Day 1 of My Low-Carb Keto Diet Looked Like This
12:00pm: Breakfast
I tried intermittent fasting today and it was a success. I’m usually hungry around 10am but I made sure to keep my mind occupied with work and drank a ton of water to fill my stomach. Knowing I was getting hungry, I started cooking breakfast at around 11:30am so that by the time it was done, your girl would be ready to EAT!
Breakfast consisted of two eggs, 1 link of chicken sausage, 1/4 cup of mushrooms, 1 oz of queso fresco, and used about 1 tablespoon of butter for everything. I kid you not – this was soooo good and filling! Pro Tip: grill the queso fresco to bring out the delicious of the warm cheese!
2:30pm: Snack
Snacking is what I find to be my biggest challenge. On a normal day, I could carelessly snack every 2 hours and accumulate more calories than two whole meals! Thankfully with this low-carb diet, I didn’t crave too many things today and as soon as I started getting hungry, I grabbed my hot n’ spicy pork rinds and ate just ONE serving! I was proud of this willpower here. Just a taste and that’s all I needed. I bought these exact same ones at my local farmer’s market.
4:00pm: Lunch
Typically by lunch time, I would have already hit my 1200 caloric daily goal, but at this point, I was only at 534 cals! *woot woot* Instead of indulging, I made a simple salad that had 3 cups of spring mix greens, 1/2 a tomato sliced, an ounce of crumbled queso fresco, and 2 tablespoons of avocado lime dressing. I also refilled my water jug and drank it down to the last drop!
The salad was consumed before a picture could be taken. Sorry not sorry.
7:30pm: Dinner
Dinner was definitely my favorite meal of the day! Whew! It had me believing that I could do this low-carb thing for more days to come. This is a meal I would honestly pay for at a restaurant. All of it was only 322 calories and I was stuffed and good for the night!
This delicious dinner was made with 6 ounces of flounder fillets, Green Giant’s Riced Cauliflower Risotto which had bits of mushrooms and asparagus, and lastly butter. To jazz this “risotto” up a bit and take it to the next level, I added salt, adobe seasoning, garlic and onion powder, and crushed red pepper. It really changed the game. Goooooo cauliflower!!
Today's Caloric Intake: 1,090 cals.
Today’s goal was to limit my intake to 1,200 calories and here I am under the goal for the first time in a very long time. I’m writing this post at 10pm and I am still so full with zero cravings for sweets. I’ll be drinking water for the rest of tonight and call it a day. Cheers to a successful first day!
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