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A Keto Restaurant
5, 10, or 20 years from now, there will be a Keto eating establishment (my prediction). Especially when people en masse find out about this diet. Maybe one exists now? I don't know. But we could have a little fun with this. Lets create a "dream" restaurant. We need a: * Name for the restaurant * Menu (give creative names…
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An Alternative to Batch Cooking
I batch cook, then bag and tag, reheat, eat. This week I tried something a little different. To me, re-heated food is only about 50% to 90% as good as fresh out of the oven. One of my favorite foods is Chicken thighs (with skin), sliced, placing a 1 oz slice of cream cheese in the slice. Then wrap it in bacon ~ usually two…
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Two Good Reports!
I wanted to report a “scale victory” and a "non-scale" victory. The scale victory first. Here is a pic of my scale today: What is significant about the pic? The middle weight is now on the 200 notch, meaning I am now under 250! Yahooo! I haven’t been under 250 in about 13 years! Non-scale victory… I have dropped about at…
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A Different Way to Cook Bacon in the Microwave
A Different Way to Cook Bacon in the Microwave Dan the Man from Michigan
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Fat Bombs
I had some strawberries. Thought I would try covering them in my "Re-assembled Chocolate". I took a small jar and put the cocoa butter and butter in it. Melted in microwave. Added Cocoa Powder and a squirt of liquid Splenda. Mixed well. I wanted as thick a coat of chocolate that I could get. So I topped the leaves off of…
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MFP: Is It Possible to Put Pics on Your Blog?
Does anyone know if its possible to insert a pic (in any form or fashion) in our personal blogs on MFP? I am not talking about a link that opens the pic in another tab/browser. I am talking about the pic showing inside the blog. I have been trying, reading, googling, searching the MFP help, to no avail. I can easily add…
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Bread Free Cauliflower Grilled Cheese?
I was bouncing around as saw this recipe that sounds interesting: Bread-free Cauliflower Grilled Cheese I think the website is a conventional food website, I'm not sure (I have to go somewhere now, didn't have time). It looks low carb, but I haven't run the numbers yet. The ingredients look tasty and lo-carb. Here is the…
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Water, Shouldn't We Be Consistant?
I was thinking, since one cup of water is 8 fluid ounces. A fluid ounce of water weighs 1.043 dry ounces. So one cup of water will move your scale: 8.344 ounces or a little over 1/2 pound. Or two cups is about 1 pound and 1 ounce. So if a person drinks varying amounts of cups/water day-to-day, their weight may fluctuate…
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Putting Chocolate Back Together
This recipe is for Chocolate lovers. A lot of fat bombs are made out of coconut oil. I wondered if I used Cocoa Butter instead ~ if it would make the fat bomb taste more like real chocolate? I looked at the nutritional facts about it. It basically is the same as other pure oils like Coconut oil. So I went to…
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Low Carb Newbies...READ THIS ASAP!
If you start the low-carb diet and you get these symptoms: Mild discomfort and fuzzy-headedness Full blown flu-like symptoms – eg nausea, fatigue, mental fog, headaches, cramps, diarrhea, etc. High blood pressure and arrhythmia (heart racing, palpitations) Then go to this website and read the page, maybe 5-10 minutes to…
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Cocoa Dusted Almonds
I used to buy cocoa dusted almonds at the store. They were so good, but cost a lot more than plain almonds. And I think they use sugar, albeit a miniscule amount. So I was at Walmart the other day looking for some liquid sugar free sweetener. Then I came upon some Monkfruit (packets). I have been hearing about this…
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Do I have Too Much Time on My Hands?
When I started this diet last summer, I totally cleaned out my kitchen of all the "Carbage". I literally threw out about 80 lbs of food. Brand new packages of flour, sugar, jars of jelly. I realized that since I was a "carboholic" it wasn't useful for that stuff to be in my house, no more so than an Alcoholic would have a…
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How to Reset Your Starting Weight on MFP
If your "start" weight on MFP gets messed up (mine has twice) you can go online and reset/edit it. Here is the procedure: 1) Go to MyFitnessPal.com 2) Click on "My Home" 3) Click on the clipboard: 4) Edit Previous Entries Change your staring weight: If you need to edit entries or add entries, do it on that same page. I…
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Fruits, Are there any Low Carb?
From my spreadsheet. Bananas and grapes the worst. Starfruit and strawberries the best for lo-carb. I have never had Starfruit. I guess I'll have to try some. What is your opinion on the taste of Starfruit? Is it bitter? (like a lime)? IMO, avocados are the best overall because they have a lot of good fat. If you see some…
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Are there any Lo-Carb Sugars?
Well that's a trick question. Let's define our terms. Sugar meaning sweet stuff that isn't highly processed or artificial. I didn't include: Stevia, Splenda, aspartame, nutra-sweet, etc. Yes, I know your thinking that stevia is natural or monk fruit. Maybe if you grow it yourself. But if you purchase them, they are highly…
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Beverages, Macros Spreadsheet
Here is the start of my beverages spreadsheet. Please note that I did not include sugar free or unsweetened teas and similar beverages. They don't have anything to report. It surprised me what the lowest was (I don't drink alcohol) so this might make some happy.... Coor's Light tops the low carb bev. Raw & canned Coconut…
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Dairy Spreadsheet
Here are popular dairy foods. I know I left something off, let me know. And the winner is: Heavy Whipping Cream! But you all knew that. Yogurt dead last. Cheddar & Parmesan ~ high in fat and protein. I hope this helps, Dan the Man from Michigan
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Veggies & Berries
Here are common veggies & berries macros. I sorted by carb, so the higher in the chart, the better. As you probably knew, potatoes are the worst, lettuce is the best. Green beans aren't as low as I thought, next to carrots. I didn't know tomatoes were better than asparagus. And watermelon wasn't as bad as I thought. But…
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King of Fat
FYI From my excel spreadsheet. Here is the king of fats: Source: Calorieking Just thought you might want to know.... more to come... I hope this helps, Dan the Man from Michigan
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Nuts & Seeds
FYI. From my spreadsheet. Source: CalorieKing I hope this helps, Dan the Man from Michigan
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DittoDan's Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology
I updated my "Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology" today. Please let me know if there are missing terms ~ so that I can add them. I hope this helps, Dan the Man from Michigan
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New I-phone 6 & MFP?
I heard iPhone 6 put some sensors in it for fitness measuring, like jogging, walking and even elevation changes like climbing stairs. If they did do that, does anyone know if it can link up to MFP app? Thank you for any help or web link you may give me... Dan the Man from Michigan
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Your Favorite Way to Eat Eggs?
O my gosh. I just boiled 8 eggs and made deviled eggs. Was going to take them to work for the next days. Unfortunately four (8 halves) didn't make it to the fridge :o Darn, I hate that when that happens. LOL! They were so good! Have you ever done that? I was thinking of all the ways you can cook eggs. I like them all, it's…
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Blog #13 DittoDan's Milestone's, First's And Good Changes Since Starting the Ketogenic Diet
I wrote a new blog to show additional "good things, milestones, etc." that happened to me since I started the Ketogenic diet. Blog #13 DittoDan's Milestone's I hope this helps, Dan the Man from Michigan
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I Hate Water, Any Other Suggestions?
One of the hardest things about any diet/WOL is that you must drink a lot of water. My daily goal is 8-12 cups. I have a very hard time meeting that goal. I set a 4 cup waterbottle on my desk at work when I get there in the a.m. ~ and hopefully I have drunk it by the time I go home (6:00 pm). I use a "Britta Water" filter,…
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Mayo Recipe, Turkey Flavored
Turkey Flavored Mayo As most Keto'ers know, its fun to eat mayo straight out of the jar. But to spice things up a little, lets add some flavoring to it. This recipe will make you shiver in delight as you eat one of your favorite foods! :D Ingredients: (I weighed everything on my digital scale in oz.) 4 oz. finely chopped…
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Prime Rib Not So Expensive
In Michigan (and other states) we have a food service store called Gordon Food Services (GFS). I got their sales flyer, the other day, and it had fully cooked prime rib (NOT frozen) for $9.99 @ lbs. Keto shoppers know that $9.99 is a good price for any good meat. So I purchased it. $72 bucks. Tonight I cut it up into 18…
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Should I Buy?
I was 314 lbs :'( on the day I started the diet. Which means (all morbidly obese people know this) that I had to purchase my clothes online at the "Big & Fat" stores. Most normal brick & mortar retailers stop at 2X shirts and 54ish size pants. Now, I weigh 268ish. :D I saved some smaller pants (from 8 or so years ago and I…
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How to Split the Calories?
I was just thinking. I am trying to eat about 1,400 to 1,800 calories a day to lose weight. I personally eat two meals a day with some snacking. I usually only eat Lunch and Dinner. I'm one of those persons that sleeps as late as I can in the morning, then I sh**, shower and shave and go to work. No time for breakfast.…
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Cut the Fat ... Get a Heart Attack!
If you haven't watched the Fat Head video, you should. This morning I was thinking on my way in to work and thought of a catchy phrase in regards to Fat: Cut the fat, get a heart attack! That's what I am telling all my brainwashed friends and especially the skinny people that don't eat fat. What do you think, a good…
