I've been on a low carb menu for 3 weeks now, and enjoying it thoroughly
I've also lost 2 kg of weight and 3 cm from my waist, despite being unable to exercise fully due to a thigh injury.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet
Here's my average daily food intake:
Breakfast (0 hours)
Scrambled eggs:
- 25 grams of dairy butter (melted into the pan)
- 80 grams of bacon
- 20 grams of other meat (meetwurst, ham, etc.)
- 3 eggs
- 40 grams of grated emmental cheese
- 10 grams of mayonaise (low carb)
- A pinch of ground black pepper
- 3 dl of water
Total intake:
- 1048 kcal
- 54 grams of protein
- 1.6 grams of carbohydrates
- 93 grams of fat
Lunch (+5 hours)
- 25 grams of dairy butter (melted into the wok pan)
- 200 grams of meat (cow, chicken, salmon, pork)
- 125 grams of frozen vegetables (french, thai, chinese)
- 150 grams of very spicy & low carb meat sauce without monosodium glutamates (E62x)
- A big bowl full of vegetables: iceberg salad, cabbages, cucumber, tomato, feta cheese
- 10 grams of mayonaise (low carb)
- 10 grams of butter cheese (paprika & chili flavour)
- 5 dl of water
Total intake:
- 845 kcal
- 68.5 grams of protein
- 20 grams of carbohydrates
- 54.6 grams of fat
Supper (+10) hours)
- 85 grams of tuna in oil
- 100 grams of cottage cheese
- 20 grams of iceberg salad
- 4 dl of water
Total intake:
- 245 kcal
- 36 grams of protein
- 2.7 grams of carbohydrates
- 10.5 grams of fat
Daily total intake:
- 2140 kcal
- 158 grams of protein
- 25 grams of carbohydrates
- 158 grams of fat
And let me tell you, I've never felt this unhungry
But the good thing is that, unlike high carb food, even when you're totally full, you never feel stuffed/bloated 8)