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Hello? Body?
Ok Body, lets see if I've got this: 37g carb dinner, mostly coming from sweet potato = best sleep in years; 41g carb dinner, mostly from cheesy garlic bread = "haha, you get less than 4 hours." Gotcha? Maybe? We'll try red potatoes tonight and see what happens.
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Cheese Crispy Things
My husband made up this recipe, they're really great (although not as "crispy" as we wanted) 100g / 3.5 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated 25g / 1.5 Tbsp almond meal or four 1/4 tsp garlic powder Heat oven to 400 degrees F Pulse in a food processor until a coarse meal forms Use a tablespoon to scoop into 12-14 mini muffin…
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Keto Tempura Chicken!!!
Did anyone else see this? Sweet & Sour Chicken, here we come! Hobbit's Keto Tempura Battered Chicken
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Not sure if this is a FAIL or a NSV haha
yesterday was my son's birthday party. I got a can of frosting and had to write "Hippy Burfday" on his cake (his request - spelling and everything... whatever. 13 year olds, I don't understand 'em). I did lick some frosting off my finger BUT immediately realized what I did and spit it out (so NSV there!). BUT... later on I…
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uh oh
I just discovered the magic which is home made sour cream with pork rinds dipped in. I kept seeing so many people talking about it on Facebook I finally decided to hold my breath and try it. 1) Mission pork rinds don't stink as much as fresh chicharron to me, I actually got them past my nose without ill events; and 2) I…
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Well wow, I made it!
Haha, I am pretty much in shock, I really didn't expect to have anything show up in my blood after the week I've had. But my KetoStix stopped showing anything and since I know they're unreliable I decided to go ahead and test. Blown away with the result!
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Need the recipe for this cake
to make for my son's 16th birthday LOL
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Electrolyte advice, please
Been having morning dizzy spells when I stand up the past 3-4 days; I am almost certain it can't be low blood volume because I drink so much, so I suspect electrolytes, probably sodium? Anyone want to hazard a guess? I track potassium (and I make sure to use whole food entries so I know they're accurate) and I'm good on…
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Keto Sourdough Baguettes
I can't wait to get home to try these! Go home tomorrow so I'm thinking Tuesday these will happen... http://ketodietapp.com/Blog/post/2015/11/04/sourdough-keto-baguettes
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So... what about 1/2-marathon training if "just" LC, not fully Keto?
keto and I just do. not. get. along and my body has made that abundantly clear on both occasions that I've tried it. And I mean I really tried it, not halfway and for about 6 months before accepting the fact. So I eat low carb/moderate protein/high-ish fat at about a 20%/20%/60% ratio I want to run the San Diego Holiday…
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Today's Kitchen Experiments!
Low Carb "Popcorn" Cinnamon Crunch Cereal (adapted from Maria Emmerich's Blueberry Morning Cereal ) and a Low Carb Chocolate Bar!!!!! (adapted from Tasteaholics) Erithrytol sweetened, it came out pretty nice!
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If you like English Muffins, you have to try this one!
http://wholesomeyum.com/recipes/two-minute-toasted-english-muffin/ ETA: I doubled the recipe above, then divided it between 3, 8-oz (1 cup) Pyrex ramekins and cut the microwave time down to 1:10 and they're a perfect size. My son liked it too, which is something because he doesn't like many of my low carb efforts!
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Ahhhhh, this makes me very happy!
I find menu planning oddly satisfying. It makes me happy to sit down and work out what low carb recipes we're going to try in a week, and order is soothing. Of course, the real trick is to STICK to the menu plan, but the nice thing is I shop to the plan on the Sunday before, so swapping days is no biggie. I'm a happy girl…
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Anyone tried Crio Bru?
Crio Bru - Ground Cocoa Beans Just got some as I'm looking to reduce the amount of caffeine I consume without having to reduce the amount of hot morning beverage. It's not the lowest carb thing in the world, at 2g per 2 tbsp of grinds (which brews about a cup) however when I combine the 2 Tbsp into my coffee grounds it's…
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Some days....
It's a "can of biscuits" day today...
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Help me decide - hubby's birthday today
Low Carb Strawberry Poke Cake or Low Carb Vanilla Frozen Custard? I don't think I have it in me to do both and I am torn!
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Sharp pain in thighs (quads?) with lunges
I recently discovered the IronStrength workout for runners on Runner's World and have done it just twice including this morning - the first time it was hard but I made it through most of it without pain (until DOMS - oh my!). I took 5 days between then and today, with walks and short runs in between just due to timing…
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Post-Surgery TMI - Help!
Hey everyone - I had robotic hysterectomy on Monday, 5/9 at 7:30am and all went well except I haven't pooped since the pre-op bowel prep! I can feel gas bubbling around, I can feel the pressure building, but nothing will come out. I can't bear down to force the issue either. I know it is due to the pain medication (Norco…
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Saying hello
Hi everyone! I've just joined; found this group through a topic on the Low Carber Daily Forum. I'm 38 and have been perimenopausal for about a year - night sweats, insomnia, hormonal upheaval, and since March 2015 I've had 17 periods and they've ranged from 48 days at the longest to 10 days at the least. In the past 3…
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Stupid question that I'm asking anyway
how the frick do you stay keto but STOP losing weight? I'm down 6 lbs since unofficially starting Ad Lib April on 3/25 and I don't have much that can still go without ending up underweight. My mom is freaking out about it. I started Ad Lib at 143 and weighed in this morning at 137. At 5'8" and 38yo that is technically…
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Muscle twitches/fasciculation - electrolyte related?
good morning everyone :) Happy Tuesday! Since moving to lower carb eating (max 100/day) I have been experiencing muscle fasciculation (basically it feels almost like popcorn popping under my skin) primarily in the calves & hamstrings (both legs but even more-so in my left leg, which is the leg most affected by the…
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My Easter Splurge
We went out to a tiny local steakhouse in Long Beach last night and of course I ordered the house specialty: Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Chorizo and Ground Mustard Aioli... holy moly! Absolutely amazing. I could eat just that, every meal for the rest of the week and never get sick of it. There were only about 5 sprouts in…
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Speaking of exercise - now taking suggestions.
It's been a long time coming - but after going over my latest MRI report (and comparing it to the previous one) with my chiropractor and friend a few days ago, and talking for quite a long time with her about it, I have decided that I have to give up running. The required recovery time from even a 2 mile run, the pain, the…
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Sodium tablets making me sick, anyone else?
Twice now I've taken a sodium tablet only to upchuck within about half an hour. It seems to be fairly random, though, sometimes I can take them without adverse effect! The bottle I have merely says "take as directed" so am I supposed to be taking them with food or on an empty stomach or something? Any advice?
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grocery question!
I ran across a recipe I'm dying to try but it includes an ingredient I've never used (and so never shopped for until yesterday, when I couldn't find it!): I need roughly 1/2 lb of ground lamb. Anyone know if it was just a fluke that they had none - in fact, no lamb of any kind, at my local grocer? Or is that more of a…
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Moving from "low carb" to Keto - questions
Good morning folks! My husband and I have been eating low carb (defined as under 100g total carbs for him; I have been trying to stick to less than 50g total / 35g net) but I'm interested in moving to keto-level, as I have decided that I'm going to run a half-marathon later this year and I want to be fully fat adapted by…
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Already planning tonight's dinner and I can't wait!
One of our favorite fall-back, go-to dinners pre-Low Carb was Cheeseburger Macaroni, it was dead simple to make, absolutely delicious, and fast. In my Insomniac Internet Wanderings this crazy early morning (it's currently 1:33am), I ran across a recipe for Keto Garlic Gnocchi. Well, I've never had gnocchi, but the pictures…
