Went to a party on Friday where for the main courses were different types of quiches and then they had a sweet table.  I ate the quiches without eating the crust but I did have something from the dessert table.  I did take a carb blocking pill afterwards.I noticed that the next day I had gone up 600g.  Went back to the plan yesterday and I'm back down to 68.7.  Haven't gone down below that number yet, but I'm confident I'll do so this week.

On to the picture to the left.  It's my newest discovery.  It's LCHF microwaveable bread!  Done in just over 2 minutes.  Yep, that's right folks.  Bread you can do in the microwave that's LCHF.  I found the recipe in my LCHF för Familjen cookbook.  It's now my go-to bread for when I want something quick as a snack or for breakfast or well, for anything really, and it only takes two ingredients.  This bread only makes one portion.  If you double it, it won't cook, so really it's just a quick fix kinda bread.

LCHF Quick Bread
1 portion

1 dl almond flour
1 egg (large)

In a small bowl mix together almond flour and egg well.  Place in microwave on high for 2 minutes. 

Yep, that's it.  Pretty simple huh?

I made LCHF waffles yesterday as well.  Didn't take a picture yet because I want to perfect it before I do, but they tasted pretty good, albeit they weren't fluffy and kinda flat.  A bit closer to pancakes.  But in taste, they were a good substitution and with whipped cream and berries, I'm not complaining!

So, I haven't updated in a LONG time, so this will be a longer than normal post filled with quite a number of pictures and random babblings.  Reason I haven't been updating is well...Diablo III.  Yes, I play computer games (I met my husband playing World of Warcraft) and now the long-awaited Diablo III was released last week.  I still stuck to my LCHF diet, so that's a good thing.  It was also "that time of the month" so I knew that the scale would be a bit skewy with the water retention and all. 

Here's my update.  I made a few more recipies from my various cookbooks and magazines and some with more success than others.  I also did a bit of experimenting.  Those were less successful!  To the left is a picture of my more successful creations.  It's two "oopsies" (I made them more coconuty by adding some shredded coconut and stevia to the mixture) with some coconut whipped cream (whipped cream with pressed virgin coconut oil, vanilla powder and stevia) with raspberries and blueberries.  Seriously, this was scrumptious.  As a side note, the stevia I used is the white one that's meant to be used like sugar.  My husband said that it was like eating waffles.  I let it sit in the fridge for a little while before serving so the oopsies became a little moist.  I felt that it added to the overall taste and texture.  My original plan was to make a meringue top, which I did, but it just didn't turn out to plan as well, stevia doesn't make the egg topping hard like sugar does.  It tasted "okay".  My daughter liked it.  It was like eating marshmallow on top of an oopsie.  Looked kinda funky in any case!

I also tried making coconut waffles.  Waffles made with coconut flour.  Didn't like them.  The texture was too grainy for my liking.  So I won't share that recipe with you.  I then made a "tiger cake" which tasted kinda like french toast.  It was a bit eggy.  Now, if you like french toast, like I do, it may not necessarily be a total failure.  But the idea was a cake, so in that case, it did fail.  It did get eaten though, so it wasn't a total waste.

Then on the weekend I made a chocolate pie LCHF style.  I think it tasted pretty good.  I did the coconut whipped cream to it, think it was a bit too much coconut so next time I'll skip that.  I also put a bit of shredded coconut in the crust (yes, I like coconut!), that tasted good though.  It does need a cream, so regular whipped cream will suffice.  I added a bit of stevia here and there to the original recipe in order to get it sweet enough for my liking.  Probably not wise seeing as that you wanna wean yourself from any sugar cravings.  I'll post the recipe for the chocolate pie either tonight or tomorrow.

All in all I'm coping quite well I think with the diet.  Now we're going to begin in earnest!  Will load up some pictures of my new LCHF finds during the next day or so.  Also, this weekend may be a bit of a challenge.  My sister-in-law is in town and so we're going to be eating with family on Friday and Saturday.  Friday will be a bbq, so I'm thinking I'll make some dessert or maybe some daikon gratin or coleslaw or caulflower dish and then on Saturday we'll be on the lake on my father-in-law's boat so it'll be "fika".  That's usually some cakes, coffee and sandwiches.  So I may make some LCHF goodies for that outing as well.  I'll keep you posted and post pictures!

So this morning I woke up early and decided to bake the garlic and cheesy biscuits that I found on Get Fit Katie's Low Carb Blog.  They were pretty good.  The key with substitutions is to enjoy it for what it is rather than comparing them to the normal variant.  That's what I'm learning to do.  This is a lifestyle choice right?  So breakfast this morning was scrambled eggs made with whipped cream, salt and parsley, with turkey bacon, cheesy garlic biscuit and a dollop of may just for good measure.  Still not convinced as to what I'm going to make for lunch/dinner.  Gonna go watch Grey's Anatomy though first, and then work out, and then I'll decide about dinner.  I'm leaning towards a pizza variant using zucchini as the "crust", some tomato paste spread on top and then a topping of ground beef and onions, shredded cheese and perhaps a couple of cocktail tomato slices.  Should be yummy!

14:18 pm

So, I have two pieces of entrecote meat sitting in the fridge marinating.  They're for tomorrow.  The plan is some steak with some rättika (Daikon) gratin and I dunno, maybe some homemade bernaise.  Need to find a recipe for that.  In any case, I'm hoping that the marinade tastes good.  If it does, I'll post the recipe!

So, today is the first day of this website, and the first day of my LCHF diet/lifestyle.  I'm a bit nervous about it...it goes against all that I've been taught about cholesterol, fat etc.  That said, the evidence is pretty compelling: lose the carbs = lose the weight.  Seems like a simple equation, until one thinks about what does cutting carbs really equate to.

No more chips, no more fries, no more sugar, no more juices, no more starchy foods, no more breaded anything...

As a foodlover, that cuts out a lot of what I know to be tasty.  My goal is to protect what I love about food and but lose weight.  Whether it be on the LCHF diet or South Beach or whatever....I'm tired of restricting myself.  I hated counting calories and the idea of the LCHF really appeals to me, and my husband.  It's not so nice on the pocket book, but if it means I'll be buying less junk food, that'll be a saving that we can put towards the increased meat budget.  Although I'm gonna be giving up some of my loves, I'll also be saying hello to those that I had, until  the recently, thought that I'd never be able to enjoy (guilt free) again: whole fat whipped cream, full fat cheese, mayonaise, eggs with yolk, hollendaise...to name a few. 

My goal is to share this journey with you and hopefully inspire you with my successes and failures.  I'm highly anticipating the experimentation that I'll be doing with this diet in the kitchen, learning how to make food I love (especially baked goods) using low carb alternatives.  How do you bake without flour??  I'm gonna learn how!

Tomorrow is a new day with new challenges.  I'm excited about going to the grocery store.  I'm gonna pick me up some whipping cream and eggs and some full fat cheese.  I'm gonna look for a nice juicy steak as well and maybe some chicken pieces (with the skin!).   I'm going to try to avoid weighing in for the next week or so, to give my body a few days to adjust to this new diet, afterwards, I'll keep you up to date with my progress.  Wish me luck!