Thursday - Keeping Strong on the 4-Hour Slow Carb Diet

So today was a better day in terms of both work and diet. I'm not going to say that I'm still not fighting temptation but I seem to be obssessing about the food I can't have left. One side positive side effect that I have noticed from this diet is the ability to sleep. I have had problems with insonmia since last year. Suddenly, I find myself sleeping deeply through the whole night. So much so that am having a hard time waking up. I'm super excited about this bonus benefit to the slow carb diet.

Tonights slow carb dinner was salmon with lentils and green beans. See pic below.

Tonight's Dinner - Meatballs with Shirataki Pasta

For tonight's dinner I decided to be a little adventurous and try organic spaghetti sauce with grassfed beef meatballs. For the pasta (drum roll please) we were brave and tried the tofu shirataki noodles (aka miracle noodles). I realize that in the 4-Body Tim Ferris doesn't really care for tofu, but we decided to give it a try and look at it as a rare cheat.

For the kids at home that wondering just how the tofu shirataki noodles were: Hmmm! Let's just say that the texture of this product brings to mind rubber bands. That said, if you can get past the weird texture it's not bad. Like most tofu products it really doesn't have a taste of its own. Instead it picks up the flavor of what is served with it, in this case tomato sauce. Would I eat it again? Absolutely! But keep in mind that I'm the gal who has made black bean brownies and black bean fudge.

Here is a pic of the leftovers from our dinner

Day After First Cheat Day

So today is the first day after a cheat day. Ultimately, Ryan and I are both super hungry and tired. From reading other blogs it appears that this is a common occurrence after the massive eating of carbs and sugars that occurs on a cheat day. I am working hard to stay the course and to not cheat!

So far today's main course we are having beef cabbage soup which I adapted from several recipes found on the internet. It really hit the spot. It won't replace the chips and dips we would normally be having on a Super Bowl Sunday, but it is pretty good.

Katy's Slow Carb (4-Hour Body) Beef Cabbage Soup
- 2 lbs grass fed ground beef
- 1 large onion
- 1 head cabbage, chopped
- 2 cups sliced carrots
- 2 cups frozen peas
- 2 boxes of 32 oz beef broth
- 1 - 28 oz can of diced organic tomatoes (I like Murglen)
- 2 -15 oz cans of kidney beans
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- pepper
- tablespoon olive oil

Brown ground beef and onions in the olive oil. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until done, about one hour.