Keto Ramblings

Curious to know what my full day on Keto looks like?  Here it is! Breakfast: To start my day, I have three cups of decaf coffee , using a full Atkins protein shake divided between them as the creamer/flavoring.  I'm visiting at a friend's house, so I'm using single-pod coffee from Double Donut Shop .  Since I drink decaf it's usually easier to find fancy ones online.  At home I just drink the store-brand coffee grounds.  Then I added an Atkin's Caramel flavor shake - delicious!  I've included links to Amazon.  Buying the Atkin's in bulk on Amazon is cheaper than buying at my local Walmart, but compare prices and see what works best for you! Also in the morning, I take a few supplements including collagen , biotin, and a DHT blocker .  Today I'm having these with a glass of Califina Magic which is green-apple flavored, and delicious - however, they've discontinued this product so when I use up my supply I'll have to find a new supergreens drink!...

I recently published this whimsical book called: A Dog a Day Keeps the Blues Away, which is filled with motivational personal affirmations.   We could all use a little cheering up from time to time, and who better to remind us how amazing we are than our favorite furry friends. Man (and Woman)'s best friend... Our dogs! Positive affirmations are little reminders to help brighten your day and improve your mindset. Our thoughts have a significant impact on our overall success and happiness.   This book of daily affirmations provide a little boost of confidence. You can think of them as messages from your favorite furry pup, who loves you more than you can imagine! A Dog a Day is free with your Kindle Unlimited membership, or just $2.99 without!  Check it out on Amazon:

Recipe This has been one of my favorite keto meals lately.  I even made it while visiting my parents and they enjoyed it as well.  This recipe is easy to adjust based on what you have on hand, so feel free to get creative! The recipe makes 6 servings, so I typically serve up one helping for dinner, then divide the rest into meal-prep containers and freeze them for later.  Printable Recipe Instructions The main ingredient is ground turkey... or you can use ground beef, or pork!  Use what you have on hand, or whatever is on sale this week.  Today I'm using a frozen roll of ground turkey, but the previous times I've made this recipe I used ground beef.  If your meat is frozen, be sure to thaw completely and then dump it into a medium size mixing bowl. Next you'll add about 1/2 cup of ground up pork rinds (optional).  I threw some into a bag and smashed them by hand.  This batch had a few extra-hard pieces so I used the back of a spoon to crush those ...

 Keto Recipes Ok, it's been a few weeks since I've done a recipe grab & meal planning day... So let's check out a few new recipes.  It's still crazy hot here in Southern Utah, so even though some of the soups and stews caught my eye, I couldn't imagine actually eating them!  So I'm focusing on salads this week.  I love having a salad-meal.  Add meat or other proteins, and salads are very filling!  Here are a few of my staples: The BLT Salad Just like it sounds, you're making this salad like a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, just without the bread!  Choose your favorite salad greens, and top it with: Bacon, of course!  Cook up as much bacon as you like, and crumble it over your greens. Tomato - chop it up and stir it in. Avocado - a great keto staple, and it goes great with a BLT.   Aioli - I have a chipotle aioli in the fridge which I think goes great on my BLT salad, but feel free to use any type of low-carb dressing or sauce t...

Keep it Simple I've mentioned before that I like to keep things pretty simple.  Way back as a young adult, I really enjoyed cooking, and often hosted dinner parties.  But life got in the way and over the years I ended up hardly ever cooking at all!  Keto got me interested in cooking and finding new recipes again, but I do still like convenience foods from time to time! Meal Delivery: Factor75 Before Keto, I tried lots of food kit delivery services and Hello Fresh was my favorite.  With Keto, I ended up trying Factor75 .  It has it's pros and cons, but overall I was happy with the meals I got.  Having ready-to-heat meals sure made staying keto easy!   So on the downside, Factor is pretty expensive, and not something I can sustain over time.  Six meals per week is $87.  I started up on a new-subscriber promotion, and kept it going for a few more deliveries, but ultimately I can cook for much less than that, so it didn't make sense for me....

Nutritional Hair Loss Okay, so I've been struggling with hair loss for... maybe a decade?  I'm about to turn 44, and I'm a woman.  So this has been a little nagging concern for a while, but after my most recent weight loss I noticed that my hair is really getting thin on top!  If I'm honest, I'm starting to panic just a little.  A couple years ago it got to the point that I had to get a special drain cover for my shower because it was getting clogged with hair every few days and I figured buying out Walmart of all their Drain-o probably wasn't a good idea.   In my younger days, I had ridiculously thick hair.  It was crazy.  So even with significant hair loss for an extended period of time, it really isn't noticeable to anyone other than me - yet.  At this point, however, I'd estimate I have about 1/4 the amount of hair I did in high school.  Definitely a huge change, and more than a little concerning.   In general, I'm aware t...