I'm kind of surprised myself. After only two weeks of eating take-out I'm sick of feeling bloated and gaining weight and desperately want to give this another go. Unfortunately the stressors that caused me to give up are still in my life - I still have the persistent sinus infection that seems to open me up to every cold bug that comes down the pike and we're still doing rotating strikes/job actions at my place of employment. Documenting what I eat doesn't actually take much effort but shopping for good food and cooking does. Let's see how I manage.
Started the day with coffee and two large eggs scrambled.
Before leaving for work shortly after noon I had a snack of a hard-boiled egg and a 47g chunk of cheddar cheese.
For my first break at work I had half a gala apple.
For "dinner" (my meal break is from 4-5pm) I had a salad of mixed greens, 5 cherry tomatoes and two sliced radishes with a ready-t0-eat tuna slice in curry sauce on top.
Dessert was 1/2 cup plain yogourt sweetened with sugar-free Torani syrup and the other 1/2 of the apple.
A nice big coffee so I could remain alert until the end of my shift at 9pm.
For my evening coffee break I had four little celery sticks filled with smoked salmon flavoured cream cheese (about 2 tablespoons).
When I got home I felt quite hungry (today was a big change from the enormous servings of restaurant food I've had the last week or so). I made a pot of tea and a recipe I learned years ago when I first started following a low-carb lifestyle. The flax bun is made from butter/coconut oil, an egg, 1/4 cup of flax meal, baking soda and something for flavour. This evening I used a packet of splenda, a teaspoon of cocoa powder and a pinch of chopped walnuts for a slightly sweet muffin substitute. Lots of calories but very low in carbohydrates and very filling.
Kept track in fitday again. Only 1,511 calories and 53 net grams carbohydrates. Let's hope I can keep it up.
Started the day with coffee and two large eggs scrambled.
Before leaving for work shortly after noon I had a snack of a hard-boiled egg and a 47g chunk of cheddar cheese.
For my first break at work I had half a gala apple.
For "dinner" (my meal break is from 4-5pm) I had a salad of mixed greens, 5 cherry tomatoes and two sliced radishes with a ready-t0-eat tuna slice in curry sauce on top.
Dessert was 1/2 cup plain yogourt sweetened with sugar-free Torani syrup and the other 1/2 of the apple.
A nice big coffee so I could remain alert until the end of my shift at 9pm.
For my evening coffee break I had four little celery sticks filled with smoked salmon flavoured cream cheese (about 2 tablespoons).
When I got home I felt quite hungry (today was a big change from the enormous servings of restaurant food I've had the last week or so). I made a pot of tea and a recipe I learned years ago when I first started following a low-carb lifestyle. The flax bun is made from butter/coconut oil, an egg, 1/4 cup of flax meal, baking soda and something for flavour. This evening I used a packet of splenda, a teaspoon of cocoa powder and a pinch of chopped walnuts for a slightly sweet muffin substitute. Lots of calories but very low in carbohydrates and very filling.
Kept track in fitday again. Only 1,511 calories and 53 net grams carbohydrates. Let's hope I can keep it up.