I just came up with this yesterday and it is my favorite recipe so far, because it's sweet, chocolate, takes only about a minute to make and is only 12 carbs.
Ingredients
1/2 c No Fat Greek Yogurt
1 tsp Hershey's Cocoa
2 packets Truvia
Instructions
Mix all of the ingredients, serve, eat!
Nutritional Information
12 g Carbohydrates
0 g Fat
1 g Fiber
11 g Net Carbs
124 Calories
8 mg Cholesterol
10 g Protein
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Leather Tells the Tale
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this blog is one thousand ninety-three words long (counting numbers as words). This is the everyday belt I've worn for more than 40 years. Point 1 is where I was buckling it in the beginning of March, when I started my low carb diet. Point 2 is where I buckled it this morning. Mind you point 2 was a bit snug after breakfast, but so was point 1, and very soon I will hope to retire this belt in favor of a new one.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Shrimp Stir Fry with Peppers, Mushrooms, Squash, and Spinach
I started the diet one month ago and I've shed 12 pounds and two notches on my belt. I've been surprised at how easy it has been to stay on a diet of 100g of carbohydrates a day. Don't get me wrong. It does take discipline, but I have found ways to feed my sweet tooth stay on an even keel.
The loss of weight and difference in my energy level are huge motivational factors that are convincing me that this is a life style change I will be able to maintain for the long run. Once I hit my goal weight and go on a maintenance diet, I should be able to eat what I want, whenever I want, as long as what I want isn't junk, processed white flour or sugar.
Right now my breakfast usually consists of only a slice of whole grain toast with peanut butter and a cup of coffee. If I get hungry before lunch or dinner, I grab a slice or two of deli turkey or roast beef, but once I hit my goal, I'll add eggs and bacon to the breakfast.
Lunch varies, but on many days I go for my Chocolate Protein Shake. Depending on the menu for the day and the need to feed my sweet tooth, I might go with only a half cup of yogurt and/or leave out the banana to save some carbs. Once I hit my goal, soup and a sandwich will do nicely.
My sweet treats come from Lenny and Larry's. In most cases, it is a half of a Muscle Brownie, but there are some days that I treat myself to a whole one. Jill found that if you put them in the microwave for 10 seconds that go from really good to OMG!
Today's dinner was a shrimp stir fry. It is one of my favorite meals and it comes in at 39 carbs total. The full recipe is below the video. Most of my dinners will continue to be my post diet dinner, but with the addition of rice.
Shrimp Stir Fry with Peppers, Mushrooms, Squash, and Spinach
Ingredients (1 Serving)
10 jumbo shrimp precooked
1/2 medium zucchini (or summer squash)
1 red bell pepper
4 large mushrooms
1 1/2 cup fresh spinach
1 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
red pepper flakes to taste (optional)
1 tbsp Tsang General Tsao sauce
Mix the General Tsao sauce with the shrimp and set aside to marinate while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
Chop peppers, mushroom, and squash and mix together in a bowl. Keep the spinach separate.
Heat one tablespoon of oil in a fry pan on medium high, add the vegetable mixture, and stir. After about a minute or two add the salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Continue stirring the vegetables for another 3-5 minutes depending on how crisp or tender you want them.
Add the spinach and shrimp. Stir to mix all the ingredients. Cover and cook for two more minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, serve, and enjoy.
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The loss of weight and difference in my energy level are huge motivational factors that are convincing me that this is a life style change I will be able to maintain for the long run. Once I hit my goal weight and go on a maintenance diet, I should be able to eat what I want, whenever I want, as long as what I want isn't junk, processed white flour or sugar.
Right now my breakfast usually consists of only a slice of whole grain toast with peanut butter and a cup of coffee. If I get hungry before lunch or dinner, I grab a slice or two of deli turkey or roast beef, but once I hit my goal, I'll add eggs and bacon to the breakfast.
Lunch varies, but on many days I go for my Chocolate Protein Shake. Depending on the menu for the day and the need to feed my sweet tooth, I might go with only a half cup of yogurt and/or leave out the banana to save some carbs. Once I hit my goal, soup and a sandwich will do nicely.
My sweet treats come from Lenny and Larry's. In most cases, it is a half of a Muscle Brownie, but there are some days that I treat myself to a whole one. Jill found that if you put them in the microwave for 10 seconds that go from really good to OMG!
Today's dinner was a shrimp stir fry. It is one of my favorite meals and it comes in at 39 carbs total. The full recipe is below the video. Most of my dinners will continue to be my post diet dinner, but with the addition of rice.
Shrimp Stir Fry with Peppers, Mushrooms, Squash, and Spinach
Ingredients (1 Serving)
10 jumbo shrimp precooked
1/2 medium zucchini (or summer squash)
1 red bell pepper
4 large mushrooms
1 1/2 cup fresh spinach
1 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
red pepper flakes to taste (optional)
1 tbsp Tsang General Tsao sauce
Mix the General Tsao sauce with the shrimp and set aside to marinate while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
Chop peppers, mushroom, and squash and mix together in a bowl. Keep the spinach separate.
Heat one tablespoon of oil in a fry pan on medium high, add the vegetable mixture, and stir. After about a minute or two add the salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Continue stirring the vegetables for another 3-5 minutes depending on how crisp or tender you want them.
Add the spinach and shrimp. Stir to mix all the ingredients. Cover and cook for two more minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, serve, and enjoy.
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Monday, April 7, 2014
Saucy Shrimp and Eggplant with Peppers and Mushrooms
Chopped is one of my favorite shows on the Food Channel. I had some left overs from eggplant rollatini I made a few days ago and thought I would try to come up with an original recipe using what was in the fridge. It actually turned out to be very tasty and will find its way to the dinner table in the future.
The only thing I think needs improvement is the spices. I didn't add enough. The recipe below is different from the video and reflects what I will add the next time I make it.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup chopped eggplant
1 chopped red pepper
1 cup chopped mushrooms
12 cooked jumbo shrimp
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. chopped parsley
1/2 tsp. chopped capers
1/2 tsp. oregano
garlic salt, salt and pepper to taste
hot pepper flakes (optional)
Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a saute pan.
Add peppers and saute about 2-3 minutes
Add eggplant, mushrooms and spices. Saute another 5 minutes
Add tomato sauce, cover and simmer another 1-2 minutes
Add shrimp and stir until heated, about another minute
Serve and Enjoy!3 few days ago and thought I would try to come up with an original recipe using what was in the fridge. It actually turned out to be very tasty and will find its way to the dinner table in the future.
The only thing I think needs improvement is the spices. I didn't add enough. The recipe below is different from the video and reflects what I will add the next time I make it.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup chopped eggplant
1 chopped red pepper
1 cup chopped mushrooms
12 cooked jumbo shrimp
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. chopped parsley
1/2 tsp. chopped capers
1/2 tsp. oregano
garlic salt, salt and pepper to taste
hot pepper flakes (optional)
Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a saute pan.
Add peppers and saute about 2-3 minutes
Add eggplant, mushrooms and spices. Saute another 5 minutes
Add tomato sauce, cover and simmer another 1-2 minutes
Add shrimp and stir until heated, about another minute
Serve and Enjoy!3 few days ago and thought I would try to come up with an original recipe using what was in the fridge. It actually turned out to be very tasty and will find its way to the dinner table in the future.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Cookies and Brownies on a 100g a Day Diet
Last month, just two days after I started my diet, I was scheduled to compete in a charity, holdem poker tournament. Included in the package was an Italian buffet, which would blow my diet before I even had a chance to start.
Having resolved to stick to it, I decided I would partake of only low carb food. Hoping I would last a while at the poker table, I figured that would not be enough to hold me, so I stopped at a local 7-11 to pick up something healthy, filling, and low enough in carbs to fit my diet.
I headed right to the health-bar section and began checking labels. Over the years, I have tried most of the bars on the shelf. While none of them were terrible, none of them had me wanting to come back for more. Tonight, I settled on a Lenny & Larry's Peanut Butter Muscle Brownie, a brand I had never tried.
The packaging had an appealing Ben & Jerry's feel. It looked like a brownie, rather than something that had been squeezed out of a processing tube and the nutritional labeling seemed great point for my diet. It weighted in at just under 3 oz. and had only 19g of carbs and it was high in protein, but then I checked the nutritional labeling a second time and realized those figures were for a single serving and each brownie was two servings.
Fortunately, breakfast and lunch were only 50g total and I had 50g for the tournament. Figuring the only item on the buffet that I could have would be salad, I thought the brownie was still within range, even if I ate two servings. As it turned out I was right on both counts.
The salad was tasty, but wasn't going hold me for long. About an hour into the tournament, I broke out the brownie. Hands down, it was the best tasting health food brownie I have ever tasted. Of course it wasn't Duncan Heinz, but it was still pretty damn tasty. The brownie had great texture. It was moist and chewy, but not that stick to your teeth chewy that I've had with some others. There was no artificial taste and if I had a second brownie, I might have fallen off the diet wagon. Fortunately, I didn't have a second brownie, and even if I did, I wouldn't have blown the diet, because about a half an hour later my chips were gone.
I didn't win the tournament, but I was a winner none-the-less with my discovery of Lenny and Larry's line of products.
Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be reviewing more of their line. So if you have a sweet tooth like me, you might want to check back regularly.
Having resolved to stick to it, I decided I would partake of only low carb food. Hoping I would last a while at the poker table, I figured that would not be enough to hold me, so I stopped at a local 7-11 to pick up something healthy, filling, and low enough in carbs to fit my diet.
The packaging had an appealing Ben & Jerry's feel. It looked like a brownie, rather than something that had been squeezed out of a processing tube and the nutritional labeling seemed great point for my diet. It weighted in at just under 3 oz. and had only 19g of carbs and it was high in protein, but then I checked the nutritional labeling a second time and realized those figures were for a single serving and each brownie was two servings.
Fortunately, breakfast and lunch were only 50g total and I had 50g for the tournament. Figuring the only item on the buffet that I could have would be salad, I thought the brownie was still within range, even if I ate two servings. As it turned out I was right on both counts. The salad was tasty, but wasn't going hold me for long. About an hour into the tournament, I broke out the brownie. Hands down, it was the best tasting health food brownie I have ever tasted. Of course it wasn't Duncan Heinz, but it was still pretty damn tasty. The brownie had great texture. It was moist and chewy, but not that stick to your teeth chewy that I've had with some others. There was no artificial taste and if I had a second brownie, I might have fallen off the diet wagon. Fortunately, I didn't have a second brownie, and even if I did, I wouldn't have blown the diet, because about a half an hour later my chips were gone.
I didn't win the tournament, but I was a winner none-the-less with my discovery of Lenny and Larry's line of products.
Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be reviewing more of their line. So if you have a sweet tooth like me, you might want to check back regularly.
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