30 Days of Only Ground Beef

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  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
    (Did end up eating that patty before lunch. I was hungry, dangit! I can always eat one or both of the 4 oz patties tonight as matches my appetite. After Chili's last week I'm kinda gun shy on eating patties out.)
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    Ya, I'm thinking the 5 Guys patties won't satisfy
  • ChoiceNotChance
    ChoiceNotChance Posts: 644 Member
    5 guy burgers are good, but small. You'll need a few.
  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
    I had three (they knocked the price down since I didn't get anything else). Not dry, but not the texture I prefer for my burgers these days. I'm spoiled by my hand-made patties.

    Drinking coffee now. I think I may skip dinner, or only eat one of the 4oz patties.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    Thanks for explaining!

    And mm, I like Five Guys. I usually get a bunless Little Bacon Cheeseburger. I didn't realize their patties were that small!

    Since I did my big batch-cook, I've been eating ground beef 2 meals a day but I'm definitely not at the level of glossbones and FIT_Goat!
  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
    Five guys was definitely better the last time I went, when I loaded it with all the low carb toppings I could. Bareburger so far is the only beef that stands on its own. There's one more restaurant I can try if I feel like spending $13 minimum on my angus patty.
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    Alright, I am officially done. But, I have to cook lunch for tomorrow. Spoiler alert: it's going to be burgers. I have a bunch of thawed ground beef and it's easiest.
  • wheatlessgirl66
    wheatlessgirl66 Posts: 598 Member
    What you all have been doing is contagious. I've been eating much more ground beef and bought my first pkg of 73/27% yesterday. Somehow you've made it much more appealing. :) Congrats on your successful month!
  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
    edited April 2016
    Wish I could find 73/27! I definitely want to lower my protein as I add other foods in, but 80/20 is the best I've been able to find thus far. And even that has been hard to come by. You're not kidding that it's contagious. Clearly someone else in my area has discovered the power of meeeeeat.

    Three days left, including today! Of course I'm going to be eating as much ground beef after, while I add things back in slowly. Plus it's way more affordable than the rib eyes I had been eating. ;)

    Feeling hungry again today, so I'll probably eat my first patty in a few minutes (once the office kitchen clears of the AM coffee crowd). That's convenient, since I meet a friend for coffee at lunch. Then my second patty for dinner tonight.

    Tomorrow is my husband's birthday party (I wrote patty at first). I will probably fast until it starts, and then eat 3 or more bubba burgers once people come over. Otherwise I'll be sitting around like a nob while everyone else eats pizza and cake.
  • Twibbly
    Twibbly Posts: 1,065 Member
    glossbones wrote: »
    Wish I could find 73/27! I definitely want to lower my protein as I add other foods in, but 80/20 is the best I've been able to find thus far. And even that has been hard to come by. You're not kidding that it's contagious. Clearly someone else in my area has discovered the power of meeeeeat.

    Have you asked at the butcher? I bet they would be perfectly willing to hook you up. Mine makes up a batch of bones for me on request, I just ask them a day or 2 before.
  • DorkothyParker
    DorkothyParker Posts: 618 Member
    You guys are giving me mad ground beef cravings. I'll take cheese with mine, though. ;)
  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
    Twibbly wrote: »
    Have you asked at the butcher? I bet they would be perfectly willing to hook you up. Mine makes up a batch of bones for me on request, I just ask them a day or 2 before.

    The only "true" butcher that I have found would charge me more than I want to pay for it, but I really should keep looking!
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    That's crazy, @glossbones; it's common here!


    And FIT_Goat, congrats on making it through the whole challenge!
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    Awesome job @FIT_Goat I'm looking to reading your summary
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    Saw this today at a Smart & Final Extra, thought of this thread :)

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    5lb chub on the left, 10lb chub on the right (btw how hilarious is the word "chub"?)
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    Here is my actual weight and trend-line.
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    This is the change in weight from the start. They're not very different.t6orppygkdcw.png

    I am doing body measurements and will be creating the summary tomorrow. I had a busy night. I went out and bought a goat. It will be slaughtered and become food for me. Yes, I realize how horrible this is considering my nickname.
  • Tanukiko
    Tanukiko Posts: 186 Member
    mmmm goat

    Great job on finishing! Curious if you hace a calorie consumed trend line.
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
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    Here it is, it is hard to read. That's calories in, calories out, and the trend line for each.
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    Measurement day. No change in weight. But down half a percent in body fat. Big measurement changes this week.
  • Ringbearer2
    Ringbearer2 Posts: 592 Member
    I think we all want to know.... how was the Cornish hen?
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    I think we all want to know.... how was the Cornish hen?

    It was good, but not nearly as good as I wanted it to be. I ate the whole thing and found it unsatisfying.

    I just had a nice ribeye for lunch. That was a lot better than the cornish hen.
  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
    Penultimate day of my challenge; packed in 25.5 oz of grilled 80/20 and no less than 6 cups of black coffee. Probably closer to ten.
  • cate320
    cate320 Posts: 130 Member
    kirkor wrote: »
    Saw this today at a Smart & Final Extra, thought of this thread :)

    5lb chub on the left, 10lb chub on the right (btw how hilarious is the word "chub"?)

    I'm so jealous. I *love* ground beef, but the cheapest I can find it near me is like $6/lb. :(

  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,858 Member
    I think I am going to try this. I need to get back to basics and mono food may make it easier. I bought 12lbs of 80/20 today and plan to portion it tomorrow. 80/20 works pretty good for me macro-wise, since it's 72% fat calories and 28% protein. That plus black coffee, water and Lacroix.
  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
    @nicsflyingcircus that's pretty much how I ate the last 30 days. Monofood seriously IS easier. I just prepped my food for the week with coconut oil and everything feels so complicated and scary!
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    glossbones wrote: »
    Penultimate day of my challenge; packed in 25.5 oz of grilled 80/20 and no less than 6 cups of black coffee. Probably closer to ten.

    Sweet!
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    Thanks for the write-up! This was a fascinating experiment to follow.
  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
    macchiatto wrote: »
    Thanks for the write-up! This was a fascinating experiment to follow.

    Happy to! I love data.
  • Lillith32
    Lillith32 Posts: 483 Member
    glossbones wrote: »

    Love it. Now I want to do all ground beef. One step at a time.