Def. on the brine! I put everything in it too, as far as champagne, bourbon, apples, beer, etc.
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How is that working with @foamy's wonderful cooking, or is he adapting recipes to lower carb for you? (By the way, you are looking so good!)
Happy to see you joined the conversation serenasea and I love to see that you have lost successfully! I'll definitely try cooking my cauliflower in chcken broth and smashing it with cheese. Yum! And I will check out Trader Joe's for pizza crust. I'm not a big fan of TJ, but it is next door to my fat girl store, so when I need to downsize my clothes I will pop in there :)
@foamy -- you need Stella to clean up after you for cooking at home.
I LOVE this thread! Thanks for starting it Chris!
DH and I have been following a keto diet since April of this year. We both needed to lose weight and we want to keep an eye on our blood sugar...my mom was a type 2 diabetic and DH's blood sugar was high at his last appointment.
Since April he's lost 35 pounds and I've lost 30. We still have some to go but we're pleased with the results and we never feel hungry. There are so many blogs with great recipes...you can make a low carb / keto version of everything!
The best low carb pizza crust we've found is this one...the ingredients sound weird, but it comes together easy and really tastes like pizza.
https://www.wholesomeyum.com/recipes...free-nut-free/
This one is a close second but I think the almond flour makes it a bit sweet tasting...
https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/fat-head-pizza/
Oh that cauliflower sounds good last time I made it It wasn’t that great. Too lumpy HHH there is a frozen one I like.
Been wanting to get to TJ’s ever since I started this but it’s like 90 miles away. One of the YT channels swore by these seaweed snacks she said to buy there.
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On the topic of food and holiday coming up, went to the grocer for turkeys, one to fry and one to roast. Put an organic one in my cart then looked for a 12lb. one to fry and saw the price of 75.00. Looked at the one in my cart, same brand- organic, it too 72.50. Hell to the no!!! It's a freaking turkey. Bought 2 Butterballs for under $40.00 for 2. Don't think it will kill us to eat them... Do you know how many spins I saved??
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Cheeseburger with sautéed mushrooms on 90 second bread with a small Spinach & arugula salad with tomato & blue cheese. Total net carbs = 10.
Here's the recipe for the 90 second bread. https://jenniferbanz.com/90-second-microwave-bread
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Yep I too avoid those higher priced birds. I'm a Jenny-O fan. I bought one fresh, 20 lb at $1.99 lb. Then because I bought $25 worth of other items I got a frozen bird 14 lb for $0.47 a lb. That guy (and a 2nd one I went back and got) are in the freezer for later in the year. We will have delicious roasted turkey and lots of soup with the leftovers.
I usually make a turkey noodle soup but as I too a trying to reduce my carb intake I will just make it a turkey vegetable! That should help.
Spam is really good (at least I like it). Just don't ask what's in it. Ever try scrapple? This is one I can't eat.
used to eat spam when i was a kid i don't care for it anymore . Never had Scrapple seen it but never ate it . i think one of my fave's when i was younger was fried Bologna . i thought it was better than spam
Went out to lunch with a couple skinny mini friends. They had beautiful sandwiches and fries & I had a cobb salad (dressing on the side) which was delicious! I didn't feel deprived at all. Brought half Home for Frank. 6 net carbs.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b90d8c990d.jpg
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Italian sausage & zoodle casserole was yummy! 11 net carbs.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3d7f09ce06.jpg
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Strawberry vinaigrette salad from Costco really good and half a chicken breast
Have the rest for supper
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We hung in there today and since it was just the two of us (I begged off the big Plymouth Thanksgiving) we had a Keto Thanksgiving. Turkey, mashed cauliflower, creamed spinach and rutabaga pomme anna with Keto gravy. Everything came out great except the creamed spinach was way too heavy, so I won't be making that again! Dessert was baby pumpkin pie cupcakes with whipped cream & they were actually amazing :victorious: And we stayed within our daily carb count!
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And now Frank is in the process of making a turkey stock so it smells really festive in here - yummy! I hope everyone had a great day!
Good job! Wow you cooked a lot! Share the pumpkin cupcakes recipe please!
Hope I didn’t do too bad in KC most of my carbs were from drinks shocking I know HHH
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Yeah, I did cook a bit but I am not that good at it, and my presentation continues to be very weak HHH
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/low-carb-pumpkin-pie-cupcakes/ This woman has some great recipes!
Carb diet out the window yesterday. Back in the front door today. Threw out all the leftovers except the bird.
@Nhcris, those pumpkin cupcakes look delicious, and I like that the texture is more like pumpkin pie filling than cake. Your rutabaga dish looks darn good, too! You're making keto look more doable than I'd thought. (Are you hard-core in terms of testing with the strips?)
Just catching up on this thread! So happy for all who are making healthy changes. Troy lost 40 pounds by cutting out carbs and eating more proteins. @Laurie Troy loves that Lose it app it kept him on track with his calorie count. @Nhcris so happy you are feeling the positive effects and wishing you continued success on your low carb diet.
It is definitely the easiest 'diet' I have ever tried, though I hate to use the word diet as this is more of a lifestyle change. I am trying to go full on Keto, and yes, I am tinkling on a strip every day - haha. And I haven't been disappointed yet :) The only time I have been hungry on this is when I skip a meal, or come in too far below my calorie count. Not being hungry helps avoid the junk binges. And the fact that Frank is doing it too means I could purged most of the things that are not Keto friendly. The local soup kitchen was happy!
The rutabagas were delicious, although I would have broiled them for a few minutes t get them crispy if I didn't have so much stuff cooking. I actually had one for breakfast this morning with sausage, egg & cheese on top sort of like a wacky eggs benedict. I liked it but Frank thought I was crazy :D It is fun trying new things.
Thanks Jen. Yay for Troy! I bet he is much more energetic ;) I am also loving the Lose It app, @Laurie. Making myself log as the day goes on seems to motivate me.
I probably need to get some of those test strips
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@Elf70, made some brussel sprout chips for my nieces and me. Here's how dark I like them to get.
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I swear it took me like 3 months to lose 5 pounds but only took 3 days to gain them back again. So discouraging but I'm hoping I can get back on track. Of course no point until after mom leaves and after my next casino trip lol.
I'm so glad this thread is here for everyone that is trying to do better and needs support. I did well with the 17 day diet in the past. I will likely try it again the trick is when I can start it and behave for 17 days with no distractions. Maybe I can start on Dec 4th and stick with it at least until Christmas if I can also stay away from the casino.
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