Almost there

So as of today I have lost 16.8lbs.  (my ticker only shows 16.7 - but lose it shows 16.8....I'm going with the bigger number ;) )

My goal for the first 3 months was 20lbs - so I have 3.2 to get there, and 14 days to do it.  

My next goal will be another 20lbs by the end of June.  That equals to about 1.5 lbs a week starting June 1st.  I know that some weeks will be more, some weeks I will fail and gain, but I really do think I can make my goal.

I am also pretty much done with induction.  However I plan to stay low carb, just in the 30-40 carb range instead of under 20.  Of course I will adjust this if I stop losing, but it should give me a little more flexibility with my food planning.

death by carbs

So I did really good, stayed on track till this weekend.  I was so looking forward to eating some carbs, especially cheesecake.  I did pretty good - I ate baked salmon and steamed broccoli for lunch (ok it also came with mashed potatoes - but I seriously only ate a bite or two.

We then went shopping, Andrew got lots of new clothes from Brothers (super great sale!) and the kids got a Lego set, and I got them some stuff for Easter at the Disney store.

Then it came....CHEESECAKE....a huge case of choices...Mike got red velvet, I got vanilla bean....I kinda panicked with all the choices and went with something simple, which still, it was sooo delicious.  We only got 2 pieces for the 5 of us, so I only ate about 1/3 of a slice, but honestly as good as it was what came next I could have did without.  I ended up getting sick at my stomach, then a migraine ...a migraine that is still here 24 hours later.

Tomorrow I am going back into another week of induction to clear the carbs from my system.  Tomorrow I will post photos from the trip!

My review - Super Chili bowl.

So yesterday I posed my meal plan part one.  Today I was to try out a new recipe for Super Chili Bowl.

Next time I will take photos ( I promise)

Overall the recipe was super easy to make.

I omitted the jalapenos (we were out)

The taste of cinnamon was different.  I am not saying it was bad...just not your normal chili taste...next time I may omit it and see if it tastes any different.

The best thing, it gave me another induction friendly recipe in my arsenal.


So today I searched for a few more - one thing I came across was a cheesecake/muffin hybrid made with cream cheese, eggs, and splenda.  I am intrigued and my make it in the near future to see how it goes, if so I'll be sure to actually document it and share it with all of you :)

March Menu part 1.

As predicted I completed my menu for the month....hey I can't eat my homework...lol  I have included links to recipes I am using,

3rd - Steak and salad

4th - Chili 

5th - Cheddar burgers (bunless) - cheesy spinach

6th - Spanish chicken and salad

7th - Baked tilapia with homemade rub with cheesy broccoli

8th - Burger (we are going out - and eating at Red Robin = YUM! - you can get your burgers here on a lettuce bun - the bacon cheeseburger with no bun is only 3 carbs)

9th - well all bets are off this day - we are making our annual voyage to the Cheesecake factory - then going to a hockey game.  I have no intention of skipping the cheesecake factory however I will not eat a whole piece by myself (last time we split 2 pieces between the 5 of us)

Back on the low carb track....

10th - pigs in blankets (minus the bread) with salad

11th - baked rotisserie chicken with cheesy spinach

12th - smothered pork chops with cheesy cauliflower (will sub crushed pork rinds in place of bread crumbs)

13th - baked salmon (with homemade rub) - salad

Until the 8th this meal is for lunches because my husband works at night.  When we return from our trip he starts working days, so this will be for dinner.  My meals from when he's not here usually consist of leftovers from the night before.  My plan is to go grocery shopping again on the 13th, but before then I will make my next half of the menu.

I have decided that even though I should be done with induction on the 7th, I am going to start it again on the  11th and do one more week before adding more carbs. 

Day lost count

So today I slept in (yay) and totally missed breakfast.  For lunch I had leftover cheesy spinach and baked chicken.  IT WAS DELICIOUS. For years I hated spinach, of course the spinach I grew up on was the spinach that either came from a can or was home canned by someone in my family.  I hated it, I hated the texture, the taste, pretty much everything about it.  Then about 9 years ago I was introduced to creamed spinach....OMG.  Then came spinach artichoke dip...OMG OMG.  from then it escalated into a love of spinach.  I still refuse to eat it from a can, but I have the frozen kind a few times a week (even when I am not doing low carb).  Best thing of all....my kids love it.  Andrew had almost a full cup of it, Eve ate a good portion of it, but Iz (who normally gobbles it up) only ate a few bites, but she is what I like to call "food moody"  one day she will eat something  and ask for seconds, the very next time she refuses to eat any.

Case in point. Spaghetti. Iz used to eat spaghetti like it was going out of style.  Now she will eat noodles, she will eat the sauce, but she balks at eating the two together...drives me batty!

So, I am hoping to get my meal plan up on here in the next day or two.  I have homework due tonight, so I'll probably use a meal plan as procrastination tool to push my homework back to the last possible minute :)

Day 8 and 9

Day 8 of Induction went great - not a lot to say.  I ate meat, cheese, and veggies.

Day 9 - Well it started as normal - I had my cup of coffee, was running late to my hair appt so no time to eat.  Finished my hair appt - ran to Chuck E Cheese's  stayed away from cokes, cake, and pizza.  Ran to Target, picked up tights and then had to deal with the mist incompetent check out lady ever.  Then we got home....It was 1:30, I was starving, I had no meat thawed out...so cheated....I ate one of those prepackaged small ice cream sundaes....it was 16 carbs, but it was pure heaven and I didn't care....in fact I still don't care right now. I'll finish the day as if it never happened and move on :)