Today, my first day on Atkins, went fine.
The food is good, but I'm definitely going through some carb withdrawals. I'm grumpy. I've had a low grade headache since the afternoon and I'm freakin' tired. I just fed the parrots and after I put them to bed, I'm going to sleep too. I saw that Amy posted that she's had a lack of energy on Atkins. I will definitely say that is the case here too. Maybe I'll feel more energetic in a few days after withdrawing from carbs...who knows?
I did discover that unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze is pretty good. I had a cup of coffee and a cup of tea with a splash of that stuff and I enjoyed both. One gram of carb per cup, and only 40 calories.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Atkins Begins
Dinner tonight - my first Atkins meal - was a smashing success. Scott grilled some burgers and I had mine with a slice of grilled onion, a pickle, mustard, and some of that low-sugar ketchup that Maria mentioned. Delicious! Of course, the carb withdrawals have not kicked in yet, so I may not be in as good of a mood about the whole thing tomorrow. ;-)
A couple of people asked me about the menu I put together. If you're interested, here it is. This is subject to change IF there is a good low-carb option. I put this together as a guide, so I never can say that I don't know what to eat. But, as an example, Scott and I talked about going out for crabs one night this week. If that happens, I know I'll have an order of steamed dungeoness crabs and a side salad. Yum. Other than that - this is what I'll be eating for the next week.
Tuesday:
Dinner - burgers, grilled onion, pickle
Wednesday:
Breakfast - leftover burger
Lunch - Caesar salad & bacon cheeseburger (no bun)
Dinner - steak, broccoli
Thursday:
Breakfast - spinach/feta crustless quiche bites
Lunch - steamed cabbage, shrimp, sausage, Old Bay
Dinner - Rocksteady Jamaican jerk chicken salad (lettuce, jerk chicken, avocado, oil, vinegar)
Friday:
Breakfast - spinach/feta crustless quiche bites
Lunch - cheeseburger and mashed cauliflower
Dinner - taco salad (turkey taco meat, lettuce, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, hot sauce)
Saturday:
Breakfast - bacon & cheese omelet
Lunch - turkey, lettuce & avocado wraps
Dinner - steak, turnip "fries"
Sunday:
Breakfast - bacon & cheese omelet
Lunch - chicken salad over lettuce
Dinner - Roasted Brisket with Parsley, Mint and Thyme (an amazing looking recipe that Scott found) with roasted cauliflower
Monday:
Breakfast - spinach/feta crustless quiche bites
Lunch - Moe's burrito bowl (lettuce, chicken, onions, sour cream, guacamole, tomatillo salsa)
Dinner - Grecian Pork Tenderloin, green beans
Tuesday:
Breakfast - scrambled eggs, bacon
Lunch - tuna, cottage cheese, hard boiled egg, lettuce, vinegar, oil
Dinner - burgers
Wednesday:
Breakfast - leftover burger
Lunch - steamed fish, green beans & almonds
Dinner - caesar salad and grilled chicken breast
Thursday & Friday to be determined...haven't decided yet. Will complete my menu before I go to the grocery store next weekend.
Snack choices:
deviled eggs
cucumber, broccoli, or cauliflower & dip
bacon
Just The Cheese snacks
celery with bleu cheese & hot sauce
smoked fish dip with celery
chicken salad
tuna salad
salami slices
meat leftovers
pickles
pumpkin cream cheese custard
sugar free whipped cream
A couple of people asked me about the menu I put together. If you're interested, here it is. This is subject to change IF there is a good low-carb option. I put this together as a guide, so I never can say that I don't know what to eat. But, as an example, Scott and I talked about going out for crabs one night this week. If that happens, I know I'll have an order of steamed dungeoness crabs and a side salad. Yum. Other than that - this is what I'll be eating for the next week.
Tuesday:
Dinner - burgers, grilled onion, pickle
Wednesday:
Breakfast - leftover burger
Lunch - Caesar salad & bacon cheeseburger (no bun)
Dinner - steak, broccoli
Thursday:
Breakfast - spinach/feta crustless quiche bites
Lunch - steamed cabbage, shrimp, sausage, Old Bay
Dinner - Rocksteady Jamaican jerk chicken salad (lettuce, jerk chicken, avocado, oil, vinegar)
Friday:
Breakfast - spinach/feta crustless quiche bites
Lunch - cheeseburger and mashed cauliflower
Dinner - taco salad (turkey taco meat, lettuce, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, hot sauce)
Saturday:
Breakfast - bacon & cheese omelet
Lunch - turkey, lettuce & avocado wraps
Dinner - steak, turnip "fries"
Sunday:
Breakfast - bacon & cheese omelet
Lunch - chicken salad over lettuce
Dinner - Roasted Brisket with Parsley, Mint and Thyme (an amazing looking recipe that Scott found) with roasted cauliflower
Monday:
Breakfast - spinach/feta crustless quiche bites
Lunch - Moe's burrito bowl (lettuce, chicken, onions, sour cream, guacamole, tomatillo salsa)
Dinner - Grecian Pork Tenderloin, green beans
Tuesday:
Breakfast - scrambled eggs, bacon
Lunch - tuna, cottage cheese, hard boiled egg, lettuce, vinegar, oil
Dinner - burgers
Wednesday:
Breakfast - leftover burger
Lunch - steamed fish, green beans & almonds
Dinner - caesar salad and grilled chicken breast
Thursday & Friday to be determined...haven't decided yet. Will complete my menu before I go to the grocery store next weekend.
Snack choices:
deviled eggs
cucumber, broccoli, or cauliflower & dip
bacon
Just The Cheese snacks
celery with bleu cheese & hot sauce
smoked fish dip with celery
chicken salad
tuna salad
salami slices
meat leftovers
pickles
pumpkin cream cheese custard
sugar free whipped cream
Friday, April 1, 2011
Low Carbing It
I've decided. I'm going to do 10 days of low carb for a kick in the scale's ass. I weighed 207 today. I weighed 207 about a month ago. I don't think I need a fill, so I'm cutting the junk for 10 days starting on Tuesday at dinner (with option to renew if I'm feeling good and losing).
Why 10 days? Because I need the weekend to shop for groceries and prepare. Tuesdays are my hardest day of the week because I leave for work at 7:45 AM and I don't get home from school until nearly 10:00 PM. My wonderful husband almost always cooks burgers for dinner on that night and it is easy for me to eat a burger without the bun for dinner. I'll just skip the ketchup. Wednesday is usually my easiest day of the week. I think making it just a little easier on myself is a good idea.
10 days from dinnertime Tuesday, I will be having dinner with the wonderful Lap Band Gal. We are going to a very fancy restaurant called Market 17. The focus there is on small plates, farm-to-table, organic, and local. It looks fantastic. I don't want to go to a restaurant like that and be all picky about if there is flour in something or if there is fruit in my salad. That meal will be the start of my transition back to normal, healthy, bandster eating.
But again, if low carb is doing good things for me, I may just stick with it. I certainly don't need to be eating ice cream or mashed potatoes.
I'm making a menu to get through the 10 days so there is never a question of what I will be eating. Scott found some awesome looking low carb recipes (crab stuffed deviled eggs, anyone?) that I will be trying.
I want to see 199 soon. I know it's just a number but it has been eluding me for so many years and I am almost thinking that my not being there yet is just a mental block that I need to get past.
Why 10 days? Because I need the weekend to shop for groceries and prepare. Tuesdays are my hardest day of the week because I leave for work at 7:45 AM and I don't get home from school until nearly 10:00 PM. My wonderful husband almost always cooks burgers for dinner on that night and it is easy for me to eat a burger without the bun for dinner. I'll just skip the ketchup. Wednesday is usually my easiest day of the week. I think making it just a little easier on myself is a good idea.
10 days from dinnertime Tuesday, I will be having dinner with the wonderful Lap Band Gal. We are going to a very fancy restaurant called Market 17. The focus there is on small plates, farm-to-table, organic, and local. It looks fantastic. I don't want to go to a restaurant like that and be all picky about if there is flour in something or if there is fruit in my salad. That meal will be the start of my transition back to normal, healthy, bandster eating.
But again, if low carb is doing good things for me, I may just stick with it. I certainly don't need to be eating ice cream or mashed potatoes.
I'm making a menu to get through the 10 days so there is never a question of what I will be eating. Scott found some awesome looking low carb recipes (crab stuffed deviled eggs, anyone?) that I will be trying.
I want to see 199 soon. I know it's just a number but it has been eluding me for so many years and I am almost thinking that my not being there yet is just a mental block that I need to get past.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Carboholics Anonymous and New Blogger Alert
My name is Stephanie and I am a carboholic. I think. I've allowed myself too much carby crap and it needs to stop.
Yesterday breakfast was a 100 calorie " deli flat" roll with a slice of Boar's Head chicken and a dab of light mayo.
I busted my ass doing heavy spring cleaning all morning, about 4 hours.
Lunch was a slice of pizza. I was exhausted and was able to keep it to one, but pizza is a total slider food for me and I could have easily eaten more. (Where's the protein and veggies? Completely missing.)
Dinner was with Shrinking Mommy and her daughter. We went to a great Mexican place, had some chips, salsa and guacamole. I ordered the spinach and chicken enchiladas on whole wheat tortillas, and hold the rice. I had one of the two enchiladas, some of the beans, and the rest is in my fridge for tomorrow.
I had a string cheese and a Weight Watchers ice cream for a snack.
Calorie-wise, that's not terrible. I calculate under 1400 calories with a huge workout. BUT, it's so very carb heavy.
I've been doing that a lot lately. And the scale hasn't moved.
(Well, it's moved a little, but in the wrong direction.)
Something needs to change. I need to go back to basics. Cut the processed carbs. Focus on protein, produce, and fiber. I'm seriously considering a 2 week Atkins induction phase to get things moving again. I should have seen Onederland by now, and as of this morning, I'm still 8.8 pounds away. Oof.
Also, I have a new blogger alert. Sue is being banded on April 4, one week from tomorrow, and could use some support. I "met" her through the Smartbandsters Yahoo Group and she's going through that same roller coaster of emotions that we all go through before surgery. Please stop by and say hello!
Yesterday breakfast was a 100 calorie " deli flat" roll with a slice of Boar's Head chicken and a dab of light mayo.
I busted my ass doing heavy spring cleaning all morning, about 4 hours.
Lunch was a slice of pizza. I was exhausted and was able to keep it to one, but pizza is a total slider food for me and I could have easily eaten more. (Where's the protein and veggies? Completely missing.)
Dinner was with Shrinking Mommy and her daughter. We went to a great Mexican place, had some chips, salsa and guacamole. I ordered the spinach and chicken enchiladas on whole wheat tortillas, and hold the rice. I had one of the two enchiladas, some of the beans, and the rest is in my fridge for tomorrow.
I had a string cheese and a Weight Watchers ice cream for a snack.
Calorie-wise, that's not terrible. I calculate under 1400 calories with a huge workout. BUT, it's so very carb heavy.
I've been doing that a lot lately. And the scale hasn't moved.
(Well, it's moved a little, but in the wrong direction.)
Something needs to change. I need to go back to basics. Cut the processed carbs. Focus on protein, produce, and fiber. I'm seriously considering a 2 week Atkins induction phase to get things moving again. I should have seen Onederland by now, and as of this morning, I'm still 8.8 pounds away. Oof.
Also, I have a new blogger alert. Sue is being banded on April 4, one week from tomorrow, and could use some support. I "met" her through the Smartbandsters Yahoo Group and she's going through that same roller coaster of emotions that we all go through before surgery. Please stop by and say hello!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Busy Week & Date Night
I haven't posted in a week but it's not because anything is wrong - I'm just busy! This semester has been a tough one, not because it's particularly difficult - it's actually a fascinating class (Human Sexuality) - but there is a lot of reading and writing.
Work is...work. Nothing new to say there. Busy and long commute.
Had a fab date night with my wonderful and adorable husband on Saturday night. We went to the beach to watch the super moonrise and had a great time just hanging out, talking, and being silly. We walked around for awhile and Scott said how nice it was that I was able to keep up and he didn't feel like he needed to slow his pace for me to keep up. He's nearly a foot taller than me and I've ALWAYS struggled to keep up with him and it's just not a problem anymore. The best was when we were halfway across the parking lot and I couldn't remember if I locked the car door, I said, "Be right back," and ran for the car, locked it, and ran back. Scott said he'd never seen me run like that and he was impressed. That was super nice to hear.
We went to go eat some dinner - an order of Dungeoness crabs steamed with Old Bay to share, some raw oysters for Scott, and some fried clams to share...oh and a "cookie cake" for dessert. This was a total splurge, we almost never order dessert anymore, but we enjoyed our meal, really enjoyed dessert, and I'll leave it at that. ;-)
I gained 0.4 pound in this week's challenge. Not a surprise after last week's huge loss following the travel bloat the week before and then a cookie cake and fried clams. No biggie. Just need to stay focused this week and do what I have to do.
I'm thinking about doing Atkins short term with Amy W. Mmmm...bacon.
Work is...work. Nothing new to say there. Busy and long commute.
Had a fab date night with my wonderful and adorable husband on Saturday night. We went to the beach to watch the super moonrise and had a great time just hanging out, talking, and being silly. We walked around for awhile and Scott said how nice it was that I was able to keep up and he didn't feel like he needed to slow his pace for me to keep up. He's nearly a foot taller than me and I've ALWAYS struggled to keep up with him and it's just not a problem anymore. The best was when we were halfway across the parking lot and I couldn't remember if I locked the car door, I said, "Be right back," and ran for the car, locked it, and ran back. Scott said he'd never seen me run like that and he was impressed. That was super nice to hear.
We went to go eat some dinner - an order of Dungeoness crabs steamed with Old Bay to share, some raw oysters for Scott, and some fried clams to share...oh and a "cookie cake" for dessert. This was a total splurge, we almost never order dessert anymore, but we enjoyed our meal, really enjoyed dessert, and I'll leave it at that. ;-)
I gained 0.4 pound in this week's challenge. Not a surprise after last week's huge loss following the travel bloat the week before and then a cookie cake and fried clams. No biggie. Just need to stay focused this week and do what I have to do.
I'm thinking about doing Atkins short term with Amy W. Mmmm...bacon.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Fat Talk
The place where I work provides a system for old people with a button to press if they fall or don't feel well and we contact emergency services and/or family and friends. Part of our new customer procedure is to collect descriptive information - hair color, eye color, height, weight, medical conditions, etc.
A tiny little co-worker, an older woman, was looking at a customer's account and remarked, "Wow, this woman is 5 foot 1 and weighs 200 pounds. No wonder she has trouble walking."
Oof.
I am 5'2" and weigh 208.
Granted this woman never saw me at my heaviest but she DOES know about my surgery and DOES know I've lost a lot of weight.
I showed her a picture of me when I was nearly 300 pounds and explained that I'd appreciate if she wouldn't say those kinds of things. She's really a nice person and didn't mean anything by it, but she said she never saw me as a "big person" and I "carry it well" - and she also called me athletic, I guess because she sees me going for a walk most days on my lunch break.
It was a very strange conversation and the first time I felt like maybe someone saw me as not "the fat chick" but it was still bizarre that she would make that comment to me.
I remember someone talking on their blog about how people didn't censor the "fat talk" around them after they lost weight and I got a taste of that for the first time. Frankly, it made me a little uncomfortable.
How would you have handled that? Kept your mouth shut or said something?
A tiny little co-worker, an older woman, was looking at a customer's account and remarked, "Wow, this woman is 5 foot 1 and weighs 200 pounds. No wonder she has trouble walking."
Oof.
I am 5'2" and weigh 208.
Granted this woman never saw me at my heaviest but she DOES know about my surgery and DOES know I've lost a lot of weight.
I showed her a picture of me when I was nearly 300 pounds and explained that I'd appreciate if she wouldn't say those kinds of things. She's really a nice person and didn't mean anything by it, but she said she never saw me as a "big person" and I "carry it well" - and she also called me athletic, I guess because she sees me going for a walk most days on my lunch break.
It was a very strange conversation and the first time I felt like maybe someone saw me as not "the fat chick" but it was still bizarre that she would make that comment to me.
I remember someone talking on their blog about how people didn't censor the "fat talk" around them after they lost weight and I got a taste of that for the first time. Frankly, it made me a little uncomfortable.
How would you have handled that? Kept your mouth shut or said something?
Monday, March 14, 2011
Spa Day and Boobs
Saturday I had a spa day with my mom. Four wonderful hours of being totally pampered - manicure, pedicure, eyebrow wax, facial, makeup application...heaven. I need to figure out how to do my makeup the way the lady there did it...she made my eyes look huge.
My mom is the best for treating me to such a wonderful day!
In other news, I wanted to talk to you about boobs. No, not BOOBS, but boobs. I had my first mammogram this morning. I was so nervous about it but since I turned 35 this year, it was time. It was so ridiculously easy that I can't believe I was scared. Smoosh-smoosh, ok, see ya when you're 40. Don't put it off - keep those tatas healthy!
My mom is the best for treating me to such a wonderful day!
In other news, I wanted to talk to you about boobs. No, not BOOBS, but boobs. I had my first mammogram this morning. I was so nervous about it but since I turned 35 this year, it was time. It was so ridiculously easy that I can't believe I was scared. Smoosh-smoosh, ok, see ya when you're 40. Don't put it off - keep those tatas healthy!
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