A successful low carb day

On the off chance that you are reading this post without having read my post on calorie cycling, you probably need to check that out or you'll think I'm on some kind of a low carb diet. I've made no secret of my disdain for low carb diets. They stink...bad! How anyone could do that more than two days in a row is beyond me. I'm just shooting to do a low carb day twice in a week, and so far, I've really only stuck to one. This week, I'm committed to doing two days, and doing it right. Today was a successful day...I kept the calories and the carbs low, but had good protein intake. A few people asked me what they should eat on a low carb day, and I told them I'd post what I do so that they can get some ideas. Here goes:

12pm - MEAL #1

Salad w/ grilled chicken and a protein shake:
Salad - 10 calories, 1g carb, 0g protein
Chicken - 200 calories, 0g carb, 48g protein
Salad Dressing - 100 calories, 4g carb, 0g protein
Protein Shake - 130 calories, 4g carb, 24g protein
Fish oil & Multivitamin - 20 calories, 0 carb, 0 protein
TOTAL MEAL #1: 460 calories, 9 carb, 72g protein

2:30pm - Coffee!

Needed some coffee, and I gotta have some creamer!
1 cup coffee w/ 2 tablespoons creamer - 70 calories, 12g carb, 0g protein

6:15pm - MEAL #2

Omelet w/ ham, cheese, and salsa w/ 2 turkey sausage patties and a 1/2 serving casein protein shake
4 eggs, 2 egg whites - 328 calories, 0g carb, 32g protein
4 slices deli ham - 60 calories, 1g carb, 10g protein
Cheese - 120 calories, 0g carb, 6g protein
Turkey Sausage - 120 calories, 1g carb, 13g protein
Salsa - 10 calories, 3 carb, 0 protein
Milk (4oz) - 40 calories, 6g carb, 4g protein
Casein - 60 calories, 2g carb, 12g protein
TOTAL MEAL #2: 738 calories, 19 carb, 77g protein

Dinner

My mean wife was eating this delicious cinnamon crunch cupcake in front of me :(

TOTAL FOR THE DAY: 1268 calories, 40g carb, 149g protein

Needless to say...I am really looking forward to tomorrow...high calorie, high carb refuel day :)