High Fat, high protein, low carb

[myturn]

Yours lokked awesome!! The general trader??

[nothing2lose]

I think so.... Google it and see.

Eta - yep, and House. Also Kitchenware Direct.

It's called the Zyliss Julienne Peeler.

[meow]

I have a spiral slicer and I love the zucchini pasta it makes. Better than pasta

We generally roast a tray of vegetables every night and have those with our dinner for our dense carbs. Every thing you would put on pasta goes great on veggies instead.

I make paleo bread when I feel the urge but that's rarely. I generally make coconut flour brownies or cupcakes if I want that 'baked goods' feeling.

[nothing2lose]

I just found a good recipe for flax seed meal "focaccia". I'm going to try it

[meow]

Is that the Loving Our Guts site? I want to try that recipe. I've gone off soup since I can't dip bread in it and I think that looks like it would work. I've been buying sprouted flax & sunflower seed crackers and they are SO good.

[myturn]

I need lunch ideas that don't need pre-baking..... Anyone...?

[Floweryfields]

Where do you guys buy your healthy baking stuff. My closest big supermarket is a Woolworths though I haven't looked there yet. Otherwise it's an 1.5 hour drive to a health food store anywhere!

[Floweryfields]

I mainly take leftovers for lunch, so I cook extra at dinner time so there's some for a lunch or 2. But you can do salads with lots of chicken/ham/other meat and cheese. Soups are great.

[nothing2lose]

Where do you guys buy your healthy baking stuff. My closest big supermarket is a Woolworths though I haven't looked there yet. Otherwise it's an 1.5 hour drive to a health food store anywhere!

At Woolworths I buy -

Coconut oil (in Asian food section)
Coconut cream/milk (Asian food section)
Flax seed (aka linseed)
Flax meal (both in health food section)
Peanut butter (no salt, no sugar) - Macro brand or sanitarium, check labels
Almonds - all nuts actually - get them in the kilo packs near the vegies, not the Lucky brand near flour section
Almond meal (macro brand cheapest)
100% pure maple
Butter
Apple cider vinegar
Milk
Eggs
Cheese
Dates (homebrand)

And a million other things....

I buy coconut sugar and flour at health food shop but I know you can get them online.

Rice malt syrup I get at Coles.

[nothing2lose]

Is that the Loving Our Guts site? I want to try that recipe. I've gone off soup since I can't dip bread in it and I think that looks like it would work. I've been buying sprouted flax & sunflower seed crackers and they are SO good.

No, I got it off a blog called Low Carb, Better Health.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

* 2 cups flax seed meal
* 1 Tablespoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1-2 Tablespoons sugar equivalent from artificial sweetener [* I will leave this out]
* 5 beaten eggs
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/3 cup oil

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare pan (a 10X15 pan with sides works best) with oiled parchment paper or a silicone mat.

1) Mix dry ingredients well -- a whisk works well.

2) Add wet to dry, and combine well. Make sure there aren't obvious strings of egg white hanging out in the batter.

3) Let batter set for 2 to 3 minutes to thicken up some (leave it too long and it gets past the point where it's easy to spread.)

4) Pour batter onto pan. Because it's going to tend to mound in the middle, you'll get a more even thickness if you spread it away from the center somewhat, in roughly a rectangle an inch or two from the sides of the pan (you can go all the way to the edge, but it will be thinner).

5) Bake for about 20 minutes, until it springs back when you touch the top and/or is visibly browning even more than flax already is.

6) Cool and cut into whatever size slices you want. You don't need a sharp knife; I usually just cut it with a spatula.

Nutritional Information: Each of 12 servings has less than a gram of effective carbohydrate (.7 grams to be exact) plus 5 grams fiber, 6 grams protein, and 185 calories.

[Floweryfields]

I've been doing this for 9 days now - I did cheat a little on Saturday as Iwent to a 40th birthday party and I had some sugar and a few white carbs but didn't go too silly.
I am exactly 3kg down this morning. I can feel it in my jeans that they are a little looser.....still feeling amazed.

Going on holidays to friends house on Saturday afternoon for a week, so while I'll try to stick to it, I will have to eat what's offered while there but I'll be back on it as soon as I get home!

Oh, and still no additional exercise other than what is normally with the job - cleaning, chasing kids around, etc.

[nothing2lose]

Hi all

Just wondering how people are going? Is anyone else still with me?? I have now lost 5kgs so very happy. Been a bit lax this week with tracking my macronutrients and making sure I get enough fat (family crisis) but am planning on getting back into serious monitoring this week.

I also think I have low stomach acid so looking to boost that. I'm not sure if it is dietary change or coincidence (also read it can be thyroid), but my food is constantly sitting in a lump at the top of my stomach. Need to sort it out.

I have been measuring the ketones in my urine and I am in nutritional ketosis (which means i am burning fat, not carbs eaten by me, for fuel).

Anyway, interested to see if anyone else is still on board....