Breakfast ideas - Low carb, no eggs

Wow, that is a challenge!

whey shake
yogurt
cottage cheese

Yikes that is a challenge.
I do smoothies almost EVERY morning. I use water instead of milk to cut down on the sugars.
I also LOVE Julie Eason's protein bar recipes, (Google her) most are low carb but you can tweek them to be lower.
Best of luck!

Did your quack.. er.. nutritionist not bother to provide any examples?

I have been loving your breakfasts! Every time I see strawberries-blueberries-eggs, I think..."next time I am hungry I am going to have some." Are you sure it is 15g fat daily or current fat + 15 additional g of fat? Low fat does not work for me, but restraining carbs to the range you are doing does work for me. i am older and not super active, so I do not want to eat too much protein--hence that leaves me with fat. Fat from nuts. Fat from oils Fat from egg yolks. I never got into egg-whtes-only, But if your nutritionist did say 15g/daily then egg whites could be an option for you.

I am feeling for you! The onetime I had super low fat targets like that was 2y ago, when my Doctor said that I should try a super low kcal diet for 6 months--which meant cutting my fats to 20g then to 15g daily. I was hungry much of the day and ofter a couple of months my stamina was dropping and I had only lost ~5lbs!!!!

You do a lot of challenging workouts, so you might be prime for more protein, and hence kcal, then I can handle. In which case fish and skinless chicken could be eaten more. I even think that there are some legumes that are lower in carbs (edame?), so that you could invent Tex-Mex dishes that are high in flavor via spices, while being low in fat.

:flowerforyou:

Greek yogurt, nuts or PB2 powder ...or greek yogurt with nuts and PB2 in it

Egg whites and veggies - I dont understand the eat in your car part. I could eat a steak in my car if I really wanted to... so do you mean it can't be something that needs to be cooked?
Personally, I eat 4-6 scrambled egg whites and sautéed veggies when I'm on my low day of carb cycling - throw it in a mug and you're good to eat it on your way.

I actually just learned I am allergic to eggs, and I am also Gluten Free. I usually have chex cereal with almond milk, but you can also do yogurt and fruit, bacon, sausage, and ham. Maybe try apples with a nut butter like sun butter, almond butter, or cashew butter.

Bacon

I WISH!
Actually, she listed eight foods you should never eat, bacon was one of them (in fact, all eight were foods I would consider a favorite...)

I would find a new nutritionist.


I also want to say that I looked at your diary (every single day). Your carbs aren't really high anyway. Most days you are around 150g. That's not high. And, if you laid off the sodium a little, you would probably see some weight loss (without having to be crazy restrictive).

I've been eating Lou's Peameal Bacon for protein. It's low fat and lower sodium.

I was also an egg person. I switched to egg beaters, which have 0 fat and 5 grams of protein per 1/4 cup which equals one egg. Sometimes I add a little cheese, vegetables, or a lean meat. I can nuke them at work and they taste just as good as regular scrambled eggs. I even use them when I bake in place of eggs and have made a quiche with them as well. All very good!

Bacon

I WISH!
Actually, she listed eight foods you should never eat, bacon was one of them (in fact, all eight were foods I would consider a favorite...)

this "expert" cannot be trusted!

i hard boil eggs and pop out the yolk, as i am on a low cholesterol diet (for the most part :drinker: ) put some seasoning on there of your choice, and your set!

I'm sorry. I'm really NOT trying to be a horse's rear here, but you're on a weight loss site. You just have to plug in some numbers, set an activity level, and BAM! A calorie goal with a built-in deficit.

If your plan is not a sustainable one, it's not worth its salt. (Note: difficult --> not sustainable)

I agree with you, but the nutritionist doesn't.

She said calories don't matter, in fact, I shouldn't even monitor them at all. She said if I want to lose weight I have to make sure I eat under 15g of carbs at each snack (3x a day) and under 45g of carbs for each meal, but the carbs cannot carry over (so if I only ate 20 carbs at breakfast, I cannot carry the remaining 25 carbs over to lunch). Then, I have to make sure I eat under 15g of "additional" fat each day. She said just monitoring calories will not work.

But to start our session, she did say the only way you lose weight is to have a calorie deficit each day, so...

I only went to her becuase I was on MFP for a month and wasn't losing weight, was at the doctor, mentioned it, and the doctor referred me to her. However, the past two weeks I have lost one lb a week, so maybe it just took a while for my body to adjust.

I was asking for suggestions just to see if I could get some quick ideas, but I may just stick with my egg and berries.

:huh:

Don't count calories but to lose weight you need a calorie deficit? I is confused.

Not trying to be mean, but a lot of that sounds contradictory.

And there is nothing wrong with a 1lb/week loss.