OWLERS "Stepping Back" thread

[julirama723]

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Breakfast: cauliflower foob (1 bag cauliflower, 1 tbsp mayo, 1 tbsp mustard, 2 oz. cheddar)

Lunch: 1 small bunch of celery, 2 tbsp peanut butter, 1 serving deli turkey, 1 oz. cheddar

Snack: 2 cups sugar snap peas, 1/8 cup dill dip

Dinner: 8 oz. grilled chicken, 1.5 cup string beans, 1.5 cup broccoli with 1 oz. mozzarella, .75 cup lima beans

[mitzimarie]

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Pre-Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Breakfast - MUP with almonds

Lunch - 12 ounces fresh green beans and 4 ounces onion sauteed/fried in oil and butter

Dinner - Hamburger patty topped with swiss cheese/cup of mushrooms; 1 whole, large cucumber

Fitday Totals:
1733 calories
47 net carbs, 35 of those net veggie carbs (84g carbs - 37g fiber = 47 net carbs)
67% Fat
11% Carbs
22% Protein

[julirama723]

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Breakfast: 2-egg omelette, 2 cups sugar snap peas with 1/4 cup dill dip

Lunch: 1 small bunch celery, 2 tbsp peanut butter, 1 serving deli turkey, 1 oz. cheddar

Snack: 2 cups sugar snap peas with 1/4 cup dill dip

Dinner: ??

[mitzimarie]

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Pre-Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Breakfast - MUP with almonds

Lunch - tuna with egg and mayo (ugh - not a big fan of tuna. I only have it when I make it for my husband, which isn't very often.)

Snack - whole, large cucumber; 1 serving of sugar snap peas

Dinner - Caeser Salad with Blackened Shrimp

I got the salad from a restaurant, and I don't feel like trying to guestimate totals for it in Fitday. In fact, I've been so busy today that I haven't entered anything into Fitday, and I'm not going to bother for today.

[*Emma*]

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Yesterday

B - Crustless Quiche
L - Wholewheat sandwich with bacon and mushrooms
D - Chilli Burgers with broccoli in a mushroom bacon and cheese sauce
S - LC Ice cream....

Forgot to add the icecream on to yesterdays also... wondered why the scales have been going up and up, i guess thats getting binned tonight, darn thing! never used to affect me!

[julirama723]

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B: 2 cups sugar snap peas, 1/4 cup dill dip

L: 3 cups broccoli with 1 oz. melted cheddar, 1 oz. almonds, 1 serving pepperoni

S: 1 small bunch of celery, 2 tbsp peanut butter

D: roast turkey, 1 cup spaghetti squash with butter and parmesan, 1 cup pumpkin

[gonnabskinny]

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I am sorry, but now I'm back from being AWOL. We had to get hospice in for my 88 year old father who is in the last stages of altzheimer's, so I have been in Ca. for the past three days. I still stayed with the program, but couldn't keep my carb count up high enough and ratios were all out of whack. I put everything back in today and amazingly, my calories stayed pretty consistant between 1800 and 2000 calories while I was gone and carbs stayed between 50 and 70, but I am supposed to be up to 95 net carbs this week. I think I am going to have to ease back into it. If I jump them up all at once, no telling what would happen.

[mitzimarie]

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Pre-Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Breakfast - MUP with almonds

Lunch - 1 whole, yellow bellpepper; 1 serving of sugar snap peas; 1 ounce cheddar cheese

Snack - 1 whole avocado

Dinner - salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, onion) with ranch dressing; 7 ounce beef tenderloin, 4 ounces green beans

Fitday Totals:
1793 calories
48 net carbs, 34 of those net veggie carbs (87g carbs - 39g fiber = 48 net carbs)
69% Fat
11% Carbs
20% Protein

[*Emma*]

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Cut the ice cream out and voila! those 4 pounds ive gained have ran away!

todays plan

B - Omelette with bacon and .5 cup mushroom
L - Veggie soup (9 carbs a serving has potatos n carrots n stuff in it)
D - Steak with 1.5 cup asparagus and 1.5 cup mushrooms

Cutting cheese out for the day tooo.... everythings turning on me!

[Promise]

Re: OWLERS "Stepping Back" thread

I am sorry, but now I'm back from being AWOL. We had to get hospice in for my 88 year old father who is in the last stages of altzheimer's, so I have been in Ca. for the past three days. I still stayed with the program, but couldn't keep my carb count up high enough and ratios were all out of whack. I put everything back in today and amazingly, my calories stayed pretty consistant between 1800 and 2000 calories while I was gone and carbs stayed between 50 and 70, but I am supposed to be up to 95 net carbs this week. I think I am going to have to ease back into it. If I jump them up all at once, no telling what would happen.

im sorry to hear about your father Don... it IS hard to keep your mind on YOU when our Parents are ill... my Mother is 74 and has been going thru Altzheimer's for about 2yrs now... him going into Hospice im sure has thrown your mind for a loop... Be Strong and even tho i dont hardly know you, know that I do Care... You Have Made BIG Accomplishments here! and You Look Wonderful...! i know you will ease back into it and be just fine... You Get All The Hugs I Have Today!

[*Emma*]

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Oops, missed that post, sorry to hear that Don!

[cgdat136]

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stepping back is ok.....just double the time you spend on the treadmill tonight, that should do it

by the way, your before and afters look great!

[julirama723]

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Don--you'll get through this!

Emma--all of my favorite foods are turning on me, too. Wahhhh.

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Breakfast: 2-egg omlette, 4 small slices of center cut bacon

Lunch: 2 cups sugar snap peas with 1/8 cup dill dip, 3/4 cup black beans with 1 tbsp sour cream and 1 oz. cheddar

Snack: 1 cup sugar snap peas with 1/8 cup dill dip, 1 oz. almonds

Dinner: 6 oz. grilled chicken breast, 2 cups string beans, 1 cup MUP

[gonnabskinny]

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Gee, thanks y'all. I guess this isn't just a diet support board is it? Ya'll are great!

I thought stress was supposed to make you gain weight, but I got on the scale this morning and found I had lost 4 lbs since a week ago Wednesday! Wow, after struggling just to make goal in the Halloween challenge losing only a lb a week and just making goal n the very last minute, I drop 4 lbs just like that! One big giant woooshie! Who would have thunk it?

Anyway things are back to somewhat normal and here is what I had yesterday.

Breakfast
Atkins shake (pre-workout)
1/2 cup of greek yogurt
1/2 cup of three berries
1 cup of Kashi go lean cereal
1/2 cup of soy milk

Lunch
spicy chipotle chicken salad
1 slice of fiber plus bread
1/2 large apple
1/2 oz cream cheese
2 cups of cauliflower

Dinner
8 oz salmon filet with grilled onion, yellow peppers, and mushrooms
2 cups of asparagus
7 oz of white wine

Snack
1 sourdough wasa
1/2 oz cream cheese

1968 calories, 94 grams of fat (43%), 140 grams of protein (28%), and 90 net carbs (29%)

[mitzimarie]

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Pre-Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Breakfast - MUP with almonds

Lunch - 2 small, thin-cut pork chops

Dinner - Hamburger patty topped with swiss cheese/mushrooms; 1 cup steamed broccoli; 1 cup steamed cauliflower; few slices steamed zucchini

Fitday Totals:
1527 calories
26 net carbs, 16 of those net veggie carbs (53g carbs - 27g fiber = 26 net carbs)
62% Fat
7% Carbs
31% Protein

My net carbs are way too low today. I usually have mostly veggies at lunch, and then again for a snack. I didn't have that today, and instead I ate the pork chops. The pork chops aren't bad, but I should have eaten veggies with it because now my protein is too high for today. And it's not that I didn't have veggies available... my refrigerator is full of them. Today was hectic, and I just didn't do it. Lame reason... I'm disappointed, but it's only one day and I will do better tomorrow.