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I have a small bowl of coarse sea salt sitting on my kitchen counter. Multiple times a day I'll pass by and grab a few crystals. I love salt - it reminds me of licking my finger and sticking it in the pretzel salt at the bottom of the bag :lol:

Ooooh - interesting. I see some tacos in my future!

Speaking of slaw for tacos, this is my absolute favorite: http://www.food.com/recipe/mexican-coleslaw-484025 I am a cilantro fiend, so I could just eat tons of this stuff :blush:

Here's a link to the recipe: http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/04/23/fat-head-pizza/ Best pizza substitute that I've tried (and I have been happy with cauliflower crust & zucchini crust, but this one is so much better!) My problem is that I usually end up eating too much of it, and I feel it slows my progress for a bit, so…

Sounds like you like spicy! Prosciutto wrapped around fresh mozzarella. Or prosciutto by itself - I love that stuff!

Thanks everyone! I will go looking for those (although I do love my straight up zucchini noodles for most pasta substitutions).

Oh shrimp - that sounds amazing!!! And I am the only one in my house who eats them, so the rest of them can stick with their silly old noodles :smiley:

I have thought of broccoli. My old standard mac & cheese included ham, broccoli, & tomatoes along with the noodles. Yum yum yum. And I would love to make lobster mac & cheese, but that would probably necessitate living somewhere that I could get fresh lobster :smile:

Sounds delicious!!!

Thanks all! I see some cauliflower mac & cheese in my near future! @DittoDan - Where do you find those typically (which section)? I've never seen them in my grocery store, but I do live in a relatively small midwestern town.

Wow! Those are some amazing numbers! Congratulations on all of your success - it's inspirational!

Stubb's was the lowest sugar/carb BBQ sauce I could find in the store last time I was looking: https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/stubbs/bar-b-q-sauce-original It tasted pretty good, and I don't use anywhere near 2 T, so I tried not to worry about it :smile: Also, I avoid artificial sweeteners, so there may be…

Has he read Taubes? I started with Why We Get Fat and then read the more scientifically rigorous Good Calories, Bad Calories. I knew from my own n=1 studies over the years that low carb was the only way that I could sustainably lose weight and be healthier, but I always abandoned it because "they" said it was bad for you,…

I do fasting when it's convenient for my schedule. My breakfast is always coffee with HWC, so it isn't the true fast though. On really busy days, it's easy to skip lunch and then just eat dinner. I don't go crazy with calories at dinner. Fasting can really make things easier when you don't have to stop and cook and eat! I…

Plain Cabot Greek (10% fat version)

It sounds like you work in a minefield of candy bowls! Just navigating through there daily without going totally off the rails would be a victory! My little victory is that I'm starting to feel comfortable telling people how I eat if they ask or if I am offering a reason that I am declining thus and so. I used to keep it…

Welcome back! You can do it! I always find the first week the hardest, as you get your cravings under control. Feel free to add me, but I have stopped logging, so I might not be much use as a friend :smile:

Thanks all! I'm going to try to incorporate a bunch of your suggestions over the next day or so. Usually I don't get so sore, but when I work out, I usually stretch. Didn't think of that for the yard work :smiley:

I guess I'll have to cram that bath into my schedule, so I can walk without wincing tomorrow :smiley:

Yes, I've got magnesium covered. Thanks! :smile:

Oh, coffee! That's big on my list right now. To the point where I am excited to go to bed to get up in the morning to have my coffee :blush: I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one obsessed with hamburgers too! (Although everyone's cravings sound pretty tasty....)

Home grown certainly taste sweeter to me - that's what makes them so good! Have you tried Rao's sauce? It's pricey, but there is no added sugar and a fair amount of olive oil (and it tastes the best of all the store-bought sauces to me). Maybe an option for when you don't have time to make your own?

Oooo, taco salad! A favorite of mine too! Lots of guacamole! I am now drooling for your dinner..... :smiley:

Yum!

Congratulations! That's amazing!

If you have or ever decide to buy a spiralizer, spaghetti with zucchini noodles is so so easy and so so tasty. I use Rao's spaghetti sauce, because it has the least amount of sugar and most amount of fat that I've found (it is pricey though). I don't even cook the zoodles - sauce mixed with meat warms them up just enough!…

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Yes please!

LOL. Love it!

It went well for me, and convinced me to abandon tracking, unless I am trying to figure something in particular out. Weight on 4/1 - 191.5 lbs Weight on 5/1 - 178 lbs (-13.5 lbs) And, for fun, I took my first set of pictures for this challenge - I can tell the bigger difference in the side view: