November 13, 2016

Legging weather.

Keto Day 12 of 30

Today was Ok – stomach felt kinda fuzzy all afternoon; was a little heartburny in the morning and went through some evening nausea. Overall ok though. 
Breakfast

2 coconut fat bombs & coffee with almond milk.

Lunch

Forgot to take a pic. Went to SmashBurger again – had a bunless burger with avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, ranch & a fried egg.

Dinner

Didn’t really have dinner – just smacked on things I was batch cooking (cheese chips and mini meatballs) and had some snack nuts during the fights.

Macros

1449.8 of 1318 kcal

15.2 of 20g net carbs

62.46 of 70g protein

124.36 of 106g fat

November 12, 2016

Trader Joe’s

Keto Day 11 of 30

Today was full of running around, vague stomach pains from eating too much cheese, and almost making poor food choices. What it was not full of: veggies. I had nary a vegetable all day yesterday. Oops.
Breakfast

Coffee + 2 egg/bacon/cheese cups. And they’re snowflake shaped.


Snack

Packed a second cup of coffee for my meeting.

Lunch

I didn’t really have lunch, per se – I was too busy running around. Luckily, I packed a bunch of snacks:

1 ounce macadamia nuts

1 ounce cashews

1 hard boiled egg

1 ounce pepperoni

Snack

While home between meetings and throwing something together for a friends’ party, I smacked on 2 slices of cheese (which was a dumb plan in hindsight but some days I like to live dangerously with cheese), and some of those tasty, tasty Fat Bombs as I was running out the door.



Dinner

I also didn’t have time for dinner. Luckily, I had about half an hour to kill and could hunt for something I can eat while sitting in a lecture. I went to Pret A Manger First because they sometimes have little cups with just avocado and lime and sell hard boiled eggs. They were out of what I wanted and the protein bowls all had edamame and/or quinoa in them. So – Pret was out. Went to Walgreens instead. 

Bought a snack pack of smoked Almonds and some plain bacon jerky after looking at the labels of all 10 varieties of jerky and being horrified at how many carbs some had. The store brand (Nice!) of this particular flavor (plain smoky) had only 1 gram carbs per serving. Win! 

Forgot to snap a pic. 

Snack

Had a second helping of the jerky.

Macros

1374 of 1318 kcal

19.6 of 20g net carbs

64.1 of 70g protein

116.87 of 106g fat

Simple Fat Bombs

This has become our go-to recipe for a quick little fatty snack. These babies come straight out of the freezer, are only a couple bites each, and provide a nice burst of satiation.

I use silicone ice molds to make these – the 15-cube size available on Amazon here

Gluten-free, paleo, Whole30, keto, vegetarian, vegan


Simple Fat Bombs

Based on the Fat Bomb Bark from a Healthful Pursuit newsletter

1 Tbsp. Coconut oil
2 Tbsp. Coconut butter (the original recipe listed nut butter as an alternative) 
1 scoop collagen
1 Tbsp. Cacao powder
2 drops vanilla stevia
A pinch of salt

Microwave the oil and butter for :30 or until liquid. Stir in the collagen, cacao and stevia. Pour into molds and freeze.

Sets up in about 5 minutes.

Serves 2

November 11, 2016

Back at GA for the day.

Keto Day 10 of 30

Woke up vaguely headachey and really thirsty today. Apparently, I did not get enough water yesterday. My mood has also been kinda crappy today – not sure if that’s related to diet or other shit, but it’s worth noting.
Breakfast

A repeat of yesterday’s smoothie.

Stomach was unsettled after breakfast again.

Lunch

A repeat from yesterday – only with some leftover chicken from dinner one night.

Was hungry after lunch again – I think I need to add nuts or something with extra crunch to these salads. 

Dinner

Went simple again – broccoli & ground pork with butter and bacon fat.

Snack

2 coconut fat bomb blocks as an afternoon snack.

Extra Snack

Stayed home from an activity I was looking forward to because my mood was in the toilet.

Thought maybe some fat would do me good – had a Tablespoon of sunflower seed butter off the spoon, because let’s face it – that’s all I’m really looking for in a dessert. Screw chocolate – I just want peanut butter.

Macros

1459.5 of 1318 kcal

12.9 of 20g net carbs

67.89 of 70g protein

120.13 of 106g fat

November 10, 2016

Nope – you don’t need to go anywhere today. Just cuddles. 


This clingy guy sat like this through shifting, blanket pulling, and computering. 

Keto Day 9 of 30

Today was Ok. Was a bit nauseous after breakfast again, and felt generally like poo – not sure if that was because of anxiety, having to force myself through 3 job interviews when I had the stamina for zero, keto or staying up too late. Probably a combination of all of the above. 
Breakfast

Made a slightly different Keto smoothie – almond milk, spinach, MCT oil, ginger, cilantro & avocado. It’s not my favorite smoothie, but I was ok. I miss my non almond milk-based smoothie.

Lunch

A repeat from yesterday. Ate the last of the rotisserie chicken in a “taco” salad with guac & lime dressing.

Dinner

Another riff on a broccoli bowl. I think brocccoli bowls are going to be my Keto staple – this one was broccoli, pepper, seasoned ground beef, a little tomato paste, some spices & balsamic. 

Of course I forgot to take a pic. I made dinner really early. 
Snack

2 of those coconut Fat Bombs after yoga class. 

Macros

1267.5 of 1318 kcal

15.55 of 20g net carbs

67.07 of 70g protein

99.37 of 106g fat

November 9, 2016

Brooklyn