1:00PM
1/2 pound grassfed beef with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese and mustard
8:30PM
1/2 pound grassfed beef with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese and mustard
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1584
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 98 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: I shared earlier this week that I have been given the opportunity to testify before the Advisory Committee for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines put out by the USDA every five years. I will be going to Washington, DC on behalf of the tens of thousands of people who read my blogs, watch my YouTube videos, and listen to my podcast show. Right now I'm crafting the message since we only get three minutes to state our case and move on. They won't allow video or audio recording of any kind inside the building, but I plan on shooting some video interviews when it's all over next Thursday, July 8, 2010. If you'd like to help us take this important trip to represent your dietary choices, then we'd appreciate any donations you'd like to contribute towards this cause. THANK YOU for your support and we look forward to doing our part to make an impact by having our voice heard!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
June 29, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
4:30AM
3 eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter
11:00AM
1/2 pound grassfed beef with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese and mustard
5:30PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2082
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 97 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: This morning I set the alarm to get up at 4:00AM so I could be one of the first people in line at my local AT&T store to get my hands on the new iPhone 4. When the product hit store shelves last Thursday morning and went on to sell 1.7 million units in just three days, needless to say it quickly sold out. The AT&T store actually had to push their launch date back because of the overwhelming demand by their customers. Thus, today was the BIG DAY!
After eating my egg breakfast, I headed out in the dark to AT&T around 4:45AM not sure what kind of line there would be. I knew there would be a few people there waiting already and sure enough there were probably nine people in line. So I was #10 and felt good about my chances of getting an iPhone 4 quickly after the store opened at 7:00AM. Over the next couple of hours as the sun rose and it got closer to opening time, the line kept growing and growing looping around the back side of the building as probably 50-60 people anxiously awaited their chance to get the hottest phone on the planet right now.
Once the doors opened, they let 10 people in the store at a time--so I was in the door first...barely! The guys at the front were a bunch of college students who had camped out since 10:00PM the night before and I got to go in at the same time they did. HA! So I got my new iPhone 4, passed down my 3GS to Christine and was dead tired most of the day. Got in about 30 minutes of sleep in the afternoon, but it was a full work day for me. Fueled up on my grass-fed beef for lunch and had a good dinner before hitting my head on that pillow for some much-needed shut-eye. But it was worth it to get that new iPhone!
3 eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter
11:00AM
1/2 pound grassfed beef with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese and mustard
5:30PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2082
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 97 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: This morning I set the alarm to get up at 4:00AM so I could be one of the first people in line at my local AT&T store to get my hands on the new iPhone 4. When the product hit store shelves last Thursday morning and went on to sell 1.7 million units in just three days, needless to say it quickly sold out. The AT&T store actually had to push their launch date back because of the overwhelming demand by their customers. Thus, today was the BIG DAY!
After eating my egg breakfast, I headed out in the dark to AT&T around 4:45AM not sure what kind of line there would be. I knew there would be a few people there waiting already and sure enough there were probably nine people in line. So I was #10 and felt good about my chances of getting an iPhone 4 quickly after the store opened at 7:00AM. Over the next couple of hours as the sun rose and it got closer to opening time, the line kept growing and growing looping around the back side of the building as probably 50-60 people anxiously awaited their chance to get the hottest phone on the planet right now.
Once the doors opened, they let 10 people in the store at a time--so I was in the door first...barely! The guys at the front were a bunch of college students who had camped out since 10:00PM the night before and I got to go in at the same time they did. HA! So I got my new iPhone 4, passed down my 3GS to Christine and was dead tired most of the day. Got in about 30 minutes of sleep in the afternoon, but it was a full work day for me. Fueled up on my grass-fed beef for lunch and had a good dinner before hitting my head on that pillow for some much-needed shut-eye. But it was worth it to get that new iPhone!
Monday, June 28, 2010
June 28, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
12:15PM
1/2 pound grassfed beef with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese and mustard
7:15PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with bacon and cheddar cheese
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1757
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 96 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Back in the saddle of normalcy again and it feels fantastic. Gearing up for an exciting opportunity in Washington, DC next week to provide testimony before the USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee about the new diet recommendations. More coming soon!
1/2 pound grassfed beef with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese and mustard
7:15PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with bacon and cheddar cheese
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1757
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 96 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Back in the saddle of normalcy again and it feels fantastic. Gearing up for an exciting opportunity in Washington, DC next week to provide testimony before the USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee about the new diet recommendations. More coming soon!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
June 27, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
8:30AM
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
1:15PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with butter
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1899
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 95 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: It was incredible feeling well enough to go to church today and I did pretty good considering I've been laid up on my back for a few weeks. But I felt strong, made it through the entire morning without getting fatigued, and it looks like this walking pneumonia is FINALLY behind me. Somebody say WOO HOO!
On the menus front today, I had my usual favorite egg-styled breakfast before heading off to church and then had a solid meal for lunch after church. But I really wasn't hungry the rest of the day. Hmmmm. If I'm not hungry and I didn't have any signs of hypoglycemia happening that would require me to eat--why eat? So I didn't. This definitely served the purpose of keeping my calories at a good level for me (again, not counting them but it's worthy of noting) and satisfying my appetite. Not hungry at all and things are going well for me again. We'll see how that translates to the scale come Friday.
Perhaps since I stopped eating so early in the day I could make it until 1:15PM on Monday afternoon before eating my next meal which would work out as a 24-hour intermittent fast. Of course, if I get hungry I can always eat. But it'll be interesting to see what happens. I've heard people doing well implementing this into their low-carb/Paleo diets and it feels natural when you don't force the issue like making a set time to do it at 6PM or something like that. Allowing your body to guide you seems to be the best way to go and I'm certainly gonna do that.
Because of my illness and all the cough syrup and meds I was taking over the past few weeks, I haven't been measuring my blood sugar levels but I will be resuming that again soon to see what's going on. Maybe measuring during one of my intermittent fasting times would be educational. We'll get that going again soon. THANKS for reading!
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
1:15PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with butter
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1899
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 95 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: It was incredible feeling well enough to go to church today and I did pretty good considering I've been laid up on my back for a few weeks. But I felt strong, made it through the entire morning without getting fatigued, and it looks like this walking pneumonia is FINALLY behind me. Somebody say WOO HOO!
On the menus front today, I had my usual favorite egg-styled breakfast before heading off to church and then had a solid meal for lunch after church. But I really wasn't hungry the rest of the day. Hmmmm. If I'm not hungry and I didn't have any signs of hypoglycemia happening that would require me to eat--why eat? So I didn't. This definitely served the purpose of keeping my calories at a good level for me (again, not counting them but it's worthy of noting) and satisfying my appetite. Not hungry at all and things are going well for me again. We'll see how that translates to the scale come Friday.
Perhaps since I stopped eating so early in the day I could make it until 1:15PM on Monday afternoon before eating my next meal which would work out as a 24-hour intermittent fast. Of course, if I get hungry I can always eat. But it'll be interesting to see what happens. I've heard people doing well implementing this into their low-carb/Paleo diets and it feels natural when you don't force the issue like making a set time to do it at 6PM or something like that. Allowing your body to guide you seems to be the best way to go and I'm certainly gonna do that.
Because of my illness and all the cough syrup and meds I was taking over the past few weeks, I haven't been measuring my blood sugar levels but I will be resuming that again soon to see what's going on. Maybe measuring during one of my intermittent fasting times would be educational. We'll get that going again soon. THANKS for reading!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
June 26, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
1:30PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with butter, bacon and cheddar cheese
8:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces yogurt-cultured raw cheese, and mustard
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1942
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 94 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Two things happened today with my menus. I wanted to try to bring my total intake down from where it has been the past couple of days and yet I didn't want to allow myself to get ravenously hungry either. So when I woke up and noticed I wasn't hungry, I decided to engage in a little intermittent fasting just to see how long I could go before eating. It wasn't too shabby considering I made it to early afternoon before needing to take my first bite and I wasn't ready to eat my arm because I was too famished. This I believe is a normal, natural way to consume food probably along the same lines that our hunter-gatherer forefathers engaged in. The end result for me today was still a good number of calories (not that I am counting them or care what the intake is necessarily since they have little to do with weight loss), but a reduction of nearly 25% in my intake. I'd consider that a GREAT success and another step in the right direction as I get back into the swing of things with my low-carb eating plan.
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with butter, bacon and cheddar cheese
8:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces yogurt-cultured raw cheese, and mustard
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1942
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 94 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Two things happened today with my menus. I wanted to try to bring my total intake down from where it has been the past couple of days and yet I didn't want to allow myself to get ravenously hungry either. So when I woke up and noticed I wasn't hungry, I decided to engage in a little intermittent fasting just to see how long I could go before eating. It wasn't too shabby considering I made it to early afternoon before needing to take my first bite and I wasn't ready to eat my arm because I was too famished. This I believe is a normal, natural way to consume food probably along the same lines that our hunter-gatherer forefathers engaged in. The end result for me today was still a good number of calories (not that I am counting them or care what the intake is necessarily since they have little to do with weight loss), but a reduction of nearly 25% in my intake. I'd consider that a GREAT success and another step in the right direction as I get back into the swing of things with my low-carb eating plan.
Friday, June 25, 2010
June 25 2010 Low-Carb Menu
10:00AM
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
3:00PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces yogurt-cultured raw cheese, and mustard
9:30PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with butter and bacon
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2422
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 93 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Feeling MUCH better today for the first time in three weeks and one thing I've noticed is my appetite is back in a big way. I gotta be careful not to go overboard with food simply because I have a need to eat again. But the good news is I'm eating good healthy real whole low-carb foods that satisfy me and taste out of this world. Who wouldn't want to eat this way as a permanent and healthy lifestyle change? It's the best "diet" you'll ever eat for the rest of your life!
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
3:00PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces yogurt-cultured raw cheese, and mustard
9:30PM
Spinach and greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger with American cheese, pickle and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with butter and bacon
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2422
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 93 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Feeling MUCH better today for the first time in three weeks and one thing I've noticed is my appetite is back in a big way. I gotta be careful not to go overboard with food simply because I have a need to eat again. But the good news is I'm eating good healthy real whole low-carb foods that satisfy me and taste out of this world. Who wouldn't want to eat this way as a permanent and healthy lifestyle change? It's the best "diet" you'll ever eat for the rest of your life!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
June 24, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
10:00AM
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
3:00PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces American cheese, 3 slices bacon, and mustard
9:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces yogurt-cultured raw cheese, 3 slices bacon, and mustard
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2426
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 92 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Well, it's "D"-day of sorts here at my menus blog since I haven't weighed in for several weeks because of my walking pneumonia. During those three weeks I was probably sicker than I've ever been in my entire life, I took in more cough medicine with got knows what sugar in it, antibiotics, homeopathic stuff, more carbs than I normally would, and some junk "low-carb" foods to help me feel better in the midst of it all. And I haven't been able to exercise at all (although it's been so hot I don't know if I would have been able to anyway). While you may not have made these same choices for yourself, they worked for me to help me get through the illness. I wouldn't have changed a thing.
But what has the impact been on my weight from all of this stuff? We found out the answer to that question this morning when I stepped up on the scale to see my latest weigh-in reading of 266.6 pounds. That's a 6.2 pound weight gain since June 4, 2010 when I last weighed in. Frankly, I expected more weight gain considering all the stuff I was putting into my body. I consider this fortunate that it wasn't much worse and I'm excited about getting that back down again. I would think I'd be back to where I was by the end of July and will make it my goal to do just that. Of course, if I lose more that'd be great--the more the merrier.
It's interesting how people can respond to you when you put yourself out there as openly as I do with my low-carb lifestyle. Here's a comment from a man named Arthur that came into my "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog comments section yesterday that will show you how truly low some segments of humanity will stoop just to bring others down while somehow trying to prop themselves up. This one's a classic!
Oh the joys of dealing with a nutritional know-it-all. I wrote him back asking him to please share what his definition of a "healthy diet" is so I can immediately deal with my "fat dysfunctional ugly body" right away. Waiting with bated breath! HA!
I can't tell you how good it is to feel better again. Daily I'm getting stronger again and despite what Arthur claims in his diatribe, these things are just sometimes inevitable regardless of how well you feed your body. The good news is my body is even better equipped now to ward off anything that could come my way and it'll be longer than five years before my next sickness. It's good to be livin' la vida low-carb and I'm proud to share about how it's changing my life for the better continually with tens of thousands of people daily!
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
3:00PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces American cheese, 3 slices bacon, and mustard
9:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces yogurt-cultured raw cheese, 3 slices bacon, and mustard
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2426
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 92 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Well, it's "D"-day of sorts here at my menus blog since I haven't weighed in for several weeks because of my walking pneumonia. During those three weeks I was probably sicker than I've ever been in my entire life, I took in more cough medicine with got knows what sugar in it, antibiotics, homeopathic stuff, more carbs than I normally would, and some junk "low-carb" foods to help me feel better in the midst of it all. And I haven't been able to exercise at all (although it's been so hot I don't know if I would have been able to anyway). While you may not have made these same choices for yourself, they worked for me to help me get through the illness. I wouldn't have changed a thing.
But what has the impact been on my weight from all of this stuff? We found out the answer to that question this morning when I stepped up on the scale to see my latest weigh-in reading of 266.6 pounds. That's a 6.2 pound weight gain since June 4, 2010 when I last weighed in. Frankly, I expected more weight gain considering all the stuff I was putting into my body. I consider this fortunate that it wasn't much worse and I'm excited about getting that back down again. I would think I'd be back to where I was by the end of July and will make it my goal to do just that. Of course, if I lose more that'd be great--the more the merrier.
It's interesting how people can respond to you when you put yourself out there as openly as I do with my low-carb lifestyle. Here's a comment from a man named Arthur that came into my "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog comments section yesterday that will show you how truly low some segments of humanity will stoop just to bring others down while somehow trying to prop themselves up. This one's a classic!
One day, readers of this site will find out that Jimmy has died from a heart attack or another weird medical condition. His wife will tell us it is because of some unfortunate event. This will be all BS. Jimmy is killing himself with his diet. It kind of reminds me of someone called Atkins! His recent pneumonia is just another example of how his immune system is weak because of his poor uninformed nutrition that is not supported by science, just supported by fantasy repeated by a bunch of morons on the internet. The guy has been obese for years on this diet and now he can't recover from a pneumonia on antibiotics after more than 20 days. Wake up dude, you are killing yourself. Switch to a healthy diet, lose weight and maybe you'll be able to have your own kids one day. Maybe that's the price God is charging you for spreading your venom and lies over the internet: a fat dysfunctional ugly body.
Oh the joys of dealing with a nutritional know-it-all. I wrote him back asking him to please share what his definition of a "healthy diet" is so I can immediately deal with my "fat dysfunctional ugly body" right away. Waiting with bated breath! HA!
I can't tell you how good it is to feel better again. Daily I'm getting stronger again and despite what Arthur claims in his diatribe, these things are just sometimes inevitable regardless of how well you feed your body. The good news is my body is even better equipped now to ward off anything that could come my way and it'll be longer than five years before my next sickness. It's good to be livin' la vida low-carb and I'm proud to share about how it's changing my life for the better continually with tens of thousands of people daily!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
June 23, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
12:00PM
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
4:00PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces American cheese, and mustard
9:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces American cheese, 3 slices bacon, and mustard
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2272
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 91 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Got a late start to my day today and I suppose the fatigue will be the last thing to hang on with my walking pneumonia these past few weeks. But I won't fight it. If my body needs rest, then I'll give it rest. The last thing I want to do is get worse again before getting better. This has been hard for me to make myself take breaks to this extent, but I know it's the right thing to do. Gonna do what I have to do to take care of my body.
Enjoyed my pastured eggs again after a sporadic consumption of them the past few weeks. The local farmer I get them from wondered what happened to me since I was buying several dozen a week since March. I explained about my illness and he understood. I said I'll be back to eating lots of healthy eggs very soon--bought five dozen from him this time around!
Also got my grass-fed beef stocked up from Live Oak Farms just down the road about 10 miles from my house. They are the supplier for my grass-fed butter and raw cheeses, too. Christine and I will be visiting the farm on July 13, 2010 to shoot some YouTube video of the farm and how they take care of the animals to produce the wonderful food for the community. Should be an interesting day and we can't wait!
My calories were a bit higher today and I'm sure there will be an adjustment to get back to feeling what "normal" is again. I know my weight is up from the last time I weighed in prior to getting sick. That's okay and I'll happily report it here tomorrow. We'll just hop right back on plan again and resume the progress I was making. THANKS for your support!
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
4:00PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces American cheese, and mustard
9:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces American cheese, 3 slices bacon, and mustard
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2272
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 91 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Got a late start to my day today and I suppose the fatigue will be the last thing to hang on with my walking pneumonia these past few weeks. But I won't fight it. If my body needs rest, then I'll give it rest. The last thing I want to do is get worse again before getting better. This has been hard for me to make myself take breaks to this extent, but I know it's the right thing to do. Gonna do what I have to do to take care of my body.
Enjoyed my pastured eggs again after a sporadic consumption of them the past few weeks. The local farmer I get them from wondered what happened to me since I was buying several dozen a week since March. I explained about my illness and he understood. I said I'll be back to eating lots of healthy eggs very soon--bought five dozen from him this time around!
Also got my grass-fed beef stocked up from Live Oak Farms just down the road about 10 miles from my house. They are the supplier for my grass-fed butter and raw cheeses, too. Christine and I will be visiting the farm on July 13, 2010 to shoot some YouTube video of the farm and how they take care of the animals to produce the wonderful food for the community. Should be an interesting day and we can't wait!
My calories were a bit higher today and I'm sure there will be an adjustment to get back to feeling what "normal" is again. I know my weight is up from the last time I weighed in prior to getting sick. That's okay and I'll happily report it here tomorrow. We'll just hop right back on plan again and resume the progress I was making. THANKS for your support!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
June 22, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
9:30AM
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese
3:00PM
Sugar-free cookies
7:00PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces American cheese, 3 slices bacon, and mustard
Sugar-free Dove Raspberry Dark Chocolates
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 90 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Finally starting to feel better than I have in several weeks, so today was my last day of the sugar-free stuff. Still haven't had a diet soda through all of this sickness which is amazing since I used to turn to those first when I felt bad. But not this time. Today marks 90 days without a diet soda and that's pretty amazing in my book. I do believe I've just about kicked the habit for good because I don't have an inkling of a desire to have one. Beginning tomorrow, I'm back on my all real, whole foods low-carb nutritional approach and back to working on getting my weight down from where it is now. THANK YOU for all of your prayers and support and I can't wait to see how the rest of 2010 ends up!
3 pastured eggs scrambled in 2 Tbs grassfed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese
3:00PM
Sugar-free cookies
7:00PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 ounces American cheese, 3 slices bacon, and mustard
Sugar-free Dove Raspberry Dark Chocolates
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 90 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Finally starting to feel better than I have in several weeks, so today was my last day of the sugar-free stuff. Still haven't had a diet soda through all of this sickness which is amazing since I used to turn to those first when I felt bad. But not this time. Today marks 90 days without a diet soda and that's pretty amazing in my book. I do believe I've just about kicked the habit for good because I don't have an inkling of a desire to have one. Beginning tomorrow, I'm back on my all real, whole foods low-carb nutritional approach and back to working on getting my weight down from where it is now. THANK YOU for all of your prayers and support and I can't wait to see how the rest of 2010 ends up!
Monday, June 21, 2010
June 21, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
11:30AM
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
Tortilla chips and salsa
Sugar-free Dove Raspberry Dark Chocolate
7:45PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mustard
Sugar-free cookies
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 89 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Today was the first day I sorta felt like my old self again, but I'm still having to take a lot of breaks with my work. My voice is almost all the way back again and yet I'm still coughing and fatigued. Hopefully it'll just be a few more days and I can get back to "normal" again with my routine and my diet. Just trying to survive in the meantime.
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
Tortilla chips and salsa
Sugar-free Dove Raspberry Dark Chocolate
7:45PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mustard
Sugar-free cookies
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 89 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Today was the first day I sorta felt like my old self again, but I'm still having to take a lot of breaks with my work. My voice is almost all the way back again and yet I'm still coughing and fatigued. Hopefully it'll just be a few more days and I can get back to "normal" again with my routine and my diet. Just trying to survive in the meantime.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
June 20, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
11:30AM
Greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger patty with American cheese and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with butter
Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolates
7:00PM
3 beef hot dogs with mustard and sugar-free pickle relish
Sugar-free lemon cookies
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 88 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: It was Father's Day today and I haven't been to church is several weeks because of my walking pneumonia. But I've been starting to feel a little better and decided to venture out to see how I'd do. Christine and I sing in the choir at my church in both worship services and go to Sunday School after singing in the first service and then stay for the sermon at the second service. Well, I sang at the first service and my ears are still pretty stopped up--so it sounded like I was singing by myself. I was kinda in my own little world up there during the song and felt like I was gonna pass out. When we came down from the loft, I told Christine I didn't think I'd make it the second service, but let's go to Sunday School. I was basically a zombie in the class and stared at the wall a lot not realizing it until I caught myself doing it. Strange for me...probably shouldn't have gone to church yet. But I missed it and gave it the old college try. We went home after Sunday School was over.
At church, Christine had a bit of a difficult emotional experience when the pastor asked all of the fathers in the church to come down to the altar for prayer. Every single member of the men's section in the choir got up in mass and went down to the front except for me and one other single guy. This scenario played itself out six years ago when Christine bawled her eyes out seeing me standing there by myself while all the other men were at the altar. We'd usually avoided going to church on Mother's Day and Father's Day for this reason, but I thought there had been enough time since our failed IVF cycle in December 2007 forced us to realize we would never have biological children of our own. Yes, we know adoption is an option and we'd LOVE to try--but that process is also very expensive, arduous, long, and sometimes heartbreaking, too.
It wouldn't have been so bad until our pastor made the statement, "Fathers are the real backbone of the church more than anyone else." This was somewhat of a slap in the face to people like me who cannot have children but consider myself just as important a part of the church as anyone else. Why are men who are physically able to impregnate a woman any more worthy of being honored for their service to the church than those who cannot? That was a pretty tough pill to swallow even if I wasn't still sick and fatigued as I have been lately. Maybe I'm just overreacting to this a bit, but I had to express how it made me feel.
I am hoping within the next few days I will have more of my energy back so I can get back to my all whole food low-carb diet. The way I've been eating the past couple of weeks is admittedly not ideal for me, but it's the way I've chosen while going through this difficult experience. Most of it is low-carb, but not all. And I've allowed the "low-carb junk" in to help get me through it. Others may choose to be puritanical when they go through an illness of this magnitude and I applaud them for doing that. But I haven't been as successful doing that. Take it for what it is. I'm human and I'm the first to admit it. Hopefully sooner rather than later I'll be back on the straight and narrow path again with my diet and I appreciate your prayers and support for me as I go through the final stages of this crazy sickness.
Greens salad with boiled eggs, bacon, cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and Ranch dressing
1/3 pound hamburger patty with American cheese and mayo
Mashed cauliflower with butter
Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolates
7:00PM
3 beef hot dogs with mustard and sugar-free pickle relish
Sugar-free lemon cookies
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 88 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: It was Father's Day today and I haven't been to church is several weeks because of my walking pneumonia. But I've been starting to feel a little better and decided to venture out to see how I'd do. Christine and I sing in the choir at my church in both worship services and go to Sunday School after singing in the first service and then stay for the sermon at the second service. Well, I sang at the first service and my ears are still pretty stopped up--so it sounded like I was singing by myself. I was kinda in my own little world up there during the song and felt like I was gonna pass out. When we came down from the loft, I told Christine I didn't think I'd make it the second service, but let's go to Sunday School. I was basically a zombie in the class and stared at the wall a lot not realizing it until I caught myself doing it. Strange for me...probably shouldn't have gone to church yet. But I missed it and gave it the old college try. We went home after Sunday School was over.
At church, Christine had a bit of a difficult emotional experience when the pastor asked all of the fathers in the church to come down to the altar for prayer. Every single member of the men's section in the choir got up in mass and went down to the front except for me and one other single guy. This scenario played itself out six years ago when Christine bawled her eyes out seeing me standing there by myself while all the other men were at the altar. We'd usually avoided going to church on Mother's Day and Father's Day for this reason, but I thought there had been enough time since our failed IVF cycle in December 2007 forced us to realize we would never have biological children of our own. Yes, we know adoption is an option and we'd LOVE to try--but that process is also very expensive, arduous, long, and sometimes heartbreaking, too.
It wouldn't have been so bad until our pastor made the statement, "Fathers are the real backbone of the church more than anyone else." This was somewhat of a slap in the face to people like me who cannot have children but consider myself just as important a part of the church as anyone else. Why are men who are physically able to impregnate a woman any more worthy of being honored for their service to the church than those who cannot? That was a pretty tough pill to swallow even if I wasn't still sick and fatigued as I have been lately. Maybe I'm just overreacting to this a bit, but I had to express how it made me feel.
I am hoping within the next few days I will have more of my energy back so I can get back to my all whole food low-carb diet. The way I've been eating the past couple of weeks is admittedly not ideal for me, but it's the way I've chosen while going through this difficult experience. Most of it is low-carb, but not all. And I've allowed the "low-carb junk" in to help get me through it. Others may choose to be puritanical when they go through an illness of this magnitude and I applaud them for doing that. But I haven't been as successful doing that. Take it for what it is. I'm human and I'm the first to admit it. Hopefully sooner rather than later I'll be back on the straight and narrow path again with my diet and I appreciate your prayers and support for me as I go through the final stages of this crazy sickness.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
June 19, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
1:30PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolates
9:00PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Sugar-free lemon cookies
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 87 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Today was Saturday and I usually take it easy more so than usual since I work like a madman throughout the week, but with my walking pneumonia hanging on for dear life and the antibiotics all gone now, it was time to just rest and relax more than normal. And that's exactly what I did. May try to venture to church tomorrow, but I'm not gonna push myself too hard too fast. Gotta get 100% better and I realize that. Hard for me but it's the right thing to do.
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolates
9:00PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Sugar-free lemon cookies
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 87 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Today was Saturday and I usually take it easy more so than usual since I work like a madman throughout the week, but with my walking pneumonia hanging on for dear life and the antibiotics all gone now, it was time to just rest and relax more than normal. And that's exactly what I did. May try to venture to church tomorrow, but I'm not gonna push myself too hard too fast. Gotta get 100% better and I realize that. Hard for me but it's the right thing to do.
Friday, June 18, 2010
June 18, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
11:45AM
Grilled chicken, green beans with butter, stuffed peppers, tomatoes with goat cheese
7:15PM
Pork rinds, salad with greens, pecans, ham, and Ranch dressing, asparagus cooked in butter, 6-oz steak
Half glass of red wine and sugar-free chocolate cookies
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 86 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: A little over a month ago, I was invited by the owner of a restaurant in downtown Greenville, South Carolina (about 15 miles from my home in Spartanburg) called Soby's to dine there and let him show me how he can make real local food that would fit within my low-carb lifestyle. I'll admit I was somewhat skeptical about this although most restaurants can accommodate your dietary choices. However, I've noticed some upscale restaurants tend to be more stickler about this than others. But looking at Chef Shaun Garcia's blog showed me he has a different philosophy about how he prepares food at his restaurant.
I still wasn't feeling great with my walking pneumonia, but we had this planned for a long time and I wasn't going to miss it! Christine and I sent in our order prior to arriving at the restaurant so they could make it low-carb and Chef Garcia didn't disappoint. My appetizer was an unusual one--PORK RINDS! But I gotta tell you those were the most delicious, buttery-tasting, melt-in-your-mouth pork rinds I've ever eaten. Then the salad he made was a fresh bed of local green leafy veggies with some outstanding ham and pecans and a light amount of homemade Ranch dressing. Then the dinner itself was a perfectly-cooked medium steak and cooked asparagus and local broccoli. I was so full by the time I got to the broccoli I couldn't eat a bite of it. Of course, I did have a little room for some sugar-free cookies afterwards and I drank a half glass of red wine that was pretty disgusting since I don't ever drink wine. How can people think that stuff tastes good? Maybe I'm missing something about it.
By the time I got home from this awesome "date night" trip, I was zapped of energy. Took my last antibiotic tonight and I'm not light years better like I was told I would be. I suppose I'll just keep taking it easy and get work done when I can. It's been no fun being sick like this and I don't wish it on anyone. Hopefully I'll just keep getting better day by day. Wish me well!
Grilled chicken, green beans with butter, stuffed peppers, tomatoes with goat cheese
7:15PM
Pork rinds, salad with greens, pecans, ham, and Ranch dressing, asparagus cooked in butter, 6-oz steak
Half glass of red wine and sugar-free chocolate cookies
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 86 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: A little over a month ago, I was invited by the owner of a restaurant in downtown Greenville, South Carolina (about 15 miles from my home in Spartanburg) called Soby's to dine there and let him show me how he can make real local food that would fit within my low-carb lifestyle. I'll admit I was somewhat skeptical about this although most restaurants can accommodate your dietary choices. However, I've noticed some upscale restaurants tend to be more stickler about this than others. But looking at Chef Shaun Garcia's blog showed me he has a different philosophy about how he prepares food at his restaurant.
I still wasn't feeling great with my walking pneumonia, but we had this planned for a long time and I wasn't going to miss it! Christine and I sent in our order prior to arriving at the restaurant so they could make it low-carb and Chef Garcia didn't disappoint. My appetizer was an unusual one--PORK RINDS! But I gotta tell you those were the most delicious, buttery-tasting, melt-in-your-mouth pork rinds I've ever eaten. Then the salad he made was a fresh bed of local green leafy veggies with some outstanding ham and pecans and a light amount of homemade Ranch dressing. Then the dinner itself was a perfectly-cooked medium steak and cooked asparagus and local broccoli. I was so full by the time I got to the broccoli I couldn't eat a bite of it. Of course, I did have a little room for some sugar-free cookies afterwards and I drank a half glass of red wine that was pretty disgusting since I don't ever drink wine. How can people think that stuff tastes good? Maybe I'm missing something about it.
By the time I got home from this awesome "date night" trip, I was zapped of energy. Took my last antibiotic tonight and I'm not light years better like I was told I would be. I suppose I'll just keep taking it easy and get work done when I can. It's been no fun being sick like this and I don't wish it on anyone. Hopefully I'll just keep getting better day by day. Wish me well!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
June 17, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
1:30PM
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
Tortilla chips and salsa
9:00PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolates
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 85 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: For nearly two week I've been dealing with this cough and gunk, so I'm still taking a lot of cough medicine. Therefore, I won't be weighing in this week either. Frankly, I'm not worried about my weight right now. I just want and need to be better.
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
Tortilla chips and salsa
9:00PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolates
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 85 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: For nearly two week I've been dealing with this cough and gunk, so I'm still taking a lot of cough medicine. Therefore, I won't be weighing in this week either. Frankly, I'm not worried about my weight right now. I just want and need to be better.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
June 16, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
12:00PM
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
Tortilla chips and salsa
8:00PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolates
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 84 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Slept a long time last night and I'm still not feeling all the way back yet. Yes, I'm hardheaded and try to do more than I should. But I'm also taking deliberate breaks in my work schedule to get better. It's just gonna have to run its course. Working my way through it.
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
Tortilla chips and salsa
8:00PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolates
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 84 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Slept a long time last night and I'm still not feeling all the way back yet. Yes, I'm hardheaded and try to do more than I should. But I'm also taking deliberate breaks in my work schedule to get better. It's just gonna have to run its course. Working my way through it.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
June 15, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
9:00AM
1 pastured egg scrambled in 1 Tbs grass-fed butter with 1 ounce of raw cheddar cheese
11:45AM
Baked tomato slices with cheese, beef roast, cauliflower with butter, sweet potato
9:00PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 83 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: My eating pattern is still off since I'm trying to deal with this illness the best I can right now. My food choices were better today than yesterday (HA!) and I'm slowly trying to work my way back into a regular plan again. It's just been difficult because sometimes I don't feel like eating and other times I want to eat like a horse. Getting a little better and the fever is gone now. Mostly just coughing up stuff, blowing my nose, and feeling fatigued. I would think by this time next week I'll be as good as new again. Can't come soon enough for me!
1 pastured egg scrambled in 1 Tbs grass-fed butter with 1 ounce of raw cheddar cheese
11:45AM
Baked tomato slices with cheese, beef roast, cauliflower with butter, sweet potato
9:00PM
1/2-pound grassfed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 83 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: My eating pattern is still off since I'm trying to deal with this illness the best I can right now. My food choices were better today than yesterday (HA!) and I'm slowly trying to work my way back into a regular plan again. It's just been difficult because sometimes I don't feel like eating and other times I want to eat like a horse. Getting a little better and the fever is gone now. Mostly just coughing up stuff, blowing my nose, and feeling fatigued. I would think by this time next week I'll be as good as new again. Can't come soon enough for me!
Monday, June 14, 2010
June 14, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
12:30PM
Burrito, enchilada, chalupa, and tortilla chips with salsa
Dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate chip cookie dough and fudge
10:00PM
Pepperoni pizza slices and Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolate
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 82 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: After being on the antibiotic Cipro for the past five days with no marked signs of improvement, I called the doctor back again today and asked what he can do about my continued illness. The doctor's office called back this afternoon and said they'd prescribe a "stronger" antibiotic called Avelox which cost me a cool $100 for five pills. It'll be worth every penny if I can get rid of this stuff for good. The fever stayed away today for the first time since this began and my coughing was lighter in the morning (although it got worse as the day progressed). Did two interviews this afternoon for my podcast (including one with Gary Taubes) with about half my voice, but I gotta get some work done. Driving me nuts lying around like I've been doing...but I do realize it's best for me and I'm doing my part to take it easy. The headaches I've been having are from coughing so much the nurse told me, so hopefully that gets better soon, too. Yes, today was a "feel-good" day with my menus, but I'm just so ready to be better. Wish me well!
Burrito, enchilada, chalupa, and tortilla chips with salsa
Dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate chip cookie dough and fudge
10:00PM
Pepperoni pizza slices and Dove sugar-free raspberry dark chocolate
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 82 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: After being on the antibiotic Cipro for the past five days with no marked signs of improvement, I called the doctor back again today and asked what he can do about my continued illness. The doctor's office called back this afternoon and said they'd prescribe a "stronger" antibiotic called Avelox which cost me a cool $100 for five pills. It'll be worth every penny if I can get rid of this stuff for good. The fever stayed away today for the first time since this began and my coughing was lighter in the morning (although it got worse as the day progressed). Did two interviews this afternoon for my podcast (including one with Gary Taubes) with about half my voice, but I gotta get some work done. Driving me nuts lying around like I've been doing...but I do realize it's best for me and I'm doing my part to take it easy. The headaches I've been having are from coughing so much the nurse told me, so hopefully that gets better soon, too. Yes, today was a "feel-good" day with my menus, but I'm just so ready to be better. Wish me well!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
June 13, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
11:30AM
Steve's original Paleo Krunch
4:45PM
1/2-pound grass-fed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
10:00PM
Steve's original PaleoKit
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 81 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: I woke up this morning feeling really fantastic and then the day hit--fever got back up to 99.7, I got a massive temple-to-temple headache whenever I got up from the chair, coughing and hacking so much I was worn out, and the 95-degree weather outside didn't help. By the time it cooled off a couple of hours after the sun went down, I realized it was probably time to call the doctor again and see if he can do something about this persistent walking pneumonia I'm dealing with. I am so ready to be better again and it's driving me crazy not being able to blog and do podcasts like I usually do. But I'll be back to it in full force again soon.
Steve's original Paleo Krunch
4:45PM
1/2-pound grass-fed ground beef with American cheese and mayo
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
10:00PM
Steve's original PaleoKit
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 81 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: I woke up this morning feeling really fantastic and then the day hit--fever got back up to 99.7, I got a massive temple-to-temple headache whenever I got up from the chair, coughing and hacking so much I was worn out, and the 95-degree weather outside didn't help. By the time it cooled off a couple of hours after the sun went down, I realized it was probably time to call the doctor again and see if he can do something about this persistent walking pneumonia I'm dealing with. I am so ready to be better again and it's driving me crazy not being able to blog and do podcasts like I usually do. But I'll be back to it in full force again soon.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
June 12, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
10:15AM
3 pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter
1:45PM
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar and Steve's original Paleo Krunch
5:15PM
Chicken & Dumplings, hashbrowns, fried apples, pecan log
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 80 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: After being sick for the past week plus, today started off as a rather odd day for me. I've been laying around the house, chillin' out, taking medicine, drinking plenty of fluids, popping my Vitamin D and other supplements, and all the other stuff somebody with what I have should be doing. But this morning I had a film crew from South Korea in my home filming a segment on the health benefits of consuming butter. This has been in the works for many months and it just happened to coincide with my week from Hell being sick. They were here for two hours taking video footage of me making my eggs cooked in butter, asking me about my weight and health changes from eating a high-fat, low-carb diet, and other neat stuff I can't wait to share when it airs. The entire time I was sweating, blowing my nose, and hacking up a storm...I was miserable trying to put on a good face with a happy demeanor when I felt like crap. When they left, I was zapped and crashed on my recliner watching the U.S. play in the World Cup against England.
After the game, Christine said she was hungry and asked if we could go out. I was feeling somewhat better at that point but still had a low-grade fever of 99.1. I decided to "surprise" her by taking her to a place we hadn't been to in a while--Cracker Barrell! I was pleased to see this great big "low-carb offerings" menu there, but today was gonna be different for me. I decided to have an all-out carb-fest on purpose. Yep, the more carbs, the merrier. So I opted for things I haven't eaten in years--chicken and dumplings, hashbrowns, fried apples, and a pecan log. Christine couldn't believe her eyes watching me eat all that stuff, but I wanted it and quite frankly I needed it after going through this past week the way I have. Believe it or not, eating all those carbohydrates actually made me feel better and I started feeling strong enough to start typing here at my menus blog. I'm not saying that eating carbs is a good thing to do anytime you get a little sniffle or cough, but this has been the sickness from the pits of Hell and I needed something to shake things up. Hopefully I'm well on the way to full recovery now.
3 pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter
1:45PM
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar and Steve's original Paleo Krunch
5:15PM
Chicken & Dumplings, hashbrowns, fried apples, pecan log
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 80 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: After being sick for the past week plus, today started off as a rather odd day for me. I've been laying around the house, chillin' out, taking medicine, drinking plenty of fluids, popping my Vitamin D and other supplements, and all the other stuff somebody with what I have should be doing. But this morning I had a film crew from South Korea in my home filming a segment on the health benefits of consuming butter. This has been in the works for many months and it just happened to coincide with my week from Hell being sick. They were here for two hours taking video footage of me making my eggs cooked in butter, asking me about my weight and health changes from eating a high-fat, low-carb diet, and other neat stuff I can't wait to share when it airs. The entire time I was sweating, blowing my nose, and hacking up a storm...I was miserable trying to put on a good face with a happy demeanor when I felt like crap. When they left, I was zapped and crashed on my recliner watching the U.S. play in the World Cup against England.
After the game, Christine said she was hungry and asked if we could go out. I was feeling somewhat better at that point but still had a low-grade fever of 99.1. I decided to "surprise" her by taking her to a place we hadn't been to in a while--Cracker Barrell! I was pleased to see this great big "low-carb offerings" menu there, but today was gonna be different for me. I decided to have an all-out carb-fest on purpose. Yep, the more carbs, the merrier. So I opted for things I haven't eaten in years--chicken and dumplings, hashbrowns, fried apples, and a pecan log. Christine couldn't believe her eyes watching me eat all that stuff, but I wanted it and quite frankly I needed it after going through this past week the way I have. Believe it or not, eating all those carbohydrates actually made me feel better and I started feeling strong enough to start typing here at my menus blog. I'm not saying that eating carbs is a good thing to do anytime you get a little sniffle or cough, but this has been the sickness from the pits of Hell and I needed something to shake things up. Hopefully I'm well on the way to full recovery now.
Friday, June 11, 2010
June 11, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
12:15PM
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
Tortilla chips and salsa
3:30PM
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
8:45PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with American cheese and mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 79 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Despite the medications for my walking pneumonia, I didn't do a whole lot better today. Felt horrible again and decided to do something I don't normally do--I ate a bunch of carbs! Got some unflavored homemade tortilla chips and some mild salsa and enjoyed them. Surprisingly, I didn't feel awful in the hours after eating them as I normally do when I have carbs like that. Of course, this isn't something I would be doing under normal circumstances, but this sickness I've been dealing with hasn't been very "normal" at all. In fact, if I'm still feeling terrible tomorrow I will likely have something I haven't eaten in nearly seven years. I want to be over this walking pneumonia and the sooner the better!
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
Tortilla chips and salsa
3:30PM
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
8:45PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with American cheese and mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 79 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Despite the medications for my walking pneumonia, I didn't do a whole lot better today. Felt horrible again and decided to do something I don't normally do--I ate a bunch of carbs! Got some unflavored homemade tortilla chips and some mild salsa and enjoyed them. Surprisingly, I didn't feel awful in the hours after eating them as I normally do when I have carbs like that. Of course, this isn't something I would be doing under normal circumstances, but this sickness I've been dealing with hasn't been very "normal" at all. In fact, if I'm still feeling terrible tomorrow I will likely have something I haven't eaten in nearly seven years. I want to be over this walking pneumonia and the sooner the better!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
June 10, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
7:30AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 Manna From Heaven bread
12:30PM
Sausage with broccoli, carrots, and onions in tomato sauce, green beans with butter, tomato slices with goat cheese, chicken salad and Margarita lime pie
7:30PM
4 ounces of beef roast and Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 78 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: First full day on the meds and I'm still running a fever...although it's only been around the 99-100 range today. If I'm not a whole lot better by tomorrow, then I'll be going back to the doctor again to see if he can do something else about whatever this thing is in my body attacking it. I can tell you this already--I've gained weight during this illness and won't be reporting my weight for this week since I've been taking so many cold medications that I know have high fructose corn syrup in them. But I'll check back in next week hopefully when I'm over all this. I appreciate your prayers and support in fighting this thing off. THANKS!
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 Manna From Heaven bread
12:30PM
Sausage with broccoli, carrots, and onions in tomato sauce, green beans with butter, tomato slices with goat cheese, chicken salad and Margarita lime pie
7:30PM
4 ounces of beef roast and Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 78 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: First full day on the meds and I'm still running a fever...although it's only been around the 99-100 range today. If I'm not a whole lot better by tomorrow, then I'll be going back to the doctor again to see if he can do something else about whatever this thing is in my body attacking it. I can tell you this already--I've gained weight during this illness and won't be reporting my weight for this week since I've been taking so many cold medications that I know have high fructose corn syrup in them. But I'll check back in next week hopefully when I'm over all this. I appreciate your prayers and support in fighting this thing off. THANKS!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
June 9, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
12:00PM
Beef roast, grilled chicken, tomato slices with goat cheese, and trifle
7:45PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with American cheese and 1 Tbs mayo
Dove raspberry dark chocolate
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 77 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: After suffering with high-fever, hacking cough, and general lethargy for the past several days, I finally went to the doctor's office today and got diagnosed with walking pneumonia. He prescribed for me Cipro, a prescription cough syrup and Symbicort for shortness of breath. I have literally never been this sick in my entire life and if you know me I NEVER get sick at all. This is the first illness for me in several years and I credit my healthy low-carb lifestyle for keeping me strong and healthy. Unfortunately, even the low-carb diet won't make you entirely immune from getting sick as I've proven this week. Hopefully I'll be on the mend soon. Sorry for not updating my menus blog sooner, but better late than never!
Beef roast, grilled chicken, tomato slices with goat cheese, and trifle
7:45PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with American cheese and 1 Tbs mayo
Dove raspberry dark chocolate
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 77 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: After suffering with high-fever, hacking cough, and general lethargy for the past several days, I finally went to the doctor's office today and got diagnosed with walking pneumonia. He prescribed for me Cipro, a prescription cough syrup and Symbicort for shortness of breath. I have literally never been this sick in my entire life and if you know me I NEVER get sick at all. This is the first illness for me in several years and I credit my healthy low-carb lifestyle for keeping me strong and healthy. Unfortunately, even the low-carb diet won't make you entirely immune from getting sick as I've proven this week. Hopefully I'll be on the mend soon. Sorry for not updating my menus blog sooner, but better late than never!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
June 8, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
9:15AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 Manna From Heaven bread
12:00PM
Beef roast, green beans with butter, grilled chicken, stuffed peppers, and trifle
4:00PM
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
7:15PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with American cheese and 1 Tbs mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 76 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: I am in the middle of the throes of the worst sickness of my entire life. Fever of 102 degrees all day long today and obviously something has got a hold of me good. I'm throwing every naturopathic remedy at this thing that I can like super high-dose Vitamin D (50,000IU daily) along with all my regular vitamins and supplements--nothing is working on it. I'll likely be going to see the doctor tomorrow. Needless to say, I'm not counting calories or worrying about being perfect on my diet while I deal with this.
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 Manna From Heaven bread
12:00PM
Beef roast, green beans with butter, grilled chicken, stuffed peppers, and trifle
4:00PM
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
7:15PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with American cheese and 1 Tbs mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: ????
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 76 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: I am in the middle of the throes of the worst sickness of my entire life. Fever of 102 degrees all day long today and obviously something has got a hold of me good. I'm throwing every naturopathic remedy at this thing that I can like super high-dose Vitamin D (50,000IU daily) along with all my regular vitamins and supplements--nothing is working on it. I'll likely be going to see the doctor tomorrow. Needless to say, I'm not counting calories or worrying about being perfect on my diet while I deal with this.
Monday, June 7, 2010
June 7, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
10:15AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 Manna From Heaven bread
2:30PM
PaleoKit grainless Granola bar
8:30PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with 2 ounces American cheddar and 1 ounce mayo
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2012
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 75 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: This sickness I've been having the past few days KICKED MY BUTT today with a 100+ degree fever all day long. My voice was gone and I felt awful all day long just laying around waiting for this fever to break. Burning eyes, headache, body aches and shivers, lethargic, dizzy, and just plain pitiful. I didn't even get to blog at all today and the intro audio for my podcast show set to air today was late (I sound like Lurch from The Addam's Family on it!). Plus I had to ditch TWO podcast interviews I had set up today and hopefully will reschedule them soon.
You'll notice I revealed the MYSTERY FOOD today--it's the Manna From Heaven bread from Julian's Bakery. Dr. Ron Rosedale shared about the bread in his book and I decided to add it to my diet to see if it would produce a positive impact. You'll also notice ChocoPerfection bars have bee in my diet the past couple of days, too. Delicious real chocolate can be a part of a wonderful low-carb lifestyle focused on real food. Plus it has made me feel better during this illness. Finally, I'll be sharing more about a new product soon called PaleoKits that is really really exciting! Today I tried the grainless granola bar made from the finest of ingredients. More about that coming soon!
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 Manna From Heaven bread
2:30PM
PaleoKit grainless Granola bar
8:30PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with 2 ounces American cheddar and 1 ounce mayo
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2012
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 75 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: This sickness I've been having the past few days KICKED MY BUTT today with a 100+ degree fever all day long. My voice was gone and I felt awful all day long just laying around waiting for this fever to break. Burning eyes, headache, body aches and shivers, lethargic, dizzy, and just plain pitiful. I didn't even get to blog at all today and the intro audio for my podcast show set to air today was late (I sound like Lurch from The Addam's Family on it!). Plus I had to ditch TWO podcast interviews I had set up today and hopefully will reschedule them soon.
You'll notice I revealed the MYSTERY FOOD today--it's the Manna From Heaven bread from Julian's Bakery. Dr. Ron Rosedale shared about the bread in his book and I decided to add it to my diet to see if it would produce a positive impact. You'll also notice ChocoPerfection bars have bee in my diet the past couple of days, too. Delicious real chocolate can be a part of a wonderful low-carb lifestyle focused on real food. Plus it has made me feel better during this illness. Finally, I'll be sharing more about a new product soon called PaleoKits that is really really exciting! Today I tried the grainless granola bar made from the finest of ingredients. More about that coming soon!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
June 6, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
10:00AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 MYSTERY FOOD
2:15PM
2 MYSTERY FOOD with 2 Tbs grass-fed butter and 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
8:30PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with 2 ounces American cheddar and 1 ounce mayo
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2612
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 74 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: After having no appetite throughout the day yesterday taking in much less nutrition than normal, today was just the opposite--I was ravenously hungry. Part of the problem was this cold/flu thing I have made my throat feel like somebody poured gasoline down my throat and lit a match! Coating the throat with anything and everything helped make it feel better and so I did. Drank a ton of water too so I was hopping back and forth from the bathroom all day, too. It was a rough day, but I have a feeling it's not over yet.
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 MYSTERY FOOD
2:15PM
2 MYSTERY FOOD with 2 Tbs grass-fed butter and 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
8:30PM
1/2-pound grass-fed beef with 2 ounces American cheddar and 1 ounce mayo
Dark Chocolate ChocoPerfection bar
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2612
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 74 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: After having no appetite throughout the day yesterday taking in much less nutrition than normal, today was just the opposite--I was ravenously hungry. Part of the problem was this cold/flu thing I have made my throat feel like somebody poured gasoline down my throat and lit a match! Coating the throat with anything and everything helped make it feel better and so I did. Drank a ton of water too so I was hopping back and forth from the bathroom all day, too. It was a rough day, but I have a feeling it's not over yet.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
June 5, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
12:30PM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 MYSTERY FOOD
8:00PM
2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 MYSTERY FOOD
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1360
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 73 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: It was the day from Hell--woke up feeling absolutely crummy today with a dry, scratchy throat and ZERO energy at all. It was obvious that whatever I thought I had last night was hitting me at full force today. And I didn't feel like eating much of anything at all today. It was miserable and I knew the worst was yet to come. What's funny is I NEVER EVER get sick, but when I do it hits me like a Mack truck. Well, I had high hopes to do some blogging this weekend and catch up on some work--NOPE! Even had to cancel a radio show appearance I was scheduled for today and you know I'm feeling awful if I do something like that. EEEEEK! Calgon take me away!
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 MYSTERY FOOD
8:00PM
2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw cheddar and 2 MYSTERY FOOD
CALORIES CONSUMED: 1360
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 73 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: It was the day from Hell--woke up feeling absolutely crummy today with a dry, scratchy throat and ZERO energy at all. It was obvious that whatever I thought I had last night was hitting me at full force today. And I didn't feel like eating much of anything at all today. It was miserable and I knew the worst was yet to come. What's funny is I NEVER EVER get sick, but when I do it hits me like a Mack truck. Well, I had high hopes to do some blogging this weekend and catch up on some work--NOPE! Even had to cancel a radio show appearance I was scheduled for today and you know I'm feeling awful if I do something like that. EEEEEK! Calgon take me away!
Friday, June 4, 2010
June 4, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
8:30AM
Blood sugar--82
8:45AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 1 Tbs grass-fed butter
1:45PM
Crab cake with tartar sauce, 1/3 pound burger with American cheese, tomato, and mayo, asparagus with butter, cornbread
8:15PM
Boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce, grilled lemon pepper shrimp cooked in butter, 1/3 pound hamburger steak, greens salad with tomato, cheese, bacon bits and Ranch dressing
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2132
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 72 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Today I started off feeling fantastic, but was feeling really awful towards the end of the day. I had to do something tonight that I've not done in a very long time--I TOOK SOME COUGH MEDICINE! GRRRRR! I sure hope I'm not coming down with something. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.
Blood sugar--82
8:45AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 1 Tbs grass-fed butter
1:45PM
Crab cake with tartar sauce, 1/3 pound burger with American cheese, tomato, and mayo, asparagus with butter, cornbread
8:15PM
Boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce, grilled lemon pepper shrimp cooked in butter, 1/3 pound hamburger steak, greens salad with tomato, cheese, bacon bits and Ranch dressing
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2132
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 72 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Today I started off feeling fantastic, but was feeling really awful towards the end of the day. I had to do something tonight that I've not done in a very long time--I TOOK SOME COUGH MEDICINE! GRRRRR! I sure hope I'm not coming down with something. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
June 3, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
9:15AM
Blood sugar--97
9:45AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
2:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed beef hamburger with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese and 1 Tbs mayo
8:15PM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
7:00PM
120-minute competitive volleyball
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2132
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 71 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Weigh-in day and I was up another pound this week despite cutting out the MYSTERY FOOD so it doesn't appear that was the culprit in my weight gain after all. Some people are under the mistaken notion that this is a simple equation for everyone to just eat low-carb and the pounds will melt off. Not necessarily. It can be more challenging for some of us who have damaged metabolisms from years of nutritional abuse. But I remain encouraged knowing that my healthy low-carb lifestyle is doing just that--making me healthier than I ever thought possible. Sure, I'd love to weigh less than I do now and I'm working towards that end. It just may take some time and perhaps a few minor tweaks in my routine. I'm actively pursuing those things on a day-by-day basis.
Blood sugar--97
9:45AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
2:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed beef hamburger with 2 ounces raw cheddar cheese and 1 Tbs mayo
8:15PM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
7:00PM
120-minute competitive volleyball
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2132
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 71 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Weigh-in day and I was up another pound this week despite cutting out the MYSTERY FOOD so it doesn't appear that was the culprit in my weight gain after all. Some people are under the mistaken notion that this is a simple equation for everyone to just eat low-carb and the pounds will melt off. Not necessarily. It can be more challenging for some of us who have damaged metabolisms from years of nutritional abuse. But I remain encouraged knowing that my healthy low-carb lifestyle is doing just that--making me healthier than I ever thought possible. Sure, I'd love to weigh less than I do now and I'm working towards that end. It just may take some time and perhaps a few minor tweaks in my routine. I'm actively pursuing those things on a day-by-day basis.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
June 2, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
6:15AM
Blood sugar--87
7:15AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
11:30AM
Ham salad (ham, mayo, mustard), beef roast, green beans with butter, 1 slice of sugar-free zucchini bread with butter
2:00PM
90-minute grass mowing
8:15PM
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2145
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 70 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Was up early today which would catch up to me later in the day. Got some good work done early although I did record an entire one-hour interview for my podcast show only to have my recording software wig out on me and lose the entire thing! GRRRR! I sheepishly contacted the guest back and asked if we could do it over again. He agreed. WHEW! That's NEVER happened before and I hope it never happens again.
We had a very sweet offer from a neighbor who brought us some zucchini bread. I wouldn't normally eat something like this, but I had a small slice with a LOT of butter on it--not too shabby! She said she didn't put any sugar in it and it was still amazing. LOVED IT! That gave me some good fuel to mow the grass before those dastardly afternoon thunderstorms hit as they have been everyday lately. Just my luck, the self-propelled part of the mower gave out on me so I was pushing that big load of metal around myself. Got a good workout in that way!
Slept like a baby this afternoon after finishing mowing and taking a shower. I could hear the thunder and the rain outside as I laid there smiling that I got the grass cut before it hit. Works out well that way sometimes.
Blood sugar--87
7:15AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
11:30AM
Ham salad (ham, mayo, mustard), beef roast, green beans with butter, 1 slice of sugar-free zucchini bread with butter
2:00PM
90-minute grass mowing
8:15PM
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2145
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 70 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Was up early today which would catch up to me later in the day. Got some good work done early although I did record an entire one-hour interview for my podcast show only to have my recording software wig out on me and lose the entire thing! GRRRR! I sheepishly contacted the guest back and asked if we could do it over again. He agreed. WHEW! That's NEVER happened before and I hope it never happens again.
We had a very sweet offer from a neighbor who brought us some zucchini bread. I wouldn't normally eat something like this, but I had a small slice with a LOT of butter on it--not too shabby! She said she didn't put any sugar in it and it was still amazing. LOVED IT! That gave me some good fuel to mow the grass before those dastardly afternoon thunderstorms hit as they have been everyday lately. Just my luck, the self-propelled part of the mower gave out on me so I was pushing that big load of metal around myself. Got a good workout in that way!
Slept like a baby this afternoon after finishing mowing and taking a shower. I could hear the thunder and the rain outside as I laid there smiling that I got the grass cut before it hit. Works out well that way sometimes.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
June 1, 2010 Low-Carb Menu
9:30AM
Blood sugar--92
9:45AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
1:45PM
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
8:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed beef hamburger with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese and 1 Tbs mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2259
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 69 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Today was this week's "Monday" after the Memorial Day holiday yesterday and it was back to work again. I'm heavy into my recording schedule for my podcast show right now for the upcoming months. Lots of outstanding guests, but it's a bear getting all of the logistics lined up in perfect order to pull it all off. Somehow it works and I'm grateful to be a part of it. Even bought me a new wireless headphone/microphone headset that is supposed to be the best...I'm not real impressed with it so far, but maybe it'll grow on me.
Blood sugar--92
9:45AM
3 scrambled pastured eggs cooked in 2 Tbs grass-fed butter with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese
1:45PM
Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, beef with seasoning, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole
8:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed beef hamburger with 2 ounces raw yogurt-cultured cheese and 1 Tbs mayo
CALORIES CONSUMED: 2259
DIET SODAS: 0 (ZERO!!!) 69 DAYS DIET SODA FREE!!!
NOTE: Today was this week's "Monday" after the Memorial Day holiday yesterday and it was back to work again. I'm heavy into my recording schedule for my podcast show right now for the upcoming months. Lots of outstanding guests, but it's a bear getting all of the logistics lined up in perfect order to pull it all off. Somehow it works and I'm grateful to be a part of it. Even bought me a new wireless headphone/microphone headset that is supposed to be the best...I'm not real impressed with it so far, but maybe it'll grow on me.
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