Category Archives: Low Carb Meals

24 Hours of Weight Loss 8/13/16

So there is more good news to share today. I weighed in at 205! This is the lowest I have ever been and way excited to report it. Is there a reason for why I lost another 2 pounds. Well I think there is and it has to do with what I thought was a mistake.

It started last night after my blog. In yesterdays blog, I stated that I was still hungry and might eat again. Well that was an understatement. I ate another plate of salad, three more somewhat small slices of pizza (gluten free), and some dark chocolate. It was a lot of food. They were good choices for the most part but it was a lot of food. I was seriously hungry. And that was the main thing. I was hungry. I did not stuff myself but I did get full–finally.

So the next day I fasted up until my workout. I did my usual 4 mile run. My run was not a great success. I did make the whole 4 miles in under 40 minutes, I had to take a break at the 2 mile mark. I waked and ran another quarter mile. Then being very upset with myself, I ran the remainder. This is what I looked like afterword. 13901602_860506454050670_4567598874321644993_n

I was really sweaty.

After this I did a HIIT workout. Some stuff on the latter, some jump-rope, and stepper exercises. My legs were killing me.

Now it was time to face the music. I had done everything I could do. I had to get on the scale. I was not expecting it to be too bad but I did expect to gain weight. But I did not. In fact, I was down a pound and a half to two pounds. The number actually hit 204.5 and flickered up to 205. I was elated.

Before I broke my fast I took another picture in my goal shirt. So I’m down six pounds and here are the two pictures side by side. The one on the left is from today.

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I finally broke my fast after 22 hours. Had a bunch of chicken and salad. I had a BUNCH of chicken and salad. Also, a little chips and salsa. Low-carb-organic and no GMO.

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After dinner I did another workout because I am planning on having a high-carb day tomorrow in the afternoon. So I walked for 15 minutes and did a bit of a shoulder workout. Tomorrow is also a rest day. I really do not like rest days.

Moving Forward With Weight Loss 8/12/16

More good news today. I have lost another pound to pound and a half. The scale was flickering between 207 and 206.5. I am making progress in the right direction. So here is my last 24 hours of eating and exercising.

I had to go to work early this morning so I did not get to the gym until after 3:00 PM. I was going on more than a 24 hour fast. But decided I would workout before I ate.

I ran four miles. I had to take a rest at 3.82 miles. Almost made it to my goal. So disappointing. I walked/ran the remainder of the four miles. I made the whole run in under 40 min. I was pouring sweat. My shirt was completely drenched.

After that I did a chest and bicep workout. My total workout time lasted about an hour and a half.

When I got home I was starving and about fifteen minutes shy of a 26 hour fast. The first things I ate was some carrots and mixed nuts. 13729116_859932307441418_6338017486076516692_n 13900257_859932294108086_1726412420367305426_n

Then I was off to the store to buy a salad and a gluten-free pizza. While at the store, I had a cheese sample.

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Hardly worth noting but I’m recording everything.

Dinner consisted of a plate of salad, then two pieces of pizza. I was till way hungry. I had one more slice and one more salad.

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It’s very interesting that when I take a picture of my food I am almost ashamed of how much I eat. However, I am still hungry. I am not starving so I stopped, but I could still eat more. I do not want to stuff myself, however, I do not want to be hungry either. In light of that, I cannot make any guarantees that I will not eat again tonight. However, if I do, I will take a picture and blog about it tomorrow.

Thanks everyone.

24 Hours Of A Weight Loss Tale 8/11/16

Had another successful day. It was my third day I weighed in at 208. This tells me that this is not just water weight but an actual change in my body. I really hope that I will see the same results tomorrow. However, I do want to see the scale move down some. But I am three pounds from when I started this experiment so I cannot be upset about that. I have to remember thee pounds is a lot when your total goal is no more than fifteen.

So here is what has happened over the last 24 hours. It all started last night at about 1:30 in the morning. I could not sleep so I got up and made somewhat of a bad decision. I had another one of these:

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I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I feel as though I should not have eaten it. However, like I said in my last post, I have been really hungry the last few nights. And I did only have one and not ten. Which is what I would have done in the past. Anyway, let’s move on.

I got up at about seven in the morning and ran my four miles. I ran 2.6 miles before I needed to take a break. I walked and ran the remainder and finished the entire 4 miles in 40 min. Then I did about an hour of Yoga. The difficult Yoga not just the stretching.

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Today was not a fast day because of how much work I do on Thursdays and I am planning a full 24 hour fast. So I will not eat again until tomorrow at 3.

With that in mind, at about 11:00 AM I had a Keto-coffee and two plates of nachos.

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A litter later on I did a leg workout. Not very strenuous, just some leg lifts and some calf raises. Then I ate again. It was just before I started my 24 hour fast. Here is what I had:

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I had a taco salad. Except I did not eat the shell. My dressing was a bit of the salsa and all the sour-cream. My wife could not finish her omelet so I ate that too. I finished up around three and have not eaten since and do not plan to until tomorrow after 3.

Finally I taught my Martial Arts class. It was about an hour and a half. I was fairly active but not strenuous. Then it was onto my Kick Boxing class. That was strenuous and I left sweating from head to toe.

Thank you everyone for reading. Hope to see you all tomorrow

 

Totally Honest With My Weight Loss Goals (Audio)

Hey everyone. A new episode of A Mind For Fitness Podcast is now up. If you have been following my recent posts where I talk about my recent weight-loss journey, you will be familiar with what I share on today’s program. It’s just about what I have been posting and my resolve to lose 10-15 pounds over the next 30 days. Thanks for your support everyone. Enjoy!!!!

Daily Weight Loss Update: More Success 8/10/16!!!

Awesome day. It was my second day in a row that I weighed in at 208. So excited. Let’s hope I will see the same or a better number tomorrow.

So instead of listing out the food and then the workout, I thought what I would do is walk you though the last 24 hours and cover both.

Last 24 Hours

It started last night. I was still very hungry so I ate one more half bowl of chili and one more brownie. However, I did not stuff myself. I was just barely satisfied.

I got up this morning at 6 AM and ran my 4 miles. It was not my best time. It took me 41:20 min. There was some walking. Currently I am doing my best to run 3 miles before taking a short break and running the rest of my last mile. I have done this two days in a row. But today; however, I did not make it. I ran about 2 and quarter mile before I needed a break. Then I walked and ran the last mile and three quarters.

After a 17 hour fast, I went to an all-you-can-eat restaurant. The pictures below are self explanatory.  13894993_858652864236029_8118175170029576314_n  13920942_858652840902698_8830812832899460667_n 13920953_858652834236032_3503618795379522144_n13939570_858652877569361_6884908293654261642_n

All pretty much low carb. Lots of meat and veggies. However, even though I ate what looks like a significant amount of food, I was still hungry.

Later I went back to the gym and worked on shoulders and back. It was about a half hour workout. Then it was off to Jujitsu for an hour and a half. Awesome class, built up a great sweat. Very exhausting!

Got home and had about a half bowl of turkey stew. It was thickened with cream and rice something or other. No gluten; very low carb.

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Dessert was one organic peanut butter-dark-chocolate cup.

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A few things in closing. I’m not sure if I’m getting enough food. I know it looks like a lot but I am also working out like crazy and fasting. The reason I say this is that I am still very hungry. Tomorrow is a big workout day. Running, weights, Yoga, Martial Arts. If I meet all my workout goals, and my weight is still in check, I plan on eating a bit more.

We will see you all tomorrow!

Daily Weight Loss Update: My Personal Best 7/9/16

Awesome news! I hit my personal best today in my weight. Yesterday I weighed 211 and today I weighed in at 208! So excited.

What I Ate

Today I had a 17 hour fast before I ate some veggies and a keto-coffee. 13925198_857906534310662_1400628345819029780_n

I only had about half the veggies. I’m going to guess that it was the equivalent of one full carrot and two full stocks of celery. Later I had one more keto-coffee.

Then for dinner I had two half bowls of chili (one full bowl). Along with some organic-non-GMO corn chips. Also one small brownie (gluten free).

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Exercise

Today I ran 4 miles. I ran 3 before I needed a rest. I walked about a quarter of a mile and ran the rest of the fourth mile. It took me under 40 min altogether.

Then I worked chest and biceps. Presses, curls, butterflies, all kinds of stuff. Took about 25 min.

I’m still a little hungry so I might have some more food before the night is over. If I do I will post about it tomorrow. Thank you everyone for your support.

Daily Weight Loss Update 8/7/2016

Here is what I ate today:

After a 22 hour fast I went to an all-you-can-eat restaurant.

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First I had a big taco salad. No chips, just salad, sour cream, chicken, cheese, and a few other things. Then it was onto veggies and bacon and eggs. Last I made another taco salad, but I used beef this time. However, I only had a few bites and did not finish it.

Eight hours later I had dinner. Just some zucchini, cheese, and meat. A very small plate of it.

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Here is my workout:

Ran 4 miles this morning. Then 1 hour Yoga class. Later in the evening I taught JKD for about 2 hours. Then I went to my Jujitsu class for about 1 and a half hours.

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Thanks for all the support.

Trying to Lose Those Last 10 Pounds

It’s truth time everyone. This is a picture of me in a skin-tight t-shirt. 13906585_857226264378689_7626450040160353722_n

I took this picture yesterday, I have just turned 43. I’m disappointed in some respects because I have not hit my goal weight yet. While I am down a good 90 pounds from where I was, I still need to lose 10 to 15 more pounds. Currently I weigh 211. I weighed just this morning. My personal best weight was 209. I’d like to get down to 199–below 200 if that is possible.

So what am I going to do about it? My resolve is to try to lose this weight in the next 30 days. I will be posting everyday and being accountable to you my readers. I will be posting the following things:

  1. My daily weight.
  2. What I ate and when.
  3. My daily workouts.

So a few words before I start this experiment. First off I want to talk about my diet. I pretty much follow the Warrior Diet. I fast daily between 19 to 24 hours. Also, while my carb count is lower than the standard American diet, I do have a few more carbs than a strict low-carb diet. This is due to the fact that I work-out a ton and I do have some blood-sugar issues. However, I am going to be dialing back how much I eat and the amount of carbs i eat. I will be uploading the pictures of the food I eat along with a description so I cannot lie to myself about it. Truth be told, I have too many cheat meals and I want to stop. Along with that, I do plan on having a free night once a week. But it will be scheduled and it will be my ONLY cheat night.

Let’s address the workouts. I normally run about 4 miles 3 times a week. I also do Yoga, Martial Arts, and Weights along with other activities. But I’m going to be bumping a few things up. I’m going to attempt to run 4 miles 5 days a week. I also will be bumping up my weight lifting. The Martial Arts and Yoga probably will not change that much. But I will be posting what I did along with pictures so you can judge for yourself.

So please help me by reading and sharing this blog, and also leaving me any comments. Thanks

Eian.

Interview With Jonathan Chant From Fitness For Freedom Podcast (audio)

A new episode of A Mind For Fitness Podcast is now up. In this episode Eian interviews Jonathan Chant from Fitness For Freedom podcast. They talk about goal setting, where to start when you want to get healthy, and metal fortitude. Enjoy!

How I Lost 90 LBS (Audio)

A new episode of A Mind For Fitness Podcast is now up. In this episode, Eian talks about how he lost 90 pounds. He discusses what diets he used as well as where he stalled out and how he got past it. In addition, he talks about what workouts he did and what he is doing with diet and exercise now. Enjoy!