Foods.

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Being a new month, and nearly caught up on bills, I decided to buy a few food items, in some quantity.  One group of items is for homemade hummus.  After I found a bean I could still have, if only in a particular form, I have been jonesing for the stuff.  I love it anyway.  That it, as a recipe, somehow is keto friendly?  A Godsend.

Garbanzo beans, very fresh, are cheap in bulk.  Even tahini isn't expensive.  Finding unadulterated extra virgin olive oil is a bit of a trick.  You are flying almost on blind faith with that.  The only thing I have to have fresh is lemons (or limes)?  Every bottled juice of those I have tried, regular, organic, from acidic volcanic islands... all spike my blood sugar, significantly even from a capful.  No, has to be fresh, then no problem.

The thing is, I simply haven't had almost any extra money so hadn't checked prices.  I could have afforded it.  But, when so squeezed, even looking at prices is fear inducing. Finally, I have come, seen, purchased.  Further, it will be in by Wednesday, barring events, weather, or...  it happens.  I'll pick up a few fresh lemons soon.

As to recipes and techniques?  New and shown before.



As well, a new and old guide to fathead dough uses and variant.  I really want to try some of these.  All of these.



I keep getting asked if keto can help you lose weight.  Well?

Sumbitch... Yes. So can other ways of eating.  If you are healthy enough?  If you can be active?  If you follow a strict, not stricter, keto diet?  No rolls, no sugar at all, very few fruits, less on most veggies?  Once you get fat burning adjusted, then going without is easy... physically.  It the psychological felt belief that one should constantly eat that will get you.

Yes, you can lose on keto.  You need to be attentive to macronutrients (fat to protein to carb ratios).  Then you, once in keto, need to eat by calorie load, which takes a lot of attention to detail, because you are eating blind... your body doesn't feel hunger rightly, or as you are accustomed, from a higher carb diet.

Don't blame the diet if the problem is you.  Or, uhrm me.  Weigh in weekly, perhaps twice a week.  If you aren't losing, become more active or cut calories.  That is all.  It really will work.  My body and mind problems make it tricky, but I have done it, and will again.  Get to it!