On the road again......

That is the road to getting healthier.  I'm going to follow Atkins Lo-Carb way for a bit.  WAY back in time, I was on it and lost 100 pounds.  My metabolism was much better back then so it will be harder but that's ok.  I've put it off enough.  Soooo what do you eat on Atkins?  First of all remember that it is low-carb and NOT no-carb.  For the first two weeks you try to keep your carbs to around 20 net carbs per day.  Most of the should come from foundation vegetables (vegetables that are not starchy but lower in carbs).  I find it easier, and this may be doing it an injustice, to think of it as no starches, caffeine, and sugars.  Like I said it is an injustice in one aspect because you can have a couple of cups of coffee or whatever.  I'm have my soda or coffee on the weekends or work gatherings.  We are cooking out at noon today so I might have a can of diet pepsi.  Not sure yet.  I have picked up on drinking water and now am now averaging around 80 oz a day.  This week I have lost 5.6 pounds.

Now...for some pictures of what I have been eating.

This was done on Saturday for lunch.  A cup of Romaine lettuce on the bottom and on the top ground chicken, onions, red and green peppers.  The seasoning is Waldon Farms Asian dressing which has zero calories/zero carbs.

 This is my favorite breakfast.  I call it breakfast scramble.  Ground pork, onions, green and red peppers, two fried eggs, a pinch of shredded cheese and topped with two tablespoons of salsa.  Sometimes I add mushrooms to it also.

 This is cooked chicken topped with Sargento ultra thin sliced cheese, put in microwave to melt and topped with some salsa.

The standard.  Nothing exciting but nourishing and filling and on the food plan.  Chicken salad (just mayo and some spices) over a bed of Romaine lettuce and some green olives on top.

Overall not bad and I'm pleased with the results.