P3 Day 7 - Doing the "Low-Carb" Thing

I began researching a bit on recipes focused on minimal carbs. I discovered a lovely recipe on one of my favorite sites, Recipezaar, that I tried this evening. I was planning on it just being a dish for me but my girls insisted they have some for dinner too. It has eggs, so I was sure my youngest would be all about it (she is a certifiable eggaholic). Strangely, she didn't find it as appetizing as I thought she would. My eldest, on the other hand, had a huge first helping and a huge helping of seconds. The picture to the right is what it looked like and it contains the following:

*eggs
*heavy cream
*cheddar cheese
*deli ham
*broccoli florets
*green onions
*salt and pepper (which I omitted, but it was great even without)

I had a .2 gain from yesterday and I've noticed with all this protein that I'm a little "sluggish" internally. I'm thinking I'll have some Smooth Move tea to get things going. If I were allowed starches, I would just be extra friendly with my oatmeal. Those days aren't too far away. Here's what else I had today (again, some items were best picks from the daily plate):

April 17th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,122; calories consumed: 1,070; calories burned: 0 Net calories: 1,070

Mood: Okay

but a bit gassy and "clogged up". I had some yerba mate tea this morning, which I hope will move things along. Also, the omelet described is as close as I could find to what I had. My omelet had mushrooms and Swiss (not cheddar) cheese and bacon. [edit this diary entry]

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Vangie's 2 Egg & Cheese Omelet	1.00	250	18g	455mg	300mg	2g	0g	0g	19g
Bar S Bacon	1.00	80	7g	15mg	280mg	0g	0g	0g	4g
Lettuce	1.00	1	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Mozzarella	1.00	79	5g	15mg	150mg	1g	0g	0g	7g
Western Family Smoked Ham	0.50	35	1g	15mg	345mg	1g	1g	0g	5g
Columbus Salame Company Pastrami	0.50	35	1g	8mg	280mg	1g	0g	0g	6g
Wishbone Ranch Dressing	0.50	80	7g	3mg	125mg	1g	1g	0g	0g
Guayaki Yerba Mate	1.00	5	0g	0mg	3mg	1g	0g	0g	0g
Low-carb Crustless Ham & Broccoli Quiche	1.00	435	35g	302mg	594mg	10g	3g	3g	22g
Western Family Smoked Ham	1.00	70	3g	30mg	690mg	1g	1g	0g	10g
Totals:		1,070	76g	842mg	2,767mg	17g	5g	3g	73g

I was 161.6 this morning. I'm still drinking my 80 ounces or more each day. I definitely can't slow down with the water on P3 and all its protein. TOM is pretty well gone and I'm not sure if the bloat is, yet. Sometimes it takes a couple of days. Gosh, I hope I still have water to lose. Here's to hoping!