Diet week #6

I tried to do better at keeping track of what I ate, but I do believe I missed a few and I definitely didn’t take many pictures. I think I do better when I do daily diet entries on here instead of weekly. Time to step it up!!!

Monday 10/01/2018. Started this week with left over roast and potato’s that we had the day before for lunch at mom’s. This is what I pretty much ate all day. I also had some Tangerine LaCroix water with a splash of ginger ale.

Tuesday 10/02/2018. I was very bad. I went to Zeke’s Fish And Chips. OMG their food is so good. I had one piece of fried cod with fried zucchini and french fries. This meal kept me feeling very full for a long time. Tangerine LaCroix water with splash of ginger ale.

Wednesday 10/03/2018. Started my day with brunch consisting of a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup. Some days it feel good to have something so basic! For dinner I had spaghetti and meatballs and a small salad with avocado ranch dressing.

Thursday 10/04/2018. Spaghetti and meatballs with salad for a late lunch/early dinner.

Friday 10/05/2018. Same as Thursday. No reason to change something that is good and filling.

Saturday 10/06/2018. Brunch consisted of a peanut butter sandwich with grape jelly. (There were no more leftovers to eat and I was feeling lazy.) Dinner consisted of 2 fried eggs and 3 pieces of bacon.

Sunday 10/07/2018. Lunch at my mother’s apartment. Since we were celebrating my husband’s birthday, we got to pick what we were having to eat this day. He picked spaghetti and meatballs. So, that is what we had plus we also had chicken spaghetti and a salad on the menu plus a chocolate birthday cake that my grandson was more than happy to pick out!!! I had chicken spaghetti, small salad and one small piece of garlic bread.

Diet week #5… I feel so lost.

I must be honest, I’m just not real sure how to navigate a diet. There were a couple of days that I didn’t write down what I ate. I didn’t even try to follow anything that would resemble a diet, at least not most days. But I somehow managed to lose one pound. So I guess I did something write.

Sunday, 09/23/2018… Coffee!!! No lunch at mom’s as I felt like my COPD was trying to act up. So I made chicken spaghetti for lunch and that is what I ate on the remainder of the day. Washed it down with Cherry Kool-Aid.

Monday, 09/24/2018… Coffee is my best friend!!! I thought I would try to do something that resembled a Keto diet. I made myself a piece of salami wrapped around some mozarella cheese and 1/3 cup of pork n beans. NEVER. AGAIN. It just didn’t taste good to me at all. So much for trying to channel my inner child.

Tuesday 09/24/2018… Coffee… My son made me breakfast in bed!!!! Migas and bacon. The best way to start the day. Unfortunately I cannot tell you anything else I had on this day.

Wednesday… I can tell you that I had coffee. But that is all I can tell you.

Thursday 09/27/2018… Coffee!!!!! I splurged and went to Jason’s Deli. I was craving a Pollo Mexicano Potato. They are HUGE!!!! I had about 1/4 of it for lunch with some added sour cream. Then I had about another 1/4 for dinner.

Friday 09/28/2018… Coffee!!!! For breakfast, I decided to experiment. I mixed 1/4 of my left over baked potato with one egg and scrambled it. It wasn’t the best, but I ate it all. I finished the last 1/4 of the potato for dinner.

Saturday 09/29/2018… Coffee!!!! Today is my youngest granddaughter’s birthday so I am not sure what direction my eating is going to take. I had 3 spoonful portions of Oatmeal with butter, milk and very little sugar. And this is all that I can honestly remember eating. I know I did not have anything at the birthday party. I’m not sure what I had when I got home.

My goal for next week is to keep better track of everything I eat and drink. At least TRY to. I will be making a trip to find a fiber supplement since I feel like I am failing miserably at adding fiber to my diet. I feel like I did better on a more modified Keto plan so that is the direction I will try to go back to VERY SOON!!!!

My cruise is coming up and I would like to shed at least 5 pounds by then, more would not hurt my feelings!!!!

High Fiber, Low Carb diet. Trying to find my way.

After last weeks colonoscopy, it is obvious that I will not be able to maintain a Keto diet. I understand the value of a Keto diet but unfortunately, the things that are to be avoided are the things I need in order to be able to take in a significant amount of fiber. Add in the fact that I have reactions to ALL sugar substitutes… ALL. OF. THEM. It if isn’t sugar, I have an issue ranging from massive migraine and vomiting to rash and itching. This includes Stevia and other “natural” sweeteners.

According to the discharge instructions I received after my colonoscopy, I am to maintain a high fiber diet. No nuts, popcorn, and/or fruit with sharp seeds like strawberries. Since my original diagnosis of Diverticulosis many years ago, I have always stayed away from anything with skin (potatoes), nuts, and seeds so that is really nothing new. But trying to add fiber to a Keto diet just does not seem possible to me. I need grains for fiber. I need beans for fiber. And I need oatmeal for fiber.

I have a couple of good friends that are on Keto diets. And they are doing wonderfully on it. And I fully back their decision to be on it. It works great for them. I just wish I was able to continue on the Keto train. But, unfortunately, I have to make more modifications than I thought I would. So now, I’m going to consume more fiber and probably take 2 FiberCon 3 times a day until I find the perfect balance. But I will also try to be as low-carb as possible. The rest I will just see how it goes.

I found this book and I am hoping it will help me on this newly adjusted diet. I am definitely open for suggestions so if you have any, please let me know.