Chicken thighs and brats on the egg. Served with a couple of lower carb veggies...sauteed in bacon drippings cabbage and green beans, also cooked with some bacon drippings. Another special guest appearance by fork.
Bacon makes everything tastier.
I am down several pounds now, but most importantly, the sugar number is down as well. No longer getting up every two hours at night to pee and get some water. Actually sleeping 6-7 hours straight now, so changes are happening.
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The Grocery Cart
When in doubt Accelerate....
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Johnson, Navin R... Sounds like a typical bastard.
Belmont, NC
Thanks. I had my doubts at first, but key for me is not going hungry. Not hungry doing this and losing weight too. I do still have to work on portion size, but starvation dieting has never worked for me.
Thanks. You have lost a couple more pounds than me so far. I love fries and chips and especially tater tots. If only potatoes were low carb this thing would be so much easier.
Another thing is this is a Dr's directive explicitly telling me I have to get my sugar numbers down, so that is some real incentive. Wish I had done it on my own before it got this bad, but even though I knew I had health problems, I just ignored it instead of doing something about it earlier.
Thanks for the encouragement. Boring salad tonight, but fortunately for me I tend to enjoy salad. And I like ranch dressing, which is one of the lower carb dressings. I am actively trying to reduce the amount of dressing I use, but I do have to have a decent amount in order to enjoy the salad. Had some leftover brats with the salad...a good combination.
I don't fret over salad dressing so long as it only has a couple of carbs. Its high in fat; same goes for butter, mayo etc... A key to a low carb diet is to increase fat content. When carbs are cut down, you have to raise both fats and protein. High protein diets have their own problems. There are not many reasons to stay on a very low carb diet (<20g) for ever. One thing to keep in mind that the excess fat that was put on didn't happen overnight nor will it come off overnight. Many people like to see the pounds come off quickly and severely limit carb intake. That does eliminate quite a bit of food. As you progress towards your weight goal, it may be better to trade off how much weight you're losing per week in order to have more food options.
I got back on the low carb diet 3 weeks ago. Dropped from 165 to 160; I have roughly 10 more pounds or so to go.
Kansas City, Missouri
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Good luck with your program!
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Jim
If I am just maintaining weight (typically in 30-70g of carbs), I will enjoy a holiday meal like everyone else. I just eat a small portion of the high carb items including desert. One day every once in awhile in moderation is certainly not a deal breaker.
Years ago I thought low calories diets were the way to go. I did lose weight on them but once I read Dr. Atkin's book I was convinced that low carb is easier, better, and healthier.
Greenville, SC
When in doubt Accelerate....
http://www.food.com/recipe/low-carb-cheeseburger-soup-153542
I used one onion and no carrots to cut down on the carbs. Also doubled the cauliflower and broccoli. I threw in some smokes sausage as well. Not really an egg thing - maybe i should have messaged you.
My biggest problems were getting used to unsweetened coffee and tea. I was souther born and souther bred so half of my blood is made up of sweet tea. Finally found Monk Fruit (available on Amazon) and now I can drink sweet tea or coffee again without interfering with a low carb diet or knocking me out of ketosis. Sure makes dieting easier.
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It's been really hard staying away from the pasta dishes.
Any new tips you folks could pass on to me would be appreciated.
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