November 30, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:15AM
Everything omelet (eggs, bacon, cheese, onion, mushrooms)

12:30PM
Hamburger patty with cheese and salsa, hot dog with chili and mustard and sugar-free lemon cake

5:00PM
2 chili cheeseburgers (no bun) with mustard

8:30PM
Shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce, stuffed mushrooms, Prime Rib steak with horseradish, sugar-free banana cake with sugar-free vanilla ice cream

1:15AM
Sausage, onion, and green pepper pizza slices

CALORIES: ?????
TOTAL CARBS: ?????
NET CARBS: ?????

NOTE: On vacation through December 6, 2010. Not counting calories or carbs during this time.

November 29, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

7:15AM
Eggs, sausage, bacon and cream cheese

12:30PM
Hamburger patty with cheese and salsa, hot dog with chili and mustard

8:30PM
Shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce, Prosciutto with melon, Braised aged beef ribs, chocolate melting cake with sugar-free vanilla ice cream

1:30AM
Pepperoni pizza and sausage, onion, and green pepper pizza slices

CALORIES: ?????
TOTAL CARBS: ?????
NET CARBS: ?????

NOTE: On vacation through December 6, 2010. Not counting calories or carbs during this time.

November 28, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

8:00AM
2 hardboiled eggs with cream cheese

12:00PM
Chicken marsala, beef roast with cheese, hot dog with sauerkraut, chili and mustard

8:30PM
Shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce, BBQ ribs, Vanilla Creme Brulee

12:30AM
Pepperoni pizza

CALORIES: ?????
TOTAL CARBS: ?????
NET CARBS: ?????

NOTE: On vacation through December 6, 2010. Not counting calories or carbs during this time.

November 27, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

6:30AM
Low-carb breakfast bowl from Hardee's

5:15PM
10-ounce T-bone steak, salad with cheese, tomato and Ranch dressing, ChocoPerfection Dark Chocolate Almond bar

CALORIES: ?????
TOTAL CARBS: ?????
NET CARBS: ?????

NOTE: On vacation through December 6, 2010. Not counting calories or carbs during this time.

November 26, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

6:00AM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

11:45AM
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

3:30PM
BBQ ribs, mashed cauliflower, greens salad with cheese, eggs, bacon, and Ranch dressing

CALORIES: ?????
TOTAL CARBS: ?????
NET CARBS: ?????

NOTE: On vacation through December 6, 2010. Not counting calories or carbs during this time.

November 25, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

12:30PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

5:30PM
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

8:30PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

CALORIES: 2086
TOTAL CARBS: 83g
NET CARBS: 20g

NOTE: HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We had a non-traditional Thanksgiving meal today...not really into turkey. We'll be gone on vacation through December 6, 2010, so I'll update the menus blog when I return with what I ate. SEE YA!

November 24, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

12:30PM
BBQ chicken breast, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, sugar snap peas with 1 Tbs butter
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

7:00PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

11:45PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1874
TOTAL CARBS: 85g
NET CARBS: 20g

NOTE: Holiday weeks are always so surreal. You stay up later than normal and your eating plan is a bit off kilter. Not sure how that impacts weight management, but it's a change of pace worth noting.

November 23, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:00AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water, and ice

10:00AM
60-minute Namaste yoga

2:00PM
Grilled chicken breast with lemon sauce and tomato slices, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, sugar snap peas with 1 Tbs butter

7:00PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1523
TOTAL CARBS: 57g
NET CARBS: 22g

NOTE: Today was my last yoga class for a while because of Thanksgiving and my vacation next week...gonna miss it because I enjoy the relaxation in that class--although my body "feels" it for hours afterwards! It gives me more stress relief than anything else I do, so I LOVE IT! Looking forward to getting back at it when I return from vacation. Yes, I'll be tracking my food while on vacation and then documenting it all here when I return.

November 22, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

12:30PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, 1/2 rack of ribs

4:30PM
45-minute Pilates class

7:15PM
1/2 rack of ribs, Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

CALORIES: 1826
TOTAL CARBS: 44g
NET CARBS: 30g

NOTE: I love me some ribs, baby! Had 'em TWICE today! :D Low-carb and finger-lickin' freakin' awesome!

November 21, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

11:30AM
Turkey, ham, green beans, 1 very small slice of pumpkin pie

3:30PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

10:15PM
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

CALORIES: 1677
TOTAL CARBS: 50g
NET CARBS: 35g

NOTE: Our church has an annual tradition to serve a Thanksgiving meal to the entire congregation on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, so today was the day. There were all kinds of high-carb foods available, but Christine and I stuck mostly with the low-carb options sans the pumpkin pie. It was a very small slice and tasted amazing. It inspired me to want to try to make my own low-carb version of it sometime. Maybe for Christmas.

November 20, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

12:30PM
1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef with 2 Tbs Ranch dressing

8:00PM
1/2 rack of BBQ ribs, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, sugar snap peas with 1 Tbs butter

CALORIES: 1829
TOTAL CARBS: 25g
NET CARBS: 18g

NOTE: Imploring a little bit of intermittent fasting making sure I don't have any issues with reactive hypoglycemia. I did pretty well all things considered.

November 19, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

12:30PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, crab cake, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

8:45PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1589
TOTAL CARBS: 49g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: Still fighting off this cough...makes it hard to exercise when you are hacking up a storm! I'm saying no to spin classes until I'm all the way better.

November 18, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:00AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water and ice

10:00AM
60-minute Cardi-yo-lates (10 minutes brisk walking, 50 minutes of Pilates/yoga)

12:45PM
Grilled BBQ chicken, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, and sugar snap peas with 1 Tbs butter

6:00PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1418
TOTAL CARBS: 58g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: Finally starting to feel a little better with that sinus stuff today, but my body is achy. My lower back especially was feeling it, so I had to take it easy in Pilates...make the pain go away. I'll live though. Just working my way through it.

Weighed in today at 283.2 pounds...up slightly from a couple of weeks back. I'll be leaving on vacation next Friday and won't return until December 6, 2010. So my next weigh-in is set for December 10th.

November 17, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:15AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water and ice

1:30PM
Grilled BBQ chicken, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, and sugar snap peas with 1 Tbs butter

7:45PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1418
TOTAL CARBS: 58g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: Getting excited about our upcoming vacation the week after Thanksgiving. Christine and I are getting away from computers and our day-to-day life from that Saturday after Thanksgiving through the next weekend. Should be fun!

November 16, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:15AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water and ice

10:00AM
60-minute Namaste yoga

1:15PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

6:15PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1676
TOTAL CARBS: 59g
NET CARBS: 26g

NOTE: Man, I don't know what's up with all this snot in my nose in the morning, but it's getting to be quite annoying. By the afternoon I feel fine, but man waking up in the morning has been a bear and a half. I made it to yoga today and enjoyed it, although it was hard to do the deep breathing exercises that give you the stress-relieving benefits of yoga. Hopefully I'll clear up soon...not coughing too much and definitely not feverish or anything. But sinus stuff. GO AWAY! :)

November 15, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

12:15PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

4:30PM
45-minute Pilates

9:00PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1486
TOTAL CARBS: 48g
NET CARBS: 20g

NOTE: I woke up feeling cruddy again today, but I was better by the afternoon--so I snuck in a Pilates class. I take several yoga classes each week and Pilates is just sped-up and more intense yoga. I've enjoyed the stress-relieving properties of these classes immensely and the strength you build in these classes cannot be underestimated. It may not be helping with my weight, but certainly my mental state of mind which is an important part of health.

November 14, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

8:45AM
1/2 pound grassfed ground beef with 2 Tbs Ranch dressing

1:00PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

8:30PM
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

CALORIES: 1987
TOTAL CARBS: 39g
NET CARBS: 22g

NOTE: One of my favorite afternoon exercise classes of the week is on Sundays at 3PM for "Spin Then Zen" with an hour of spin class followed by 30 minutes of yoga stretching. But two things stopped that from happening today...still having lingering effects from this pseudo-cold/achy body/drainage thing plus an adoption seminar at our church. Since Christine and I can't have biological children of our own, we are looking into this family-building option. It started right smack dab in the middle of when the exercise class would happen. I needed one more day of rest anyway.

November 13, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

11:15AM
1/2 pound grassfed ground beef with 2 Tbs Ranch dressing

3:30PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

9:00PM
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

CALORIES: 1987
TOTAL CARBS: 39g
NET CARBS: 22g

NOTE: I had high hopes to do a Saturday morning spin class, but it just wasn't gonna happen. I was achy again this morning with some pain in my lower back as well as the drainage in my sinuses. It was probably a good idea to relax and use this as another day of rest. I skipped my protein shake again today...changing things up slightly.

November 12, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

12:15PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

8:30PM
Jumbo lump crab cake with butter, 1/2 rack BBQ ribs, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter

CALORIES: 2256
TOTAL CARBS: 45g
NET CARBS: 31g

NOTE: I woke up this morning not feeling very well with a bit of a scratchy throat that was more drainage than sore. It got better once I got up and around, but I could feel it in my body--needless to say, I took it easy on the exercise today. I also decided to take a few days off of the Primal Fuel shake in the morning just to see how I do without it. I've enjoyed the convenience of having a shake for breakfast every morning, though. We'll see what happens.

November 11, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

10:00AM
Cardi-yo-lates (10 minutes brisk walking, 50 minutes of Pilates/yoga)

11:15AM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

4:15PM
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

7:15PM
90-minute competitive volleyball

9:30PM
Grilled chicken breast with Portabella mushrooms and Parmesan cheese sauce, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, grilled asparagus with 1 Tbs butter

CALORIES: 1947
TOTAL CARBS: 53g
NET CARBS: 28g

NOTE: Today was Christine's birthday and she's been begging me to get her an iPad...something I don't even have! But now she has one (and I still don't!). That's okay, making her a happy camper is a part of what my role as a good loving husband is all about. I spent a little more time with her today than usual to let her know how much she means to me. Through all the ups and downs of this low-carb ride I've been on over the past nearly seven years, she's been right there with me and for me loving me no matter what. You can't put a price on this kind of loyal support and I'm so grateful for the woman I call my wife.

November 10, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:00AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water, and ice

12:30PM
Grilled chicken breast with lemon sauce and tomatoes, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, grilled asparagus with 1 Tbs butter
Dark Chocolate Almond ChocoPerfection bar

12:00AM
2 eggs, 2 sausage links, 2 bacon strips, and 4 small tomato slices

CALORIES: 1400
TOTAL CARBS: 48g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: Christine's birthday is on Thursday, so I decided to do something wild to kick it off tonight--we went to Denny's to get her free Grand Slam on her birthday! She thought it was a fabulous idea although we were so tired (now I know why old people like to go to bed a little earlier...LOL!). I took the day off from exercise today to give my body a recovery day...I'm still feeling it from pushing that lawnmower to the repair shop on Monday. This can only be making me stronger and I'm happy about that. Tomorrow we'll celebrate Christine's birthday some more...I got her an iPad which she's been BEGGING me to get her for a long time. Hey, I don't even have one yet! :D

November 9, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:15AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water, and ice

10:00AM
60-minute Nomaste yoga

2:00PM
BBQ chicken breast, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, grilled asparagus with 1 Tbs butter

5:45PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1458
TOTAL CARBS: 46g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: After my crazy day yesterday pushing my riding lawnmower to the repair shop, I was feeling it today during yoga class. I don't know if she was working us harder or if my body was just more wore out from pushing that big metal box for a mile, but I was sweating within minutes and the strength tracks were a bear on my legs. OUCH! I made it through it, though, and surmised that it would probably be a good idea to take tomorrow off. Sounds like a smart plan to me!

November 8, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:00AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water, and ice

9:15AM
Pushed my riding lawnmower one mile to the repair shop

1:00PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

2:30PM
30-minute brisk walking

4:30PM
45-minute Pilates

8:30PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1768
TOTAL CARBS: 45g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: It was an oddball workout day for me today. This morning I decided to take my riding lawnmower to the repair shop about a mile from my house. I don't have a truck or way to transport the thing there, so I decided to push it in neutral. Yes, I know that's absolutely nutso, but I thought "what the heck!" since I've been doing a lot of extra exercise lately. And I did surprisingly well for about 3/4 of the way there before I almost petered out. A couple stopped to help me the last 100 feet or so to the shop and drove me home. I was plumb wore out! A couple of hours later I got a call that the fuse was burnt out and that it was all fixed (could have been a LOT worse--I put the battery in backwards and thought I had fried the wires or worse!). So I walked to the shop and drove the thing home...then I mowed the yard! I even found time and energy to get in a Pilates workout this afternoon. Again, NUTSO! And I was feeling it in my quads, biceps, triceps and lower back, too! Remind me not to do that again.

November 7, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:15AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water, and ice

11:15AM
Full rack ribs, mashed cauliflower with butter, asparagus with butter

3:00PM
Spin Then Zen (60-minute spin class, 30-minute yoga stretching)

7:00PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1988
TOTAL CARBS: 53g
NET CARBS: 28g

NOTE: I was really not at all feeling like going to the gym today because the lingering effects of this past week were still reverberating throughout my body...but something inside of me said JUST DO IT ANYWAY! I'm glad I did. It felt fantastic once I got in there and started working out. Obviously if I needed to stop and take a break today I would have done it, but I don't want to fall into the habit of skipping workouts just because I'm being lazy. If I can prevent that from happening then there's nothing that's gonna stop me!

November 6, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:15AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water, and ice

9:30AM
30-minute Group Power (full-body weight lifting)
30-minute Centergy (Pilates)
30-minute Zumba (Latin dance class)
30-minute Cardi-yo-lates (Pilates/yoga)

1:30PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

7:15PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1768
TOTAL CARBS: 45g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: My new gym I've been going to had an open house today with a 30-minute "sampler" each of all the group classes that are available. I overslept so I missed the spin class, but I know what that's like. It was interesting doing the "Group Power" class led by a woman who doesn't look muscular but she sure led a fantastic weight lifting workout. May have to do more of those classes even though it hurt like the dickens! Zumba was also an experience...the ladies LOVE that class but all the movements seem so random. I may try it a couple of more times, but it's not really my thing. After two straight hours of workouts, it was good to just crash! Ahhhhhhhhh.

November 5, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:15AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water, and ice

1:15PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

8:00PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1768
TOTAL CARBS: 45g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: Because I felt a little more fatigued this week, I decided to take an extra day off to recharge and refresh...the weekend is packed with some great exercise opportunities.

November 4, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:45AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Vanilla mixed with water, and ice

10:00AM
Cardi-yo-lates (10 minutes brisk walking, 50 minutes Pilates/yoga)

2:00PM
1/2 pound grassfed ground beef with 2 Tbs Ranch

7:00PM
100-minute competitive volleyball

9:00PM
1/2 pound grassfed ground beef with 2 Tbs Ranch

CALORIES: 1691
TOTAL CARBS: 15g
NET CARBS: 9g

NOTE: This has probably been my most difficult week since I started my recent exercise schedule because my body has not been feeling like doing anything. It could be the sudden change to cooler weather or perhaps some fatigue has set in from so much exercise. I dunno. But what I do know is I feel better, stronger, and happier when I get in my physical activity so I'm not gonna stop. Of course, the Pilates/yoga has been a little more intense lately too with new moves that challenge my body. Many of the moves in those classes have you lifting your own body weight (plank, bridge, etc.) and that pushes my strength to the limits. It's a good thing because I know I'm getting stronger because of it. By the way, my weight was 281.9 today down slightly from a couple of weeks ago. I'm not worried about my weight so much as how I feel about what I'm doing. I know the weight loss (especially fat loss) will come the more I stay engaged in the process. It may not show up on the scale if I'm growing muscle, but I'll feel it in my clothes. Even still, I feel I'm making progress.

November 3, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:30AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Dark Chocolate mixed with water, and ice

1:30PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

8:00PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese and smoked beef

CALORIES: 1868
TOTAL CARBS: 45g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: Took another day off from exercise today to recover and feel good...so glad I did. Needed it!

November 2, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:00AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Dark Chocolate mixed with water, and ice

10:00AM
60-minute Nomaste yoga

1:30PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

8:45PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1768
TOTAL CARBS: 45g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: Some days when I do yoga it just feels fantastic when I'm done and for hours afterwards. Other days, like today, I "feel" it when I leave and still feel the stretched out muscles throughout the day. I suppose this is like what happens when you lift weights and have the muscle exhaustion that happens as a result. Even still, I'm loving my yoga and other classes still. There's just an exhilarating release that comes (all those endorphins) when you move your body in a deliberate way.

November 1, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

9:15AM
2 scoops of Mark Sisson's Primal Fuel Dark Chocolate mixed with water, and ice

9:30AM
45-minute spin class

12:00PM
2 cups spinach leaves with 2 hardboiled eggs, 1 slice crumbled bacon, 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, and 4 Tbs Ranch dressing, mashed cauliflower with 1 Tbs butter, 1/4 pound hamburger patty with 1 slice of American cheese, 2 Tbs mayo, 1 Tbs mustard, and 8 slices of dill pickles

7:30PM
2 slices Julian Bakery Smart Carb #1 bread cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil with American cheese

CALORIES: 1768
TOTAL CARBS: 45g
NET CARBS: 23g

NOTE: I don't know if it's the changing of the seasons or what, but I was dragging today. During spin class I'm usually quite energetic and rip-roaring ready to go. Today it took all I could to get through the class and then make it through the rest of my day. I've been taking appropriate time off from exercise as need be to allow my body to rejuvenate...maybe it's only temporary but worth noting.