Two months into my low carb/high fat diet.My weight loss for this month is another 6 lbs (2.72 kg)!
Which means I have lost a total of 23.2 lbs (10.52 kg) since New Year's Day.
The first month was kind of hard, but I am getting into the groove now, and with all the great recipes I have been finding, I am really enjoying my meals.
My husband is getting a bit jealous, because I give him a taste of what I make for myself, and he wants more! Now if I could just find the time to write down all my recipes for you!
How are you doing - how much weight have you lost so far?
An Update:
I started a low calorie/low fat diet (1,400-1,600 calories/day) right after New Year's, and in three month's time, I lost 8 pounds (3.63 kg). An average of 2.67 pounds (1.21 kg)/month.
On March 22nd, I started the Low Carb / High Fat diet (1,800-2,000 calories/day, 20-30g carbs). In just one month's time, I lost an additional 9.6 pounds (4.35 kg)!
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Some days you just need a quick snack and even a few minutes preparing is a few minutes too long!So it's good to have some quick low carb snacks on hand.
I was looking around our local supermarket, when I found these pepperoni sticks - one stick is only 2g carbs each, gluten-free and lactose-free!
Each stick is about 11.5 inches (4.5 cm) long, so I cut them in half, and now each 5.25 inch (2.0 cm) stick is only 1g carb per stick!
However, these pepperoni sticks do include sugar, so you will need to test with your blood glucose meter to see how your body tolerates them. I found that eating one stick did not affect my blood sugar level at all.
If you are looking for this particular brand, I found them in The Real Canadian Superstore, here in Southern Ontario, Canada, near the deli section.
Ingredients:
Pork, water, glucose, salt, mustard seed, spices, sugar, sodium, erythorbate, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrate, smoke.
Nutrition Facts:
per 1 stick (23g)
Calories: 105
Fat: 9.0 g
Carbs: 1.0 g
Protein: 5.0 g
DOES NOT contain: wheat, gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, peanuts, tree nuts.
Snack:
TOTAL NET CARBS: 1 gram
TOTAL FAT: 9 grams
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Low Carb Snacks Shopping List:
• Pepperoni Snack Sticks
• Just The Cheese Snacks
• Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame
• Lowrey's Bacon Curls Microwave Pork Rinds
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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With recipes for everything including hors oeuvres, snacks, breads, muffins, side dishes, entrees, cookies, cakes and much more, this is an endless supply for creating meals for the whole family night after night. Whether everyone in the family is on a diet or not, these recipes are proven winners with adults and kids alike.
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I used the Five Minute Blueberry Muffin and adapted it for chocolate.
After letting it cool enough to handle, I sliced and buttered (0 g carbs/11 g fat) the Chocolate Muffin (7.8g carbs/37.7g fat), added a gluten-free pepperoni stick (1 g carbs/9 g fat), and two slices of Genoa Salami (0 g carbs/4 g fat) to make my lunch.
So my lunch today came in at a total of 8.8 grams of Net Carbs and 61.7 grams of fat. Well under my 10 carbs per meal limit! Oh, and the muffin was delicious and filling!
Lunch:
TOTAL NET CARBS: 8.8 grams
TOTAL FAT: 61.7 grams
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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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My New Year's Resolution this year was to lose weight, and so I started dieting right after New Year's day.I went on my usual low calorie / low fat diet with an average of 1,400 to 1,600 calories per day. By March 22nd I had lost 8 pounds (3.63 kg) - it took almost 3 months.
I lost an average of 2.67 pounds (1.21 kg) per month on my usual low calorie / low fat diet.
Then on March 22nd, I started the Low Carb / High Fat diet, with an average of 1,800 to 2,000 calories per day.
Just ONE MONTH later, I have lost an additional 9.6 pounds (4.35 kg)!
I ate more calories, had a faster weight loss and the food tasted much better too! Can you believe it!?
So my weigh-in for 4 months is a total of 17.6 pounds (7.98 kg).
How are you doing - how much weight have you lost so far?
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Are you wondering how hard it is to keep to a diet of 30 carbs per day?Yesterday I ate less than 2,000 calories, only 23 net carbs and met my daily goal of 150 grams of fat.
I didn't have to eat anything weird or didn't like - and I felt full and satisfied! And I lost another pound since yesterday!
Here is my total nutrition for the day:
Nutritional Content:
Calories: 1,869
Fat: 153 grams
Carbs: 39 grams
Fiber: 16 grams
Protein: 70 grams
Total Net Carbs: 23 grams
Here is what I ate:
Breakfast: Two fried eggs, slice of deli ham and Havarti cheese
Calories: 407, Fat: 36g, Carbs: 0g, Fiber: 0g, Protein: 17g
Total Carbs: 0
Two Coffees, with heavy whipping cream, date palm sugar
Calories - 215, Fat - 20g, Carbs - 7g, Fiber - 0g, Protein - 0g
Total carbs - 3.5
Lunch - Chicken Caesar Salad
Caesar salad with diced chicken, bacon, Chia seed, Mozzarella & Parmesan cheese, Renee's Gourmet Caesar dressing
Calories - 489, Fat - 38g, Carbs - 6g, Fiber - 2g, Protein - 32g
Total carbs - 4
Snack: Cheese Puff Crackers (4 crackers), made from one slice of mozzarella cheese
Calories - 16, Fat - 0g, Carbs - 0g, Fiber - 0g, Protein - 0g
Dinner: Five Minute Blueberry Muffin
spread with butter, Pepperoni stick, Mini Cheesecake for dessert.
Calories - 742, Fat - 59g, Carbs - 26g, Fiber - 14g, Protein - 21g
Total carbs - 12
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I get tired of cooking and baking all the time, and it's been so long since I had a simple sandwich.So today I decided to have a ham and cheese sandwich!
First I made a Flaxseed Lunch Bun - takes 2 minutes in the microwave. (5 g carbs/14 g fat)
After letting it cool enough to handle, I buttered (0 g carbs/11 g fat) the English Muffin, added a slice of Havarti cheese (0 g carbs/7 g fat), a slice of deli ham (0 g carbs/1 g fat) and torn up lettuce (0/0).
Wished I had some mayonnaise to add, but it had expired. However that would have added 3 g carbs. So maybe it was just as well.
Add in a slice of pickle and three sour onions for 1 more carb total.
So my ham and cheese sandwich came in at a total of 6 grams of Net carbs and 33 grams of fat. Well under my 10 carbs per meal limit! Oh, and my sandwich was delicious!
TOTAL NET CARBS: 6 grams
TOTAL FAT: 33 grams
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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
1,001 Low-Carb Recipes: Hundreds of Delicious Recipes from Dinner to Dessert That Let You Live Your Low-Carb Lifestyle and Never Look Back-- This tasty collection draws on the best 1,001 recipes from Dana Carpender’s bestselling books including 500 Low-Carb Recipes, 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes, 500 More Low-Carb Recipes, 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes, The Low-Carb Barbeque Book, and Low-Carb Smoothies.
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A few years ago, I went on a low calorie/low fat/gluten-free diet and lost 40 lbs. But even though I continued to stick to my diet, slowly the weight started to come back! So not fair!Now that I have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic, I am going to try the Low Carb/High Fat diet - and so far it is working.
Before I started this diet, eating my regular diet of gluten-free cereal, soy milk and "diet" hot chocolate, my morning blood glucose tests were:
Before breakfast - 108 (6.0 CDN)
1 hour after - 205 (11.39 CDN)
2 hours after - 146 (8.1 CDN)
In case you don't know - under 100 (5.0 CDN) is considered normal.
And two weeks later, I had two fried eggs in olive oil, slice of ham, Havarti cheese, Flax/Chia "English Muffin" spread with butter, coffee with heavy whipping cream and 1 tsp palm sugar. (Don't worry, I will tell you how to make these!)
Before breakfast - 114 (6.3 CDN)
One hour after -112 (6.2 CDN)
Two hours after - 104 (5.78 CDN)
Still needs some work, but at least it is much steadier - and I had lost 7 lbs.
So I thought I would share my journey with you, and share the successful recipes I find!
All recipes will be:
♥ low carb, as I am eating a maximum of 30 carbs a day - I aim for no more than 10 carbs per meal.
♥ high fat, because without carbs, your body will burn fat. My aim is at least 150g of fat per day.
♥ gluten-free/wheat-free/grain-free, as I am unable to tolerate gluten or wheat.
♥ diabetic-safe, though some might prefer to use an artificial sweetener instead
♥ low sugar, using palm sugar, because I will not eat artificial sugar (which started out as insecticide)
♥ little to no added salt
♥ mostly single servings because I am the only one in my family on this diet, and there is less risk of overeating, if there is nothing left to eat.
♥ easy and quick to make, because I am lazy
♥ good tasting - because this is a lifestyle, not a short term diet!
So will you join me?
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