OWLERS "Stepping Back" thread

[gonnabskinny]

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Emma, congratulations!!! Way to go!

Mitzi, rough day yesterday, but today will be better.

OK, I have a problem and that is getting my fat percentages to be where they need to be on days when I have a glass of wine. I generally get about 2000 calories in per day. However, if I have a glass of wine with dinner, it throughs my percent of calories from carbs higher, because it has a higher calorie content than other carbs. Conversely it brings down my fat percentages.

What I shoot for is to have 110 grams of fat (which without wine would put my % at 50) , 150 grams of protein (which puts me spot on at 30%), and I try to get at least 25 grams of fiber in per day. Right now I am at 65 net carbs, so I try not to get less than 64 and no more than 66.

Here is what I had for breakfast this morning.

3 large eggs
2 slices Hormel microwaveable bacon
4 oz soy milk
3/4 cups of Cherrios
1/2 cup of small curd cottage cheese 4%
1/2 of a large nectarine
1 packet of Splenda

565 calories, 30 net carbs, 30 grams of fat, 43 grams pf protein

[Sweet Strudel]

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Breakfast today consisted of:

1 12 oz cup decaf...black
2 eggs
1/2 cup taco ground beef mixture
1 small roma tomatoe
1 cup spinach
1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp. hot sauce
salt and pepper to taste

And I have drank 2 - 16 oz bottles of water so far and taken all my vitamins supplements.

[Alexa]

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Yay Emma for being back at that delish signature weight! Great feeling

Food today:
B: Felt ill so skipped - not related to stomach probs mentioned earlier - they've gone, hurrah!
L: Salad w 2 cups lettuce, 1 cup spinach, 1/2 cup celery, 1/4 cup rocket, 1/4 cup peppers, 2 boiled eggs with 1/2 tbsp mayo and 1 oz cheese
D: Poached salmon with butter, 1 cup broccoli, 1 1/2 cups raw spinach, 1 cup green beans, 1/2 avocado if ripe and blob mayo.

Not enough food today but not much exercise and feeling bit rough. Hopefully will eat more tommorrow

[*Emma*]

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Thanks guys!!

Don, i never really worry about adding in alcohol and i never enter it on fitday, i just concentrate on my foods, so sorry i'm not much help!!

Foods for today...

6am - Crustless quiche
11pm - sausage, bacon, eggs, tomato, mushrooms
4pm - spicy jalapeno sausages, new potatos, brocolli cheese

foods been a bit sucky today, no cheating though and nothing that will affect my weight.... not too bothered cos im back at my goal weight so i'm heading on up a few rungs... weekends are sooooo hard for me!

got a Chicken Jalfrezi in the fridge so will prolly have that in an hour or so to get my calories up.

[Sweet Strudel]

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I kinda skipped lunch....I did have 3 oz of sugar snap peas but that could hardly be considered lunch...was busy working in the yard then had to run out for a bit and by the time I got back it was dinner time. Ooops.

Dinner consisted of:
2 small chicken breasts cubed and fried with 1 tsp of Montreal Steak Spice Marinade Rub, 1 tbsp of sour cream and 1 oz of cream cheese.
2 cups cooked cauliflower with 2 oz of imperial sharp cheese mixed with 1 tbsp of heavy whipping cream.

Drank 2 more 16 oz bottles of water sofar with a plan on 1 more before the day is through.

Fitday totals look like:
Total Calories 1146
Fat 54%
Carbs 9%
Protein 37%

I may have a bit of MUP later if I'm hungry, if so I will post.

[BLAZING IN FL]

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I didn't eat much today either.

Break was 2 eggs.
lunch was 1 cup broc, spinach salad, roast beef and a hamburger patty.
actually haven't had dinner yet...oldest son is cooking a chicken breast for me in the saute' pan, this outa be interesting....oh and i'm making cheesey cauliflower in the oven

[Adena]

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Is anybody besides me jealous of all that Don is able to eat... geez! I love your hearty breakfasts, Don.

I didn't eat a lot today either:

Food today
1 C soy milk
Chicken marsala (3 cutlets)
1 C steamed broccoli
1 oz cream cheese
1 soy nutrition bar
2 C broccoli w/mayo and lemon

[Sweet Strudel]

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Is anybody besides me jealous of all that Don is able to eat... ME ME ME...and his menu always sounds SOOOOO good! geez! I love your hearty breakfasts, Don.

I didn't eat a lot today either:

Food today
1 C soy milk
Chicken marsala (3 cutlets)
1 C steamed broccoli
1 oz cream cheese
1 soy nutrition bar
2 C broccoli w/mayo and lemon

Seems to be a "not eat a lot" day for a few of us!

[mitzimarie]

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Hi

I'm really not crazy about going out to eat breakfast, but my husband and son look forward to it every weekend. We went to IHOP this morning. I know not to get the omelettes there because they put pancake batter in them to make them fluffy. At least now they admit doing that on their menu. Just about anything you order comes with pancakes but they do have a low carb section with a couple of options now that leave off the pancakes. I got the one that came with 4 eggs (which I get fried; don't like scrambled), couple of pieces of bacon, couple of pieces of link sausage, and a couple of strips of ham. I ate all of it. And the thing is, it wasn't like I felt stuffed or anything when we finished. I've been pretty pissed at myself for having it, because I'm sure that all of the meat had some sugar in it... not much, but I don't normally eat that stuff. The bacon that I have occasionally at home on my loaded cauliflower is sugar-free. So, I am aggravated that I ate processed meat that probably had sugar in it. I was also mad that I used up so many calories on a meal that provided *zero* grams of fiber. I "stew" over mistakes for a long time... I'm just getting over it now.

Weigh day is tommorow... wish it had been today before I ate what I did. I'm afraid it's going to affect me. Oh, well... it's done. And, stupid-a$$ TOM is still hanging around! This is day 8. I've developed a pattern of it staying away for 6 to 8 weeks, then it comes and lingers. Grrrr

Looks like I'm not the only one who didn't eat much today. (except for my pig-out at IHOP)

Breakfast - 4 fried eggs, 2 strips of bacon, 2 sausage links, 2 strips of ham

Lunch - MUP with almonds

Dinner - 1 cup jicama, 1 serving of sugar snap peas, 1 whole medium cucumber, 1 ounce of cheddar cheese

I was determined to get my veggies in!

Fitday Totals:
1467 calories
32 net carbs, 20 of those veggie (57g carbs - 25g fiber = 32 net carbs)
66% Fat
9% Carbs
25% Protein

[Sweet Strudel]

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Hey Mitzi don't stress out over breakfast...it was one meal right. Its over, move on girl...
You did great the rest of the day and your numbers came out good.
I hear you about TOM...its crazy and I think a combination of our age and this way of eating.
I re-started Atkins on May 1/07 and TOM visited me on May 15...so then he went on an extended leave until August 15 and boy when he came back he sure made up for it. 7 days and can you say "I need a transfusion"! Haven't seen him since he left. Who knows anymore! I'm so ready to just move on to full blown menopause already...sheesh.
Can't wait to hear your weigh in results tomorrow. Think positive!

[gonnabskinny]

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Is anybody besides me jealous of all that Don is able to eat... geez! I love your hearty breakfasts, Don.

It is just that male metabolism. I know it is so much harder for you girls. It doesn't seem right that even with my lower weight, that I am still burning that many calories. Makes me wonder how in the world was I able to eat so much before!

Here is the rest of what I had today.

Lunch
Chicken salad: Made with 5 oz chicken, 2 tbsp mayo, 1 small celery stalk, 1/4 cup onion, and 8 red grapes.

Dinner
1 roast beef sandwich: 4 oz roast beef, 1 slice of swiss cheese, 1.5 tbsp mayo, 1 roma tomato, 2 slices of low carb bread
Salad: 4 cups of romaine lettuce, 6 cherry tomatoes, 1/8 large orange bell pepper, 2 tbsp blue cheese

Additional
1 oz of almonds
1 glass of champagne

Total for the day
2086 calories, 119 fat grams, 134 protein grams, 65 net carbs
51% fat calories, 26% protein calories, 23% carb calories

[mitzimarie]

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Thank you so much, my Sweet Strudel friend

[julirama723]

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Mitzi--don't freak about IHOP. You don't have to eat veggies at every meal, you know. People are encouraged on induction to eat veggies at each meal to spread out the carbs throughout the day. When you get into the rungs, you have a bit more freedom of what you eat, when you eat it. So you had carbs with breakfast, carbs with lunch, and carbs with dinner. No big whoop. We still love you.

Don--I wouldn't worry about upping your fat percentages when you drink alcohol. I might be wrong, but the body processes alcohol very similarly to the way in processes fat--or at least, when we drink alcohol we don't get knocked out of ketosis. Our bodies burn the alcohol and resume fat burning. And if you're on a low-fat-type plan (at least a couple I've seen), alcohol counts as a "fat" serving because of the way it's processed in the body. So perhaps if you add the fat and alcohol percentages for the day, that can count as "fat" percentage. Just keep your protein around 30% and watch your carb grams--that's what I've always done when drinking alcohol. And anyway, anything we eat is going to get stored until the alcohol's gone...

I didn't eat very much today either. Darn football games in college towns. (Long story.)

B: mushroom-sausage-bacon-pepper-onion omelette, 1/2 piece wheat toast, 10 grapes
L: small salad with ranch dressing
S: protein bar, jerky, almonds
D: 2 cups green beans, chocolate "mousse"

You'll have to forgive my rather lackluster day of food. I spend the first half of my day in a workshop and the second half driving in my jeep...

[hopejoy]

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Hi,
Wow! Suddenly falling asleep here!
just a quick late check in so ya'll know I'm okay... food was great today.
Didn't eat til noon though... as I slept late and went walking then got ready for work and then ate in car on way to work! lol.
12:00 Cheeseburger Wrap in two slices of lettuce... cabbage
3:00 MUP recipe... yum
7:00 Salad of Lettuce, 1/2 tomotoe, Turkey, cheese...
hmmm now that doesn't look like much all of a sudden... but was fine all day... really
geez now I'm hungry! not gonna eat though... it's probably all in my head.
nite!
Oh!
" Liz, we do the same thing. We also do it with lump crab meat. We mix it with mayo and a little onion and celery. Place on top of tomatoes and then top with with colby jack cheese. Put it under the broiler to melt the cheese. It is delicious. The sweetness of the crab and the tomato combined with the saltiness of the cheese gives it a wonderful combination of flavors. __________________" from Don...
Thanks Don.... that sounds like a really good recipe! Can I use fake crab? Yum... now I'm really hungry! lol.
liz

[Discolemonade]

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Ok, I am noticing alot of us are saying "I didn't eat much today" Is that maybe our problem? Or is that par for the course?