my keto revolution

Did I post this already?!? If not, take note. It's good. Fat head pizza dough for the win!

We've been doing keto for just one month now. I am down 18.6lbs. I see so many people down 20+ pounds (in their first month) and I get jealous. Bc believe me, I have the weight to lose! But then I remembered. 18lbs in a month is fan-fucking-tastic!!! I'm so excited. I go through my days eating food that I genuinely enjoy. I very rarely ever feel hungry and my clothes are fitting better. We have made some really good new recipes, using real, WHOLE foods.

1/2 a waffle is plenty. The stats above are for a full.

Ingredients:

2 eggs

2oz cream cheese

2 tbs almond flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tbs coconut oil.

Mix in mixer and then use waffle iron.

Ingredients:

1 head cauliflower

3 cloves garlic

5 tbsp olive oil

1 tbs lemon juice

Salt and pepper

1/2 avocado

1tbs chives (to top)

2 tbs pecans (to top)

1 cup spinach (to top).

#1 - Preheat oven to 425.

# 2 - cut cauliflower into florets and toss with two cut garlic cloves and 3 tbs olive oil. Drizzle a tiny lemon juice. Roasted 35-40 minutes, tossing occasionally.

#3 - dressing: remaining 2tbs olive oil. Remaining 1 clove garlic. Remaining lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste.

#4 - when cauliflower is done, top with dressing, spinach, pecans, avocado and chives.

1 egg

1 tbs heavy whipping cream (Aldi)

1/2 oz cheddar cheese

Served with:

SO excited to try these for lunch!

List of foods you can eat on the keto diet

If you want to reach ketosis, the most important thing is to avoid eating most carbs. Keep your carb intake to around 20 to 50 grams per day for the diet to work most effectively. You’ll want to stock up on low carb foods, and be mindful of low carb veggies and fruit. Limit your intake of root vegetables like mushrooms and squash, berries and citrus fruits. Here’s a low carb food list for the keto diet.

Eggs

Beef

Cheese (especially hard cheese)

Olive Oil

Avocado Oil

Coconut Oil

Fish

Seafood

Bell peppers

Tomatoes

Broccoli

Zucchini

Cauliflower

Eggplant

Beef

Pork

Poultry

Macadamias

Almonds

Nut butter

Cabbage

Green beans

Avocados

Plain Greek Yogurt

Cottage Cheese

List of foods you can’t eat on the keto diet

There are some foods you should completely avoid while you’re on the ketogenic diet. Foods that are full of sugar and starch like bread, pasta and rice, are very high in carbs and make it much harder for you to lose weight and keep it off.

Pasta

Rice

Potatoes

Bananas

Bread

Soda/juice

Candy

Chips

Cookies

Chocolate

Artificial sweeteners

Milk

Alcoholic, sweet beverages

Quinoa

Wheat

Barley

Oats

Beans

Fruits high in sugar and carbs (mangos, apples, oranges, grapes, papaya, dried fruits)

Honey/maple syrup

So I am going to start the Keto Lifestyle change this coming week. I’ve been researching it for a bit now, and this weekend I’ve decided to plan and my husband and I are taking the leap next week!