What I eat in a day
A recent post I shared had me thinking about how my day has changed over the last 2 years as I continue on my journey of Reversing Insulin Resistance. What I eat in a day now was my goal back then. How much I exercise, and move was something I never thought I would achieve. Some goals are met without notice or fanfare.
I fast until at least 9am. I was a coffee with cream and sugar drinker for over 40 years. Switching to black coffee in the mornings took commitment and planning. I love strong coffee. You need strong coffee when you put a lot of cream and sugar in your cup so you can even taste it. I am proof that if you use a low acid coffee and make it a little weaker you can learn to enjoy black coffee. Bonus, I drive hubby to the airport many mornings at 4am. Now we take 1 tumbler of hot black coffee to share.
Meal number 1
I eat very simple meals. Usually eggs and bacon for my first meal around 11am and grilled chicken breast and broccoli for my last meal around 3pm. I break my fast between 9am and 11am with a cup of coffee with cream. I may enjoy black coffee now but I still love my beige colored coffee.
Figure 1 Coffee with Heavy Whipping Cream and 4-6 drops of Monkfruit
Figure 2 Bacon and Eggs cooked on cast iron
Figure 3 Steak and Eggs for breakfast with green olives and guacamole for healthy fats
Meal number 2
My last meal of the day I make sure to meet my macros. I make protein a priority by eating my protein first. Usually, a simple meal of grilled or baked meat with steamed green veggies topped with butter.
Figure 4 Think sliced turkey breast, Romaine lettuce and blue cheese crumbles
This was a holiday meal. Prime rib with steamed asparagus topped with butter. Our other holiday favorite is salmon with bacon wrapped asparagus. (no picture taken of that meal since I ate it too fast)
Figure 5 Prime rib and asparagus topped with butter
Eating away from home
We don't always eat at home. I enjoy the sun and playtime with our #parkdayfood. As you can see it's toddler approved. This will be a small first meal for me.
Figure 6 #ParkDayFood Macadamia nuts, Ketorola, Country Archer Beef Stick and green tea sweetened with Sweetleaf Monkfruit drops
Figure 7 #parkdayfood macadamia nuts, zucchini strips, green olives, shredded cheese and cubed turkey. Green tea to drink
Very Big Salads are still my favorite. I do love salads with full fat salad dressings. Blue Cheese is my favorite although I use a homemade vinaigrette regularly.
Figure 8 Very large salad with all the toppings
Dining out
Special mention to dining out. This is Sashimi and a rice free sushi roll. I brought my own coconut aminos to use in place of soy sauce. Surprisingly Sashimi is not as filling as it looks. I ate all of this.
Figure 9 Sashimi
Figure 10 Rice free low carb sushi roll
More ideas
Just to share 2 more of my favorite meals. I made bacon wrapped steak bites and eggs for my first meal last month.
Figure 11 steak bites and bacon getting ready for the grill
Figure 12 Bacon wrapped steak bites, 2 fried eggs and avocado slices
Last week I made juicy grilled ground beef topped with cojack cheese and served between 2 savory chaffles. 2 fried eggs completed the meal.
Figure 13 Patty Melt on chaffles with fried eggs.
Written by Joy Sypher
Published: January 29th 2022
