Recipes

Change to this lifestyle and you'll lose weight slowly, which is how I did it. I only eat during the day if hungry, and dinner is usually baked chicken wings, asparagus and baby bell peppers with salt and pepper, olive oil. I usually have a glass of wine or other vodka/soda or gin/diet tonic, sometimes with muddled cucumber, mint and lime. I love eating this way and never tire of it or feel deprived. If you want to lose weight quickly, you can go stricter at the beginning, eating mainly protein/fats such as beef, chicken, fish, eggs, butter, and cheese (but not too much cheese) with no or very few veggies like lettuce, spinach, celery, asparagus, adding veggies, nuts, avocados and maybe alcohol over time. For the stricter, faster weight-loss diet, look at keto or low carb sites, or check this Atkins site one out for the food list or this site, although I'd suggest fewer veggies at the beginning stages to decrease hunger and lose pounds faster.

I'm thinking of adding Fat Bombs, so here are some links/recipes. I did this a few times, and then stopped.

I eat simply: Some of the things I eat/drink are below.

I used to blend coconut oil in my coffee every day but lost 5 pounds once I switched to Califia Better Half coconut/hazelnut creamer--2 T only 15 calories, 1 carb, and I only put 2-3 teaspoons in it (7 calories?) so it's super low carb and low cal and tastes delicious. I also put in a little sugar free Torani chocolate syrup in it. I found it on Amazon in a quart for same price as a pint in the store.

I fry pounds of ground beef (so there are left-overs) with salt, pepper, garlic powder and a little tomato sauce. I cook a bunch of veggies (my favorites are asparagus, yellow squash, bell peppers) and put the ground beef on top. He eats his with pasta. I try to make a lot of veggies so there are left overs. I eat the ground beef as a snack either with or without veggies the next 2-3 days.

I mix plain Two Good Yogurt (I find this at Ralph's-only 2 carbs for plain; 3 carbs for sweetened), flax seed meal (has carbs but mainly fiber), a drop of sucralose, cinnamon and nuts. I sometimes add thawed-out frozen blueberries, raspberries, blackberries instead of cinnamon. I once used a magic bullet to blend the above with unsweetened almond milk. Super low carb; very yummy. Didn't keep it up. I like eating it in a bowl...better than ice cream.

I get the packet of taco seasoning and cook it in fried ground beef too. Then I make a taco salad with lettuce, cucumbers, celery, olives, avocado, sour cream. Put in what you like. This also stays in the frig for a few days. Easy to eat anytime or make a new salad.

I am not into cooking/baking or buying "keto" foods. I just eat super simply, practically the same thing every day because I eat what I love. For me most nights that's baked salt/pepper whole chicken wings (see next paragraph) until they are super crispy--I mainly love the skin, asparagus, baby bell peppers and sometimes red cabbage - olive oil, salt, pepper on veggies. That's it. Simple. Fast. Easy. Delicious. And wine. During day, I eat if I'm hungry either mozzarella balls, or cream cheese plain, or maybe fried eggs and bacon, and nuts, and my coffee, and also for crunchiness or snacking I like pork rinds in sour cream (sometimes with garlic powder, salt, pepper). After dinner, I probably should cut this out but I do eat nuts and semi-sweet choc chips. I never feel like I'm dieting. I also like salmon and shrimp and steak once in awhile, but am addicted to my wings. When I go out, it's whatever meat and veggies and/or salad I can get.

Specifics: For dinner most nights, I usually eat super crispy salt/pepper chicken wings. I eat the 2 parts that have mainly skin and give the little drummette to my husband. I line a cookie sheet with 2 heavy duty sheets of foil (because I hate clean up), spray olive oil (or use liquid olive oil) on the foil (or parchment paper) and both sides of the wings, and add salt and pepper. Then I cook at 375°- 400° in a convection oven for 1-1.5 hours until super crispy. In 2017, I discovered I like eating large shrimp cooked in butter and lot of fresh garlic. It is yummy, and it totally fills me up! That's all I need, but sometimes I have salad or veggies too. I usually drink wine or other alcohol with dinner, or for happy hour or whatever.

Roasted Veggies: The last 20-30 minutes of cooking my wings (or whatever else I'm eating) I sometimes put veggies in a glass pan (or on parchment paper or foil on a cookie sheet), coat with olive oil, salt & pepper, and roast them. I love roasted asparagus, baby bell peppers, squash, red cabbage (which I sometimes soften on stove first). Veggies make me want to eat more...so if I want to drop pounds, I would try to eat no or very little veggies. I'll eat more on maintenance. I found out the air fryer cooks veggies way faster, so use that sometimes.

Roast all or some of these at 400° for 20-30 min or so: cut-up asparagus, yellow squash, zucchini, baby bell peppers (with olive oil/salt/pepper). Cook ground beef (80/20). Top veggies with ground beef (with or without tom sauce).

Shredded Beef easy in crock pot: Make it and put in frig for snacking. Here is a recipe I finally foundafter wanting to know how to make it forEVER: Put 3 pounds chuck roast in crock pot with 1/2 cup beef broth, 2 T Worcestershire sauce, and 1 teaspoon of this: (mix 1/4 cup kosher salt, 2 T fresh ground pepper, 2 tsp granulated garlic or 1 tsp garlic pepper), and cook in crockpot for 4 hours on high. I sometimes skip or only have a dash of Worcestershire.

I haven't tried this Shredded Chicken Recipe yet.

Once in awhile, I have sugar free jello with whipped cream or heavy cream and broken up pecans is delicious! I had the orange and it tasted like a 50-50 bar. I rarely have jello, but once in awhile it's fun. I put it in (heavy, not fragile) wine glasses (from Dollar Tree) in the frig. Way more fun to eat that way.

Chicken Thigh with skin: I cooked 2-3 chicken thighs, super crispy---I eat all the skin, cut off most the meat and only eat the tender meat on bones. Then I cut up all the meat I don't eat, pour the fat on it, put it in frig, and can eat as snacks the next day (or I give it to hubby for burritos). Yummy and keto all the way!

Chicken Skins: Take skin off thighs and bake or broil until crisp. You can use the chicken meat in soup, or put the chicken in a big pot (or slow cooker) and cook with enchilada sauce. I actually like to cook one thigh with skin and a couple extra skins, so I get some chicken to go along with my skins. I LOVE THESE!

Cut skinless boneless chicken breasts into tiny pieces, put them, a bunch of butter and cream cheese in a pot on the stove, add salt, pepper, and garlic powder, cook until chicken is done; delicious right away and for a couple more days!!! Fast, easy, yummy! Oh, it's also easy to cook cut up chicken in green chile enchilada sauce. Yummy.

Eggs: one egg omelet with cream cheese, or else 1 or 2 fried with salami, or an omelet with salami--I love Old Wisconsin beef sticks. I rarely eat breakfast, and only eat it if I'm hungry. I think eggs are a perfect food--cheap and healthy. I hardly eat eggs anymore as I usually skip breakfast and lunch. I also make omelets with cream cheese and kalamata olives.

Bacon: I put it on double layered heavy duty foil on a cookie sheet because I hate to clean.I bake at 400° in middle rack of oven for 20-30 minutes, or you can do lower heat for longer. It depends if it's thin or thick bacon or how hot your oven is.

When I go out for breakfast, I order a side of 2 eggs over medium and a side of bacon. Perfect!

Cream Cheese: I eat the 1 oz packets of Philly cream cheese at Costco for snacks all the time. I love eating it with macadamia nuts. You can also put cream cheese in salami (those little individual Buddig packages are easy) and roll it up. I CAN'T FIND THE PACKETS AT COSTCO ANYMORE. Bummer.

Butter: Just a bit of butter on my tongue is delicious, and I'll do this mid-day a few times until dinner if I feel like it. This is like eating the best part of a cookie or other dessert, except without all the other crap, like flour, sugar, etc.!

I buy raw almonds and pecans, put on a cookie sheet, spray olive oil on them, add salt, and roast at 350°...6-10 minutes for pecans and 12-16 minutes for almonds. I love macadamia nuts too--especially with cream cheese. I realize it's best for me to cool it on the nuts if I'm trying to drop weight. So I'm thinking of nuts more as a maintenance thing for me.

Animal protein: I eat meat/fish/chicken. I love olives & avocados. When I'm out, I like cobb salads with goat (not bleu) cheese. I love chicken skin and non-lean steak. I know I shouldn't use bar b q sauce, but I eat a little on ribs. I love chicken wings.

French cut frozen green beans: I cook them in the micro while I sauté slivered almonds in butter. Then I add cooked green beans, mix it up, and it's delicious.

Taco Salad: Occasionally, I have taco salads with cooked ground beef. Put it on lettuce and anything else you like. I like cucumbers, bell peps, sour cream, olives, cheese, salsa, but don't always have all of those in it.

Roast veggies, and put spaghetti sauce with meat on those. No spaghetti!

I use coconut oil or avocado oil if I'm frying or saute-ing (sp?) and use olive oil for salads or if I'm coating veggies for grill or oven. I hardly ever fry anything.

I used to make pasta salad without the pasta: Cut up celery, zucchini, yellow squash, red bell peppers, olives and mix lightly with Italian style dressing. Add any ingredients you like, like avocados, tomatoes, salami, feta cheese, etc.

Soup without rice or pasta or potatoes. I like beef with beef broth or chicken, water, garlic cloves, onions, celery, cabbage, carrots and tomato sauce.

Put shredded mozzarella cheese on a waxy (not super cheap) paper plate, melt in oven...it's like the top of a pizza. Or shred zucchini and mix with the mozzarella and cook it together. Mmmm...haven't done this for awhile!

Slice zucchini, put olive oil and salt/pepper/garlic on it, sprinkle a lot of parmesan cheese, and bake in oven at 400° for 20-25 min. Delicious.

Bell Pepper Medley: Saute garlic, then add different colored bell peppers and cook until done. Take out and add feta cheese, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and capers if you want. Or grill or fry bell peppers with olive oil, cut up, add in goat cheese after it's out of oven or pan, and mix until goat cheese is all melted.

Cottage cheese is yummy. If I want sweetness, I add a little splenda.

Salad: lettuce, spinach, bell peppers, celery, olives, baby persian cucumbers

Avocado: I cut an avocado in half and eat half an avocado with a spoon.

Very occasionally, I eat fresh berries. Actually I like the frozen medley of these. I micro it to thaw and it's kind of like cobbler. I now have some fresh ones on vines in our backyard, so love it when those are in season.

Alcohol: I usually drink at night...wine or vodka soda with limes or any low carb drink. Here was a favorite but it's more of a summer drink: I muddle several cucumber slices, a few leaves of mint and juice from 1/8-1/4 lime, add gin (or vodka) and stir, then fill with ice and stir, and top with club soda and/or diet tonic water. I also tried zero calorie margarita mix with tequila but rarely have that. I prefer less sweet things. I'm trying out new things, like a martini made from same ingredients listed above.

Dark Chocolate: I sometimes but rarely eat organic semi-sweet dark choc chips with nuts as a dessert. I like the ones at Costco...only 4 ingredients. I don't eat these very often.

I used to make this delicious recipe. It's awesome: