I've cheated some - especially on the alcohol part. One night, I had been good all day and then in an uncontrollable rage I slammed by a handful of chocolates and chased it with a filled-to-the-brim glass of milk.
But, overall, this has been a pretty easy diet, and despite my cheating, I lost 9 lbs. I'm in my last week of my trial 4 week run at it before I start my exercise regime.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Ribs...
Breakfast:
- 1 hard boiled egg (17 calories, 3.6 protein, 0.2 carbs)
- 1 scrambled egg (17 calories, 3.6 protein, 0.2 carbs)
- 2 pieces of peppered bacon (90 calories, 5 g protein, 0 carbs)
- Salad from the grocery store with mixed greens, grilled chicken, real bacon bits, tomatoes, and fat-free Italian. VERY DISAPPOINTING LUNCH :(. Should have brought my salad from home.
Pork Ribs Southern Style Cut. I grew up in Barbeque country but I don't have any predisposition as to how it should be prepared. I made up a dry rub primarily based on the Southern Heritage spice I'm trying from Reid's Fine Foods and Sea Salt and plopped the ribs on the grill for a few minutes on each side to sear in flavors, then I plopped them in a roasting pan, covered it with foil, and threw it in the oven for 1.5-2 hours at 275 Convection. I ate the first rib at the 1.5 hour mark, and the second at the 2 hour mark - both equally tasty.
BIG PROBLEM though... I made a rooky mistake and slathered on some Sissy Sauce BBQ sauce, which is a sweeter kind (my wife was smart and went for vinegar based) - it had 13g of Carbs! That messed me up. The other problem is that I picked out fairly lean ribs, as these things go, but the wifey felt like it was too fatty and gave the meal a rather weak thumbs up...
Wednesday:
Couldn't sleep until 3:30am, woke up at 7:15, sucked down 1 hard boiled egg, 4 cups of coffee, likely hitting Chipotle for lunch and leftover ribs for dinner...
Day One - Premium Slow Carb - Lamb Souvlaki
Monday:
This was the first day. We had 1 scrambled farm fresh egg and 2 slices of bacon each for breakfast, and a salad from our garden for lunch. I cheated and had a turkey and spinach dog mid afternoon because I was starving. For dinner, though, we had a really immaculate dish (well, my wife didn't like it because she has some aversion to lamb that I don't understand or approve of).
Lamb Souvlaki-kinda:
1lb of Loin Chops (not enough for two people as it happens, in a bag on the night before along with a tablespoon (or 2) of lemon juice, 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil, some coarse sea salt (fine salt should not be added overnight, and even coarse is better to add right before cooking so it doesn't suck all the juices out), teaspoon of minced garlic, freshly chopped green onions from our garden and a spice mix I'm trying from Reid's Fine Foods that just says Southern Heritage on the label (I'll try to come back and add more details). Grilled this until medium on Monday.
Tzatziki-kinda:
I made Tzatziki for the first time and frankly felt like there might be too much cucumber in it, but I based it loosely on several recipes. I basically blended 1 peeled raw cuke with 1/8th teaspoon of fine sea salt, 1 cup of greek plain yogurt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice (white wine is a good substitute I read, but I drank the last glass of white wine while I cooked), 1 teaspoon of dill (I used 2 because the dried dill smelled kind of bland), and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic.
We also had 4 or 5 Asparagus each, and I separately cooked some chunks of a bell pepper which my wife doesn't like. It was not quite enough food, but it was really tasty.
Before bed, I had 1.5 glasses of red wine with a friend who stayed over on his way through town. So, I kind of cheated, but I couldn't be a bad host.
This was the first day. We had 1 scrambled farm fresh egg and 2 slices of bacon each for breakfast, and a salad from our garden for lunch. I cheated and had a turkey and spinach dog mid afternoon because I was starving. For dinner, though, we had a really immaculate dish (well, my wife didn't like it because she has some aversion to lamb that I don't understand or approve of).
Lamb Souvlaki-kinda:
1lb of Loin Chops (not enough for two people as it happens, in a bag on the night before along with a tablespoon (or 2) of lemon juice, 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil, some coarse sea salt (fine salt should not be added overnight, and even coarse is better to add right before cooking so it doesn't suck all the juices out), teaspoon of minced garlic, freshly chopped green onions from our garden and a spice mix I'm trying from Reid's Fine Foods that just says Southern Heritage on the label (I'll try to come back and add more details). Grilled this until medium on Monday.
Tzatziki-kinda:
I made Tzatziki for the first time and frankly felt like there might be too much cucumber in it, but I based it loosely on several recipes. I basically blended 1 peeled raw cuke with 1/8th teaspoon of fine sea salt, 1 cup of greek plain yogurt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice (white wine is a good substitute I read, but I drank the last glass of white wine while I cooked), 1 teaspoon of dill (I used 2 because the dried dill smelled kind of bland), and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic.
We also had 4 or 5 Asparagus each, and I separately cooked some chunks of a bell pepper which my wife doesn't like. It was not quite enough food, but it was really tasty.
Before bed, I had 1.5 glasses of red wine with a friend who stayed over on his way through town. So, I kind of cheated, but I couldn't be a bad host.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Premium Slow Carb Diet
Sorry its been a little while, but I started reading through the 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferris. I am a huge fan of his other book, the 4-Hour Workweek. Not everything he writes can be realistically executed by me, but I like his overall style of writing, enthusiasm, and general approach to things.
So, as of yesterday, July 4th, 2011, I began to execute the slow-carb diet he lays out, but I'm going to do it with some outstanding meals.
The basic tenets of the Slow Carb diet are:
I'm going to post updates as I go along - not every day, but I'll include recipes, etc.
So, as of yesterday, July 4th, 2011, I began to execute the slow-carb diet he lays out, but I'm going to do it with some outstanding meals.
The basic tenets of the Slow Carb diet are:
- No White Carbs - i.e. rice, cereal, potatoes, pasta, tortillas, breaded food
- Repeat similar meals - eat the same thing over and over. He lists some examples
- Proteins: Eggs, Chicken breasts or thighs, grass-fed beef, fish, pork
- Legumes - Lentils, black, red, and pinto beans
- Veggies - Spinach, Broccoli, Sauerkraut, Asparagus, Peas, Green Beans
- Don't drink calories - No milk, soft drinks, fruit juice.
- Water, tea, coffee, and 1-2 glasses of red wine or dry white wine okay
- No Fruit
- One Free Day Per Week - eat anything and everything you want on one pre-determined free day.
I'm going to post updates as I go along - not every day, but I'll include recipes, etc.
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