Randomblings from Rich

I've moved my food log to: FitDay - This website tracks my weight and the foods that I've eaten. It allows me the public log, as well as private reports on nutrition and other aspects of my diet and exercise.

Day 2

One Mozarella Cheese Omelet for breakfast cooked in olive oil
4 oz of kielbasa (1 of 4 from a 1lb package)
6 slices of corned-beef with 1 slice of mozarella cheese in the microwave for lunch
Salad - 2+ cups of iceburg lettuce, 3 tbps of a low-carb dressing, and part of the hamsteak diced
A hamsteak - 1/4 -1/2 in thick slice of ham heated in the microwave. Put some on the salad. Shared a little with my son.
For snack - 5 oz of bologna - unsliced

I should probably drink more water - I haven't had much today.

This morning I got out the olive oil and cooked me up a 3-egg omelette with a slice of mozorella. Normally I would have used margarine, but that's a no-no. The eggs tasted great, and the pan was still oiled enough to cook a 4-oz kielbasa (yummmm). I gave maybe 1/4th of my omelette to my mother-in-law. It looked huge.

From the diet, I've noticed lots of intestinal gurgling. Also, last night before going to bed, I weighed myself. I weighed 230.4. This mornining when I woke up I weighed 226.8. Both times I weighed myself twice. You can't tell me that I've lose 3.5 lbs in one night, can you?

Atkin's awayyyyyyy - doing good this morning - woke up with slight muscle aches all over, some from the bowling last night. We went out to Disco Bowling for New Years. Also, had LOTS of energy last night. New Years Party usually kills my energy and I'm asleep before I drive home. Not the case this time. Also, woke up with almost exactly 8 hours on the sleep clock - not normal for me. I usually drag my ass out of bed about 9-10 on my days off, reluctantly. Had plenty of energy this morn.

Day 1

One Ham and Cheese Omelet for breakfast - 1g carbs for the ham?
3/4 lb. of Jumbo Shrimp for lunch (mmmm) - 0 carbs?
Salad - 3 cups of lettuce, 1/4 cup tomato, 1/4 cup of bacon, and a low-carb dressing.. Total 12-13 carbs w/dressing/tomato
4 oz of bologna - unsliced.
7 smaller-sized slices of corned-beef with a slice of mozarrella in the microwave (pre-party snack)
up to 10 pieces of pepperoni as munching snacks at New Years party
2 finger-sandwiches without the bread (cold cuts/cheese) - about 1 slice total of each

Lets call yesterday Day 0 and today Day 1. Of what, you may ask? Of me starting on the Atkins Diet. Yesterday I purged myself of all starches and sugars that I normally make the staple of my diet. No longer will I eat Chicken McNuggets, Sausage McMuffins or pretzels and potato chips. Also, no longer will I drink the gallons of soda pop that I have been known to drink in a week's time. I plan to lose at LEAST 20 pounds (I'm weighing in at very close to 230 these days. While I have a big frame, it's not THAT big). I'd like to get back down to 185/190. I was in very good shape at that weight, but if I can just get to 20x, I'll be happy. I figured I'd use the blog to keep a food log and also to let you know what I'm feeling. So, first the food:

Day 0

One Ham and Cheese Omelet
1-2 oz. of salted peanuts (didn't know they were illegal during induction)
2 slim jims (didn't know they were illegal)
Most of a box of chicken hot wings [0 carbs, I checked]
A salad with 1/4 cup of tomatos, cheese and bacon bits (had the dressing because I didn't know better)
Lots and LOTS of water all day long

Day 1 - so far

One Ham and Cheese Omelet for breakfast
3/4 lb. of Jumbo Shrimp for lunch (mmmm)
I plan on having the same dinner (with a low carb dressing I found - Helmann's Rockin' Ranch Dipping Sauce) as yesterday, including the wings.

Even though I had technically 'cheated' on Day 0, I still found myself waking up with sore muscles (notably biceps and thigh muscles), like you feel after a light workout when you haven't done anything in a long time. I haven't gotten a caffeine-absence headache yet (and Im grateful!). My tongue feels oily and greasy too. I had expected problems with my acidic stomach, but I think the absense of caffeine has really helped with it. No volcanic eruptions yet, and no heartburn. We'll see how it goes, eh?

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