August 27, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

10:45AM
3 pastured eggs cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil

4:15PM
1/2 pound grassfed ground beef cooked in 1 Tbs bacon grease with 2 strips of bacon

9:30PM
6 ounce sirloin steak with 1 cup broccoli and 3 Tbs butter

CALORIES: 2141
TOTAL CARBS: 16g
NET CARBS: 10g

NOTE: It was the first day of my yeast-free diet where I ditched the cheese and other dairy from my menus along with other culprit foods like sour cream, mushrooms and anything with vinegar in it like mustard or Ranch dressing. Buh-bye! It wasn't that bad, although I was really wanting some cheese with my eggs for breakfast or some mixed in with my grassfed beef lunch meal. But I survived and rather enjoyed my meal selections today. The carbs were at Atkins-Induction levels and calories fell within the 1800-2300 range that Jackie Eberstein suggested I stay in during this one-month experience to see if the yeast is indeed the issue from the antibiotics I took for my recent bout with walking pneumonia. One thing I didn't mention was that she said not to be surprised if weight loss is slow to begin with since the gut flora is probably way out of kilter at this point. Heavy doses three times a day of probiotics along with the yeast-free plan should help restore balance to the bacterial organisms that need to be working in your body properly to commence weight loss. I'm hopeful today was the first step back in the right direction even if it has been a hard road going at times. I've got a plan and I'm sticking with it.