My hormones turned me into a ravenous beast today but I still ate on plan, maintained my normal percentages, and kept my net carbs low.

Calories - 3036
Fat - 227 (68%)
Carbs - 56 (3%)
Fiber - 31
Net Carbs - 25
Protein - 219 (29%)

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Day 17 is another low carb, low calorie day.

Due to TOM and my ravenous appetite today, I've increased my calories and added a batch of CO bark with lots of peanut butter and shredded coconut for the first time in weeks!

Menu:

Meal 1 - Heroin Chicken Drumsticks (inhaled them for breakfast!)
Meal 2 - Cottage Cheese Cereal
Meal 3 - Gr. Beef & Sausage with veggies.
Meal 4 - Cottage Cheese Cereal
Meal 5 - Bacon & Eggs
Meal 6 - CO Bark OR more CO Cereal

Calories - 1776+
Fat - 127 (65%)
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Whitney_Piers

Day 16 a low carb, low calorie day.

Menu:

Meal 1 - Cottage Cheese Cereal
Meal 2 - 3 oz Sirloin Steak
Meal 3 - Cottage Cheese Cereal
Meal 4 - 2 Salt Cod Patties
Meal 5 - Gr. Beef & Sausage with Veggies, ACV
Meal 6 - Cottage Cheese Cereal

Calories - 1743
Fat - 137 (69%)
Carbs - 48 (6%)
Fiber - 20
Net Carbs - 28
Protein - 108 (24%)

Whitney_Piers

Day 15 and it's back to low carb, low calorie.
It always feels good to get back to bacon & eggs after I've had a high carb day.

I'm trying to incorpoate Paul McKenna's advice into my day. It's all good advice but it's a lot to remember. I do put my fork down after each bite and chew my food at least 20 times, even though I look like a dufus. I try not to eat while watching tv or reading (that's a hard one). I try to leave some food on my plate (another hard one). I have not closed my eyes yet to receive messages from my stomach on whether it's full or not (because I...

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Day 14, high carb, high calorie.

It's two weeks since I started carb cycling with one more week to go before weigh in. I'm torn between wanting to know and not wanting to know what I weigh. If the number isn't down, I'll be down. If my weight goes up or even stays the same, I'll start seeing all the postives of cycling in a negative light. Should I allow that to happen?

Not being influenced by a number on the scale means I have to rely on different criteria to judge how I'm doing. Now I go by how I feel and how my clothing fit. Am I hungry or am I satisfied? Do I...

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