I TELL YOU...BUTT-A IS BETTA!!

SO....

After my last post about letting the sugar devil get the best of me, I thought I would tell ya'll about some positive progress I've made despite my little journey off-course!

Plus, sharing some of my yummy Keto approved meals I've made for my fiancé and myself in the last couple of weeks!

As of today I am another LB and a half down on the scale and fit into MOST of the pants the next size down, whoop WHOOP! :)

Feels great, I must say!

I love a quote I constantly hear Stephanie Person say "Nothing looks as good as keto feels!"---and I tell you what, I feel amazing.

My head feels clear, I can think again...no more brain fog!!

Before I was like...

and now i'm like...

I can't tell you how amazing that is! I feel confident about my choices. :)

Plus, huge PLUS ++++++++++

I'M NOT HANGRY ANYMORE!!!!! 

(you know hunger induced anger that can make you want to snap someone's neck for a Twix bar...LOL)

Yep, NO more of this>>>>

I feel like I am over the pity- party of "can't have this and can't have that" and am more like 

HELL YEAH!!! I have energy!! I feel great!!! Fuck bread rolls & pasta! LOL

and when I'm in the gym I have tons of energy and feel like a BEAST! YEAAAH!

{OK I don't look like her- but one day I will keeping up with this! Fitspiration is what I like to call it!}

So just a snippet of the meals I have been making lately that has given me all this magical "energy juice" (and with NO COFFEE ya'll! ZiP, NA-DA!)

Here are a few meals I have made lately---

 -Uncured ham, butter roasted brussels, garlic butter fresh snapped green beans and mashed cauliflower with a bit of cream cheese and sour cream for that nice and creamy mashed 'tater taste! (I always make a "fatty" tea with breakfast and dinner everyday- here's how you make it below)

Fatty Keto Tea:

-any herbal tea of your choice (I like peppermint in the morning or chai and ginger lemon at night to help with digestion) steeped in hot water for 3-5 minutes
add:
-liquid stevia to taste (I usually do 5-6 drops)
- 1/2 tsp ceylon cinnamon (you can get this at Whole Foods)
-1 tbsp virgin coconut oil
stir together, remove tea bag, and add a splash of coconut milk (unsweetened) if you wish
Ta-DA! Yumminess! 

(If you use heavy cream instead of coco milk the chai version tastes like a chai tea latte without all the sugar and guilt!!!)

 Grass fed beef with mushrooms and a bit of gruyere (cooked in butter and tasted like stroganoff!) with turnip greens in MCT oil (which is the bomb-diggity if you want endless yet almost immediate energy, learn more about MCT oil here) and a "tropical" shrimp salad I made up- it has sautéed shrimp in coconut oil, diced tomato, a few blackberries, diced avocado- all tossed in a lemon citrus vinaigrette I created...pretty darn tasty!

-with my evening "fatty" tea as usual- :)

 Snack!!
Pepperoni and summer sausage (uncured) with sharp cheddar and colby with a few brussels sprouts in MCT oil and 1 tsp of KERRYGOLD butter for dippin' !

 Spaghetti Squash in Keto Alfredo Sauce!
This one was my fiancé's favorite! He now blames me for making spaghetti squash his new fav food...lol!

Here's the recipe>>>>

Keto Alfredo:


Spaghetti Squash:
-Preheat oven to 375 F
- 1 spaghetti squash divided longwise and deseeded and de-pulped- wrap in aluminum foil, place on baking sheet flat side up. Cook for approximately 20-25 minutes (or until tender enough to easily pierce the flesh with a fork). 

Take out of oven and open foil- allow to cool for 10-12 minutes. Set aside.

Alfredo Sauce:
3 TBSP Kerrygold butter (grassfed)
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 Palm full of shaved parmesan cheese ( or 5 TBSP ground parmesan if you prefer)
2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp ancho chili powder (I like a little kick in my cream sauces)
Himalayan Pink salt and black ground pepper to taste

-Allow butter to slowly melt in a sauté pan over medium heat
-Once the butter is fully melted add the rest of the ingredients and slowly stir
-Allow sauce to thicken and bubble, stirring occasionally
- 2-5 minutes to cool

Now take your squash halves and use a fork to get all of the flesh out into a medium to large size mixing bowl. *be sure to drag the fork down the squash longways to create a "noodle" effect*

Mix the desired amount of "noodles" with the alfredo sauce. 

ENJOY!

Serves 3-4

One of my breakfast meals! 

2 strips uncured bacon

2 cage free organic eggs cooked in butter

spinach salad with diced avocado (avocado is one of the best natural MCT fats you can eat on keto- I eat 1 a day usually), a sprinkle of chopped pecans, a few blackberries and red wine and MCT oil vinaigrette

with my "fatty" tea (recipe above) and warm lemon water to declog the liver

Remember on Keto to not fear the fat and to not freak out over calories! As long as you are staying strict and eating only when you are TRULY hungry, you will benefit from it!

* Next post I will be discussing some supplements you may want to add to your regimen and the benefits of them for specific individuals! Stay tuned and look out for my next entry!

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My new year's resolution is simply...NO EXCUSES! 

No excuses to not be healthy and make the right choices, no excuses to spend time with friends and family more and keep in touch, no excuses to not follow my heart and do the things I have been wanting to do- jump head first- you never know until you try! NO EXCUSES- my resolution for 2015! 

What about you? What's your resolution for 2015?

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