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This is pretty typical of dinner at our house lol...my daughter is a vegetarian, my husband is not on keto, but obviously I am... The hubby wanted chicken n dumplins for dinner last night. I started off with a pot of seasoned (black pepper, thyme, poultry seasoning, garlic), sautéed (in garlic olive oil) veggies (celery,…

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Today is the same as yesterday...I apparently made a lot of pork stew, lol!

Absolutely the perfect response and I use it all the time...I don't owe anyone any excuses, reasons, explanations, or arguments. Unless they've made the Unbreakable Vow that they will take care of me for the rest of my life when I am morbidly overweight and unhealthy, then they can just carry on with themselves, and leave…

It's leftovers for me again today! I made pork stew (pork browned in a bit of bacon fat, with carrots, onions, celery, crushed tomatoes, and green beans, topped with chicken stock and baked in my Dutch oven for two hours). I didn't use any thickener, because I haven't been able to get the hang of xanthum gum yet, so the…

A spoonful of nut or seed butter is pretty good at boosting protein, too.

I spread some seasoned veggies on a sheet pan last night last night -onion, carrot, celery, mushrooms, peppers, broccoli -and draped strips of bacon over them...then roasted them. So.Freakin'.Good! So now I have leftovers...I am spreading hummus on a sheet of cloud bread, and then rolling the veggie/bacon mix in it for…

Starting weight (July 24, 2018): 200.1 Goal weight (by June 10, 2019 -my birthday!): 140 Current weight (January 1, 2018): 169 Tuesday 01/01 -169 Sunday 01/06 -169 Sunday 01/13 -165.4 Sunday 01/20 -165 Sunday 01/27 Thursday 01/31 I found a recipe for keto snack mix, y'all, and it is SO satisfying...I miss crunchy textures…

I do raw weight, too, but then, I'm a chef, and that is how commercial kitchens operate. A quarter-pound burger is actually ~3.25oz once it's been cooked.

The fathead crust is really good...I haven't tried the Keto Connect biscuits yet. So far I have liked most of their recipes. Today I am having Mock Potato Soup and a couple of hard boiled eggs. I have been sick for the last couple of days (strep sucks) and didn't have much energy to do more than that. Thank goodness for…

Aldi's has two of my favorite snacks...pre cut salami "coins" and pre cut cheddar cheese slices (maybe an inch and a half little squares). They also have almonds and always have a good price for blackberries. We often stop there on our way to kid functions for snacks.

Starting weight (July 24, 2018): 200.1 Goal weight (by June 10, 2019 -my birthday!): 140 Current weight (January 1, 2018): 169 Tuesday 01/01 -169 Sunday 01/06 -169 Sunday 01/13 -165.4 Sunday 01/20 Sunday 01/27 Thursday 01/31 The scale finally moved, y'all, lol...I doubt I will see it drop into the 150s by the end of the…

I work for a regional food bank. Today, one of our very generous donors decided to buy lunch for the office and warehouse staff, and they are sending pizza! The office and warehouse are all very excited...I will be good and eat my avocado tuna salad in a lettuce wrap!

You're making awesome progress, too! (I think it's awesome there are so many other chefs, too...!)

It's a snack box day: almonds, hard boiled eggs, salami, string cheese, some hummus, and a low carb tortilla Wednesdays, in my opinion, is the worst day of the week...we typically don't get home until 8PM or so, which means I don't cook an actual dinner (I usually just make scrambled eggs or something fast) so no leftovers.

I do bulletproof bone broth (heavy cream, salted butter), or bulletproof tea (heavy whipping cream, unsalted butter, SF syrup) in the mornings. I typically don't actually eat anything until noon during the week. On the weekends, though...! Why not make a few lettuce wraps (roll up a slice of deli meat and a slice of cheese…

Nice! I feel "breakfast foods" are always appropriate, no matter what time of day, lol! My go-to is keto hash...ground beef, bacon, whatever green veggies I have in the house, seasonings...I don't have to think about it, and know exactly how many of which macro is in it. I think it's helpful to have a few recipes like that…

I managed to save half my dinner from last night -so today its carnitas! I also made a snack mix for myself with pork rinds, almonds, pecans, and crispy cheese tossed with Worcestershire, onion, garlic and butter...SO freaking good!

Starting weight (July 24, 2018): 200.1 Goal weight (by June 10, 2019 -my birthday!): 140 Current weight (January 1, 2018): 169 Tuesday 01/01 -169 Sunday 01/06 -169 Sunday 01/13 Sunday 01/20 Sunday 01/27 Thursday 01/31 I've taken a month off from the gym (I've kept busy walking 2-3 miles 4 times a week), so I am pleasantly…

Today I had spaghetti made with shirataki noodles, some cheddar cheese, salami, and almonds. Kind of a snack box, but not really. Next week is going to be really, really busy, so I will likely prep out five days worth of snack boxes, and round it out with a cup of bone broth. Cheese, salami, HB eggs, almonds, broccoli,…

Starting weight (July 24, 2018): 200.1 Goal weight (by June 10, 2019 -my birthday!): 140 Current weight (January 1, 2018): 169 Tuesday 01/01 -169 Sunday 01/06 Sunday 01/13 Sunday 01/20 Sunday 01/27 Thursday 01/31 I took Tgiving, Xmas and NYD off from keto -I drank what I wanted and ate what I wanted, but put myself back on…

Starting weight (July 24, 2018): 200.1 Goal weight (by June 10, 2019 -my birthday!): 140 Current weight (Nov 30, 2018): 169.9 Sunday 12/2: 168.4 12/09: 168.4 12/16: 169 12/23: 168.8 12/30: 169 Gah... It's actually not as bad as I thought...

I made a brisket for New Year's dinner, and managed to save one portion for my lunch today...I am topping it with a bit of cheese, some pico de gallo, guacamole, and bacon bits for a naked burrito kind of thing.

That is fantastic! I don't vacuum seal, I just use freezer paper and freezer bags. I don't know why I never thought to organize them in bins like that, but now I want to! I LOVE it!

I totally get that...I actually resented meal planning, and prepping for myself since that's what I did for a living lol! By the third week it was easier, and by the 6th I had a good 6 week week meal rotation for myself, and I didn't have to really think about it anymore, just get groceries, and spend two hours in my home…

Hi there...I used to try to calculate things to the tablespoon, but then that got to be a real pain in the *kitten*...then I tried giving myself a flat 500 calories each day, but that wasn't accurate, and I knew there were days I was probably over...so I spent a day (literally 6-8 hours) entering in recipes to MFP, and…

Starting weight (July 24, 2018): 200.1 Goal weight (by June 10, 2019 -my birthday!): 140 Current weight (Nov 30, 2018): 169.9 Sunday 12/2: 168.4 12/09: 168.4 12/16: 169 12/23: 168.8 12/30:

We drove home yesterday -some ten hours -and I didn't have time to go to the store, so my lunch today (at work) will likely be a quarter-pounder with cheese (no ketchup, no onions, no bun), a side salad, and a large unsweetened iced tea!

I have to work through my lunch today, so I have a spoon and a jar of peanut butter, lol...I'll have 2T and then have to be satisfied with that till dinner! We are hitting the road first thing in the morning for our holiday weekend!

Mediterranean Veg Soup sounds awesome! Some of my go-to soups are (I'm on keto, so these may or may not be helpful to you): Chicken Meatball and Spinach (kind of a riff on Italian Wedding, without the pasta) Mock Potato Soup (pureed cauliflower with chicken stock, then loaded with bacon, green onions, cheddar cheese and…