A New Start No Matter How Old you Are

I am still enthralled by the Keto Diet that I have been studying about. There is a very touching video by Kristie, a lady that changed the way she eats and the way she looks. It is about her journey of being very chubby all her life and now at 45 she is finally wearing the clothes she has always wanted to wear. Her story is here and you should watch it if you also struggle with being heavy or just not feeling good. 

Kristie asked a lady that she went to church with to pray for her in her struggles with weight loss. She just couldn't do the things she wanted with her family being as heavy as she was. This lady not only said that she would pray for her but she also brought her the book that had changed her life. Now Kristie dedicates her life sharing how she now cooks for herself and for her family in her YouTube videos called "Cooking Keto with Kristie"

I have been eating this way for awhile now and I do have more energy and I am loosing weight also. There are so many names for eating this way and so many YouTube videos showing you how to cook this way that you can't go wrong trying it. 

We are all getting older all of the time and it isn't fun being old and tired and in pain. This way of eating helps to eliminate the tired and the pain part, the getting old part is just the way it is but we may as well make it as good as possible, not by taking pills etc. but by eating the way we should to feel better.  

I hope this post will give you the information that you need to make a new start no matter how old you are. 

Love, Grammy T.

Diet Cauliflower Tattie Mash

Cauliflower Tattie Mash

When we were in Ireland Tommy Tynan our bus driver/guide called mashed potatoes Tatties. In fact the Haggis we had in Scotland tasted delish on those tatties. Well I've been craving mashed potatoes but decided to do Cauliflower Tattie Mash instead. 

I had some left over taco meat so replaced Haggis with that and then I made my "Tatties".

Here is the recipe:

• 2 - bags of frozen cauliflower cooked until very tender in the microwave for about 6 minutes each bag.
• 4 Tbls. butter
• 4 tbls. grated cheese, I use Parmesan, Dubliner (in honor of Tommy) or sharp Cheddar. 
• 3 Tbls. of homemade ranch dressing that is made with heavy whipping cream and mayo.
• Pepper to taste, it already has lots of salt from the other ingredients but that is up to you.

Dump all of the above in your food processor and whip. Dump in a bowl and top with a big pat of butter. Walaaa you have it. 

So yummy, so filling and you are getting your veggies in the evening which helps with a good nights sleep. 

Enjoy. :) 

Love, Grammy T.

Diet Fudge Recipe

I've been living the love of the Keto diet now for a couple of weeks and have a few updates for you. 

1. Eat what you like. You will be more apt to succeed if you do and I found if I ate my favorite Keno friendly veggies at night with lots of butter and salt and pepper I had a good nights sleep. For those of you that haven't had a good nights sleep being on keto then that might be your answer too. 

2.I have lost 5 pounds, yeah me but think I could do even better if I don't go hog wild on the protein. So I have reset my macros (see the My Fitness Pal App for your phone) to be 15% protein, 10% carbs and 75% fat which means all things naturally fat like butter, coconut oil, bacon grease and olive oil. No corn oil type stuff. Did you know that the turkey growers tried to fatten up there turkeys in the 1940's with margarine and killed them? The turkey's that is. So don't kill yourself with that stuff. Do what the pioneers did and eat the butter and the bacon and the bacon grease. 

3. If I'm not hungry I don't eat. That simple. My daddy always said we eat to keep from getting hungry not just because we're hungry. But I'll take that up with him at a later date. So in the morning I am not hungry for hours so I drink my keto lemonade which is a little lemon juice, Himalayan salt and water. If I get a little hungry I make a bullet hot cocoa which is fun with whip cream, butter, cocoa powder, sweetner like splenda or stevia (not sugar) hot water and whipped to a froth. 

I'm going to give you another fun fat bomb recipe. I also am going to make these for my hubby who is a diabetic for Fathers Day. 

Fudgy Macadamia Chocolate Fat Bomb

 

Author: Vivica Menegaz

Ingredients

• 2 oz (58gr) Cocoa Butter (if you make a lot of chocolate this one is the most convenient)
• 2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 Tbs Swerve
• 4 oz (112gr) Chopped macadamias (bulk is cheaper!)
• ¼ cup Heavy cream or coconut oil for dairy free option

Instructions

1. Melt cocoa butter in a small sauce pan in a bath of water. (I just use another slightly bigger sauce pan, half full with water)
2. Add cocoa powder to the sauce pan.
3. Now add the Swerve and mix well until all ingredients are well blended and melted.
4. Add macadamias and stir in well.
5. Add cream, mix well and bring back to temperature.
6. Now pour in molds or paper candy cups.
7. Let cool, then put in the fridge to harden.
8. Keeps at room temperature, with a slightly softer consistency than chocolate.

Have fun trying some of these recipes and let me know how you are doing on your own keto diet. 

Love, Grammy T.