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Alcohol & Dieting
You know why you shouldn’t drink while dieting? It’s not the calories of the booze & mixers. It’s not the sugar. It’s not the macros. It’s the standing in front of your refrigerator with the door open, going, “What am I hungry for?” and taking a taste of everything to see if that answers your question. And then doing that…
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Keto Mojo test results
I have to use it for the next 2 months per Dr. I’m seeing odd results like Lo at 7am but 0.8 at 2:30 pm Why? Ketones aren’t like glucose.....or so I was told. How do I know if I’m “in ketosis” with results like this. Also, I’m gaining weight which I think would be from the extra calories from upping my fat to try to get…
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What to eat with spreads and dips?
I’m making a sun dried tomato, olives, and artichoke hearts tapenade, and a beef liver pâté this weekend- What’s a good substitute for the hearty baguette I’d usually eat with them?
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One last time ...
That's what I'm naming this journal. I've been listening to Hamilton A LOT lately. Plus this is it for me. If this doesn't work, I'm going to learn to live with the fat. I'm almost 2 weeks in. Today was harder than any other day. I snacked a few times earlier. I feel almost sick when I finish eating now whether it's a…
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Beef Bone Broth cooking
I made broth overnight from our freshly harvested grass fed cow and it occurred to me that the smell might put off a person who is doing it for the first time. I don't know how bones come from a grocery store butcher, but this was your basic meat locker which is really busy with hunters this time of year, so the bones were…
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What is hunger when you are overweight?
This morning I offered to make my (extremely lean and muscular) husband breakfast, and he innocently said, "I'm not really hungry. Are you?" And I replied, "With 40 extra pounds of fat on me ... am I technically 'hungry' ever?" So then my mind just went every which way -- fasting, calorie counting, digital weight scales,…
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Dark chocolate, dried fruit, and nuts bars
Or .... Cherry fig nut bars. I made these this weekend. Thought I'd share the yummyness. As Jacques Pepin says, "A recipe is but a moment in time," .... so alter and adapt as you wish. 1C of oven toasted nuts - half macadamia, half blanched almonds 10 figs 1/4 C dried cherries 1/4 C coconut flakes 1T almond butter 1T raw…
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How bad do you want it?
Sometimes I have to wonder how bad I actually want to lose weight. I know that exercise is necessary, but I don't do it regularly. I'm either too busy, too tired, or I assume I was active enough. I know sugar is bad for me, but I have chocolate almost every day. It's just a little bit, most of the time. I know drinking…
