tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15106526981281727302024-03-12T20:07:14.502-07:00The Urban PrimateMy own personal journey to better health through diet, exercise and education.Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-7210226722309641472021-01-11T15:43:00.003-08:002021-01-11T15:48:37.107-08:00<p><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uPobaWhsW4I/X_zjvJsXRrI/AAAAAAAAiPs/sQvXg-TuyKoccpzurIX-Y4GeF9G7E2ETQCLcBGAsYHQ/s477/ScaleTapeMeasure.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="477" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uPobaWhsW4I/X_zjvJsXRrI/AAAAAAAAiPs/sQvXg-TuyKoccpzurIX-Y4GeF9G7E2ETQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/ScaleTapeMeasure.png" width="320" /></a></span></b></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Survived The Weekend. </span></b></b><p></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Induction Beginning Date:</b> 1/4/2021</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Starting Weight:</b> 252.4</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Current Weight</b>: 245.0</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Goal Weight:</b> 180</span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><div style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Todays Menu (</b>Recipe's Available on request<b>)</b></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Breakfast: </b> 2 Scrambled Eggs, 1 Egg White, 1 Slice American Cheese<br /><b>Lunch: </b>Turkey Wrap on La Bandarita Low-Carb Tortilla with Lettuce, Tomato and Onion<br /><b>Dinner:</b> Sirloin strips, grilled with Garlic and Spring Mix Salad</div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Snack:</b> Bacon Wrapped Pickle Slices</div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;">Nothing much to say today. Long weekend and I had some pretty ambitious meal plans but ended up eating out 2 times and had a few beers on both Saturday and Sunday. I guess it was not as bad as it seemed at the time, I am down 1lb from Friday. I am good with that.</div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;">I made Bacon Wrapped Pickle Slices in the air fryer. Turned out really good. 2 Slices of Bacon cut into 3 pieces each. Wrap the pickle slices and put in the air fryer for 10 minutes. I'll take a photo and post a full recipe next time I make them.</div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div><b>On On...</b></div></div>Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-62731580459794118842021-01-08T10:39:00.003-08:002021-01-08T10:39:53.050-08:00<p><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MOpMz4lVgEU/WWOF-WqZP3I/AAAAAAAAN1o/AR5zgD4CiH4Xv5Pj7kSa0g-HhuKMbZjXgCPcBGAYYCw/s256/Day5.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MOpMz4lVgEU/WWOF-WqZP3I/AAAAAAAAN1o/AR5zgD4CiH4Xv5Pj7kSa0g-HhuKMbZjXgCPcBGAYYCw/s0/Day5.png" /></a><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's Friday </span></b></b></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Induction Beginning Date:</b> 1/4/2021</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Starting Weight:</b> 252.4</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Current Weight</b>: 246.0</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Goal Weight:</b> 180</span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><div style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Todays Menu (</b>Recipe's Available on request<b>)</b></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Breakfast: </b> 2 Scrambled Eggs and 1.5 oz sausage<br /><b>Lunch: </b>Turkey Wrap on La Bandarita Low-Carb Tortilla <br /><b>Dinner:</b> ?</div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Snack:</b> 1 oz Almonds</div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;">Well it's Friday, busy day at work to wrap up for the weekend. Notice I left Dinner blank, I have no idea what the plans are for tonight. We have our Grandson for the weekend so I am just going to go with the flow and see what happens. </div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;">Down .6 lbs today and 6.4 for the week so far. My expectation is that this will not continue for obvious reasons but it is nice to ride this wave for a few days. </div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;">Have a great weekend everyone and I will talk to you on Monday. You will also see a new category on my list of daily updates that includes planned workout. I spent the first week focusing on diet and decided to ad in the exercise next week after I got my feet under me.</div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div><b>On On...</b></div></div>Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-21775905362263194782021-01-07T05:00:00.003-08:002021-01-07T05:00:50.705-08:00Day 4 Keto Induction Eggs Eggs Eggs<p><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WnAgnTMxwXA/X_b_oY4FApI/AAAAAAAAiOo/3s4vinzcf9UdIp-hx4v6nTHWts3ptH8DgCLcBGAsYHQ/s760/CostcoEggs.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="760" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WnAgnTMxwXA/X_b_oY4FApI/AAAAAAAAiOo/3s4vinzcf9UdIp-hx4v6nTHWts3ptH8DgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/CostcoEggs.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Eggs Eggs Eggs</span></b><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Induction Beginning Date:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"> 1/4/2021</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Starting Weight:</b> 252.4</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Current Weight</b>: 246.8</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Goal Weight:</b> 180</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Todays Menu (</b>Recipe's Available on request<b>)</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Breakfast: </b> 2 Scrambled Eggs and 1 Slice of Bacon<br /><b>Lunch: </b>Low Carb Cobb Salad with Spinich<br /><b>Dinner:</b> Grilled Mahi Mahi and Sautéed Garlic Zucchini (lets try this again)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Snack:</b> 1.5 oz Beef Jerky</div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">Well yesterday I had planned to go to the Grocery, had a list and everything. Got tied up with work and never made it so my menu plan for the day was out. Fortunately I had some essentials in the fridge and put together <a href="http://batlou.blogspot.com/2021/01/jalapeno-havarti-burger-salad-6-ounce.html" target="_blank">Jalapeno Harvarti Burger Salad</a> which turned out to be really good.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">I have a lot of work to do today but will have to break away at some point to get to the store. I titled this post as Eggs Eggs Eggs because I have such a love-hate relationship with this little guys. They are so versatile, easy to cook and inexpensive I tend to eat a lot of them. Fortunately for me Costco is about a mile from my house so I buy a lot of these guys from them. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Day 4 and I had a little bit of a headache yesterday but feeling better today. This is typically referred to as the "Keto Flu" or "Atkins Flu". Nothing to worry about, just my body questioning what is happening and asking "Where's the Carbs?". Drank a ton of water and only 1 soda (Diet Mountain Dew) yesterday along with 2 Cups of Coffee. I know I need to get rid of this stuff but I can't be perfect.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">BTW, I had picked up a bottle of this No Sugar Ketchup a month or so ago and tried it for the first time last night. It was very good and only 3 Carbs for 15 Grams (1tblsp). </span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">If you haven't already, give me a follow for more recipes to come or just to send me some encouragement and help keep me accountable.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KX5422N/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07KX5422N&linkCode=as2&tag=urbanprimate-20&linkId=b66eefde6ce73b2e3fd52efeada8fa25" target="_blank">True Made No Sugar Ketchup</a><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m97xBjZj1BI/X_cFeig71GI/AAAAAAAAiPA/M8QDlBEx-ZQWuVRnQh9CNYOtP3uFuEnEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/TrueMadeKetcup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m97xBjZj1BI/X_cFeig71GI/AAAAAAAAiPA/M8QDlBEx-ZQWuVRnQh9CNYOtP3uFuEnEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/TrueMadeKetcup.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">
</span></span></span></div><b>On On...</b>Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-73793720837186952172021-01-06T16:52:00.004-08:002021-01-06T17:11:21.290-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Tgbf7YeVzY/X_ZVXBTziWI/AAAAAAAAiN8/_3fpBTA0QNgsyCRqW3dtH6G9CmjazUPQACLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/Finished%2BGod.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Tgbf7YeVzY/X_ZVXBTziWI/AAAAAAAAiN8/_3fpBTA0QNgsyCRqW3dtH6G9CmjazUPQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Finished%2BGod.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jalapeno Havarti Burger Salad</b></span></div><br />6 ounce 90/10 Ground Beef<div><br /></div><div>1 (28 grams) ounce Havarti Cheese</div><div><br /></div><div>15 grams True Made No Sugar Ketchup</div><div><br /></div><div>15 grams Mayonnaise</div><div><br /></div><div>2 Cups Spring Mix</div><div><br /></div><div>Jalapenos (As many as you wish)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Directions:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>This is an easy one. Weigh your ingredients, if you are new to this pick up a scale of some sort. I like the Taylor scale in the photo. I can rest my bowl on top and just keep resetting as each ingredient is added. Also, most labels have serving sizes in Grams as well as Tablespoons, Teaspoons, etc. So much easier to just set the scale to grams and start adding stuff and much more accurate.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dxiWkCj533w/X_Zc8u2axDI/AAAAAAAAiOU/Q-dUbxtlELYLliRcpEhbH_tfx_0vX19CQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/TaylorScale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085RKQ1YJ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B085RKQ1YJ&linkCode=as2&tag=urbanprimate-20&linkId=918f943ebdf177cf8542bda73afe82a3" border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1316" height="245" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dxiWkCj533w/X_Zc8u2axDI/AAAAAAAAiOU/Q-dUbxtlELYLliRcpEhbH_tfx_0vX19CQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h245/TaylorScale.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085RKQ1YJ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B085RKQ1YJ&linkCode=as2&tag=urbanprimate-20&linkId=918f943ebdf177cf8542bda73afe82a3" target="_blank">Taylor Precision Products Glass Top Food Scale</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Brown the burger to your liking, I am a medium kind of beef eater, while the burger is cooking measure out the 1oz (28grams) of Havarti Cheese (substitute is OK). Melt the Cheese on the burger and add 2 cups of Spring Mix to your Bowl and place it on the scale. </div><div><br /></div><div>Change the scale to grams and add the burger when it's done to the top of the salad. Reset the scale to Zero and while it's on grams begin adding Mayo. Reset the scale again and add the Ketchup. 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It is better if it has time to cool for an hour or more but you can still eat it fresh if you wish.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Add Eggs to small sauce pan and cover with cool water about 1 inch.</li><li>Bring water to a boil, once the water is boiling turn off the heat and cover the pan.</li><li>Let the eggs rest in the covered pan for 10 minutes.</li><li>Remove the eggs and place in an Ice Bath. Basically just get a bowl and put a few ice cubes in it with water. This will stop the quickly cool the eggs and stop the cooking process.</li><li>Peel the eggs and dice into smaller pieces.</li><li>In a medium Bowl ( I just rinsed the one I used for the ice bath) add the Mayo, Mozzarella Cheese, Chopped Green Onion and the Optional Spices (I prefer spicy food but you do you).</li><li>Add in the Chopped Eggs and mix it all together.</li><li>When it's time to eat just grab some greens of your choice, I used Spring Mix, put that in the bowl and then add the Egg Salad on top and enjoy. </li></ol><div>This was much better than I expected, next time I will probably add some extra Cayenne Pepper but otherwise delicious.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nutrition (May vary based on egg size, mayo brand, etc)</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>400 Calories</li><li>4g Carbs </li><li>2g Fiber</li><li>16g Protein</li><li>35g Fat</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><p></p>Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-80365119729724748102021-01-06T08:56:00.001-08:002021-01-06T08:56:25.916-08:00Well, This is What It Looks Like<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HDkc4zOblec/X_XA_zwZt3I/AAAAAAAAiMs/7T1IxdQO_f4XKhqPNE9aBbRuulEBUCL_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s882/VegiBoard.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="882" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HDkc4zOblec/X_XA_zwZt3I/AAAAAAAAiMs/7T1IxdQO_f4XKhqPNE9aBbRuulEBUCL_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/VegiBoard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Induction Beginning Date:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"> 1/4/2021</span><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Starting Weight:</b> 252.4</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Current Weight</b>: 248.6</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Goal Weight:</b> 180</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Todays Menu (</b>Recipe's Available on request<b>)</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Breakfast: </b> Sour Cream and Chive Egg Scramble and 2 Slices of Bacon<br /><b>Lunch: </b>Egg Salad and Greens<br /><b>Dinner:</b> Grilled Mahi Mahi and Sautéed Garlic Zucchini</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Snack:</b> Smoked Almonds</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">I don't even know how to start other than just being honest with my readers and myself. This blog was a very important part of my health plan and I think me stepping away from it was a contributing factor in me spinning out of control. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">The last 3 years have been filled with ups and downs and stress eating and drinking got completely out of control. It's now January 2021 and I have to get control of this ASAP. Had COVID in July, slept for 2 weeks, almost hospitalized but was told they would like intubate and quarantine me. Spent the next 2 weeks trying to stay awake and have still not felt 100% since. Exercise has been non existent and work is non stop.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">My job required me to be on site for work for some reason, I'm in IT. Nothing I was doing there that I could not do at home. Great people to work with but "old school" mentality regarding people working from home. I just could not continue to go in on a daily basis and be productive. Fortunately I found a position that allows me to work from home on a contract position and I am loving this option. The commute, walking down the stairs to the basement, is my favorite part.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">My Wife and I purchased a Bakery in April of 2019. We are surviving but COVID shut downs have taken our profits and turned them mostly into losses so we are just trying to break even each month. Fortunately we saw an uptick last quarter and I am feeling good about 2021 returning to some level of normal or at least the "to be determined - New Normal". I'll talk about the Bakery at a later time. I'll just say that it turns out, I like dessert...ughh.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Having said all of that, I am still considering myself very blessed. I survived COVID, I have a job that helps offset the losses at the Bakery and sales are improving as I think everyone is learning to cope with the shutdowns, quarantines and life in general.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Regarding COVID and staying safe, I started being much more disciplined at taking regular vitamins. This has helped in some regard. The one that surprised me the most was adding Vitamin D3 to my daily routine. The Doctor explained that during the winter especially we don't get nearly enough sunlight and D3 is critical to our overall health but particularly to fighting off infections and virus's. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">I have been taking Innovative Therapeutics D3 each day. Sorry for the plug but I think this might have given me the biggest boost and can be found here. <a href="https://amzn.to/2L6zWVz" target="_blank">Innovative Therapeutics D3</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>O</b><b>n On....</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /><br /></div>Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0Prospect, KY 40059, USA38.349793000000012 -85.59207875.7030944273891819 -120.7483287 70.996491572610836 -50.4358287tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-71716446853268308332017-07-11T05:00:00.000-07:002017-07-11T05:07:05.124-07:00Induction Day 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Induction Beginning Date: 7/6/2017<br />
Starting Weight: 229.8<br />
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Did not get on the bike until about 6:30 and crashed and burned on the ride. Ended up bailing about mile 3 of planned 9 and just riding back to my car. I had forgotten how hard it is the first couple of weeks transitioning to Low-Carb and exercising. First hot day in a while as well did not help either. Glycogen stores are completely depleted, I felt OK when I got there and excited to ride but I had no power in my legs. Tried to push through it and ended up getting nauseous and light headed.<br />
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Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-78262088504105271592017-07-10T06:54:00.003-07:002017-07-10T06:55:16.598-07:00Induction Day 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-74523964909645121602017-07-07T08:16:00.000-07:002017-07-07T08:16:32.511-07:00Induction Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Induction Beginning Date: 7/6/2017 </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Starting Weight: 229.8</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Current Weight: 226.0</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Goal Weight: 175 </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Day one pretty uneventful, happy to see 3.8 pounds down this morning. Obviously that is a bit misleading as we went to Hooters the night before I started late and had several beers and a bunch of wings and fries. So I more or less expected a big difference this morning. Urine was pretty foul smelling this morning which leads me to believe that the Ketones are being produced by my good ol' liver, thanks buddy. Some restless leg issues kept me awake a good portion of the night last night, dragging a bit today and have a low grade headache.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Skipped breakfast, still full from over indulgence</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"> the night before. Lunch a frozen chicken breast with a slice of cheese and bacon on top. I decided to do this yesterday in the morning so I had not yet been to the store to buy the food necessary to support it. Dinner was roasted chicken and a load of green beans. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">Wanted to ride my Mountain bike last night but rain ruined that so Amy and I went to spin class at the YMCA. Like this instructor and glad Amy was with me to provide a bit of motivation. Finished with a nice puddle under my bike and my wattage output over the entire class was 147 average. Need to get that up above 200 but I have to start somewhere. It was below 100 not that long ago so I see it as progress. I don't know how true this statement is but I have heard that you should be able to maintain wattage equal to or above your weight for an hour long class.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">Induction Beginning Date: 7/6/2017 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">Starting Weight: 229.8</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">Current Weight: 229.8</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">Time to get it together again. It's Thursday morning and my weight has continued to climb. Can't seem to get a handle on it and continue to make excuses. I am still exercising regularly but it is more of a challenge carrying an extra 50 lbs. I believe what did it was seeing a photo of me riding my Mountain Bike a couple of days ago. Look at that, I barely fit between the seat and the handlebars. What the hell happened? How did I let it get this far out of control? Ughh.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">Like most of us I kept telling myself I will start on Monday or there is a holiday coming up so I will wait until after that and then start. The start date continues to get pushed back while the weight continues to get piled on. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">It was difficult to put that entry to lead into this post. It's always hard to admit your shortcomings and failures and seeing that 229.8 on the scale and now in print makes it all to real. They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem, I don't know if that's true but I maybe that's where I am at.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">My beautiful and supportive wife is running to the grocery today and I have to figure out what I need. Sadly, it's been so long that I have taken it seriously I had to read my own writings to remember how to do this. Anyway, here goes nothing!</span><br />
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Although fasting diets have been criticized by nutritionists for being unhealthy, new research suggests starving the body kick-starts stem cells into producing new white blood cells, which fight off infection.<br />
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Scientists at the University of Southern California say the discovery could be particularly beneficial for people suffering from damaged immune systems, such as cancer patients on chemotherapy. <br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/12/fasting-for-three-days-can-regenerate-entire-immune-system-study/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb" target="_blank">Click to read the full story</a><br />
<br />Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-56326359009348122752016-10-19T10:09:00.002-07:002017-07-06T07:24:46.053-07:00103 Things To Cook If You’re Trying To Eat Fewer Carbs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I ran across these recipe's online the other day and decided they were well worth sharing. Good way for me to bookmark them for myself as well. Good link without having to click through slides.<br />
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<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/every-low-carb-recipe-you-need?utm_term=.ssVJRKA4B#.jm1zBR71e"></a>Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-52655699591947298702016-08-29T08:03:00.004-07:002016-10-18T11:38:17.224-07:00The 3 Day Fast - The Day After<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s1600/3dayfast.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s320/3dayfast.JPG" width="320" height="187" /></a></div>Sorry for the long delay on posting my results. I did finish the full 3 days and dropped a total of 11 lbs during that time. However, I am not sure I would suggest this to anyone looking for anything other than a quick miserable intestine/colon cleanse.<br />
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Despite taking in a substantial amount of water I was dehydrated for a good 2 days after. My lips were cracked and I generally looked and felt like crap. My brain seemed to be moving in slow motion. Perhaps you adjust after another day or two but I just don't think it would be worth it to me to continue. <br />
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My personal experience would lend me to believe that this is not really good for you beyond a day or two. Maybe one day I will try to do 7 days to see if things improve. <br />
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On On Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-29167576975609294702016-08-29T08:03:00.003-07:002016-08-31T16:18:53.756-07:00The 3 Day Fast - Day Three Evening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s1600/3dayfast.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s320/3dayfast.JPG" width="320" height="187" /></a></div>OK, so it's 7PM, day is almost over and I am sure I can make it a couple of more hours until I go to bed. I stood up earlier and got pretty dizzy including vision darkening to point of almost blacking out. I realize this is normal with a depleted glycogen store but YIKES!<br />
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Went to the store tonight and picked all of the grocery's for the week. My Wife is at Hot Yoga and I will probably cook her dinner when she comes home. As hungry as I am that is going to be a bit of a challenge. I will try not to lick my fingers when I am cutting the roasted chicken I just picked up. It smells incredible.<br />
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Tomorrow begins College football with the first game for Louisville at 7:30PM. I am heading down to tailgate around 12 or 1 with my Son and few friends. I picked up some V8 Juices and Unsweetened Almond Milk for breakfast. I plan to eat tomorrow and most certainly drink a beer or three while tailgating. Not really sure how my body will handle it so I will take it slow. Hopefully everything sits well and I can have a good time without stressing about this little experiment of mine.<br />
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On On Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-61364360722191254442016-08-29T08:03:00.002-07:002016-08-31T05:37:16.733-07:00The 3 Day Fast - Day Three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s1600/3dayfast.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s320/3dayfast.JPG" width="320" height="187" /></a></div>OK, so today is Day 3, weight 219, so down 9 lbs since Monday morning. Feeling kind of crappy with a mild headache. Mind was moving in slow-mo last night and I struggled a couple of times to find the right words, which was a little frustrating. Overall though I don't feel to bad. <br />
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My ride last night was slow but I had no plans of pacing so not that big of a deal. It was 95 degrees out and humidity was maxed out which made it a bit tougher. I opted to ride a new route since I knew there a chance I might want to stop a couple of times along the way. The first 6 miles was basically flat but the second 6 included 3 long climbs including one that was just over a mile long. It was tough in the heat and no tree cover to shade me from the sun. The good thing was that I was of the only ones dumb enough to be out so I think I only passed 4 or 5 people along the route. I am glad I did not go to the other park which would have been busy with traffic and people as it always is no matter the weather.<br />
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Last night I had some major hunger pains around 7:30, roughly an hour after returning from my ride. Lasted longer than I would have hoped at 9:30 or so. Ended up getting a bit of my second wind around then and could not sleep. Went to bed hoping to just end the day but ended up being awake until just past midnight. <br />
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This morning, I drove my daughter to her carpool and she wanted a hash brown and drink from McDonald's. No issues there, never been high on fast food anyway so not to hard to pass on the breakfast. However, our Office Manager just showed up with donuts, ughh. I don't really have a sweet tooth but I love me some donuts. Finished my work up front and hustled back to my office where I will likely hide for the remainder of the day.<br />
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So here we go into day 3, I have a feeling this may be the toughest as I am switching over to ketones for fuel. My body is not used to it yet and tonight's planned run may be my worst yet. Don't plan to push at all, just need to be outside and will likely go on a trail run as I enjoy running through the woods much more than on pavement. Plus the soft turf is much easier on my joints, improves ankle flexibility and strengthens my small fast twitch muscles in my feet.<br />
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Last thing, my tire developed "multiple" sidewall holes from a trip to a pretty technical mountain biking trail. Tried to fix it but went flat again almost right away. Ordered a new one on Sunday and should have it in the mail tomorrow! Woo Hoo!!! Also ordered a couple of other upgrades that I am hoping helps with the fit on the bike a bit by reducing my reach to the bars.<br />
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On On Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-66151714428480386162016-08-29T08:03:00.001-07:002016-08-30T06:39:06.686-07:00The 3 Day Fast - Day Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s1600/3dayfast.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s320/3dayfast.JPG" width="320" height="187" /></a></div>Well Day One went without any real issues. I was hungry at lunch and a few times throughout the day but mostly felt more habitual hunger than real pains. Energy was typical and I went for a run after work. I will admit it was not very pretty and I had to fit in a few walks. However, it's difficult to tell how much of that was fitness since my running was derailed last year and I have not really been putting in the mileage. At least not enough to get a true measure of effort.<br />
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Stayed up a little later than I hoped and I did get hungry closer to bedtime. Was hoping to go to bed around 9 so I could just end the day as soon as possible. Ended up staying up until 11:30 and woke up about 5ish, which has been more typical lately anyway.<br />
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Oddly, I have not had any hunger this morning but as I started to type this I have been feeling pretty hungry and stomach is getting a little demanding. Weight was down 5lbs from yesterday and I realize this is all water as I spent a little more than typical amount of time in the restroom. <br />
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Overall, I am feeling pretty good and my resolve to finish 3 days is increasing. I feel like if I make it through today I should be good to go on day 3. Planning a bike ride tonight, going to go to a local park with a goal of 21 miles (3 laps), but will cut it short depending on how I am feeling.<br />
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On OnBatlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-66237214359635663642016-08-29T08:03:00.000-07:002016-08-30T06:31:25.072-07:00The 3 Day Fast - Day One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s1600/3dayfast.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sW366uyK97w/V8ROlo4cs_I/AAAAAAAANPM/LP0a7XZnTtkGPl1XtSW8BjVUJWvJt7zTQCLcB/s320/3dayfast.JPG" width="320" height="187" /></a></div>So here we go, I was thinking about what I am going to do about this weight gain and since I have run out of excuses to keep gaining what is my next move. Well, this morning I woke up and thought about fasting for 3 days to flush the muck and maybe the negativity out of my system.<br />
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So it's day one and I am already filled with excitement and a slight hint of dread. It's odd that as soon as I started typing this post I suddenly felt hungry where I have not been hungry all morning. Food is a powerful drug. <br />
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Plan today, focus on water consumption and exercise. I need to find something positive to replace my hunger pains. No idea what that might be but we will see.<br />
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Regarding my health, I am up 40 lbs from 2012, I cannot imagine there is any real health risk with the amount of fat I have to lose. My body should start provide ketones so I can start breaking down fat for fuel in the next 48 hours. By day 3 I should feel my energy return be ready by day 4 to be ready and adjusted for the next phase.<br />
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Wish me luck.Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-50587155678553914602016-05-03T04:39:00.000-07:002016-05-03T04:40:05.314-07:00Biggest Loser Contestants Post Competition Struggle is Real according to study.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dk4f0OG14xU/VyiNxJ0rJ4I/AAAAAAAAMp0/p9vM5otuKOEhEmklxVKWcGMahKmyXv8VgCLcB/s1600/two-celebrities-join-new-season-of-the-biggest-loser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dk4f0OG14xU/VyiNxJ0rJ4I/AAAAAAAAMp0/p9vM5otuKOEhEmklxVKWcGMahKmyXv8VgCLcB/s320/two-celebrities-join-new-season-of-the-biggest-loser.jpg" /></a></div>Danny Cahill stood, slightly dazed, in a blizzard of confetti as the audience screamed and his family ran on stage. He had won Season 8 of NBC’s reality television show “The Biggest Loser,” shedding more weight than anyone ever had on the program — an astonishing 239 pounds in seven months.<br />
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When he got on the scale for all to see that evening, Dec. 8, 2009, he weighed just 191 pounds, down from 430. Dressed in a T-shirt and knee-length shorts, he was lean, athletic and as handsome as a model.<br />
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“I’ve got my life back,” he declared. “I mean, I feel like a million bucks.”<br />
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Mr. Cahill left the show’s stage in Hollywood and flew directly to New York to start a triumphal tour of the talk shows, chatting with Jay Leno, Regis Philbin and Joy Behar. As he heard from fans all over the world, his elation knew no bounds.<br />
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But in the years since, more than 100 pounds have crept back onto his 5-foot-11 frame despite his best efforts. In fact, most of that season’s 16 contestants have regained much if not all the weight they lost so arduously. Some are even heavier now...<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Last night I was sitting on the couch, watching TV and
surfing the web. My Wife was telling me
a story or asking me a question and I responded with an answer of “OK”. I am not even sure what she said or why I
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have asked or said and why I would have responded with OK. I racked my brain and could not figure out
what had just happened. I am sure every
guy has been in the situation before, I know this was certainly not the first
time I had done something like this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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21 years and married 19, we have 2 kids(18 and 14) and stay pretty busy with
both work and taking care of the family matters. While I am a bit older we both married pretty
young and had our first child 4 days after our 1 year anniversary. This left us little time to really grow
together as a couple as we were almost immediately submersed in parenthood and
all that it entails.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But I digress, so there I was, still sitting in my spot on the couch
trying for the life of me to figure out what she said so that I can somehow
justify my completely appropriate response.
Then it occurred to me that I am looking at this all wrong. Instead of questioning why I was not
listening in the first place I am spending time trying to validate my
response. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I just dismissed the most important person in my life
without regard. When did I become that
guy? What steps along the way lead me
down this path? I used to be the
sensitive guy that could stay up all night listening to her fears and triumphs
and share in her joys and sorrows. I
used to be a romantic, hell I once surprised her by picking her up in a limo
with her bags packed and we were whisked away to a bed and breakfast for an
evening away from the kids. Now a
romantic evening out is dinner at a crappy chain restaurant and then back home
where we sit on opposite ends of our sectional couch and play on our
tablets/computers while the TV plays back recordings of missed sitcoms. WTF!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sure we share a lot of fun together. We both enjoy going to football and basketball
games. A night out with friends while watching
a game is fun as well. However, have I
missed an opportunity to connect deeper with someone that has meant so much to
me over the past 20 years because I have been inattentive? We have often talked about how much we love
each other and I don’t question that for even a second. I know without question that I love her with
all my being. So how is it possible that
a person I care about so deeply can be so easily dismissed? Well if I knew the answer to that it would
not be 3AM and I would be sound asleep.
Instead I sitting here alone still trying to not only understand how I
got here but how I find my way back to where I was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Soon our kids will both be gone and we will be alone
together more often than not. What will
we do together without the kids as a buffer? What will we talk about? It’s easy to assume that we will talk about
our day at work or what the latest headline is.
Small talk like that is engaging for a period of time but what then? We used to talk about deeper issues, what
drives us, subjects that were real and emotional not water cooler talk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I had this epiphany my knee jerk reaction was to immediately
go wake her up and apologize. I have
apologized before, it’s not that hard, right?
Then I wanted to write down what I was thinking so that I could make
sure I got it right. As it turns out,
not much to make note of. “Hey honey,
sorry I was being a complete asshole by not listening to you, blah blah blah”. Really?
Not worth the words written much less spoken if I am not really examining
why I ignored her in the first place. So
I started writing this post because somehow this is way better. Maybe because it’s late, speaking to an
imagined audience is an easy way to convey my message to her while remaining
somewhat detached from the speaker so I can still be objective. I am
beginning to ramble so I will get to the point so I can get some sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I love my Wife with all my heart and soul and because I
love her I am going to make a concerted effort to understand how I got here and
find my way back. I don’t think I am naive
enough to believe this will be easy as it has taken me 20 years to become an
asshole. My goal is to be better
today, hmm, that's got a nice ring. Of course now comes the hard
part. Where do I start? How do I put my thoughts tonight into real
measurable actions tomorrow so that I can be “better today”. I know one thing, I won’t ask her, I believe
there may be word count limit to a singular blog post.
Haha. Wait, does that count as
insensitive? Dammit, did I mention that lack self awareness also.</span></div>
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Listening, seems simple enough right?
Not really, when I say listen I mean truly engage in the
conversation. Put away the distractions
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is harder than I thought, I seem to be stuck on #1
since that’s what this was all about.
Got it…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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trying to lead the conversation. WTF
does that mean? I know, like most men,
when she begins to tell me a story my immediate reaction is to figure out how
to dissect it, begin breaking it down and then guide her to a point where I can
offer a resolution. I have no idea how
to stop doing this yet because I do this for a living as well, solving problems
that is. So guiding people to a point in
a conversation where there is a defined issue, solution with a measurable outcome and
steps to monitor progress is part of who I am.</span></li>
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is an extension of #2 but I need to stop playing devil’s advocate. If she is just venting then I don’t think she
really cares what the other persons perspective is and certainly does not need
me to suggest that her logic could be very well be flawed.</span></li>
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be critical. Just because I break down
everything I do into their smallest possible parts looking for the flaws and
then consider how it could have been more effective had I done something
different does not mean anyone else enjoys this. Without question I am very critical of myself
and I consider this healthy and only serves to improve myself. If you are reading this post then you are
probably catching the irony at about the same point in this post that I just did just now.</span></li>
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assumptions. The reality is that we have
been married for a long time and I know that it’s easy to be listening to a
story and begin to make assumptions where it’s going based on prior
experience. Because our brains are wired
to process data faster than we can verbalize it I believe we space out a bit once
we have determined were we believe this conversation is going. Now instead of listening to the whole story I
am already working on my response. Got to fix that somehow.</span></li>
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have thought. I think this is a good
start and I don’t expect to wake up tomorrow morning after what will now amount
to 2.5 hours of sleep. I am a living
breathing creature full of flaws and this list is organic as it should be. I would expect some improvement and
regression over time. My goal each
morning is to be “Better Today” and will be my mantra moving forward. The realist in me knows that it will not
always be attainable but as long as I am making sure she knows I love her and I
do care then I figure there is no down side to this effort.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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always say it in words or actions my heart still flutters when I think about
how much you mean to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-75183687474000336692013-10-09T06:23:00.002-07:002013-10-09T06:23:40.743-07:00Destroy What Destroys You!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Start Date: 10/07/2013<br />
Begin Weight: 203 -- Ackk!<br />
Current Weight: 203<br />
Goal Weight: 165<br />
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Well there it is, it's official I am no longer below 200 lbs. For whatever reason I have lost the motivation and struggled most of the summer trying to find it. After a weekend of excess I reluctantly stepped on the scale to find that my weight no longer begins with a 1 but rather a 2! WTF!<br />
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I believe that I have been so busy patting myself on the back for my successes that I lost sight of how I got there. My eating habits have devolved to the typical foods that got me to 300 several years ago. The worst part is that I know I am not making good choices just based on how generally shitty I have felt for the last 6 months or so.<br />
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Exercise has been tapering off as well with workouts only coming 3 times per week with an occasional mountain bike ride. The only thing that has got me out running is trying to keep up with my Wife, whom is kicking ass btw. So proud of her and love her company on my runs, it's the highlight of my week.<br />
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So here I am, while I have a feeling that a large part of the weight is just bloat from to much beer and chili camping this weekend and will quickly drop off but I really need to get back down to that 175 range and possibly lower. Running at 200 blows, my joints, feet and back are all pissed about it.<br />
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I am on day 3 of induction right now and already feeling better. I am going to try and limit weigh-ins to once a week, no promises as I am rather addicted to the scale.<br />
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It's interesting that after living unhealthy for so many years I had adapted to that lifestyle and feeling like shit all of the time felt normal. Now that I have adjusted my "normal" to something better I am able to recognize that my body is screaming for my attention. I need to find my normal again. <br />
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Throughout each phase of my weight loss journey I have taken on a mantra that has helped me stay focused when I wanted to give up. I feel like my body is telling me that I not only need to get my shit together but that it's destroying me not only physically and emotionally. So there it is, "Destroy What Destroy's You!".<br />
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On OnBatlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-69044976486685263402012-12-04T08:14:00.000-08:002012-12-04T08:14:10.710-08:00Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Picked up this article and thought I would share here along with the accompanying video.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">(CBS News) Modern wheat is a "perfect, chronic poison," according to Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist who has published a book all about the world's most popular grain.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Davis said that the wheat we eat these days isn't the wheat your grandma had: "It's an 18-inch tall plant created by genetic research in the '60s and '70s," he said on "CBS This Morning." "This thing has many new features nobody told you about, such as there's a new protein in this thing called gliadin. It's not gluten. I'm not addressing people with gluten sensitivities and celiac disease. I'm talking about everybody else because everybody else is susceptible to the gliadin protein that is an opiate. This thing binds into the opiate receptors in your brain and in most people stimulates appetite, such that we consume 440 more calories per day, 365 days per year."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Asked if the farming industry could change back to the grain it formerly produced, Davis said it could, but it would not be economically feasible because it yields less per acre. However, Davis said a movement has begun with people turning away from wheat - and dropping substantial weight.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">"If three people lost eight pounds, big deal," he said. "But we're seeing hundreds of thousands of people losing 30, 80, 150 pounds. Diabetics become no longer diabetic; people with arthritis having dramatic relief. People losing leg swelling, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and on and on every day."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">To avoid these wheat-oriented products, Davis suggests eating "real food," such as avocados, olives, olive oil, meats, and vegetables. "(It's) the stuff that is least likely to have been changed by agribusiness," he said. "Certainly not grains. When I say grains, of course, over 90 percent of all grains we eat will be wheat, it's not barley... or flax. It's going to be wheat.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">"It's really a wheat issue."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Some health resources, such as the Mayo Clinic, advocate a more balanced diet that does include wheat. But Davis said on "CTM" they're just offering a poor alternative.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">"All that literature says is to replace something bad, white enriched products with something less bad, whole grains, and there's an apparent health benefit - 'Let's eat a whole bunch of less bad things.' So I take...unfiltered cigarettes and replace with Salem filtered cigarettes, you should smoke the Salems. That's the logic of nutrition, it's a deeply flawed logic. What if I take it to the next level, and we say, 'Let's eliminate all grains,' what happens then?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">"That's when you see, not improvements in health, that's when you see transformations in health."</span></div>
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<i style="background-color: white;">Watch Davis' full interview in the video above.</i></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Source: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57505149/modern-wheat-a-perfect-chronic-poison-doctor-says/</i></span></span></div>
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Batlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-65323923287650660122012-11-21T19:14:00.001-08:002014-02-06T11:25:11.358-08:00Candice's Low Carb Apple Cinnamon Muffins<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6Slntd9njN8/UK2YmSld0xI/AAAAAAAAAII/PVclbLQHe-A/s1600/20121121_213726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6Slntd9njN8/UK2YmSld0xI/AAAAAAAAAII/PVclbLQHe-A/s320/20121121_213726.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />
I was searching for a low carb holiday treat and ran across these muffins at "Your Lighter Side" (http://www.yourlighterside.com). Made a half batch and they turned out delicious. Thanks for posting the original recipe and sharing.<br />
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I did not get a photo but I made a small batch of cream cheese icing and drizzled it over the top as well which made it very rich and tasty.<br />
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<b>Candice’s Low-Carb Apple Cinnamon Muffins</b><br />
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Ingredients:</b><br />
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<u><b>For 12 muffins:</b></u><br />
1 3/4 cup Vanilla Whey Protein Powder<br />
1/4 cup ground almonds<br />
1 cup granulated Splenda<br />
1 teaspoon baking powder<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream<br />
1/2 cup water<br />
1/4 cup vegetable oil<br />
2 large eggs<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
1 SMALL apple<br />
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<u><b>For 6 muffins:</b></u><br />
3/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons Vanilla Whey Protein Powder<br />
2 Tablespoons ground almonds<br />
1/2 cup granulated Splenda<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon baking soda<br />
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream<br />
1/4 cup water<br />
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil<br />
1 large egg<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
1/2 SMALL apple<br />
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Preheat oven 350F.<br />
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Line muffin tin with paper liners. Wash apple, then peel and chop or grate on a cheese grater. Set aside.<br />
In large bowl mix vanilla whey protein powder, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then set aside. In a smaller bowl mix eggs, heavy cream, water, oil, and vanilla only enough to break up the eggs a little. Add in Splenda. Using the spatula to mix, add the cut up apple to the dry ingredients until the apples are coated. Make a well in the middle of the bowl and add your wet ingredients, mixing only until everything is wet. DO NOT OVER MIX or you will end up with a tough bread( this is true for all quick breads). Spoon in to prepared muffin pan. Bake at 350F for 18-20 minutes.<br />
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Makes 6-12 muffins.<br />
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Nutritional information per muffin: Calories: 146, Carbohydrates: 4.92 g, Sugars: 1.15 g, Fiber: 0.63 g, Net Carbohydrates: 4.29 g, Protein: 10.04 g, Fat: 10.88 gBatlouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350186771468015187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510652698128172730.post-75412503376707521522012-11-20T06:04:00.000-08:002012-11-20T06:04:58.162-08:00Baconnaise<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ingredients</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Makes: 2 cups</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">5 egg yolks</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1 tablespoon Dijon mustard</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">7 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1¼ cups rendered bacon fat</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">½ teaspoon fine sea salt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Freshly ground black pepper to taste</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Preparation method</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Prep: 15 mins </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Chill all the ingredients and utensils (including your mixing bowl) down to about 40°F. Don’t skip this step or the mayonnaise may break.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">2.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Put the egg yolks, mustard, and 1½ teaspoons of the lemon juice into a blender or mixing bowl. Beat on high for 2 minutes, until well blended.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">3.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Add in the bacon fat (no need to add gradually if everything’s properly chilled), continuing to beat until the mixture is thick. Depending on how thick and rich you like your mayonnaise you may or may not need the entire amount of fat.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">4.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Slowly blend in the remaining lemon juice, sea salt and pepper, whipping it pretty much continuously throughout. Adjust seasoning to taste.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Tip</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The mayonnaise keeps for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator.</span>
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