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Post your Keto dinner pics!
Pulled pork & ranch cole slaw, in red cabbage leaves. With cucumber and pickles (not pictured).
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German Rouladen inspired cabbage rolls
I think dinner tonight is going to be some cabbage rolls inspired by German Rouladen. That’s a flanksteak rolled up with bacon, cheese, and a pickle and covered in gravy. I’m thinking of using HWC and xantham gum to create the beef gravy. Anyone made a beef brown gravy with success? Here is the original recipe. I’d just…
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What's for dinner ya'll?
I'm currently searing up some chuck cross rib roast! Mmmm it's gonna be fantastic with some loaded mashed cauliflower and steamed&buttered broccoli!
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Grandma's Apple Pie!
My grandmother had a stroke a few months ago - about two weeks after my grandpa died... She is in her 80's and I took my youngest to California to meet her over the Xmas break. Life is so precious and no day is guaranteed. I wanted my Warren to meet her and I wanted to see her... just in case. I walk in and smell it…
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
It's my birthday!!! (Well tomorrow is) I made myself a Keto chocolate cake!
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Trying a new fat bomb recipe
I love a candy called "Needems" that I get when in Maine. It's basically a mounds with dark chocolate. So I decided to make a fat bomb version. I still need to tweet the recipe but so far so good!
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Kidney stones, anyone?
Have you had kidney stones? How long after going lc did it happen? How quickly did it go from "wow, that's an odd feeling......" to "wow that really hurts"...... or "holy mother of god! Get me to a hospital!!" Just curious. I'm presenting with kidney stone symptoms and I'm just curious what others experienced. It may just…
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Breaking point...
Stress! Ugh, it will literally be the death of me. I'm so stressed out and I've fallen off the wagon hard.... as of tomorrow, I need to begin the hard work of retraining myself and getting back into a strict routine.... tomorrow will be better!!! I can do this!
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Holiday survival recipes
This is my first holiday season on Keto. Please post your fave recipes!
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Comfort food!
Comfort food was my down fall. I'd make a mushroom chicken pot pie with gravy and pie crust when it rained... my kids are sick with the flu and I'm craving chicken pot pie. So I made a Keto version with cheese bread/crust, and a cream sauce instead of a flour gravy. Where there's will, there's a way!
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Exogenous Ketone products?
I have an acquaintance that has latched on to me now that they've learned I follow Keto. They sell Pruvit: exogenous ketone products. She keeps telling me I NEEEEEEED these products in my life. What are your thoughts on these? Have you tried them? Did they have any impact, pos or neg, on your…
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Diasitis Recti
So, my abdominal walls are stretched apart and separated, thank you babies! I'm about to embark on an 18 week program to help bring those together, with the help of a brace. Extreme weight gain, poor body mechanics, and incorrect workouts can also cause this. I'm wondering if anyone else has this issue and have you done…
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Mexican style pork chops!
I seared the (thick cut) chops in taco seasoning and browned on all sides. Then add a can of diced tomatoes, 1/2 water, and two tsp of taco seasoning and summer for 1.5 hours. Then add chopped zucchini and yellow bell pepper. Cook until the veggies are hot but not mushy. Serve with cilantro lime cauliflower "rice, avocado,…
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I made pretzels!!!
I modified the Keto fathead dough and made pretzels! Add xanthum gum (2 tbs with with 3 cup mozzarella recipe, adjust according to your recipe ratio) and a pack of yeast mixed with 2 tbs warm water. It won't activate completely, don't worry. It's just for sourish flavor and smell anyway. When you have formed your pretzels…
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Fail!
Not everything goes to plan, especially when you are Keto baking! I found a recipe for mock corn bread, one of Maria's. Typically her recipes are pretty good. This one didn't hold up. The taste wasn't too bad, but it was too eggy and too sweet for my taste. And the texture was wet and spongy. And they look really yucky!…
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Blood work prep question
I need to schedule my blood work and MRI, and I've been on a maintence version of low carb since hitting 120 pounds. Should I go back to eating Keto levels of carbs before my blood work? Switch to a more low cholesterol version of low carb? Or just let it be what it will be? What do y'all think? Details: Feb 2017: 138…
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Karma Reminder: Don't Brag, K is a B!
Just yesterday I was bragging how this summer I've yet to be bitten by a mosquito. I was attributing it to my LCHF diet, as there's less sugar in my blood thus making me not as yummy as my carby friends/family. Well, today little ms karma decided to put me in my place. I had a mosquito get in my house and munch on me. Now…
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Calling all Keto bakers! Help! Pumpkin spice Keto cookies?
We have some evil pumpkin spice snickerdoodles at the house and they are taunting me... so I'm going to attempt to make a Keto version. Wish me luck! I'm converting a tried and true non-Keto recipe that calls for 2 cups of real flour and 3/4 cup came sugar. My plan is to use 1.75 cups of almond flour and 1/4 cup coconut…
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Desperate creativity!
I NEED deep dish pizza tonight! So here goes my desperately creative attempt! Wish me luck!
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NSV time! Post your victories!
I'm posting this here because I can't tell my friends. They all view the WoE negatively and basically just view it as an eating disorder. Mostly it is just jealousy disguised as concern. Yesterday, I broke down and bought new pants/shorts. I hate shopping because I normally just get frustrated. I started this WoE at a…
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Dang restaurant.....
One of my go to restaurant choices is wings.... low carb and delicious. I'll get a side salad without croutons and with ranch dressing along with my wings. It's normally a safe bet for me. However, tonight I was practically poisoned. I was watching the football game and not really paying attention. 1.5 wings in, I noticed…
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Effing BEANS
Every Friday, my inlaws come over for family dinner. Non-negotiable, so don't suggest not doing it. I've been on this WoE since early February. This isn't new. I've discussed it and explained it many times.... yet, my mother in law (who is a nurse) doesn't seem to get it. I'm doing this for a medical reason, and I'm…
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Recipes for when you are sick
Please post recipes or ideas for when you are sick. After puking my guts up, eating pepperoni and cheese or eggs and bacon just doesn't seem possible. I refuse to toast up some bread or eat some pasta.... even when sick, I'm not going to do this. The gastrointestinal distress won't be worth it.
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I'm cooking again!!!
Today's mission: Barbaque Sauce!!!
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Watermelon
What are your Keto/LC thoughts on watermelon? I'm basically in a maintenance level of Keto. I've eaten a little bit of it lately. I've heard that some believe the fiber, and water, makes it less evil. What are your thoughts.
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Here is a good mug cake. Link to recipe
I tried this mug cake and it was good! I used the original recipe, but I added a splash of cream, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, a pinch of salt, a pinch of nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp of almond extract. I put it in a ramakin sprayed with cooking spray. Then I took about two table sooons of blue berries and coated them in 1 table spoon of…
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Count me stupid!
Hubs and I went on a date last night. We decided to be smart and get Uber for our transportation. We went to several places in the down town bar/restaurant scene. It was nice. I ate steak with roasted brussle sprouts and onion/mushroom on the streak. I had two miller lites before dinner, two after, and about 3/4ths of an…
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Sick as a dog
Thanks to my kids, because they are so good at sharing their various plagues, i'm sick as a dog. It's times like this that I miss being able to eat saltine crackers, toast with butter, and sprite. Yes, I know I can make cracker and bread alternatives.... but who wants to cook while they are extremely sick? Not I. I guess…
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Need food suggestion: Keto "fish and chips"
So my hubby wants fish and chips... obviously I can't do the chips part... I'm going to fry the fish in a coating of almond flour, but what to do as a side?!?! Anything that can resemble a fried potato? The traditional British fish and chips is served with green peas, thick French fries "aka chips", and malt vinegar. Any…
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Lemon cake- actual recipe included!
I made this today instead of cookies. I saw someone's post about their lemon cupcakes being a flop and I wanted to try to help her out. So here's my try!
