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Not a recipe but I love riced cauliflower in place of regular rice in stir fries. Trader Joe's has a frozen one that requires zero prep and has less water content. I use it *all the time* for kimchi fried rice and other Korean cooking. Toss in some sesame oil for flavor and your veggies and preferred protein. Easy peasy.

* Logging and running at least 5 days/week. I will need to create a better running schedule, but this works with all the awkward snow and ice hanging around.

I think it's good to note that context matters. When I'm not running or running very little, strict keto is great, but I prefer low carb when I am training. And yeah, GU for runs >7miles. But speed matters to me. As a "smaller" person, I must say I find keto easiest to stick to when I do eat *a lot* of fat. But I also find…

I have found my cycles are lighter when I am appropriate with my keto, but it could also be that I have heavier cycles when I have more body fat. I have more pain during these heavy cycles. (Heavy for me is more than light spotting and at a 25-30 day cycle instead of my usual 30-35 day cycle) Remembering to take my…

If I don't drink regional craft beer, I will be deported from Cascadia and dropped somewhere that only has Bud Light. So, I always make sure to meet my quota. I would love to see this study done in America and looking at generational differences. I think younger millennials have a reputation for being more health conscious…

Idaho. yay!

I'm bumping this thread to side wind towards protein powder. I need a non-soy powder. (Found a tumor on my breast, had a biopsy, fortunately benign, but I'm paranoid now.) <5 net carbs, tasty, mixes with water. I don't mind artificial sweeteners or sweet tastes. Cravings are ok for me. I know it's an expensive product, but…

I love eating meat currently. I would definitely eat artificial meat if the taste was the same, it is had more or less the same proteins and fatty acids and what not I get from meat consumption, and if the cost was the same or less than regular meat. I would not pay extra even if it were more "ethical" because I have a…

Have a beer. Have a really good high quality beer. In my mind, that means from the Cascadia region, but you do you. But don't decide that a beer needs pizza. And if you are eating pizza and find it too salty, don't offset with ice cream. And after you've had the icecream, don't decide you are too full to run. And if you…

63 inside a house is cold. But I am running my mini-heater under my desk. It's 89 outside but my boss insists on turning the AC down to a very chilly 73!

I think this is a very good article. There is no good reason to comment on what someone is eating other than "Yum, that looks good." Maybe I am over sensitive, former anorexic and been chubbier at times as well, so I really don't like the idea of others making considerations regarding the quantity of food I am eating. My…

My limited understanding: 1. Cold weather burns more calories as you body is using energy to keep itself warm. 2. Being in cold weather increases brown fat which in turn burns more calories even while sedentary. With that said, unless I am following an intentional eating plan, I do feel hungrier in cold weather (maybe all…

I'm looking for quality, not quantity of life. Of course, I want to live long enough to raise my child, retire, do cool retiree stuff. But old enough for great, great grandchildren? No thank you. At some point, being so strict with oneself would reduce the quality of my life ATM. Balance.

I wasn't able to be vaccinated for this in my youth. I probably wasn't too old (I think I was 17ish?), but it wasn't required and I bet my parents didn't even know it existed. (It was required for friends of mine a grade below me, though.) I will get my daughter vaccinated. She has had all her vaccinations on time and has…

I agree with that others said. I would add to always, always, always train your race and race your training. Don't make any drastic changes between your training and the actual race itself. Don't try to run time faster than normal or change your eating (other than to provide the proper hydration for the distance). Do your…

Hey, I just wanted to let you know I ran my first half-marathon on Saturday. I was happy to finish and meet my goal time at <10 minute mile. It was a smaller race and I also took second place in my age category (30-34, all women). The training program I used helped a lot and I did it without carbs. (Although I celebrated…

I drink beer a couple nights a month. I don't use that as a reason to ingest other types of carbs. I'm just afraid if I stop drinking beer, I'll be deported as a phony Cascadian.

I tried it with just peanut butter, an egg, and a dash of vanilla. Very powdery but maybe semi-transportable. Husbeast and Tiny Terror were not interested but I liked the slight change in texture compared to just eating peanut butter on a spoon. The lack of sweetness wasn't an issue. I am interested in trying again with…

So, what exactly is "cutting back" on drinking? Can I get a hard number?

I understand the need for diagnostic differentiation, but virtually all people I knew with anorexia, or any other eating disorder, did also suffer from trichotillomania and of course body dysmorphic disorder. (Myself included.) Many others were self-destructive in other ways and had drug/alcohol addictions or cut…

Maybe we can combine the front label listing (from that other post) to show total package calories and then continue to have back labels reflect the recommended serving size? When I was in my 20's a pint of Ben & Jerrys was 1-2 servings to me, not the actual 4 listed on the package. Knowing the total would have been…

I feel better and have more energy when I eat meat. Although, so long as I am getting adequate fat, I can certainly feel satiated with a salad that doesn't contain meat. It would need to have cheese and full-fat dressing, but it would be fine. I believe meat is healthy and it's easier to eat a healthy diet with meat as an…

I'm adding my voice to the slew of "yes" to salt. I started consuming double the daily recommended value when I switched to keto. I tested my blood pressure recently and it was exactly the same as previous (lower end of the spectrum). I know when I don't get enough sodium, I don't retain water properly and get low blood…

I'm super guilty of buying products with generous labeling,with words like "organic" and "no added sugar" as snacks for my toddler. I do peruse ingredients on the more every-day snacks (apple sauce) to make sure it really is just apple and maybe citrate to preserve, but still. I'm guilty.

@wabmester That looks amazing. Our area has a wine run (common, I'm told) and we have the bratwurst and beer run in October. I'd like to say that the latter doesn't interest me, but I definitely leave room for the occasional Idaho beer!

I don't eat any sweet fruits, but I like avocadoes, olives, and coconut (flakes in hwc, omg).

My long runs aren't as long as yours, I am only training for a half. But I find, if I do morning running, eating a big high fat dinner (burg and bacon especially) the night before, I feel/do better. When I eat something lighter (chicken), it's less pleasant. It's easier to run in the evenings when I'm not fasted but it's…

PS: On granny panties and the love for them here, I do love shape wear (not as much as I used to, but occasionally.) I would walk around singing "I want a girl in short shorts and looooong underwear" like the Cake song.

I experienced something very similar early on. I don't have specific advice, my sleep cycle returned to normal on its own after a month or so. Magnesium probably wouldn't hurt if you aren't taking it already.

I've always been small breasted. For this weight loss, I haven't lost boobs (or butt, butt seems thicker actually)! I think it's a keto miracle! Even so, I am pretty finicky about bras. Since they started making athletic bras with padding, I've been wearing those a lot. I add my own inserts to non-padded athletic bras as…