I hereby declare a war on my fat cells and my emotional monster!

I had a herendous day today, so bad that I decided not to even write what I ate. It was nonhumane treatment, cruel and unjust punishment. I will not even contemplate to write it down otherwise I will have suffered form post food stress traumatic disorder. But the good news I still ate low carb! A whooooooooooooooooo looooooooooooooooooot of it, but low carb!

Overall I ate: 1/2 jar of almond butter ( throughout all day)= 1350 cal= 7 carbs; 1 carton of countdown milk= 800 cal= 25 caRBS; 8 EGGS= 650 CALORIES= 4 CARBS; 4 OZ BEEF= 250 CALORIES; 2 OZ ALMONDS=360 CALOIRES=5 CARBS; 1.5 CUP OF BLUEBERRIES=100 CALORIES=10 CARBS; 5 CUPS OF COTTAGE CHEESE=1000 CALORIES= 25 CARBS;

TOTAL CALORIES= 4460 CALORIES
TOTAL CARBS= 75
TOTAL EFFORT = 25 %
TOTAL EXERCISE= WATCHING FOOTBALL ON TV ALL DAY LONG ( LOOKING AT MY CALORIC INTAKE, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE PLAYING IT!)

SO TODAY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 ST I, VADIM CHERNOV, HEREBY IN WITNESS OF MY DEAR LOW CARB FRIENDS, SOLEMNLY SWEAR:
1. STICK TO MY 5 PLUS ONE AND ONLY PLAN
2. TREAT MY BODY WITH RESPECT FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS
3. STOP EATING AT 10 PM, PERIOD, END OF STORIES, YOU HEAR ME FAT CELLS AND EMOTIONAL MONSTERS!
4. BE FRIENDS TO THOSE WHO LOVE ME AND LOVE THEM BACK, SO I WILL TREAT YOU WITH OUTMOST RESPECT ( LIVER, HEART, KIDNEYS, SKIN, PANCREAS, BRAIN0) .IF I FORGOT FEW OTHERS I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.
5. EAT CONSCIOUSLY AND FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

SO HELP ME GOD!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday menu!

10 am-
4 eggs fried in olive oil= 400 calories
1 can sardines=180 calories



12 pm-
5 oz sugar free dark chocolate covered almonds= 600 calories


3 pm-
almond butter=400 calories
1 cup of almond milk= 50 calories

5 pm-
2 oz turkey bologna=100 calories



7 pm-
Kentucky Fried chicken ( 3 chicken wings, 1 crispy chicken breast )=1100 calories
39 grams of carbs


10 pm-
3 small low carb ice creams= 300 calories and 15 grams of carbs


12 am-

1/2 cup blueberries= 5 carb and 80 calories
2 oz almonds= 350 calories
1 cup almond milk= 50 calories
1/2 cup cottage chees = 150 calories



Total calories=3575
total carbs=85
total effort= NO COMMENTS!




Today wrapped up my first week of low carb menu my way challenge! It was very educational and enlightening to say the least. There was a lot of failures, but there were also small victories, believe it or not. I learned quite few lessons along this short journey. And here is a short list of Cons and Pros for the first week:

Pros:

1. I learned how important and productive keeping journal is, it doenst only keep track of all caloric intake, but it lets one be accountable and honest!
2. I found mind like supportive and good people.
3. I know I can only get better
4. I was able to stay away from weighting myself every day and being obsessed with it
5. The take away message is Do not ever feel guilty and worthless for making mistakes. Mistakes are blessings for us to learn from, it is an experience and not a punishment!


Cons:

1. I wasnt able to accomplish what I set out to do.
2. I was weak when I needed to be strong.
3. I ate the wrong food whenI could have eaten better ( emotional eating )




Weight update tomorrow! I have no idea how much I lost or gained. Totally puzzled. I did eat a lot more then I needed for my expedenture, but i did manage to stay relatively low carb.



WEIGHT= 228 POUNDS

Friday menus!

8 am
2 scoops of Chocolyte protein shake= 150 calories
8 oz low carb countdown milk= 120 calories


12 pm-
2 oz almonds= 350 calories


3 pm-
2 scoops of chocolyte protein shake= 150 calories
10 oz almond milk= 60 calories
1 oz cheese=100 calories


7 pm-
1 oz cheese=100 calories
1 oz almonds=160 calories
2 small beef burgers=140 calories



10 pm-
4 oz pistachios nuts=400 calories
2 oz dark sugar-free chocolate=400 calories
3 oz beef burger=250 clories
3 eggs= 210 calories
1 teaspoon olive oil=60 calories
1 large salad=100 calories
2 tablespoon200 calories
1 can of sardines= 160 calories
1 tablespoon flax seeds=50 calories




Total calories= 3410
Total carbs=55 grams
Total effort= 50 %



Ok,I went to Atlantic City with my sister today. It was horrific experience, lost a lot of money I couldnt afford to loose. Had a fight with my sis, because she was late and I ended up waiting for 3 hours for her in the car. Then I was tired and cranky, kind of sped up and got a speeding ticket. I wne thome and was huuuungry and craaaaanky, and huuuuuungry! I knew I was about to snap, my anger needed to get out and for the first time in almsot two years I craved smoking again. I quit almost two years ago. I didnt smoke off course, but...... Boy did I eat as you can see! bUT i SWORE i WASNT ABOUT TO PIG OUT ON HIGH CARB. So I waited till i got home and ate the whole house of low carb, but didnt touch anything high carb. Noty that it is an excuse, but I just wanted to at least stay in somewhat insane and controlled ketosis!

Thanksgiving Day Menu!

Ok, I am almost ready to watch a football game, Titans vs Lions. i know it is a tradition to play Detroit and Cowboys on thanksgiving day, but lions are really bad. Hope it wont be such a bad game. Then it is off to Turkey. I let my sister entertain us with cooking this year. Usually she is Detroit Lions of cooking. She scares me every time she cooks. She reminds me of a joke I know about turkey. A new russian ( we call rich people in russia New Russians since they accumulted wealth over night ) goes into an expensive restaurant and asks for something extraordinary to impress his newly acquired girlfriend. The waitor recommends chef”s special roasted turkey in an equisite french sause. Minutes later the New Russian calls on a waiter and sais ” Mr your turkey is not properly roasted’ The waiter replies’ Sir but the chief has been roasting those turkey for so many years, why do you say it needs more roasting? New Russian replies ” Becuase while I and my girlfriend turned around to speak with a friend of mine your roasted turkey ate all of our salad! So I hope my sister’s turkey wont be that bad. Happy Turkey Day everybody!


10 am-
2 scoops of Chocolyte protein powder= 150 calories
8 oz of chocolate countdown milk=100 calories
1 teaspoon fish oil= 60 cal




3 pm-
6 oz lamb burger=400 calories
large salad=100 cal
2 tablespoon mayo= 200 calories
1 tablespoon fish oil=120 calories



6 pm-
8 0z turkey meat=300 calories
mushroom spread=250 calories
6 grapes=50 calories
chicken breast in batter=250 calories



10 pm-

sugar-free dark chocolate 3 oz= 600 calories
4 oz cheese=400 calories



12 am-
3 oz ground meat=250 calories
large salad with 2 tablesppon mayo=300 calories




Total calories= 354o calories
Total carb= 50 grams
Total effort= 50%

Wednesday menus!

8 am-
1 cup of 2% cottage milk=200 calories- 7 carbs-7 protein
1/2 cup of Mom's cottage cheese= 120 calories-5 carbs-7 protein
2 tablespoons of almond buttter=300 calories= 8 carbs-6 protein


12 pm-
4 oz of ham=250 calories
1 oz of cheese= 120 calories


3 pm-
4 oz of ham=250 calories
1 oz cheese=120 calories

6 pm-
chocolate candy sugar-free= 650 calories


9 pm-
1 oz nuts= 200 calories




12 am-

1.5 calories cottage cheese= 300 calories
2 tablespoon sour cream=100 calories
1 tablespoon almond butter= 300 calories


3 am-

2 eggs cooked in butter=250 calories
2 tablespoons of mayo= 250 calories
plate of cauliflower and peppers= 100 calories
1 can sardines=160 calories




Total calories= 3760
Total carbs= 45 grams



Ok, I will not even comment on how the day as far as nutritionally. I had a bad day both at work and after. It was quite stressful. Traffic in NYC on preholiday is herendous. It took me 2.5 hours to get home from work, driving less then 10 miles. And I drive Honda Element stick shift. All that stress build turned into calories eaten. I am still dealing with ways to control impulsive eating and eating for psychological reasons. Am I weak? I think so, at least at times. Will I get better ? I know so! Happy Thanksgiving to ev everyone who celebrates this awesome Holiday!

Tuesday menus continues!

I visited my mom today and was qutie stressed out! But there is no better stress relief then coming home and letting Mom treat you like you are still a little kid! And she always feeds me. She made me my favorite snack and low carb too, yes Mom is a low carber as well! Ok it is called an " Eggplant Paste" She boils eggplants, whole, i think, then roasts them in the oven. Takes them out, puts them throght the meat grinder. Then she mixes the paste with tomatoes, garlic, pepper, salt and lemon and a bit of parsly. The whole paste gets dressed in a very fresh first cold pressed olive oil. Then she sautees La Tortilla wraps and somehow makes them very crunchy, that one is still a secret, i guess Mom wants me to keep coming back. Ok, here is a twist. Then she spreads the paste onto the very crunchy wrap with a little of world famous Arkhangelskya black caviar and a touch of ice cream. I just went to Heaven! Dr Mike, you should try it, to die for! I dont know if you love caviar, but I do, and know quite a lot about it. I buy it through a local store in NYC and it costs $225 a pound but boy it is good! once I treated my ex grfriend who was jamaican to a Russian sandwitch of fresh bread ( back in the days) with butter and black caviar. Check this out, she thought it wasnt enouph and spread almost the whole can of the caviar on the bread, whci cost about 75 a can. I wouldnt be mad, but then she said it is ok, nothing special, jerk chicken is better! Hah, I guess it is! And no, that is not the reason she became my ex, but memories, or memories!




2 pm-
plate of world best eggplant paste, made by Mom= approximately 300 calories

8 oz low carb milk ( Countdown reduced carb milk )=40 cal

1 scoop of protein whey isolate low carb= 110 cal=1 carb

6 pm
2 turkey burgers and 6 oz eggplant paste with 2 tablespoon almond butter= 800 calories

8 pm-
2 turkey burgers with 6 oz eggplant paste with 2 tablespon almond butter= 800 calories


12 pm

3 eggs cooked in butter with 2 tablesppon almond butter= 600 calories



Total calories= 3100 calories
Carbs= 80 grams





I kind of started with less then desired meal and ended it with less then desired everything, including carb and calorie count. I swayed off the course and 5 plus one and only one had become less then 5 and many ones and none of them only plan! I ALSO LEARNED HOW HARD IT IS TO KEEP TRACK OF MENUS EVEY DAY, AND BE HONEST AND ACCURATE ABOUT IT! SO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN AND NO MORE TEMPTATIONS! I DID UNDERESTIMATE ALMOND BUTTER CALORIES AND GROSSLY UNDERESTIMATED MOMS EGGPLANT PASTE CALORIES, AMOUNT AND CARB COUNTS. BUT LESSON LEARNED, LESSON REPEATED AND LESSON REINFORCED!

Tuesday Menu!

It is very early Tuesday, actually about 1 am local NYC time. I just came home and cant seem to fall asleep. I might have overworked my body and now my body is kind of overworking my brain. I feel both energetic and hungry. HUNGRY, HUNGRY, HUNGRY! Weight lifting does make one hungry, and it always makes me eat. eat. eat. And I did! But instead of just devouring everything I could get my hands on, I decided to eat coonsciously and with my head, instead of my eyes and stomack! So this is a start to the Tuesday menus:\

1 am -
1 can sardines with 1 teaspoon olive oil; big cucumber, tomatoes and green onion salad with 3 teaspoons of almond butter!= 500 calories