So today is day 5 of low carbs! And when I say low carbs I mean no bread, pasta, potatoes, fruit, chips, crackers and anything sweet and yummy. The only carbs I have been consuming (with the exception of one night I did have a whole grain bun) are from things such as cottage cheese, almonds, peanut butter and ketchup! Those are very low in net carbs as long as I don't eat 100 servings in a day! I would have to say I have been consuming less that 50 grams a day. Today my stomach has been in knots and all week I just haven't really cared to eat much. Great diet plan! A side effect of the Metformin is loss of appetite so I am blaming that! I want bread and pasta so bad that the thought of some foods that are low carb just makes me almost gag! I like my ham, egg and cheese sandwich from Torrey Pines for breakfast. I don't want to eat eggs! The thought of eggs is one of those foods. And I only had them 2 days! So my breakfast has been consisting of celery and peanut butter or cottage cheese. I know this is going to get better and honestly if it wasn't for the potential outcome I wouldn't be still doing this! I have started off with 1 metformin a day at breakfast (darn stuff has to be taken with food or I would skip breakfast) and next week it will be breakfast and supper and finally the 3rd week one at each meal. Which I guess makes me have to eat something 3 times a day! All griping aside :) here is my yummy supper I did have!
Hamburger grilled by my amazing husband, green beans with bacon and squash/zucchini/broccoli butter bliss :) Hey at least there were veggies in that butter ;). It was all very good. So thankful for the squash from my sister in law! Nothing tastes as good as fresh grown from the garden! The only thing that could have made this meal better would have been a bun but oh well. Happy Friday!
What is Metformin?
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