Theme for this Week: Diet

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My husband and I lost 50 lbs between us on the South Beach Diet. I have gained 10 back. Determined to lose the weight I have regained, I am experimenting with combining the glycemic index I learned from Dr. Arthur Agatston, with the Weston A. Price dietary guidelines. Here is a food diary from my first week and a half of this new experiment. By following this game plan, I dropped to 126 lbs. However, traveling the last few weeks and eating out more finds me back up to 129.

Kimberly Hartke starting weight 132  Goal Weight 122

Kimberly’s Diet Journal

Saturday

Breakfast

soaked oats 1/3 cup

berries 1 TBL

1 egg

1 turkey bacon

Lunch

1/3 cup whole yogurt & 1/2 slice pineapple

Dinner

chicken and veggies with stock broth

Sunday

Breakfast

1 egg

2 bacon

Lunch

chicken and veggies with stock broth

Dinner

Cobb Salad with cheese/bacon/egg/garbanzos

Monday

Breakfast

1 egg

2 slivers country ham

coffee with milk

Snack

nuts

Lunch

1/3 cup cottage cheese

4 apple slices

pinch of palm sugar

Snack

1 square of cheese

cup of tea

Dinner

Salmon

cortido

crispy Kale

Tuesday

Pre-workout snack

1/3 cup lowfat yogurt

2 slices apple

Breakfast

1 egg scrambled

with cheddar cheese and mushrooms

Lunch

1 chicken thigh with broth

Dinner

Pad Thai

homemade ice cream for dessert

Wednesday

Pre-workout snack

Yogurt with granola

Breakfast

2 egg

2-1/2 pieces of bacon

Lunch

cottage cheese

flavored with homemade cranberry sauce

Snack

Leftover Pad Thai

Milk

Dinner

chicken

sweet potato

spinach, garlic, mushroom

Thursday

Pre-workout snack

3 TBL lowfat yogurt with carob and cinnamon

Snack

8 pecans

Lunch

Chicken 1/4 sweet potato

Snack

squash soup

2 oz raw milk

Dinner

1/4 grass fed steak (thick cut)

carrots

salad

vinegar and oil

2 slices goat cheese

Friday

Pre-workout snack

4 TBL carob yogurt (sweetened with stevia)

2 egg

2 bacon

2 oz raw milk

Lunch

chicken salad lettuce wrap

5 oz milk

Saturday

Breakfast

2 eggs

1 bacon

Snack

3 slices apple

8 nuts

Lunch

leftover steak

carrot sticks

Snack

1/2 grass fed hot dog

sauerkraut

cole slaw

Dinner

2 Large Scallops sautéed in butter

4 asparagus spears sautéed in butter

Sunday

Breakfast

2 eggs

Whole Wheat sourdough toast

2 slices farm fresh bacon

Lunch

1/2 Bison Steak

Sauteed Spinach and garlic

cheat: Mexican Margarita

Dinner

1/2 NY Strip Steak

Sauteed Brussels Sprouts

Monday

Breakfast

2 eggs

2 bacon

1 whole wheat sourdough toast

Lunch

Bison Cheeseburger with mustard, lettuce wrap

Sauteed Spinach and garlic

Snack

cheese, summer sausage, glass of wine

Dinner

Filet Mignon

Tuesday

Breakfast

2 eggs, bacon, sourdough toast

Lunch

no diary entry (forgot to record it)

Dinner

Dry Ribs

Coleslaw

Cornbread and butter

glass of red wine

Wednesday

Breakfast

2 eggs, bacon, sourdough toast

Lunch

Bison Cheeseburger

Snack

Filet mignon slices

Dinner

no diary entry

I plan to keep working at this until I reach my goal weight. Will keep you posted!

Now it is your turn!  Today is April 7-our carnival theme is Diet, tell us what works for you, healing recipes, nutritional protocols, weight loss ideas. Anything related to nutrition is fair game.

Please submit your entry to my diet blog carnival, either by emailing me a link to kim.hartke at gmail.com or put your ideas/links  in the comments!

Our first entry is from Kevin Brown, Author of The Liberation Diet: Man Becomes Non-Diabetic in Five Days

See Jane Black’s article in today’s Washington Post: Food Manufacturers Simplifiying Ingredients

Kelly the Kitchen Kop blog submits all her diet links on one page!

Local Nourishment blog offers encouragement for weight loss.