Tracking

Not much to say! I resolved that I want to BFC straight and clean at least through the 23rd, because I will be making a social beach appearance and don't want to be tempted to wear a giant beach tee. ;) Having that goal makes it much easier, as did getting back on track with meal planning and food tracking.

Still having trouble finding any cream, light heavy or otherwise, that's 0/0. Target only carries the local dairies, same with Stop & Shop (and we had to take our light cream back at 9:30pm last night because it had curdled and ruined our evening coffee!). I'm going to try the Big Y this evening as I'll be nearby for a hair cut. I don't want to switch to shopping there, though, too far for our Sunday shopping trips.

Weigh-in tonight. I won't have been to martial arts so it's not quite equivalent to the usual measuring, so if it's really bizarre I'll try again tomorrow after class. I'm expecting good things, though. With the exception of a bite of ice cream and a bite of cake we have been angels.

Breakfast:
Nature's Promise Organic Homestyle Waffles
Coffee w/ 1/2 & 1/2
Vitamins in my Magnesium mix
Total: 4/2

Lunch:
Leftover Chicken Tikka Masala
Baby Spinach
Joseph's Pita
(I called it a Chicken Tikka Taco - that's more fun to say than you know unless you try it!)
Total: 1/1

Dinner (planned):
The Carne Asada Steak Tacos from the book with the sides
Total: 4/2, I think? I have to check.

Tracking plus a Blog Find

Breakfast:
Cheerios w/ UVAM, as usual! I just never give myself time to cook in the morning.
Total: 2/2

Lunch:
Turkey, spinach on a Joseph's pita with horseradish mayo
Total: 0/1

Dinner:
Chicken Tikka Masala, with two Joseph's pitas
Total: 0/1

And there will also be coffee, yes. I've still got to track down 0/0 Heavy Cream. I went and stretched at lunch so I didn't get to run to Target. Tomorrow!

I was looking up what to eat when we get Indian/Fish&Chips tonight, and I came across this low carb blog that's also associated with CarbSmart,com, where I get quite a bit of my BFC-friendly foods when I can't find them locally. I've subscribed to the Feed and I look forward to trying out her recipes! I also ordered her book 1001 Low Carb Recipes, off Amazon.

Now I know not all things low carb are BFC-friendly, no worries. I also bought a Diabetic Cook Book from the checkout lane last week and there are plenty of things to skip in there. But that's okay. We're closer to easy meal selections than ever! Jorge's recipes only get you so far. ;)

Oh and Rosie, thank you SO much for your suggestion. I don't know why it didn't occur to me to freeze the left over pound cake! And no worries, we weren't having it every night - that's why it kept going bad! I think we've had it a total of five times since we discovered that Diabetic Shelf at Stop & Shop in April. :)

I go to acupuncture tonight, I think it's going to have to be my last one for a while. Gas prices keep going up and there's a sick cat at home to take care of. Pedicures are cheaper and the key is I need to RELAX!

The price on the ice cream maker I had in my Amazon cart went up. Now it'd be cheaper to go to Bed Bath & Beyond to get it. Still not sure if I am ready to commit to another appliance yet.

My Pound Cake

Since every time I bring it up, Rosie has given me a stern comment, I thought I'd post the ingredients for the pound cakes and cream cakes that my Stop & Shop sells, that we occasionally buy to create desserts.

So Rosie, and others, I am curious to know what you think with the label for reference. The only unknown on here, for me, is the litesse, which I Googled and found few references on. It appears to be made by the same company that makes the next ingredient, lactitol. It markets itself as low glycemic and a source of fiber.

We generally serve this with a quarter cup of berries (or a half cup of wild blueberries) and some Reddi Wip.

The only downside I see to this is that we end up throwing a lot of it out, LOL. There are 8 slices per container and we don't generally eat 0/0 meals often enough to allow for a dessert like this. We did better when we had company or when we'd plan to have protein shakes and eggs for a meal.





In other news, I've decided to see if not eating one of the maltitol-sweetened snacks from my desk drawer helps break my plateau. I know the real cause of my plateau (and it's still a gently downward-sloping plateau, mind you) is the deviations I make from the plan on the weekends, but since I've read that Maltitol can sometimes slow weight loss, and as it's one of Jorge's least favorite sugar alcohols, I'll see what happens.

Having had a bad experience with an ice cream maker has me craving a good experience to balance it. Apparently the Cuisinart gel ice cream makers (no rock salt/ice) are good. Anyone have any experience with them? I haven't found any of the friendly dessert items in my area, and my Whole Foods is a year away from completion, if they even plan to carry them. It's summer, and I want a cool treat!

In the meantime I'm going to pick up some coconut rum and try that Limeade recipe...

Weekend Tracking

Saturday –

Breakfast:
Nature's Promise Organic homestyle waffles
Joseph's SF Maple Syrup
Magnesium drink mix
Vitamins
Coffee with Light Cream and Benefiber
Total: 5/2

Lunch:
Ham & Cheese deli slice rolls
Buffalo Chicken breast on Joseph's Pita with Ranch dressing
Total: 2/1

Stopped in at a birthday party and had:
Hamburger with salsa instead of ketchup, plus mayo on a potato roll (roll is 4/3)
Half of a hot dog
Strawberry
Bite of home made reese's peanut butter cup ice cream
Bite of flourless nutella cake
Total: No idea, but I'm going to guess 20/3
Note: Amazingly, this family is also on the BFC but had no roll alternatives! Had I thought of it I would have brought my own. I didn't think we'd stay long enough for the cake, or I would have planned that better. A friend made the cake so we couldn't avoid trying it, and we brought the Ice Cream ball that the ice cream was made in, and we wanted to see how it worked as to whether we should get one for making BFC-friendly desserts. It did not work that well, as a matter of fact. We will wait for Clemmy's.

Dinner:
Chicken Picatta
A few bites of rice pilaf
grilled vegetables
Coffee w/ light cream following
Total: 5/1

Sunday –

Breakfast:
2 scrambled eggs
2 pieces of bacon
1/8c of mexican cheese shred mix
Joseph's pita
Coffee with light cream
Total: 2/1

Lunch:
Popcorn
Total: 0/2

Dinner:
Chicken Picatta
1/4c Brown Rice made in chicken broth
Grilled vegetables
Coffee w/ light cream following
Total: 4/2

Monday –

Breakfast:
Cheerios w/ Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (UVAM from here on out I would say :P)
Coffee with 1/2 & 1/2
Total: 4/2

Lunch (planned):
Boar's Head turkey
Baby Spinach
Joseph's Pita
Horseradish Mayo
Pirate's booty
Total: 0/2

Dinner (planned):
Berry pancakes from book recipe
Total: 4/2

Tracking

Forgot to report in for yesterday –



Breakfast:
Cheerios and Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk,
Coffee with Benefiber and Light Cream
Total: 4/2

Lunch:
Protein Shake
1oz Blueberries
Total: 3/0

Dinner:
Ground Turkey patties stuffed with Muenster, jalepeño and bacon
1/4c brown rice
1oz green beans
Total: 2/2

Today –
Breakfast:
Cheerios and Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
Starbucks Breve Latte
Total: 3/2

Lunch:
McDonald's Angus w/ Bacon and Cheddar, no ketchup, on 2 Joseph's pitas (couldn't get them open!)
1 oz Pirate's Booty
Total: 0/2

Dinner (planned):
Jay Robb Tropical Dreamsicle Protein Shake before class, unless hubby starts my oatmeal for me before I get home. :P
Total: 0/0

Tracking

Weigh-in tonight, not expecting much because last weekend there were some indiscretions related to the 4th of July get togethers.

Breakfast:
Cheerios and Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk,
Coffee with Benefiber and Light Cream
Total: 4/2

Lunch:
McDonald's McChicken
Sm fry
Total: I meant to switch the bun for a pita but forgot to bring them with me, so this ended up a 5/3 meal.

Dinner (planned):
Jay Robb Tropical Dreamsicle Protein Shake before class.
After class I'll probably have a treat of my SF pound cake and berries/whip, for a 5/2.

They leveled the old building where they are going to build a Whole Foods. Another year or so and maybe I can find some Clemmy's ice cream!

Food Tracking

I ran out of my food tracker sheets a couple of weeks ago and have been too cheap with my ink to print more, so I guess I'd better come up with another way to track while I wait for them to re-release the BFC app.

If I had more spare time right now I'd create a website that records it, but I really don't! So I'll track it here until I figure out something else to do.

Breakfast:
Cheerios and Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk,
Coffee with Benefiber and Light Cream
Total: 4/2

Lunch:
Burger King Spicy Chicken Crisp sandwich, switched the bun for a Joseph's pita
Water
Pirate's Booty
Total: 0/2

Dinner (planned):
Bubba Burger on a Stop & Shop 12 Grain Sandwich Flat, with cheese and bacon, and Nature's Hollow ketchup
Cucumbers in Vinegar/Mayo/Truvia Dressing
Pirate's Booty
Total: 5/2