Post July 4th Low Carb challenge...

Original post by Sassyz75

Jul 07, 2003 09:40 AM

to my Low Carb Ladies-

Is anyone interested in a low carb challenge? Basically a commitment to each other to be good, be as low-carb as possible & drink all our water? I need to do this SO BAD because I was HORRIBLE this weekend....

Any takers?

BriBri529 Posted: Jul 16, 2003 11:57 AM

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Breakfast: Omelet with American Cheese, bacon

Kate Posted: Jul 16, 2003 01:51 PM

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last nights dinner: macadamia nuts, pork chop, green beans in butter garlic sauce, 1 biscuit (25g carb )
Dessert: SF FF Banana Cream Jello Pudding w/cool whip

b-fast: coffee w/h&H, fruit salad

Lunch: bacon cheeseburger, no bun.
diet sprite

BriBri529 Posted: Jul 16, 2003 02:56 PM

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Lunch: atkins chocolate decadence bar (so, so -not the best)

Dinner: Chicken w/ roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella with zucchini alfredo

prncssrachel Posted: Jul 16, 2003 11:19 PM

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Lastnight dinner: Greek salad with 3 oz. of chicken and 2 tbsp. of dressing. MMMMMmmm!

Today....

breakfast: Columbo light Yogurt

Lunch: 1/2c egg substitute with 1oz. cheese.

Snack: 1 peach

Dinner(went out to dinner, so hard ) Mandarin salad with chicken and 2 tbsp dressing.

snack: handful of dried cherries.

MarciaD Posted: Jul 17, 2003 01:31 AM

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last night dinner: hot links and eggplant

Today:
Atkins chocolate shake (very yummy)

Mixed green Salad with some green beans, cucumbers, mushrooms, and cheddar-- mixed a vinagrette and ranch dressing

1 Fiber Rye Wasa cracker w/ low sugar PB

Sauteed calarami w/ mushrooms and bell pepper
cucmber salad

Tofutti no-sugar added tofu cream bar, yummmy-- 4 carbs ---PMS treat!!!

Sassyz75 Posted: Jul 17, 2003 09:28 AM

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Last night I BBQ'd some Chicken.. (sick marinade- 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard, Olive Oil, Red Pepper Flakes, 3 cloves chopped Garlic and few splashes of red wine vinegar and a few splashes of tabasco).. I marinated for 2 days!!!

Grilled Eggplant..

That faux mashed potatoes w. that cauliflower...

AND I made my own ice cream- check it out- with heavy cream, splenda and blueberries cooked in splenda and rum.. YUMMY...! (I have an ice cream maker- best thing EVER)

Today-

EAS Low Carb Advantage Bar (peanut butter).

Kate Posted: Jul 17, 2003 10:14 AM

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Last night- 1 Laughing Cow baby swiss triangle on a wasa, steamed Cauliflower mashed with butter and bits of ham steak thrown in.
*Almost had a biscuit... but thought WWSD? and passed...

Dessert- SF FF Banana Cream pudding w/cool whip
1 Russell Stover caramel (you're right Sass.... the BOMB, and I only had one so no stomach issues!)

Thurs
Breakfast- 1/4 lb cashews, iced coffee w/splenda
Lunch-Honey dew and rolled up provolone and procuitto (sp?)

(brought an EAS Choc Peanut Butter bar just in case, though I do not care for these are much as Atkins)

Sassyz75 Posted: Jul 17, 2003 10:18 AM

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Kate- I'm tellling you- get to CVS and get the Carb stuff just in CASE you don't think WWSD and eat the biscuit-

take 2 before you eat and it stops the carbs from being converted into sugar....

it's the extract of a white bean- interesting stuff- look on page 2 or so- I posted a link to the article about it.

MichelleW Posted: Jul 17, 2003 10:21 AM

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How is the mashed cauliflower, I never had that?

Dina I bought those Russel Stovers candies..I'm in love, but what is the formula to figure out net carbs?

Don't care much for the protein bars other than the Atkins ones, which are HARDER to find lately

Today

Egg whites with ham, tomato and cheddar
Diet A&W Root Beer

Kate Posted: Jul 17, 2003 10:28 AM

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Thanks Sass- I'll do a search on those Carb pills, I must have missed it.

Michelle- You're right Atkins bars are getting harder to find or the stores only carry flavors I don't like. I found those S'Mores bars in a Health Food store in Hoboken and haven't been able to find them since!

Net Carbs- Pretty sure, its TTL Carbs minus any fiber and sugar alcohols (might just say sugar, but we know its sugarfree)

Kate Posted: Jul 17, 2003 10:31 AM

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RE: Mashed Cauliflower - I really like cauliflower, raw, cooked, mashed, roasted any way is fine! So I think its delish.

Yabbobay has a great recipe for fake mashed potatoes made with cauliflower.

Sassyz75 Posted: Jul 17, 2003 10:49 AM

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Yeah I'm on the mashed cauliflower band wagon too- made it last night.. was SO good!

I think for Atkins bars you NEED to go to GNC or Vitamin Shoppe..

Kate- you're right about Net Carbs.

LisaW Posted: Jul 17, 2003 01:41 PM

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Michelle, go to the Atkins Direct store right on Vets Hwy in Ronkonkoma. They have everything!

BriBri529 Posted: Jul 17, 2003 06:15 PM

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Found smores at GNC and @ 7-11

BriBri529 Posted: Jul 17, 2003 06:17 PM

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Breakfast Tuna salad, 2 slices of cheese.
Lunch: atkins mocha chip bar

BriBri529 Posted: Jul 17, 2003 06:19 PM

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I can't find the link for the carb pills- what are they called?

Sassyz75 Posted: Jul 18, 2003 09:43 AM

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Check it out here:

Carb Blocker

Sassyz75 Posted: Jul 18, 2003 09:44 AM

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lunch yesterday- Tofu with veggies...

Dinner- Salad w. gorgonzola dressing, roast chicken & sautee spinach- fruit platter.

Breakfast- Atkin Bar (Choc Almond- NOT my fav)
handful of sunflower seeds
2 russel stover caramels

(can you tell I have my period? LOL)

Kate Posted: Jul 18, 2003 10:18 AM

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Dinner: 3 wasa with egg salad, 1 swiss triangle
Dessert: 1 russell stover caramel, 1 blue bunny chocolate fudge bar.

Breakfast: Carb Solutions Chocolate peanut butter bar

prncssrachel Posted: Jul 18, 2003 11:00 AM

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Ok, I need to catch up from yesterday:(in the car driving all day to MA)
breakfast: Columbo light yogurt(2pts)

snack: 1/4c dried cherries(2pts)

lunch: Low carb bar brownie YUM! (5pts)

snack: (yes, another snack
) another 1/4c dried cherries (2pts)

dinner: taco salad(ground turkey 5pts, ff sour cream 1 pt, salsa 0 pts)= 6 pts.

Today:
breakfast: 1c plain ff yogurt with a few pineapple chunks mixed in 4pts. (which I think is alot imo!)

lunch: hmm....I think eggwhites and ff american cheese.......