The Spring Low Carb Challenge is in full swing, and running through July 1st. You can still join us if you havenโt already! ๐ See the low carb challenge page.
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Today is our Week Six Weigh In, so itโs time to check in and share your total number of pounds and/or inches lost since Monday April 3rd!;)
Apologies for not sharing my food diaries each day this weekโฆ
Iโve been super busy with work, and also preparing & packing for a FUN โLow Carb Road Tripโ too. ๐
Iโve been staying on track of course, with my usual macros (20 net carbs max, 70% fat minimum), and sharing my low carb meals as I go on both Facebook and Instagram if you want to check in there.
Iโll share my FAVORITE meal from this past week with you, because it was absolutely delicious โ and chock full of healthy vegetables! But also super easy becauseโฆ well, you know: I cooked it. ๐ haha
I also want to introduce you to some new low carb foods Iโm trying because youโll be seeing those in my social updates this week while Iโm traveling, and in my upcoming food diaries. Iโve been playing โMikeyโ for you again, lol. ๐
New Low Carb Foods Iโm Trying
I already told you about the delicious Zero Net Carbs (Gluten Free) SmartCake. Iโm totally hooked on those! In fact I had them for breakfast this morning topped with cream cheese, peanut butter & Sugar Free Hazelnut Chocolate Spread:
YES this is low carb ๐ lol. Itโs three flavors of low carb cake with ZERO net carbs (coconut, cinnamon & chocolate) topped with cream cheese, peanut butter & sugar free hazelnut chocolate spread. Yum!! ๐
The Cinnamon SmartCake came in this monthโs Keto Krate Box, so a lot of you got to try that one. Delicious, wasnโt it?! Wait until you try the coconut flavor!! Itโs the BEST, and Iโm not even big on coconut flavor.;)
Speaking of, hereโs the May Keto Krate Box โ chock FULL of cool low carb foods:
See: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/ketobox for details. Itโs always low carb, gluten free, keto friendly, malitol free, full sized specialty products youโll love! ๐
Speaking of, thereโs another company called The Keto Box which is similar, and they sent me a box to try out this month too:
It even came with a really cool free mug!;)
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Did you notice the Fat Snax Cookies in the box above? They are a really cool company, and sent me a whole box of their cookies to try โ with all three flavors in it!
Stay tuned for my review.;)
Remember the NUSH Carrot Spice Cake that came in the April Keto Krate Box? Weโve been talking, and they are actually regular readers here, enjoying my โlow carb on the goโ food tips. ๐ They sent me a box of FOUR low carb cake flavors to try!
You can get a variety pack of NUSH cakes on Amazon here
There are a couple more but Iโll share those with you as I goโฆ ๐
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Delicious Low Carb Vegetable Recipe โ Super Easy!
The other night I came in hungry after a fun hike, and all I really had was a bunch of frozen veggiesโฆ so I threw together an amazing meal with them. ๐
It was really easy: cauliflower rice & diced sweet onion sauteed in real butter, with Spicy Chili pili nuts added, then topped with roasted broccoli cauliflower & asparagus:
I used this Riced Cauliflower:
I diced up a sweet yellow onion and sauteed that in real butter, then added the riced cauliflower (and more butter & salt) and Spicy Chili Pili Nuts to give it a little kick. ๐
The frozen veggies were roasted crisp in the oven at about 400 degrees, after being tossed in olive oil and garlic powder.
Super easy all-vegetable meal, andโฆ Delicious!!
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How are things going for you?
Donโt forget to weigh in, either here (just leave a comment below) or weigh-in in our private facebook group here.
Questions, comments โ or struggling with anything?
Leave a comment & letโs talk. ๐
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. Stay tuned on Facebook and Instagram for my Low Carb Road Trip updates this week! I look forward to sharing some FUN food finds along the way. ๐
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Iโve lost 10 pounds since the challenge started and and 18 lbs total since I started eating LCHF toward the end of March โ been at it for about 9 weeks total. Still have an extremely long way to go, but I think I can make it ๐
Thanks so much for sharing your life and food diaries โ this is so extremely helpful for me.
Congrats Kim โ great start!! Just checking in to see how things are going now? I would love to hear an update. ๐ Iโm really glad you find the food diaries and meal ideas here helpful. That makes my day!! *cheers*
Iโm down 2lbs this week, total 7lbs since I started on April 24, so a little over 2+ lbs a week. Iโd like more but I know that 2lbs a week is good. I donโt exercise and I donโt think Iโm in ketosis ๐ so Iโm happy that Iโm still losing. The weekends are hard and especially this weekend, Motherโs Day. My hubby wanted to make me breakfast, heโs a good cook and makes great breakfasts! So I asked for bacon, scrambled eggs and cream cheese pancakes w/sugar free syrup. It was good ๐ and I stayed good LOL.
That picture of the cupcakes is so pretty but my goodness the strawberries are almost as big as the cupcakes, they look tiny. Iโd love to order them but theyโre so expensive, itโs too bad. Sorry Iโm such a kvetcher LOL.
Hi Roye ๐ I was just replying to you on another post โ so you were losing around 2 pounds a week on average and it slowed to half a pound a week on average. Correct? Thatโs totally normal! Youโre doing GREAT. ๐
189.8 this week, I do great, then come to a crawl, and tomorrow I leave for vacation. I hope I am able to stay down, I have been in this rollercoaster for several months. Wish me luck, and I am determined to stay focused.
How did your vacation go, Sherry? ๐
If you follow the scales only, it really IS a roller coaster. I say get OFF the dieting roller coaster altogetherโฆ and just focus on living a healthy low carb lifestyle. ๐ Itโs so much less stressful!
I talked about that here: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/17043/ditch-your-weight-loss-goal/ because I was frustrated with the lose/hold/gain/lose cycle too.
I have just started following your site and I love it! I have been doing low carb for about 4 months and have lost about 18 pounds. I was getting very discouraged with cooking, even had a meltdown at the grocery store. Your website has shown me so many awesome ideas! Actually, as we speak I am eating your โcereal.โ It is so delicious! I will keep on following your journey! Thanks!
Hi Samantha ๐ Welcome! Congrats on your weight loss so far. And lol at the meltdown at the grocery store โ โ I have SO been there! ๐
Iโm glad youโre enjoying the simple low carb meal ideas I share here โ I look forward to getting to know you, and hearing more updates from you! ๐
I just started low carb about a week ago and I have lost 4 pounds! Since I started my diet one month ago I have lost 12 pounds so exciting! 28 more pounds to go I started at 169 today I am at 158
Congrats, Erica โ and kudos for taking control of your health & weight loss goals! ๐ Donโt be surprised if things slow down a bit for a week or two. If they do, thatโs totally normal โ itโs just your body adjusting to the initial weight loss. So keep doing whatโs obviously working so well for you! ๐ *cheers*