Fast update here. Supper today was a very simple affair. Took 3 chicken breasts out and threw them in an oven-safe dish. Tossed them in at 350 until they were unthawed, then added a bunch of spices to the mix. Noticed they were getting a bit dry so I added about 3 Tbsp of butter into the mix, threw the lid on, and turned the heat down to 250. A short(ish) time later - I had to drain the excess fluid out. After that, we slapped some cheese on top, let that melt and away we went - simple dinner. A salad would have been great with it, but we were a bit pressed for time.
Tomorrow, stuffed jalapeno peppers. I made up a sampler for myself before writing this, and wow...other than my mouth still zinging a bit, they're really good. Here's the plan:
- Cut the top of the pepper off
- Core the pepper and wash it out. I used a pairing knife for mine.
- Put the pepper on the end of a fork and use a kitchen torch to blacken the skin.
- After blackening the skin comes off super easy - leaves you with a rubbery pepper.
- Stuff your pepper! I'm going to use the leftover chicken breast (made 3 for a reason), and mozzarella cheese.
- Wrap it up in bacon and then cook it how you like. I fried my tester - the bacon all fell off, so I just fried the pepper and bacon separately - the pepper just until all the cheese inside melted, the bacon to crispy. Might try baking the peppers tomorrow. If you try this method - make sure to use toothpicks that have been soaked for a half hour or so to pin the bacon onto the pepper (pin the bacon to the top of the pepper to keep the cheese in!).
Enjoy your low-carb creations!
Day 104
Okay - first allow me to apologize for the regular infrequency of my posting on here. I had originally intended for this to be a regular thing for me, but alas like so many of my good intentions, it got lost by the wayside.
That being said, today is a landmark occasion for me! I finally crossed the border between overweight and normal. My current weight is 187.88lbs with a BMI of 24.95. Still have a little ways to go, but there is light at the end of this tunnel :)
The journey to get to this point has not been without it's rocky spots, but on the whole it has been pretty smooth. The hardest part for me is denying temptation to things that I used to eat all the time: chips, fries, bread of any sort. Oh, and peanut butter is my dietary nemesis! I made an absolutely delicious peanut butter cheesecake, and I swear a small piece (2-4 carbs only) was enough to halt weight loss. At least I know what to eat when it comes time to balance my diet back out.
To anyone that has followed in my footsteps for this diet - stick with it! You CAN do it, and your body WILL change faster than you ever believed possible. People have derided me for being on this diet saying that the weight loss is too fast and I'll just gain it all back. They obviously don't understand that for us carb addicts, this diet represents a major shift in dietary habits. I will never again see food the same way - this is a new lifestyle, whole and complete. I've never felt better, or looked better in my life, and I'm very proud of all the people in my life who are making the change - you know who you are.
I received an email a while back that I'm ashamed to admit I never replied to. Someone wanted to know what my daily menu looks like. To answer that question honestly, I'd say I eat whatever I want when I want to - just as long as there's no carbs in it I'm losing weight. But to take today for example:
Breakfast: Coffee - A really, really big mug of instant coffee. 1 tsp French Vanilla, 1tsp Regular, 1tsp sweetener, and a little no-carb cream. Delicious - thanks for that one Ree!
Lunch: Cracker Barrel marble cheese dipped in Greek feta and oregano dressing, with cold leftover round steak cut into small chunks.
Supper: Hamburger (The Keg frozen burgers - 0 carb), with mozzarella cheese (0 carb). Hold the bun.
Dessert: We made a low-carb version of a nonami bar (google it). Not bad, but needs work. I'll post a recipe once we learn how to make it right.
That's it. Probably about 7-8 carbs, almost all from that dessert. I'm absolutely stuffed as I'm writing this. Different days I eat different things, but almost every meal centers around a meat source. It's ESSENTIAL that you eat enough protein - not eating enough protein will sap your body of lean body mass - the part of you that you don't want to lose weight on.
I was despairing for a while that nobody was reading this blog, until I heard that people were waiting for an update. Well here's the update people, and I promise there will be more. If you read this blog, and are interested in the diet/lifestyle, or if you have questions - SPEAK UP! I want to hear from you! Leave comments, ask questions - even flame me if you like, no responses are the worst thing a blogger can hope for.
Hope to hear from some of you braver souls soon!
That being said, today is a landmark occasion for me! I finally crossed the border between overweight and normal. My current weight is 187.88lbs with a BMI of 24.95. Still have a little ways to go, but there is light at the end of this tunnel :)
The journey to get to this point has not been without it's rocky spots, but on the whole it has been pretty smooth. The hardest part for me is denying temptation to things that I used to eat all the time: chips, fries, bread of any sort. Oh, and peanut butter is my dietary nemesis! I made an absolutely delicious peanut butter cheesecake, and I swear a small piece (2-4 carbs only) was enough to halt weight loss. At least I know what to eat when it comes time to balance my diet back out.
To anyone that has followed in my footsteps for this diet - stick with it! You CAN do it, and your body WILL change faster than you ever believed possible. People have derided me for being on this diet saying that the weight loss is too fast and I'll just gain it all back. They obviously don't understand that for us carb addicts, this diet represents a major shift in dietary habits. I will never again see food the same way - this is a new lifestyle, whole and complete. I've never felt better, or looked better in my life, and I'm very proud of all the people in my life who are making the change - you know who you are.
I received an email a while back that I'm ashamed to admit I never replied to. Someone wanted to know what my daily menu looks like. To answer that question honestly, I'd say I eat whatever I want when I want to - just as long as there's no carbs in it I'm losing weight. But to take today for example:
Breakfast: Coffee - A really, really big mug of instant coffee. 1 tsp French Vanilla, 1tsp Regular, 1tsp sweetener, and a little no-carb cream. Delicious - thanks for that one Ree!
Lunch: Cracker Barrel marble cheese dipped in Greek feta and oregano dressing, with cold leftover round steak cut into small chunks.
Supper: Hamburger (The Keg frozen burgers - 0 carb), with mozzarella cheese (0 carb). Hold the bun.
Dessert: We made a low-carb version of a nonami bar (google it). Not bad, but needs work. I'll post a recipe once we learn how to make it right.
That's it. Probably about 7-8 carbs, almost all from that dessert. I'm absolutely stuffed as I'm writing this. Different days I eat different things, but almost every meal centers around a meat source. It's ESSENTIAL that you eat enough protein - not eating enough protein will sap your body of lean body mass - the part of you that you don't want to lose weight on.
I was despairing for a while that nobody was reading this blog, until I heard that people were waiting for an update. Well here's the update people, and I promise there will be more. If you read this blog, and are interested in the diet/lifestyle, or if you have questions - SPEAK UP! I want to hear from you! Leave comments, ask questions - even flame me if you like, no responses are the worst thing a blogger can hope for.
Hope to hear from some of you braver souls soon!
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