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Hopefully this will be a weight loss journey blog. SW: 167lbs??/75kg ugh I do not want to know the exact number...GW: 130lbs/59kg for now. CW:155lbs/70kg. Oh and this is a side blog.

[ketobrowngirl]

Okay y’all! Today I didn’t take pics because I basically just had soup. Just soup. (Leftover chicken tortilla soup for both lunch and dinner simply because the recipie makes a HUGE pot). Also, I feel obligated to say that I’m probably not going to be eating keto either this weekend or next because I will be out of town doin stuff that will inevitably involve social eating. So full disclaimer: I will try my best to eat healthy but I don’t think it will be possible to stay totally keto.

[ketobrowngirl]

Hi all! So I haven’t updated in the last couple days but I’ve been okay mostly. I did have kind of a rough day on Saturday though because my friends and I went out for sushi (see below). So I definitely was not keto then. But other than that I was okay. On Sunday I ate salmon rolls and keto meatball subs (upper right photo). These guys were super filling but the “dough” was a little time consuming to make (still not complaining at all bc it definitely tasted fairly breadlike considering that it was actually like 90% cheese). On Monday we had some more pesto chicken and eggplant and then today for dinner I made chicken tortilla soup w some rotisserie chicken and hominy (in place of the usual carb rich corn and black bean combo). I also added all the toppings including cheee and avocado. But sadly our stupid broken refrigerator froze the sour cream solid...so no sour cream. Anyways there’s my recap! I’m going to try to weigh in at the end of this week and also add in excersizes again!!

[ketobrowngirl]

Not a bad keto day today at all! Basically just ate a couple easy, go-to meals!

Breakfast: cheesey scrambled eggs, bacon and Dubliner’s cheese

Snack: multigrain crackers w summer sausage and cheese (I had more multigrain crackers than usual but I thin my other meals were pretty low on carbs so it’s probably fine)

Dinner: pesto chicken, caprese salad w balsamic vinegar and sautéed eggplant! 😋

[ketobrowngirl]

Had another decent keto day today! I had a feeling I was a little over on carbs but Not by too too much I hope!

Lunch: leftover harvest salad (2 and a half fried goat cheese rounds were leftover—yum!!)

Snack: Dubliner’s cheese, summer sausage, and a few multigrain crackers and pecans

Second snack: a matcha tea (I made an extra one for my mom)

Dinner: kept it simple today and just had leftover roast veggies, baked chicken w some McCormick gravy and then a readymade (freezer to oven) cheesy cauliflower “Mac n cheese” dish that we found at sams club

[ketobrowngirl]

I’m really jazzed to talk about all of my meals today!! Even though I skipped breakfast all my other meals more than made up for it.

Lunch: leftover keto “sushi” sooo good, I was worried that the avocado would brown but I squeezed over some lime juice last night and it appeared to be fine

Snack: summer sausage, Dubliner’s cheese and one of those keto lemon bars I mentioned yesterday. (They weren’t as bad as I thought they were going to be, but they aren’t the best).

Dinner: a delicious harvest salad. I think this one was on the more carby end of the keto spectrum but it was worth it for sure! I basically just threw a ton of roasted veggies (broccoli, asparagus and butternut squash) and sausage on top of some greens and then topped with poppyseed dressing (keto) and pine nuts. The only thing that required effort was the fried goat cheese rounds. I used the Keto Connect recipe but instead of deep frying I just pan fried w regular old cooking spray. Turned out perfect.

[ketobrowngirl]

Another really great keto day today! Super pleased w my meals!!

Breakfast: large matcha tea (no Reddi whip sadly bc the nozzle broke)

Lunch: leftover shawarma chicken and raita. I topped my chicken with pine nuts:D

Snack (not pictured): Dubliner’s cheese maybe an ounce or so?, a few pieces of salami and another matcha (but w/o the cream)

Dinner: keto “sushi” basically just smoked salmon wrapped around cream cheese, avocado, and cucumber and then rolled in toasted sesame seeds and topped w sriracha mayo— pretty damn good if I do say so myself

Dessert: tbd. My mom and brother have joined me on keto and they’re already tryin to make keto desserts. So currently there are keto lemon bars in the oven but idk if I’ll eat them bc if I’m being honest eating keto desserts is kinda disappointing and just makes me want desserts w real sugar so I don’t think I’ll be eating a whole lemon bar but I’ll probably taste a little bit and report back tomorrow

[ketobrowngirl]

I had a great keto day today y’all. Sooo much yummy food.

Lunch: leftover zucchini noodles w creamy sundried tomato chicken

Snack: Dubliner’s cheese, a few pecans and a bit of beef jerky

Dinner: we made a family favorite today— shawarma chicken and Greek yogurt raita! I also ate a salad that I really like (feta, balsamic vinegar/olive oil, roasted red peppers and pine nuts) on the side.

Dessert: Arizona green tea (zero cal and <1g carb) and a few tablespoons of Reddi whip. Lmao, just...straight out the can 😅

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*Other notes: this shawarma recipe is very very good. So I thought I’d include my recipe in case anyone wants to try——————————————

Spice mix: Copious amounts of minced fresh garlic, cumin, turmeric, paprika, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, clove, allspice, salt/pepper, and lime/lemon juice

Mix spices with chopped boneless skinless chicken thighs, coat w olive oil and marinate overnight. Next day put on skewers and grill.

Raita: combine chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions and Greek yogurt. Season w salt/pepper, lime/lemon, and chopped cilantro.

[ketobrowngirl]

So I thought I’d do a weight update today just to see where I’m at. And as I suspected I’ve gained a few pounds (ugh the struggle is real you guys) but I’m going to try to get back into the 140s in the coming weeks. Anyways my meals for today were fine:

Breakfast: bacon and eggs and a matcha tea

Snack: Dubliner’s cheese and three multigrain crackers

Dinner: creamy sundried tomato pesto sauce w zucchini noodles

[ketobrowngirl]

Happy Friday all! Stayed fairly on track ketowise but I had an entire thing of chipotle (no rice) but still one bowl w all the fixings is pretty caloric.

Breakfast: not pictured but I had a matcha

Lunch: zucchini noodles, some really old leftover roasted red pepper sauce (still tasted good tho) w bacon and feta cheese

Dinner: chipotle chicken bowl w sour cream, guacamole, tomatoes, cheese etc etc

Other notes: I think I’d like to try and start working out again and then maybe I’ll eventually start tracking macros again although it did get kind of tiring after a while...don’t want to try and do too many things at once ya feel?

[ketobrowngirl]

Mkay, so I haven’t updated in a couple days but I’ve been more or less fine. And also I’ve more or less been eating repeat meals:

Breakfasts: I have pretty much the same breakfast every day matcha tea, eggs bacon avocado— (btw my avocados didn’t freeze this week hooray!)

Dinner: my dinners for the past couple days have included a bit more keto sushi 🍣🍣🍣 (sadly not pictured) just to use up some more smoked salmon. And then the only new dish that I made was easy cashew chicken shown in the first photo (I used the keto connect recipie for this one and oh man it’s a keeper)

Other notes: the only mild slip up I had was having a couple spoonfuls of Culver’s custard one of the days — I mostly just ate the pecan topings off my mixer. But yeah other than that I think I’m doin ok. I think I’ll try to maybe weigh in at the end of this week or the beginning of next.

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[ketobrowngirl]

I had a TON of delicious keto food today!

Breakfast: matcha latte and 4 strips of bacon

Lunch: leftover bang bang shrimp

Dinner: two words. Keto sushi 🍣 🍣 🍣

So let me tell you about this sushi...first of all it was actually sooo good. Surprised? So was I!!!Normally I would never even think of making keto sushi but I just had so much leftover bang bang sauce and I also had some smoked salmon that needed to be used up w/in the next week so I figured why not? Also we were going grocery shopping today anyways so I made sure to pick up nori (which Kroger’s miraculously sells??) as well as a fresh avocado and pre riced cauliflower. So basically all I did was fry up the cauliflower, season it, mix it with a little bit of cream cheese to make the “rice” and then roll it up w the salmon, avocado and cucumber. My toppings included bang bang sauce, green onions, and toasted sesame seeds. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at how good this keto sushi tasted and honestly? I might make it again tomorrow bc I’ve still got more smoked salmon to use up. 🙂

[ketobrowngirl]

Hi all! I think this week was a pretty good start to getting back to keto. I didn’t post yesterday bc I was really busy again but I basically just had leftovers...check it out:

Yesterday breakfast: same as usual (scrambled eggs bacon and matcha) I haven’t been adding avocados bc our fridge is having this weird issue where it keeps getting too cold and so the avocados have just been freezing over...and when they thaw they basically just turn into mush...so I think what I’ll do is buy them when they’re a little green and just store them on the counter. Bc I need me some avocado 🥑 Yesterday dinner: leftover chicken stirfry

Today breakfast: eggs bacon matcha

Dinner: something called Bang Bang shrimp. It’s basically just fried shrimp (I used coconut flour and arrow root powder) w a slightly addicting concoction of mayo, sriracha, soy sauce, ketchup, and garlic (I also threw in some of my own add ins like sesame oil and black pepper)

[ketobrowngirl]

Today was another kind of hectic day so I actually didn’t have time to make my normal breakfast in the morning. Instead I just ate it for dinner!

Lunch: cauliflower fried rice and chicken stirfry

Dinner: my normal breakfast eats including cheesy eggs, bacon and a matcha tea

Snacks: a freakish amount of coffee...like think Lorelei Gilmore levels of coffee...I would say that I had like at least three cups of coffee w cream and sweetener...which I think is kinda overkill but I feel like all that caffeine helped suppress my appetite and so I *did* successfully avoid eating free donuts this morning!

[ketobrowngirl]

Today was another good day keto wise! I was a bit busy today so I didn’t have time to eat a whole lot or take pictures.

Lunch: leftover chicken tikka masala (we had some lying around from like a week ago...also it’s not pictured)

Dinner: chicken stir fry and cauliflower fried “rice” I tried to avoid eating the baby corns

[ketobrowngirl]

Day 2 down!

Breakfast: a couple scrambled eggs and bacon and a large matcha tea

Dinner: repeat of the leftover Tuscan chicken w roasted red pepper sauce and caprese salad plus some grilled eggplant

[ketobrowngirl]

So. Lmao. I haven’t posted on here for like a month? I’m fully aware that I kinda ghosted, but well I sort of fell of the keto wagon for a bit due to various things like birthdays, general stress, my intense love of sushi etc etc. I’m determined to get back to keto though bc I’m not in love w how tired a standard diet makes me feel and of course I would like to lose a few more lbs. I’m gonna hold off from weighing in atm bc I think Ive probably gained a bit of weight. But as always I shall share my keto eats:

Breakfast: two scrambled eggs, a whole small avocado, a little bit of bacon and then a matcha

Dinner: asparagus, caprese salad (pls everyone I urge you to invest in a good balsamic vinegar), pan fried chicken w some random spice mix from our cupboard (Tuscan seasoning I think?) and then homemade roasted red pepper sauce. I really liked this sauce and it wasn’t too hard to make (I just roasted a few bell peppers in the oven until they became nice and charred and then I blended them w olive oil, pine nuts, fresh basil, green onions, garlic and a little cream)