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Not sure if that's the whole belly but it's a pretty big piece. I have basically been doing a pork belly fast since last week.

@oyadancing‌ : I love the cracklins too. I grew up eating those and fat back. I have to travel about 40 miles to find a butcher that sells pork belly. I just picked up an 11.5 pound on last Friday.

Of course, pork belly is where bacon comes from but I think it's better than bacon. Tastes like bacon without the smokiness, sugar or preservatives.

My calorie count remained the same. I actually went over most days.

No recipes yet. But the drippings would make great hot dressings.

@sbom1‌ : Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Score the fat of the belly going one way, then repeat going the other way, so that you've got a nice festive diamond pattern in the fat. Place the belly in a roasting pan (fat side up) and flavor the fat side with spices (salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, etc.) Cook at high…

My weight loss had stalled for four months. I increased my macros to 75% fat, 20% protein and 5% carbohydrates. But last week I experimented with increasing my fat intake to over 80% and started losing weight again. I have been eating pork belly in addition to other high fat offerings like coconut oil, butter, heavy cream,…

Hi I'm moonius and I just found this group last month. I started on Atkins in 2008, lost 40 pounds and quit. Last year I lost 47 pounds on a medically supervised program. Since then I have returned to eating LCHF. I have T2 diabetes and I keep tweaking my macros until I find the right balance for personal weight loss.…

Congrats! I'm right behind you!

I have lost 40 pounds in 4 months.

Feel free to add me too.

I am a moderator on Jimmy Moore's LivinLaVidaLoCarb site and I remember doing the "egg fest" along with him several years ago. I'm almost 60 years old and have lost 50 pounds this year. Then my weight loss stalled for approximately 5 weeks. After reading this discussion I decided to try the EF again. Last week I broke my…

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Just about every day.

Way to go! Very inspiring!

Very encouraging!

Way to go! You look great! What an inspiration.

Thank you! :happy: