June 11, 2009 Low-Carb Menu

2:45PM
2 half-pound grass-fed beef hamburger patties with Colby Jack cheese, bacon, and mayo
Coke Zero

7:30PM
Raw broccoli with nacho cheese
Diet Dr. Pepper

NOTE: I went a long time today before my first meal. Was it by design? No. Am I trying to "starve" myself? Uh...not hardly. I just wasn't hungry at all this morning and so I didn't eat. This is a good lesson for anyone who is livin' la vida low-carb and thinks they HAVE to eat just because it's that time of the day. Why? If you're hungry, then eat. But if you're not, then don't. This whole notion of forcing yourself to consume food when you don't really need it may be part of the problem we have with obesity today.

That said, by the time mid-afternoon hit, I was starting to get hungry and happily cooked up some of those grass-fed beef hamburger patties. Man, I am in love with this stuff because it is the most incredible-tasting food I have consumed in a very long time. Fatty, juicy, hamburger steaks with bacon and cheese...ahhhhh, this is the life! Well, the low-carb life, that is. Too bad the low-fatties have to suffer with lean cuts of meats, turkey bacon, and low-fat/fat-free cheeses. YUCK! Not me baby! Give me fat, fat, and more fat along with a moderate amount of protein and very few carbs and you have a recipe for a deliciously healthy way of eating.

Tonight was the last night of Vacation Bible School (VBS) at my church and they didn't have the BBQ like they did last night. But I did see some raw broccoli and improvised. There were nacho chips and cheese in a crock pot, so I decided to put some of that nacho cheese on top of the broccoli. WOW, that was really good! And I only had a little because I was still pretty full from the hamburger steaks just a few hours earlier. It was enough to keep me satisfied and energized for the rest of VBS.