Saturday, June 25, 2016

Day 19 on Atkins 20

Day 20 came and went reflecting a growing trend. I'm just not getting my numbers through my normal eating schedule. Without even trying I bet I could come in around 12 carbs and 1,300 calories a day. If I lost more weight at those numbers I would have no problem with it, but I tried that last around with Atkins and it didn't work for me. My appetite is so low right now eating is almost a burden. The only time I am tempted to do anything illegal is when my wife makes something yummy smelling I can't have and even then it has to be right before a meal. Tonight she made a yummy curry stew over rice that I love and that curry smell permeated the entire house, driving me nuts. So I picked out the curry flavored stew meat and had a small plate and it was delicious. There was a little gravy on the meat that probably wasn't legal but I'm not going to stress it. This is my new way of eating, not a diet, so at times I am going to act at least a little "normal."

I did get out in the heat and golf 9 holes yesterday. Not really much physical activity but I did sweat a good deal. I think I would like to walk that course when it isn't hotter than Hades outside. I played horrible, spraying the ball all over and chipping back and forth across greens like a beginner. At least my drive felt better. The rest will come with some practice. I will be playing 36 holes in Illinois in a little over a month so I better get in gear or I will lose quite pathetically.

Breakfast - 2 eggs scrambled, 3 pieces of bacon

Lunch - Ham, celery and cheese salad with sour cream, mayo and horseradish sauce

Dinner - 8 oz chicken breast in olive oil, 1 1/3rd cups sauteed zucchini, 4 oz curry beef pieces, 1 cup Carbsmart vanilla ice cream

Snacks - AM - Atkins strawberry shake, PM - Atkins Cookies and Cream Shake

Total counts for day 19, 21.4g Carbs, 1651 Calories, 90g fat, 130g protein

I got to the end of the day at only 11.4 grams of carbs so I had some low carb ice cream. This isn't the optimum way to do this. On day 20 I'll be adding more veggie carbs to my diet to make up for those deficiencies. I am anxious to get to my Monday weigh in. I have to admit I don't really feel smaller at all. When I look down at my belly it looks smaller I guess but we'll see what the measurements come in at. Last week I felt smaller and lost very little pounds and no inches. Hopefully it's the other way around this week. Of course it is hard to get a perfectly accurate measurement too so who knows? As long as pounds or inches are down I'm happy.

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