Did ya hear the thump?

Okay, so I've fallen off the proverbial wagon (again). I'm not sure why, and I haven't got my crap back together to get back on, but I will. I even took pictures (at first) of the junk that I was eating. It did give me pause about what was going in my yap-trap, but it didn't completely stop me. I can tell that the sugary junk that I am eating is yucking me up, my skin is getting yucky again, my hair is gross, and I am even more tired...again.

I think it is all in the planning. Which, Obviously, I am not really good at. I could give a million and one excuses as to why I am having a hard time, but, they are all just excuses. Wanna hear some...Here goes (in my best "you want cheese with the whine voice"):

The kids are just so busy, that I don't have time to slow down and keep myself on track...

I'm too tired at the end of the day to make a good meal...

It is just easier to eat what everyone else in the house is eating...

I just don't have the support at home that I need to make this work...

How do you like these so far? I even have a bunch as to why I am not getting exercise. Usually they have to do with road conditions and achy body parts...God Bless Vermont winters!

Have I failed? No, I refuse to think that way... I heard a great quote that says "You have only failed when you quit trying". (my apologies to whom ever wrote/said it, I couldn't remember who it was.) And I am not done trying yet.
My other favorite is by Thomas Edison who said "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." So far I am on way number 4 that won't work....I still have a lot of attempts, right!

So, I am going try to get back to posting every day. I may or not have pictures every day, 'cause sometimes, the headache of getting all my equipment to function is enough to send me to the loony-bin! But I will try to be more regular, and hand out my blog address to more people. Maybe that will help.

Bedtime now (yippee!)

Catch ya on the flip side.

Making a Mental Note.

NOTE TO SELF- Isomalt and Maltitol are NOT my friends. In fact, they hate me. Yesterday, I made the colossal mistake of having 3 sugar free cinnamon disks. My tummy was rumbling like a thunderstorm the rest of the day! Luckily, because I only had the three, there were not too many other repercussions, if you know what I mean!

As for my meals yesterday, here is what went down:

Pork Rinds, and a Cheese Stick for breakfast.

Another Cheese Stick for a snack.

Two Nathan's Brand Cheese Hotdogs for lunch, and only 1 carb each!
Then I went a realllllllyyyyy long time before I ate again, and I only ate then because I knew that I has not had enough calories. So I had some low carb Sloppy Joe's that I had made for the kids the other night. Pretty yummy.

Then to finish out the day I had some Romaine Leaves with Ranch Dip. I LOVE dip, and if it didn't have so many carbs, I'd put it on everything!

Today's (2/13/09) Foods

NOTE TO SELF #2 - Taking pictures of Bacon Double Cheese burgers, while driving, is not only a stupid idea, it makes for a terrible picture! Sorry about the picture quality. But this is one of the pictures I of the 2 BDCB I ate this morning.

Then, again after several hours, I had to eat again, so I ate some steak with the kids.

And, to finish off my meal, I had a yummy dessert of a pickle pack and 2 cheese hot dog.

I am sure there is more to write, but just now, I am falling asleep, as I am typing. So I'll check everything out int the morning.

Day 10 menu.

I was in an ugly mood last night, so I decided not to post. My day was very overly emotional. I was crying at the drop of a hat. I'm not even sure why. I do know that I was WAY over tired. I had only had 4 hours of sleep, and was just not ready to deal with the day. I didn't eat very much either. And very repetitively! Here is what I had.



Greek Turkey Meatballs with sour cream to dip in.


Egg "stuff". Hard boiled eggs, turkey sausage, cheddar cheese, and butter all chopped and warmed up. Very homey/comforting.


More Turkey Balls and sour cream. Yep, the are just that good.

'Tupid Printer.

My 'tupid, 'tupid printer didn't want to eat my pictures last night, so I couldn't post. Well, I could have, but in my opinionation it would have been mighty boring. It was a kind of weird run around kind of day, but here is what I ended up eating.

Turkey Sausage for breakfast,



2 Slim Jim thingies for a snack.

Tuna made with mayo, cream cheese and celery with a mozzerella ball for lunch.

Greek Salad with cheddar cheese for dinner.

I am having a craptacular day today, but I'll post more about that later... in my next post...about today's foods...if my 'tupid printer co-operates.

Act One, Scene Two.. Begin

Okay, I guess I am feeling overly dramatic today. I think it is my meds. I get all zippy about 6 to 8 hours after I've taken them. Not to mention the shakes and sweats they give me. Yea! Being crazy is so much fun. Okay, so here were my food choices for the day:


Breakfast: Turkey Sausage, celery stuffed with goat cheese. (Hey! Don't wrinkle your nose at me, it is really yummy.)


Snack: A super delish Chocolate (sugar free, of course!) Bar, by Maine Cottage Foods it was so freakin' good. It is only 1.1 oz, but, it felt like the perfect size. Sadly, it was my last one. *pout*.

Lunch: Taco Mess. Included was Taco Meat, Cheese, Guacamole, and Sour Cream.
Ugly, yes, but very tasty and filling.



Dinner: One Lamb Patty, One Bison Patty, and a Greek salad (alas, no bacon!)
I'm nice and filled for the night.

One thing that I am sure I have to work on is eating breakfast at a better time. Today I didn't get around to it until 10:30, snack at 12, Lunch at 3:00, and dinner at 6:30. I am just not interested in food before then. Hummm, something to ponder.

I guess that's all for tonight. Ta.

Week One Results!!!!

I've lost 10 pounds this week!!!
I know that after this, the weight loss will slow down, but I am glad to have gotten a good jump start!



Thanks for all your support so far.

The end of week one.

It was a pretty good day. I got a lot of laundry done and there wasn't a too much fighting in the house today. Yippee. Food was easy, 'cause I was home all day. So here goes:


Breakfast: 1 mozzarella ball with garlic powder and salt. 3 egg omelet with cheese, turkey sausage. (why turkey sausage? you ask, just 'cause I like it like dat!)

Lunch: Steak about 8 ounces after the inedible was cut off.

Snack: Celery and pork rinds with dip

Dinner: Salad greens with feta and Greek dressing. Mozzarella ball. (Greek Dressing that was totally FAB-BOO, BTW. Restaurant Quality!)

I am feeling fully satisfied now, and ready to start week two!

I'd like some feed back on my food choices, anybody, Bueller, Bueller....

Huh, what day is it?

Okay, I'm a bum. I got caught up in "stuff" for the past few days and didn't post my menus. I have stayed low carb, but have been as tired as tired can be. I did take pictures of most of the stuff I have eaten, but missed a few things yesterday. *Slapping own hand*

I'll start with yesterday, because it is still in my head.
Breakfast was pork rinds, celery and dip
First Snack was a cheese and garlic sausage
Lunch was a grinder picked apart and put in a low carb tortilla, then the innards of another.
Another snack was rolled prosciutto and mozzarella cheese
Dinner was Greek Turkey Meatballs.


Friday, I made the mistake of going grocery shopping when I was H-U-N-G-R-Y. I was only slightly hungry when I got there, but by the end, I was ready to chew my own arm off. I went to Wendy's and ate the innards of two Baconators.


While I was at Wendy's I got myself a grilled Chicken Caesar Salad for later.

For dinner I had some baked garlic and cheese sausage.

Here are the pictures of some of Saturdays foods:

The picture of the sausage and turkey meatballs are missing.

I also decided that I will probably not keep track (too much) of the calorie I am consuming. I found that I was starting to obsess over them. As long as I take my cues from my actual hunger, and keep to the foods that are acceptable I will do fine. Tomorrow is the big one week weigh in. Cross your fingers for me! I'll be back later to post my foods for today.

Can You Say Processed?

So, plans are really easy to make, and even easier to break. My morning started out kind of rough. Shane woke up sick, Owen didn't want to get up, and Benj hates socks. As I mentioned yesterday, I had to work today. I felt so guilty about having to leave Shane at home alone while I went to work. In the mean time my sister called to see if I was working 'cause she needed a sub too, and could I pick Sebastian up for school, I couldn't pry Owey out of bed with a crowbar, and Benj, for the 100th day in a row gave me crap about the kind of sock I was "making" him wear.

In my hurry to leave early I didn't grab my water, or my tuna. I did stop at the store and buy 2 big bottles of water and two snack size pieces of cheese. Also my mind was eased a bit as school started when my rockin' baby sitter, Tanyia (who had three of her own kids home sick) offered to have Shane for the day. I did get a chance to run home when the kids had music to grab my tuna, pork rinds and my dip. I also had on hand 2 Slim Jim Meat and Cheese sticks, so I brought those too.

Lunch at school today was one of my favorites. Taco Salad. I stood firm though and ate my food. I had about three or four ounces of my tuna salad, and one ounce of pork rinds with dip. And to keep away from the taco salad, I had one of my Slim Jim thingies. Then later when the class room had a snack, I had too had one, my other Slim Jim.

Finally the day was over, and boy was I exhausted. I took myself a nice long nap! Everybody had whatever they could find for dinner (I know, I'm a great mom huh?!). I finally got hungry enough to eat at about 9:45. There really isn't anything that I want to eat in the house, so I just had rolled up deli ham with 2 oz of cream cheese, and a few ounces of pepperoni. I was so uninspired and lazy that I didn't even weigh stuff to know exactly how much I had. But, looking back at all the things I ate, I am shocked at how much processed "stuff" passed my lips. I bet all those salt and chemicals will have me retaining some fluid. I'm glad that I am not weighing myself until Sunday.

I am hoping tomorrow will be a better day.

Oink Oink, I was a Hungry Piglet Today!

Today was a cranky, moody, emotional, draining day. And, oh boy, was I hungry. It probably would have started better if I had started with a real breakfast. But, no, I started with pork rinds and dip. Why?, you ask. Very simple I was tired...okay...more like lazy. Lazy from being tired? Sleep is still eluding me, I sleep, but, get no rest. I really HATE waking up tired. So instead of cooking myself a good and hardy breakfast, I went for the easy out. Same followed for lunch and dinner. So, here is today's winning menu:


Breakfast: Pork Rinds w/ Garlic Garlic Dip


Lunch: 3 oz Tuna with 1 oz Cream Cheese and 1 oz Mayo 3 oz raw green beans

Dinner: 2 Dissected Double Quarter Pounders with Cheese, and Pickle.

All I drank today was water. I was so jonesing for a steak today. That is probably why I pigged on the MickeyD's.

I'm working tomorrow for the 4th grade teacher at my kids school. I am making a mental plan as I type, so that I don't screw up. Plenty of water and probably leftover tuna salad. I am thinking of ordering a grilled chicken salad at out local restaurant, The Wheel Inn. Okay, I'm done thinking for the night! Ta-ta.

Day Two...Is it over yet???

I have almost made it through day two. I have a REALLY sick tummy tonight, and I'm trying to figure out if it is what I am eating, or a tummy bug. There is one going around. I did fairly well today. All total I have had :
1464 calories
100 grams of fat
23 TOTAL carbs, (about 16 net)
116 grams of protein

(In case you are wondering how I get my totals, I am keeping track of my foods on Fitday.) Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast - 3 egg omelet, 1.5 oz cheese, 3 strips of bacon and 12 oz of English Toffee Tea with Liquid Splenda. (In the picture you will see 4 bacons, but I had to share with my boy, Benj, who was home "sick" today.)

Lunch- 4 oz deli Turkey with 2 Tbs Garlic Garlic Dip

Snack- 1 oz pork rinds with the GG Dip I had left over from lunch

Dinner - 5 leftover bacon wrapped scallops, 2 oz raw broccoli, 6 oz raw green beans, 2 Tbs GG Dip. (See. Veggies!)

I did choose too have a bigger breakfast today, and I am glad I did, I felt more satisfied for longer.

Today, my hubby Matt helped me make of things that will make my Low-Carb journey easier. I am going to have to wait until Friday to go shopping for anything, (I lost my wallet this past weekend, and my new debit card won't be here 'till Thursday, and I have to work that day.), but at least I have a place to start. I am definitely going to get some turkey breakfast sausage, and 1 carb ketchup. I don't remember what else is on my list, but that is why I have a list right?! Next week I am going to endeavor to actually plan out my week in advance.

I am so glad that we live in the information age. There are some kick-butt low carb recipe sites out there. Two of my favorites are:

Linda's Low Carb Menus and Recipes

The Lighter Side of Low Carb

These sites are really going to come in handy for planning. More on that later.

I guess I have rambled enough for today. I'm off to try to get some sleep.