Maintenance
Christmas Eve Meal
For my Christmas Eve meal I decided to make bangers and mash! Yum! I also added two fried eggs. It was amazing! My weight is still stable (115.2 pounds this morning).
Read MoreAdjustments from Low Carb to Low-ish Carb
In 2022 I dropped my weight from 142 pounds to 117 pounds on a low-carb diet. I stayed there for many months until I decided to add a few more carbs to my diet, and see what would happen. What happened was my weight actually dropped a little more, hovering between 112 and 115 pounds.…
Read MoreItalian Sausages, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes, Spinach (Not Low Carb)
Two big Italian sausages, cheesy mashed potatoes (Idahoan brand) and spinach with a dab of butter. Delicious meal!
Read MoreInstant Pot Turkey and Wild Rice Soup (Not Low Carb)
This Instant Pot turkey and wild rice soup is very good. However, the wild rice takes very centre stage and it’s not a taste I’m overly fond of. I guess I thought that the wild rice would take a back stage to the other ingredients in the recipe. Therefore, in the future, I think I…
Read MoreHomemade Hamburger Helper (Not Low Carb)
I made my own Hamburger Helper style meal! I sautéed one pound of regular ground beef with a quarter sweet onion, half a large celery stick, two heaping teaspoons of Better Than Bouillon (beef flavour), and half a can of peas and carrots (drained). Then I prepared one box of Great Value Original Mac ‘n’…
Read MoreCurried Ground Turkey, Carrots and Rice (Not Low Carb)
Ground turkey with diced onion, grated carrot, rice and curry powder.
Read MoreFried Rice and Sausages (Not Low Carb)
Made fried rice from a package of coleslaw with added red onion, bottled garlic, seasonings and rice that was cooked and cooled for 24 hours (resistant starch). Served with three English banger sausages from Save-on-Foods here in Vancouver.
Read MoreLeftovers (Not Low Carb)
Stir-fried leftovers! Canned luncheon meat, eggs, rice and broccoli. Definitely not low carb, but weight is still stable.
Read MoreJamie Oliver’s Sticky Miso Chicken Traybake (Not Low Carb)
Jamie Oliver’s Sticky Miso Chicken Traybake https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/jamies-sticky-miso-chicken-traybake.html This was okay, but not super great. It made a lot of rice. I used chicken legs instead of drumsticks, so I cooked the dish for longer. Also, I parboiled the broccoli for three minutes and soaked the rice in boiling water first, which I’m glad I did.…
Read MoreThe Simplest of Low-carb Salads
The very simplest of low-carb salads might be this one; just Romaine lettuce, diced luncheon meat and salsa mayo.
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