Hermiones Mom's Journal, 11 January 2017

I bet it takes me a week to get my calories and carbs back under control. I wandered very far off the path this holiday season, and it's going to take some effort to get focused again. One good thing: I'm feeling very pressed financially this month because it's car insurance time, plus the furkids have to go for physicals followed by dental, and I'm still trying to dig myself out from a pile of medical bills from the past six months. As a result, I am being very disciplined about eating out of the freezer and not buying additional proteins. I am being as careful as possible about buying produce also. This is a challenge because the low-FODMAP regime means there's a very narrow range of fruits and veggies I can eat, so I have to give myself some budget-leeway and sometimes spend a little extra for produce. This week, grapefruit and oranges were on sale, so I stocked up, and blueberries weren't too bad either, so I bought those. I splurged on some strawberries. I have some zucchini, but I need some additional veggies, so I'll drop by Whole Foods tomorrow for some frozen peas and maybe some green beans. I've also been wanting to make some cole slaw, so I'll look for some cabbage. I like doing cole slaw or cucumber salad because they last several days and I find they replace carbs quite nicely. Everybody really need to help me get back on track.

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1466 kcal

Fat: 61.80g | Prot: 86.74g | Carb: 149.81g.   Breakfast: Darlington & Daughters Cranberry & Orange Curd, Smucker's Natural Creamy Peanut Butter, Alouette Creme Spreadable Cheese - Creme de Brie Original, Le Pain des Fleurs Buckwheat Crispbread. Lunch: Szechuan-Style Cooked Green String Beans (Fat Added in Cooking), Frieda's Cara Cara Oranges, Kroger Texas Red Grapefruit, Shrimp, Open Nature Smoked Andouille Chicken Sausage, Creole Sauce, Buckwheat Groats (Cooked, Roasted), Quinoa (Cooked). Dinner: Baked Sweetpotato (Peel Not Eaten), Red Onions, Sargento Reduced Fat Swiss Cheese Slices, Egg Yolk, Egg White. Snacks/Other: Ghirardelli Dark & Sea Salt Caramel Squares, Blue Hill Bay ginger infused herring, Cabot Extra Sharp White Cheddar Cheese, Cheerios, Blueberries, Strawberries, Whole Foods Market Turbinado Raw Sugar, Milk (Nonfat). more...