Unsweetened almond milk, 1 cup (0 carbs)

Note: I haven't had dinner yet, but that's what I'm planning on. Not sure if I'll have a full cup of soybeans or stick to the half cup serving.

[mouseissue]

Looks great, Rena! 

[Rena]

Thanks!

I went with the 1/2 soybeans. LOL! It was my first time eating them. Even Rick ate some. 

[Rena]

March 9, 2011

Breakfast --
CARBmaster Yogurt (4 carbs)
hard-boiled egg (1 carb)

Lunch --
Cheese & Jalapeno Quesadilla (3 carbs)
pickled asparagus spears, 3 (1 carb)

Snack --
string cheese (0 carbs)
Diet Coke (0 carbs)

Dinner --
turkey burger w/flax 1-minute muffin (1 carb)
habanero mustard (0 carbs)
Cajun turnip fries (4-6 carbs) Anyone know the carb count for these?

Dessert --
SF Jello w/whipped cream (0 carbs)

Again, I haven't had dinner yet, but this is what I'm planning on. I might add a cup of romaine lettuce with some no-carb WF dressing, which would bump it up another carb.

[mouseissue]

... Cajun turnip fries (4-6 carbs) Anyone know the carb count for these?

Again, I haven't had dinner yet, but this is what I'm planning on. I might add a cup of romaine lettuce with some no-carb WF dressing, which would bump it up another carb.

Hi Rena! 

Umpa answered your question here: http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=1177.msg9963#msg9963

[Rena]

Thanks, Tony! That's sort of around what I was guessing. They were awesome, too!

[Rena]

March 22, 2011

Breakfast --
2 scrambled eggs w/cheese (2)
2 slices bacon (0)
2 cups coffee w/sweetner & heavy cream (0)

Lunch --
10 slices pepperoni (0)
1 oz cheese (0)
2 small dill pickles (1) -- label says 0, but ...
3 olives (3) -- again, label says 0, but others list as 1
4 thin slices ham (0)

Snack --
1/4 cup macadamia nuts (2)
herbal tea w/sweetner (0)

Dinner --
Beef burrito w/cheese (6)
2 tablespoons guacamole (1)
iceburg lettuce (1)
WF dressing (0)
diet soda (0)

Dessert --
SF Jello w/ReddiWhip (1)

Felt hungry again today. Ugh. Maybe tomorrow will be better ...

[joagain]

Where is all your veggies ?

[ShihTzuMom1]

Rena, the pepperoni and olives may be causing you to retain water.  I know I do if I eat processed deli meats and it would slow my weight loss.  I find if I eat things with flax it helps fill me up.  Even the Foccocia Stye Flax Bread (also known as Izzet's Bread) makes you feel fuller and has great fibre.

[Rena]

Where is all your veggies ?

What?

I've only posted a few days here, including times I had asparagus, turnips, salad, and so forth. I also eat a lot of fresh spinach, soybeans, cauliflower, broccoli, jicama, peppers, lettuce, small amounts of tomatoes, etc ...

[joagain]

Rena Sorry I dont know what I was looking at . I guess I had a brainfart 

[Rena]

Rena Sorry I dont know what I was looking at . I guess I had a brainfart 

No problem. I haven't posted many days. Some days I just blow it. I stay under my carbs, but I eat way too much when it comes to calories. I'd rather not post those days and feel the guilt. LOL!

[mouseissue]

Rena Sorry I dont know what I was looking at . I guess I had a brainfart 

No problem. I haven't posted many days. Some days I just blow it. I stay under my carbs, but I eat way too much when it comes to calories. I'd rather not post those days and feel the guilt. LOL!

Rena... Do yourself a BIG favor... FORGET CALORIES!!!

As long as you:

(1) Don't eat more than 20 net carbs per day
(2) Don't overeat, and/or
(3) Don't eat when you're not hungry
Calories are a waste of mental space and DO NOT belong in your lexicon!!!

We don't count calories living the FTS lifestyle.
Calorie counting is for dieters!!!

[Rena]

I don't dwell on numbers, but to me, calories and overeating are the same thing. I don't think I've ever gone over my 20 carbs -- unless something was hidden from me. And since starting this in October, I have not cheated, not even once. Meaning, I haven't eaten something I shouldn't have. I have, however, eaten too much of things, which is what I mean by calories. Too many calories/too much food simply means I won't be in a deficet.

 

[ShihTzuMom1]

Rena, have you switched to an 8" plate instead of the large dinner plate?  That helps keep your portions smaller.  Get your measuring cups back out to refresh your memory as to what a 1/2 cup serving looks like.  I have to do that every once in a while because I find that my 1/2 cups get larger as time goes on.