A Zero Carb Meal - Nearly

Turkey Bacon Lettuce Sandwich

I consider myself a fanatic when it comes to counting carbs, thus the blog.  One of my friends asked me what do I do when I have run out of carbs for the day and I'm still hungry.   This is when protein is so helpful.  I don't know if you have noticed or not, but I really don't overdo the protein.   However, I have "overcarbed" during the day and need to have close to a zero carb dinner.

I had a fabulous salad today and that was what this blog was going to be about.  However, right about dinner time I realized I had only 2.5 carbs left to eat!  That really limits my options.  Remember, you can have between 30 - 50 carbs a day and likely still lose weight, but I have found that I need to stay on the lower end of the scale so I go to extremes in situations like this and I will not go over the 30.  

One of my favorite zero carb meals is the BLT minus the T and the bread, of course.   I use romaine lettuce leaves as my bread and I still do use a little mayo and mustard, both zero carbs and turkey bacon.   A leaf of romaine lettuce has .2 carbs. for the inside leaves.  I have two "sandwiches".  If I'm still hungry, I'll have a slice of Havarti cheese or Provolone cheese; both of which have zero carbs. 

The Carbometer on the BL Sandwiches is .8 carbs

Is it worth it?  To me it is.  I experienced a rapid weight drop today of 2 lbs.  This is the difference between the weight loss of 1 lb I reported on TUESDAY and then 2 more today WEDNESDAY.   I'm now 4 lbs down from when I kickstarted the diet a week ago.   I have 16 lbs to go.   So, I celebrated with these lovely sandwiches and a four mile walk. 

Now, I'm going to go make CHOCOLATE BROWNIES for two growing kids to take to school tomorrow for snack!  Sometimes it's easier to make treats like this when I know I absolutely can not have any of it.

Happy Carb Counting