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Low-Carb Daily Diet, Revisited

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#1 ·
For the reasons stated in my last post in"The lower-fat experiment", I am rekindling a low-carb daily diet thread. All are invited to join.

Wednesday, July 6:

5:34 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 90
Breakfast: avocado, TJ's spicy Italian chicken sausage, Southern greens blend, Carbmaster black forest cake yogurt, coffee
8:21 AM: 101

11:20 AM (before lunch): 91
Lunch: QuestBar (s'mores), TJ's handful dry roasted almonds, 2 squares Ghirardelli 100% baking chocolate
12:42 PM: 105
1:32 PM: 101

4:14 PM (before snack): 80
Snack: Kind bar (dark chocolate/nuts/sea salt)

6:29 PM (before dinner): 83
Dinner: salad (lettuce greens, rotisserie chicken, 1/2 oz. pepperoni slices, maybe 1 oz. cheese, basil pesto); low-carb chocolate ice cream; 3 tbsp TJ's crunch peanut butter with chia and flaxseed
8:31 PM: 88

Then snack: 2 oz. cinnamon vodka

Average for the day: 92

Macronutrients: 109 grams carbs (54 grams fiber), 158 grams fat, 118 grams protein

Calories: 2,320
 
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Friday, September 6:

5:20 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 108
Breakfast: avocado, 0.90 Louisiana hot, coffee

11:44 AM (before lunch): Cobb salad, Dang That's Good lemon matcha bar

4:05 PM (snack): 1/4 bar Montezuma's Absolute Black

6:23 PM (before dinner): 85
Dinner: pepperoni & swiss omelet over lettuce, low-carb chocolate ice cream with whipped cream, 1/4 cup mixed nuts

Average for the day: 99

Macronutrients: 65 grams carbs (26 grams fiber), 164 grams fat, 110 grams protein

Calories: 2,261
 
#1,104 ·
Saturday, September 7:

6:30 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 106
Breakfast: avocado, 0.9 Louisiana hot, coffee with 1 tbsp heavy cream

10:50 AM (snack): 1.5 cinnamon vodka

12:25 PM (before lunch): 87
Lunch: salad (2 slices turkey, 1 slice cheddar, mini bell peppers, lettuce, ranch dressing), 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts, 1 sugar-free popsicle

4:35 PM (snack): 1 oz. Irish whiskey

6:29 PM (before dinner): 83
Dinner (Chinese restaurant with a friend): mu shu pork (no wrapper), chicken with green beans, snow peas with black mushrooms, Tsingtao beer

8:50 PM (snack): 1 cup fresh strawberries

10:31 PM: 97

Average for the day: 93

Macronutrients: 82 grams carbs (27 grams fiber), 99 grams fat, 71 grams protein

Calories: 1,631
 
#1,105 · (Edited)
Sunday, September 8:

6:35 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 113
Breakfast: 1.5 oz. pepperoni, Southern greens blend, 1.5 oz. crunchy almond butter, coffee

10:00 AM (snack): coffee with half & half

12:38 PM (before lunch): 100
Lunch: grilled Louisiana hot, grilled Aidell's artichoke and garlic chicken sausage, sugar-free popsicle, 1.5 oz. cinnamon vodka, 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts

4:00 PM (snack): 1 oz. pork rinds

4:55 PM (snack): Michelob Ultra

6:35 PM (before dinner): 88
Dinner: salad (burger patty, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, feta cheese, 4 Spanish Queen olives), low-carb chocolate ice cream, 1/2 cup (in-shell) roasted, salted pistachios
8:57 PM: 94

Average for the day: 99

Macronutrients: 62 grams carbs (15 grams fiber), 155 grams fat, 110 grams protein

Calories: 2,362
 
#1,106 ·
Monday, September 9:

5:36 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 96
Breakfast: avocado, Aidell's artichoke & garlic sausage, coffee with half & half

12:12 PM (before lunch): 87
Lunch: salad (tomato, cucumber, lettuce, Swiss cheese, Louisiana hot), saigon cinnamon & chocolate Dang That's Good bar

6:48 PM (before dinner): 80
Dinner: toppings off three slices pizza, 1.5 tbsp Kirkland almond butter, sugar-free popsicle
9:10: 103

Then snack: 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts

Average for the day: 92

Macronutrients: 73 grams carbs (24 grams fiber), 151 grams fat, 89 grams protein

Calories: 1,970
 
#1,107 ·
Tuesday, September 10:

5:36 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 102
Breakfast: Aidell's artichoke & garlic chicken sausage, Carbmaster black forest cake yogurt, 2 oz. Southern greens blend, coffee with half & half

12:13 PM (before lunch): 98
Lunch: tuna salad (tuna, 2 hard-boiled eggs, mayo, celery, lettuce), 1/4 bar Montezuma's Absolute Black

5:00 PM (snack): 1.5 oz. Jack Daniel's rye

6:49 PM (before dinner): 73
Dinner: 4 oz. grilled tritip, 1 cup steamed broccoli, salad (lettuce, mini bell peppers, 2 oz. ranch dressing), sugar-free popsicle, coffee with heavy cream
8:56 PM: 91

Then snack: 1/2 cup (in-shell) roasted, salted pistachios

Average for the day: 91

Macronutrients: 57 grams carbs (17 grams fiber), 100 grams fat, 91 grams protein

Calories 1,578
 
#1,108 ·
Wednesday, September 11:

5:39 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 109
Breakfast: avocado, Aidell artichoke and garlic chicken sausage, coffee with half and half

11:36 AM (before lunch): 92
Lunch: salad (tritip, tomato, lettuce, pestor), 1/4 cup Royal Hawaiian salted macadamias

2:45 PM (snack): 1/4 bar Montezuma's Absolute Black

6:41 PM (before dinner): 82
Dinner: prosciutto and Swiss omelet, lettuce, cucumber, jalapeno sauce; sugar-free popsicle, 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts, 3/4 oz. Irish whiskey
9:01 PM: 102

Then snack: low-carb raspberry ice cream

Average for the day: 96

Macronutrients: 70 grams carbs (29 grams fiber), 179 grams fat, 104 grams protein

Calories: 2,407
 
#1,109 · (Edited by Moderator)
Thursday, September 12:

5:40 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 109
Breakfast: avocado, Carbmaster key lime pie yogurt, 1.5 oz. 2X brie, coffee with half & half

12:00 PM (before lunch): 92
Lunch: salad (sliced turkey breast, 2 slices Swiss, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, ranch dressing, Dang That's Good! vanilla almond bar

6:50 PM (before dinner): 90
Dinner: innards of a chile relleno burrito (no guacamole), 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts, Michelob Ultra, sugar-free popsicle
9:30 PM: 105

Average for the day: 99

Macronutrients: 90 grams carbs (28 grams fiber), 139 grams fat, 78 grams protein

Calories: 1,954
 
#1,110 ·
Friday, September 13:

5:25 AM (FBG, before breakfast): avocado, Aidell's garlic/artichoke chicken sausage, TJ's mixed baby kale, ginger tea, coffee with half & half

12:24 PM (before lunch): 95
Lunch: chef's salad (they were out of Cobb salad)(lettuce, smoked chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, slice avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, shredded mixed cheeses, ranch dressing), TJ's handful dry roasted almonds

6:37 PM (before dinner): 95
Dinner: sirloin burger with slice provolone over mixed lettuces, Hidden Valley cilantro lime salad dressing; low-carb salted caramel ice cream, 1/2 cup (in-shell) roasted, salted pistachios
8:10 PM: 95

Then snack: 1/12 moon cake (Chinese autumn festival), 1 oz. Crater Lake rye

Average for the day: 98

Macronutrients: 65 grams carbs (22 grams fiber), 157 grams fat, 114 grams protein

Calories: 2,263
 
#1,111 ·
Friday, September 13:

5:25 AM (FBG, before breakfast): avocado, Aidell's garlic/artichoke chicken sausage, TJ's mixed baby kale, ginger tea, coffee with half & half

12:24 PM (before lunch): 95
Lunch: chef's salad (they were out of Cobb salad)(lettuce, smoked chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, slice avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, shredded mixed cheeses, ranch dressing), TJ's handful dry roasted almonds

6:37 PM (before dinner): 95
Dinner: sirloin burger with slice provolone over mixed lettuces, Hidden Valley cilantro lime salad dressing; low-carb salted caramel ice cream, 1/2 cup (in-shell) roasted, salted pistachios
8:10 PM: 95

Then snack: 1/12 moon cake (Chinese autumn festival), 1 oz. Crater Lake rye

Average for the day: 98

Macronutrients: 65 grams carbs (22 grams fiber), 157 grams fat, 114 grams protein

Calories: 2,263
 
#1,112 ·
Saturday, September 14:

6:12 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 92
Breakfast: avocado, Aidell's artichoke and garlic chicken sausage, coffee with half & half

9:30 (snack): 1 oz. rye, 1/4 oz. pork rinds

12:18 PM (before lunch): 94
Lunch: Michelob Ultra, Carbmaster blueberry muffin yogurt, low-carb chocolate ice cream, sugar-free popsicle

5:22 PM (before dinner): 72
Dinner: eggs, chorizo, onion, and mini bell peppers; 1/4 bar Montezuma's Absolute Black, 1 oz. rye
8:02 PM: 89

Average for the day: 87

Macronutrients: 62 grams carbs (18 grams fiber), 141 grams fat, 67 grams protein

Calories: 2,035
 
#1,113 ·
Sunday, September 15:


6:41 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 87
Breakfast: avocado, Aidells artichoke and garlic chicken sausage, 1 oz. mixed baby kale, coffee with half & half

1:09 PM (before lunch): 82
Lunch: Carbmaster vanilla yogurt, Dang That's Good! saigon cinnamon & chocolate bar, 2 tbsp Kirkland almond butter, sugar-free popsicle, 1 oz. rye whiskey

3:30 PM (snack): 1/2 cup in-shell roasted, salted pistachios

5:46 PM (before dinner): 88
Dinner: grilled chicken thigh meat, 2 tbsp sour cream, TJ's jalapeno sauce

9:51 PM: 91

Then snack: coffee with heavy cream

Average for the day: 87

Macronutrients: 57 grams carbs (24 grams fiber), 130 grams fat, 94 grams protein

Calories: 1,816
 
#1,114 ·
Monday, September 16:

5:43 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 89
Breakfast: avocado, Aidells garlic & artichoke chicken sausage, Southern greens blend, coffee with half & half

11:31 AM (before lunch): 101
Lunch: salad (salame, pepperoni, provolone, tomato, onion, kalamata olives, lettuce), 1/4 cup Royal Hawaiian roasted, salted macadamias

4:15 PM (snack): 1.5 oz. Jack Daniels rye whiskey

6:36 PM (before dinner): 96
Dinner: ground turkey sauteed with onion, mini bell peppers, stirfry veggies, low-carb salted caramel ice cream with whipped cream, 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts
8:56 PM: 93

Average for the day: 95

Macronutrients: 66 grams carbs (24 grams fiber), 143 grams fat, 83 grams protein

Calories: 2,047
 
#1,115 ·
Tuesday, September 17:

5:33 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 95
Breakfast: avocado, Aidell's artichoke/garlic chicken sausage, Southern greens blend, coffee with heavy cream

12:02 PM (before lunch): leftover ground turkey/onions/mini bell peppers/stirfry veggies

3:20 PM (snack): 1/4 bar Montezuma's Absolute Black

6:37 PM (before dinner): 97
Dinner: Michelob Ultra, sirloin burger patty with one slice prosciutto, low-carb salted caramel ice cream
8:17 PM: 93

Then snack: 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts

Average for the day: 97

Macronutrients: 58 grams carbs (19 grams fiber). 132 grams fat, 108 grams protein

Calories: 1,995
 
#1,116 ·
Wednesday, September 18:

5:11 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 98
Breakfast: avocado, 0.9 Louisiana hot, Carbmaster cinnamon roll yogurt, coffee with heavy cream, ginger water

11:26 AM (before lunch): 103
Lunch: salmon salad (1/2 can salmon, 2.5 hard-boiled eggs, mayo, lettuce, jalapeno relish), Dang That's Good chocolate sea salt bar

4:10 PM (snack): 1/4 cup roasted, salted macadamias

6:40 PM (before dinner): 86
Dinner: salad (1.5 oz. salame, 1 oz. pepperoni, 2 slices provolone, lettuce, ranch dressing), sugar-free popsicle, ginger water
8:44 PM: 95

Average for the day: 96

Macronutrients: 68 grams carbs (24 grams fiber), 196 grams fat, 98 grams protein

Calories: 2,374
 
#1,117 ·
Thursday, September 19:

5:32 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 103
Breakfast: avocado, Amylu Andouille chicken sausage, Southern greens blend, coffee with heavy cream

10:45 AM (snack): 1/4 Montezuma's Absolute Black

12:42 PM (before lunch): 98
Lunch: salad (burger patty, lettuce, kalamata olives, 1/2 oz. feta, basil pesto), TJ's handful dry roasted almonds

6:31 PM (before dinner): 82
Dinner: innards of a chile relleno burrito, sugar-free popsicle, 1 oz. pork rinds
9:18 PM: 104

Average for the day: 97

Macronutrients: 76 grams carbs (36 grams fiber), 179 grams fat, 96 grams protein

Calories: 2,246
 
#1,118 ·
Friday, September 20:

5:03 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 115
Breakfast: avocado, Amylu Andouille chicken sausage, coffee with heavy cream

1:16 PM (before lunch): 96
Lunch: chef's salad

3:35 PM (snack): 1/4 cup macadamias

5:00 PM: shot Canadian Club over ice

10:27 PM (before dinner): 87
Dinner: omelet with 2 slices provolone, 1.5 oz. Carando hard salame, 1/2 oz. (in shell) roasted, salted pistachios
11:51 PM: 109

Average for the day: 102

Macronutrients: 45 grams carbs (19 grams fiber), 147 grams fat, 106 grams protein

Calories: 2,014
 
#1,119 ·
Saturday, September 21:

5:04 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 104
Breakfast: Carbmaster banana cream pie yogurt, Southern greens blend, ginger tea, coffee

10:34 AM (before lunch): 99
Lunch: champagne (3 glasses), mixed grill (4 oz. eye of round steak, 3 oz. chicken breast, 6 large shrimp), salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, kalamata olives)

4:50 PM: (before dinner): 91
Dinner: 2 oz. gouda, 3 oz, cheddar, oz. brie [50th high-school reunion; I was on the planning committee, and just had cheese off the appetizer plate)
10:55 PM: 88

Average for the day: 96

Macronutrients: 60 grams carbs (11 grams fiber), 74 grams fat, 111 grams protein

Calories: 1,745
 
#1,120 ·
Monday, September 23:

5:08 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 100
Breakfast: avocado, Carbmaster cinnamon roll yogurt, Southern greens blend, coffee

12:16 PM (before lunch): 100
Lunch: salad (lettuce, leftover grilled eye of round and chicken breast, 2 slices Swiss, lettuce)

[forgot my meter at work]

7:30 PM (dinner): lettuce, rotisserie chicken, cucumbers, crumbled feta, 1 oz. pork rinds, 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts, 8 oz. Smirnoff spiked & sparkling seltzre

Average for the day: 100

Macronutrients: 47 grams carbs (20 grams fiber), 99 grams fat, 142 grams protein

Calories: 1,664
 
#1,121 ·
Sunday, September 22:

4:44 AM (FBG, before coffee): 98
Coffee: coffee with heavy cream

7:44 AM (before breakfast): 107
Breakfast: omelet (3 slices pepperjack, 1 slice prosciutto), coffee

10:20 AM (snack): no sugar added fudgsicle

11:15 AM (before lunch): 111
Lunch: avocado, toppings off one slice pizza, Smirnoff spiked & sparkling berry lemonade

12:15 (snack): 1/4 cup mixed nuts

6:02 PM (before dinner): 93
Dinner: eye of round, broccoli with basil pesto, low-carb salted caramel ice cream

7:35 PM (snack): lemon matcha Dang That's Good! bar
9:27 PM: 108

Average for the day: 103

Macronutrients: 53 grams carbs (13 grams fiber), 122 grams fat, 102 grams protein

Calories: 1,840
 
#1,122 ·
Tuesday, September 24:

5:40 AM (breakfast): avocado, Carbmaster key lime yogurt, ginger water

8:03 AM (after breakfast): 95

12:12 PM (before lunch): 110
Lunch: 1/4 cup roasted, salted macadamias, 1/4 bar Montezuma's Absolute Black, cardamom chai Dang That's Good! bar

7:18 PM (before dinner): 92
Dinner: burger patty over lettuce, 0.9 Louisiana hot, 1/2 cup (in-shell) Kirkland roasted, salted pistachios
9:13 PM: 106

Average for the day: 101

Macronutrients: 53 grams carbs (26 grams fiber), 136 grams fat, 75 grams protein

Calories: 1,686
 
#1,123 ·
Wednesday, September 25:

4:27 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 103
Breakfast: avocado, Amylu Andouille chicken sausage

2:08 PM (before lunch): 92
Lunch: salmon/hard-boiled egg salad, vanilla almond Dang That's Good! bar

8:05 PM (before dinner): 79
Dinner: chicken soup with bok choi and 1/2 each Louisiana hot, Amylu Andouille chicken sausage; low-carb chocolate ice cream with whipped cream
10:03 PM: 101

Average for the day: 94

Macronutrients: 49 grams carbs (20 grams fiber), 114 grams fat, 80 grams protein

Calories: 1,606
 
#1,124 ·
Thursday, September 26:

5:10 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 99
Breakfast: avocado, 0.9 Louisiana hot, ginger water

12:22 PM (before lunch): 80
Lunch: salad (leftover eye of round, lettuce, kalamata olives, basil pesto), TJ's handful dry roasted almonds

10:00 PM (before dinner/worked late): 85
Dinner: omelet (2 eggs, one slice Swiss, 2 slice prosciutto), Smirnoff spiked & sparkling seltzer

[Was very tired; went to bed at 10:35 PM, didn't test]

Average for the day: 88

Macronutrients: 38 grams carbs (21 grams fiber), 116 grams fat, 76 grams protein

Calories: 1,590
 
#1,125 ·
Friday, September 27:

4:15 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 89
Breakfast: avocado, Amylu Andouille chicken sausage, Southern greens blend, ginger water

2:43 PM (before lunch): 74
Lunch: 1/4 cup roasted, salted macadamias

6:57 PM (before dinner): 69
Dinner: 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts, innards of a chile relleno burrito, coffee with half & half

8:15 PM (snack): 1.5 oz. cinnamon vodka

8:55 PM (snack): sugar-free popsicle

9:05 PM: 102

Average for the day: 84

Macronutrients: 58 grams carbs (21 grams fiber), 102 grams fat, 41 grams protein

Calories: 1,372
 
#1,126 ·
Saturday, September 28:

5:36 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 89
Breakfast: avocado, Carbmaster black forest cake yogurt, Southern greens blend, coffee with half & half

12:59 PM (before lunch): 93
Lunch: sirloin burger patty with 1 oz. jalapeno sauce, chicken soup with bok choi and two slices of Amylu Andouille chicken sausage, 1/4 cup unsalted mixed nuts, low-carb pumpkin ice cream, Smirnoff spiked & sparkling seltzer

7:17 PM (before dinner): 86
Dinner: chicken breast sauteed with broccoli, 1/4 bar Montuzuma's Absolute Black, 1 oz. cinnamon vodka
11:47 PM: 97

Average for the day: 91

Macronutrients: 55 grams carbs (23 grams fiber), 123 grams fat, 113 grams protein

Calories: 1,912
 
#1,127 ·
Sunday, September 29:

6:34 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 95
Breakfast: Amylu Andouille chicken sausage, coffee with half & half

11:44 AM (before lunch): 84
Lunch: omelet (3 eggs, 1.25 pepperoni, 2 slices Swiss), 1/4 bar Montezuma's Absolute Black

1:15 PM (snack): Golden State hard apple cider with hibiscus (8 oz. (half a can))

2:45 PM (snack): other half of the cider

4:40 PM (before snack): 90
Snack: 1 oz. port rinds

6:32 PM (before dinner): 95
Dinner (Rosh Hashana dinner): 3 oz. white wine, coffee with half & half, 2 oz. grilled tritip, 1/3 cup roasted potato, mixed lettuce with Hidden Valley cilantro-lime salad dressing, one Milano cookie (7 grams carbs, for a sweet new year)
8:50 PM: 98

Average for the day: 92

Macronutrients: 58 grams carbs (8 grams fiber), 93 grams fat, 75 grams protein

Calories: 1,590
 
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