Meals for Entertaining and a Plateau

Mini Pepper and Spinach Open-Faced Omelete

If you look at the last few postings and you happen to be a Facebook friend; you'll see I've had a wonderful weekend with friends visiting and a rare chance to escape with my son on a kayaking trip.  What I have yet to share and I forgot to mention it yesterday on weigh in Tuesday is that I've plateaued....I'm sure that mixed berry tart is to blame :-).   Anyway, the scale is not going down and quite frankly, I really am not putting more in and I am doing more.  I have noticed this, I've even seen it happen on those TV programs where they track people's everything it seems.  Sometimes, the body just STOPS giving up the weight.

For me, these patterns will last at least a week. It's frustrating and I do think for some, makes them quit their diet.  I rebelled yesterday, I had an Atkins packaged lunch!  Crustless Chicken Pot Pie and it was GOOD.  I have found that the Atkins pre-packaged aren't that bad as long as I don't depend on them.  Maybe once a week, I'll have one.   Yesterday was just busy and I didn't have the time to do anything physical...thankfully I had the Monday kayaking. 

While I had help eating that lovely Mixed Berry Tart, I also made breakfast with my visiting friends. Just because I'm on the low carb diet doesn't mean everyone in the house is.  So there was plenty of pancakes with 52 carb syrup for my guests and kids and turkey bacon and an open faced omelete to share with all. 

The omelete turned out really nice.  Here's what was in it:

8 eggs - 8 carbs: 0 Fiber

1/2 cup Queso cheese - 0 : 0

5 mini peppers - 7: 1.5

2 cups spinach - 2 :  1

Total Carbometer: 17 carbs / 4 servings = 4.25 carbs  Fiber: 2.5 /4 servings = .625

Progress report - Still 14 lbs to go.  No weight loss from Saturday.

If you are following along and have experienced something similar...don't give up...walk three steps further...

Have a Happy Carb Counting Day!