Group LLC (Livin Low Carb) - August 2010

Morning started out great! Small omelet made with 2 whole eggs, some white cheese, and some onions and green pepper. Now I'm enjoying my coffee made with splenda and some whipped topping Hoping to have some parmesan crusted tilapia today. Here's the recipe I use. I don't add all those spices tho (because I don't have them on hand), just some pepper and garlic salt. I usually add more parmesan than they call for too.

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/broiled-tilapia-parmesan/Detail.aspx

Day two low carb here we come!

I had a wonderful salad today for lunch. I know salads can get boring, but I was so pleasantly surprised by this one. If you have a Pita Pit nearby - go there. You can get any pita "fork style" - as a salad instead of in a pita. I got mine with tuna on it, and it was yummy flakey tuna - not tuna salad drowning in mayo. Yummmmm.

Morning LLC friends!

I'm going to try the parmesan tilapia tonight! Yum-o!

Resalyn-the black soybeans are canned; I either toss them in what I'm cooking or microwave them until warm. A word of warning though-they don't have a lot of flavor! If you cook them with something they will absorb that flavor, but if you cook them separately, make sure to season them up!

Morning Group LLC!

Welcome PeeWee! I've done something similar before, used the brand "Flat Out" wrap for the crust, makes kind of like an extra thin crust pizza ! Yum! I haven't done that for a while, may have to make me one of those this week, now you've got me craving it, LOL....

Savery - I'm gonna have to check out the black soybeans - beans are so filling, would be good to add to some of my recipes....

Well, Happy Hump Day to everyone! Busy busy busy at work, of course, that's a given. Planning on salad w/ chicken and jello for lunch, and probably steak for dinner........ oh crap, probably not - I forgot to take them out of the freezer.... Hmmmm, maybe hamburgers on the grill instead and steamed veggies.....

What's on YOUR menu today?

I had steak last night for dinner!!

The black soybeans are a fantastic addition to a low carb diet-for half a cup it's 8 carbs and 7 grams of fiber! Hard to beat that!

Today's meal...

I started off my day with half of a protein shake: half a cup of low carb milk and half a scoop of protein powder.

Lunch was a Mission Carb Balance Whole Wheat tortilla stuffed with sliced turkey and some mexican style cheese!

Dinner will be a piece of the parmesan tilapia, an OvenPoppers piece of flounder stuffed with crab and a serving of steamed sugar snap peas.

Snack will either be a South Beach Dark Chocolate Berry bar, an Atkins bar or some nuts-depends on my mood! And as always lots of water and some tea!

Resalyn-sending you a friend request-love having more low carb buddies!

Thanks Resalyn! I think you can do alot more with low carb than people think. Most people I talked to think it's all meat, they don't realize you can have some veggies.

Also, my husband is doing this too and I bought him some garlic flavored cauliflower. He added some non fat butter and bacon bits and he said it tastes really good, especially with a steak.

peewee-Most people are under a common misconception about low carb and Atkins/South Beach etc-you do not go carb-less, you do not eat just meat! Yes, initially your diet is fairly protein heavy and you eat loads of green veggies and other veggies and you cut out a lot of crap...but when you start to move through the process you ADD foods back in in a healthy manner. That's what most people don't understand. I've been doing this for over a year now and it took my hubby about 9 months to fully understand that I don't NOT eat carbs. :laugh:
People, especially some on here, just don't like it when you go against the you must eat no less than 1200 calories a day and eat your exercise calories back!! Some folks just don't get that there are other ways of doing this.
Kudos on getting your husband on board and finding garlic cauliflower! YUM!

Hi girls! I' ve doing low carb since 2 year but not being consistent. I've done atkins, and it really works, but it's so hard for me, i think it's because i like too much the healthy foods (fruits, yogurts, beans, oats) and i missed them so much while doing atkins. So right know i'm just taking care of my carb intake and the source of them, i try to keep my intake just to 60-70 gr of carbs/day and take at least 15 gr of fiber, that would be 50 net carbs. Most of them come from veggies, fruits, and a little bit of complex carbs and dairy. I can't eat less carbs because i am also doing p90x and those routines are hard, and i need some carbs for doing them.

I have been eating like this since 2 weeks, but i haven't seen results yet!, i think it's because i don't have too much weight to lose, and i have a normal IBM, i just want to get ripped and lost some fat. I also have been drinking the last days (too much parties) and i know this also affect my weight loss. I have noticed that it's very hard to get enough calories if i restrict my carbs, maybe it`s because like i said i am not big fan of meat, fats, and things like this....

This has been my food intake today:

Breakfast: I had a protein shake, with whey protein, soy milk and 1/2 banana. (I wake up late)
After workout: 4 almonds, a piece of mozzarella.
Lunch: 3 oz of fish, a side of salad (coleslaw with not a lot of carrots), 3 tablespoons of lentils with rice
Snack: some peanuts (i think half ounce), and 1/2 cup pumpkin chessecake recipe (low carb, i prepared it myself)
Dinner: I don`t know yet...

This is only 570 kcal...and i have 630 more for complete 1200 kcals, and that's without adding the exercise calories that i have burned today (almost 400 kcal more).

I don't think i can eat all that in my dinner, and i don`t wanna fall in starvation mode:indifferent:

Note: I will post my pumpkin chessecake recipe later...i hope you will enjoy it!!

Yum that garlic cali sounds great!

What exactly is the recipe for that mashed potatoes replacement with cali?? Sounds GREAT to me!!

Yesterday went great for eating for me, had my normal omelet with cheese, green peppers, onions, and a couple of sausages , went on a jog which was ok until the humidity just got too bad.
Then had a some wonder roast with sugar free (with splenda) coleslaw.
Pork Rinds
Coffee
A couple more eggs.

Day three is now under my belt and I can already feel my energy start raising again, and something cool- I had a few blemishes on my forehead that just wouldn't go away, kind of just like little raised skin bumps- and now their gone!! So- idk what it's from exactly- but I'll take it!

Day 4 here I come!!

Happy Thursday LLCers!

Today is my Friday as I'm taking a 3 day weekend to go and visit with my mom-looking forward to some quality girl time! And even better, my mom has been LLCing for YEARS so I don't have to worry about eating when I'm with her! :happy:
I mashed cauliflower but my hubs won't touch it with a ten foot pole and I just won't go through all the process to make it for just me-plus it really doesn't reheat so well! At least that's my experience from the times I've made it.

What's on everyone's menu for today?

Breakfast was a cup of low carb chocolate milk and I'm finishing up a grande skinny vanilla latte :drinker:
Lunch will be a low carb whole wheat tortilla with turkey breast and cheese.
Snack will be the oh so decadent Atkins peanut butter cups!!
Dinner tonight is a good portion of grilled skirt steak and grilled banana peppers stuffed with cream cheese!

Is it bad if I'm drooling over my own food? :laugh:

Resalyn-I understand!! I don't have an issue with portioning out my cheese but it's a good experiment to see if that's the culprit behind your stall!! I've played around a few times with cutting fruit out and adding it back in and it's always the culprit to my weight loss stalls. :grumble:
Did you do the peppers with the steak?!

MrsNeuman-per the research, sugar alcohols are not supposed to spike your blood sugar as high as real sugar etc etc and therefor they are not detrimental to weight loss. However, I do believe we should have everything in moderation!! I think if I remember correctly, if you read some of the Atkins books and food packaging, it tells you not to eat but so much of the bars etc. a day because the sugar alcohols can cause stomach upset in some individuals.
I've never used the ketone strips...didn't even know they made those! :laugh:
I say if you're feeling like your clothes are starting to fit better and YOU are feeling better, why waste your money??

Have a great night ladies!

Thanks for the info guys! I agree- I get too dependent on checking my ketones all the time- and it's not worth the money, although is a good motivator.

I'm headed to my grandparents house in Iowa for about 4 days- so hopefully sticking with the plan! I'm going down with my mom and husband- and my mom is bringing a bunch of meat we can eat, and I bought some atkins bars. Have a great few days guys!

Day 6 LC today! Woo- getting more energy- it!!