Too Fatties Keto Adventures

Over the weekend of the 6th, the husband and I went three hours south to a friends house for yard camping, bonfire enjoying, bbq eating, fun. We didn't eat Keto...but that was planned. We had fried alligator, biscuits and gravy, and glorious doritos! A 'beer float' planned for saturday...which was a blast. What I got to experience of it, that is. You see, I fell....down the side of the put-in point and landed smack in the river. Thought I broke my ankle. So I paddled to the nearest take-out point, which wasn't really a take-out point, where my husband called the paramedics. It was so steep, and muddy at the bottom, they had to wench me up the side, to a waiting emergency 4-wheeler, with a ride through a farmers field (sorry soybeans!) to the waiting ambulance. The ER doc said it wasn't broken, but sprained and strained. Huh. Coulda fooled me. It hurt like the dickens! He gave me a walking boot and left....and I couldn't walk in the boot. I couldn

I found a Keto ice cream recipe...which I switched up a bit...but it's fabulous. I mean, I love ice cream. Really, I do. Have I told you about the time I was six months old? Well, let me tell you- I was six months old, and my parents gave me a small vanilla ice cream cone. I didn't drop a drop. End of story. heh. Yeah, my love of ice cream goes way back....at least fif...I mean several years. Give me a day or two and I will have a video to go with this post!

Last weekend I got over-exerted. I was doing fine, until I wasn't. I felt my electrolytes dropping...but I wasn't done doing the work I had to do so I took a mini-break and kept on. Which meant I had to take another mini-break a little while later. And another one where I had to sit or I would fall over. A couple three years ago I ran a 10k. I forgot to eat breakfast that morning, and we drove 4 hours to the race. By the time we got half-way through the race, I sat down and couldn't go on. I ended up being picked up and driven back to start and forced to sit in an a/c vehicle while they shoved dorito's and pizza at me. Which, if anyone knows me, when I am overheated, etc., I don't want to eat. This was just like that. And I felt it coming on. And I hate to admit that. But it was my own dumbass fault. I did eat breakfast. I had the ultimate Keto smoothie. But that wasn't enough. I forgot to take into account the exercise depleting me and needing n

Friday night I craved pizza. Not exactly domino's or anything like that...but I craved the idea of pizza. Did I mention how much I like pizza? I firmly believe pizza is the world's most perfect food....you can make a breakfast pizza, dessert pizza, mexican pizza, alfredo pizza....it can have varied and numerous toppings...you can make it sweet or savory or I could go on and on. Suffice it to say, I love pizza. And being on Keto, I don't have to avoid pizza. I just have to take my macros into account. Which I did. And I created a Buffalo Chicken Pizza, complete with a cream cheese buffalo awesomesauce. See? Isn't that beautiful? So- how did I make this beautiful piece of heavenly creation? Easy peasy! First, make the awesomesauce: 6 ozs cream cheese 2 T butter Melt in saucepan over medium heat, and add 1.4 c Frank's Red Hot Sauce. Stir well until it looks like awesomesauce. Make the crust: 1 Cup Al

I am continually amazed at how little I eat compared to how sated I am after I eat. Before Keto, I may not have eaten much throughout the day with approximately the same number of calories, but it was the wrong food(s). I wouldn't eat much, then have one big, carb-y meal somewhere late afternoon or early evening. Which more than made up for the lack of eating during the day. And as you know, carbs are not your friend. Carbs are acquaintances. Not friends. Something that has taken me discovering Keto to realize. Boy am I glad I did! Progress so far has been slow on the weight loss front. Still. Some more. And when I say slow, I mean it's still happening, just not super-duper-fast and unrealistic like I want. LOL But my energy level, which was high before Keto, is now actually better. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me 'sum up.... I've always had a high energy level. Fat, but energetic. When my kids were younger, I was told, 'Mom, we don't wa

Strange, isn't it? How things can be going nowhere but yet you're still moving. Yes, we are still on the Keto train. We are actually enjoying it. I've never said that about a diet (or lifestyle) before.  We have no plans to stop...we are doing this for a year. No excuses. And if we like what we see and how we feel after a year, hell even if we don't, after a year it will be habit and most likely we will continue beyond our self-imposed timeline. We already see changes. We already feel better. And it's only day 15. When I said the car is stalled but the engine is running? Well, that's just a euphemism for my weight has not changed, but I am still sticking to the diet. And this is OK. Especially since I bought some new clothes because overall I have lost inches, even if I haven't lost more weight. Losing inches is not the end-all-be-all, but it is a significant milestone. I mean, I am wearing pants that are two sizes smaller than my jeans. That