Low-Carb Daily Diet, Revisited
 

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

I've always enjoyed your posts. Just wondered if your lower fat diet showed any change in your cholesterol numbers ?

Sure. It lowered my LDL by about 70 points. (I knew that it would--within months after adding cheese to my diet back in spring, 2008, my LDL had increased by even more than that.)

Before the experiment (January 12, 2015):

•TOTAL CHOLESTEROL: 352
•HDL: 70
•LDL (CALCULATED): 270
•TRIGLYCERIDE: 61
•CHOLESTEROL, NON-HDL: 282


After three months (April 21, 2015):

•TOTAL CHOLESTEROL: 282
•HDL: 65
•LDL (CALCULATED): 203
•TRIGLYCERIDE: 68
•CHOLESTEROL, NON-HDL: 217


After six months (July 29, 2015):

•TOTAL CHOLESTEROL: 277
•HDL: 65
•LDL: 199
•TRIGLYCERIDE: 85
•CHOLESTEROL, NON-HDL: 212

I haven't had a lipid panel for a year, now. Waiting for my PCP to tell me she wants one.

Thanks. I know it's anecdotal but it is helpful to know what changes people have made and how it affected them. After I had been LCHF for about 6 months I had heard how so many had super cholesterol numbers and decided to quit taking a Statin. My numbers for cholesterol and triglycerides skyrocketed. I decided to stick it out for a while and saw gradual improvement and after about two years my cholesterol numbers are not bad at all. I guess my body just is slow to change. :smile2:

Thursday, July 7:


5:37 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 97
Breakfast: avocado, Oscar Mayer Select Organic turkey dog, Southern greens blend, Carbmaster cinnamon roll yogurt, coffee
9:24 AM: 84

12:46 PM (before lunch): 86
Lunch: 2 squares Ghirardelli 100% baking chocolate, Seasons boneless, skinless sardines in olive oil, Kind bar (maple glazed pecan/sea salt)
2:41 PM: 85


Snack: QuestBar (mint chocolate chunk)


6:33 PM (before dinner): 79
Dinner: omelet (ground turkey sauteed with brocolli, mushrooms, and onions) over mixed greens, pesto sauce; low carb chocolae ice cream; 15 grams Guittard 74% bittersweet chocolate; 1/4 cup mixed nuts
8:38 PM: 82

10:13 PM: 86

Average for the day: 86


Macronutrients: 103 grams carbs (48 grams fiber), 163 grams fat, 108 grams protein


Calories: 2,197

Friday, July 9:

4:53 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 95
Breakfast: avocado, Oscar Mayer turkey dog, Southern greens blend, Carbmaster banana cream pie yogurt, coffee
8:42 AM: 98

10:25 AM (snack): Kind bar (dark chocolate/nuts/sea salt)

12:05 PM (before lunch): 98
Lunch: can Seasons boneless, skinless sardines in olive olive, 2 squares Ghirardelli 100% baking chocolate, QuestBar (s’mores)
2:59 PM: 94

3:20 PM (snack): Tj’s handful dry roasted almonds, Kirkland protein bar (brownie chocolate chunk)

5:48 PM (before dinner): l93
Dinner: salmon patty, wasabi mayo, lettuce greens, sliced tomato, onion; low-carb raspberry ice cream, 7 Tasso’s mammoth olives, 2 oz. cinnamon vodka
8:19 PM: 80

Average for the day: 93

Macronutrients: 126 grams carbs (63 grams fiber), 146 grams fat, 101 grams protein

Calories: 2,159

Saturday, July 9:

5:32 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 92
Breakfast: 2 Oscar Mayer selects turkey dogs, 1 oz. Trader Joe’s raw Brazil nuts; TJ’s fresh kale, Carbmaster black forest cake yogurt, coffee [avocados not ripe]
9:11 AM: 98

11:29 AM (before lunch): 85
Lunch: Kirkland protein bar (chocolate brownie), TJ’s Andouille sausage, 2 squares Ghirardelli 100% baking chocolate, 1 tbsp TJ’s crunchy peanut butter with chia and flaxseed , 2 oz. cinnamon vodka
1:36 PM: 93

Mid afternoon snack: 0.75 oz. cinnamon vodka, 1 oz. Bacardi 151 proof rum

6:09 PM (before dinner): 72
Dinner: grilled Louisiana hot; 3 oz. ground turkey with a little onion, in a baked squash “boat”; 15 grams Guittard 74% bittersweet chocolate; 2 squares Ghirardelli 100% baking chocolate
8:23 PM: 84

10:46 PM: 78

Average for the day: 86

Macronutrients: 66 grams carbs (34 grams fiber), 153 grams fat, 100 grams protein

Calories: 2,378

Sunday, July 10:

1:36 AM (middle of the night): 79

5:34 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 79
Breakfast: avocado, TJ’s Andouille chicken sausage, kale, Carbmaster black forest cake yogurt, coffee
8:19 AM: 94

12:52 PM (before lunch): 90
Lunch: cheese omelet (1 oz. cheese), 15 grams Guittard 74% bittersweet baking chocolate, 4 tbsp TJ’s crunchy peanut butter with chia and flaxseed
4:04 PM: 96

6:13 PM (before dinner): 84
Dinner: grilled lamb shoulder, low-carb raspberry ice cream, 2 squares Ghirardelli 100% baking chocolate
8:15 PM: 96

10-ish (snack): 1/4 cup mixed nuts

Average for the day: 88

Macronutrients: 67 grams carbs (29 grams fiber), 146 grams fat, 119 grams protein

Calories: 2,026

Monday, July 11:

5:41 AM (FBG, before breakfast): 95
Breakfast: avocado, TJ's Andouille chicken sausage, kale, Carbmaster banana cream pie yogurt, coffee
8:39 AM: 110

11:39 AM (before lunch): 94
Lunch: QuestBar (mint chocolate chip), Kind bar (maple glazed pecan/sea salt), 2 squares Ghirardelli 100% baking chocolate
3:06 PM: 86

4:30 PM (snack): TJ's handful dry roasted almonds

6:29 PM (before dinner): 85
Dinner: salmon patty with wasabi mayo (2 tbsp), lettuce greens, sliced tomato, and onion; low-carb chocolate ice cream; 1/4 cup mixed nuts; 1 oz. Bacardi 151
9:07 PM: 80

Average for the day: 92

Macronutrients: 97 grams carbs (48 grams fiber), 151 grams fat, 104 grams protein

Calories: 2,206