Water

The fasting is going well so far.

Just drinking lots of water.

I even convinced myself to get on the stationary and exercise for a bit. I managed to ride for 15 minutes between speeds 1-4 and mostly at 3-4 and rode 3 miles ! I didn't feel dizzy this time when I got up and it didn't feel like I was going to collapse, so that is always a plus.

I apologize for the lack of revolution rolls yesterday. We had some serious errands to run all over the Goddess' green earth and didn't make it home until midnight.
Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to make them and share the results !
I am very excited to try them.

Alright, off to drink more water like it's going out of style.

Oh, and on a side note : NEW FRIDGE TOMORROW ! (Thank you Nancy).

Ugh

Totally 100% aggravated with my body. My blood sugar will not budge. I am irritated and I am so at a loss for words. I am going to fast today to see if that helps bring it down.

:(

Induction Flu + Diabetes = Fail

I have not been feeling all that great the past 24 hours hence the reason for few postings and lack of interest in general.

My sugar is being is a bitch and will not budge even though I am consuming 20 grams of carbohydrates or less each and everyday. I have been doing low carb since Saturday and the lowest it has been was 210. Not cool.

Also I think I may have "caught" induction flu, which is explained quite well over here at this blog > Induction Flu @Low Carb For You it is not fun and mostly consists of withdrawal and sorrow from the lack of carbs your body has to adjust to.
It is an adjustment like anything else and it is important to address your body and enrich it with something that will bring it back up to par, like adding some protein or cheese as a snack. It honestly will help curb your appetite and hopefully keep your mind off other cravings.

I have found cheese strings to be the best avenue for this. Also the Atkins bars, though pricey come in handy when you are needing a snack or something sweet.

Dinner this evening was a half-salad from Wendy's. Chicken BLT Cobb. I have never had blue cheese before this salad and I must say that I am in love. I even purchased some of add as extra if they were being skimpy, which they are normally pretty good about.
I also had a cup of sprouts with some chicken.

I will be making these tomorrow night :)

Atkins Diet Revolution Rolls:
3 eggs, separated
3 oz Cream Cheese
1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar
2 tsp Splenda
Salt, dash

Makes 6 servings
Bake at 300 degrees for 35-55 minutes
Nutrition Info: (per serving)
90 Calories, 7g Fat, 6g Protein, .5g Carb.

As always, thanks for reading and following along on my journey !

Fish

It seems I over cooked the thin piece of fish I had so I supplemented that with the leftover steak fingers from last night, still tasty as ever. Just a tablespoon of ranch dipping sauce. (1 carb) and now I am having a protein shake to wash it all down. (1 carb).

Total carbs consumed today :13.5

I am totally not starving either, so yay !

Happy Eating !

Late Start

I hope everyone is having a truly wonderful day !

I was feeling very sick last night, heart was racing and I couldn't seem to fall asleep.
It was not at all pleasant, but eventually I gave in and took an Advil PM and fell asleep.
I didn't end up getting out of bed until about 12:30 this afternoon, so there went breakfast.

I was hungry about an hour after I woke up so I ate a dill pickle. (1 net carb) and one of my Atkins bars, which are costing me a fortune incidentally...(another 2 carbs.)

I have some cod currently cooking in the oven, just plan on seasoning it with some pepper and dipping it in vinegar which is my favorite way to eat it. I am probably going to make a salad to go along with it. Is it just me or does bagged salad always have a weird poison taste to it ? It just tastes like crap to me, which is why I have decided to get a couple side salads from Wendy's and do it that way, but I will use what I have left of the bagged junk first. Blah.

Sipping on my current favorite diet drink.

 I need to start drinking more water, but gosh it is tasty !

Big things for dinner? :) We shall see !

Steak Tenders for dinner

Good evening everyone !

As promised I have made a video of my dinner making process, the video is kind of lame, alright, a lot lame but alas.
It was my first time using iMovie and filming while cooking.


Here is the video first so you can get an idea of what we are doing.

 

The whole idea behind this was to obtain a crunchy texture to steak, chicken or pork using something other than bread related items.

In this case I have used pork rinds, seasoned with my favorite seasonings.

Ingredients :

• 1lb of your favorite cut of steak (I used a round or sirloin for this meal)
• 3 cups of powdered or crushed pork rinds 
• a tablespoon or more of your favorite seasoning (I used some lemon pepper, pepper, steak seasoning, onion powder and garlic salt)
• 1/4 cup of half and half for your egg wash
• 1 egg
• Cooking oil of your choice

Go ahead make your egg wash which is simply done by combining the egg and half and half into a bowl. Then combine your crushed rinds and seasonings together in another bowl. Cut the strips into a desired length (about 3 inches long and 1/2 inch thick) and let them soak in the wash. Coat the washed steak and fry them babies up !

As you can see by the end of the video they do end up being quite dark after being fried, but I can assure you they are very good !


The total meal yields about 2 carbs so make sure you have a salad or other side dish to compliment and increase your carb count.

Happy Eating !

Dinner Delayed

Youtube is giving me quite a time with the "processing" aspect of my video.
I hope to have everything blogged and up shortly !