G - 18th Feb '07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
Strawberry oat bar, 1/2 (140/4.5/1.5)
CM 9 grain bread, 1 oz (71/1/1.8)
Butter, light, 1 tbsp (50/5/0)

Lunch
Dim sum, lots (500/15/2)

Snack
Hot chocolate, 12 oz (249/10/1)

Dinner
Peas bhaji, 1 cup (231/14/6)
Green tea, 2 cups (0/0/0)

Total - 1278/49.5/12.3
Activity - None

G - 17th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk, 2 (74/0/0)
Oatbran muffin (305/8/5)
Banana, med (105/0/3)

Snack
Banana, medium (105/0/3)

Lunch
Pasta w/ marinara, 1 cup (204/3/2)
Bread, foccacia, 3 oz (250/6/2)

Dinner
Israelly couscous salad, 1/2 cup (155/10/0)
Tangarine, 2 (128/0/4)
Wild oats cookies, 2 (260/10/2)

Chocolate martini, sml (241/9/0)

Total - 1827/46/17
Activity - Running

G - 16th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
Kashi Golean Waffle, 2 (170/3/6)
Butter, 1 tbsp (76/10/0)

Lunch
Sushi rolls (rice paper, no rice) 6 pieces (204/10/6)
Israelly couscous salad, 1/2 cup (155/10/0)

Snack
CM 9 grain bread, 2 oz (142/2/3.6)
Butter, light, 1 tbsp (50/5/0)

Dinner
Wild oats cookies, 1 (130/5/1)
Rice, 1 cup (242/.5/1)
Misc, lentil and meat stew (200/5/2)
Chapatis - 2 (120/1/3)

Total - 1526/51.5/22.6
Activity - Laser Tag!

G - 15th feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
Luna sunrise bar (180/4/5)

Snack
Kashi Golean Waffle, 2 (170/3/6)

Lunch
Vietnamese noodle bowl with fried tofu (326/17/4)

Snack
Tangarine, 1 (64/0/2)
Wild oats cookies, 2 (260/10/2)

Snack
Stacy's pita chips, 1 oz (130/5/2)

Dinner
Tortilla, 2 (220/5/2)
Cheese, 2%, 1 oz (50/3/0)
Fake taco meat, 1/4 cup (130/6/4)
Guacamole, 1/4 cup (170/16/7)

Total - 1737/69/34
Activity - Running

G - 14th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
CM 9 grain bread, 1 oz (71/1/1.8)
Butter, 1/2 tbsp (38/5/0)
Stonyfield maple vanilla lowfat yogurt (130/1.5/2)
Light granola, 1/4 cup (79/1.3/1)

Snack
Stonyfield chocolate underground nonfat yogurt (170/0/3)
Peanuts 1/2 oz (83/7/1)

Lunch
Chapatis - 4 (240/2/6)
Chole, hmmd, 1 cup (300/18/8)

Dinner
Tortilla, 1.5 (165/3.5/1)
Fake taco meat, 1/4 cup (130/6/4)

Total - 1443/45.3/27.8
Activity - None

G - 13th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
Kashi Golean Waffle, oat, 3 (240/4.5/4.5)

Snack
Peanuts 1/2 oz (83/7/1)

Lunch
Subway veggie sandwich w/ mayo and cheese, 6" (380/18.5/4)

Dinner
Chapatis - 3.5 (280/2.25/7)
Chole, hmmd, 1 cup (300/18/8)

Seirra Nevada IPA (153/0/0)

Total - 1473/50.25/
Activity - None

G - 12th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
Egg, 2 (143/10/0)
CM 9 grain bread, 2 oz (142/2/3.6)
Butter, 1 tbsp (76/10/0)

Snack
Fig newton, ww, 1 (55/1/1)

Lunch
Rice, 1/2 cup (120/0/0)
Palak Paneer, hmmd 3/4 cup (162/12/3.4)

Snack
Stacy's pita chips, 1.5 oz (195/7.5/3)

Dinner
Light granola, 2/3 cups (210/3.5/4)
Milk, 1%, 1.5 cup (154/3.5/0)

Total - 1294/49.5/15
Activity - None

G - 11th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
CM 9 grain bread, 3 oz (213/3/5.4)
Butter, 1 tbsp (67/7/0)

Snack
Hot chocolate, 24 oz (450/18/2)
Super veggie Sandwich (300/5/3)
Latte, whole, 8 oz (146/8/0)

Dinner
Pizza, thin crust, eggplant, 8 oz (505/17/2)

Total - 1718/58/12.4
Activity - None

G - 10th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (37/1/0)
from IHOP:
Hash browns, 1/2 serving (110/5.5/1)
Egg, 1 (63/5/0)
Corn Pancake,1 (120/3.5/1)
Syrup, 1 oz (115/0/0)
Bacon 1 slice (53/4/0)

Snack
Cookie, 1 oz (138/8/0)

Lunch
Chapatis - 1.5 (120/1/3)
Rice, 1/2 cup (120/0/0)
Palak Paneer, hmmd 3/4 cup (162/12/3.4)

Dinner
Amy's veggie enchiladas, 2 (360/12/6)
Ben and Jerry's frozen yogurt (190/2.5/1)

Total - 1588/50.5/15.4
Activity -

G - 9th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (19/0/0)
Sourdough, 2 oz (123/1/1)
Butter, 1 tbsp (67/7/0)

Snack
Banana, medium (105/0/3)

Lunch
Fish Burrito (400/20/4)
Sushi, 1/2 pack (140/2/1)

Snack
Tea w/ milk and sugar (63/1/0)

Dinner
Chapatis - 2 (120/1/3)
Palak Paneer, no paneer, hmmd 1/2 cup (96/7/3.4)

Total - 1133/39/15.4
Activity - None

G - 8th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (37/0/0)
Clif nectar bar (160/6/6)

Snack
Peanuts 1oz (166/14/2)

Lunch
Hummus sandwich (280/x/x)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)

Dinner
Sushi, 1/2 pack (140/2/x)
Toast, 2 oz (142/2/3.6)
Butter, 1 tbsp (67/7/0)
Izze 1/2 (67.5/0/0)
CM choco chip cookie, 2 oz (135/6.5/0)

Total - 1231.5/37.5+/11.6+
Activity - None

G - 7th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk(37/0/0)
Bread, multigrain, 3oz (133/1.33/2)
Butter, 1 tbsp (67/7/0)

Snack
Pita chips, 1 oz (130/5/2)

Lunch
Hot and sour soup 2 cups (150/4/2)

Snack
Pear (103/0/5.5)

Dinner
Fried rice, shrimp, white hmmd 2 cups (479/16/2)

Snack
Tea w/ milk (33/0/0)
Green tea (0/0/0)

Total - 1132/33.33/13.5
Activity - None, Bad cedar allergies

G - 6th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk(37/0/0)
Kashi Golean Waffle, 1 (170/3/6)

Snack
Peanuts 1oz (166/14/2)

Lunch
Sushi, salmon less cream cheese (280/8/0)

Dinner
Yogurt, lowfat, 1/2 (70/.75/1)
Yogurt, stonyfield (200/5/2)

Dinner
Hot and Sour Soup, 1 cup (75/2/1)
Rice, 1/2 cup (120/0/0)
Noodles 1/4 cup (180/9/2)

Total - 1298/41.75/14
Activity - None

G - 5th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk(37/0/0)
Grape nuts trail mix, 1/2 cup (170/2/5)
Milk, 1%, 3/4 cup (77/2/0)

Snack
Pear (103/0/5.5)
Chicken Quesadillas, sml, 1/2 (168/x/x)

Lunch
Fish curry, 1/2 cup (234/18/2)
Rice, 1/4 cup (60/0/0)

Dinner
Pasta, ww, 2 oz (200/1/5)
Eggplant parmesan, hmmd, 4 pieces (200/21/2.8)
Tomato sauce (150/14/2)

Snack
Milk, 1%, 3/4 cup (77/2/0)
Granola, 1/4 cup (116/5/2)
Lower fat cereal, 1/2 cup (195/3/3)

Total - 1787/50/19.8
Activity - Running

G - 4th Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
Bread, multigrain, 3oz (200/2/3)
Butter, 1 tbsp (67/7/0)

Lunch
Misc, Whole Foods (300/10/2)

Snack
Kashi Golean Waffle, 1 (85/1.5/3)
Kheer w/ rava and milk, (174/4/1)

Dinner
Rice, 3/4 cup (181/.2/.5)
Chole, hmmd (334/16/8)
Beer, Sierra Nevada celebration (200/0/0)

Tea, green (0/0/0)

Total - 1578/40.7/17.5
Activity -

G - 3rd Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (37/0/0)
Bread, multigrain, 3oz (200/2/3)
Butter, 1 tbsp (67/7/0)

Snack
Upma, 2 cups (478/13/6.3)

Dinner
split pea soup (101/1/2)
Pita, 1/2 (37/.5/1)
carrot muffin, small, 1/2 (81/3/0)

Snack
Corona, 1.5 (222/0/0)
Cake, 5 oz (374/17/1.7)

Total - 1597/44.5/14
Activity - None

G - 2nd Feb 07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and milk (37/0/0)
Kashi golean crunch, 3/4 cup (150/1.5/6)
Milk, 1%, 3/4 cup (77/2/0)

Lunch
JJ veggie club no cheese on wheat (558/31/7) WOW!! For Lettuce on bread!!
Clif Nectar bar, 1/2 (80/3/3)

Snack
Apple (72/0.2/3.3)

Dinner
Rice, 3/4 cup (181/.2/.5)
Chole, hmmd (334/16/8)
Yogurt, greek (75/6/0)
Honey (128/0/0)

Snack
Tea w/ milk and splenda (17/0/0)

Total - 1709/60/27.8
Activity - None

G - 1st Feb '07

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (37/2/0)
Eggs - 2 (204/15/0)
Potatoes (61/2/1)

Snack
Peanuts 1oz (166/14/2)
Crunchy peanut snack 1oz (166/14/2)

Dinner
Khichdi, 1/2 cup (226/1/5)
Fish curry, 1/2 cup (234/18/2)
Rice, 1 cup (242/.5/1)

Snack
Bread, multigrain, 2oz (140/1.33/2)
Butter, 1 tbsp (67/7/0)
Jam, 1 tbsp (56/0/0)

Total - 1700/75/15
Activity - Walking

I'm adding extra hundred calories for cookies that I don't have the information for. Clearly, I need to be eating more mindfully and well, less!

Trail of Misery 2.2

Thus begins TOM 2.2 phase: last lap

One of the running guys was told to run proud and finish strong. I guess I need to use that here. Last 18 lbs to go (should have been 13 but I was bad for a while) and I need to buckle down and finish this up.

So No sugar or fried foods. Let's see if I can remember how the good eating rules worked when I still ate carbs. I'll post todays food run next

G - 15th December 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage(0 carbs)

Snack
Peanuts, 1 oz (3 carbs)

Lunch
Unwich (5 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and milk (4 carbs)

Dinner
Pepper Steak, 1/2 (7 carbs)
Hot and Sour Soup (8 carbs)
Drambuie (9 carbs)

Total Carbs - 39.75
Activity - none

G - 14th december 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage(0 carbs)

Snack
Peanuts, 2 oz (6 carbs)

Lunch
Beef salad (6 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and milk (4 carbs)

Dinner
Sausage, onion and peppers (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 25.75
Activity - none

G - 12th December 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage(0 carbs)

Snack
Hot chocolate w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (4 carbs)

Lunch
Hamburger, no bread (0 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and milk (4 carbs)
Peanuts, 1 oz (3 carbs)

Dinner
Steak salad w/ iceberg and sour cream (5 carbs)

Total Carbs - 19.75
Activity - none

G - 11th December 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage(0 carbs)

Lunch
Hot chocolate w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (4 carbs)
crab cake (5 carbs)
Hot and sour soup (8 carbs)

Dinner
Lamb (0 carbs)
Brussel Sprouts, 3/4 cup (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 26.75
Activity - none

G - 8th December 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Beef salad (6 carbs)

Dinner
Stir-fry (4 carbs)
Sausage biscuit (30 carbs)
Wine (4 carbs)
Cookies (16 carbs)

Total Carbs - 63.75
Activity - none

G - 7th December 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Chicken Parm (7 carbs)
Meatballs (0 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and milk (4 carbs)
Peanuts, 3 oz (9 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken and green bean casserole (5 carbs)

Total Carbs - 28.75
Activity - None

G - 6th December 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Snack
Peanuts, 1 oz (3 carbs)

Lunch
BLT salad (6.5 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and milk (4 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken wings (2 carbs)

Total Carbs - 19.25
Activity - running makes me happy

G - 5th December 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Snack
Peanuts, 1 oz (3 carbs)

Lunch
Spicy ceasar salad (6 carbs)

Snack
cheese (1 carb)
Tea w/ splenda and milk (4 carbs)

Dinner
BLT Salad (6.5 carbs)

Total Carbs - 24.25
Activity - None

Who is this G you speak of?

I'm back baby....(By back I mean just the journal entries are back, nothing profound)

G - 13th November 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)

Lunch
Egg Salad (0 carb)
Chicken parm (7 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ milk (3 carbs)

Dinner
Salad w/ beef (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 19.75
Activity - Running

G - 12th November 2006

Took a day off from carb counting.

G - 9th November 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)

Snack
Cashews, 1/2oz (4 carbs)

Lunch
pizza no crust (3 carbs)

Snack
Cookie, mini, shutup, it was homemade (10 carbs)

Dinner
Cauliflower and sausage stir fry, 1/2 (4 carbs)
Roasted chayote soup (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 30.75
Activity - None, Midterm today

G - 8th November 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)

Snack
Cashews, 1/2oz (4 carbs)

Lunch
Chicken Parm (7 carbs)
Green beans (1.4 carbs)

Snack
Special carb free (0 carbs)
Low carb tortilla (4 carbs)
Sour cream (1 carb)
Salmon (0 carbs)

Dinner
ribs + sausage (0 carbs)
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)

Total Carbs - 24.15
Activity - None, Midterm tomorrow

G - 7th November 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)

Snack
something (19 carbs)

Lunch
Brisket (0 carbs)
Broccoli (1 carbs)
Yogurt, 1/2 (5 carbs)

Dinner
Deli meat (0 carbs)
Meatloaf, (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 34.75
Activity - None, sore from circuits on Monday

G - 3rd November 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Snack
Almonds, 1/2 oz (1 carbs)
Cashews, 1/2 oz (4 carbs)

Lunch
Bhujia (20 carbs)

Dinner
Whole wheat slice (11 carbs)
Sausages (0 carbs)

Total Carbs - 39.75
Activity - None

G - 2nd November 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
French beans (3 carbs)
Chicken Salad (0 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken and cauliflower casserole (5 carbs)

Total Carbs - 11.75
Activity - None

carbs, the enemy within

Yesterday was a carb loaded day. I ate only high fiber, low fat things that are usually also high carb. Cereal and khichdi (rice + lentils). The thing is, by dinner I was so hungry that no amount of food seemed to satiate. It seems that no matter how much I might love the high carb lifestyle. It just wasn't meant for me. Even when I am off the atkins, I will have to limit carbs and be very careful about the ones I do chose to eat. On a high note, it's still high carb half day (I plan on going back to high protien this evening). Bananas for lunch, so happy...

G - 1st November 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)

Snack
Granola + milk (16 carbs)

Lunch
Khichdi (47 carbs)

Dinner
Rice (45 carb)
Yogurt low fat plain (18 carb)
Yogurt full fat vanilla truffle (37 carb)

Total Carbs - 166.75
Activity - Running

G - 31st October 2006

Stomach didn't feel good today at all. Tried to eat eggs but almost threw them up. Ate cereal for lunch and breakfast and then khichdi for dinner. Needless to say, today was a carb day.

Activity - None

G - 30th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Snack
Almonds, 1/4 oz (0.5 carbs)
Cashews, 1 oz (8 carbs)

Lunch
Kao Soi - 1/2 (6 carbs)

Dinner
ribs and brisket (0 carbs)
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)

Total Carbs - 20.25
Activity - none, stomach not feeling well from the kao soi

G - 29th October 2006

Total Carbs - Not going to bother
Activity - Running, 10k

G - 28th October 2006

Total Carbs - Lots for the race tomorrow

G - 27th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Green beans (1.4 carbs)
Ribs (0 carbs)
BBQ sauce, 1 tbsp (10 carbs)

Dinner
Salad w/ Tilapia (6 carbs)

Snack
Drink w/ tonic (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 27.15
Activity - Running

G - 26th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Onions and peppers 1/4 each(2.5 carbs)
Ham (0 carbs)

Lunch
Greek Salad (6 carbs)
Tea w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (2 carbs)

Dinner
Okra (4 carbs)
Pork w/ parmesan (2 carbs)

Snack
Drink w/ tonic (6 carbs)
Tortilla low carb (3 carbs)
Cashews (8 carbs)

Total Carbs - 37
Activity - None

G - 25th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Onions and peppers 1/4 each(2.5 carbs)
Ham (0 carbs)

Lunch
Eggplant and chicken stir-fry, leftover (4 carbs)
Tuna salad (1 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken and mushroom casserole (5 carbs)
Cashews (8 carbs)

Total Carbs - 23.25
Activity - Running

PR: Best 400m times yet, fastest was 2 mins even the slowest was 2:15. I thought I was going to throw up.

G - 24th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Bacon (0 carbs)

Lunch
Greek Salad (6 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (2 carbs)
cold cuts (0 carbs)

Dinner
chicken breast (0 carbs)
sour cream and cheese (2 carbs)
Tortilla, low carb, 1.5 (4.5 carbs)

Snack
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
cookie, 1 oz (16 carbs)

Total Carbs - 37.25
Activity - None

G - 23rd October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Brisket and Sausage (0 carbs)
veggies (2 carbs)
bbq sauce, 1 tbsp (10 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (2 carbs)

Dinner
Salad w/ beef (8 carbs)

Total Carbs - 23.75
Activity - Running

G - 20th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Split pea soup (22 carbs)
Cobb Salad (6 carbs)

Snack
Cheese (1 carb)

Dinner
Wings (0 carbs)

Total Carbs - 32.75
Activity - None

G - 19th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Chicken and cauliflower casserole (5 carbs)

Snack
Chicken (0 carbs)

Dinner
Chipotle salad, no guacamole (6 carbs)
Short cake, 2 oz (27.5 carbs) OUCH!!!

Total Carbs - 42.25
Activity - None (Meant to go to yoga but I got delayed)

G - 18th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
chicken parm (7 carbs)
veggies (2 carbs)

Snack
Grape nuts trail mix, 1.5 tbsp (6 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken and cauliflower casserole (5 carbs)

Total Carbs - 23.75
Activity - Running

G - 17th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Torta but no bread (fine I had a bite!) (5 carbs)
Tortilla soup but no chips (2 carbs)

Dinner
Tea w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (2 carbs)

Dinner
Shrimp Curry, 1/2 cup (3.2 carbs)
Ice cream (3 carbs)
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)

Total Carbs - 22
Activity - Yoga

G- 16th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Greek Salad (6 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken (0 carbs)
misc, a tablespoon of granola (3 carbs)

Dinner
Beef stew (9 carbs)

Total Carbs - 21.75
Activity - Running

G - 10th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Onions and peppers, 2 tbsp (2 carb)
Ham (0 carbs)

Lunch
Chicken salad (2 carbs)
Cheese, 2 oz (2 carbs)

Snack
Chicken wings (2 carb)

Dinner
Shrimp in coconut curry (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 17.75
Activity - None

G - 9th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Bacon (0 carbs)

Lunch
Peas and french beans, 1 cup (7.87 carbs)
Brisket and Sausage (0 carbs)

Dinner
French beans, 1 cup (4.71)
Pork (0 carbs)
Low carb ice cream (4 carbs)

Total Carbs - 20.33
Activity - Running

G - 8th October

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Bacon (0 carbs)

Lunch
Whole foods salads (10 carbs)

Dinner
Tofu soup w/ no tofu (0 carbs)
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)

Total Carbs - 16.75
Activity - Yard work at J's house, those yuccas had to die

G - 7th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Cobbler (yeah! a bazillion carbs, 30 I think.)
Hamburger (15 carbs)

Dinner
Leftovers (6 carbs)
Sausage biscuit (15 carbs)

Total Carbs - 69.75
Activity - Running

G - 6th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Bacon (0 carbs)

Lunch
Beef and chinese broccoli
Snowpea leaves
BBQ pork (overall atleast 20 carbs)

Dinner
Meatloaf (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 29.75
Activity - None

Hurray!

I am officially back to the weight I was at around the wedding, two years ago. I was lighter by two pounds later during fall that year but it wasn't stable. Now I have 15 more pounds to go to meet my goal weight and this time I am getting there.

G - 5th October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Waited to long to eat and this is what happened:

Lunch
Unnamed carb free snack (0 carbs)
Sausages (0 carbs)
Chiwda (20 carbs)

Dinner
Onions and sausage (9.4 carbs)

Total Carbs - 33.15
Activity - Running

G - 3rd October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Veggie Chorizo (2 carbs)

Lunch
Tuna salad (0 carbs)
Leftover of cauliflower and chicken stirfry (4 carbs)

Snack
String cheese, 1 oz (1 carb)

Dinner
Meatloaf (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 16.75
Activity - None

G - 2nd October 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 1 (0 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Snack
String Cheese, 2 oz (2 carbs)

Lunch
String Cheese, 1 oz (1 carbs)
Other carb-free snack we shall not mention (0carbs)

Snack
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)

Dinner
Cauliflower and chicken stir-fry(8 carbs)

Total Carbs - 17
Activity - None

G - 28th September, 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Tuna Salad (6 carbs)

Snack
Miso soup (3 carbs)
Almonds (4 carbs)

Dinner
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Seafood pancake (9 carbs)

Total Carbs - 29.75
Activity - None

G - 27th September 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Almonds, 1 snack bag (4 carbs)

Lunch - part deux
Egg Salad (0.75 carbs)
Chiwda (4 carbs)

Dinner
Chipotle salad (14 carbs)

Total Carbs - 26.5
Activity - Runnning

G - 19th September 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Side salad (4 carbs)
Chicken salad (2 carbs)

Dinner
Cabbage, water chestnuts, chicken sausage, scallion stir-fry (20 carbs)

Total Carbs - 29.75
Activity - Yoga

Water chestnuts are carb heavy, this does not bode well for me (a certain someone who is on the diet with me is going to be PO-ed)

ACL has left the building

ACL (Austin City Limits also known as All Carbs aLlowed) is finally over. We tried (Well, I did, Sandeep folded the moment he looked at a hot and crunchy chicken cone). Joey and Carlos even helped keep us in check (thanks again, guys) but everything was fried and battered. So after a weekend of trying and failing miserably to avoid carbs, I am back on track. I don't remember what I ate Monday but I did well. I'll post yesterdays carb count and we'll go from there.

Good news: Two of my pants that had been put out of commission are now back in rotation.

Littlefield Cafe on Campus Sucks

Okay first of all, putting the same chicken in all the salads and then calling all of them spicy X (e.g. spicy ceaser or spicy greek) is not acceptable.
Additionally, if you're going to claim that the tomato soup you're serving has less than 15 carbs, don't put sugar in it. I had to throw most of it away. Oh and mention the fact that it has red peppers in it. That makes me angry for Joey (she's allergic)!
And lastly and most grossly, if the wrap sandwiches you put out are going to get soggy, don't put a layer of oil on the inside of the wrap. That's disgusting, you have a sandwich station, just assemble it when it's ordered.
Gawd, I am so frustrated with crappy, unhealthy tricks that food companies pull. It's difficult enough to try and eat right (low cal, low carb, high fiber etc etc) without these idiots adding to it.

G - 11th September 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Brisket (0 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)
Coldslaw (6 carbs)

Dinner
chicken w/ feta and spinach (2 carbs)
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)

Total Carbs - 14.75
Activity - Running

G - 10th September 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Onions and peppers 1/4 each(2.5 carbs)
Bacon (0 carbs)

Lunch
Salmon w/ splenda and mustard (1 carb)

Snack
Creamy tomato soup (10 carbs)

Dinner
Lettuce wraps w/ chicken (4 carbs)
Misc (3 carbs)
Wine (3 carbs)

Total Carbs - 27.25
Activity - None

G - 9th September 2006

Snack
Clif Nectar bar, 1 (24 carbs)

Lunch
Coffee w/ sugar and 1/2 & 1/2 (10 carbs)
Tuna w/ mayo (0 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Snack
Sunchips, 10 (10 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken wings (0 carbs)
Salmon (0 carbs)
Gin and Diet tonic (0 carbs)
Drambuie (9 carbs)

Total Carbs - 53
Activity - Running, sooo looong

G - 8th September 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Pork and Bamboo shoot stir-fry (4 carbs)

Snack
Grape nuts 12 gms (8 carbs)

Dinner
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Beef (0 carbs)
Tuna w/ mayo (0 carbs)

Total Carbs - 18.75
Activity - None

G- 7th September 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Greek salad (6 carbs)

Dinner
Ribs w/ splenda mustard sauce (2 carbs)
Tea w/ 1/2 & 1/2 (2 carbs)

Total Carbs - 13.75
Activity - Yoga

G - 6th september 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
I'd rather not mention but it was carb free, I feel dirty.

Snack
Clif Nectar bar, 1/2 (10 carbs)

Dinner
Eggplant, zuccini, sausage stir-fry (8 carbs)

Total Carbs - 21.75
Activity - Running

G - 5th September 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Greek Salad (6 carbs)

Snack
Almonds (4 carbs)
Dal Samosas, 3 (10 carbs)

Dinner
Shrimp Curry (6.4 carbs)

Total Carbs - 30.15
Activity - None

Two - timin'

I invite you to view my other blog which I will likewise ignore for months and months on end
http:/joey-martin.blogspot.com
Thus far it makes me look like an aged spinster who spends way too much time with her cats.

G - 4th September 2006

Snack
Clif Nectar bar, 1/2 (10 carbs)

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Bacon (0 carbs)

Lunch
Chilli, 1/2 cup (5 carbs)
Hamburger, no bread (0 carbs)
Tea w/ splenda and 1/2 and 1/2 (2 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken, 1/4 (2 carbs)
Brussel Sprouts, 1/2 cup (3.5 carbs)
Bread, 1/4 slice (3 carbs)
Wine, red (3 carbs)

Total Carbs - 32.25
Activity - Running + Kayaking + Swimming

G - 3rd September 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Turkey + mayo + mustard (0 carbs)

Snack
Bacon (0 carbs)

Lunch
Cheese (1 carb)

Dinner
Chicken Curry (6.4 carbs)
Tea w/ splenda and 1/2 and 1/2 (2 carbs)

Total Carbs - 13.2
Activity - Running

G - 2nd September 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Bacon (0 carbs)

Snack
Hot Dog (2 carbs)

Lunch
Changos Burrito, no tortilla (6 carbs)

Dinner
Chicken on a stick (0 carbs)
Tortilla chips (10 carbs)
Queso (0 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)
Eggs, 2 (.75 carbs)
Vodka (0 carbs)
Tonic, 1/2 cup (10 carbs)

Total Carbs - 32.5
Activity - None

G - 1st September 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (1 carb)

Snack
Cheese (1 carb)

Lunch
Green Curry (4 carbs)

Snack
Ritz crackers, 6 (10 carbs)

Dinner
Tortilla chips (12 carbs)
Meat, chicken and beef (0 carbs)
Salad (4 carbs)
Avocado, .2 cup (2.5)
Red Wine, 6.25 oz (5 carbs)

Total Carbs - 43.25
Activity - Relay Running

G - 31st August 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 3 (1 carbs)

Lunch
Cesear Salad (6 carbs)

Snack
Cheese (1 carb)

Dinner
Low carb mint patties, 2 (0 carbs)
Beef (0 carbs)
Alcohol and limes (2 carbs)

Total Carbs - 13
Activity - None

:: Hair Band :: a poem by Teri Jo

I need a hair band - not GnR or White Snake
A band to keep the hair from my face
Gayatri has one

I need a magazine to read
Gayatri gives me one

I need an island in the stream
Gayatri is one

G - 30th August 2006

Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 3 (1 carbs)

Lunch
Carne Guisado (1 carbs)
Lettuce, 1 cup (1 carbs)

Snack
Samosas, dal (20 carbs)
Cheese, 1/2 oz (0 carbs)

Dinner
Beef (0 carbs)

Total Carbs - 26
Activity - Running (fartleks, tee hee)

G - 29th August 2006

Breakfast
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
Chipotle salad (14 carbs)

Snack
low carb mint patties (0 carbs)
low carb peanut butter cup (0 carbs)

Dinner
Salmon (0 carbs)
Chicken (0 carbs)
Broccoli and cauliflower salad (4 carbs)

Total Carbs - 21.75
Activity - running

G - 28th August 2006

I waited too long and ended up eating a brunch type meal. Bad. I just got so hungry I didn't want to deal with food. Eventually, I had to force myself to eat.

Breakfast/Lunch
Coffee w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 3 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)
Goat cheese (0 carbs)

Snack
Tea w/ splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (2 carbs)
Roast beef (0 carbs)
Mayo (0 carbs)
Mustard (0 carbs)

Dinner
Broccoli, cauliflower, sausage stir-fry (8 carbs)
low carb mint patties (0 carbs)

Total Carbs - 14
Activity - Running, I was fast baby!! (for about 16 mins)

G - 27th August 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Sausage (0 carbs)

Lunch
tofu and peas (5.7 carbs)
Black chana (8 carbs)

Snack
sugarfree Jello (0 carbs)
Half and Half (1 carb)

Dinner
Rib (0 carbs)
Bbq sauce (2 carbs)
low carb toffee (0 carbs)
low carb mint patties (0 carbs)


Total Carbs - 20.45
Activity - None

G - 26th August 2006

Snacks
Clif Nectar bar (27 carbs)

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)

Lunch
Chicken (3 carbs)
Creamed spinach (4 carbs)
Green beans (3 carbs)

Dinner
Mojito w/ no sugar (8 carbs)
Beef stroganoff (10 carbs)
Kale (3 carbs)

Total Carbs - 62 (YIKES!!)
Activity - Long run

But they'll never take our freedoooooooom

Scenario:
Big boobs,
Athletic bra
'Long' (it was for me) run

Apparently, on a long run sometimes the boobies want to escape. From the top. Then you have to push them down while you run in public. Classy.

Complications

Typical scenario:
time 0: Get ACL recontruction
+ 2-4 months: start rehabilitation with PT
+ 4-8 months: Test the knee (comprehensive physical test that involves stressing and loading the
knee to make sure that it can handle all kinds of movement)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I had my surgery during winter break so when school started I was almost off my crutches. 2 months into my spring semester, I started to get back pain. One day, a sneeze started shooting pains down the leg that had had surgery. I panicked and saw a chiropracter (who made it worse). Eventually, I found a PT that speciallized in back troubles. Through that I found out that I had scoliosis (not too bad) and a pinched nerve (BAD!).

Therapy helped end that pain and I went back to PT for my knee. At this point it had been almost 7 months when I finally tested. I didn't pass the test! My knee wasn't strong enough to do lunges for three minutes. So I went back two months later and tested again. Finally!! I passed!

What did yoga do now?

Although losing weight did contribute to this, I believe that yoga is the singular reason I am a happy person (generally speaking) today.

Having lost all this weight (at that point, it was a loss of 35 lbs) and that too excruciatingly slowly has been quite a lesson. I have had to be patient but also not focus on other's progress but my own. No jealousy, no competition.
Yoga, as a practice, is inherently self-centered. That is not say that one can't be competitive in it. I know far too many people (ok, one) that have hurt themselves not realizing that headstands have to be learnt. That being said, I am not competitive by nature (I think), so yoga allowed me to focus on my progress and not my relativity to other's abilities. This made me capable of simply being proud of my achievements and not be envious of other's.

G - 24th August 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (0.75 carbs)
Bacon - 3 slices (0 carbs)

Lunch
Tuna salad w/ no veggies (0 carbs)

Dinner
Paneer w/ tomato onion sauce (14 carbs)
Tea w/ half and half (1 carb)

Total Carbs - 19
Activity - None but I did get a great massage

Changes

I had been working in Austin for about 9 months when I realized that I was putting on weight. That's when the diet and exercise regiment began (It was the 5th of May, 2002/3/?). My goal was to drop 45 lbs. That would bring me to the most I could weigh and still be healthy for my height. I started with yoga. That first day when I got done and stepped out, I knew I wanted to do this for as long as I could. Since it needed only a change of clothes and no special shoes, I found it convenient and that helped me stick with it. But it wasn't easy. The first day I tried yoga, it was hatha, gentle and loving, it was 'easy'. But after that first day, all the yoga I practiced was the more aerobic variety (called flow or hot or sport and it's more traditional cousin, Ashtanga). This was hard. My body wasn't used to handling my weight and there were days when I just wanted to stop and walk out. I don't know what kept me going but yoga changed the way I think. I'll explain in a bit.

6 months later I added Kickboxing then a year later Vale Tudo. I even ran a 1 or 1.5 miles once in a while. I don't think I had ever felt stronger. One of the best things I ever heard was from Sandeep. He said that he wanted to start fights just so that I would be able to step in.

The combination of kickboxing and yoga were great. I dropped weight even when I was building muscle and getting stronger. However, adding in Vale Tudo might have been, in many ways, a big mistake. I lost track of my goals at that point. It stopped being about losing weight and became about the color (or stripe) of the belt I was wearing. I tried to tell myself that I was still building muscle but if that had been the case I should have noticed size or measurement changes, both of which had also stopped happening. I wasn't eating well anymore because I had convinced myself that I would burn it off. I did burn what I ate off but not what I was carrying, my weight plateaued 10 lbs short of my goal.

Then during VT one night, I got chopped wrong (ironically by a guy at my level or maybe just a level below me). I thought it was a sprain at first but the MRI showed ACL and MCL tears. I didn't have insurance at the time so I decided to see a physical therapist before a doctor. He suggested weight lifting and running while waiting for reconstruction.

3-5 months later Sandeep and I got married. Thanks to the PT I was in amazing shape (sans an ACL). I was also my lightest at 8 lbs short of my goal. Then that December I got ACL reconstruction surgery and things changed a bit. Literally.

G - 23th Aug 2006

Breakfast/Lunch
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (3 carbs)
Eggs - 3 (2 carbs)
Bacon - 4 slices (0 carbs)

Snacks
Walnuts + Macademias (2.3 carbs)

Dinner
Pepper steak (14 carbs)

Total Carbs - 21.3
Activity - Running

Backstory

I've always been overweight. All my life.
I was a really big baby by Indian standards and by those same standards always FAT. We are not a polite people. We stare, give unsolicited advice to lose weight and claim 'you could be so pretty if you weren't so big'. The irony of it is that as a child I actually wasn't overweight. Up until the 10th grade I was well within my healthy range. I also sort of knew that I was perfectly healthy. So everytime the issue of my weight came up, I actually would say that as long as I am healthy my weight isn't an issue. I've been defensive about it for as long as I can remember. Chitu and I came up with some pretty innovative comebacks for nosy friends of mom's and cruel classmates.

In the 10th, we went on hikes regularly. I hadn't worn jeans since I was kid but I borrowed a pair from a friend for the first hike. I couldn't believe how I looked in it. I was being told that I was fat but here I was in these jeans that I thought I looked great in. Oh yeah, I was 60 kgs (132 lbs) 'fat'.

The problem began after the 10th. My activity level dropped from 60 mins everyday to nothing ata ll. My summer was spent in Saudia Arabia with my dad and we had nothing to do but eat. So four months later, I had put on 20 lbs atleast. The next year was spent putting on more pounds. The 12th brought some weight loss but for the most part I was still really heavy. I took that weight with me to U of M. I lost some my freshman year, more junior year then gained a little back my senior year to a fairly overweight 5'3".

I regret not being able to enjoy being slim when I was. I fought really hard to be proud of things about me that didn't involve the way I looked like being smart. But when I put on all that weight after the 10th there wasn't anything to be happy about and things that I had been proud of didn't seem to help. I was struggling with a lack of schedule and didn't do well in the 11th and 12th grades at all. College didn't get much better. My grades were terrible, I was overweight and generally speaking, miserable.

G - 12th July 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (1 carbs)
Chicken Salad - 1/2 cup (1 carb)

Lunch
Salad, small w/ basil ranch (2 carbs)
Broccoli and cheese soup - bowl (12 carbs)

Snacks

Dinner
Collard greens and shrimp (2 carbs)

Sandeeps Parent came into town and that has pretty much done this day to crap!!!

Total Carbs - 23
Activity - Running

G - 11th July 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (1 carbs)
Eggs w/ butter and cheese - 2 (1 carb)

Lunch
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (1 carbs)
Salad w/ splenda mustard - 2 cups (4 carbs)

Snacks
cheese (0 carbs)

Dinner
Salad w/ splenda mustard - 2 cups (4 carbs)
Beef Meatloaf (6 carbs)
Sugarfree Pecan cluster - 1 (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 23
Activity - Running and Ashtanga

Oops or addendum

I have been forgetting to mention this but I snack constantly on cheese and deli meats. The deli meats are often rolled up with mayo and dijon.

Emmentaler rocks!!

G - 10th July 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (1 carbs)
Eggs w/ butter and cheese - 2 (1 carb)

Lunch
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (1 carbs)
Chicken - thigh + leg (0 carbs)
Salad w/ low fat ranch - 2 cups (6 carbs)

Snacks
cheese and deli meats (0 carbs)

Snacks
cheese and deli meats (0 carbs)

Dinner
Mixed veggies - 1 cup (6 carbs)
Chicken teriyaki - 1 cup (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 21
Activity - Very slow running

G - 9th July 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (1 carbs)
Kao Soi - 1/4 (3 carbs)

Lunch
Hebrew national light beef franks - 2 (0 carbs)
Haricot verts - 1/2 cup (3 carbs)

Dinner
Beef Meatloaf (6 carbs)
Salad w/ low fat ranch - 1 cup + 1 tbsp (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 19
Activity - None

G - 8th July 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and 1/2 & 1/2 (1 carbs)
Eggs w/ butter - 2 (1 carb)

Lunch
Chicken - thigh + leg (0 carbs)
Salad w/ low fat ranch - 2 cups (6 carbs)

Dinner
Kao Soi - 1/4 (3 carbs)
Pizza, no bread - 2 slices (9 carbs)

Total Carbs - 20
Activity - Running

G - 7th July 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda and creamer (3 carbs)
Eggs w/ cheese - 2 (1 carb)

Lunch
Peas - 1/4 cup (4 carbs)
Coffee with splenda and creamer (3 carbs)
green beans - 2/3 cup (3 carbs)
salami (2 carbs)

Dinner
Kao Soi - 1/2 (6 carbs)

Total Carbs - 22
Activity - None

G - 6th July 2006

Breakfast
Coffee with splenda (0 carbs)
Eggs - 2 (1 carb)

Lunch
Pizza, no bread - 2 slices (9 carbs)
Diet V8 splash - 16 oz (6 carbs)

Dinner
MEAT!! (5 carbs)

Total Carbs - 21
Activity - Ashtanga

Update on fad dieting 2006 (FAD '06)

I'm trying the atkins diet. If it works within two weeks I'll stick with it. So the food diary from now is going to get really strange. Like puppies dressed up like bees strange.
I know all about protein poisoning and the like but I also know what to do to avoid all that. Wish me luck.