So, starting this year 2018 I have jumped on the low carb/keto train. It has
been up and down battle, but I am happy to report that in I have lost
25 lbs. This may not seem like allot in 8 months, but I have tried soooo many
different diets and they have never lasted. I decided this year that I wanted
to change my lifestyle. I don't want to be sitting at a restaurant with my
family trying to figure out how many points I have left or saying well we can’t
eat here because this is not on my diet!
I am a carb lover! I mean I know I am beyond addicted to carbs. I want
bread, pasta, pancakes, fried food, all the stuff that is yummy. With that
being said here are some ways that I have survived and kept my no
bread/no pasta going! Both at home and when we go out to eat!
**THIS IS NOT 100% THE KETO DIET - IT IS JUST WHAT HAS BEEN WORKING FOR
ME! I WANT TO HAVE LIFE CHANGE - NOT JUST ANOTHER CRASH DIET! **
Hamburgers - no bun That is all…I LOVE hamburgers, cheese burgers and
it is so easy when you are out to have this option! Just order without a bun!!!
Pasta & Rice - This one still is a little tricky for me. I have
tried the veggie spaghetti and I still can’t believe that I am saying this...it
was too sweet! (I will explain the changing of my taste buds in a little bit),
So I go without noodles all together. I will eat really meaty spaghetti sauce
without noodles, or like last night I made cheesy taco hamburger helper...I
cooked the taco meat, set some aside for myself and mixed that in with some
steamed cauliflower and broccoli! It was amazing and really filling!
Sweets - This is another HUGE weakness that I have! This weekend was
the first time I made Fat Bombs...and I have to admit it was not what I thought
it was going to be (thinking the yummy bad for you sugar taste) But it did
satisfy that sugar craving I was having. I have also started eating Quest
chocolate chip cookies! These have been a life saver also. The chocolate ones
are good. But in my opinion, they are dry. They also have peanut butter
cookies. These are also good, but I prefer the chocolate chip ones.
Sides - This one is tricky because when I started out I just made sure that I didn't eat any bread or pasta so instead of fries I would order coleslaw or fruit. I later found out that these are just full of sugar (sugar = carbs), So I was sticking to my rule of no bread and no pasta, but the coleslaw and fruit were just as bad for me! Now I just stick to green veggies. I have noticed as time goes by I can't even eat all the meat on my plate, so the sides become less and less important!
Any dinners that are just tooo high in carbs - When this happens and
there is no way possible for me to make the dinner into low carb. I will have a
backup of some nice greens and use one of our leftovers as a meat topping
lol.
Now having 4 men in the house it is hard for me to cook nothing but low carb
meals. This has been my down fall for EVERY diet that I have ever been on. I
can't see how making 2 meals a night is right. Its allot of money...and its
allot of time that I usually don't have especially during the school year. Yes,
I know I have heard allot of super moms talk about how they plan out meals and
prep so that this is possible, but I am telling you I don't have that type of
motivation after all the shit in my house is done! On my day off...I want to
get the cleaning and shit done (I do prep lunches for my husband and I) but
other than that I want to sit my lazy ass down for an afternoon and not worry
about prepping 14 meals for the week!
This is the start of my journey.....Part #2 coming soon!
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Yes, these are sperm cupcakes! I also made a sign that said Thanks for Coming! Because they were having a baby girl....it was pink strawberry cupcakes with pink buttercream frosting! I ran out of piping bags (happens every time I really need them) so I used a zip lock bag and just cut the end off! Just make sure if you must use a zip lock bag that you seal the top after getting the excess air out of the bag.... otherwise...it becomes a HUGE mess! I am sorry I do not have a picture of the final product. 
These were so much fun to make! I did 3 tiers and in the middle was a wine bottle! That's just an extra perk for mom after the baby is born!
If you make one of these fun cakes just remember to let the mom & dad to be know about the wine bottle. I did not have anything on the bottom of the cake so if you did not pick up the cake carefully then...the wine bottle would come out! I am sure that if you used a cardboard cake platter then it would have been okay...I was just didn't want to glue it on and was careful!
I have multiple months
of menu's now because I have found that if I save them then we have something
to go off the next year!
