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i'm cheap. i can't justify the cost of some of those overly priced cookbooks when i can get the recipe for free online.

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i ditch the fries and bun, and eat mcdonalds at least once a week. burgers on shredded lettuce (or salad!) is just frakking win.

YES! check out the cream cheese pancakes. i promise you will love them.

eating only carrots, peanut butter, spinach and eggs for 443 cals in one day is definitely not enough. thats like, okay for a meal, but not hte day. are you anorexic?

carbs look good. just up the fat and protein, and you'll up your cals too =]

here's a wiki on keto. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet i think it's cool because until i googled it for someone on here, i never realized it was in use for epilepsy and diabetes since the 1920s!

i add a lot more veggies to mine, and make a stock from a rotisserie chicken (SO FRICKING GOOD!!!) i love love love chicken veg soup

for us lazies: Broth: 3 liters of water 5 small yellow onions 5 carrots 4 celery stalks 3 large chicken legs w/ thighs (~1100 grams) 3 teaspoons herbes de provence 1 teaspoon rosemary 4 chicken bouillon cubes 1/4 bunch fresh parsley salt pepper Soup: 3 small yellow onions 4 celery stalks 4 carrots 1/4 bunch fresh parsley…

i believe the 20 grams of carbs number comes from the atkins book.

i miss cereal, but it is way too carby for me to have right now. occasionally i'll steal some kix or special k from my kids. mmm yum.

i don't count calories. so the number there means nothing to me.

i make almond flour cookies. i think its better than regular flour.

sometimes i drink 6 a day. sometimes just 1. i love the cherry lately.

saying 20 grams is faster than saying 5 or 10% of calories eaten! haha. it's a fair point. 800 cals puts me at exactly 20 grams of carbs.

i never limit veggies! i don't even log things that i eat straight from the garden. lettuce, celery, spinach.. they're all pretty lowish. i will be careful with brussels sprouts, broc, zuch, tomatoes and onions though. they add up fast.

sometimes a whole chicken will be cheaper. shop sales. brine it, roast it. viola! cooked chicken for the whole week. then use the carcass, make homemade stock, and then toss the leftover chicken and veg in there. low carb chicken soup. i do broccoli, zucchini, cabbage, a few carrots, celery, green beans. really whatever is…

and if it helps, most people subtract fibre from their carb count. makes eating things like avocado and flax a lot less stressful!

i eat 10-15 grams from veg, a few from dairy (some people can't handle dairy though) and maybe some nuts. like peanut butter.. mm. PB and celery is so amazing. only non starchy veg, so no peas, carrots, potatoes, corn and the like. fine to add them in once you're closer to goal, but not really while trying to lose weight.…

most people do subtract fibre. i know i do! there is a small amount of carbs in eggs and cheese, so watch for that! i count 1 carb per egg and 1 per ounce of cheese. i eat brussels sprouts and zucchini a lot. sauteed in butter/oil. super delish. and grilled squash. mmm. alfalfa sprouts maybe? eggplant? spaghetti squash!…

i must have some pretty good friends. i get comments whether i lose .1 pound or 2 pounds!

i eat around 20 grams a day, and once in ketosis, i have a good amount of energy. like the other poster, no need for nap and insomnia is gone. while detoxing from carbs you might get carb flu, which sucks the first few times you enter ketosis. but now my body is so used to it, i go in and out and don't even notice. don't…

riiiiibs! fricking delish.

awww you're so fricking cute! my face shows absolutely no change and i've lost almost 30 pounds. you're so lucky. it is noticeable in your face right away!

ignore him for a few days. give him what he wants.

get birth control so you don't have a period.

im still legally married to my childrens father but we have been separated since 2002. ive been single since 2003.

my face is the last place i lose weight ;(

i get plain grilled protein and plain veggies or a burger without the bun. pretty easy.

feel free to check out my diary. my eating is all over the place though.