Induction 2009: Day 2 - it's coming back to me...

Saturday, January 03, 2009
Okay, I have decided not to consider myself to have failed induction if I include a small amount of sucralose, as in my favorite Heavenly Mousse, as long as the all-important RATIO of fat to protein to carbs is in line, along with daily totals. After all, this is how I did it the first time, why be MORE strict this time around? That's just setting myself up for failure! DOH.

Breakfast
Karen's Morning Coffee Ritual
Pork sausage (3 patties)
Nutrition (meal total): 374.4 calories; 73% calories from fat; 30.2g total fat; 92.8mg cholesterol; 648.4mg sodium; 283.9mg potassium; 6.1g carbohydrates; 0.0g fiber; 0.1g sugar; 6.1g net carbs; 18.0g protein.

Lunch Egg Salad (karen's) (1 serving)
Colby cheese (1 oz)
Water (1 glass bottle)
Remembered Supplements!
Nutrition (meal total): 540.0 calories; 82% calories from fat; 48.7g total fat; 534.2mg cholesterol; 546.8mg sodium; 185.6mg potassium; 2.3g carbohydrates; 0.1g fiber; 1.5g sugar; 2.3g net carbs; 21.1g protein.

** I bought some WAY-cool glass canning bottles for my water, since I gave up plastic permanently last year (except in case of emergency and piss-poor planning) HA!!! I keep 6 full bottles in the mini-fridge in my office at all times, and having cold water at my fingertips really helps me to drink more. I am also trying to remember to drink water FIRST when I think I am hungry, since a lot of the time I am probably more thirsty than hungry, in reality...

Dinner

Broc-chee-ausage Soup! (1 serving) - will share this recipe next on learnlowcarb.com
Water (1 glass bottle)
Nutrition (meal total): 351.0 calories; 70% calories from fat; 27.7g total fat; 96.8mg cholesterol; 909.2mg sodium; 387.4mg potassium; 8.7g carbohydrates; 2.7g fiber; 2.6g sugar; 6.0g net carbs; 18.2g protein.

Evening Snack (planned)

TLC Heavenly Mousse made with powdered Fiberfit
Nutrition (meal total): 314.8 calories; 85% calories from fat; 30.8g total fat; 95.9mg cholesterol; 153.8mg sodium; 117.9mg potassium; 6.6g carbohydrates; 3.6g fiber; 0.6g sugar; 3.0g net carbs; 5.2g protein.

Amazing how much better I feel now that I gave myself permission to eat some Mousse. (Let's not even go into the psychological ramifications of THAT right now, hehehe....)

My calories were way low for the day after I'd entered my dinner, though my ratios were great, and though I am not hungry, and that reminded me that THAT IS WHY I created the Mousse recipe in the first place - it was part of my original "Up The Fat Experiment" back in 2000.... I determined back then, through journaling just like this, that I could eat a veritable boatload of calories as long as I kept my carbs under 20-30 net, with 70% of calories coming from fat, and less than 10% from carbs (5% is better)....

I also remembered that when I kept calories under 2000, which is what is "recommended" for my height and weight, I stalled out every time. I had to MAKE MYSELF eat more calories and fat regularly before my stubborn body would relax and let go of enough fat to allow beautiful wonderful ketosis to just do its thing, after the first three weeks of the diet .... I doubt things have changed, so I'll have to plan to eat more as I go along. I also need lots more veggies, I know, but induction is a short-term condition and that's just the way it goes, at first....