Bacon is a superfood

Counting calories

or % of calories

or even counting carbs for that matter

Call me lazy, stupid or unscientific, I don’t care

I’m gonna eat food and that’s it.

Ok Ok…Rant over.

All I’m sayin is…I don’t want to over intellectualize my diet.

The other day I was talking to my folks about wanting to get fit for summer and both my parents said I should lose a good 10 lbs. I think they are right but the solution my mom found to lose my last 10 was, guess what???

Erika, eat less meat and fat.

I go: What? Are you serious?

And replace those with sugar?

Anyway, the conclusion to our big discussion about my weight was: If I have to obssess over each morcel of food that goes into my mouth, it probably ain’t worth it. I can live with being overweight 10 lbs if it means having fun with the girls or enjoying a beautiful dinner my mom prepared.

This is just another food log post.

Breakfast:

 1 day: Bowl of full fat yogourt, golden flax seeds, walnuts, banana

other day: 3 eggs cooked in butter, piece of gouda

other day: 2 eggs, 3 pieces of bacon

Lunch: Can of salmon, 1 avocado, mixed nuts, 2 squares of Lindt 90% dark

Spaghetti sauce with lots of ground beef, pork sausage and brocoli

Dinner:

1 night: Coconut shrimp curry

another night: Butter chicken

1 crazy night at the bar: 4 Tom Collins, 6 double vodka sodas (total indulgence)

Any changes in my waist? It’s a tiny bit smaller and I’m not as hungry as last week. I still have a few carb cravings but in general my appetite is more modest.

Maybe if  I relax about the carbs it calms me down and at the same time it surpresses my appetite.

From now on, this blog will contain almost weekly updates on how I am eating, what I’m eating and what I’m doing in the way of exercise. I need to do this so that I stay motivated and maybe these will be used for futur reference.

Last time I made a reference to how I was eating was in my last post. I told you about my carb cravings. I regret to inform you, they have not magically disappeared. They have gone through a makeover though. The cravings aren’t for sweets that much anymore, but for starch, like a baked potato. Haven’t had one yet. I’m keeping it for a special occasion. (Ok anyone normal reading that last line must think I’m a nutcase…anyway)

My latest dietary/culinary fantasy is a baked potato topped with lots of butter, sour cream, scalions, bacon bits and maybe some cheese accompanied by a thick ribeye and fried onions. Ha! I sound like Matt Stone and his HIGH EVERYTHING DIET. Or wait a minute….I sound like Grandpa&Grandma! They ate potatoes and were thin… Does that mean I can too?

You know…sometimes I have my doubts about Very Low Carb. SShHHhhh!! Don’t tell anyone. I don’t want to be treated like some dietary apostate…I’m just keepin’ my head open to new ideas here.

So…getting back to my food log, this is what I’ve been typically eating in the last few days:

Breakfast: 4 eggs, 15 pepperoni slices, bag of spinach, coffee with tablespoon of 35% cream

Lunch: Beef Curry, coconut milk and cabbage, water

Dinner: 2 ground lamb patties, 3 chicken thighs, carrots, handful of almonds, 2 pieces of Lindt 90% chocolate

I eat like a lumberjack on most days, and yet I always feel hungry…

Exercise: 2 sessions of sprints and walking everyday at least 30 min.

WHY AM I ALWAYS HUNGRY?????