LCHF Gravy for Biscuits #wheatbelly #wheatfree #lchf

Serves 10

Ingredients
Cream Cheese, Plain, 1 container (8 oz ea.)
Organic Beef Broth, 1.5 cups
Organic Heavy Whipping Cream, 1/2  cup
Drippings - Bacon Grease, 3 tsp

In warm bacon drippings, add beef broth and  cream cheese, stirring until cream cheese is melted.  Add heavy whipping cream.   Salt and pepper to taste.  Whisk constantly until ready to serve.  

Per Serving:
Calories   166
Carbs      1
Fat           17
Protein     2
Sugar       0

In a Strange Turn of Events #wheatfree #wheatbelly

I've gone from posting recipes to going Wheat Free.  Yep, that's right.  No wheat.  I don't mean just gluten free, I mean the whole kit and kaboodle.

At the beginning of February, I met a girlfriend for lunch at an Indian restaurant I had never eaten at.  It was delicious!  It was so good, in fact, that I ate more than any person should be allowed to eat.  The next day at work I was still sick.  I actually went home early because I felt so horrible.

I looked in the mirror and decided I needed to do better.  Better for my daughter, better for my sons, and better for me.  What was I teaching my children?  Horrible eating habits that could plague them their entire lives.

So I went back to the gym that weekend, innocently enough, starting to count calories again and exercise.  It was the same ol same ol, hungry all the time, no energy.  My gym was offering a two week detox class, and I figured why not.  It wasn't a liquid detox.  This detox was about clean eating.  No toxins.  No food with labels, and if there was a label, the only ingredient should be the food itself.

So I trudged to the local health food store, which I swore I would never go to, and picked up enough food to last me the first week.  Free range chicken, wild caught salmon, grass fed beef, lots of veggies, and raw nuts.

What happened next was so unexpected, I couldn't believe it.  One week into it, and I felt better than I'd felt in over a decade.  And I am not exaggerating.  My ankle pain was gone, my skin wasn't oily, and I had more energy than ever, and it stayed even throughout the entire day.  And on top of it all, I wasn't hungry!  After 2 weeks on the detox, my body had changed, and I could feel it.  I wanted to keep that going, but at that point, I had started to reintroduce wheat to my diet because I didn't realize that was one of the main culprits.

About two weeks later, I read Wheat Belly.  What an amazing eye opener.  Everything in that book made sense!  It was like a light bulb went off.

I've now been wheat free for over a month, and have done my best to remove all wheat from my diet.

I'm losing weight, WITHOUT COUNTING CALORIES, and I'M NOT HUNGRY!  I didn't even know that was possible.  I'm eating healthy, and feeding my kids health foods.

I've got a lot of weight to lose, but my journey has begun.

Pinterest

Too true!

Low Carb Crab Cakes w/Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Low Carb Crab Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Low Carb Crab Cakes w/Roasted Red Pepper Sauce (GF)
Recipe Courtesy Now You're Cook'in
Makes 8 three-inch cakes

Crab Cake Ingredients:

1 cup lump crab meat
1 egg, beaten
2 tsp dijon mustard
1 Tbl fresh lemon juice
2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
2 Tbl parsley, chopped
1.5 Tbl coconut flour
2 Tbl coconut oil

Gently pick through the crab to make sure there are no shells or cartilage in the meat, and add to a small bowl. In another small bowl, combine the egg, lemon juice, and dijon mustard, mixing until smooth. In a third bowl, combine the old bay, parsley, and coconut flour, mixing thoroughly. Gently add the egg mixture to the crab, folding until combined. Then add the dry ingredients to the crab mixture and gently mix in. Try not to break up/shred the pieces of crab too much. Heat the coconut oil over medium heat in a nonstick saute pan. Form 8 small cakes and place carefully in the hot oil. Cook for about 2-3 minutes per side or until golden brown. Remove from the pan to a plate lined with paper towels. Sprinkle with kosher salt, squeeze half a fresh lemon over them and serve with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce.

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce:

Makes 8 servings:

1/4 cup roasted red peppers
1 Tbl extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup fresh avocado

Blend all of the ingredients until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.

Approx nutrition info per cake:
65 calories, 4g fat, .4g net carbs, 6g protein

Approx nutrition info per serving of sauce: 30 calories, 3g fat,
.7g net carbs, 0g protein

Annie starts kindergarten today.

Today is Annie's first day of kindergarten. She's my fourth and final (and only girl), so this is pretty bittersweet for me. She got dressed all on her own.  She put on her favorite dress, cute little knee high socks, and I curled her hair. She put on her little dangly earrings shaped in cups of milk (I put on the ones shaped like bacon strip with googly eyes, you know, cuz bacon) and then finally her Minnie mouse pink backpack.

She looked absolutely adorable if I do say so myself. 

So we leave for school and I told her I was taking her to daycare school and then they would take her to her new elementary school on their bus.  The plan was for me to meet her at her new school. I wanted her to know where the bus would drop her off and pick her up after school. 

She looked right at me and told me she didn't want me to meet her there! Excuse me what? She said she was a big girl now, going to a big girl school and she'd be fine. She then said Ryan, her 9 year old brother, would be there if she needed anything!

I told her ok, but of course I'm waiting here in the parking lot for her right now.

She's growing up way too fast!

Math is Hard and I'm Still Fluffy

Saw this coupon on Groupon from Cherry Creek Medical Weight Loss that I almost purchased.  It was for B-12 injections (and weight loss, but that's a whole other story).  Anyhoo, the price actually looked pretty good, but darned me, I always want to read everything but the heading.  It's amazing what you find in the details.

So in the "About this Deal" section, they actually write that people using supplements can run the 40 yard dash in only 20 yards.  Seems to me, doesn't matter how fast or slow you run, the distance must remain the same.

I don't know if this was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek or not, but I'm now pretty sure I do not want these people coming anywhere near my body with needles.

Not Your Momma's Day Care

This is a real conversation I had with Annie (5), after I picked her up from daycare today.

Me:  Annie, did you have a good day at school today?
Annie:  Yeah, it was awetom [sic - she doesn't say her 's'es very well]
Me:  Did you do anything fun?
Annie: Oh yeah, we had so much fun!
Me:  What did you do?
Annie:  We went zip lining!

WHAT???  I thought she'd say they went to the park, or maybe even the museum, but zip lining?  That certainly wasn't the answer I expected!

I hate smart cars and the people who drive them

They're for people who haven't completely grown up yet...  

The Part of Police Work You Don't See

As many of you know, my husband is a police officer. Today while I was at the grocery store buying food for the 6 of us, he called to ask me our account balance.

He was on an accident call where a mom who was dropping her son off at soccer practice and had another little child in the car, accidentally hit  a pole. Now, I'm not one to judge someone about running into stuff so we'll just leave it at that. Apparently she busted her radiator. She called her husband but he didn't get off work until midnight and couldn't leave his job.

She was stranded. Her car wouldn't start and she had 2 kids to take care of.

Out of his own pocket, my husband paid to have her car towed for her, with no expectation of being repaid.

I wish more people could see this side of Police Work.

Coffee thoughts

As I sit here, with my fresh brewed pot of coffee, all for myself, I begin pondering the existence of people who purchase those one cup pod coffee makers.

Who are you, really? I bet you wake up and anticipate using your pod maker, holding a warm cup, but not really needing, or wanting, that cup of coffee. I mean, who only drinks one cup of coffee?! Surely not a real coffee drinker!

Ah, that's right. Those oh so cuddly, warm feeling commercials, women smiling, hubby right there beside her, what could be wrong with our coffee at hand!

Well I say pfft! That's right, pfft! Every morning I want that pot of coffee, and if it runs out, I'm makin more! With cream without cream, no sugar, that's ok too. Give it to me black on those really rough mornings! Don't waste my time with your designer $300 coffee pots. Hell, I'll chew the grounds if I have to!

So, without further adieu, my masterpiece:

Coffee: An Haiku

Oh friend, my coffee
I am lost without you near
But you make me pee

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