Whatcha eating today VSGers...Tuesday!!

Happy Tuesday another NO Popeyes day for me.  Heading to a support group tonight as I try to regroup.

B:  Crustless Spinach Quiche
S:  Roastaroma Tea; Almond Milk
L:  Chicken Salad w/celery
S:  Caramel Click
D:  Pork Loin; Spinach; Mashed Cauliflower

Water:  10/12
Vitamins:  Yes
Exercise:  3 miles

NEXT...

B: Can of sardines drained and mooshed up with 1t avocado and a splash of lemon balsamic vinegar. Total weight 2.8 ounces.
L: 3 ounces meaty spaghetti sauce, pureed  
D: 3 ounces lamb burgers w/ tzatziki, pureed

S: If I don't make my 3 ounce goals for every meal.  

Vits: 1 of 4
Water: Working on it (2T Benefiber and 1T Miralax mixed into first 32 ounce bottle)
Exercise: Rest and ice day

not to "yuck your yum" but not sure how I feel about your breakfast LOL

LOL!  If you don't like sardines, I can understand why.  :)  

It was actually inspired by Alton Brown, since it's one of the things he attributes his awesome weight loss too -- http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sherried-sard ine-toast-recipe.html

Having to put in some snacks today to help with the de-carbing I must do: 

B - hardboiled egg, protein shake on way to work 

S - greek yogurt w/1 T. chia seeds 

L - TJ's crab stuffed flounder 

S - almonds 

D - TJ's chicken-lime burger w/avocado and onion

Water:  on track 

Vitamins: done 

Exercise:  will do kettlebell w/extra push-ups and tricep dips after work 

I know you didn't ask for it, but if you are open to a few suggestions:

 I would reconsider the almonds as they will not really fill you up much and add something else with protein and fat.  In general, I find it much easier to de-carb when I add fat to my diet.  It seems to help me find the balance without nearly as much pain.  You might even consider having five meals, not three meals and two snacks, each full of dense protein and fat.  This woks better for me during the few days needed to de-carb.  Again, this is just my suggestion and seems to work better for me. 

I'm always open to suggestions on how to do this better, especially from vets - thanks, Elina!  

Almonds were the plan because it's what I have on hand here at the office.  But I also have some jerky and another thing of greek yogurt.  Tomorrow I'll plan better and bring something with high protein and a little fat in it.  

I don't think that there is anything wrong with almonds per se, but they just don't fill me up at all.  I can eat a handful and be just as hungry as before I ate them.  That defeats my reason for the snack.  The jerky might work better.  In general, I find that when I de-carb I need to add things like a 1/4 of an avocado, or a little butter, or something else that triggers feelings of being pampered and satisfied.  This lasts for a few days for me and then I am good to go.  Good luck to you, I know that the first few days without carbs can be rough.  Sometimes, my husband decides that this might be a good time for a business trip around that time.  :)

This is interesting and I'm going to file it away for future use after I've hit the hard work of maintenance!  Right now, when I'm eating Greek yogurt, sometimes I want some crunch that previously I would have gotten from granola.  Since granola isn't fitting into my carb plan, for now, I use 4 almonds that I slice up.  It gives me the crunch that I'm craving but fits in my plan. 

As long as you are feeling full for a while after you eat it, you are good to go. I stopped eating yogurts and nuts for snack when they stopped making me satisfied for long periods.