Lovin' the Low Carb in Februrary - Page 3

[lil_earthmomma]

Havin a yucky day. I think we're all fighting something off here, we're feeling yucky and run down but not really sick yk?

So my eating has been really off today.

I couple of bites of my new sugar/sweetener free almond desserty thing.
Some grapes.

That's it. I'm thinking of making soup but not french onion (cheese just doesn't seem appealing today).

[crunchy_mama]

lil_em hope you fight it off! take it easy and vitamin up before it hits!!

well, I am eating like a HORSE today Ava is nursing non-stop, she must be making up for being sick, my supply is way UP today and I am a bottomless pit today, at this rate, I will gain this week.

[wendyland]

I'm so behind. I didn't notice that there was a new thread. I'll have to catch up.

I made cauliflower pizza crust tonight. It was really good. Even my picky picky kids liked it. I'll definitely make it again. It has a lot of cheese in it, so I probably won't make it too often.

[wendyland]

Originally Posted by Violet2

Lisa Marie: I can only IF for 1/2 a day too. I do get hypoglycemic on LC, especially vlc and I have to eat at regular intervals, even if I'm not hungry to avoid feeling like I'm going to pass out. But that's when I'm deep in ketosis.

I get dizzy and feel like passing out when I don't eat regularly. I have been quitting my eating by 7pm and then going until close to 10 in the next day before I eat. I used to snack later and felt like I was starving by 9am. I'm enjoying having less meals. I'd love to get down to two meals and a couple snacks.

[wendyland]

Originally Posted by 425lisamarie

I am not willing to eat more beef right now myself until I can find a place to buy a side of beef. Our last grass fed meat was so bad, I mean BAD. WE gave a lot away and couldn't eat it.

Why do you think your meat was bad? We've been thinking about getting a freezer so that we can get a side of grass fed beef. Is there anything that I should watch out for?

[425lisamarie]

Originally Posted by wendyland

Why do you think your meat was bad? We've been thinking about getting a freezer so that we can get a side of grass fed beef. Is there anything that I should watch out for?

It was mostly a BAD butcher. Didn't do research on the butcher they use, and they actually all went out of business for the next year so it wasn't just us. We actually had to make the 3 hour drive again a few weeks later when i started collecting bone fragments from cooked ground beef. I had a baggy full of bone chips. one my husband bit on really hard and gave him tooth pain! It looked like they just hacked up the carcass, seriously it was really strange. We split another 1/4 with my parents from a local guy my dad knows, but he didn't raise but a couple this year for his family. I'm going to try and contact him to raise one for us in the future. Right now i jsut can't afford to make grass fed organic meat for everyone every single night. I guess I could, but i'm trying to keep up with everyhting and not spend every penny we have on food. I still have a little lamb left, that is DIVINE, and the rest of them don't love it as much so i've been eating it myself

[425lisamarie]

Originally Posted by crunchy_mama

lisamarie- I just have to say you are just too nice, not just to me but to everyone here. What a great inspiration and support you are. We are all moms doing the best we can here and I feel lucky to be in such good company.

on another note thank goodness for dirty dishes - I almost made popcorn but by the time I had washed my popcorn pan the urge passed :0

wow thanks, I needed to hear that after my encounter with complete unecessary RUDENESS at the gym tonight, which was weird since i've never had someone be rude to me there! A nice male friend of mine said "um, does he KNOW you can kick his a**?"

Well, too bad for people who feel the need to be rude to others! it just makes me want to be nicer.

that's funny about the popcorn. Last night I was craving something so I melted some dark chocolate in to some almond butter in the microwave, but I went to the bathroom and when I cam back i realized I set the timer for 3 minutes, not 1 minute on 30 percent power. I guess that's what I get for using my microwave LOL!! It was not edible, and I was too tired to try again

Today was good, I've been eating like a horse, but I needed it. Kids and I went to lakeshore learning center a ways from home, and Whole Foods for a few things and lunch.

I had a great workout, just heavy squats, walking lunges and some box jumps. It feels good to have some energy back!

Tomorrow I plan to make stuffed flank steak, with a sauted mushroom, shallot thing with proscuitto and spinach. I tie it up then slice them and skewer, then grill on my cast iron grill inside, then finish a few minutes in the oven. They basically look like steak lolipops, and DS is VERY excited for them. That kid appreciates some good food. The only thing my kids ever want to watch on TV anymore are cooking shows

[lil_earthmomma]

Originally Posted by 425lisamarie

Tomorrow I plan to make stuffed flank steak, with a sauted mushroom, shallot thing with proscuitto and spinach. I tie it up then slice them and skewer, then grill on my cast iron grill inside, then finish a few minutes in the oven. They basically look like steak lolipops, and DS is VERY excited for them. That kid appreciates some good food. The only thing my kids ever want to watch on TV anymore are cooking shows

Mmmmmmmmmm sounds like something I like to make, where I pound beef thin, spread with horseradish and cream cheese, sauted mushrooms and green onion, roll them up and wrap in bacon.

[crunchy_mama]

you guys are making me hungry! I might have to try some of those ideas w/ some of the beef we have as well- YUM!

we had a bad adventure w/ beef a few years ago as well, it was the butcher as well. The last 2 times though it has been fantastic and well worth it, we went with well established farmers and butchers though the last 2 times.

sorry there was a rude guy at the gym- lisamarie- what a jerk! I had to lol at what your friend said my dh always says that about me- he has seen me give birth 3 times au naturale and thinks I can kick anyone's butt, it is kind of funny.

I am trying to stay focused here but finding it hard. Trying to trust that my body needs extra food right now as the baby needs extra. But I am fighting feelings that I am just binging. I am trying to eat more and more lc food, but my body rebelled against that and I was feeling tired and weak. Then I feel bad for even thinking such thoughts as it seems selfish.

oh and a confession- I did end up eating some popcorn. I ate 2 HUGE platefuls of suppr(as a comparison I had just been eating one small plate and being satisfied)- hommade bbq over homemade slaw and was still hungry- ate popcorn and honestly still wasn't stuffed.

so yestrday food:
bfast:3 slices bacon, 2 small oranges, homemade hashbrown
snack:leftover spa meat and veggies
lunch:homemade bbq and slaw
snack:leftover spa meat and veggies
snackb and baby carrots
supper:homemade bbq meat and slaw
snackopcorn

sigh... don't know what to think about all of this. I really want to be done w/ this losing weight business, but I obviously cannot starve or the baby to do it. However, I don't want to let that be an excuse to bad eating. double sigh.....

[425lisamarie]

well I can't believe you're doing this good so quickly after birth, it's crazy! If you are having a couple extra hungry muchie days I would just make sure to not weight for at least a few days after you go back to your regular amount. You still don't eat that much, maybe you just need it right now. It's good in the long run to cycle your calories for metabolic purposes anyways.

It's funny w hat we think is binging LOL, popcorn and an extra piece of bacon. Maybe the higher calories are needed since your household just went through an illness.

[Violet2]

I made regular pizza for DH and DD last night and ate a bit too much crust. I love my homemade pizza. Still I think I came in at fewer carbs than the day before. Maybe I should look into the cauliflower crust. Usually i just throw in a separate thing of just sauce and cheese in the oven for me but I didn't have time for dinner yesterday.

So far today...

Bfast: IF until almost 1pm
Lunch: McDonald's salad
Dinner??????

I'm on a huge cleaning/organizing kick and it's keeping me pretty distracted and out of the kitchen. So I'm not meal planning which could be a pitfall.

We all seem to be healthy at the moment, although battle weary. It's been a rough 3 weeks germ wise.

Cheers
V

[crunchy_mama]

thanks for the support still munchie today, but not AS bad, I think, although who knows what the day holds. Oh, and dd1 is sick AGAIN- head banging wall!!!!!!!!!!! I am terrified Ava is going to get it again, I am pumping her full of good vitamins and anything other healing I can think of in real hopes that it won't end up like last time but all I can think is that it is going to be even worse as we are all just recovering. I don't know what our problem is this year! Of course this is Lily's first winter w/out bm, so perhaps that is the case. Oh, and in other fun news I think I got the kids to bowel tolerance on C!!!

[crunchy_mama]

V- glad you guys are getting over things at your house! I am working on organizing here as well, albeit slowly! Oh, and I have tried that caul crust in the past and both dh and I absolutely loved it.

[425lisamarie]

That gets rough when you have at lest 2 kids because it's like you just wait till the next one gets it. I hope Ava is ok, I suppose even if you could keep them apart the contageous factor already set in.

This has been just a reallly weird winter for us too. DH never gets sick, I never get sick, and everyone here has just been on their butt the last month!

[425lisamarie]

Oh on the cauliflower crust, it's really good without cheese too. I can only do very very little dairy and I dont really like the kind of cheese that would help it stick together anyways so I use an egg and toasted pinenuts. My favorite way is to saute an onion in a little butter/oil, then add a chopped up head of cauliflower, a little water, put the lid on and cook about 10 minutes until the cauliflower is soft and reduce so there's no water in the skillet. Put in a blender and throw in a quarter cup or so of toasted pine nuts and an egg.

I use parchment on a sheet pan and bake it at 400 until it starts to brown, then I broil the toppings for a minute, or usually i just do meat and sauce and bake another minute to heat through.

[lil_earthmomma]

I'm down another pound!

Also, thank goodness for coconut bark! I have my period, and the chocolate cravings are so wonderfully sated by it, without the bloated over full, full of sugar feeling! Yay!

I've been really doing well with not drinking any milk, a huge task since I love milk and would drink it with every meal and sometimes in between meals. (Thanks crunchy_mama! )

Visiting family this weekend, so I hope I can do most of the cooking or I'll be derailed for sure!

[nym]

Okay I am so going to have to try that cauliflower crust, we are craving pizza so badly in my house and I wont make a regular crust for the guys if I cant have any lol.

I have not been watching the carbs very carefully, I mean Im still just eating the same ol things, but i have had either blueberries or a banana with my breakfast salmon etc.

Well here is today for example

B: coffee, cream, stevia, salmon, 1/2 c blueberries, banana
s: 2 squares dark choco, salted almonds
L: 2 cabbage rolls (homemade with cabbage, ground beef a little rice and tomatoe sauce) 1 cup baby carrots and ranch dip
D: (will be) chicken enchiladas made with corn tortillas (Ill have one) and probably a tomato, avacado, red onion salad.

Its not bad, but its not super low carb and even diet-y.
Im rebelling maybe. I weighed myself this morning and I was 176.2 so I was not happy, my weight has been bouncing all over the place, the other day it was 180.4.

Its funny to me that rebelling is carrots and a scant 1/4 cup of rice and a corn tortilla.

Im just so impatient. I want all this weight gone, I want to look and feel good about myself and I really just don't. I really hate the way I look and i want to be happy about it. I know that if I dont fix how I feel about myself, its not going to change when i reach my goal weight, Ill still not be happy with the way I look.

[lil_earthmomma]

Originally Posted by nym

Im just so impatient. I want all this weight gone, I want to look and feel good about myself and I really just don't. I really hate the way I look and i want to be happy about it. I know that if I dont fix how I feel about myself, its not going to change when i reach my goal weight, Ill still not be happy with the way I look.

I totally know the feeling. This is the first budge the scale has shown since before Christmas.

Something that helped me was buying some cute clothes, so I don't feel frumpy on top of fluffy! The thrift store had some really awesome stuff, so I didn't spend a ton, but now I feel pretty. I also had my hair done and started making an effort with my makeup when I go out. I dunno, those things just really make me feel better about myself now. I used to totally shun makeup and doing my hair etc but I'm really happy I started trying a bit harder!

[425lisamarie]

Originally Posted by lil_earthmomma

I totally know the feeling. This is the first budge the scale has shown since before Christmas.

Something that helped me was buying some cute clothes, so I don't feel frumpy on top of fluffy! The thrift store had some really awesome stuff, so I didn't spend a ton, but now I feel pretty. I also had my hair done and started making an effort with my makeup when I go out. I dunno, those things just really make me feel better about myself now. I used to totally shun makeup and doing my hair etc but I'm really happy I started trying a bit harder!

OMG I MUST agree with this. I have cute clothes, and I don't spend a ton, I just launder with care and they last. I'm in the bathroom a quick 5 minutes every day for a makeup application. I just feel better when I smell good from almond oil and my face looks vibrant. I just wear a natural base and an all over glow type thing, and some mascara. It seriously makes a difference to me.

Kids and I are off for a bike ride, and I'm so excited. I need to be getting more fresh air every day, i feel like i've been more cooped up in the house or the gym.

[crunchy_mama]

Originally Posted by lil_earthmomma

I totally know the feeling. This is the first budge the scale has shown since before Christmas.

Something that helped me was buying some cute clothes, so I don't feel frumpy on top of fluffy! The thrift store had some really awesome stuff, so I didn't spend a ton, but now I feel pretty. I also had my hair done and started making an effort with my makeup when I go out. I dunno, those things just really make me feel better about myself now. I used to totally shun makeup and doing my hair etc but I'm really happy I started trying a bit harder!

ditto and ditto Ya'll know how impatient I am !!! I need to get my hair cut as well, but staying in w/ the kids being sick leaves little motivation. I don't feel like myself at this size! I know the inside is the same, it is totally neurotic on my part, but we are women who are taught to place way too much valueon weight.