re: Low carb diet recs Edit: goal day update

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I find if I'm worried about the taste or variety, I'm not in the right diet mind set. I want it to taste bland and not really enjoyable. I got to feel like I'm only eating to survive. I'm mostly eating cold chicken and broccoli

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WTF???

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I'm fricked up in the head though.

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i would say so

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ghughes sauces are awesome. the sweet chilli and yum yum are freaking amazing.

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Which reminds me, pork egg rolls!

Egg roll in a bowl is a popular low carb dish, with several variations. Brown a pound of ground pork, add a bag of cabbage slaw and cook till tender, adding a tbs or two of soy sauce, finishing with sesame oil. A good meal all on its own.

But maybe you have some leftover. Use either Cut da Carb flatbread or some other low carb flatbread as egg roll wrappers. Wrap, brown, dip in G Hughes Sweet Chili Sauce. So good!

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I get that this is low carb but I don’t think this is going to help with weight loss.

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It does help with weight loss if you eat in a caloric deficit.

The only thing that matters is that calories in are less than calories out.

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I get that this is low carb but I don’t think this is going to help with weight loss.

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It absolutely can though. You're much more satiated with foods like that, and you're not subject to the blood sugar spikes that can result from eating too many simple carbs, which can in turn trigger the hunger response.

If you intermittently fast and count your macros/eat a "proper" balance of macros, but consume more calories than you burn, you will gain weight.

Calories in < Calories out, you will lose weight.

russell stover has some great sweets that use natural stevia instead of shitty aspartame or sucralose.

chocolate covered peanuts are my spirit animal.



grab the dreamfields pasta. loaded with prebiotics and doesn't spike your blood sugar so its a great low carb treat when you're craving pasta. i make crawfish monica with the rotini all the time.

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Dreamfields Pasta protects all but 5 grams of carbs per serving. As a result, blood glucose levels do not rise as much as when you consume traditional pasta products. Dreamfields also contains a natural prebiotic fiber called inulin. The same natural fiber is found in foods such as raisins, garlic and asparagus. Prebiotics support a healthy immune system, better digestion and help your body absorb calcium. Besides satisfying your palate, you’re doing healthy things for your body when you eat Dreamfields Pasta.

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there are 2 or 3 types of low carb tortillas now. these are MONEY for making a breakfast burrito or quesidalla.



keto bread is now available in almost every store. great for grilled cheese. i picked up some cinnamon keto bread the other day and its yummy.



a protein milkshake is great in a pinch. 2 eggs, vanilla extract, crushed ice and heavy cream in a blender. surprisingly its the texture and taste of a regular milk shake if the raw eggs don't scare you away.

costco is chok full of keto stuff. lots of sweets.

some really good low carb yogurt out there now. nosa? there are several.



also there is sugar free whipped cream that's great.

I'm not sure how those would adversely affect blood pressure. Also, cholesterol is a touchy subject. Much of the dominant thinking about it (i.e., that it's bad in and of itself) is outdated.

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Yea this is true. I guess I should have worded it differently. It’s def not good for cholesterol and blood pressure and all that I would think.

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You'd be very surprised.

Darla - Could you walk us through the tortilla flatbread? Namely the shrimp.

I was thinking of doing flatbread, cheese, red pepper flakes, chopped sun dried tomatoes, shrimp, basil, and balsamic glaze.

I use Xtreme Wellness tortillas, which are somewhat thin. Do you typically bake the tortilla first to firm it up, and then put cheese/toppings and bake again? How do you cook the shrimp?

Thank you!