My lunch.....

Here is what I am having for lunch today.....

Usually my lunch is a light meal.  Today I am having a salad with 1oz of baby spinach, 2oz sliced fresh mushrooms, 2oz of tomatoes, 1/3 cup of finely shredded fiesta blend cheese, and 2 tbsps. of Kraft Zesty Italian dressing.
Here is the nutritional info.....

1oz baby spinach

0.4g net carbs
0.6g fiber
0.8g protein
0.1g fat
7 calories

2oz fresh sliced mushrooms (a serving is 3oz, but I didn't want that many in my salad)

0.7g net carbs
0.7g fiber
1.3g protein
0g fat
13.2 calories

2oz tomatoes

1.4g net carbs
0.6g fiber
0.5g protein
0.1g fat
10 calories

1/3 cup of finely shredded fiesta blend cheese

0.5g net carbs
0g fiber
6.0g protein
9.0g fat
110 calories

Kraft Zesty Italian dressing

3.0g net carbs
0g fiber
0g protein
6.0g fat
70 calories

This meal is a total of 6g carbs, 2.6g protein, and 15.2g fat. 
 

Small containers......

I love tiny little containers. 

These containers work so well to measure out single servings of things like salad dressing, hummus, and dips. I had to replenish my stock of serving sizes of things and so I decided to use my little round containers to measure out my hummus and then I decided to measure salad dressing, miracle whip, and pepperoni chunks. I measure out my servings of jello (sugar free) this way to so I can make enough to last me all week.

Using these small containers helps me to keep within the proper serving size. If I didn't do this I know that I would eat more than a serving. Best thing is the little round ones are cheap. I picked the up from the Dollar General for a dollar or two for a package of 8.

My meals..... Breakfast

Someone ask me what my meals look like on a typical day so I will post throughout the day as to my meals and will include the nutritional information for each meal. 

Here is breakfast for today. 

One cup of Bullet Proof Coffee

4oz of fresh pork sausage

2 large hard boiled eggs

The BPC is made with Folgers Caramel Drizzle coffee (k-cup on largest setting), 1 tbsp of coconut oil, 1 tbsp of butter (must be real butter), 1 tbsp of heavy cream, 1tsp of vanilla, and 2 tsp of Splenda (swerve makes it way too sweet for me).  

Nutitional info.....

2g of carbs

30g of fat

280 calories

4 oz of pork sausage (made into a party and added mustard, which has no nutritional value)

0g of carbs

17.1g of protein

30.1g of fat

344 calories

2 large hard boiled eggs

1.1g of carbs

12.6g of protein 

10.6g of fat

156 calories

Total of 3.1g of carbs, 70g of fat, and 29g of protein for breakfast.

I am allowed 20g of carbs, 118g of fat, and 156g of protein. I do not count the calories. I find that if I am eating sticking to my low carb I stay between 1500 and 2000 calories per day. I know tha some will say that it is a lot of fat, but most of my fat grams come from breakfast. I use the Atkins app on my phone to record my meals that helps me gauge where I am for the day with my totals. 

My next meal will be lunch, which is usually a salad.

Here it is......

30.1 lbs gone!!

Good week so far......

After having a pretty bad week last week where I gained 6 pounds, I have been losing again and this morning I stepped on the scales and saw this......

Less than 75 lbs to go. I didn't reach the 220 that I wanted to before last week, but I might get there this week.  Seeing that 220 on the scale will be nice.

I think I have an obsession.....

With Laughing Cow cheese! 

I usually buy a container when I have a coupon, but when I went grocery shopping on Friday I found these at Sharp Shopper. It was .99 for one or $2.99 for a package of 4. With our trip coming up this week I picked up 2 packages. 

These make a great snack when I just need something or when I am doing an egg fast. One wedge has 1g of carbs so I don't feel guilty when I eat one and I love the creamy texture.

What would be perfect is if I can find a "chip" or "cracker" to go with it. 

I wasn't expecting it......

Yesterday I tried my BPC (bullet proof coffee) and it was actually pretty good. I had 2 cups of it and 2 hard boiled eggs for breakfast. I figured that I would fast all day until dinner time and then eat a small meal. I had made a beef roast, carrots, and noodles in the beef broth. I ate dinner about 5:30. I had about 3oz of beef, a tbsp of the noodles, and then later in the evening I ate about 3.5 oz of cherry tomatoes. 

I was hoping that I would see a difference this morning, but wasn't counting on anything. I stepped on the scales and it said 228.6...... I was at 232.4 yesterday morning. I am hoping for good results for tomorrow too.

Bullet Proof Coffee.......

First let me say that I don't like coffee. I have read many things about bullet proof coffee, but the thought that it was coffee turned me off. After a really bad weekend and having been stalled at 229 for the past week I decided that I would try anything.

I looked up recipes on Pinterest and there are a lot out there but I just wanted something simple. I did change up the recipe and used caramel cappuccino instead of regular coffee and I didn't have any unsalted butter so I used salted butter instead. 

 

Here is the recipe that I used......

Caramel Drizzle K-Cup (DO NOT USE THE BRAND SHOWN!!!! HAS 9g OF CARBS!!!)

1 Tbsp butter (I used salted)

1Tbsp coconut oil

1 Tbsp heavy whipping cream

1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Use the middle setting on the Kuerig and brew coffee.

Put butter, coconut oil, whipping cream, and vanilla into brewed coffee. 

You can use a blender, immersion blender, or bullet to blend. I used my bullet. Blend well and then drink. It will be frothy.

From everything that I have been reading BPC is suppose to help burn fat and give you energy. If it does both of things that would be awesome, but even if it only does one I am okay with that too. I am planning on having Chad try it too.

Stuck again......

Well I am stuck at 229. I am thinking that I may need to do an egg fast to get the weight loss started again. 

I have been having an issue staying away from the Pringles lately. My mom buys them and leaves them sitting out. I will grab a few and tell myself that a couple won't hurt me. I have been testing for ketosis at least once a day and I have been between a trace and moderate amount. 

I am thinking that I probably need to go back to the basics and go from there. Drinking more water might also help and drink my tea only twice a day with my vinegar. 

Only a week and a half before we head to 7 Springs and I know that there is no way I will drop 30 pounds. Maybe I can get down to 220. 

My brag......

I have to brag a little. This weekend was my daughters spring gala for her dance studio. This is a show where the competition and company dancers perform. At the end of the show they give  of various scholarships. This year Summer was awarded a scholarship to pay for next years competition team fees.

I am so proud of her.

My breakfast......

Every morning this is my breakfast....

A bottle of diet peach ice tea with 2 teaspoons of ACV and 2 hard boiled eggs. Sometimes I will add bacon or sausage, but most of the time it is just my tea and eggs. I am not sure if this the reason, but I have made it down to 229 lbs! I have lost 7.4 pounds since I started drinking the ACV two weeks ago. 

I don't know if I will make it but 29 lbs to go this month. I will be happy with whatever I lose though.

Do know how boring sitting at dance is????

Summer is a dancer and is at the studio 4 nights a week for a total of 11 hrs a week. Usually Chad takes her to dance on Monday and Tuesday unless he has to work. Wednesday and Thursday are my days. Usually they aren't bad and time can pass quickly when I have something to do or someone to talk to. Tonight the only thing I have with me is my phone and my friend that I usually talk to had to go run errands. Yes there are plenty of other moms here, but none that I really talk to or feel comfortable enough to share things with. I am sitting here for 3 hours tonight completely bored and I think it is making it worse that I am hungry also because I haven't had a meal since breakfast and I only had a snack bar since then. Another hour and 15 minutes to go!

I'm melting... And I like it!!

This morning when I stepped on the scales I saw the number had moved down 4 oz from yesterday and I was happy with that. I crawled back in bed to relax for a few more hours. When I finally got up and went to get my shower I decided to step on the scales again and I had actually lost another 8 oz. 

First picture......

Second picture....

I believe that second one is more accurate because it was after I had used the bathroom and all of that stuff. 

I keep thinking that maybe I will be able to drop to 200 by the time we leave for 7 Springs, but then when I was standing in the shower I started thinking..... OMG if I drop another 30 lbs I won't have any clothes to wear!!

I guess I will cross that road when we get to it.

One pan meal....

Any meal that I can make in one pan is a good meal. I am make chicken Alfredo with cauliflower, broccoli, and mushrooms for lunch. 

I cut a boneless, skinless chicken break into strips and put them in a skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Cooked the chicken until fully cooked. Removed chicken from skillet and put a tablespoon of olive oil in and then added broccoli, cauliflower, and mushrooms (all fresh). I added a quarter cup of water and covered. I let them cook until tender and then added the chicken back in and poured a jar of roasted garlic Alfredo sauce. Let it cook until the sauce was nice and hot.

This is the perfect lunch for Chad and I. It has the protein and veggies I need for my diet and he can pair this with a slice of bread and still be good with his carb count.