ALL ABOUT TODAY: 30 September

The kentucky crumb chicken salad and left over ice cream yesterday kicked my bud on the scale this morning. I was a kilogram heavier! I knew when I enjoyed these treats that I would have to pay for it. It was a treat but now to get back to business and loose weight.

I looked myself in the mirror this morning and said: "Girl you are to stubborn to give up now! Get going and loose the weight!" :D

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs with coffee and cream.

I tried to make the "bullet proof coffee" that all the weight loss experts says make such a difference in weight loss with Low Carb. I made it with 1T of cream, 1T of coconut oil and 1T of butter whipped it with the beater and was hoping it will froth some.  Oeee it was not what I thought it would be. I could not drink it it made me nauseous..... at least now I have settled that one.

LUNCH was chicken strips with lettuce leafs.

Had a T of coconut oil midd afternoon. I was cleaning the house and needed the extra energy.

SUPPER was the "Chicken Satay Soup" It is a chicken broth with chicken pieces, sliced cabbage, broccoli, green onion with peanut butter, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, garlic and onion powder. Wow it was impressive. I had two bowls.

Then my neighbor came to our door with hot sarma (spicy rice wrapped in grape leafs) oh my a total weakness of mine. I took it..... and packed it in a little bag and dropped it in the freezer.... I'm keeping it till Christmas!  Was very tempting. Hey this girl is on a mission!

The weather was so hot today and it helped me to drink more water.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 29 September

Great photo for a LOW CARB BLOG!!!!!!!:D

Well I had my hand in the ice cream jar today and not the cookie jar ;)

BREAKFAST was a two egg omelette with feta cheese and cucumber circles on the side with coffee and cream.

LUNCH was a big treat. I took the kids out on a date today. Mama bear had a chicken salad with lots of lettuce and great chicken. Was crumbed chicken hoping that it will not give me too much of a up kick on the scale. Then the kids had ice cream and my son could not finish his.............. SO GUESS WHO FINISHED IT FOR HIM!!!!!! Ai jai jai jai jai..... My treat for the month! After a few hours it felt like was hit by a truck energy wise....

SUPPER was a tomato, cucumber, pepper and sardine salad  with mayo at home.

Drinking lots of water to wash all the ice cream away :) Had a great day with the kids though.

Weighing my goals for the next few weeks. The last week was a very slow week in weight loss. I want to weigh 70kg by middle October. I have about 2 weeks. Weighing it as a kilogram a week. Giving it a good kick this week again.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 28 September

23h30!!!!!!! Just got home with the kids from a wedding! Was a great day filled with many events....

BREAKFAST was the famous "BUN IN A MUG" with fried eggs and a sprinkle of cheese with coffee and cream.

Had a T of coconut oil late morning.

LUNCH was on the run as we had to get to the wedding. I had a chicken fillet with mayo and lettuce. Coffee and cream.

SUPPER was at the wedding all Turkish food. I tried to eat as LOW CARB as I could. Was a bit of yogurt, tomato, sarma, cheese, chicken and salad.

Ready for bed! Was an eventful day with not much food temptations. Good thing!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 27 September

Nothing more down this week.... Was not a lot of weight down for this week...... weight loss is not always logical but I know PERSEVERANCE brings results eventually. Making a choice not to be discouraged today..... CHOOSING to go forward and eat what I know is right.

I could up my water intake.... I have been slacking on this and I know this always help with weight loss. I also think the cheap cocktail meat balls that I bought at the store had more carbs in than what I thought it had.

Will weight in on Monday again and hoping to be down!!!!!!!!!!!!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs with cheese, coffee and cream.

Had my T of coconut oil. I had about 3 cups of coffee between breakfast and lunch. WAY TOO MUCH!

LUNCH was fish soup. A gift from a dear friend. I scooped out the carrots and potato. My daughter made these cucumber circles with feta and ghurkins as a salad extra for me. Was really nice with the fish soup.

Had 2 cubes of dark chocolate as a treat.

ALMOST SUPPER I just had to have something I was starving .... the soup just didn't do it for me. I had a chicken fillet in the microwave with mayo.

SUPPER with my family was oven baked mushrooms with cucumbers and tomato..... not that they ate this ;) I was almost sinking my teeth into their chicken ala king with rice. Oh well LOW CARBING in the real life :D

Looking forward to the weekend filled with events. HAPPY EATING!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 26 September

Was 200g down on the scale more this morning! After the potato soup event last night I was fearing for the worst....... so happy when I saw a down. Hope it is not catching up with me tomorrow morning :)

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs with cheese, coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had my T coconut oil.

LUNCH was tuna salad with, tomato, cucumber, gherkins, a sprinkle of cheese and mayo.

Midd afternoon I had a few strips of left over chicken, coffee and cream.

SUPPER was a surprise meal from my daughter. It was baby mushrooms filled with chicken cocktail meatballs, topped with tomato sauce and cheese then baked in the oven. It was so good! I ate it folded in lettuce leafs.

Was a good low carb day! I keep thinking that I should drink more water....

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 25 September

Wow what a day..... just got home!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs with  cheese, coffee and  cream.

LUNCH was the "bun in a mug" made into a chicken burger. I had fried ground chicken with fried red pepper strips and zucchini strips with cucumber and tomato chunks.  Was such a treat.

Had 2 pieces of dark chocolate for dessert.

SUPPER was a bit of a problem. I attended a book club event where supper was served by the host. The only dish was potato cheese soup with bread. Before I left home I had a small tin of sardines to pull me over as I was not sure what will be for supper. Good I had that. I could not not eat something...... So I had a few T of the soup trying not to eat the potato chunks. Oh not hoping this will keep me from loosing this week :C

Have a great day tomorrow LOW CARBING!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 24 September

Being on a diet trying to loose weight often feels like SITTING ON A CACTUS SMILING :)

Yesterday was one of those days when I was constantly hungry..... today felt better my hunger was more at bay. 

BREAKFAST was two eggs with cheese and two pieces of sausage, half of the "bun in a mug" left over from supper last night. Coffee and cream. 

LUNCH was tuna salad with lemon, cucumber, cheese and tomato. 

Midd afternoon I had my T of coconut oil and another coffee with cream. Had about 6 cocktail meatballs for an extra bit of protein.

SUPPER was chicken and broccoli stir fry with 2T of pumpkin baked in the oven with mushroom and olive oil.Only had 2T of pumkin coming to 5 net carbs. Was hard to stop there as I felt like pumpkin for a long time...

Weather is cooler so I'm not drinking as much water as I should. 

I decided to weigh only on Fridays and Mondays. Giving it all this week! x x x

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 23 September

Was such a lovely treat to be down 300g after the weekend. Solidly 14kg down!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My Turkish neighbor commented this morning on how great I look. They say here "fistik gibi!" meaning looking as great as a peanut. I know it actually means looking like a million dollars, I for sure feel like it.  It is a cute saying and I was so encouraged. All over people are commenting on how much weight I have lost and how young I look. It has taken months to get where I am. I am humbled by these compliments but also encouraged.

I was thinking it is going to be so hard keeping my weight down after I have reached my goal weight. The biggest challenge is then to stay there. I am hoping that what I'm learning now in loosing weight would become a lifestyle. The statistics on people loosing weight and then picking it all up and more are so high.....

Pulled out my jeans from under the bed this morning. After I have lost the 14 kg I look like the "bag lady" in my jeans from last winter. I have put elastics in the middles through the tops but I still look terrible. Oh well there was one pair I could live with for now. Replacing my clothes will not be a fast process...... it is so expensive..... I also want to wait until I'm my goal weight before buying some clothes.... That could be months from now. BUT A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE at the same time!

BREAKFAST was two fried eggs with cheese. Coffee and cream.

LUNCH was chicken noodle soup for my family and I ate the soup without the noodles and stirred some broccoli, green beans and walnut stir fried dish my neighbor brought over into the soup for extra vegetables and protein for me.

Midd afternoon I had my T coconut oil, a few olives, a T of cream cheese and more coffee and cream. Then I felt like 2 cubes dark chocolate and ATE IT!

Then I found that the avocado ripened among the fruit and I HAD THE WHOLE THING sprinkled with pepper and peppadew salt..... all I can say SO GOOD!

SUPPER was half the "bun in a mug" (keeping the other half for breakfast) with spicy strips of sausage, tomato and cucumber.

With the weather getting cooler my appetite is definitely increasing. I would have to find ways to incorporate this and not eat TOOOOOO MUCH in the process.

My husband is on a trip for two weeks and I'm cooking the least I have too. The kids are easy on their mama with cooking. So grateful for that.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 22 September

Sunday's are always a great day! Didn't weight this morning will weigh in tomorrow morning being MONDAY!

BREAKFAST was the famous "bun in a mug" with 2 eggs friend with cheese. Coffee and cream on the side.

LUNCH was a slice of the "bun in a mug" left over from breakfast with mayo, turkey cold meat, tomato, pepper and cucumber.

Had my T coconut oil midd afternoon for a snack with coffee and cream.

SUPPER was a chicken fillet and a few cocktail meatballs with oven baked zucchini circles, broccoli and pepper.  I definitely can't say I'm suffering??????? Having a foodlicious ball.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 21 September

NO! I'm not on this LOW CARB diet! :D

I'm so grateful for Saturdays. My weight was the same this morning as yesterday. A good sign. I'm thinking of only weighing in on Fridays.... but I don't think I can only wait to weight on Fridays :)

BREAKFAST was 2 egg omelette with spinach and feta. Coffee and cream!

LUNCH was very exciting. I used my Japanese mandolin to cut thin strips of zucchini/baby marrows stir fried them in butter and garlic. Topped off with black pepper and a sprinkle of peppadew salt. Then stirred in a T ok  2T of cream cheese with left over roasted chicken strip...... I felt like the queen eating lunch today.

Coffee and cream for dessert.

SUPPER was a big treat too. I actually after months of going back and forth not wanting to pay an arm and leg for an avocado pear I decided to buy one. It was rock hard off course! I had it in the microwave on defrost for 15 minutes let it sit for a few hours and seeeeeeeeeeeeeeee a ripe avocado! Hope I'm not going to get ill from it.

So Mhah here had half an avo with tomato, garlic, lemon, red onion and feta cheese for supper. Talk about a TREAT!

Even though I have been on Low Carb eating for months I do still struggle to let myself go with cream cheese and butter. For so many years it was printed into me not to eat it ...it makes fat! Sometimes I feel guilty enjoying these treats. Slowly I'm letting go and am enjoying good health and weight loss.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 20 September

Weighed in today had lost 1.1kg in the week of strict Induction! I'm rejoicing! 13.8kg down all together.  7.2kg still to go! I have hope. Hoping by middle October to be 70kg.

BREAKFAST was a 2 egg omelette with cheese - tomato and cucumber. Had coffee and cream.... couldn't go without that :)

LUNCH was the "bun in the mug" with tuna, mayo and salad. I didn't miss much on INduction but I did miss having the "bun in a mug" in some form. So for lunch was my time to dig in and enjoy it. Oh and did I enjoy!

Had my 1T of coconut oil midd afternoon for a snack with coffee and cream and a few strips of left over chicken. I felt like some chocolate and had 2 cubes of dark chocolate as it is Friday! Weekend is here! ;)

SUPPER was a Greek salad with olives and feta cheese... didn't have much of an appetite tonight.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 19 September

I was down on the scale this morning! Yay will weigh in tomorrow morning for the week. Started induction last Friday and then had a loop with the artificial sweetener but hoping to be down at least a kilogram for the week. Whoop whoop!

BREAKFAST was simple with two eggs, cheese, coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had 1T coconut oil.

LUNCH was a chicken fillet with this awesome dip. My Turkish neighbor made it with roasted eggplant, roasted red and green peppers, garlic and olive oil. She made like a thick dip. Oh my it was the best thing with chicken. I had some tomato and cucumber on the side.

Had some more coffee with cream midd afternoon.

SUPPER was roasted chicken with rocket leafs, lettuce, cucumber and mayonnaise.

The weather turned very hot again so no problem getting my water in.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 18 September

The biggest thing for me today was the realization on how artificial sweetener can mess with my appetite and weight loss. I was hoping that the jello could be a treat from time to time. I took a few bites a few days in a row. Suddenly my weight was starting to climb and I could not understand why. I was eating all the right food...... then it dawned on me! Well, I threw it away and I was not ready for what was to come. I went through two days where my appetite was driving, I was constantly hungry with being just so tiered and craving sugar. I thought I was getting the flu. I didn't know these cravings since starting Low Carb.

Today I feel much better and I was coming down on the scale again this morning. Wow just seeing how I'm not even hungry today or craving anything makes me realize how some people can be driven to overeat because of these artificial sweetener.

BREAKFAST this morning was 2 eggs on a bed of cucumber, tomato and pickled cucumbers. I had coffee and cream on the side.

LUNCH was chicken soup with broccoli.

I had a T of coconut oil midd afternoon and a slice of cheese melted in the microwave.

SUPPER was tuna salad with mayo wrapped in lettuce leafs.

I had another 2 cups of coffee with cream to get Mama bear through the school today :D

I wish I can say I have been getting up early in the morning to exercise or even in the evening...... I have been walking to school back and forth and down to the basketball court for break times. All together about 2km! I am going to get my head together again to get EXERCISING!

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

Oh I have been steadily climbing..... SHOCKING! After giving it all this week in Induction something has been getting the better of my weight. I figured the only 2 things it could be is the JELLO it has artificial sweetener in it..... a friend also shared that it has messed her weight loss. I got rid of it and now hope for the next few days I can LOOSE! The other something that can be mixing into my weight loss is the COCONUT OIL. I tried taking it in the past and thought that I was gaining weight from it. Oh well! I'm going to drop the jello and see if the coconut oil can stay. I so much want the benefit of the coconut oil. Hoping for the best.

BREAKFAST this morning was just 2 eggs with coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had a T of coconut oil with coffee and cream.

LUNCH was the cauliflower rice with 2T of grated biltong/beef jerky. AND THEN my dear friend from down the street walked in the door with two eggplant halves baked in the oven with tomato, garlic and cheese. MHAH here had it all! At least it was all in the low carb wagon.

The weather is turning cooler and with it my appetite is increasing. Midd afternoon I had cheese melted in the microwave and a quarter chicken fillet.

SUPPER was tomato,cucumber and lettuce salad with chicken and broccoli stir fry with a sprinkle of cheese. Was so yum!

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

Life fully started with the local school that also opened today. Wow what a speed we run. I feel that I barely get a change to think about something to eat ;)

I was nothing more down on the scale this morning. I think the cocktail hot dogs had filler in them. Forgot about the carbs that they normally add to these process food.

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs with feta served over a bed of left over salad from last night. Had coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had my 1T of coconut oil with another coffee with cream.

LUNCH was a bit of everything left over baby marrow and tuna patties with mayo and cheese with 6 cocktail meatballs with cucumber rounds.

Midd afternoon I had 2T of the no sugar ice tea jelly. Was such a treat!

SUPPER was Korean food. I made cauliflower rice with garlic and butter. I made the Korean kimbab rolls with seaweed, egg strips, turkey ham strips and cucumber sticks dipped in mayonnaise. Yum!

WHAT REALLY MOVED ME TO WANT TO LOOSE 20KG....

The biggest question is not how I am loosing weight but WHY did I get to the point where I wanted to loose weight and not wanting to give in or up like in the past.....

The biggest part of becoming overweight and almost obese happened over the last 17 years of my life. I was quite skinny as a child and even up to my midd twenties. We lived in Central Asia since my midd  twenties and the weight just kept climbing on and up after each child I had. Only three of them to be correct ;)

I did try to loose weight, tried the one thing after the other just to gain it all back again. After every fall it was harder to get up again and face the challenge laying ahead...

For the last seven years our family have been living in Turkey. I think after turning forty years old real wisdom kicks in ;) Actually on my fortieth birthday,   I weighed about 78kg which was a good low for me then. Turning forty was a big deal for me and I tried to loose weight before the big 4 so I could look good and healthy :) Hoping to kick into a healthier lifestyle.

After that I picked it all back up within 3 years to weighing 86kg!  I was shocked that it happened just like that, that I allowed the weight to creep on slowly  after I lost it  a 100g at a time over months putting in a big effort.

Last Christmas I came to a point where I was just so tiered, fad up, disappointed, discouraged and sad about the state of my weight. I was thinking how much being overweight was stealing from me.

As I sat pondering on this the full force of this "STEALING" from my life became such a reality.

I believe that God has called me as a wife, mother, sister, neighbor and friend.  I feel strongly about this calling on my life and thought that anything short from this will not be who I need to be.

I sat thinking how being fat-tiered-over weight has robbed my energy and joy. How many times I shy back from doing something because I feel tiered or fat. I was saddened that I often miss out on wonderful events in my daily life because I am just not up to the energy to participate.

As a mother my kids make comments from time to time that I was fat and off course they did not mean for it to hurt my heart..... but it did sting deep. On the beach every summer I would sit covered under the umbrella or sarong because I was to shy to show the big thighs on the beach playing beach tennis with the kids or just going for a shallow swim. I was so embarrassed to actually let my husband even stare at me in my state in a bathing suit.... knowing that he really desire me to look stunning for him..... ouch!

I have such a heart for people and compassion to love and help others. I was struggling with the energy to do all that I wanted to do for these dear people in my life. When midd afternoon hit I was just to tiered to serve with love and compassion..... it sounds hard I know. I was at a state where I felt a constant lack of energy.... I had to drag myself to do what I needed to do.

When walking past a mirror in our home or shop window I will stare at myself and look away immediately.... who was that woman? The thoughts that went through my mind in such a moment was just to hard to face.....

My weight was controlling my joy and thought life......

I didn't want to be there.... even being thin. I knew that even by being thin my weight could be controlling my life. I came to God in prayer asking for wisdom and freedom over my weight issues. If it was being fat or thin I wanted to be healthy and free from being haunted by negative thoughts of how I looked.

It took me months to work through my emotions.... to grasped who He created me to be....... more than a conqueror.....

Now nine months later I weight 72 kg and have lost 13kg..... I'm definitely more energetic and happy from what I was 9 months before. I feel more at peace with how I look and where I'm heading living a healthier lifestyle.

I see my health and living a healthy lifestyle as a blessing. I'm not fully there yet but I have hope to live the next 60 years of my life being a healthy happy weight serving God to the fullest. I want to be this old lady one day with spunk and energy traveling the world sharing the love of God. I want my children to remember the wonderful times we had together on the beach, in the park and at home.

I want my dear husband to look at me with admiration in his eyes..... thinking that I look absolute stunning and beautiful....  I know he loves me anyway... but there is something about looking great and he stares at me and I know he thinks I look amazing. I know it is important to him that I'm not overweight....... healthy, fit and in good shape.

Most of all I felt in my heart it was the right time to tackle this challenge of weight for once and for all..... I wanted to be all I can for my husband, children, family and friends to serve Him....with all my heart, body and soul.

Join me.... do not give up.... BE ALL YOU CAN BE!

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

ANOTHER 300g down this morning!!!!! I'm rolling I'm rolling! So grateful for every gram, especially after a few plateaus.

BREAKFAST was a blessing from my dear daughter 2 egg omelette with a bit of feta, cucumber slices and olives on the side with coffee and cream.

We left our home at 11 this morning to get on the bus to church.

I grabbed 4 cocktail sausasges, took my T of coconut oil as I know we only will be home after 15h00

MIDD AFTERNOON SUPPER was at about 16h00 I made some yummy patties with tuna, grated baby marrows, eggs and fried it up in a pan with butter and ate it with a squirt of lemon and mayo. Could not believe how great it tasted. I had a salad on the side of cucumber cubes, tomato and pickled cucumber slices.

Here is the recipe:  BABY MARROW AND TUNA PATTIES

1 tin of tuna drained
4 baby marrows grated to the amount of 2 cups
4 eggs
black pepper
salt to taste

-Drop spoonfuls in a pan with hot butter and fry on both sides.
-Serve with a squirt of lemon and mayonnaise.

Had a great espresso with a good shot of cream for dessert.

I find the days when I eat my supper early in the evening before 5 my weight loss is better on the scale the next morning. Not that I will eat at 4 every day now but I'm definitely going to try to eat before six in the afternoon. Normally in the afternoons at 5 I'm starving.

I was thinking of having some grated cheese wrapped in lettuce leaves for a snack at 18h00 this evening as I ate lunch/supper at 16h00.

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

Was 600g down on the scale this morning. A lovely drop after being on a plato since last  weekend. Now I have lost 13.2kg since Christmas. It feels like for ever...... I keep reminding myself to look back and remember where I have come from....

My clothes are very loose fitting after the 13kg lost and I need to buy some jeans for the winter coming up. Tops are fine but my bottoms are all to big. A good problem to have :) I want to hold out a bit as I still want to loose 10kg more.

This was my second day on strict Induction.

BREAKFAST was two eggs with half a tomato, cucumber and a sprinkle of feta cheese with coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had my T of coconut oil.

LUNCH was roasted chicken wrapped in big lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.

I made a first time Induction dessert. I took 3t of unflavored gelatine made it with one cup of boiling water and one cup cold water mixed with a packet of no sugar ice tea. Wow it was so sweet I could only eat 2T. Was lovely. Will keep it for a sweet treat from time to time.

SUPPER was left over roast chicken pieces in a salad with cucumber, pepper and bits of tomato with olive oil and a bit of lemon. Yum!!!!

The weather is very hot so I am drinking lots of water. I'm not having much of an appetite which is also a good thing..... might also be the coconut oil. Doing great. Will see on the scale tomorrow morning.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: first day of INDUCTION!

I can imagine I was not the only one feeling like this midd morning today ;)


Yes probably I have been TRYING to do induction for the last 9 months! :) Getting to the point again where I went reading the chapter in the Atkins book about Induction, making notes about what is available where we live. How sad no BACON! Anyway I have allot I still can chomp on and enjoy LOOSING THOSE KILOGRAMS.

I decided to do a week of strict Induction to give my metabolism another good kick hoping to loose more weight and break out with new hope to loose the 10kg ahead.

Today was day 1:

BREAKFAST was a two egg omelet on a bed of a green salad left over from supper last night.

I had great coffee with cream had a few mugs today.
I decided to take a T of coconut oil daily to spark my metabolism, burn fat and just help with overall health. 

LUNCH was a tin of tuna with tomato, cucumber and lots of lettuce with a touch of mayo.

SUPPER was a chicken filet stir fried with broccoli topped off with cheese.

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

I'm all geared up to start Induction from the Atkins Diet tomorrow for a week. I think it will give me a good kick and help me to loose some more weight. 

BREAKFAST: was two boiled eggs, mayo on a BUN IN A MUG muffin with butter. Was very yum for a change.

LUNCH: was a chicken fillet with mayo and a green salad. 

SNACK: I made cucumber boats stuffed with tuna and mayo mid afternoon and then at

SUPPER: I was not too hungry. I had a big salad with lettuce, rocket, cucumber, tomato and sprinkle of feta cheese. I made steamed broccoli but just did not have place for it. 

Feel free to join me on Induction for a week! 

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

I'm in a plateau again...... hoping to see good news on the scale soon. So sad that my weight goes down a few hundred grams, a bit up and then plateau en then loosing a bit and then again the same. I keep looking back and see the almost 13kg that I have lost. It helps me to not be discouraged. All together it adds up and I am coming down. It is hard to see that my weight loss is definitely not as much as it used to be......  I have heard that it does happen. Hoping to keep it going even if it is slow.

Keeping my goal in sight to weigh 70kg by middle October. My husband will be going on a trip for 2 1/2 weeks I'm hoping during this time to focus on Low Carb eating as I will be only cooking the necessary for me and the kids. He is the sweet tooth!

Life has turned out to be more busy and complicated home schooling the three kids than I thought it would be.  I barely get time to be on the computer. I am hoping that it will come to a place of getting into a regular schedule again.

BREAKFAST was a two egg omelette with tomato and a sprinkle of cheese with coffee and cream.

LUNCH was leftover cauliflower pancakes with cucumber slices and feta cheese with a squirt of mayonnaise.

I cleaned the house this afternoon and had a glass of diet coke for that extra energy boost.

SUPPER was a treat at Ikea where I had a green salad, 3 meat balls and 3 chicken drumsticks.

KEEP GOING! The tortoise also crossed the line! :)

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

 Feeling like this lady today....... JUST KEEP GOING!

No more down on the scale but I'm persevering..... NOT GIVING UP! Somehow it will break through!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs and cheese served on a green salad left over from supper last night. I had coffee and cream. Now that school started I drink more coffee. About 3 cups a day with cream. I just need to keep an eye on my CREAM not to overdo it.

LUNCH was the bun in a mug served with a thin slice of cheese and turkey ham with tomato.

SUPPER was the cauliflower-egg-cheese patties topped with ground meat served on lettuce. Was a great supper! My family loved the cauliflower patties to my surprise.

I think I might be eating too much cheese. I am going to cut back my cheese to only one meal a day the size of a match box.

Here is the recipe for the CAULIFLOWER PATTIES:

1. I cooked a whole head (small) of raw cauliflower pieces in hot water until soft.
2. I drained and mashed the cauliflower and let it cool down.
3. I stirred in one cup of grated cheese and mixed in 4 eggs with salt, pepper and a pinch of parsley.
4. I dropped spoonfuls on a hot pan with butter and fried on both sides until golden brown. Handle with care the batter is very brittle. The secret is a non stick pan and let it cook well on the one side before turning it over. Was great with a touch of mayo.
ENJOY!
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ALL ABOUT TODAY:

My husband and I had a great weekend together. We were so grateful for the big spoil and blessing to be able to attend this couples retreat for free. It was hosted at a very nice hotel. Talk about FOOD oh my it was absolutely amazing! A pure nightmare at the same time.....

I didn't eat anything not LOW CARB..... but I for sure let go on the protein side of the calender :) The hardest part was having to say no to the absolute amazing desserts.... I was drooling all over my husbands desserts off course but I didn't want to feel sorry the next day. Ok there were these dark chocolate shells on a cake one night so I took a few. I totally pigged out on the real cream cuppachinos. What a treat!

Was ready this morning to weigh in and was ready to weigh in and weigh atleast a few hundred grams more. I was amazed that I was only 200g heavier from what I was on Friday before we left.

I was pleasantly surprised and hopeful that LOW CARB really works in the real world. That I can be at a place that is any Low Carbers nightmare and it is possible to have a total great time eating out at "food heaven". I have a new encouragement to make it work. For me this weekend was a great breakthrough. Normally going on an event like this weekend I can easily pick up a kilogram or more over a weekend.

Today for BREAKFAST I had a two egg omelette topped with tuna, tomato, cucumber and a sprinkle of feta cheese.

LUNCH was a lovely green salad with lettuce, rokket leafs, tomato, cucumber, pickles and tuna salad.

SUPPER was a chicken fillet fried in a pan on the stove top layed out on  a lovely bed of greens with a good topping of mayo.

I had 2 cubes of dark chocolate for a late afternoon snack and a small glass of diet coke.

ALL ABOUT TODAY AND THE NEXT THREE DAYS:

I'm running around like a crazy chicken today trying to do home schooling, reviewing with the kids about the weeks school work, cleaning the necessaties around the house AND PACKING! Yeh me and hubby are going on a weekend retreat for couples! In the fourteen years that we have had children we have never gone away even for a night out. So mam here is getting everything set up for the kids and our friends coming to stay here for two nights.

Normally when we go to retreats the food is amazing buffets.  Usually I would just pig out and enjoy all the great foods and desserts.... would think about dieting another day when I'm home again.

I have been pondering what I will do this weekend. I do not want to give up my goal to weigh 70kg by middle October and then pick up 2kg over a weekend..... Having to loose it 100g at a time! I decided to stay with Low Carbing and enjoy the food within limits.... as hard as it might be.... Atleast I can enjoy good coffee with a dash of cream next to the swimming pool.....

It was good news on the scale this morning. Often when I suddenly loose allot of weight over night I see a slight gain the next day. Not this time was the same weight as yesterday morning. We will be leaving at 5h30 tomorrow morning. I am hoping to reach my 13kg down mark tomorrow! Wonder if I could drop 600g in one day???? I'm giving it a good go!

BREAKFAST was two eggs, cheese and coffee with cream.

Had a teaspoon of peanut butter for a snack.

LUNCH was a chicken fillet with mayo and 2 cubes of dark chocolate for dessert.

SUPPER was  salad with  spicy sausage as I have not had any vegetables yet today.

Will not post tomorrow and over the weekend will come and post on Monday evening again. Hope you are standing strong keeping on and going forward.... It is never easy but so worth it!

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

I was jumping up and down this morning..... down the 700g I picked up over the weekend and two more. Now all together down 12.6kg!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After the plateau in weight loss the last while it was so good to see a good move on the scale again. Gives me new hope and energy to keep going.

Found out that the soya mince had 6g of carbs per cup of meat. Outrageous! Also I am cutting back on tomato, cheese, cream in my coffee :(  and I'm trying to eat earlier in the evening. Hoping to reach 13kg down by this weekend.

BREAKFAST this morning was 2 eggs with a cup of sliced cucumber with coffee and a dot of cream.

Had a T of peanut butter midd morning.

LUNCH was the bun in a mug with cold meat, tomato, cucumber, cheese and mayo.

SUPPER was a tin of tuna stirred into a stir fry vegetable medley of broccoli, baby marrows, mushrooms and pepper.

Had quarter cup of coke zero.

It is quite dark out in the mornings at 6h30 when I usually went out for my exercise. I'm a bit concerned to go out in the dark and no one there. In the evenings I'm normally so tiered.... working on finding a good time to do my exercise. Maybe it is a good time to work on some aerobic dvd's or online dvds on exercise.

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

If stress cause weight gain then I'm on my way to being a hippo :) Between home schooling again and the new puppy I'm for sure not stress free. Its not that bad ;) but I forgot how much running around and brain twisting life could be.

It dawned on me that I added soya ground meat half half to the beef ground meat. I read today that the carbs in soya is not that low. I also cut back today on the cream that I drink in my coffee, cheese and tomato. Somewhere something is creeping in too many carbs!

BREAKFAST was a two egg omelette with a sprinkle of cheese.

Late morning I was starving so I had my LUNCH: I had a tin of tuna on mock potato salad with mayo and cucumber slices.

I made some peanut butter for my family and had a T of that midd afternoon for a snack.

SUPPER was a chicken fillet with stir fried vegetables - broccoli, pepper, baby marrows and mushroom with garlic.

I had a small glass of Coke zero (it was a ruff day :D)

ALL ABOUT TODAY:

Our FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL picture!


Was 700g heavier on the scale this morning..... was a disappointment after I really tried this weekend to stay on LOW CARB EATING! Today was the first day of Home Schooling for the new 36 week academic year. I feel a bit overwhelmed and blessed at the same time ;D teaching my three children.

I didn't go walking this morning as it was the first day and I had to get the kids going on schedule again. We also got a puppy yesterday. Almost fainted when I got into the foyer this morning finding the mess he made that I had to clean before school started at 8h00. I think I forgot what it means to have a puppy again.

BREAKFAST was two eggs with cheese and cucumber slices and a piece of turkey cold meat. With coffee and cream.

LUNCH was the great "bread in a mug" as a sandwich topped with tomato, mayo, cheese and cucumber. I had an espresso with cream midd afternoon. Needed it by then as my head was spinning between adverbs and evolution ;)

SUPPER was ground meat rolled up in lettuce pockets with dots of mayonnaise.  I also found heads of cauliflower to my surprise in the supermarket yesterday and made the mock potato salad. One of my favorite salads.

No snacks as I want to kick this 700g in the bud!

LOW CARB - CAMPING!

Had a great weekend as a family camping with friends. Was my first experience camping in a tent. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Got more mosquito bites than I bargained for. :)

The worst was the food, not that it was bad or tasting horrible. It was just not LOW CARB.  It was hosted by the organization that owned the camp ground. We were a large group of people and it was on a budget. CARBS was the staple of most of the meals.

BREAKFAST was always the normal Turkish breakfast of boiled eggs, feta cheese, tomato, cucumber and olives. I loved it as I could begin every day with two eggs as normal.

LUNCH was a lighter meal with bread or rice or pasta as the main. It was soup or sandwiches. I took cheese wedges and cucumber with and I kept it in our tent in a cooler bag.  I was hoping the cucumber and cheese would keep me full and not influence weight gain. When there was soup I tried to not eat the potato or pasta inside. My family enjoyed the extra potatoes and pasta ;)

SUPPER was the main meal often stuffed eggplant or peppers. The first night we got stuffed eggplant with ground meat. It was so good and I could eat it! The other evenings were pasta etc.

There were not much temptations with cake and candy so I had no problem there. I had no problem skipping the fruit that was served as dessert.

This morning on the scale was a disappointment..... I was hoping that I would have lost after I really tried not to jeopardize my Low Carb Eating while camping... I was 700g up on the scale.

I was wondering if it wasn't that I had too little to eat?
Maybe some carbs did sneak in somehow?

Well what ever the situation it is there and I'm going to do all I can to get rid of it and more.

TODAY IS MONDAY! Always a good time to begin again!