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Fat Challenge Day 30 - 8.29.09

Posted by Kate Saturday, August 29, 2009 0 comments

B - 1 banana, 2 fried eggs, 2Tbs. guacamole, 30 pistachios

S - 1 venti latte from Starbucks (+ 2 equals), 2tsp. sunbutter

S - Peanut Butter Cookie LARABAR (very yummy!)

S - 4tsp. sunbutter

D - Sirloin steak (~5oz.), 2c. steamed veggies (broccoli, squash, carrots, string beans)

S - tons of sunbutter, tons of dried prunes, 30 pistachios

I went way over on my carbs today, but I don't feel too bad about it. I didn't anything too awful (except for the latte & equal), but it was oh so delicious.

Back on track tomorrow:).

Carbs = 161.5g

Fat Challenge Day 29 - 8.28.09

Posted by Kate Friday, August 28, 2009 0 comments

B - 1 banana, 2 fried eggs, 2Tbs. guacamole, 30 pistachios

L - Chicken Cobb salad from Panera (sans cheese & dressing), 1 med. apple, 21 R/S almonds (REALLY delicious lunch, really full though).

S - 21 almonds

D - 6 buffalo wings (from Buffalo Wild Wings) w/ spicy garlic sauce + side salad

S - 6tsp. sunbutter (okay, went a little overboard here:)haha)

Carbs = 81.6g

Fat Challenge Day 28 - 8.27.09

Posted by Kate Thursday, August 27, 2009 0 comments

B - 1 banana, 2 fried eggs, 30 pistachios

L - 2 diet cokes (40oz.) - 1@noon, another @ 3pm

D - Chicken w/Apricot glaze + asparagus & broccoli from Olive Garden, 1c. salad w/ ~1tbs. dressing

S - 4 strawberries, 1/4c. blueberries, 9 pecan halves, 2tsp. coconut flakes, 60 pistachios, 1/4c. dried prunes

I feel like I'm going to go crazy, WAY too much diet coke & stress at work today. Low on calories & carbs today.

Carbs = 63.6g

Fat Challenge Day 27 - 8.26.09

Posted by Kate Wednesday, August 26, 2009 0 comments

Weight is back up 3lbs. I need to go back to not weighing again and just go by body comp (although, that is lagging a little, too). Still feeling great, though!

B - 1/3 banana, 3 fried eggs, 2tbs. guacamole, 30 pistachios

L - 4oz. salmon, 1c. brussel spouts, 21 R/S almonds

S - 4oz. salmon, 2tsp. sunbutter, 21 R/S almonds

S - 30 pistachios

D - Guacamole, bacon burger from Red Robin (minus bun, cheese & mayo), 1 apple, 30 pistachios

Carbs = 66.2g

Fat Challenge Day 26 - 8.25.09

Posted by Kate Tuesday, August 25, 2009 0 comments

B - 2 eggs (fried), 30 pistachios, 1 apple

L - 1.5c meat sauce, 21 R/S almonds

Diet coke (20oz.) @ 3PM

S - 1/2c. celery/carrot/almonds salad (the last of it!), 15 pistachios

D - Salmon, 1c. brussel sprouts, 30 pistachios, 2tsp. sunbutter

S - 4 strawberries, 1/4c. blueberries, 9 pecan halves, 2tsp. coconut flakes

Carbs = 79g

Fat Challenge Day 25 - 8.24.09

Posted by Kate Monday, August 24, 2009 0 comments

I vow to keep my carbs LOW today. I went way overboard yesterday.

B - 2 eggs (fried), 2Tbs. guacamole, 30 pistachios

S - 20oz. diet coke

L - 1.5c. meat sauce, 21 R/S almonds

S - 2 buffalo wings, 1c. celery/carrot/almond salad, 21 R/S almonds

D - 2 buffalo wings, 2 eggs (fried), 2tbs. guacamole, 1tbs. salsa, 1c. celery/carrot/almond salad, 30 pistachios

S - 4 strawberries, 1/4c. blueberries, 9 pecan halves, 2tsp. coconut flakes

Gotta stop later night snacking!! - 6 dried pineapple slices (bad bad bad!)

Carbs = ~~71.2g~~ 179.5g

Good day today despite having a really weird dinner:). I am so in love with that celery, carrot & almond salad. I think I'll omit the honey next time to see if I like it as much without the added sweetness. Super yummy!!

Update: Had a few slices of dried pineapple (with sugar in the ingredients) this evening. I have GOT TO STOP doing this. I am caving and it's killing my morale. :(

Fat Challenge Day 24 - 8.23.09

Posted by Kate Sunday, August 23, 2009 0 comments

B - Paleo pancake (1/2c. ground almonds, 1/4c. coconut milk, 1 egg, 1 tsp. honey, 2 tsp. maple syrup, 1tbs. coconut oil), 4 med. strawberries, 1/4c. blueberries.
*Decided to double the amount of almonds to help thicken up the pancake. It definitely worked! However, I am horrible at flipping these things b/c they fall apart so easily. Next time I'll use a plate. I also burned it, but it was still yummy with the maple syrup:).

L - 8oz. tilapia, 30 pistachios, 2tsp. sunbutter

S - 15 pistachios

D - 5 buffalo wings, 2c. celery, carrot & almond salad

S - 4tsp. sunbutter, 2 now-&-later candies (I totally caved), 30 pistachios

Later that night... 1/4c. dried prunes. Seriously bad eating/snacking day!

Carbs = 117.9g

Fat Challenge Day 23 - 8.22.09

Posted by Kate Saturday, August 22, 2009 0 comments

B - 2 fried eggs, 2tbs. guacamole, 30 pistachios, 21 R/S almonds

S - 2tsp. sunbutter

L - 1.5c meat sauce, 1 apple, 30 R/S almonds

S - 1 chicken leg, 2tsp. sunbutter, 1/4c. dried prunes

D - 8oz. grilled tilapia, 2c. brussel sprouts, 30 pistachios

Carbs = 110.5g

Hung around the house for most of the day (hence all the snacking). But I did go shopping and tried on a few clothes today. I am just shy of two sizes smaller in pants & dresses! :)

Too many carbs today, I caved and snacked on prunes while making dinner. The tilapia was delicious. I also had quite a bit of sunbutter today. It was somewhat of an acquired taste, but now I really love it! It helps me keep peanut butter out of my diet:).

Fat Challenge Day 22 - 8.21.090

Posted by Kate Friday, August 21, 2009 0 comments

B - 1 banana, 2 fried eggs, 2 tbs. guacamole, 30 pistachios

S - 20oz. diet coke

S - 1 chicken wing, 1/4c. blueberries, 30 R/S almonds, 2tsp. sunbutter

D - ~4.5oz. steak, romaine lettuce, 30 pistachios. I had the worst meal in a long time tonight. I don't plan to ever go back to Poor Billy's in Blacksburg, VA again. Horrible service, microwaved bread (which I didn't eat), and about half of the steak I got was hard grisly fat.

S -

Carbs = 87.1g

Down another 2lbs.! This brings my total weight loss to 10lbs. since I started the zone diet and then 22 days of paleo-ish diet.

I feel really good and the cravings aren't nearly as bad as they used to be. Football/tailgating season is coming up in a few short weeks, though. That will be the real test! :)

Fat Challenge Day 21 - 8.20.09

Posted by Kate Thursday, August 20, 2009 0 comments

B - 1 banana, 2 fried eggs, 2tbs. guacamole, 30 pistachios

L - 24oz. diet coke (bad, I know, but work was insane today)

S - 1 chicken drumstick, 2tsp. sunbutter, 21 R/S almonds

D - Meat sauce w/broccoli & cauliflower (1c. meat sauce, 1c. broccoli & cauliflower), 30 R/S almonds

Carbs = 69.3g

Bad day today b/c of stress & craziness at work. Skipped lunch and had tons of diet coke instead. I need to remember that this makes my workouts SUCK!

Fat Challenge Day 20 - 8.19.09

Posted by Kate Wednesday, August 19, 2009 0 comments

B - 1 banana, 2 fried eggs, 2tbs. guacamole, 30 pistachios

L - 1 tilapia filet (~6oz.), 2tsp. sunbutter, 15 R/S almonds, 15 pistachios

D - 1 Bacon & Guacamole Burger @ Red Robin (sans cheese, bread & mayo), 12 R/S almonds

S - 1 banana (they are going bad!), 4 strawberries, 1/4c. blueberries, 9 pecans, 2tsp. coconut flakes

Carbs = 87.5g

I know I need to lay off the fruit if I want to lose weight, but the fruit is just so DELICIOUS right now and it is really helping with my sweet cravings. Once fall hits, I plan to switch to pretty much all veggie for my carbs. Until then, I plan to eat as much fruit as my 80 or so grams of carbs will allow:).

Broke my vow to eat only humanely raised/slaughtered meat today by eating a burger at Red Robin. It definitely wasn't as good as the hamburger we get from Ellett Valley Beef Co., but I still think it's better to eat meat out occasionally than to eat that soy crap.

Body comp is starting to show improvement, especially around the waist/hips!

Fat Challenge Day 19 - 8.18.09

Posted by Kate Tuesday, August 18, 2009 0 comments

B - 2 fried eggs, 2Tbs. guacamole, 1 banana, 24 almonds

L - 1 chicken thigh, 1 chicken wing, 30 pistachios, 1/8c. dried prunes

S - 2tsp. sunbutter, 21 roasted/salted almonds, 1/8c. dried prunes, 15 pistachios

D - 2 (4oz.) tilapia filets (grilled & delicious!), 12 roasted/salted almonds, 5 strawberries, 1/4c. blueberries

S - 1 chicken wing

Carbs = 89.9g

Tough to keep my carbs down today. I was really wanting to eat my way through the bananas & dried prunes in the house:).

Side note: I am the master of the grill now. I have wrestled the title from Adam due to my recent success on the grill. I now understand why men are so in love with grilling, it's fast, fun and there's practically NO clean-up! :)

Fat Challenge Day 18 - 8.17.09

Posted by Kate Monday, August 17, 2009 0 comments

B - 2 eggs (fried), 2tbs. guacamole, 12 almonds

L - 4oz. salmon filet, 1c. brussel sprouts, 15 pistachios

S - 1/4c. dried prunes, 15 pistachios, 1tsp. sunbutter

D - 12 roasted, salted almonds (pre-dinner snack), 1 chicken breast, 2tbs. guacamole, 2tbs. salsa (no sugar), 15 pistachios

S - 5 strawberries, 1/4c. blueberries, 2tsp. coconut flakes, 9 pecan halves

Later that night:) - 1tsp. sunbutter, 12 roasted/salted almonds

Carbs = 82.3g

Fat Challenge Day 17 - 8.16.09

Posted by Kate Sunday, August 16, 2009 0 comments

B - 1 paleo pancake (1/4c. almonds, 1/4c. coconut milk, 1 egg), 1/4c. blueberries, 5 strawberries, 2tsp. maple syrup

S - 1 pork chop (w/honey & mustard marinade)

S - 1/2c. dried prunes, 12 roasted/salted almonds

L/D - 4oz. salmon filet, 1c. brussel sprouts, 6 brazil nuts

S - 1 stalk celery, 2tbs. sunbutter

Carbs = 111.8g

Fat Challenge Day 16 - 8.15.09

Posted by Kate Saturday, August 15, 2009 0 comments

B - 2 fried eggs, 1.5 slices of fried green tomatoes (coconut & egg batter), 21 almonds
*Fried green tomatoes were a bit of a bust - either I've changed my tastes or the coconut doesn't work with FGT's.

S - 2 small strawberries, 1/4c. blueberries, 12 almonds

L - 1 pork chop (w/honey & mustard marinade), 1c. kale w/pine nuts, 21 almonds

S - 1/4c. blueberries, 4 strawberries, 9 brazil nuts

D - 1 chicken breast, 2c. spinach, bacon (~1 medium slice), 2tbs. walnuts, 1tsp. balsamic vinaigrette

Carbs = 55.5g

Fat Challenge Day 15 - 8.14.09

Posted by Kate Friday, August 14, 2009 0 comments

No sleep last night (~3 hours), so I'm feeling a little rough this morning:).

B - 2oz. coffee (couldn't drink it black), 2 fried eggs + 1.5c kale w/pine nuts + 30 almonds

L - Meat sauce w/spaghetti squash (~2c.), 21 almonds, 6 brazil nuts

S - 12 brazil nuts, 12 almonds, 2 hard-boiled eggs

S - 12 pecans

D - 1 chicken leg (thigh & leg, tandoori marinade), 2c. cauliflower, 15 almonds, 2 hard-boiled eggs

S - 1c. raisins (okay, I was weak, what can I say?), 9 brazil nuts

Carbs = 186.1g!!!

(The raisins were 114.8g of carbs - totally killed the day for me, but they were quite yummy.)

Fat Challenge Day 14 - 8.13.09

Posted by Kate Thursday, August 13, 2009 0 comments

I have been bad... I've been weighing despite my promise not to. I'm up 2lbs. from yesterday! Although, yesterday, I was down 2lbs. So basically, I haven't lost any weight despite cutting out refined carbs for about 2 weeks and keeping all carbs under 100g/day (most of the time pretty close to 80g). I'm keeping with it in hopes that eventually the weight will drop off. I finished off another jar of natural peanut butter last night, so maybe that's the problem? I plan to cut that out going forward, as well as continue to limit my consumption of Crystal Light.

I need to get back to doing CrossFit as well. I've taken almost a week off, but that's enough.

I did walk both dogs last night, though! :)

B - 2 eggs (fried), 1.5c. kale w/pine nuts, 30 almonds

L - Meat sauce w/spaghetti squash (~2c. total), 21 almonds, 6 brazil nuts

S - 15 almonds

D - 1 chicken leg (thigh & drumstick, tandoori marinade) + 2c. roasted cauliflower w/garam marsala + 30 almonds

S - 1c. frozen berries (thawed) + 9 pecan halves + 2tsp. coconut flakes

Carbs = 73.3g

Well, I decided to take measurements today to see if I'd lost any inches since the weight isn't coming off the scale. And I've lost about an inch off every part I measured (waist, hips, thigh, calf). So that makes me feel a little better! :) Last time I measured was June 2009.

Fat Challenge Day 13 - 8.12.09

Posted by Kate Wednesday, August 12, 2009 0 comments

B - 2 eggs (fried) + 30 almonds

L - Meat sauce w/spaghetti squash + 21 almonds + 1tsp. peanut butter

D - 2c. spinach salad w/bacon & 1 chicken breast + 1tbs. balsamic viniagrette + 2tbs. walnuts (seriously DELICIOUS salad, my mom & both almost licked our plates clean. If you are near Blacksburg, VA and have a chance to go to Bud Foster's Restaurant, I would definitely recommend this salad!)

S - 2tsp. peanut butter, 2c. mixed berries, 2tsp. coconut flakes, 9 pecan halves

S - 30 almonds

Carbs = 62.4g

Fat Challenge Day 12 - 8.11.09

Posted by Kate Tuesday, August 11, 2009 0 comments

Had a really weird dream last night, I was about to eat a plate of macaroni & cheese that magically transformed into french fries and then I realized, "Wait a minute, NEITHER of those are paleo" :)haha.

Still feeling achy & "hot behind the eyes". Adam thinks I might be getting swine flu:).

B - 2 fried eggs, 30 almonds, 1/2c. kale w/pine nuts, 1tsp. peanut butter

S - 1 apple, 1tsp. peanut butter

L - 1.5c. meat sauce w/ 1/2c. spaghetti squash + 2tsp. peanut butter + 21 almonds

S - 1 chicken wing, 2tsp. peanut butter

D - 1 chicken breast (w/honey mustard marinade), 2c. roasted cauliflower w/garam marsala, 1/4c. carrot

S - 3 strawberries, 9 pecan halves

Carbs = 82.6g

Fat Challenge Day 11 - 8.10.09

Posted by Kate Monday, August 10, 2009 0 comments

B - 2 fried eggs, 30 almonds, 1 banana, 1tsp. peanut butter

L - 1/2 t-bone steak, 21 almonds, 2tsp. peanut butter

S - 1/8c. blueberries, 4 strawberries, 2tsp. peanut butter (NO MORE PB TODAY!)

D - Meat sauce w/ spaghetti squash, 21 almonds

S - 4 strawberries, 1 banana, 6 pecan halves, 2tsp. coconut flakes, 1tsp. maple syrup

Carbs = 98.5g *extra banana put me over the top, but it would have gone bad.

Super weak today & achy in the afternoon/evening. Hope I'm not getting sick!