Ok, yesterday I kept my effective carbs under 30, but ate complete junk!

check this out....

breakfast Atkins shake 2gm effective carbs
lunch on the run , 2 pieces of string cheese and small bar 3gm effective carbs
snack: blue bunny SF ice cream bar. I believe 6gm effective carbs
dinner: (have not been shopping for food), keto soy chips and slim jims (5gm ec)
dessert.. a le-carb .. 3gm ec.

so I had 2 ice cream type things, one shake, one bar, and chips, along
with cheese. complete junk!!! I am not happy with myself, but it was one
of those days that included running around and PMS.

BEfore low carbing, I would have had a junk eating day that would have
included real ice cream and french fries! that would have moved the
scales up. so I had a junk day, but it was low carbs. Today I ate eggs
and turkey sausage for breakfast and lunch will be a salad.

Sandy

Funny isn't it how something can technically be "legal" and still not good for you! But ya know, we all have days like that where real life sort of intrudes on one's good intentions. I guess you just chalk it up to "one of those days" and eat salads for the next couple of days!

I'm having PMS today as well, and just stopped at the store and bought cheese sticks, pork rinds and sunflower seeds. I don't even feel guilty! Yipppeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have those days too, but I figure it is better to junk out with the low carb version than the full blown junk....

I too have days that I eat more "snacking foods" than true foods...yep, during TOM....and I think many people have those days. Just make sure you take your suppliments and don't do it more than a day here or day at most...then you could be spelling trouble.