Archives for December 2015

So I was suuuuuper excited about my as-yet-made egg salad from the hard-boiled eggs I made last night.

Pretty spiffy, right?

Well, not so much, my friends. Not. so. much. I opened up the fridge only to discover all of my hardened chicken ova had been swiped by family members (like Ninjas!) with apparent deviled egg fetishes. Oh the albuminanity!

I’m not complaining; I’m happy everyone saw them as an easy, delicious lunch. And it’s not that I need to eat even MORE eggs. From my daily breakfast menu (see image above; it feels like I eat that many eggs per forkful), it’s pretty apparent that I’m eating plenty of those little chicken repositories of nourishment every day. In fact, I’m at the point where it’s not even about liking eggs; it’s about eating for fuel and maintaining the Atkins 1972 rules of induction.

Sure, I prefer my fuel in the form of Cheetos, but that orange-tinged shame of my many-snack-orgied past hangs over my head like the roll of fat over my pants. Alas, poor eggs. Alas.

A recap:

1. I’m following Atkins 1972 to get this weight back off I’d regained thanks to the move (and my lack of coping). #gardettosandregret
2. I’m tracking every day because it helps (and others have asked me to). Accountability; it’s what’s for dinner.
3. Keep track of the progress here, in the tab titled “Weight Loss” and feel free to jump in and join the convo.
4. I weigh in on Mondays. It keeps me especially honest on weekends (and if anyone needs babysitting on the weekends, she’d be me. Hey; those extra dark chocolate chips, whipping cream and episodes of Arrow aren’t going to eat and watch themselves).

I ate this:
Breakfast:
2 extra large scrambled eggs
1 Tbsp peanut oil
6 Tbsp Kroger cilantro salsa
1 cup of coffee with 2 drops of EZ-Sweetz + 1 tsp butter

Lunch:
No eggs, that’s for sure.
1/2 tilapia filet
Creamy artichoke heart & Sun-dried tomato sauce
Coffee + with 2 drops of EZ-Sweetz + 1 tsp butter

Dinner:
Green olives
Black Label bacon
Diet Pepsi

Total Carbs: 11 total. Percentage of calories from fat: 73%

I did the hell out of this: Thanks to FitBit, I know I took 2,613 steps and walked 1.11 miles without putting much effort into it. Yeah, I’ll work on that.

I thought about this: Fat percentages. Yesterday the low-low carb was a kick to my ample backside. With no cheese and obviously less calories than I’d had in a while, I’m adding some dietary fat today to get closer to my 75% levels of calories from fat. This will boost the calories a little bit and I’ll feel less like motor boating a bowl of full-fat whipping cream (awkward).

How do you sneak in extra fat? 

Before I caught my typo in the title, I’d written Nrrember. It’s so cold, I’m even slurring my qwertywords. #idasnow #snowvember

For anyone wondering what I’m doing now (what’s the horse feathers and shenanigans?):

1. I’m following Atkins 1972 (your weight loss plan is so old, Caesar owes it a buck) to get this weight back off I’d regained thanks to the move from Colorado to Idaho (and my lack of coping with the entire event). I plan to continue to goal (which is where I was headed before I fell into a bottomless vat of Gardetto’s and regret).
2. I’m tracking what I’m eating every day because it not only helps me, but a lot of people have asked me to. Please note, this might look a little bit boring since I’m keeping things simple, especially these first two weeks.
3. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise and bacon.
4. I’m keeping this running conversation thread action happening here. It’s also at the tab at the top of the page titled “Weight Loss.” Please feel free to jump in and let’s hug this out. Preferably over bacon.
5. As per always, I’ll be weighing in on Mondays. It keeps me especially honest on the weekends (and if anyone needs babysitting on the weekends, she’d be me. Hey; those extra dark chocolate chips and episodes of Arrow aren’t going to watch and eat themselves).

I ate this:
Breakfast:
2 extra large scrambled eggs
1 Tbsp peanut oil
6 Tbsp Kroger cilantro salsa
1 cup of coffee with 6 drops of EZ-Sweetz (I know…too many!)

Lunch:
3 Vlasic kosher dill pickles
14 slices Hormel original pepperoni
3 cups of coffee, each with 3-4 drops of EZ-Sweetz (better…better, though now I’m starting to taste the coffee again)
1 20-ounce Diet Pepsi with Splenda

Dinner:
Smoked, grilled tilapia with sun-dried tomato and artichoke cream sauce recipe
1/2 cup De Monte cut green beans

Total Carbs: 15 total. Percentage of calories from fat: 73%

I did the hell out of this: Thanks to FitBit, I know I took 3,617 steps and walked 1.53 miles without putting much effort into it. Yeah, I’ll work on that.

I’ve lost a lot of this: 57 pounds

I thought about this: CHEESE. Following Atkins 72 and counting all carbs is a shocker. Lessening the amount of cheese to almost nothing is insane. It’s like a palette death wish. A real soul crusher. It’s like imagining the WSU Cougs losing to the UW Huskies during the Apple Cup last week  (oh wait–that actually happened). Talk about a kick to the junk.

Any other cheese fans out there? How do you deal with cutting that action back? It’s a little bit depressing, and a University of Michigan study even suggests cheese can be pretty wonderful.