ALL ABOUT TODAY: 18 June

Today was a day filled with SO MANY TEMPTATIONS or rather I was craving everything and the trash can too! I stood strong! It feels good. I started tracking my food on "fatsecret" again. Even though my heart is good and I try my best I do go off the road and needs to come back to the basics again. Tracking my food helps me to know how much carbs, proteien and fats I take in daily. I log in the morning and then I know what I can eat through the day.

My Food Diary

Today, Wednesday 18 June 2014

 

Fat	Carbs	Net C	Prot	Cals
97.88	26.13	17.13	72.92	1255

        

Breakfast 21.59 1.52 1.52 17.75 274

Egg 2 large 9.94 0.77 0.77 12.58 147

Heavy Cream 1 tbsp 5.51 0.42 0.42 0.31 51

Coffee 1 mug (8 fl oz) 0.05 0.09 0.09 0.28 2

Grated Dry Cheddar or American Type Cheese 2 tbsps 6.09 0.24 0.24 4.58 74

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Lunch 51.05 9.32 5.32 20.59 564

Heavy Cream 1 tbsp 5.51 0.42 0.42 0.31 51

Coffee (Brewed From Grounds) 1 cup (8 fl oz) 0.05 0.28 2

Lettuce 3 cups shredded or chopped 0.23 4.90 2.90 1.48 23

Denny's Sliced Tomatoes (3 Slices) 2 x 1 serving, 4 oz 4.00 2.00 2.00 20

Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 tbsps 27.00 239

Tuna in Oil (Canned) 2 oz 4.66 16.52 112

Coconut Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp 13.60 117

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Dinner 19.68 14.87 9.87 33.99 364

Green Cabbage 2 cups chopped 0.21 9.93 5.83 2.56 43

Butter 1 tbsp 11.52 0.01 0.01 0.12 102

Chicken Breast 100 g 7.72 29.55 195

Cucumber (with Peel) 1 cup slices 0.11 3.78 3.28 0.68 16

Mushrooms 1/2 cup pieces or slices 0.12 1.15 0.75 1.08 8

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Snacks / Other 5.56 0.42 0.42 0.59 53

Coffee (Brewed From Grounds) 1 cup (8 fl oz) 0.05 0.28 2

Heavy Cream 1 tbsp 5.51 0.42 0.42 0.31 51

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Day Summary: This is some of what I ate  This is exactly what I ate
74% of RDI* (1255 calories) * Based on your RDI of 1700 calories (04 Mar 14) BREAKFAST was my usual eggs with cheese. LUNCH was a salad with tuna SUPPER was a cabbage stir fry with chicken strips and mushrooms.	Calorie Breakdown:   Carbohydrate (9%)   Fat (70%)   Protein (21%) Set your Recommended Daily Intake

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 17 June

Wow just got home! The metro broke down and it took us three hours to get home..... once the bus came out of the city and I saw the open sky and fields it was so soothing to the soul.

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs with grated cheese. Coffee and cream. I had another cup of coffee just before I left home.

Yesterday I opted and had a cup of cashews.... it kicked my bud and this morning on the scale there was a definite gain. I decided not to have a snack and rather enjoy lunch.

LUNCH was a Turkish durum in the bazaar...... it was a small tortilla with roasted chicken strips and salad. I really find it frustrating that they charge me tripple the price for a salad...... Even after I explained I just want the salad that normally comes in the wrap....... I fell for it and just ate the tortilla too.... I saw it as a carb treat for the week.

I had another coffee midd afternoon with a bit of chocolate.

SUPPER was at home,  a lovely big salad of tomato, cucumber, red pepper strips, feta cheese and a tin of tuna with ranch dressing.

I'm drooling over the waffles and ice cream I decided to spoil my family with. There is a definite price to pay eating low carb. I see the positive side too. I have so much more energy than I used to have and I look great in my number 12 jeans ;)

I'm not sure how much water I drank today but it felt like allot. I walked around in the bazaar and city for about 3 hours. No problem today with getting enough exercise I just hoped that it burned some fat too. ;D

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 16 June

This picture was supper tonight!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with a bit of feta cheese. Coffee and cream.

I had to take the kids into the city for VBS..... it is a bus ride, a metro change and a short walk a full one and a half hours to get there and then back again the same.

Off course Mamma Bear made good use of the time and went to the main Turkish Basaar in the city.

Midd morning I bought myself about a cup of salted cashew nuts and enjoyed it while having a great time window shopping.

LUNCH was a salad with lettuce, tomato and shaved beef - A real Turkish meal.

I went for a cream cuppachino at a place and yes I ate the dark chocolate spoon that came with it. Not to much damage but I was tempted for a piece of cake but stayed clear.

I came home late afternoon with my very happy but tiered kids.  SUPPER (picture above) was left over bbq chicken from yesterday wrapped up in lettuce leaves with a bit of cucumber, tomato and mayonnaise - I skipped the cheese.

I have definitely gotten my water in for the day and also my walking. I have walked about 4 hours today in the bazaar and the city.... FOR SURE NOT GOING SPEED WALKING TONIGHT ;)

There was no exciting news on the scale this morning.... the main thing is I'm fighting all I can not to pick up weight. I have been reading about low carbing more lately....... it seems that most people looses most of their weight Low Carbing the first six months. It seems after that it plateaus...... I have been at this for a year and a half now.... I still want to loose 5kg before I'm done! I need to come up with a strategy to drop the last five!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 15 June

Was a lovely Father's Day at home. We were planning on a picnic at the beach but it did not work out. I was looking forward to picnic food....... sun and sea!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter, half a cup tomatoes on the side and feta cheese. Coffee and cream, had another mug through the morning.

We were laid back and my family kept themselves full with banana bread and left over pizza.

By late morning almost LUNCH TIME I was ready for another meal. I had a chicken breast with bbq sauce and mayonnaise. One cup of sliced cucumbers with Ranch Dressing.

I made myself an espresso with a good shot of cream. By now I'm starving and my dear husband is going to BBQ for us.

SUPPER then will be BBQ chicken with oven roasted zucchini circles, red pepper and mushroom. I also have eggplant basted with olive oil in the oven baking with garlic and salt.

Had my water for the day and planning to take the kids and dog for a 45 minute brisk walk again.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 14 June

I think I should share actually what I decided not to eat today: cinnamon rolls, chips, chocolate, pizza, fruit salad etc. It was a good food day I stayed clear of all these temptations. I drank my one and half liter of water and more...... and I took the kids on their scooters and the dog (not ons his scooter ;D) and speed walked for 45 minutes.

It feels good! To get to exercise takes allot of energy for me but once I'm going it is such a treat.

BREAKFAST was a surprise from my daughter. She made me a two egg omelette with tomato slices and cheese. Coffee and cream. Late morning I made myself a bun in a mug with almond meal and flaxseed meal and rounded it off with butter and a few slices of turkey ham.

;) I had some more coffee off course.

LUNCH was a chicken fillet for me with mayonnaise and HP sauce.

Coffee and cream. It was a lazy Saturday at home and we were all just laying around reading or watching Master Chef.

SUPPER was a 3 cup chopped lettuce salad with olive oil, black pepper and coarse sea salt. My new favorite.

For a Saturday at home it was a good Low Carb Day!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 13 June

Was the last day of Turkish school today. Now only two weeks left over of home schooling and THEN IT IS SUMMER HOLIDAY! I'm so ready.

Did my walking last night I did about 45 minutes. Was so good, I felt so alive and happy. Was hoping I could go tonight.... but the dog needs to go to the vet for stitches in a wound...... Maybe I can squeeze it in. The weather is hot hot so no problem getting my one and a half liter of water in.

BREAKFAST was two eggs fried in butter with feta cheese. Coffee and cream.

Had my 2T of coconut oil coffee mid morning.

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce and 6 chicken nuggets sliced in with half a tomato. Had a bit of 70 percent dark chocolate for a treat.

Midd afternoon I had another coffee with cream and a cup of cucumber slices dipped in ranch dressing. AND THEN I DISCOVERED that the dear mayonnaise I have been enjoying on and in everything has 6g of carbs per 100ml....... no wonder I'm going no where! Cutting it out!

TO BE HONEST today is one of those days when I feel as big as a balloon. Not sure why but just bloated and feeling stuffed.....

SUPPER will be ZUCCHINI PIZZA SLICES. My husband found very interesting round zucchini like a squash in the bazaar. I am going to slice them and pre bake in the oven. Top it with tomto paste flavored with garlic and basil and bits of chicken with grated cheese and then baking it again  to melt the cheese. Will come and post a photo of it.

ALL THE BEST FOR THE WEEKEND.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 12 June

I'm craving everything SUGAR!  I have been putting little bits of stevia in my coffee through the day....... I THINK IT IS GIVING ME SUGAR CRAVINGS! Wow I have not been sugar craving like this for a long time. Pulling out my sweet tooth and no stevia for me ;)

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs with a sprinkle of cheese.
Coffee and cream.

MIDD MORNING my sweet daughter dropped me off a plate with 5 toothpicks dressed with cheese, ghurkins and a slice of hot dog. Was this great. Just what the doctor has ordered. I had a mug of coffee with 2T of coconut oil and a bit of stevia. I didnt like the stevia with the coconut oil. It tastes great just plain.

LUNCH was the usual 3 cups of lettuce. I had strips of chicken with this and ranch dressing.

Had some lettuce leafs with ranch dressing midd afternoon for a snack. Was really trying not to have any chocolate. So far so good!

Had another two half mugs of coffee through the afternoon.

SUPPER is going to be a tin of tuna made into a salad with a bit of feta cheese and mayonnaise wrapped in seaweed sheets.

I had my liter and a half of water so far. The weather is hot here getting into the thirties to stretch for middle summer. I'm gearing myself up to go walk for an hour....... the dog had an operation so it is just me. YAY for getting there!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 11 JUNE

TODAY goes down as probably loose hands as one of my most challenging days Home Schooling as we are heading into exams......... we do not have an option of public school and I just have to pull through...... off course CHOCOLATE stays a place I run too...... I wish it was water. ... when it comes to food and drinks.

BREAKFAST was an omelette with left over tomato and onion salad from last night and grated cheese. Coffee and cream. I had too much coffee today probably 3 mugs.... There wasn't time for coconut coffee BUT TOMORROW!

I had a few chicken strips late morning to pull me over to lunch.

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce, tomato and chicken strips with olive oil and ranch dressing.

I had a few cubes of chocolate TOO MUCH for low carb but at least it was 70 percent dark.

SUPPER was sweet and sour Chinese food. I ate a bit of the carrot strips and pepper strips but tried to get most of the mushrooms and zucchini with the chicken, but skipped the pineapple pieces. I wasn't too hungry at supper which is good for me.

I didn't go exercise today but had at least 1 1/2 liter of water.

Tomorrow the sun comes up again. HIS MERCY IS NEW EVERY MORNING!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 10 JUNE

This is a cute egg portrait of me and my husband created by my daugther ;)

It is summer here on the Aegean and lots of summer vegetables are being sold in the market. The sad thing is I'm missing broccoli and cauliflower. They are my LOW CARB staple vegetables. I fall back on zucchini, eggplant and peppers now. I also eat allot of tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers.

BREAKFAST was the biggest treat. A dear friend gave me some left over peanut flour. So this morning for breakfast I got totally creative. I made a peanut flour muffin in a mug. I used 2T of peanut flour, 1T olive oil, 1 egg, 1/2t of baking powder and whisked it really well. I baked it in the microwave in a coffee mug for 1 minute. It came out so divine. I cut it in half and kissed it with a good deal of butter and egg salad and mayonnaise. Coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had another mug of coffee in my travel mug on my way somewhere.

I was more hungry than usual today.

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce, olive oil, and left over tomato and cucumber  salad from last night with chopped chicken and ranch dressing.

My treat was coffee with cream and 2 cubes of 70 percent of dark chocolate. Late afternoon I also had another 2 boiled eggs that a friend gave me.

SUPPER was oven baked sardine halves with eggplant and zucchini oven baked chips. With a lovely onion and tomato salad, cucumber and pickles. What a lovely day LOW CARBING.

Didn't get to walk allot but had about 15 minutes of brisk walking. Drank about a liter of water. The weather has turned cool and I struggle to get all my water in.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 9 JUNE

Was a real good Monday Low Carbing. I thought after the pasta yesterday that I was going to be sugar craving today. I actually had lots of energy and it didn't feel like a sugar hangover. Not getting on the scale yet....

I drank a good deal of water today but did not make it to one and a half liter, but close. It is raining here so I did not go for my walk....

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs in butter with a sprinkle of cheese with left over tomato and cucumber salad from last night. Coffee and cream. Had another half a mug later in the morning.

Midd morning I had more coffee with 2 T coconut oil blended in. IT IS MONDAY I NEEDED EXTRA ENERGY!

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce with 2T olive oil, half a hotdog and 2T of blue cheese crumbles. I had 2 cubes of 70% dark chocolate for a treat.

I left after lunch to take a trip into the city. I met up with my dear friend and the LOW CARB TREAT she is I had two needed boiled eggs at her home ;)

Got home just in time for SUPPER and had oven baked chicken with stir fried zucchini, red peppers, mushrooms and eggplant. I had it with a swirl of mayonnaise for a bit of tang.

I got some liquid stevia as a treat and am going to make myself a mug of decaf coffee.....and sit back and enjoy it.

ALL ABOUT THE WEEKEND!

BACK HOME after a lovely weekend with dear friends staying in a wooden cabin close to Efesus killing off cockroaches etc. It was going to be tents but there were some rain. I might just choose the cabin above the tent. ;) Had a great time catching up with friends though. This is the look after a weekend of a "bit of dirt" and coming home to luxury.

The food was the best in a long time at this place. Normally it is a lot of pasta, potatoes and rice but this time around we had allot of protein, vegetables and salads. I had no reason not to stay in eating Low Carb.

I ended up not taking the extra cucumbers and cream cheese with. I used the extra space to take with a coffee press, kettle and lovely "no sugar" caramel coffee creamer. What a treat. My family on the other hand took chocolate with :D Yes I did have a bit of the chocolate.

The meals were basic but I had no excuse until lunch today...... We got served an oven baked dish of macaroni and cheese with ground meat and white sauce. Sorry to say but yes I ate it....

We got home late afternoon and I made a big lettuce salad with tomato, cucumber and peppers. Drinking lots of water...... BUT I might not try the scale tomorrow morning.

Planning to up my water intake this week.... I have been skimping on water. I would like to get into a regular schedule of speed walking in the morning. Will pull myself out of bed tomorrow morning and get going.  MONDAY is always a good time to start new again. Lets make it a great week loosing those extra kilograms.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 5 June

It's like riding a see-saw UP AND DOWN! Back up at 75 this morning! ONly way forward is persevering and not to give up........... I feel like I have a hangover today ;) No not a drinking hangover but a sugar hangover..... All I can think is that the apricots have kicked my sugar..... We have two big apricot trees in our garden. NOthing nicer than a fresh apricot of the tree. BUT NOT if it kicks in insulin and makes me feel like death the next day.

I find myself so frustrated with so many things..... the end of the home school year here etc etc.... just two weeks to go..... I CAN GO ON AND ON..... Cleaning the house does not come NORMAL FOR ME..... I absolutely dread it especially when I'm tiered, it was house cleaning day.....   This afternoon was one of those days.......I got into a box of chocolate chips.... I think it was out of pure frustration. Just when I think: "Oh I'm no emotional eater, sugar has no hold on me!"....

Tomorrow is a new day and I'm hoping that I will get over seeing food as a BALM when I feel under the weather.....

On this high note ;)

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with a sprinkle of grated cheese. Coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had 2 half cups of coffee with cream. I ate the last bit of a piece of smoke cheese from Holland. Was absolutely amazing.

LUNCH was 3 cups of lettuce with olive oil and a few pieces of turkey ham snipped in.

THEN...... I GOT INTO THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS midd afternoon with a mug of coffee and cream.....

SUPPER will be a chicken fillet with mayonnaise and pepper. With a big salad with cucumber, tomato, pepper, feta cheese and pickled cucumber.

Our family will be going camping with friends this weekend. Our food will be catered for us...... OH I NORMALLY DREAD THESE EVENTS..... It will be a big group of people and it is normally a lot of pasta, vegetables stuffed with rice and so on. We live in a carb world! On the other hand I feel bad dragging my own food around to the camp..... I am taking some cucumber and cream cheese though with, nuts and good coffee. Hoping these treats could fill me up if lunch and supper does not. Breakfast is normally cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, boiled eggs and lots of bread. I can skip the bread.

We will be leaving tomorrow afternoon and will be back Sunday afternoon, I will come and tell about the weekend then. All the best dear friends. It is not easy loosing weight but it is so worth it.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 4 June

I was thinking yesterday morning's number on the scale was a surprise being 74.6! This morning I ws back up at 75......... You never know! Hoping to drop that!

Two weeks and school ends for this year! I'm literally pulling myself along daily looking forward to the end of school.

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with a sprinkle of cheese. Coffee and cream.

Was an extreme day with any events today. I had another coffee at nine with a group of ladies visiting.

LUNCH was tuna salad - tomato, cheese, tuna, mayonnaise, lots of black pepper and a thousand island dressing.

I had another cup of coffee with cream just after lunch for my dessert.

By midd afternoon during a meeting here I sneaked out and had another few bites of the salad. I was starving and the cakes, breads etc. on the tables was just working my gut.

We went apricot picking in our garden afterwards and I had 3 apricots - probably not the best thing but I thought a bit of fruit could be a treat.

SUPPER will be a chicken fillet cut into strips fried in a pan with leftover vegetables from last night. A bit of eggplant and mushrooms.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: June 3

Did the happy dance this morning was down to 74.6! YES! So happy to see some good results on the scale again. So dreaming of weighing 70kg this summer!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter served on top of some left over salad from last night with a sprinkle of grated cheese to top it off. Coffee and cream.

Had a rough morning home schooling had my coconut oil coffee at nine all ready. I stayed hungry through the morning...... Went picking apricots in our garden and had two for a snack.

LUNCH was 3 cups of lettuce with olive oil, 2T of crumbled smoke cheese, 1 hot dog chopped for a salad.

Had another coffee after lunch and a palm filled with almonds to get me ready for some house cleaning ;)

SUPPER will be Slopppy Joes for my family and I will have the sauce dressed on a bed of mushrooms and eggplant fried in garlic butter sprinkled with cheese and baked in the oven. I can't wait for supper!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 2 June

MONDAY seems to be a great challenge in many ways. Mine started off with a loss of 800g for last week. That was good.... but oh then things got out of hand. By midd morning I had to laugh and ask my family if anything more can happen........ I think the last straw was when the dog threw up on my daughters bed :D Anyway it turned out to be a great day after all.

BREAKFAST was a feast with left over egg quiche from yesterday morning with left over tomato and cucumber salad. Coffee and cream.

Being such a crazy morning I was watching the clock to get to my second cup of coffee midd morning. I really felt like the energy kick the 2T of coconut oil gives me.

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce with olive oil and blue cheese crumbles.
I had half a cup of watermelon cubes for dessert.

Had a mug of coffee with a splash of milk midd afternoon.

SUPPER was a big blessing as dear friends of ours came over for supper. I made spagetti bolognaise with garlic bread, a big salad and apricot crumble with ice cream. OOOOOH I felt like the garlic bread but had a bed of salad with the red meat sauce over and a good sprinkle of cheese.

MONDAY AT ITS BEST!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 1 June

The beginning of a new month...... Sunday afternoons I always take a few minutes and reflect on the week ahead. Especially about eating healthy and Low Carbing..... The last week it went well. I will see on the scale tomorrow morning. Hoping to name it ONE KILOGRAM down for the last week.

BREAKFAST this morning was late morning. I had coffee with cream earlier and then made an egg, turkey cold meat and cheese quiche for our family for breakfast before leaving for church. Had another coffee just before leaving our home.

Normally at church they serve delicious breads and pastries. I had to give it all a skip.

By midd afternoon I was starving and had a few bites of smoke cheese and one hot dog without the bun on the way home in the car. :D

SUPPER then was a big salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber and olive oil with ranch dressing. Coffee and cream for my dessert..... while my family were pigging out on chocolate cake and ice cream.

All the best dear friends for the coming week. Remember every small step is a big step forward in a LOW CARB LIFESTYLE.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 31 May

Was a very productive day at home! Since we moved to our new home this was our first weekend just being home. I worked in the garden, sewed a tablecloth for a friend leaving the country and made this table runner from my husband's old jeans, made cinnamon rolls for my family and enchiladas for supper.   GOING TO BED EARLY TONIGHT :D

BREAKFAST was a very late morning 2 egg omelette with cheese. Coffee and cream.

I had another mug of coffee mid morning.

LUNCH AND SUPPER was together. Hey! It's weekend. This mamma was busy doing other things and food was last on my list. I made zucchini noodles stir fried in butter and garlic with red pepper and chicken. I added mayonnaise, lots of black pepper and a bit of ranch dressing. Was so delicious!

Didn't get out to walk at all but had a good workout in the garden.
Had about a liter of water and the jar is filled for the second liter. Probably by bedtime it would be done.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 30 MAY

Was down another 100g this morning..... I know not toooooo much but it brings my lost this week to 900g..... every 100g counts ;)

BREAKFAST was one of those experiences that turned out not the way it was planned. I ended up in my pajamas overseeing an exam. Good it was at my home! I then got served breakfast 2 eggs fried in butter with grated cheese and a side salad of cucumber, tomato and crumbs of blue cheese on a polka dot tray. Coffee and cream.

Midd morning I made sure I got my mug of coffee blended with 2T of coconut oil. I also had 2T of tuna.

LUNCH was on the run 3 cups of shredded lettuce with olive oil and one and a half hotdogs chopped on top. Not the most exciting lunch but it filled my stomach.

I went to the city basaar with two friends and had a Turkish coffee there. Normally they add a bit of sugar. .....

When I got home late afternoon I was starving. I had 2 pickles, a slice of cheese and lots of water.

SUPPER was PIZZA! I used the flaxseed recipe to make myself a pizza crust and topped it off with a bit of ketchup with mushrooms, spicy sausage and cheese. Was just what the doctor ordered.

Didnt get to exercise allot today but walked a fair way, I finished my one and a half liter of water. Way to go!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 29 MAY

Was another 300g down on the scale this morning 800g for this week! Wish it could always be like this :D Real life kicks in! My mind is right again and I have hope to fall into the 73's soon again. My lowest point a few months ago was 72.8. Amazing that I allowed myself to stray from there to where I'm now...... The great thing is that low carb does work when a person stick to the basics!

BREAKFAST this morning was 2 eggs fried in butter with a sprinkle of cheese, coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had a T of blue cheese to curb some cravings. I also had my usual midd morning 2T of coconut oil blended into a mug of coffee.

LUNCH was 3 cups of lettuce shredded and about half a cup of left over salad of tomato, cucumber and pickles with a good drizzle of olive oil, black pepper and some peppadew spicing. I had 2T of last nights chicken on top to create A CHICKEN SALAD.

My midd afternoon snack was half a cup of cubed cucumber drizzled with a bit of ranch dressing.

SUPPER was only at nine tonight. I ate some 80% dark chocolate out as a treat. Probably not the best when you are hungry but it was so good. I had to go into the city to do something this afternoon. Living in the village now takes almost 4 hours to the stores and back.  I was planning to eat something totally different but when I got home my sweet daughter had prepared something very special. She fried some spicy sausage with sweet red peppers and mushrooms. I enjoyed it with a good squirt of mayonnaise.

Had a good deal of walking today and that HILLS! I for sure did not drink enough water. Feeling a bit of a headache tonight. Tomorrow I will fill up my liter jar again and make sure I get through it.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 28 May

I was more hungry than normal today BUY I'm celebrating a 500g loss this week! I'm smiling!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with a sprinkle of cheese. Coffee and cream. Midd morning I had 2T of coconut oil whipped into my coffee. I had half an apricot through the morning and about a T of blue cheese.

LUNCH was a big lettuce salad with olive oil, black pepper and one hot dog chopped up with a bit of grated cheese.

We had friends over through the afternoon and I stood strong and ate no cake or any pizza bread. I had a coffee with cream.

SUPPER  was ground chicken cooked in a sauce of soya sauce, garlic, yogurt and a bit of sweet soya sauce. I had some oven baked zucchini, eggplant and mushrooms. I scooped the chicken sauce over the vegetables. Was devine!

I had about a liter and a half of water and walked briskly for 15 minutes. Hoping tomorrow morning to get up early and walk the dog.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 27 MAY

The heat is on 31dC today! The hottest day for this summer. I think it is the end of Spring! The warmer weather helps me to drink more water for sure going to easy get my 1 1/2 liter of water in for the day. Could even push it to 2 liters!

Got a great deal of walking today to. Walked the kids back and forth to the sport fields this morning and walked my son down a lovely hill to catch a lift to school and I had to walk it back again.  No problem getting a great deal of exercise living in the village.

BREAKFAST was a lovely mug of coffee with cream, two eggs with a sprinkling of cheese.

I try to limit myself only to two mugs of coffee in the morning. My second mug was midd morning with 2T of coconut  oil whipped in. I thought that getting some energy from the coconut oil would help me clean the house today ;) It did!

My daughter made us all a snack midd morning of cheese, hot dogs and gherkin slices on toothpicks. What a great snack for Mama BEAR THE LOW CARB LADY!

LUNCH then was only a big bowl of lettuce with olive oil and black pepper (had my protein midd morning on toothpicks).

SUPPER is going to be TACOS! I will have the taco spiced ground meat on a bed of lettuce with cucumber, tomato slices, lots of ranch dressing and a good sprinkle of cheese...... and watch my family devour their trimmings on soft four tortillas. To be honest I actually enjoy the salad more.

The scale was a real NIGHT MARE this morning. Weighed a whopping 75.9 kilograms! Going to scare it tomorrow morning have hope that I can make it go down in one day..... at least a few hundred grams.

ALL ABOUT THE LAST MONTH!

This photo so much reminds of my journey the last month....... suitcase or bag in the hand LIVING THE LOW CARB LIFESTYLE! Or should I add trying to live it ;)

After a month of no internet in our new home IT'S HERE AT LAST! I have been missing the Low Carb updates and chats about low carb living and eating. I just realize how much I need accountability and others to cheer me on in this journey.

I fell of the wagon real hard a few times. I picked up it seems almost two kilograms..... it's to cry for. It is also a good eye opener so I know loosing the weight is real hard and picking it up again SO EASY!

The last month has been on its head in many ways. There were always food around but we live in a carb world and living a low carb lifestyle is not that easy in the real world especially moving and total chaos in many ways. It is doable but I had to bend many bows to stick to it or gave in and ate a few carb meals.

My sugar cravings had me by the throat and so subtle lured me in bite by bite... a little bit of ice cream, a bite of cream cake, a t of chocolate chips, a few chips a bowl of popcorn......... and it goes from a little bit and then I'm off track.

I tend to shy away getting my family all involved in my Low Carb eating. My husband is very supportive in my journey eating low carb. He always encourages me to keep going and compliments me on how great I look.

BUT very kindly and with such a great spirit he did mention this week that he is seeing me falling back into old habits...... eating carbs etc. It was painful in a way to hear.... I felt like I was being caught and felt disappointed in myself.... He said what he said with such love and he knows the pain of me struggling to loose weight for years and how it would be if I pick it up all again....

TODAY WAS A NEW BEGINNING!

The hardest part is making a COME BACK after a carb creep and falling of the wagon some. It is never too late and no mountain is to high to climb..... IT IS TAKING IT ONE STEP AT A TIME!


ALL ABOUT TODAY:

BREAKFAST was coffee with cream, 2 eggs fried in butter with a sprinkle of cheese.

MIDD MORNING I had another coffee and cream.

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce with olive oil, black pepper and a few cubes of cheese, 3 strawberries and one very sour apricot.

SUPPER was out with friends for a birthday celebration. I had one ground meat kebab with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and herbs salad and about 2T of bulgur on the side.

I am trying to get back into drinking my liter and a half of water again. Drinking water is not part of the joy part of my life. It is pure discipline but needed.

It was hard today I was craving chocolate and had to stand strong and say no. Hoping tomorrow will be good news on the scale.

My PICTURE for MAY 2014

Have not reach my goal yet another 4 1/2 kilograms to go!

Started at 89 kilograms and am weighing 74.4 now! Have come a long way!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 8 May

Sure getting better and easier EATING AND LIVING LOW CARB again...... especially as life is getting more normal in our new home.

BREAKFAST was skipped this morning and that with coffee too as we had to get full medical check  ups with EKG ETC for our local medical insurance. No breakfast was not the issue BUT NO COFFEE was big! I was so grumpy by the time the mammogram came around and it was a man taking it I just had to ask if there was not a women for this.... :D

LUNCH then was devoured by around 12h00. I had a shaved meat served on a bed of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, rocket and lots of green chopped herbs. Oh and then a big coffee topped with cream.

Had a bite of my husbands cheesecake.... wasn't the best thing to do but it was a little treat.

Had another coffee with cream late afternoon.

SUPPER was spicy meat fingers fried with red pepper served in lettuce boats with mayonnaise.

Didn't do well today drinking my one and a half liter of water.... but I got a great deal of walking in.

Our family will be going on a weekend retreat and will be back Sunday afternoon. I will skip writing tomorrow night and Saturday night but will come and tell Sunday evening.

It is going to be a weekend with open buffet meals....... The best thing for me will be to stick to the basics eggs for breakfast, salad for lunch and vegetables and meat for supper. Normally the desserts at these events are terrible and I know it will not be tempting.

Have a great weekend know you are not alone! I'm trotting along sticking to it!  x x x

ALL ABOUT THE NO INTERNET DAYS! 7 May

So frustrating without internet...... one moment there is and the next moment not!

REALLY hoping that internet will be installed in our home soon.

BREAKFAST this morning was the usual 2 eggs and a bit of grated cheese. 2 Mugs of coffee and cream though the morning.

LUNCH was left over tuna salad from yesterday.

AND AND THEN! I took my son to our old neighborhood to attend a class picnic this afternoon. Looking at the one and a half hour it took me to get there with public transport it really feels like we have moved passed the villages into the boenies......

I fell for couscous Turkish, tomato, onion and lemon balls at the picnic. Normally they serve these with big lettuce leafs to wrap the balls in but today there were none. I know it does not sounds to appetizing  but was so good. At least I passed the cake etc. ;)

I skipped supper tonight but had 2T of ground chicken and lots of water.

I have really been struggling to get back into a routine eating LOW CARB. The move and just totally out of my routine has not been helping. I have found that my sugar and chocolate cravings this T.O.M. have gone through the roof too. I have been eating more chocolate lately and I know it is not going to serve me well on the scale.......

Asking my family again to please not buy me chocolate as a treat or sign of love and gratitude..... I just can not stick to one piece. Rather not having it in the house or not knowing where they hide their chocolate stash is best for me :D

Making a commitment to pass the chocolate and go for GOLD!

The weather has turned warmer and I have been doing well drinking my one and a half liter of water.
As everything where we live is far apart I have been walking more. Just traveling with local transport works quite a bit of exercise into my every day.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 5 May

I can not tell you how wonderful it is to BE BACK! The last two weeks were just crazy packing and moving to our new house in the village...... PAST THE VILLAGE actually ;) I have been working so hard unpacking and making a home for my family. There is blinds and pictures that still needs to be put up but we are almost there.

I tried to stick to low carb as much as I can during the last two weeks..... BUT OH...... It was difficult. Just when I think YES I HAVE ARRIVED I fall so hard...... More than ever I know that I do have a problem with eating sugar when I'm stressed. I did not have as much problems with bread.... but one evening a friend brought over oven baked spagetti bolognaise and oh I just ate it AND LOVED EVERY BITE! I was just so tiered and did not make even try to tweak the meal to fit into LOW CARB.

I got on the scale this morning and weighed a whopping 74.8 kilograms! A GOOD DAY TO START AGAIN aiming for my goal of 70kg!

I know that if I want to reach my goal I need to be accountable. I want to thank you for being here and being part of my journey. As you can see I have not arrived yet ;) I am not perfect and I do not have answers to all the questions..... but I know low carb works.

I look back over the 17kg I have lost and am looking forward to the last bit to reach my goal. The last two weeks was a good eye opener for me..... I do have hope that I can loose more weight but I think keeping the weight that I have lost LOST is going to be a challenge....... I have worked so hard to get where I am..... Know that you are not alone in your struggle. TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT!

BREAKFAST this morning was 2 eggs baked in butter with 2T of grated cheese. Coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had another mug of coffee with cream.

LUNCH was a tin of tuna with mayonnaise, black pepper and a side salad of lettuce, tomato, gherkins and cucumber.

Midd afternoon I had another coffee with cream.

SUPPER is going to be a chicken fillet strips baked in the oven with eggplant circles. I am thinking of wrapping the chicken in lettuce leaves with eggplant and mayonnaise.

I have tried to drink my liter and a half of water today but only got to finishing a liter. Maybe I can do another half a liter in the evening. I walked the kids to the sport grounds and back about  a ten minute walk down a VERY STEEP HILL and back.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 20 April

Had a lovely restful Sunday! Ready for the next week moving into our new home in the village.

BREAKFAST was an 2 egg omelette with blue cheese crumbles, cheddar cheese and spinach. I had 3 cups of coffee though the morning. But nothing further through the day.

LUNCH was midd afternoon - I had chicken pieces with a cucumber, tomato and pickled cucumbers salad.

I had a handful of almonds late afternoon and am going to skip supper tonight.

I am going to TAKE A TWO WEEK BREAK from the blog. We are moving this week and then we probably will not have internet for a few days. I will be sticking to LOW CARB and hoping to loose some weight while packing and then unpacking.

Thank you for all your encouragement, messages of hope and love.    x x

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 19 April

Barely can keep myself sitting up: Was a hard day cleaning at the new house again. Hopefully the end is in sight......

BREAKFAST was a lovely 2 egg omelette with cheese and spinach. 2 Mugs with coffee and cream.

LUNCH was a picnic sitting on the floor and standing around eating with our dear friends that came to help us clean the house. It was a potluck lunch. I had a few cocktail hotdogs with cold meat and cheese, cucumber and radish slices wrapped in little parcels. Rounded it off with mayonnaise.

SUPPER was again at another event WHAT A DAY! Was a potluck too. I had a lovely lettuce, tomato, cucumber and chicken salad. Had a small coffee to round it off.

Hoping to see some results on the scale Monday.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 18 April

Was a busy day from my turn at school for Kindergarten lunch and cupcake decoration to a lovely roaming in the "pazar" looking for material. I got blue polka dot material to make kitchen curtains for  our new home...... says allot about my life at this stage ;)

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter. Coffee and cream.

Had a coconut oil coffee midd morning.

LUNCH was on the run a salad with 3 cocktail hot dogs with cucumber and tomato with a good squirt of mayonnaise.

Had Turkish coffee in the pazar late afternoon.

SUPPER was a cauliflower crust pizza with spicy sausage circles and cheese.

I can't complain I love what I eat. Lately I just wish I had more time to put in an extra effort with my meals. That season will come again.........

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 17 April

This running between two homes cleaning the one and packing the other is so tiring. All I can say I'm taking it day by day and moment by moment. After almost a year and a half Low Carb Eating is starting to feel like a LIFESTYLE...... I feel content eating basic Low Carb foods and I have almost no cravings. I'm amazed at my energy levels. I feel tiered in the evenings but nothing like I use to feel.

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs in butter with 2T of grated cheese. Coffee and cream. I took another coffee on the road.

LUNCH was a picnic on the floor of our new home. I had 3 cocktail hot dogs with tomato and cucumber circles and a T of mayonnaise for dipping. I had one square of dark chocolate for dessert.

We did not have a lot of drinking water so I did not get to drink my liter and a half today. I'm definitely going to try to catch up on water through the evening tonight.

SUPPER was a treat as my daughter cooked supper. She made a cauliflower bake in the oven with cream, mayonnaise and ranch dressing with cheese on top. Was so good! She cooked ground meat with taco spicing. I'm going to sleep like a rock tonight. Hoping so that the scale will smile at me soon........

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 16 April

I'm running on four burners here! This is probably on the biggest scale our family has ever moved....... I'm at the point where I'm so tempted to just stop packing and let be ;) I started with a sore throat last night.... hoping it will past. Low Carb wise I'm doing really well I HAVE NO TIME TO LET MYSELF GET INTO TEMPTATION :D

I walked into a store today and the security lady stopped and commented on how good I look. She said that she can see that I have lost a lot of weight. She actually congratulated me on my big weight loss. OK it felt good!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with feta cheese, coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had my coffee and coconut oil. I really enjoy this.

LUNCH was tuna salad with cheese cubes, 3 cups of lettuce, tomato and cucumber.

Midd afternoon I had a slice of cheese heated up in the microwave for a snack..... I should watch out I find myself EATING MORE AND MORE CHEESE AGAIN. Normally it gives me a weight stall.

Had a ruff afternoon out with my husband trying to find locks, corners etc. etc. for the new house....... Now I wish I had observed closer when my dad did all his practical work.... Good that in these hardware stores there are no food ;)

SUPPER was a green salad with tomato and ghurkins, chicken strips stir fried  with spicy sausage. Life is getting more and more simple food wise as we are getting closer to our moving date.

I drank my 1 1/2 liters of water today and stuck to pure Induction. OH BUT I did not get to walk my walk........ I think I must be burning enough fat packing ;)

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 15 April

Came home at six tonight literally crawling in the door. Today was the first big cleaning day in our new house..... I came home to a FULL SUPPER COOKED even for my Low Carb needs by my sweet daughter. I was so happy!

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs in butter with grated cheese. Coffee and cream. I took another coffee in my travel mug on the road.

LUNCH was devoured. My daughter packed us lunch. I had turkey cold meat wrapped around cheese fingers with cucumber sticks. Was a good lunch at our new house picnicing on the balcony.

Midd afternoon I had instant coffee (all we had) with cream.

SUPPER was chicken stir fried in onion with zucchini and eggplant chips in the oven. This was so good with a drizzle of mayonnaise.

Feel like something sweet tonight..... Would just have to skip! ;)

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 14 April

I discovered that the dear mayonnaise I have been using has SUGAR in it...... I was sad this morning at my weigh in.... I PICKED UP 400g! Now more than ever I'm checking labels.... who would have thought that mayonnaise has sugar in it.

I drank my 1 1/2 liters of water today, stuck to pure INDUCTION ..... but oh I did not get to walk my 30 minutes..... What a day! From teaching school, cooking, packing and cleaning to shopping for locks for the new house..... I just did not make it.

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with 2T of grated cheese. Coffee and cream.

Late morning I had 1 cup of cucumber circles with ranch dressing for a snack.
Had another coffee with coconut oil.

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce, olive oil and half a cup spicy chopped sausage.

Midd afternoon I had another coffee with cream.

SUPPER was roasted chicken with cucumber, pickled cucumbers, tomato and ranch dressing.

Food is not high on the menu this season.... we are moving to a new house and it is totally crazy. I'm trying for all I can to stick to LOW CARB food as difficult as it is.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 13 April

Oh no! I discovered that the mayonnaise I have been eating so abundantly..... HAS SUGAR IN IT AND A LOT OF IT! I assumed it was like all the other mayonnaise I have been getting that has a carb count of about 2 for 100g....... Oh well this will help me to keep an eye on my labels.

Weighing in tomorrow morning!

BREAKFAST was a two egg omelette with spinach and cheese. Lovely! I had coffee and cream with it.

I took a coffee with cream on the road to my son's soccer practice later in the morning.

We attended church late morning  and a funeral afterwards.... There were allot to eat but it was all cake and carbs..... I just skipped and kept my supper at home in mind ;)

SUPPER was 3 Turkish meat fingers with lots of lettuce, olive oil, ranch dressing, cucumber and a bit of tomato.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 12 April

Wow it was a hard working day PACKING! I got a lot done but am knackered!

BREAKFAST was 3 small eggs fried in butter with 2T of grated cheese. Coffee and cream.

Late morning I had my coffee and coconut oil. I was hoping it would give me a good kick in energy.

LUNCH was left over cauliflower salad from yesterday with a tin of tuna on top.

I had another coffee and cream midd afternoon.

SUPPER was a great treat as a neighbor invited us over for supper. She made a puff pastry pie with cheese and tomato. I scooped the cheese and tomato off the pie base and enjoyed eating it with a big helping of the lettuce salad.

I didn't walk my 30 minutes of exercise today but after packing all day it feels like I did an hour of walking...I think I got a good workout in ;). I drank my 1 1/2 liters of water and stuck to pure Induction.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 11 April

FRIDAY! Have been waiting long to get to this wonder end of the week........ I'm packing up the house for the big move and this house is on its head! What an interesting food day it was.....

BREAKFAST was a tin of sardines from my Norwegian neighbor. Was such a treat. Coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had my coffee and coconut oil.

LUNCH was another treat from my dear sweet American neighbor - a cauliflower salad with herbs, green onion and pickled cucumbers. I added 2T of blue cheese for a treat.

My afternoon was an event with a group of ladies from our neighborhood. I took a carrot cake along knowing that dodging the carbs was going to be a challenge. I think I did well I tried my best. Scratch here and scratch there ;) and I made the best choices I could. When it came to the cake I just very politely had to say no! I had a few glasses of Turkish tea and a Turkish coffee.

I came home and found two pans of pizza on my kitchen counter AND a lovely lettuce, cucumber, tomato and egg salad. What a delight from my neighbor....... I AM SO BLESSED! A great way to enter the weekend ;)

SUPPER then was the salad for me and the pizza for my dear family.

I walked my 30 minutes today, drank my one and a half liters of water and I tried my best to stick to Induction the best I could. Didn't eat any sugar but had to take a bite of bulgur and a bite of a pasta dish.... not to culturally offend.....oh well! I go on!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 10 April

WAS DOWN ANOTHER 300g this morning. For the last 9 days I have lost 900g! It sounds great to loose 100g a day but it is so little. I wish it was more. I need to be patient and keep going....... Just got home quite late! Was a long afternoon out looking at our new house ETC!

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs with left over salad from last night. I added a bit of feta cheese to give it a bit of spike. Had coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had another coffee with coconut oil and 5 olives as a snack.

LUNCH was a piece of chicken with lots of lettuce with chopped tomato and cucumber.

I had 2T of blue cheese for a snack this afternoon.

SUPPER was at our friends house she made crumbed chicken strips with potatoes and carrots. I ate some of the chicken, skipped the potatoes and had about 2T of carrots. This was not the best low carb meal but I tried to stick to the basics. I find it stressful to eat out especially at friends as they often cook to make it special. Then to be sensitive and not offend anybody.......

I had my one and a half liters of water for today but only managed to walk 20 minutes for exercise as we were out all afternoon. I stayed strong and skipped the chocolate cream cake and divine chocolate chip cookies after supper tonight at our friends home.

Tomorrow I go on again.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 9 April

8th DAY OF MY CHALLENGE! Going strong drinking my water, walking my walk and eating LOW CARB INDUCTION!

BREAKFAST was 3 small fried eggs with grated cheese. Coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had another coffee whipped with a T of coconut oil.

LUNCH was 3 cups chopped lettuce with olive oil and 2T of ground Taco meat left over from earlier this week. Topped it off with mayonnaise.

Was at a meeting this afternoon and had a coffee there NO CREAM OR COCONUT OIL.

My friends baby died this afternoon so I didnt go out and walk the dog. I did walk my son to school and then fetched him again.......

SUPPER was a chicken breast with stir fried mushrooms and a squirt of mayonnaise for flavor.

Getting on the scale tomorrow morning. Will come and tell ;)

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 8 April

 7TH DAY OF THE INDUCTION CHALLENGE! This little steam train was struggling today. I kept on track but just had to keep telling myself KEEP GOING YOU HAVE COME THIS FAR YOU CAN NOT GIVE IN GO FOR 100 DAYS!

So late this afternoon I grabbed the dog and went for my half and hour brisk walk, drank my one and a half liter of water and stuck to purely induction food today! YES!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter. I never get tiered of eating eggs for breakfast. My favorite meal of the day. I had some left over salad from last night a bit of cucumber and tomato and a bit of cheese with the eggs. Had one and a half mugs of coffee with cream.

Late morning I made my favorite a mug of coffee whipped with 1T of coconut oil.

LUNCH was 2 cups of chopped lettuce with about 2T of blue cheese and 2T of olive oil.

Midd afternoon I had another cup of coffee with cream - I should have made it with coconut oil but was to lazy to get everything out to get the coconut oil whipped. I know what a lazy WOMAN!

SUPPER will be DIET COKE chicken! Yip the real deal! with vegetable stir fry. I used green beans, cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms and lots of garlic.

Now I find myself struggling with portion size again. I have set a few rules for myself to make sure..... even though I'm eating induction food I can eat too much at a time. LOW CARB is definitely not a all you can eat buffet. I decided not at any time to have seconds and my protein at any given meal should be fitting in the palm of my hand. With vegetables not to have more than one cup if I had two cups of salad for lunch. PORTION CONTROL is very sad but I think if helps to drop KILOGRAMS!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 7 April

Delighted I'm down 600g for the 5 day CHALLENGE! I was hoping I would have lost more but every 100g makes a difference. I think I'm going to keep going and see if I can reach 100 days without falling out of Induction! I have drank my one and a half liters of water today and did my 30 minutes of walking. I didnt walk the dog but walked my son to school and fetched him this afternoon.

BREAKFAST was two fried eggs with feta cheese and a cup of sliced cucumber. One mug of coffee with cream.

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

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce with some smoked cheese crumbled over with 2T of olive oil.

We are moving at the end of this month and I have been packing in between the home schooling and everything else.  I actually didnt have my usual coffee with coconut oil this afternoon. I definitely could feel the hunger just grab me late afternoon. The coconut oil really keeps me full.

I was starving late afternoon and had 10 black olives and 1T of feta cheese.

SUPPER will be Taco's at our home. I will make a taco salad. Lettuce as the base with a bit of tomato, grated cheese, ground beef and mayonnaise to top it off.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 6 April

5TH DAY OF THE CHALLENGE! YIP I walked the dog for 40 minutes today 4.5 kilometers! Drank my one and a half liter of water and sticked to INDUCTION food! On my way!

I'm so amazed time and again how easy it is to PICK UP WEIGHT in one day.... and how many days-weeks it takes to loose it again......
Weight loss is not for the impatient....... I expect sudden results.... OH WELL! A girl can hope and dream ;)

BREAKFAST was 2 egg omelette with spinach and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese. 2 Mugs of coffee and cream.

LUNCH was oven baked zucchini and eggplant slices with smoked Dutch cheese (a treat from my husband). Was absolutely delicious.

Had a mug of coffee whisked with 1T of coconut oil.

SUPPER was  3 cups of chopped lettuce,  with olive oil and half a tin of tuna.

Was a good day!

TOMORROW MORNING I'M WEIGHING IN FOR THE FIVE DAYS OF INDUCTION!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 5 April

4TH DAY IN CHALLENGE - I had my liter and a half water, exercised my 30 minutes walking and purely stuck to INduction food (the hot dogs probably was not the best choice..... but it was NOT CAKE!)

Going strong!

Had a lovely picnic for my daughters Birthday today! The CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE was just marvelous tasting...... NO! I promise I did not even have one bite!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter, a sprinkle of blue cheese and half an avocado. I had coffee with cream.

My midd morning coffee was with 1T of coconut oil. I can drink this for a long time! ;)

LUNCH was a picnic out with friends. I had 3 hot dog sausages, 5 cherry tomatoes and some cucumber sticks with mayonnaise.

Midd to late afternoon I enjoyed another coffee with cream.

SUPPER:  my family is having pizza and I decided to make a chicken fillet with mayonnaise and nice peppadew salt. I will have 3 cups of lettuce with olive oil with this. Do not feel like cooking tonight. LAZY DAISY!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 4 April

THIRD DAY OF CHALLENGE: I only ate Induction food: YES! I drank one and a half liter of water: YES! half a liter left over for the evening. I walked for 20 minutes exercise: YES!

I'm on my way. Can't wait to get on the scale on Monday! So far so good!
What a day! Getting ready for a birthday party for my 15 year old daughter. Baking a chocolate mousse cake........ I SAY NO MORE! Cake in the air mixed with my family's pizza! TEMPTATIONS! But I am not going to eat it........

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs with a T of crumbled feta cheese and half an avocado. Had one mug of coffee just like that...... had another one with cream.

LUNCH was 2 cups of lettuce chopped. Cucumber slices, olives, a bit of grated cheese mixed with tuna SALAD! Dressed with olive oil.

Was at Ikea for coffee with a friend and the cheese cake looked so good..... I stood strong and enjoyed two mugs of coffee.

SUPPER was a chicken fillet with mayonnaise with chopped olives and green peppers. Had the last of the left over coleslaw. Simple supper on the run.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 3 April

SECOND DAY OF CHALLENGE: I stuck strictly to Induction Food, had my 1 1/2 liters of water and walked my 30 minutes. Actually the walking was down the hill to the bazaar and then back carrying the weeks produce back up the hill. Was almost like attending the gym and doing weights ;) Then also I took the dog for a 3 1/2 kilometer FAST walk. WAY TO GO!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with half an avocado with salt. Coffee and cream.

My midd morning coffee was fully dressed with a T of coconut oil.

LUNCH was 2 cups of lettuce with olive oil and 2T of blue cheese crumbles and half a cup of sliced cucumbers.

Midd afternoon snack was 4 cherry tomatoes. Had another half a mug of coffee with 1T of coconut oil whisked to a froth.

SUPPER will be a chicken fillet fried in a pan with butter served with a cup of cabbage salad and Italian dressing and mayonnaise.

Have half a liter still to drink but will do that with supper tonight.
Reached my goals for today!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 2 April

Today was the first day of a CHALLENGE for me and some friends on my Low Carb Karin facebook page. I have made a new commitment to get rid of the last three kilograms that has become five now! Terrible but true.

Especially after reading a report this weekend that said. Only five percent of all people loosing  weight can keep the weight they have lost off. The other 95% picks it all up again and more. Sobering thoughts!

I am seeing how many days I can go purely eating Atkins Induction, drinking 1 1/2 liters of water and exercising at least 30 minutes a day. Hoping this would give me a new determination, accountability and motivation to keep going and loosing the last kilograms to reach my 20kg down mark.

BREAKFAST this morning was 2 eggs fried in butter with half a cup chopped cucumber and 1T tomato cubes. I had one mug of coffee with cream and one mug of coffee whipped with 1T of coconut oil.

Normally midd morning I feel starving so I was hoping the coconut coffee will keep me full and it did AMAZINGLY!

LUNCH was a 2 cup lettuce salad with olive oil and I made Chinese Chicken Egg drop Soup - I had one bowl.

Had another mug of coconut oil coffee midd afternoon pulling me over to supper.
Also got myself into half an avocado with salt.... my total weakness! Only half a one allowed per day looking forward to have the other half tomorrow ;)

SUPPER was half a cup of ground chicken flavored with taco spicing served on a bed of cauliflower mayonnaise salad.

I am trying to cut back on cream and cheese as I know this has kept me from loosing weight before.

1. I kept to strict Induction food today!
2. I have drank 1 1/2 liters of water today - half a liter left in my jar but will finish it before tonight.
3. I have actually walked the dog for about 40 minutes this evening! The dog is delighted that his master is getting into walking now.

REACHED MY GOAL FOR TODAY!

HOW ARE YOU DOING? Yay!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 1 April

Would have been a nice first of April joke to say: "I have lost 5kg over night! :D" NO NOT! I'm dreaming about it though!

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs with half an avocado. 2 Mugs of coffee and cream.

Midd morning snack was 5 black olives with 1t of feta cheese.

LUNCH was about 3 cups of lettuce with olive oil, blue cheese and cold meat strips.

Was at a meeting this afternoon and fell for a t of chocolate covered COFFEE BEANS!  Was weak! Had a cup of coffee at the meeting too.

SUPPER was fried strips of spicy sausage with eggplant, onion, garlic, tomato, red peppers. One pot dish. With cucumber slices and mayonnaise.