Mix and Match and where am I willing to give in . . .

I am struggling to reduce carbs and increase protein. More research needed, although I have cut out almost all carbs from pasta, bread and desserts. I know this because, I have had very few servings of pasta, bread and desserts. Right now, I don't miss those. On the other hand, I also haven't gone to some of my most favorite "bread" places like Panera, Red Lobster or Olive Garden.  So my "bad carbs" right now are on hiatus.

For a long time now, when I eat a hamburger, I don't have it on the bun. I used to just take it off the bun but now just skip it. Did you know that you can go to Five Guys and they will put a hamburger in a bowl? My boss laughed, but, to be honest, it is a whole heck of a lot easier to eat a messy burger with a fork and knife, especially when you are eating with your co-workers!  Just sayin!

So, my stats for the last couple days are a clear indication of where the problems lay . . . going over on carbs or gob smacking them and not even getting close to hitting protein targets:

I know that good carbs include vegetables, legumes, low glycemic fruits such as berries and apples and unprocessed high fiber whole grains.  I am not a fan of oatmeal, unless it has butter on it, raisins, brown sugar and cinammon.  So it is probably better to abstain from oatmeal than load it up with stuff that I am avoiding.  But for the fun of it, I entered my favorite oatmeal into My Fitness Pal to see what is good/bad about this carb breakfast:

Oh, wait, there's more.  If I have two hard-boiled eggs and four slices of oven-baked bacon (which is how it is prepared in my domain), I end up with the following stats:

While the fat is much higher, the carbs and calories are lower, along with a higher level of protein.  I gotta tell you, I would take the hardboiled eggs and bacon over the oatmeal, any day of the week.

We have a winner!!  Sort of . . . now, what would happen if I added an apple and took out the bacon:

Holy halapalozza, batman . . . look at those numbers!  With this, I can add tuna to my salad at lunch!

Dontcha just love playing with the numbers?  Can you tell that I do!