Friday
11 - 545 am. 6 3/4 hours sleep
530 am: 8 oz tilapia, 2 oz onions, handful of fresh herbs in bone broth with 1 tbs coconut oil
433 Calories @ 60g Protein/5g Carbs/20g Fat
1130 am: 8 oz shrimp, 2 oz each onions, kale, mushrooms, and radishes, handful of fresh herbs in bone broth with 1 Tbs coconut oil
430 pm: 8o z shredded beef, 2 oz almonds, 1/2 cup blueberries with cinnamon
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
5/24/12
Thursday
Daily Totals: 1564 Calories @ 177P/48C/78F Definitely need to eat more at meals so I don't eat that close to bed and want to snack. screws with my leptin and my carb balances!
1030 pm - 630 am 8 hours sleep. Looking forward to summer, when I don't have to wake up at 630 with the kids!!!!
700 a.m. Most bestest breakfast ever!!! Fish Soup! Seriously! Delicious!!! 8 oz of tilapia, 2 oz each onions and celery, 1 oz total cilantro and parsley, 1 oz mushrooms in bone broth with a tbs of coconut oil melted in. I could have eaten two bowls!
Breakfast: 457 calories @ 62P/9C/20F
And a coffee update! That first morning I really wanted my coffee. Since then, I haven't thought about it twice. Much easier to give up than I thought!
200 pm Shrimp Soup. Honestly. Bone broth plus meat plus a few veggies rocks! 8 oz shrimp, 4 oz leeks, 2 oz each mushrooms and kale, 1 oz radishes, and a handful of fresh dill in bone broth with 1 tbs coconut oil. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!
This soup came about due to my valiant attempts the last two weeks to eat everything that comes in my wonderful Harvest2U box! The first week, when I wasn't eating keto, ROCKED! I devoured everything with time to spare. This second week, it's more of a challenge, since I am trying to keep my carbs under 30g a day. But I got my new box today and had to finish stuff up! The result was absolutely delicious!
The hardest part is not eating the beets. I love beets! And I was so happy the first week! Roasted them and enjoyed! This week, I roasted them also, but I've been giving them to the parrots in the morning (they are also loving the Harvest2U goodies! As are the kids!) so they spend all day with red beaks. It's sort of cute.
The only thing that threw me is that I didn't run leeks through cron-o-meter before cooking and eating...just assumed they'd be comparable to onions. Wrong! 16 grams of carbs in a half cup. So I went over my carb limit today. But boy was it a delicious way to do it! and now I know!
Lunch: 475 calories @ 51P/26C/19F
600 pm: 8 oz tilapia, 1 Tbs Coconut oil, 1/2 cup blackberries with cinnamon
800 pm: small handful of walnuts. I obviously need to eat more with my later meal so I don't eat this close to bed.
Daily Totals: 1564 Calories @ 177P/48C/78F Definitely need to eat more at meals so I don't eat that close to bed and want to snack. screws with my leptin and my carb balances!
1030 pm - 630 am 8 hours sleep. Looking forward to summer, when I don't have to wake up at 630 with the kids!!!!
700 a.m. Most bestest breakfast ever!!! Fish Soup! Seriously! Delicious!!! 8 oz of tilapia, 2 oz each onions and celery, 1 oz total cilantro and parsley, 1 oz mushrooms in bone broth with a tbs of coconut oil melted in. I could have eaten two bowls!
Breakfast: 457 calories @ 62P/9C/20F
And a coffee update! That first morning I really wanted my coffee. Since then, I haven't thought about it twice. Much easier to give up than I thought!
200 pm Shrimp Soup. Honestly. Bone broth plus meat plus a few veggies rocks! 8 oz shrimp, 4 oz leeks, 2 oz each mushrooms and kale, 1 oz radishes, and a handful of fresh dill in bone broth with 1 tbs coconut oil. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!
This soup came about due to my valiant attempts the last two weeks to eat everything that comes in my wonderful Harvest2U box! The first week, when I wasn't eating keto, ROCKED! I devoured everything with time to spare. This second week, it's more of a challenge, since I am trying to keep my carbs under 30g a day. But I got my new box today and had to finish stuff up! The result was absolutely delicious!
The hardest part is not eating the beets. I love beets! And I was so happy the first week! Roasted them and enjoyed! This week, I roasted them also, but I've been giving them to the parrots in the morning (they are also loving the Harvest2U goodies! As are the kids!) so they spend all day with red beaks. It's sort of cute.
The only thing that threw me is that I didn't run leeks through cron-o-meter before cooking and eating...just assumed they'd be comparable to onions. Wrong! 16 grams of carbs in a half cup. So I went over my carb limit today. But boy was it a delicious way to do it! and now I know!
Lunch: 475 calories @ 51P/26C/19F
600 pm: 8 oz tilapia, 1 Tbs Coconut oil, 1/2 cup blackberries with cinnamon
800 pm: small handful of walnuts. I obviously need to eat more with my later meal so I don't eat this close to bed.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
5/23/12
Wednesday
Daily Totals: 1776 Calories @ 186P/36C/99F
Bed at 1045 pm (super late hockey game), up at 630. 7 3/4 hour sleep.
7:00 am: 1 tin sardines in olive oil, 4 oz beef, eye of round, 4 oz onions, 2 oz kale, 1 cup bone broth, 1 tbs coconut oil all cooked up together into a delicious brothy bowl of yum. No more microwaving the bone broth in a mug and drinking it. Much, much better WITH the veggies and meat in it!
626 Calories @ 53g Protein/16g Carb/38g Fat
1030-1230...my monthly two hour massage! My masseuse gets as excited as I do, because she actually has time to get work done on some of the bits she has to gloss over when I only have an hour. I told her my joints were sore, so she went to town upstream and downstream. I've never had my upper arms hurt so much from massage! LOL! And now that she's more comfortable with me, she's practicing her English. Today she was very interested in my man situation and said I need to find a Chinese boyfriend and then I will be happy! :)
2:00 p.m. 8 oz shrimp, 4 oz of celery, 1 oz onions, 1 oz total fresh parsley and cilantro, garlic and lemon grass all cooked in bone broth with 1 tbs of coconut oil melted in and lime juice. Delicious Asiany soup! nomz!
390 calories @ 47P/7C/18F
545 pm: 6 oz tri tip, 1/2 avocado
930 STARVING after class. And not able to just go to bed. 4 oz bbq beef, 2 bites pineapple, 1 oz walnuts. As far as 'eating out of control' goes, I did pretty good. Back on track.
Daily Totals: 1776 Calories @ 186P/36C/99F
Bed at 1045 pm (super late hockey game), up at 630. 7 3/4 hour sleep.
7:00 am: 1 tin sardines in olive oil, 4 oz beef, eye of round, 4 oz onions, 2 oz kale, 1 cup bone broth, 1 tbs coconut oil all cooked up together into a delicious brothy bowl of yum. No more microwaving the bone broth in a mug and drinking it. Much, much better WITH the veggies and meat in it!
626 Calories @ 53g Protein/16g Carb/38g Fat
1030-1230...my monthly two hour massage! My masseuse gets as excited as I do, because she actually has time to get work done on some of the bits she has to gloss over when I only have an hour. I told her my joints were sore, so she went to town upstream and downstream. I've never had my upper arms hurt so much from massage! LOL! And now that she's more comfortable with me, she's practicing her English. Today she was very interested in my man situation and said I need to find a Chinese boyfriend and then I will be happy! :)
2:00 p.m. 8 oz shrimp, 4 oz of celery, 1 oz onions, 1 oz total fresh parsley and cilantro, garlic and lemon grass all cooked in bone broth with 1 tbs of coconut oil melted in and lime juice. Delicious Asiany soup! nomz!
390 calories @ 47P/7C/18F
545 pm: 6 oz tri tip, 1/2 avocado
930 STARVING after class. And not able to just go to bed. 4 oz bbq beef, 2 bites pineapple, 1 oz walnuts. As far as 'eating out of control' goes, I did pretty good. Back on track.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
5/22/12
Tuesday
Daily Total: 1968 @ 168g Protein/32g Carb/130g Fat
up at 630 am. 8 hours sleep.
700 am: 6 oz tilapia, 1 can sardines, 4 oz onions, 2 oz kale in 1 tbs coconut oil. 1 cup bone broth.
1200 pm: 4x4 meat at in-n-out...animal style, protein style, no sauce, no cheese. 8 oz meat total. The kid who took my order wanted to know if it was for me. lol! Isn't it funny how me eating 8 oz meat, and about an oz of lettuce and tomatoes is odd. But he wouldn't have thought twice had I ordered a normal double double with bread and cheese and sauce and then had fries and a shake with it.
200 pm 1/2 cup frozen blueberries with cinnamon
530 pm 8 oz chuck steak, 3 pieces bacon, 1 tbs coconut oil
830 pm 1 oz almonds (I know...not supposed to be eating nuts and not supposed to be eating this late. I had fucking snack table duty at the super late hockey game. This was how I dealt with being up past my bedtime and hungry and sitting behind a table of chips and candy. I had none of it. Win, in my book.
Notes to self: No more bacon. No more nuts. Period.
Daily Total: 1968 @ 168g Protein/32g Carb/130g Fat
up at 630 am. 8 hours sleep.
700 am: 6 oz tilapia, 1 can sardines, 4 oz onions, 2 oz kale in 1 tbs coconut oil. 1 cup bone broth.
1200 pm: 4x4 meat at in-n-out...animal style, protein style, no sauce, no cheese. 8 oz meat total. The kid who took my order wanted to know if it was for me. lol! Isn't it funny how me eating 8 oz meat, and about an oz of lettuce and tomatoes is odd. But he wouldn't have thought twice had I ordered a normal double double with bread and cheese and sauce and then had fries and a shake with it.
200 pm 1/2 cup frozen blueberries with cinnamon
530 pm 8 oz chuck steak, 3 pieces bacon, 1 tbs coconut oil
830 pm 1 oz almonds (I know...not supposed to be eating nuts and not supposed to be eating this late. I had fucking snack table duty at the super late hockey game. This was how I dealt with being up past my bedtime and hungry and sitting behind a table of chips and candy. I had none of it. Win, in my book.
Notes to self: No more bacon. No more nuts. Period.
Monday, May 21, 2012
5/21/12 Joints and Hormones
Monday
Daily Totals: 1913 calories @ 148 P/27C/136F
up at 630 am...8.5 hours of sleep.
My joints have been bothering me for about 4 weeks. This is what started me on my keto-venture and doing the full leptin reset. They haven't gotten better. In fact, my right hip and my right elbow started really aching yesterday. Today it's both hips and my right elbow and shoulder. To the point that normal activities are a bit uncomfortable. Sitting is unpleasant. Moving my right arm makes uncomfortable twinges. A little online research pointed me to this article (http://www.womentowomen.com/understandyourbody/symptoms/stiffnessjointpain.aspx?id=1&campaignno=jointpain&adgroup=ag13ache&keywords=aching+joints&gclid=CKypzLmRkrACFWQ0QgodYiejnw) which talks about how joint pain in woman my age is usually a mixture of two issues:
chronic inflammation and hormonal imbalance.
OK. I have eaten paleo for 4 years, so I have less inflammation than many. However, I just realized the effects of omega-6:omega-3 imbalances and their effect on inflammation and just started addressing that last week when I cut out poultry and olive oil.
As for the hormones...well, obviously they're imbalanced! That's why I'm doing the leptin reset. Even more importantly, I just stopped that birth control about 4 weeks ago.So I'm pretty much sure that after being on birth control for thirty years, my body's going through some huge hormonal changes right now. And this statement was a good guess until I literally just re-read what I'd written and realized that the onset of my joint pain dovetails perfectly with the cessation of my birth control. BIG SIGH OF RELIEF!
So hopefully I just need to get through this transition and let my body get balanced and then things will stop hurting. Until then, I will just figure out how to deal with it.
700 a.m.: 4 oz tilapia, 1 can sardines, 4 oz onions, 2 oz kale cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil. D, probiotics, digestive enzymes, NAC, fish oil.
478 calories @ 51P/16C/24F
1 pm 8 oz chuck steak and 1 tbs coconut oil, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries with cinnamon
215 1 snack pack of seaweed
3pm 3 pieces of bacon. YUM!
430 pm 6 oz tilapia, 1 tbs coconut oil
Daily Totals: 1913 calories @ 148 P/27C/136F
up at 630 am...8.5 hours of sleep.
My joints have been bothering me for about 4 weeks. This is what started me on my keto-venture and doing the full leptin reset. They haven't gotten better. In fact, my right hip and my right elbow started really aching yesterday. Today it's both hips and my right elbow and shoulder. To the point that normal activities are a bit uncomfortable. Sitting is unpleasant. Moving my right arm makes uncomfortable twinges. A little online research pointed me to this article (http://www.womentowomen.com/understandyourbody/symptoms/stiffnessjointpain.aspx?id=1&campaignno=jointpain&adgroup=ag13ache&keywords=aching+joints&gclid=CKypzLmRkrACFWQ0QgodYiejnw) which talks about how joint pain in woman my age is usually a mixture of two issues:
chronic inflammation and hormonal imbalance.
OK. I have eaten paleo for 4 years, so I have less inflammation than many. However, I just realized the effects of omega-6:omega-3 imbalances and their effect on inflammation and just started addressing that last week when I cut out poultry and olive oil.
As for the hormones...well, obviously they're imbalanced! That's why I'm doing the leptin reset. Even more importantly, I just stopped that birth control about 4 weeks ago.So I'm pretty much sure that after being on birth control for thirty years, my body's going through some huge hormonal changes right now. And this statement was a good guess until I literally just re-read what I'd written and realized that the onset of my joint pain dovetails perfectly with the cessation of my birth control. BIG SIGH OF RELIEF!
So hopefully I just need to get through this transition and let my body get balanced and then things will stop hurting. Until then, I will just figure out how to deal with it.
700 a.m.: 4 oz tilapia, 1 can sardines, 4 oz onions, 2 oz kale cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil. D, probiotics, digestive enzymes, NAC, fish oil.
478 calories @ 51P/16C/24F
1 pm 8 oz chuck steak and 1 tbs coconut oil, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries with cinnamon
215 1 snack pack of seaweed
3pm 3 pieces of bacon. YUM!
430 pm 6 oz tilapia, 1 tbs coconut oil
Sunday, May 20, 2012
5/20/12
Sunday Daily Totals: 1280 Calories @ 116P/36C/78F
A totally decadent 9.5 hours of sleep last night! *insert lacivious moan right here*
945 am: 6 oz squid, 4 oz each onions and mushrooms in lots of garlic and 1 Tbs of coconut oil. This was surprisingly scrumptious! Like your old favorite seafood pasta dish, without the pasta.
347 calories @ 30g Protein/20g Carb/16g Fat
Well, shit...apparently all seafood isn't as high in protein as my tilapia. I sort of made an assumption on that and then did the cron-o-meter an hour after I ate. Guess I need to go eat more.
OH!!! and I have wholly and completely failed to mention that I totally embraced Kruse's 'no exercise' tenet. So last week I taught off the bike, eliminating 3 hours of high intensity cardio that's been a mainstay of my schedule for years. I know it's too much, but it used to be seven hours a week...the three is a vast improvement. Apparently the zero is an even vaster improvement. I also took a training break and didn't lift at all this week. After a talk with my coach, and a review of Kruse's 'You may begin lifting when...' guidelines, I'm going to start back with the lifting this week. HOWEVER, his admonishment to only lift after 5 pm is wholly and completely at odds to what I've been doing for years and will take some planning. But I'm going to give it my best!
and another OH! I've noticed this week that my hair is ultra shiny and soft! My eyelashes look like I had extensions put in. And I think I could use my fingernails to spear a saber tooth tiger, they have gotten so strong! So just more perks!
330 8 oz tilapia and 1 tbs of coconut oil, 1/2 cup blueberries with cinnamon
600 In n out...double meat animal style, protein style. Took them home to eat, so actually measured the meat. 2 patties came to a whopping 3 oz of meat! I'll have to start getting a 4x4! That'll blow their mind. They already always make sure that I know it's a double I'm ordering. I also asked them what the fat ratio was in their hamburger and they said 4%?! hmmmmm.... oh...and added 2 oz walnuts for fat because I was running out the door. Only when I updated it on cron-o-meter did I realize that 2 oz of walnuts has 7 grams of carbs, which put me over 30 grams today. Damn it. Stupid nuts! lol!
A totally decadent 9.5 hours of sleep last night! *insert lacivious moan right here*
945 am: 6 oz squid, 4 oz each onions and mushrooms in lots of garlic and 1 Tbs of coconut oil. This was surprisingly scrumptious! Like your old favorite seafood pasta dish, without the pasta.
347 calories @ 30g Protein/20g Carb/16g Fat
Well, shit...apparently all seafood isn't as high in protein as my tilapia. I sort of made an assumption on that and then did the cron-o-meter an hour after I ate. Guess I need to go eat more.
OH!!! and I have wholly and completely failed to mention that I totally embraced Kruse's 'no exercise' tenet. So last week I taught off the bike, eliminating 3 hours of high intensity cardio that's been a mainstay of my schedule for years. I know it's too much, but it used to be seven hours a week...the three is a vast improvement. Apparently the zero is an even vaster improvement. I also took a training break and didn't lift at all this week. After a talk with my coach, and a review of Kruse's 'You may begin lifting when...' guidelines, I'm going to start back with the lifting this week. HOWEVER, his admonishment to only lift after 5 pm is wholly and completely at odds to what I've been doing for years and will take some planning. But I'm going to give it my best!
and another OH! I've noticed this week that my hair is ultra shiny and soft! My eyelashes look like I had extensions put in. And I think I could use my fingernails to spear a saber tooth tiger, they have gotten so strong! So just more perks!
330 8 oz tilapia and 1 tbs of coconut oil, 1/2 cup blueberries with cinnamon
600 In n out...double meat animal style, protein style. Took them home to eat, so actually measured the meat. 2 patties came to a whopping 3 oz of meat! I'll have to start getting a 4x4! That'll blow their mind. They already always make sure that I know it's a double I'm ordering. I also asked them what the fat ratio was in their hamburger and they said 4%?! hmmmmm.... oh...and added 2 oz walnuts for fat because I was running out the door. Only when I updated it on cron-o-meter did I realize that 2 oz of walnuts has 7 grams of carbs, which put me over 30 grams today. Damn it. Stupid nuts! lol!
Saturday, May 19, 2012
5/19/12
OK...it's Saturday! A little breathe of sanity and slow-pace.
I wanted to take my measurements this morning, so I did. Last time I took them was just five days ago when I started this little keto-venture. But I was curious!
It's hard to take a crapload of measurements on oneself, so I stuck with four: waist, abs, hips,and right thigh.
Monday, May 14, 2012
waist 31", abs 35", hips 42.5", thigh 24.5"
Saturday, May 19, 2012
waist 30.5", abs 32.5", hips 42", thigh 24"
Whoot! 2.5 inches off my abs in 5 days! and half an inch off the other three. I'll take that!
Let's see...weekly recap on sleep...been averaging 8 hours a night except for that one night I read and read and read and only got 6.5 hours. Still, considering three months ago the norm for me was 6.5 a night, this is an improvement. Need to make it consistent and try for some 9-10 hour shifts too! Have starting napping again...just 20 minutes in the afternoon...that coincides perfectly with the removal of caffeine from my diet!
OK...time to start loggging!
Up at 745 am.
815am: 8 oz tilapia, 4 oz each onions and beet greens, 1 tbs coconut oil, 1 cup bone broth, 1 cup decaf raspberry green tea.
Breakfast totals: 481 calories @ 63g Protein/15g Carb/20g Fat
OK! My best friend's husband new Pub, West Coast Barbeque and Brew, celebrated their grand opening this weekend, so the boys and I traveled out to La Mesa to help them celebrate. Lunch was delicious! and a treat...in all senses of the word. BBQ Beef, Sweet Potatoe Fries, and coleslaw. Savored every bite! Didn't over eat, by any means, but I'm pretty sure the slaw sauce wasn't paleo! lol! Didn't worry about macronutrient breakdown or anything either. And that's ALL RIGHT! lol! This is my life! and I know from past experiences that when I let myself have little treats, this shit is sustainable! And sustainable is what every single one of us need to be shooting for! Educate yourself, experiment on yourself, and find what works. My weird thing, I guess, is that I don't plan my treats ahead. I don't need so many a week, or have to know when they're coming to hold my resolve in my daily eating. I have gone three weeks without a single treat meal. Hell, I celebrated my birthday without going off the keto-wagon. I didn't feel like eating anything off program then. Today I wanted some sweet potato fries and a little break from normal. I enjoyed it. And don't feel one ounce of bad! And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...
7:00 8 oz squid, 4 oz romaine, 1 tbs of coconut oil.
Have no idea what daily totals are from lunch, so sort of scrapped the cron-o-meter for the day!
I wanted to take my measurements this morning, so I did. Last time I took them was just five days ago when I started this little keto-venture. But I was curious!
It's hard to take a crapload of measurements on oneself, so I stuck with four: waist, abs, hips,and right thigh.
Monday, May 14, 2012
waist 31", abs 35", hips 42.5", thigh 24.5"
Saturday, May 19, 2012
waist 30.5", abs 32.5", hips 42", thigh 24"
Whoot! 2.5 inches off my abs in 5 days! and half an inch off the other three. I'll take that!
Let's see...weekly recap on sleep...been averaging 8 hours a night except for that one night I read and read and read and only got 6.5 hours. Still, considering three months ago the norm for me was 6.5 a night, this is an improvement. Need to make it consistent and try for some 9-10 hour shifts too! Have starting napping again...just 20 minutes in the afternoon...that coincides perfectly with the removal of caffeine from my diet!
OK...time to start loggging!
Up at 745 am.
815am: 8 oz tilapia, 4 oz each onions and beet greens, 1 tbs coconut oil, 1 cup bone broth, 1 cup decaf raspberry green tea.
Breakfast totals: 481 calories @ 63g Protein/15g Carb/20g Fat
OK! My best friend's husband new Pub, West Coast Barbeque and Brew, celebrated their grand opening this weekend, so the boys and I traveled out to La Mesa to help them celebrate. Lunch was delicious! and a treat...in all senses of the word. BBQ Beef, Sweet Potatoe Fries, and coleslaw. Savored every bite! Didn't over eat, by any means, but I'm pretty sure the slaw sauce wasn't paleo! lol! Didn't worry about macronutrient breakdown or anything either. And that's ALL RIGHT! lol! This is my life! and I know from past experiences that when I let myself have little treats, this shit is sustainable! And sustainable is what every single one of us need to be shooting for! Educate yourself, experiment on yourself, and find what works. My weird thing, I guess, is that I don't plan my treats ahead. I don't need so many a week, or have to know when they're coming to hold my resolve in my daily eating. I have gone three weeks without a single treat meal. Hell, I celebrated my birthday without going off the keto-wagon. I didn't feel like eating anything off program then. Today I wanted some sweet potato fries and a little break from normal. I enjoyed it. And don't feel one ounce of bad! And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...
7:00 8 oz squid, 4 oz romaine, 1 tbs of coconut oil.
Have no idea what daily totals are from lunch, so sort of scrapped the cron-o-meter for the day!
5/17/12 & 5/18/12
Whew! BUSY two days! Though I didn't blog on here, I do have a paper journal that everything is logged in as I eat it, and my cron-o-meter is updated every meal. So I'm still logging...just didn't have time for the blogging!
One thing that I have noticed. The day I ate 84 grams of Protein at breakfast, I didn't eat again until 430 pm. The days I ate less protein at breakfast, I ate more throughout the day. Not necessarily calorie wise, I was just eating. And I really like the eat twice a day thing...save a shitload of time and thought!
OK...just a quick re-cap of Thursday and Friday!
Oh...but first, here's a picture of the awesome birthday cake, made out of jicama, carrots, and cucumbers, that a client made for me. Most awesome cake ever!
Thursday Totals: 1175 calories @ 127g Protein/39g Carb/56g Protein. Didn't mean to eat this little. was surprised at at how little it added up to. Not good though, as I ended up being RAVENOUS all day Friday! I think I ate a total of 5 meals on Friday!
Friday Totals: 1877 calories @ 166g Protein/38g Carb/119g Fat
Need to work on keeping my carbs under 30 g!
Friday's Breakfast: Ground Turkey, onions and mushrooms. Am trying to keep poultry out of my diet, but I had done my prep for the week the day before I decided that since I was trying a ketogenic diet, and cutting out caffeine, I might as well work on getting my omega6:omega 3 in order a bit - which translated to removing poultry from my diet. So I ran out of beef. quickly! Bought 4 pounds of fish at the store and cooked it up in time for lunch!
One thing that I have noticed. The day I ate 84 grams of Protein at breakfast, I didn't eat again until 430 pm. The days I ate less protein at breakfast, I ate more throughout the day. Not necessarily calorie wise, I was just eating. And I really like the eat twice a day thing...save a shitload of time and thought!
OK...just a quick re-cap of Thursday and Friday!
Oh...but first, here's a picture of the awesome birthday cake, made out of jicama, carrots, and cucumbers, that a client made for me. Most awesome cake ever!
Thursday Totals: 1175 calories @ 127g Protein/39g Carb/56g Protein. Didn't mean to eat this little. was surprised at at how little it added up to. Not good though, as I ended up being RAVENOUS all day Friday! I think I ate a total of 5 meals on Friday!
Friday Totals: 1877 calories @ 166g Protein/38g Carb/119g Fat
Need to work on keeping my carbs under 30 g!
Friday's Breakfast: Ground Turkey, onions and mushrooms. Am trying to keep poultry out of my diet, but I had done my prep for the week the day before I decided that since I was trying a ketogenic diet, and cutting out caffeine, I might as well work on getting my omega6:omega 3 in order a bit - which translated to removing poultry from my diet. So I ran out of beef. quickly! Bought 4 pounds of fish at the store and cooked it up in time for lunch!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
5/16/12
Wednesday
Happy Birthday to Me!!! As a present to myself (?!?!) I'm gave up coffee this morning. I know, I know...no coffee, no alcohol, no chocolate, no eggs, no nightshades. Carbs under 30%. Add that in with my already strict no dairy, no grains, no artificial sweeteners, no crap and as one client asked yesterday "Well, what the hell ARE you eating?"
And they didn't even know the best (?!?!) part. In an effort to get my omega-6:omega-3 ratio closer to the 4:1 it's supposed to be (as opposed to the 30:1 that most American's are thought to have), I'm going to try my damndest to take out poultry too. Yep...chicken and turkey. If you know me, you know this is the mainstay of my diet! But eggs, poultry, and olive oil are huge dietary sources of Omega-6. And huge amounts of inflammation. and when I've spent over three years trying to eat as clean as possible, might as well just bring it all home.
Hence, I'm celebrating my birthday by taking even more delicious food out of my diet. I'm sipping on a nice hot cup of Stinging Nettle tea right now. It's delicious. But I want my fucking coffee.
Moving on...
So here's how I figure it. Two meals a day...mostly fish. Some beef. Try to get the best beef I can afford. Buy stock in coconut oil, because at this rate, I'm going through a jar a week. Pray that this is what it takes to set everything right inside. To atone, if you will, for 40 years of eating like crap and abusing my body. To start this year off on the best possible foot. To right the wrongs I did to my poor tummy when I suffered from an eating disorder.
6-8 weeks is usually what it takes to get things right again. Honestly, what is 4-6 weeks in the general scheme of things?
And even if I might be done with all these supplements and everything in that time, I am newly aware of the issues with Omega-6's, and that will change my eating patterns long-term, for the better. So I've already taken something very positive out of this little adventure!
On to the minutiae:
Bed at 10 pm last night! I was exhausted! But then there were all these weird noises that went bump in the night last night. Some were attributed to Thing 2, others I couldn't figure out. But between 1215 am and 230 am I was up an awful damn lot. Slept until 630 pm. Not sure how to count this one! lol!
7:12 am 8 oz Swai fillet, 2 oz steak, 4 oz each onions and chard, 2 Tbs coconut oil. A mug of bone broth and a mug of Stinging Nettle tea.
753 calories @ 84P/14C/41F
Breakfast Supplements: D, C, digestive enzymes, probiotics, fish oil, aloe, co q-10, zinc, nac, DGL
OK...HUGE Breakfast! Am going to the spa today for my birthday and am planning on my dinner being around 4 pm, so this should hold me over!
1245 pm half a green apple and a cup of tea at the spa. yeah, yeah, yeah...I'm going to go over my carb count for the day...but it's my birthday, bitch! hahahah! :)
430 pm: Introduced my boys to the joys of organic, 100% grassfed beef. Now we're all hooked!
4 oz beef, 2 oz octopus, 2 oz each organic romaine (it was the very last thing from last week's CSA box! It was my goal to use every damn thing in there, and I did! Just in time to see what goodies are delivered tomorrow!), dandelion greens, green onions, and mushrooms. 1 oz cucumber. 2 tbs coconut oil. mug of bone broth
658 calories @ 63P/16C/38F
Happy Birthday to Me!!! As a present to myself (?!?!) I'm gave up coffee this morning. I know, I know...no coffee, no alcohol, no chocolate, no eggs, no nightshades. Carbs under 30%. Add that in with my already strict no dairy, no grains, no artificial sweeteners, no crap and as one client asked yesterday "Well, what the hell ARE you eating?"
And they didn't even know the best (?!?!) part. In an effort to get my omega-6:omega-3 ratio closer to the 4:1 it's supposed to be (as opposed to the 30:1 that most American's are thought to have), I'm going to try my damndest to take out poultry too. Yep...chicken and turkey. If you know me, you know this is the mainstay of my diet! But eggs, poultry, and olive oil are huge dietary sources of Omega-6. And huge amounts of inflammation. and when I've spent over three years trying to eat as clean as possible, might as well just bring it all home.
Hence, I'm celebrating my birthday by taking even more delicious food out of my diet. I'm sipping on a nice hot cup of Stinging Nettle tea right now. It's delicious. But I want my fucking coffee.
Moving on...
So here's how I figure it. Two meals a day...mostly fish. Some beef. Try to get the best beef I can afford. Buy stock in coconut oil, because at this rate, I'm going through a jar a week. Pray that this is what it takes to set everything right inside. To atone, if you will, for 40 years of eating like crap and abusing my body. To start this year off on the best possible foot. To right the wrongs I did to my poor tummy when I suffered from an eating disorder.
6-8 weeks is usually what it takes to get things right again. Honestly, what is 4-6 weeks in the general scheme of things?
And even if I might be done with all these supplements and everything in that time, I am newly aware of the issues with Omega-6's, and that will change my eating patterns long-term, for the better. So I've already taken something very positive out of this little adventure!
On to the minutiae:
Bed at 10 pm last night! I was exhausted! But then there were all these weird noises that went bump in the night last night. Some were attributed to Thing 2, others I couldn't figure out. But between 1215 am and 230 am I was up an awful damn lot. Slept until 630 pm. Not sure how to count this one! lol!
7:12 am 8 oz Swai fillet, 2 oz steak, 4 oz each onions and chard, 2 Tbs coconut oil. A mug of bone broth and a mug of Stinging Nettle tea.
753 calories @ 84P/14C/41F
Breakfast Supplements: D, C, digestive enzymes, probiotics, fish oil, aloe, co q-10, zinc, nac, DGL
OK...HUGE Breakfast! Am going to the spa today for my birthday and am planning on my dinner being around 4 pm, so this should hold me over!
1245 pm half a green apple and a cup of tea at the spa. yeah, yeah, yeah...I'm going to go over my carb count for the day...but it's my birthday, bitch! hahahah! :)
430 pm: Introduced my boys to the joys of organic, 100% grassfed beef. Now we're all hooked!
4 oz beef, 2 oz octopus, 2 oz each organic romaine (it was the very last thing from last week's CSA box! It was my goal to use every damn thing in there, and I did! Just in time to see what goodies are delivered tomorrow!), dandelion greens, green onions, and mushrooms. 1 oz cucumber. 2 tbs coconut oil. mug of bone broth
658 calories @ 63P/16C/38F
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
5/15/12
Tuesday
Daily Total: 1511 Calories 155g Protein/27g Carbs/88g Fat (41:07:52)
Bed last night at 1045 pm (read the last 45 minutes, so no blue light!), up at 645 am. Sleep really well. Night before I didn't sleep so good...very restless with the only difference being I added in my EsterC that night. so I ended up only taking my magnesium last night and will take the Ester C in the morning. 8 hours sleep total.
7:10 a.m.: 2 Chicken Sausages and 1 salmon Patty. 4 oz ea onions and ruby red chard cooked in 2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil.
796 Calories 59g Protein/18g Carbs/53g Fat (29:11:60)
No pretty picture because my camera was dead and stuck open. It's fixed now, but I figured it out whilst eating. So by the time the camera was fixed, the food was gone! lol!
Breakfast Supplements: 1000 mg Vitamin C, 10,000 IU Vitamin D, digestive enzymes, probiotics, Carlson's Fish Oil.
I did have someone ask me the best digestive enzymes to take. That I don't know. I went to the Vitamin Shoppe, read all the labels and got the best I could afford. I do buy brands that are wheat-, dairy-free, etc. Any and all suggestions as to good/better/best are appreciated!
Was hungry for lunch so I ate. Food is always functional, but it's not always wonderously beautiful! lol! This is a perfect example of functional fare!
12:45 p.m.: 1 turkey patty with Costco brand organic salt free seasoning on it (that stuff makes ANYTHING taste soooo good!), 2 oz avocado.
294 calories 36g Protein/6g Carb/14g Fat (48:08:44)
And made another trip to the Vitamin Shoppe today to pick up the things recommended by Jack Kruse on his website for leaky gut. Took these all with lunch. One of them made me very nauseous, but only for a couple minutes. I think I remember Zinc doing that to me before, so I'm guessing that was it!
Lunchtime Supplements: 3 Tbs Aloe Vera with FOS , DGL, 400 mg CoQ-10, 75 mg Zinc, and 600 mg NAC
I'm really not use to taking all these pills and crap...and it's definitely not too cheap...but if it'll fix what's broke, I will do it. Still better than the kinds of medicines doctors want to give you when you're sick!
I picked this aloe, because it actually has the FOS (a prebiotic to feed the probiotic) in it. A combo deal! lol!
One things for sure, with all these probiotics and prebiotics and happy tummy shit being ingested, there must be a veritable critter orgy in my digestive tract right now!
1:30 pm Kombucha (2 servings)
5:15 pm 2 oz of mixed salad greens with 8 oz Swai fillets topped with 1 Tbs of Coconut Oil.
419 calories 60g Protein/1g Carb/20g Fat (56:01:42)
Dinner Supplements: D, digestive, probiotics, aloe, NAC, DGL
Daily Total: 1511 Calories 155g Protein/27g Carbs/88g Fat (41:07:52)
Bed last night at 1045 pm (read the last 45 minutes, so no blue light!), up at 645 am. Sleep really well. Night before I didn't sleep so good...very restless with the only difference being I added in my EsterC that night. so I ended up only taking my magnesium last night and will take the Ester C in the morning. 8 hours sleep total.
7:10 a.m.: 2 Chicken Sausages and 1 salmon Patty. 4 oz ea onions and ruby red chard cooked in 2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil.
796 Calories 59g Protein/18g Carbs/53g Fat (29:11:60)
No pretty picture because my camera was dead and stuck open. It's fixed now, but I figured it out whilst eating. So by the time the camera was fixed, the food was gone! lol!
Breakfast Supplements: 1000 mg Vitamin C, 10,000 IU Vitamin D, digestive enzymes, probiotics, Carlson's Fish Oil.
I did have someone ask me the best digestive enzymes to take. That I don't know. I went to the Vitamin Shoppe, read all the labels and got the best I could afford. I do buy brands that are wheat-, dairy-free, etc. Any and all suggestions as to good/better/best are appreciated!
Was hungry for lunch so I ate. Food is always functional, but it's not always wonderously beautiful! lol! This is a perfect example of functional fare!
12:45 p.m.: 1 turkey patty with Costco brand organic salt free seasoning on it (that stuff makes ANYTHING taste soooo good!), 2 oz avocado.
294 calories 36g Protein/6g Carb/14g Fat (48:08:44)
And made another trip to the Vitamin Shoppe today to pick up the things recommended by Jack Kruse on his website for leaky gut. Took these all with lunch. One of them made me very nauseous, but only for a couple minutes. I think I remember Zinc doing that to me before, so I'm guessing that was it!
Lunchtime Supplements: 3 Tbs Aloe Vera with FOS , DGL, 400 mg CoQ-10, 75 mg Zinc, and 600 mg NAC
I'm really not use to taking all these pills and crap...and it's definitely not too cheap...but if it'll fix what's broke, I will do it. Still better than the kinds of medicines doctors want to give you when you're sick!
I picked this aloe, because it actually has the FOS (a prebiotic to feed the probiotic) in it. A combo deal! lol!
One things for sure, with all these probiotics and prebiotics and happy tummy shit being ingested, there must be a veritable critter orgy in my digestive tract right now!
1:30 pm Kombucha (2 servings)
5:15 pm 2 oz of mixed salad greens with 8 oz Swai fillets topped with 1 Tbs of Coconut Oil.
419 calories 60g Protein/1g Carb/20g Fat (56:01:42)
Dinner Supplements: D, digestive, probiotics, aloe, NAC, DGL
Monday, May 14, 2012
5/14/12
Monday
Totals 1333 Calories @ 27:09:63 89g Protein/34g Carbs/95g Fat
Lights out at 1115 pm last night, up at 715 am. 8 hours in bed. probably 7.5 of them asleep.
Took pictures this morning, plus actually weighed myself for the first time in a while and took measurements. Going to have a separate ongoing post to keep track of that stuff. Probably not going to measure/weigh again until I'm done in 8 weeks.
730 am: a nice tasty mug of bone broth. 4 oz organic, 100% grassfed top sirloin (I would like the cow fairy to bring me 1/2 a 100% grassfed cow for my birthday wednesday. A girl can dream.), 2 oz chicken breast, 4 oz onion, 2 ounces each beet greens, kale, and mushrooms. All cooked up in 2 Tablespoons of coconut oil.
And I'm only really concerned with counting Protein and Carb grams here, but since Cron-o-meter gives me everything, I'm just throwing it out there .
644 calories @ 36:12:53 57g Protein/20g Carb/38g Fat These counts don't include the bone broth as I have no idea how to figure that out!
Breakfast Supplements: 1 Tbs Carlson's Fish Oil, 10,000 IU Vit D, probiotics, digestive enzymes.
145 pm: 1 bottle of Coconut KeVita (2 servings) Note...KeVita doesn't make me burp NEAR as much as the Kombucha! Second Note: I will go broke buying this stuff! Making my own has been added to to-do list!
415 pm: 6 oz Angus Ground Beef Patties (Stater's has the best ones! These were garlic and black pepper! mmmmm!) cooked in 1 tbs of coconut oil. Then I cooked the onions and greens in all the deliciously beefy, coconut oily pan drippings. Double-mmmmmm! Drank a nice mug of bone broth with all of it. Happy, happy tummy!
689 Calories @ 27:09:63 32g Protein/14g Carb/57g Fat
Dinner Supplements: 10,000 IU Vit D, probiotics, digestive enzymes.
Things to change tomorrow: less carbs (I think the avo had more than I thought! and try and eat a little more of the protein and calories at breakfast. All in all a very good day, though. This is not difficult at all!
Bedtime Supplements: Magnesium and Calcium, just like last night.
Bed at 1030 pm. Computer off at 945 pm.
Totals 1333 Calories @ 27:09:63 89g Protein/34g Carbs/95g Fat
Lights out at 1115 pm last night, up at 715 am. 8 hours in bed. probably 7.5 of them asleep.
Took pictures this morning, plus actually weighed myself for the first time in a while and took measurements. Going to have a separate ongoing post to keep track of that stuff. Probably not going to measure/weigh again until I'm done in 8 weeks.
730 am: a nice tasty mug of bone broth. 4 oz organic, 100% grassfed top sirloin (I would like the cow fairy to bring me 1/2 a 100% grassfed cow for my birthday wednesday. A girl can dream.), 2 oz chicken breast, 4 oz onion, 2 ounces each beet greens, kale, and mushrooms. All cooked up in 2 Tablespoons of coconut oil.
And I'm only really concerned with counting Protein and Carb grams here, but since Cron-o-meter gives me everything, I'm just throwing it out there .
644 calories @ 36:12:53 57g Protein/20g Carb/38g Fat These counts don't include the bone broth as I have no idea how to figure that out!
Breakfast Supplements: 1 Tbs Carlson's Fish Oil, 10,000 IU Vit D, probiotics, digestive enzymes.
145 pm: 1 bottle of Coconut KeVita (2 servings) Note...KeVita doesn't make me burp NEAR as much as the Kombucha! Second Note: I will go broke buying this stuff! Making my own has been added to to-do list!
415 pm: 6 oz Angus Ground Beef Patties (Stater's has the best ones! These were garlic and black pepper! mmmmm!) cooked in 1 tbs of coconut oil. Then I cooked the onions and greens in all the deliciously beefy, coconut oily pan drippings. Double-mmmmmm! Drank a nice mug of bone broth with all of it. Happy, happy tummy!
689 Calories @ 27:09:63 32g Protein/14g Carb/57g Fat
Dinner Supplements: 10,000 IU Vit D, probiotics, digestive enzymes.
Things to change tomorrow: less carbs (I think the avo had more than I thought! and try and eat a little more of the protein and calories at breakfast. All in all a very good day, though. This is not difficult at all!
Bedtime Supplements: Magnesium and Calcium, just like last night.
Bed at 1030 pm. Computer off at 945 pm.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
5/13/12
DAILY TOTALS: 1384 Calories at 29:14:57 (101g Protein/51g Carbs/60g Fat) (Breakdown and food log below)
Starting tomorrow I am doing a combination Leptin Reset and Leaky Gut Rx. In short: ketogenic diet (less than 50 grams carb), no nightshades, no eggs.
Changes I will need to make from today:
*MOST of my calories and most of my carbs should be in the morning meal. Carbs need to be eating then, when cortisol levels are high. Calories start high, then taper off through the later meals.
*50 grams of protein, at least, at breakfast. Eat within 30 minutes of rising.
* All low glycemic veggies for carbs
* Start with 3 meals, decrease to 2 as hunger and cravings abate. (Thanks to a huge breakfast, this isn't hard!)
* Use coconut oil as my main fat source.
Bed at midnight (no reason...working, reading). Up at 9:30 am. 9.5 hours sleep.
1015 am 3 eggs and 2 oz shredded sirlion cooked in 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
616 calories at a 27:01:73 macronutrient breakdown (40 g Protein/ 1 g Carbs/ 50 g Fat)
Breakfast Supplements: 10,000 IU Vitamin D, 1 Tbs Carlson's Fish oil, digestive enzymes, probiotic enzymes
4 pm 1 kombucha (2 servings). Usually only have 1/2, but I was thirsty!
430 pm 2 Tablespoons raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar in 12 oz cold water
500 pm 2 oz raw kohlrabi as I prepped dinner. Large mug of Stinging Nettle tea (used 2 teabags).
645 pm Mug of bone broth. 6 oz orgasmically delicous organic, 100% grassfed top sirlion. 4 oz of onions, 2 oz beet greens, and 2 oz of kale cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil. 4 oz roasted beets.
Dessert was 4 oz blackberries with 1/4 cup coconut milk because I entered my dinner into cron-o-meter and realized I needed more calories.
Well, that was the coconut milk.
The blackberries I ate because it's Mother's Day and because it was my weekend without my kids when I should have been celebrating my birthday. Since I gave up alcohol, chocolate, and men, the celebrating was different. I read half of Stephen King's new novel, bought an amazing silk shirt for way too much (but still 2/3 off at Nordstrom Rack) and ate some blackberries that were also orgasmically delicious. Seeing as I am man-free, this will have to do!
707 calories at a 33:20:47 macronutrient breakdown (57 g Protein/ 37 g Carbs/37 g Fat)
Dinner Supplements: 10,000 IU Vitamin D, digestive enzymes, probiotic enzymes
800 pm Cup of Stinging Nettle tea.
Bed at 1030 pm. Computer off at 930 pm.
Bedtime Supplements: 525 mg Ionic Magnesium Citrate, 1000 mg Vitamin C (Ester-C)
Starting tomorrow I am doing a combination Leptin Reset and Leaky Gut Rx. In short: ketogenic diet (less than 50 grams carb), no nightshades, no eggs.
Changes I will need to make from today:
*MOST of my calories and most of my carbs should be in the morning meal. Carbs need to be eating then, when cortisol levels are high. Calories start high, then taper off through the later meals.
*50 grams of protein, at least, at breakfast. Eat within 30 minutes of rising.
* All low glycemic veggies for carbs
* Start with 3 meals, decrease to 2 as hunger and cravings abate. (Thanks to a huge breakfast, this isn't hard!)
* Use coconut oil as my main fat source.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Bed at midnight (no reason...working, reading). Up at 9:30 am. 9.5 hours sleep.
1015 am 3 eggs and 2 oz shredded sirlion cooked in 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
616 calories at a 27:01:73 macronutrient breakdown (40 g Protein/ 1 g Carbs/ 50 g Fat)
Breakfast Supplements: 10,000 IU Vitamin D, 1 Tbs Carlson's Fish oil, digestive enzymes, probiotic enzymes
4 pm 1 kombucha (2 servings). Usually only have 1/2, but I was thirsty!
430 pm 2 Tablespoons raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar in 12 oz cold water
500 pm 2 oz raw kohlrabi as I prepped dinner. Large mug of Stinging Nettle tea (used 2 teabags).
645 pm Mug of bone broth. 6 oz orgasmically delicous organic, 100% grassfed top sirlion. 4 oz of onions, 2 oz beet greens, and 2 oz of kale cooked in 1 Tbs coconut oil. 4 oz roasted beets.
Dessert was 4 oz blackberries with 1/4 cup coconut milk because I entered my dinner into cron-o-meter and realized I needed more calories.
Well, that was the coconut milk.
The blackberries I ate because it's Mother's Day and because it was my weekend without my kids when I should have been celebrating my birthday. Since I gave up alcohol, chocolate, and men, the celebrating was different. I read half of Stephen King's new novel, bought an amazing silk shirt for way too much (but still 2/3 off at Nordstrom Rack) and ate some blackberries that were also orgasmically delicious. Seeing as I am man-free, this will have to do!
707 calories at a 33:20:47 macronutrient breakdown (57 g Protein/ 37 g Carbs/37 g Fat)
Dinner Supplements: 10,000 IU Vitamin D, digestive enzymes, probiotic enzymes
800 pm Cup of Stinging Nettle tea.
Bed at 1030 pm. Computer off at 930 pm.
Bedtime Supplements: 525 mg Ionic Magnesium Citrate, 1000 mg Vitamin C (Ester-C)
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