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When you have to have an avocado budget.

Cool! What brand do you like? I've been considering a belt since it seems it will be easier with an I phone 6.

Ultimately it really does depend on your own financial situation. It sounds like you have more factors in play than just more money or less money with things still sort of up in the air with your husband's salary. I totally agree with the advice to live off of only your husband's income for the next few months to see how…

At first for me, I definitely figured it was gas or just digestion. But when I felt that "bubble pop" kind of feeling down there, and then didn't fart any time later (hahaha), I knew it was baby then! Plus, my confirmation was one day when I hadn't eaten anything else and felt the "pop" feeling, and I knew it couldn't be…

Hi and welcome! :) Definitely don't stress about the weight gain during pregnancy. The main priority should be baby's growth and development...and if your doctors aren't concerned about the weight gain, then you shouldn't be either. :) Do your very best! I'm due December 11 with my first baby too, so I'm a little bit ahead…

Make sure all ingredients are ROOM TEMP (let them sit for at least an hour, egg already cracked and out of the shell, etc). Make sure the egg is SUPER fresh....like go to the farmer's market that day, get eggs, go home and make mayo. :) And use this recipe:…

I'm in my second tri, and I still can't stand the smell of bacon. During the first trimester I couldn't handle the smell of onions (or if my hubby ate any I'd make him brush like 5 times and it still wouldn't be enough), really didn't like eggs or the thought of them, cooked veggies (or raw for that matter), and I couldn't…

Congrats!! I'm due December 11 (21 weeks along now), and just found out I'm having a girl! My main piece of advice is to not get too hung up on what all the "signs" are telling you the sex will be. I had EVERY predictor under the sun telling me that my little one would be a boy....low and behold, it's a healthy baby GIRL!…

Here we go!!!! Sorry for the delay! Apparently my MFP settings weren't set to notify me when people responded to my topic! I started the group and sent everyone that's commented thus far an invite. In case you didn't get the invite or you're new to this topic, here's the group!…

I try not to stress about it either. I don't even have a regular schedule for weighing. If I feel like I've been indulging a lot (which is pretty much all the time, because I see to just eat a bunch of crap now...just less at a time!) then I'll weigh the next morning or so. I'd say that it balances out to about once a…

Hi all :) I'm 5'4", 28 years old. I was gaining a lot of sudden weight the three or four months before finding out I was pregnant. I was actually getting concerned about my fertility (I had been charting, and the month before conception, I'm fairly certain I did not ovulate) because of my weight gain. But then the next…

Congrats! That's great! Keep it up! :)

What a great idea! I get so tired of brothy soups....making it creamy from the veg sounds so good!!! Doing it. :)

I can find almond flour in most grocery stores now, but the best price is on amazon (that i've found) by buying a 5 lb bag. It's a huge bag that has it's own spot in my fridge now, but it's worth it...and lasts in the fridge.

I used to have UTIs all the time when I was little too, and then the thing that started them back up when I was older was being sexually active. I think there's even less of a risk for UTIs with keto since the bacteria like sugar usually, and since there's far less in your system it may not develop as easily. But I'm just…

Just looked at your diary and saw you use 12 Tablespoons of half and half at a time? If that's the case, I'll at least tell you that you can use significantly less heavy cream than half and half to get the same taste/color/creaminess. That might help on the calorie count. Just a tip from personal experience! I used to be a…

Heavy cream is so freaking amazing in coffee. I often add a bit of homemade vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg too. :)

I copy and pasted this from my morning bp coffee...I also drink mine throughout the morning though, so it lasts for me. I usually start drinking it at 8 a.m., done by 10-10:30 and not hungry until noon or 12:30...sometimes later. But my total was 394 calories and 45g fat this morning. The cream may help me a bit more too…

I love meatza...but I normally use italian sausage instead of ground beef and it's sooo good! But I really liked this cheesy/almond flour version too because it's quick, not too messy (the meatza I normally have to drain midway through cooking) and it's almost like eating the old thing. :)

I agree with danimalkeys. Don't expect to continue to drop the weight like the first week. I'm just finishing up my second week and have only lost about 4 pounds (granted, TOM is about to visit, soooooo that could be part of it). But just think, this time around you can continue to lose weight, not feel like crap from…

Halloween came and went (except our city ended up moving trick or treating to tonight because of bad storms yesterday, but I forgot to buy candy anyway...oops!) For Thanksgiving my husband and I normally do all of the cooking (or most of it) at his mom's house. Turkey will be slathered in butter and unstuffed, so no…

Great tip!! I like the idea of freezing it flat too so you can break a bit off and not have to defrost the whole thing!

Wow, the end of that gave me chills...which sounds really dramatic. But this is pretty huge! I've always enjoyed watching Dr. Oz because for the most part he is really open to alternative medicines and practices despite his conventional training (even if he doesn't fully endorse some of them). Plus I've done a lot of my…

So MFP says 100 cals per slice, but does the nutrition facts on the label say the same? I say don't worry about it as long as you're still seeing progress and satisfied. :) yay fat!

I noticed this too when I was first starting out...but I was more nauseous without an appetite. I still made myself eat...I chose stuff that felt indulgent like heavy cream, cheese, bacon, etc. Soon enough it was over! Hope you're feeling better now if it was keto flu like me!

I buy 88% dark chocolate then melt it with some butter and just eat it with a spoon!!! I also made some amazing hot cocoa last night with that melted butter chocolate and some warm heavy cream, blended it up with a 1/2 tsp maple syrup (I avoid artificial sweeteners) and it was TO DIE FOR. And super fatty!!! :) Yay!

Haha, I like it!! :)

Have things like hard-boiled eggs, cooked ground beef (or shredded chicken is a great idea too) around for grab and go!

Feel free to add me too! :)

My boss brought in bagels for the office today, and thankfully I'm not even tempted. :) Before a couple weeks ago, I would have been the first one scarfing them down!!