Whoops

Today started much the same as every other day. Coffee, bacon and eggs.Work was surprisingly busy for a holiday weekend. I didn't have a chance to leave the workroom for my break so I had the half Atkins bar from my purse and some of my coffee.
Lunch time I had tuna slices with ginger, my usual celery, radish and jicama as well as some sugar-free peach gelatin.
Could this have been the beginning of my problem? There was trail mix at work. I only had one almond but grabbed it without thinking then had to put it down, fish out my camera and take a picture. It sat on my shelf for a couple of hours before I got back to it.
I had brought some mixed nuts for a snack which is why my taking one almond from the bowl was so pointless. At them after lunch while checking my e-mail in the workroom.
For my afternoon break I had a 39g bite of cheese and the rest of my thermos of coffee.
When I got home we were both too tired to get dinner right away. I poured a big glass of diet ginger-ale and had a little bowl of pork rinds. (30g)
Eventually Doug got hungry and made dinner. If he hadn't I might have just had another snack and called it a night. Maybe. I had a pork chop (149g) and some green beans (1/3 cup?) a tablespoon of unsweetened applesauce and our usual side salad.
Not long after dinner I succumbed to more nuts. I've had this bag in the house for weeks and it hasn't "called to me" but tonight I really wanted more. Had a bigger than usual serving and took a picture of it even though I'm not happy about having eaten it. Blech. I suppose if I can stay honest in this blog even when I over-eat then something is being accomplished. Oh well.
2,114 calories today, yikes.

Not the best day

Last night after finishing my blog I had a glass of Grape Crush sweetened with Splenda.
This morning I started with (surprise!) coffee.
Went to exercise/physio and was quite hungry on my return. More coffee and an omelet (3 eggs, mushrooms, a little onion and a bit of mozzarella) and bacon.
First break at work, sore all over and out of sorts. Drank more coffee while icing knee and foot.
Here is yesterday's tuna salad and avocado that waited in the fridge at work for me.
The usual vegetables.
Even after several ibuprofen and some nourishing food I felt pretty miserable and achy. Had more coffee and 1/2 of the Atkin's Almond Brownie bar that was in my purse theoretically for emergencies. I know it's not real food and I should avoid this kind of stuff but sometimes when I'm craving a muffin or pancakes or some such they keep me going.
For my late evening break I ate the sugar-free jell-o and a piece of cheese.
Coming home from work at 9pm is always difficult. Had a diet root-beer and some salami (40g)

Totals: 1,478 calories and 30g net carbohydrates.

Lunch out with Mom at Bon Sushi

I should have known from the start today was going to be unusual when I decided to have yogourt and strawberries for breakfast (125ml yog & 40g berries). I also had a hard-boiled egg for extra protein and my usual big mug of coffee.Less protein for breakfast made quite a difference. By 11:15 I was quite hungry and wolfed down some of my celery, a radish and my bit of cheese as well a most of my thermos of coffee.
To make matters worse we had cookies in the workroom. I had black tea, that's my little cup on the right. I didn't have any cookies. Had they been homemade I would have had more trouble resisting.
Met Mom at the new Sushi restaurant just around the corner from work. While I had planned to have miso soup then go back to work for my tuna salad etc. I ended up ordering two pieces of maguro nigiri. The tuna was okay but there was no wasabi on the rice. I had considered just eating the fish off the top like sashimi but the lumps of rice were pretty small so I decided to eat the whole thing and skip the lunch waiting for me in the fridge at work. It was a nice treat but not the best sushi. That's actually a good thing as I won't be too tempted to go back there.
On the other hand the miso soup was as good as any I've had and I also orderd the only other non-carby thing on the menu, seaweed salad. While I'm sure there was a little sugar in the dressing it was such a small portion I wasn't particularly worried.
After bringing the bill we were presented with two small slices of watermelon. I had one small bite from the sweet centre. I'm guessing 10 grams worth.
Returning to work with fish and seaweed breath I popped two Dentyne ice mints before going on desk.
My skimpy lunch was apparent by 3:30 by which time I was having serious tummy rumbles. I had a turkey pepperoni stick and the rest of the veg I had brought to go with my tuna salad.
Still very hungry by the time I got home. Immediately put some cauliflower on to saute and warmed up 140g of the left-over pot roast as well as four of the little carrots.
Having eating earlier than usual I needed a bit more. While my carbs are way over today (58g) my calories are still quite low. I portioned out a couple of bits of cheese (60g) total and another 40g of strawberries for a total of 1,420 calories today.

Enjoying weighing things

Coffee, bacon, eggs.Sugar-free ginger-ale and the last three pepperoni tidbitz.

Kippers.
The end off a jicama.
Cheddar 39g, 1 Piller's turkey bite (pepperoni stick), jicama 60g, celery 50g, radish 40g. Yes, I enjoy having my new nutritional scale.
Chef salad. From the bottom up: romaine, cucumber, 3 cherry tomatoes, one large mushroom, one hard-boiled egg, two slices deli smoked chicken (43g), bits of last night's roast beef 50g, shredded cheddar 50g and two tablespoons (30ml) bottled Caesar dressing.
More sugar-free gingerale.

Totals: 1,516 calories and 24g net carbohydrates

I think I over did it yesterday.

While I felt tiredly righteous after my workout yesterday I now realize I pushed myself too hard. My biceps are sore and my lower back a little twingey.

Coffee and flax bun made with a few chopped walnuts, a teaspoon of cocoa powder and a packet of splenda.
Morning break, not particularly hungry so just coffee.
Throat's still not all better. Had a Herbon lozenge.

Lunch is 100g of chicken with a tablespoon of mayo a few capers and some sweet La Chinata smoked paprika. Today I tried a slightly smaller portion size on the chicken salad with no ill effects. Also you will see the familiar celery, radish, jicama combo and jell-o.
Afternoon break finished the coffee and had a slice of cheddar (34g) and two butterscotch sugar-free candies.
Dinner was slow-cooker pot roast. I threw in some celery root, mushrooms and carrots and some of the Cabernet left from Sunday dinner. After removing the veg I used a hand blender and a little xanthan gum to make a bit of gravy from the liquid left in the pot. I had 120g of the beef 30g of mushrooms and some of the celery root which I didn't half finish because it was too woody. Also the regular side salad.
While I was waiting for dinner I decided to include a portion of fruit and cheese as dessert even though I didn't eat it until almost two hours afterwards. Canteloupe 50g, strawberries 30g and camembert 30g. Waiting that long also gives the cheese time to warm up a bit, yum.

While watching TV I found myself wanting to grind my teeth so I had a couple more of the sugar-free candies. This time maple flavour.Calories for the day 1,612 and only 28g net carbs.

Busy day

Up at 8 am to an earthquake? No, it's a machine that scrapes the surface off the asphalt two stories down and 40 metres over. Coffee.
Want something light before we head out to do some shopping. One hard-boiled egg and 125ml (1/2 cup) yogourt.

Back from clothes shopping. Found several pieces a size smaller than a couple of months ago and most of them were on sale! Home for an omelet made with 2 eggs, the leftover grilled zucchini from last night's dinner and about 40g of smoked gouda grated on top.
Off to physiotherapy/exercise. Worked very hard. Quick snack before we run out to do grocery shopping.
There's a Starbucks in my grocery store! Ordered one while waiting for Doug to turn up.
Roast chicken for dinner. My chunk of breast weighed exactly 150g. Also on the plate is a sauted portabello mushroom and about 20g of celeriac/celery root that's been sitting abandoned in the fridge since it was forgotten in the microwave during Saturday's dinner. Also usual side salad.
I was ready for some dessert but waited a couple of hours for the cantaloupe and camembert. They went beautifully together. Yum, yum!

Yay me! 1,388 calories and 35g net carbs for the day.