Meals & Recipes From What I Eat In A Day

Disclaimer: I am not a photographer (if it’s not obvious)

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How I eat, what I eat, and why

I follow 3 “how” guidelines:
OMaD, or One Meal a Day (or OMaD/s, meaning I also have a snack).
IF, or Intermittent Fasting: 12 hours is my minimum fast, most days are more, rare days are less. My opinion is the longer the fast, the better.
Low Carb: I generally keep total daily carbs < 50G, or net carbs half that; most days I eat a lot less. Occasionally I eat more.
And except on very rare occasions, I expect myself to achieve at least one of these goals each day, though 2 of them is more typical, and 3 is great!

I follow the following “what” guidelines:
Most foods are animal products. The higher in fat, the better. I enjoy eating veggies several days every week, but sometimes want more and happily indulge. Fruits are infrequent (except in summer), I’ve never been a fan of most of them. Grain-based foods and sugars, along with most processed foods, are very VERY infrequent. And I choose foods that are low-carb-per-serving.
I may choose to make exceptions for the occasional restaurant meal or social occasion. I always love going back to “my foods” afterward and, after 19 years of eating for my own health (I started low carb in April 2004), know my body and its responses well enough to judge what I can or can’t eat, how much is too much, etc. There is not, and never will be, “cheating” – every food I eat is what I choose to eat.

Why I eat as I do:
First is for my health, and to control the multiple disease processes I have had going on in my body for many years. Second, related to the first, is to control inflammation and pain. Third is because I love these kinds of foods. Fourth is how much better I feel/sleep/think/etc. when I’m eating what’s best for my body. Fifth is – sometimes – weight loss; when I am losing too fast or am not comfortable with the loss, I tweak my foods to stop it or slow it down in the best ways without jeopardizing any of the above.

This page describes what *I* do. I’m not advising anyone else. It is your choice to eat what you want to eat, for your own reasons.
This page is about my choices. And I hope that you, if nothing else, get some meal ideas here that you can use. Enjoy!

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May 28, 2023 – IF, low carb

19-hour fast. Munched on a few sunflower seeds to tide me over until we ate supper. Backyard BBQ Salad at Noodles & Company (which has their nutritional data online and surprisingly there is a lot on the menu that fits in my plan!). Some of my roasted pork, with a little mayo, for a snack later. 6-hour eating window today.

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May 27, 2023 – IF, low carb

10:00 a.m. broke my 20-hour fast with some of my roasted pork. 18:30 had more pork, and some zoodles with spaghetti sauce and green-can-parm. Done eating by 19:00.

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May 26, 2023 – IF

14-hour fast broken by scrambled eggs. Drive-in restaurant meal of a turkey/bacon wrap and onion rings @ 14:00.

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May 25, 2023 – IF

Broke my 16-hour fast with some pork and horseradish. At 6:30 I ate supper at a restaurant where we were celebrating a family birthday; had some beets and a salad, then some sirloin steak and mashed potatoes with it; chose banana bread with for dessert.

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May 24, 2023 – low carb, IF

18-hour fast, then had some pork at 14:00; 19:30 had more pork, with SF BBQ sauce, and Pete made some Dreamfield’s pasta so I had a little of that with butter and shredded parm on it too.

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May 23, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF, low carb

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May 22, 2023 – IF, low carb

Broke my 16½-hour fast with a ribeye steak at 1:30. Had HB eggs, smashed and fried in butter, with colby-jack cheese melted on top at 18:30; done eating for the day by 19:00 with a 5½-hour eating window.

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May 21, 2023 – OMaD

I had another pizza like last Sunday, over my 50g carb allowance so OMaD and longer IFs, as usual. (No grains/gluten/inflammatory ingredients which is the most important thing!) 18½-hour fast before my meal.

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May 20, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF, low carb

12:30 broke my 16-hour fast with some pork belly and roasted cauliflower. 21:00 I tasted a small (walnut-sized) piece of Pete braised beef supper and am calling it a snack. That is all.

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May 19, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF, low carb

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May 18, 2023 – IF, low carb

13:30 had some “toast*” with butter and cream cheese after a 17½ hour fast. 18:30 I had some cabbage and sausage with Mayochup. Finished eating before 19:00.

* This was made from things I could reach at the front of the cupboard, mostly: whey protein, psyllium husk, baking powder, green can parm (for flavor only), salt, yogurt, olive oil, egg whites. Made it in the red boat (as 3YO granddaughter Luna calls it) so I wouldn’t have to dirty a pan; Pete had just done all the dishes.

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May 17, 2023 – IF, low carb

At about noon I ate some yogurt and scrambled eggs, breaking my 16+ hour fast. 7 hours later I had some of my little waxy potatoes with some pork sausage and cooked cabbage; finished eating by 20:00 (don’t recall the exact time).

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May 16, 2023 – IF, low carb

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May 15, 2023 – IF, OMaD, low carb

22-hour fast. Went to a restaurant for lunch since we were over an hour from home; I had parm/garlic chicken wings (they had some sort of coating on them but far from 50g worth I am sure!), and parm/garlic broccoli. That’s all I ate today, I’m hungry now but will be going to bed soon so will wait until tomorrow.

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May 14, 2023 – IF, OMaD

Had my meal at 4:30 (18½ hour fast). Tossed zucchini and onion slices with Romano Buttermilk Ranch dressing, parmesan from the can, and almond flour, plus seasonings, and roasted it in the air fryer using the Bake function for 25 minutes at 375°F; sprinkled some real parmesan on top and put it back in for 3 more minutes. Had this with my pizza. I knew it would be a moderate carb day so no snacks, longer fasts at each end, and OMaD. (The pizza is grain-free and gluten-free, don’t remember the brand but we found it in the freezer section at Meijer; NO WAY would I be able to make my own crust and cook my own today.)

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May 13, 2023 – IF, low carb, OMaD/s

Broke my 16½-hour fast at a restaurant, wanted breakfast but they had already stopped serving it so I got a sunrise burger (I think it was called?) which was an 8-oz patty with cheese, bacon, and egg on top – no bun. Next best thing, the bacon was 2 full slices and they were THICK! Came with fries, Pete ate most of them, I had 6. At 19:30 I had some HB eggs dipped in mayo for a snack (and I shared those with the dogs, I wasn’t too hungry, just a little); 7½-hour eating window today, done before 20:00.

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May 12, 2023 – IF, low carb

Broke my 18-hour fast with a dish of cottage cheese; I was hungry so I ate 2 half-cup servings. At 19:30 I ate chicken nuggets – I thought I had the recipe here but I’m not seeing it in the index so I guess I will share it next time, or do a Keto Kwikkie (or you can see when I did something similar for chicken patties) – which are nearly 0 carbs, then I had some cheesy cauliflower rice with it. Finished eating by 20:00 for an eating window of 4½ hours today.

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May 11, 2023 – IF, low carb

18-hour fast ended with a beef stick (Slim Jim type) as a snack; 15:00 finished the last of my pork* and potato salad from Saturday. Was hungry again later so had some scrambled eggs with cheese and a few slices of beef summer sausage at 21:00. 10-hour eating window.
* I still have several gallon-sized bags packed full of pork from the pig roast in the freezer for future use.

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May 10, 2023 – IF, low carb, OMaD/s/s

my usual few bites of yogurt ended 17-hour fast; hungry when out and about so had a seed-based keto bar; same meal as yesterday and at the same time; eating window 7 hours today.

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May 9, 2023 – IF, low carb, OMaD/s

13-hour fast broken by a few bites of full-fat cottage cheese (a little bored with yogurt). Meal at 17:00 was pulled pork with potato salad.
(Let’s talk about that potato salad: (a) well within my daily allowance of carb grams, especially because (b) resistant starch ) Finished the day’s eating by 17:30.
And, by the way, no carb cravings or other appetite-related effects from my 3 days off plan.

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May 8, 2023 – IF, low carb

12-hour fast broken by a couple of wraps (approx. ½c egg whites, light sprinkle of gelatin, about 1T psyllium husk, cooked as usual)…wrapped around pulled pork mixed with mayo. 22:00 fried up some cabbage and onions, added a little tomato sauce, and had it over pulled pork; done eating before 22:30. (As usual, I eat more often, and more food, but very low carb, when my body is recovering from carbier foods; usually takes a few days.)

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May 7, 2023 – I have just a few carby foods left from yesterday that I intend to consume today; they were lovingly made by family and I want to savor all that love for one more day – some things are more important than carbs. Tomorrow we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming after my 3-day birthday break. (NOTE that, unlike previous “diets” when I take a day or two off, rather than struggling to get back to my regular way of eating I look forward to it, crave it, and relish it! VERY different from a typical “diet”!)

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May 6, 2023 – Today was our pig roast. I didn’t keep track of what I ate, or when. That is all.

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May 5, 2023 – OMaD/s

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May 4, 2023 – IF, low carb

Broke my 15-hour fast with some yogurt. At 2:30 ate the rest of my pork belly and steak from last night. Full-fat cottage cheese-based keto ice cream for a late-night snack, finished it at 23:30.

(From this point until Monday I will be shooting for 1 out of 3 of the above daily goals as it is my birthday weekend and I will be celebrating with family and friends; however I will still report here what I eat.)

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May 3, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s

(Had no issues from what I ate yesterday.)

Made toast out of the last of my cinnamon coffee cake for dessert, with cinnamon/”sugar” (Monk fruit) on it. But only because I didn’t want that last piece to go bad – otherwise it would have been a (very welcome!) carnivore day!

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May 2, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s

Broke 21-hour fast with a few bites of yogurt at noon; 18:00 had a piece of fried (battered) fish, 2 small hushpuppies, some of my french fries, and the cole slaw that was my meal; we ate out. Wasn’t too awful of a carb hit, but definitely over my 50g/day that I allow myself. Being an OMaD day I don’t expect any backlash from my body!

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May 1, 2023 – IF, OMaD, low carb

I ate my meal at 14:30; a cheese pizza with marinara and mozzarella only, made on a chicken pizza crust which is basically a can of chicken (drained, dried, crumbled well), refill the can with shredded cheese and add it, then break an egg into it; add spices if desired. Mash it into a dough, spread it onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake – add desired toppings and return to oven until complete. It is actually quite good!

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April 30, 2023 – IF, low carb

Broke my 15-hour fast with a slice of cinnamon coffee cake (used my typical keto baking ingredients and added cinnamon and some unsweetened coconut) while Pete and the grandkids were in town getting donuts; supper was some ground beef with Mayochup and a few chicken wings I made in the air fryer (no coating); another slice of coffee cake for dessert, with butter.

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April 29, 2023 – IF

11:00 I had some HB eggs, smashed and fried in butter with melted cheese on top after a 14-hour fast. Went out for supper while taking the grands to a walleye festival, I had walleye and fries for supper. Ate a cheese stick at 22:55 for a 12-hour eating window today.

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April 28, 2023 – low carb, IF

Yogurt at 09:00 (13 hours); lunch of eggs, cheese, and pork belly in “the red boat” at 14:00; supper of fried cheese and sausage with marinara at 19:30; finished by 20:00 for the day.

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April 27, 2023 – low carb, IF

No yogurt this morning; lunch of scrambled eggs with butter at 15:00 (18-hour fast); finished supper of roasted pork belly and onion by 20:00.

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April 26, 2023 – low carb, IF

Yogurt at the 14½-hour mark; toast (using a grain-free very low carb bread recipe*) with SF jelly a few hours later; ground beef patties with Mayochup at 20:30.

* dry ingredients: unflavored protein powder, psyllium husk, baking powder, salt, golden flax meal, parm-in-the-can (for flavor)
wet ingredients: egg white, sour cream, warm water

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April 25, 2023 – low carb, IF, OMaD/s

14-hour fast broken with my usual few bites of yogurt as a morning snack at 10:00. 20:00 I had 2 chicken thighs and some of my little waxy potatoes, roasted. That is all.

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April 24, 2023 – low carb, IF

15-hour fast broken with yogurt snack at 09:00; 14:30 had a ground beef patty with melted cheese and mushrooms, and a small serving of skinny little onion rings; 20:00 I had a pork steak and some sauerkraut. That is all.

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April 23, 2023 – low carb, OMaD/s, IF

20-hour fast broken with yogurt snack. Supper at 17:30 was leftovers and a keto “bread” – sort of…ended up as a mess but tasted good! That is all.

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April 22, 2023 – low carb, OMaD/s, IF

Broke 12-hour fast with yogurt snack. Supper at 14:00 was leftover lasagna and skirt steak. That is all.

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April 21, 2023 – low carb, OMaD, IF

April 20, 2023 – low carb, OMaD/s, IF

08:30 yogurt (16 hours); supper 12 hours later: braised skirt steak with onions and some of my tiny waxy potatoes. That is all.

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April 19, 2023 – low carb, OMaD/s, IF

Had my yogurt at 10:30, breaking a 18½-hour fast. 16:30 I had a “crustless pizza” – a bowl of toppings – from the pizza place and tossed a leftover hamburger patty in with it. That is all.

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April 18, 2023 – low carb,

Yogurt at 08:30. Slept on and off all day (day 5 of being sick). 13:30 had some chicken soup (no noodles, just chicken and broth, with sour cream for substance). Not much of an appetite. That is all.

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April 17, 2023 – low carb

Had my yogurt at 08:00. Slept on and off all day (day 4 of being sick) so most of the day is a blur but I know I had a couple of cheese sticks at one point this afternoon. Now I’m hungry so Pete is making me a couple of burger patties and I asked him to toss a few of his organic 100% potato flakes in the pan to soak up the juice; I think I’m wanting comfort food. Anyway, they’re 16g per serving and I doubt if that will make even half a serving. Will probably finish eating by 21:30.

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April 16, 2023 – low carb, IF

Had my yogurt at 13:00 (17-hour fast); finished my meal of fried eggs and sausage by 16:30. Snacked on some pecans a couple of hours later.

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April 15, 2023 – low carb, IF

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April 14, 2023 – low carb, IF

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April 13, 2023 – low carb

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April 12, 2023 – low carb

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April 11, 2023 – low carb

On days like today I can’t really worry about fasting or OMaDing or even what times I eat – just gotta feed myself and keep it plain and simple low carb. Had my morning yogurt at 06:00…a few hours later, far from home, had fried eggs and bacon in a restaurant, plus a few – very few – bites of Pete’s hash browns…a few hours later I had a handful of SF chocolate covered peanuts and some cheese for a late afternoon snack on the road…late in the evening, finally home, I had burger patties with Mayochup on a bed of lettuce; finished eating at 21:00 for the day.

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April 10, 2023 – low carb, IF

14-hour fast broken by my morning yogurt; finished the rest of my pork roast 6 hours later, had planned for OMaD today but got exceedingly hungry, so had some eggs with cheese and a pork rind crust as another meal, finished by 21:30.

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April 9, 2023 – IF, s/OMaD, low carb

16½ fast broken with a few bites of yogurt at 10:30; supper at 17:00 was the rest of my pizza from yesterday plus some pork roast and sauerkraut. 7-hour window.

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April 8, 2023 – IF, low carb

14-hour fast broken by morning yogurt @ 08:30. Lunch @ 14:30 of tiny tomatoes wrapped in sliced beef with mayo. Half of my very low carb pizza, finished eating at 18:00.

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April 7, 2023 – OMaD/s

Had my yogurt at 08:30. 18:00 ate at a restaurant with family for a birthday celebration; got an appetizer sampler plate and couldn’t finish it, munched on a few fries – not too many carbs I’m guessing, but more than the 50g cutoff.

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April 6, 2023 – low carb

Pete brought me yogurt at 09:30 with my coffee…3 hours later I had some pork roast, a few baby wax potatoes, and some sauerkraut…finished up a cottage cheese snack at 21:30.

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April 5, 2023 – low carb

I was up most of the night and got hungry sometime in the wee hours so I had some cottage cheese. 12 hours later I had some pork roast and sauerkraut. 8 hours after that I had some more pork roast, this time I spread some Primal SF BBQ Sauce on it, and had some cottage cheese on the side. Done eating by 22:00 for the day.

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April 4, 2023 – IF, low carb

10:00 (14 hours) I had a few bites of yogurt. (Trying to not do the early morning yogurt since it messes with my IF but my stomach needs it sometimes before the pills hit!) 15:00 I fried together some slaw mix, some broccoli slaw mix, a couple of cubed tomatoes, and some cut-up hard salami. (Hey, it was quick and available!) I had some pork belly and the last of my little waxy purple potatoes, since I only had a few left I sliced them and laid them along the bottom of my small baking pan, then cut up the pork belly and put the pieces on top of the potatoes; 35 minutes @ 425°F – delicious! 11-hour eating window as I finished at 21:00.

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April 3, 2023 – IF, low carb

At 14:30 I had some deli roast beef slices wrapped around tiny tomatoes and dipped in mayo, with some sliced Canadian bacon with cream cheese. At 20:00 I had scrambled eggs.

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April 2, 2023 – IF, low carb

This was a very long post that, for some reason isn’t here anymore. But other than that it was pizza day, I don’t remember times or such. I know I made a pizza with another crust experiment…and I ate some of it mid-afternoon and some of it in the evening. I did post the experiment part of it in my Mastodon KetoPlus group, so I will copy that below. Other than that, I don’t know.

On a parchment-lined baking pan I spread a thin layer of shredded mozzarella cheese. In my little blender jar I put about ½c of egg whites (from the carton), 2T each of einkorn flour and unflavored protein powder, 1 tsp of yeast (for flavor), and ½ tsp of xanthan gum. Then I blended it until it was thick and frothy, and poured it gently over the shredded cheese. Baked @ 350°F for 15 minutes. Removed it, topped it, and put it back in the oven for 12 minutes on 425°F but the cheese on top still hadn’t started to brown so I stuck it under the broiler for a couple of minutes which didn’t do much but I was hungry so I ate it anyway!

https://chirp.social/@KetoPlus

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April 1, 2023 – IF, low carb

25 hour fast broken at 17:00 at a restaurant (we were far from home today) with a ground steak patty topped with cheese, mushrooms, and marinara, and split a side of onion rings with Pete. However, I’m not ruling out finishing off that rotisserie chicken yet tonight…pretty sure I will. (Did – finished by 22:30.)

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March 31, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s

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March 30, 2023 – IF, low carb, OMaD

Broke my 20-hour fast @ 15:30 with my supper, consisting of some of my rotisserie chicken, cottage cheese, and some ranch-flavored Whisps.

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March 29, 2023 – IF, low carb

15-hour fast; a mushroom-swiss burger without a bun (grains make me sick) and some tater tots (potatoes don’t) at a restaurant; a roasted chicken leg quarter – from a Costco rotisserie chicken – when we got home. 8-hour eating window.

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March 28, 2023 – IF, low carb

21-hour fast broken with some roast beef deli meat and provolone cheese “foldovers” dipped in mustard. Chicken wings done in the convection oven for 2nd meal @ 21:30, Eating window 7 hours.

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March 27, 2023 – IF, low carb

22-hour fast broken at 15:30. Broke up some of the failed pizza crust (I had peeled off the topping and saved it in the fridge for later use) into pieces and fried them until crispy in butter; broke eggs over the top and covered to cook until they were done. It was actually quite good! 18:30 I had about a pound of ribeye steak. Eating window 3½ hours.

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March 26, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF, low carb

15-hour fast broken by yogurt; tried a boughten keto pizza crust mix for my pizza and didn’t like it, only ate a little, will use the other packages up as a low carb “flour” addition to other baked goods. Done eating by 17:30 for the day.

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March 25, 2023 – OMaD, IF, low carb

Broke my fast after 19 hours with 3 burger patties & MayoChup, with some cheddar Whisps.

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March 24, 2023 – low carb

Started my day with my yogurt @ 07:00. Don’t remember what time I had supper but I had 2 roasted chicken thighs and some “dash browns” (shredded daikon fried in butter). 2 slices of cheese just before midnight.

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March 23, 2023 – Low carb, IF

12-hour fast broken with yogurt. 4 hours later had fried eggs and pork belly. Was hungry but didn’t eat supper, so ended up eating 2 meat sticks and a small dish of popcorn; done by 23:00.

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March 22, 2023 – Low carb, IF

Broke my 17-hour fast with some yogurt, then ate the last of my cubed roast beef, reheated in butter, with mayo on it several hours later. I will likely fry some eggs shortly, or even some pork belly, as on my day – or two – after an off-plan day I don’t worry so much about how often I eat as what I eat, aiming for lots of fats, and enough protein. This helps me get past any potential issues (cravings or extra hunger) within a couple of days.
P.S. I did end up with 3 fried eggs and some fried pork belly pieces…finished eating at about 22:00…so had a 12-hour eating window today. Not bad for “the day after”!

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March 21, 2023 – Planned off-plan day.

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March 20, 2023 – IF, low carb

Broke my 15½-hour eating window with a ribeye, some onions, and a few of my little waxy potatoes fried in duck fat @ 13:30. 19:00 I had salami sandwiches – 4 slices of salami in 2 sandwiches made from the Outer Aisle Cauliflower rounds, with mustard. Eating window 6 hours today.

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March 19, 2023 – IF, low carb

23-hour fast, then ate some spaghetti squash into which I put tomatoes, cheese, and beef at 14:30. At 21:30 I put some cheeses and beef (I need to use it up) into my 5-Minute Chef and had it with a schmear of mayo on top. 7½ hour eating window today.

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March 18, 2023 – s/OMAD, IF, low carb

16-hour fast broken by some yogurt. My meal a few hours later and consisted of 3 eggs and 8 mini sausages fried in butter, witth some toasted pecans for dessert (and for something crunchy!); plenty of fat and enough protein in my meal insured I didn’t get hungry again today. 4-hour eating window ending at 15:30.

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March 17, 2023 – s/OMAD/s, IF, low carb

Broke my 19-hour fast @ 13:30 with a mozzarella/prosciutto snack stick. (I got a box of 12 for $1.50 at an Amish grocery.)

At 16:30 I ate my supper of the diced roast beef, a couple of my small waxy potatoes, some mushrooms, carrots, onion, garlic, salt, and marjoram fried in pork fat, with a gravy made of sour cream, mushroom broth, and a tbsp of keto baking mix. I made some “bread” in my 5-Minute Chef (see yesterday) and had the meat/veggie/gravy on top of it. This made 3 generous servings (or would have been 5 normal servings); I bagged and froze the other 2 servings. I had some yogurt a couple of hours later. 6-hour eating window.

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March 16, 2023 – IF, low carb

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March 15, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF, low carb

March 14, 2023 – IF, low carb

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March 13, 2023 – IF, low carb

15-hour fast broken at noon (I didn’t have a snack last night), we had lunch at a restaurant as we were out of town; I ordered a scramble with mushrooms, spinach, onion, and swiss cheese. It came on top of hash browns so I just ate the eggs off the top and Pete finished off my hash browns and brought home my 2 biscuits too. 7 hours later I nibbled on some cottage cheese and salami, I’ll call it an 8-hour eating window for today.

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March 12, 2023 – IF, low carb

Today I did my typical day-after program: eating as often as needed to keep from getting hungry, but only very low carb foods, high in fat for satiation to fight off renewedcarb cravings, and drinking as much as I can. (see also https://chia.owly.net/keto)

13-hour fast broken by 3 eggs fried in butter on a simple toast made of protein powder, golden flax meal, pork rinds, olive oil, water, and salt, all combined, poured into 5-Minute Chef and “toasted”, sliced in half/buttered, and eggs broken over it. Several hours later I had some full-fat cottage cheese, and a few hours after that I scavenged the rest of the meat from the duck carcass I had boiled this afternoon for the meat and its broth. I have eaten all of my food in an 8-hour window at this point BUT, being the day after, I will eat something small if I need to (maybe a handful of pecans or a couple of slices of salami).

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March 11, 2023 – OMaD, but I don’t want to talk about it; went to our daughter’s house, ate pizza. And breadsticks. And a brownie. Then another brownie.

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March 10, 2023 – IF

Broke my fast after 15 hours with some reheated roasted duck. The last of it now, mostly what’s on the carcass, I will probably boil off, freeze the meat for a future use, and use the broth for an amazing soup. Had our fish dinner at The Nest, then a few SF chocolate chips in the evening because I had a sweet tooth. All of my eating was in a 9-hour window (12:30 – 21:30).

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March 9, 2023 – low carb, OMaD/s, IF

Yogurt snack @ 09:00 ( 16-hour fast). Very late supper at 21:00 after a daytime 12-hour fast (!); had a ribeye with cauliflower and cheese.

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March 8, 2023 – low carb, OMaD/s, IF

I had my yogurt at 09:00 (13 hour fast) and at 17:30 I had my supper of 2 ground beef patties on toasted cauli sandwich thins, toasted. They really take a long time to toast in the air frying, BTW. But they toast well, losing their flexibility but not getting crisp. I ate one with just butter, and the other two encased a double burger. With Mayochup, of course. 9-hour eating window.

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March 7, 2023 – low carb, IF

I didn’t write this down on the same day and so don’t remember times but I know I had my yogurt in the morning after at least 12 hours…afternoon I had some of my duck and mushrooms with melted shredded parmesan in them; shortly afterward I had some roasted pecans and SF chocolate chips for a snack; I’m pretty sure I done eating by 20:00 for the day.

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March 6, 2023 – low carb

Broke my 32-hour fast with some yogurt with cinnamon at 07:00. 4 hours later I had some pork belly and fried eggs. Supper was late; I ate some duck and some little “pizzas” made with Outer Aisle Cauliflower Sandwich Thins (a box of 14 for $9.99 at Costco and worth every penny!), a schmear of tomato paste, and mozzarelli cheese. I finished eating at 21:00.

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March 5, 2023 – fasting from food; beverages only

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March 4, 2023 – IF, low carb

26-hour fast, then 2 burgers with Mayochup. 5 hours later I had sausage and fried eggs. 2 hours after that I had some of my freshly-roasted duck. My foods were all consumed between 14:30 and 23:00.

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March 3, 2023 – IF, OMaD

At noon – after a 15-hour fast – we were out and about so stopped for lunch at a pizza place. I ate super-thin (think cracker-crust) gluten free cheese pizza. I have no idea of the nutrient data but doing OMaD and long fast afterward anyway.

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March 2, 2023 – IF, low carb

I broke my 25-hour fast @ 13:30 with a “bowl” meal at Qdoba. Ground beef and vegetables, salsa, guacamole, etc…and splurged with some corn and a little rice in it. (MUCH better splurge than an Asian buffet.) I usually get the salad in the edible bowl but decided to forego that today. Topped with sour cream. Later I ate my 2 leftover chicken patties after melting cheese over them and adding some sour cream on top. Had finished all of my eating at 21:00, eating window was less than 8 hours.

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March 1, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s, low carb

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Feb. 28, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s, low carb

Feb. 27, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s

Feb. 26, 2023 – IF, low carb

19 hours after my beef patties I had my gluten-free pizza. Because it had fake cheese on it and the ingredients were REAL iffy and carby I scraped it off and reloaded the crust with our own mozzarella. Later I had eggs, ham, and cheese, followed by some roasted pecans after a while. I did all of my eating between 11:30 and 21:30 today.

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Feb. 25, 2023 – IF, low carb, OMaD

Last night well before midnight Pete made popcorn and I had a small dish of it. It was 17 hours until I ate again – 3 ground beef patties with Mayochup. And that’s all I ate today.

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Feb. 24, 2023 – IF, low carb

I wasn’t too far off! 12-hour fast, then my little dish of yogurt (which I flavored with some stevia orange flavor and a drop of vanilla, always loved creamsicles!). 5 hours, then one of my 5-minute Chef creations – parm/porkie crust on both sides, eggs and cheese in the middle. 6 hours after that I had my supper: the last of my pork butt I’ve been eating all week, with cauliflower rice; details on today’s Keto+ update. And that’s it! 11½ hour eating window, finished at 20:00.
(I’m starting to have a hard time remembering these times, so I will have to include them in these updates I guess.)

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Feb. 23, 2023 – IF, low carb

I actually had a meal and 2 snacks today, started with my little dish of yogurt when I got up (16-hour fast), then mid-afternoon I had the same thing as the 18th, then a few hours later some cottage cheese with a spoon of SF jelly mixed in. All of my food was consumed within an 11-hour period; probably will only have a 12-hour (my minimum) fast tonight, but we’ll see!

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Feb. 22, 2023 – IF, low carb

15-hour fast followed by a few bites of morning yogurt; I spread out my supper over 3 hours, just didn’t want to eat a lot at once, but was hungry – had a “funny tummy” I guess? Anyway, had some turkey chips with a homemade dip…a handful of my little waxy potatoes…a hunk of my pork roast with SF BBQ seasoning and a little monk fruit golden mixed together, sprinkled on top. Ate everything within a 9-hour period.

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Feb. 21, 2023 – IF, low carb

18-hour fast, then yogurt (a dish of greek yogurt, more than a few bites, so considering it a meal); we went to an italian restaurant for supper, I got plain chicken wings and the salad bar, from which I ate a salad (lettuce, bacon, cheese, HB eggs, black olives, 1000 Island), cottage cheese with a little fruit mixed in, and just a couple bites of macaroni salad. I drank 80% unsweetened iced tea/20% fake fountain “lemonade” in a small cup, throwing half of it away after my meal. Pretty close to my 50g daily limit but not too far off by my calculations.

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Feb. 20, 2023 – IF, low carb

After my 22-hour fast I had some leftover pork and creamed cabbage from a couple of days ago. 5 hours later I ate a “crusty grilled cheese” sandwich made in my 5-Minute Chef (layered shredded parm & pork panko for the crust, the american, colby, and monterey jack cheeses for the middle, and more pork panko and shredded parm for the other crust) and some cottage cheese with SF jelly mixed in for “dessert”.

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Feb. 19, 2023 – OMaD, IF

No yogurt again today, I had a nice 19-hour fast. Pete bought me a frozen pizza so I wouldn’t have to cook and/or create more dishes for myself, which was lovely of him! It was gluten-free and small, and – vegan. Fake cheese. But he piled on some real mozzarella and a colby-jack blend and it was fine. In reading the box it seems to me that the ingredients in the fake cheese are worse than the crust, and add plenty of carbs, so if I have another one I will scrape their cheese off and replace it completely. The crust was tasty, and the FIRST ingredient in that was cauliflower – usually they are listed somewhere down the line. Anyway, it was quite good and I would definitely eat it again. Then I had some of my candied pecans for dessert.

The pizza brand was Tattooed Chef.

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Feb. 18, 2023 – IF, low carb

Feb. 17, 2023 – OMaD, IF, low carb

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Feb. 16, 2023 – IF, low carb

no morning yogurt so 16-hour fast broken by chicken soup, the last of my soup from a few days earlier, I blended the few dreamfields noodles that were still in there with a stick blender, as well as some sour cream, it was a delicious cream soup; 5 hours later I had a small ribeye and some caulirice, browned in butter; a couple of hours later I had a handful of pecans. (all food consumed within 8 hours)

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Feb. 15, 2023 – IF, low carb

Got up later than usual so 18-hour fast before my few bites of yogurt; a few hours later I fried up some ground beef, mushrooms, and onion, mixed with some mayo and smoky ketchup. A few hours later had some buttered toast with melted shredded parmesan on it.

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Feb. 14, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF, low carb

14-hour fast – yogurt – 6 hours later, some of the rotisserie chicken I bought yesterday. It was so good, in fact, I ate half of it!

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Feb. 13, 2023 – IF, low carb

After 12 hour fast I had my few bites of yogurt; mid-afternoon we went out to eat, I had a spinach/cheese/pesto flatbread; in the evening I started munching on the rotisserie chicken we bought. (My carbs were right around my 50g daily allowance for my meal.)

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Feb. 12, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF, lowcarb

14-hour fast, a few bites of yogurt, ate 2 burgers with Mayochup 9 hour later, with some cottage cheese mixed with SF jam for dessert

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Feb. 11, 2023 – IF

13-hour fast broken by yogurt. Chicken broth with chicken and some dreamfields noodles late morning. Supper was totally off-plan (which I had planned to do ahead of time), with a corned beef/swiss/cole slaw sandwich on rye and french fries. Typically I try to do OMaD/s (the /s being my few bites of yogurt when I wake up, which I count as a “snack”) on those days; today wasn’t typical.

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Feb. 10, 2023 – low carb

I did end up eating a handful of pecans last night, then woke up early today, so between the pecans and my yogurt was only about 8 hours. Then early afternoon I had some leftover pork and vegetables (from Feb. 7). Early evening I had a ribeye steak and 5 of my little red waxy potatoes, I’m just rounding up to 20g carbs for those. That was it.

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Feb. 9, 2023 – IF, lowcarb

22-hour fast (no snack last night), yogurt late morning; seasoned chicken broth with some dreamfield noodles in it, courtesy of my hubby; late afternoon ate whatever meat was left on the bone from the pork butt I’ve been eating all week. (In bed all day, fighting a cold; hubby fed me well!) All food consumed in a 6-hour window.

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Feb. 8, 2023 – IF, lowcarb, OMaD/s

16-hour fast, yogurt, then my own recipe 90-second bread with a slice of American cheese on each grilled (in butter, in a pan) slice mid-afternoon. I will likely have a snack this evening, probably a handful of pecans.

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Feb. 7, 2023 – IF, lowcarb

Broke my 15-hour fast with my morning yogurt, then 8 hours later…

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Feb. 6, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s, low carb

13-hour fast…my 3-4 bites of yogurt…a chunk of my pork roast 8 hours later, with a little ranch dressing for flavor, and my glass of whole milk.

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Feb. 5, 2023 – IF

12-hour fast…yogurt…then some sliced turkey and swiss cheese in a “cassave” wrap for lunch. And we ordered from Hungry Howie’s for our Sunday pizza, so I got a small GF pizza which works out to about 42 total carbs for the whole thing! I nibbled on that for the early evening; all meals were eating within a 12-hour period, pushing my IF “rules” to the max!

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Feb. 4, 2023 – low carb

Actually I munched all day (probably in response to the extra carbs I ate yesterday). Broke my 20-hour fast with my yogurt in the morning, had 2 ground-beef patties with Mayochup early afternoon with my glass of whole milk (that seems to reduce my pain levels…related to calcium I’m thinking, has happened before), munched on a dozen of the smallest cocktail cukes I’ve ever seen, dipped in ranch, then ate some of the pork roast that I slow-roasted this afternoon, and had some sauerkraut with it, for supper.

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Feb. 3, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s

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Feb. 2, 2023 – IF, lowcarb

So I did end up having some pecans and Whisps last night…broke my 13-hour fast after that with some roasted chicken this morning, I had 3 chicken thighs thawing in the fridge so I made them and had one when they were done. A few hours later I had the other 2, and then a few hours after that I had some 90-second bread – similar to this recipe but like most things I do it my own way; in this case I omitted the oil and added some sour cream and a pinch of salt. (I made this a LOT in the past when I started out with just cutting carbs and did it today the same way I did back then.) I sliced it thin so I got 3 slices, and “toasted” them in a frying pan in butter, and had them with a schmear of sugar-free jam. All my eating was within an 8-hour window. (No yogurt today, not sure why. Maybe I forgot?)

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Feb. 1, 2023 – IF, lowcarb…
…and maybe OMaD/s?

It’s been 6 hours since I ate and I am hungry but can’t fix myself anything right now…maybe I’ll just have a few pecans and Whisps to tide me over…or maybe I’ll skip it…either way, it’s all good.

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Jan. 31, 2023 – IF, low carb

19-hour fast broken by my lunch; I didn’t have any yogurt this morning (and I should have!). I ate the leftover meat meal – just the meat mixture. 4 hours later I wanted pizza, and I didn’t want to make any at that point, so I melted cheese over my last piece of bread, then sliced it into strips and dipped them into tomato sauce. It was good and very filling!

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Jan. 30, 2023 – IF, low carb, OMaD/s

Jan. 29, 2023 – IF, low carb

16-hour fast broken by my first resistant starch experiment of oatmeal in my yogurt. 4 hours later I had 2 ground beef patties with Mayochup and a slice of garlic bread.

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Jan. 28, 2023 – IF, OMAD/s, low carb

Jan. 27, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s

Jan. 26, 2023 – IF, low carb

Had my yogurt to break my 12-hour fast. Mid-afternoon I had a couple of eggs fried with ham, topped with cheese, with some mayo on it. Ate again late evening, 3 (small) roasted chicken thighs which I had planned to have with some canned carrots (which I LOVE!) but because it was so late I skipped the carrots. So it was really kind of an animal-based day but I don’t want to eat any more this late…anyway, feel recovered from yesterday already. So that’s a good thing. And because I ate so late it is doubtful that I will make it 12 hours before I have to eat my yogurt. But we’ll see.

Jan. 25, 2023 – UGH!

Ate way too much, ate the wrong things, and will be doing the usual 2 days (at least) of VERY low carbs but eating as much as I want – even if it’s 2 ribeyes and a half-dozen fried eggs and only mushrooms, spinach, and cauliflower for my veggies – and at least 12 hours of IF. After 48 hours my system will be back to normal.

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Jan. 24, 2023 – low carb, IF

Morning yogurt after a 12-hour fast (which is my minimum). 3HB eggs dipped in mayo for lunch. Roasted cabbage and onions and a pork steak (with my usual SF/lower carb applesauce as a condiment) for supper.

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Jan. 23, 2023 – low carb, IF

Morning yogurt after 15-hour fast; last 2 slices of the bread I made on the 21st, grilled in a pan with butter, topped with the swiss cheese and chicken mixture from the 19th on it, then “air roasted” in my air fryer until heated through and cheese melted; some cheddar cheese at bedtime.

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Jan. 22, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s

16-hour fast broken by my few bites of greek yogurt. 5 hours later I cut approx 50g carbs worth from my pizza for my meal and put the rest in the freezer for another time. Had a t-bone steak with it. (I probably went over my daily carb allowance of 50g of carbs today but I don’t worry about it much when I just have one meal that day – plus my morning yogurt now.)

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Jan. 21, 2023 – IF, low carb

16-hour fast broken by my few bites of greek yogurt. A couple of hours later I experimented with a grain-free (of course) bread replacement recipe and it was a success! So I “toasted” – in a pan, with butter – 2 slices and had them with a schmear of peanuts-only peanut butter.

Later in the afternoon I reheated the last of my cheesy-cauli-rice with some added butter, and sliced some breakfast sausage into it. And I am full! DONE for the day!

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Jan. 20, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s

24 hours between yesterday’s meal and today’s meal (with my yogurt 4 hours earlier, or 20 hours) of our usual fish dinner at The Nest.

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Jan. 19, 2023 – 12/12 IF, lowcarb, OMaD/s

12 hours between finishing supper and eating my few bites of yogurt. 7 hours later I had my meal.

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Jan. 18, 2023 – 12/12 IF, lowcarb

My few bites of yogurt when I got up; 3 HB eggs smashed and reheated in butter with melted parmesan mixed in for lunch; roast pork with sauerkraut for supper. Eating spread throughout the day but within a 12-hour window (as noted in Jan. 2023 Update 4).

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Jan. 17, 2023 – IF, OMaD/s, lowcarb

I took a photo of my meal but now I can’t find it. Anyway, 22 hour fast before I had my yogurt (because I ate early yesterday, then slept late today!). 7 hours later I had my supper: 2 ground beef patties with Mayochup, and roasted cauliflower with butter and sharp cheddar cheese melted on top. Then I had a couple of pieces of pizza left over from Sunday so I ate that for “dessert”; finished eating within my 8-hour window.

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Jan. 16, 2023 – OMaD/s

Morning yogurt (only a 13-hour fast; having to eat this first thing in the morning is REALLY making it hard to keep with the IF! I have ALWAYS not eaten until afternoon, this is throwing me off! But it is helping my stomach issues.), then an early lunch, we were out of town for Pete’s infusion and ate at the local Mexican restaurant, I got a chimichunga with beans/rice/salad and ate some chips/salsa. Since it was a carbier lunch than I typically eat (and included grains) I’m fasting until I get up tomorrow and have to have my few spoonfuls of yogurt. (side note: I’m having no effects from the meal, totally surprised by that!)

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Jan. 15, 2023 – low carb, IF

Morning yogurt after 16-hour fast; afternoon pizza with a mozzarella-based crust, then some of my pork roast (a very fatty piece) a short time later.

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Jan. 14, 2023 – OMaD/s, 95% animal based, low carb

Had my morning yogurt (15-hour fast) when I got up; mid-afternoon ate some of my pork roast, over which I added a sauce of 2 parts of the drippings and 1 part sour cream.

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Jan. 13, 2023 – Today will be my first “5%” day; I’ll let you know how it went later!

So here’s how it went:
After my yogurt (14-hour fast) we went to The Nest for our usual Friday fish dinner. I ate just 2 small pieces of fish about half the size of the photos I’ve shared, and a dish of cottage cheese; the fish was battered and deep-fried as always; starting next Friday I will switch to grilled salmon which I believe is the only fish without a coating. Later in the evening we went to our daughter’s for supper, they had turkey, mashed potatoes/gravy, and a combo veg with yellow & green zucchini, broccoli, cauli, and carrots. I had some of each thing and 3 small mini-naans that were equivalent to a slice of italian bread. No dessert.

I am feeling pretty good, usually I go kind of crazy when off-plan from my usual LCHF or keto but felt much more disciplined today, not really enjoying the other foods as much as I thought I would. This is a good change! The only regret is those little naans; without those it just would have been a moderate-carb day, with all food consumed without my 8-hour window. At any rate, I enjoyed my first 5% day, but more than happy to get back to my 95% days.

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Jan 12, 2023 – low carb, 95% animal based, IF

morning yogurt (a few bites is all it takes) before meds and coffee
finished up my chicken “salad” on pork rinds early afternoon
made some carnivore buns, and had one with butter in the evening to try it. (Not bad, kinda strong pork rind taste, but will tweak next batch.)

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Jan. 11, 2023 – low carb, 95% animal based

After my morning yogurt…

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Jan. 10, 2023 – low carb, OMaD, 95% animal based

chicken moistened with mayo, double-wrapped in egg wraps and cooked in the panini press; a few thin slices of sharp cheddar cheese afterward

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Jan. 9, 2023 – low carb, 95% animal based

I’ll make this brief: yogurt in the morning, 2 ground beef patties (with Mayochup) in the evening.

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Jan. 8, 2023 – low carb, OMaD, 95% animal-based

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Jan. 7, 2023 – low carb, IF, 95% animal-based

17-hour fast just happened, not intentional, but I’ll take it! Had my yogurt almost at lunchtime; mixed in some ginger and cinnamon for a different flavor. A few hours later layered in my 5-Minute Chef pork panko, sliced fontina and asiago cheese, a mixture of eggs and sour cream, more cheese, and more pork panko on top. So cheesy and crispy on the outside, nice creamy scrambled eggs on the inside! Late supper was pan-fried ribeye steak. Had my glass of milk (for pain) with lunch . And that’ll do it for today!

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Jan. 6, 2023 – low carb

Plain greek yogurt when I got up, mixed in some of the unsweetened granny smith applesauce and cinnamon for something different.

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Jan. 5, 2023 – low carb

Had my plain greek yogurt when I woke up (before coffee or meds). Lunchtime I finished my soup from 2 days ago. Supper was leftover chicken legs from Sunday and a couple pieces of pork belly I cooked in the air fryer.

Jan. 4, 2023 – moderate carb

Started the day with my plain full-fat greek yogurt; I mixed it with about a dozen sugar-free chocolate chips because they were laying on the counter. Out on errands later I was starving and Pete had bought bananas so I ate one. After we got home I had some chicken and cheese (melted together in my 5-minute Chef) with mayo. In the evening I had a pork steak with no-sugar added granny smith (lower sugar) applesauce as a condiment.

Jan. 3, 2023 – low carb

Started the day with plain greek yogurt; made a pot of my chicken soup and had some at lunchtime; finished my leftover chuck roast at suppertime.

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Jan. 2, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF, low carb

20-hour fast, then some leftover chuck roast; mixed the meat juices with sour cream to make a gravy. Also some pork rinds with sliced sharp cheddar. Snacked on pecans.

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Jan. 1, 2023 – OMaD/s, IF

Air-fried chicken legs, cauliflower/yellow squash with cheese sauce casserole, a few sweet potato fries, and some custard for dessert; snacked on pecans.

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Dec. 31, 2022 – IF

Lunch was scrambled eggs with cheese; supper was sausage and broccoli, with a little bit of au gratin potatoes; snacked on pecans.

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Dec. 30, 2022 – IF, OMaD/s

Fish dinner at The Nest BUT also had a chocolate shake (not a big one) for dessert with my grandkids; snacked on pecans in the evening.

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Dec. 29, 2022 – IF

2 meals: lunch was a salad and plain wings, with a dish of (brothy) tomato florentine soup at an Italian restaurant. Supper was steak and shrimp with fries at Outback. (it was hubby’s birthday, he got to pick what/where we ate.)

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Dec. 28, 2022 – IF, OMaD/s, low carb

22-hour fast broken by a snack (some pork rinds); 2 hours later ate a supper of chuck roast, with some of my lower-carb baby creamer potatoes.

Dec. 27, 2022 – OMaD, IF

Chicken, spinach, artichoke, alfredo, cheese, on a flatbread & onion rings after 21 hour fast; at The Nest after spending half a day in the ER, too tired/painful to go home and cook.

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Dec. 26, 2022 – low carb, IF

20 hour fast, then bacon and eggs (scrambled with a little cream cheese). 5 hours later a pork steak with fried cabbage.

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Dec. 25, 2022 – I took the day off.

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Dec. 24, 2022 – low carb, IF, OMaD

17-hour fast, then 2 hamburger patties with MayoChup, and cauliflower with butter and cheese melted on it. Finished the last of my toasted pecan halves too, about 10 of them, for “dessert”.

Dec. 23, 2022 – low carb, IF

Today was an exciting food day, had low carb versions of some of my favorite foods!

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Dec. 22, 2022 – low carb, IF

After at least a 16-hour fast (I don’t remember when I ate yesterday but it was mid-afternoon when I ate my first meal today) I had some cheese, egg, and deli turkey in my 5-minute chef. 5 hours later I had a porterhouse steak, with a handful of toasted pecans with butter for “dessert”.

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Dec. 21, 2022 – I don’t know what happened to this update. But I was using my laptop that shuts itself down at random and I’m guessing that must have happened while this page was updating. Anyway, I don’t remember what I ate (it is now the next day)…sorry…

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Dec. 20, 2022 – OMaD/s, IF, moderate carb

18 hour fast, then 2 ground beef patties with Mayochup and some of my tiny (pearl onion sized) waxy creamer potatoes, air-fried, with butter. Evening snack of toasted pecans.

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Dec. 19, 2022 – low carb

Got hungry after a 15-hour fast (my minimum is 16) so I ate my last piece of my pizza sandwich from yesterday. 7 hours later I had a pork steak fried with some onion, and a couple of fried eggs mashed with butter.

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Dec. 18, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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Dec. 17, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

25-hour fast, then a pot of…well, call it what you want, it was like a stew in consistency. Browned ground beef, onion, shredded cabbage, rutabaga, some of my tiny creamer pottoes; cooked it down some, added crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes; seasoned with granulated garlic, Happy Salt, lots of parsley. Cooked until rutabaga & potatoes were soft. Served with a dollop of sour cream on top.

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Dec. 16, 2022 – IF, OMaD

21-hour fast, then our Friday fish dinner at The Nest.

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Dec. 15, 2022 – IF, OMaD/s, low carb

17-hour fast broken by a handful of pecan halves with butter.

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Dec. 14, 2022 – A MESS!

All went well when we ate at The Nest after a 19-hour fast. Ground beef patty, mashed potato, green beans. Planned an OMaD day. Until Abby offered some pumpkin pie and, because I’m depressed and frustrated by my current pain levels and lack of mobility, I just didn’t care what happened and I ate it. And now I’m a mess. End of story.

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Dec. 13, 2022 – IF, OMaD/s

I made some panini-press “caffles” for burger buns and some burgers. I could only eat one, the other will go in the fridge for tomorrow. And a handful of roasted pecans.

Dec. 12, 2022 – IF, OMaD/s (One Meal a Day, with a snack)

We ate at Culver’s while we were out today, I got chicken nuggets and fries. Snack was a few roasted pecan halves a few hours later.

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Dec. 11, 2022 – IF, low carb

For my meal I had roasted pork and onions. I also snacked on a few roasted pecans.

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Dec. 10, 2022 – low carb

We went out to eat with family/friends early in the afternoon to a mongolian grill. The first go-round I had pork, cabbage, and onion. The 2nd time I had shaved beef, onion, and carrots, and I added soy sauce to it. I also had a dish of egg drop soup. I know that they put starches and whatever-else in their food; since I don’t know exactly what’s in it, I’m just taking it at face value.

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Dec. 9, 2022 – IF, OMaD

My meal was a fish dinner from The Nest which Pete picked up and brought home to me.

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Dec. 8, 2022 – IF, low carb

Dec. 7, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

For my meal after a 23-hour fast I had scrambled eggs with sausage gravy over them.

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Dec. 6, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

19 hour fast, then 2 grass-fed beef patties cooked in the panini press (because I can’t find my pans) with Mayochup, then 2 slices of a cabbage cooked the same way, served with butter.

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Dec. 3 – 5, 2022 – As we were in the process of moving I wasn’t cooking and we ate out all 3 days (one meal/day but I snacked on pecans once a day as well, usually).

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Dec. 2, 2022 – IF, OMaD

Only meal today was my fish dinner at The Nest after a 20-hour fast. I may snack on a few pecans if I get hungry yet this evening. Big if.

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Dec. 1, 2022 – IF, low carb

Broke my 18-hour fast snacking on some freeze-dried vegetable chips. They’re pretty carby in this concentrated state @ 22gN for a cup – I ate less than half that amount.

5 hours later I reheated and finished the casserole from yesterday.

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Nov. 30, 2022 – IF, low carb

Supper, 6 hours later, was another chunk of my pot roast, cubed, reheated in butter, and tossed with mayo.

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Nov. 29, 2022 – IF, low carb, OMaD

18-hour fast, then 2 burger patties with MayoChup, and some of my little waxy creamer potatoes oven-fried with olive oil and Happy Salt.

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Nov. 28, 2022 – IF, low carb

16-hour fast, then some “pizza” (link is to the video on my NEW Keto Kwikkie page!). 5 hours later I reheated (in a frying pan with butter) one of my chuck roast hunks, tossed it with mayo – made a NICE sauce with the liquids from the pan! – and it was extremely filling and delicious. I will likely have a :ratio yogurt yet this evening.

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Nov. 27, 2022 – low carb

I haven’t felt well today so I mostly grazed. Some pot roast, a little later some cheddar crisps, a little later a keto bar, a little later some pecans, a little later some :ratio yogurt…and so it goes.

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Nov. 26, 2022 –

For lunch I had a lovely very-low-carb creation in my 5-minute chef involving all animal-based foods and it was delicious.

Had a huge chuck roast marinating, planning to eat some today (and on successive days until it was gone).

Family came over, went out for supper together, I ate BBQ ribs, onion rings, and cottage cheese, thinking it was an OMaD day (forgot I’d eaten earlier). At least the portions were small I guess.

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Nov. 25, 2022 – IF, low carb

This weekend, after what I ate yesterday, I will be eating very low carb, and 95/5 animal-based/lowcarb veg rather than my usual 80/20.

When I got hungry again I fried up a pork steak with, as usual, SF BBQ rub and a little sprinkle of Lakanto Golden monkfruit sweetener. Then I notice a lonely jar of coconut butter in the cupboard. So as soon as the steak was done I put some down the middle of the top and put the cover on for a few minutes. It seemed to have mixed with the other seasonings to make a little glaze – and it was DELICIOUS! (And had the added bonus of extra fat!)

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Nov. 24, 2022 – Thanksgiving. I don’t want to talk about it. Tomorrow is another day :).

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Nov. 23, 2022 – IF

After an early, busy, exhausting morning Pete wanted to go to Ponderosa for our meal. I started with a salad (mixed greens, HB egg, cheese, 1000 Island, then a couple of small pieces of catfish with a corn meal coating, a roasted chicken leg quarter, and a few pieces of crispy oven-friend potato – the last because I LOVE their mac’n’cheese and it took a supreme effort to walk away from it! For dessert I had some cottage cheese with pineapple. Not low carb but definitely better than my typical trip through the buffet!

A few hours later I wanted a little snack so I took some toasted pecan halves, spread a pea-sized schmear of cream cheese on the flat side, then dipped it into dessicated coconut (unsweetened of course). WOW! Delicious!! Next time – and there WILL be a next time – I will also sprinkle on some cinnamon :).

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Nov. 22, 2022 – IF, low carb

19-hour fast broken by my last 2½ pieces of leftover pizza.

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Nov. 21, 2022 – low carb

Because I woke up at 3:30 a.m. my system had no idea when to eat. I was starving by 8:30 so, even though it had only been 14 hours, I fried some canadian bacon and eggs. 7 hours later I was hungry again, and ate 2 burger patties with mayochup and some of my tiny creamer potatoes. Pete was having tater tots, which I LOVE, but my waxy mini taters were ok too, after quartering them and oven-frying them in oil with Happy Salt on them.

A NOTE ABOUT MY CREAMER POTATOES:
I always got them at Costco, and have about 3g of carbs. Last week I grabbed another bag of “creamer potatoes”, the bag looked slightly different but not that much, the potatoes were still tiny and still multi-colored and looked exactly the same and called the same thing…but when I opened the bag today I double-checked the nutrient data and they had SEVEN grams of carbs each!! I was shocked. I’m going to eat them anyway, though they’re carbier I’m mainly avoiding sugars and grains and being a little more generous with my carbs (up to 50g total/day sometimes) so the occasional non-processed natural food that doesn’t have added sugars and isn’t a grain isn’t a problem for me and doesn’t affect my health goals. STILL, I was pretty surprised and it was a lesson learned!

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Nov. 20, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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Nov. 19, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

I will shortly eat the leftover cheesy caulirice and a ratio:yogurt.

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Nov 18, 2022 – IF, OMaD

19-hour fast, then, for the first time in IDK HOW long, we got a fish dinner at The Nest. No photos because it looked the same as always except I got American fries instead of cottage cheese, though I ate less than half of them….maybe half a cup? with my 2 pieces of fish, and salad with 1000 Island dressing. Hot tea to drink.

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Nov 17, 2022 – IF, low carb, OMaD

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Nov. 16, 2022 – IF, low carb, OMaD

19-hour fast, then 3 grass-fed burgers with Mayochup.

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Nov. 15, 2022 – IF, low carb

IT is now the next day; don’t recall what I ate at lunchtime, just remember it was low carb and a 20-hour fast. Supper was a pan-fried t-bone steak.

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Nov. 14, 2022 – IF

Hungry but too sick to cook so Pete gave me about a half-dozen of his lobster raviolis from his supper about 6 hours later.

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I will have a pan-fried t-bone steak for supper. (If I decide to eat anything else I will come back here to update.)

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Nov. 13, 2022 – IF, low carb

20-hour fast, then some very simple creamy chicken soup: broth, chicken (used that last Costco breast), spinach, cream cheese, seasonings.

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Nov. 12, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

22-hour fast, then finished the other half of my meat wrap from yesterday, and the dark meat from the other side of my Costco chicken. (All that’s left is one breast which I’ll use in a recipe since I’m not fan of breast meat.)

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Nov. 11, 2022 – low carb

8 hours later I grabbed my Costco roasted chicken and a fork, and ate all the dark meat and half the breast from half of it.

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Nov. 10, 2022 – IF, low carb

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Nov. 9, 2022 – IF, low carb

20-hour fast broken with fried eggs and deli turkey, plus a :ratio yogurt.

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Nov. 8, 2022 – IF, low carb

I think it is the colder weather that makes me want 2 meals these days. No matter, I just make sure to keep them within my 8-hour (though I shoot for 6) window, and keep the carbs as low as possible. Anyway…

17+-hour fast broken by finishing my leftover chicken soup from the 5th (one bowl); 7 hours later I ate a pork steak (with my little cup of low sugar applesauce – 9gN carbs – for dipping as usual) and cauliflower mash.

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Nov. 7, 2022 – IF, low carb

17 hour fast, then 2 wraps similar to what I made on the 5th, this time with deli turkey, an egg, and cheese.

4 hours later I fried a t-bone steak.

3 hours after that I had a :ratio yogurt with my evening cup of tea.

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Nov. 6, 2022 – OMaD/IF

Since I can’t mentally adjust the fasting time with the time change, I’ll just say it was somewhere around 18-20 hours before I had my meal today, which was – it being Sunday, and all – pizza. Just a cooked frozen one, thin crust, cheap, with cheese.

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Nov. 5, 2022 – IF, low carb

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Nov. 4, 2022 – IF, low carb

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Nov. 3, 2022 – IF, OMaD

We decided to have another pizza day today. (after a 20-hour fast)

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Nov. 2, 2022 – low carb

It is rare that I slip out of my 8-hour eating window, even on the days I have a snack or even 2 meals. But today I did it, consuming THREE (smallish) meals within 9 hours!

After a 17-hour fast I had a little pork steak, dipped in sugar-free granny smith applesauce as a condiment. Several hours later I used toasted* the leftover lowcarb bread I made a few days ago and had it with a schmear of nut butter – this is a mixed nut butters, no peanuts, that I got from one of the local Amish stores. Then 5 hours after that I was craving protein again, so I had 2 slices of bacon and 3 eggs.

*My Gram grew up at a creamery that her family had, and her breakfasts and lunches were things like bowls of fresh sour cream with sugar, or the creamy top of the barrels of cottage cheese, or homemade bread fried in freshly churned butter. She was a big influence in our lives, we spent loads of time together and she is the one person who ignited my love of cooking, experimenting in the kitchen, and healthy eating in my soul. So while I LOVE all things “cream”, my “toast” is made the same way she made it; it isn’t that dry stuff that pops out of a machine.

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Nov. 1, 2022 – IF, OMaD

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Oct. 31, 2022 – IF

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Oct. 30, 2022 – OMaD, IF, low carb

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Oct. 29, 2022 – OMaD/IF

We decided to have our pizza today rather than tomorrow. After a 23-hour fast I just ate a (cooked) frozen thin-crust cheese pizza over the course of a couple of hours of nibbling on it.

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Oct 28, 2022 – IF, low carb, OMaD

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Oct 25, 2022 – IF, low carb, OMaD

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Oct 24, 2022 – IF, low carb

burgers with Mayochup for my meal, then another one for an evening snack.

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Oct 23, 2022 – OMaD, IF

We ordered pizza today. This is the first time I’ve had boughten pizza in many months. I just had mushrooms on mine.

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Oct 22, 2022 – IF, low carb

Late afternoon I had a pork steak and a couple of fried eggs. A few hours later I had some cheese Whispas crackers with peanut butter, and some :ratio yogurt.

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Oct 21, 2022 – Tried Something New

I started watching Victoria’s Keto Kitchen a couple of months ago – just about the time she started posting videos – and made up a batch of her self-rising flour a couple of weeks ago. Today I used a little bit for her 90-second white bread recipe, though I don’t have a microwave, but used the 4:3 flour:water ratio, then mixed in some shredded cheese. That made it too dry so I added just a little more water, then spread it into my new 5-minute Chef (thrift store find – brand new!) and ended up with a cheesy, soft, puffy biscuit. What a delight! Next time I will season it and will have the easiest-ever Red Lobster biscuit wannabe! I didn’t take any pictures because at this point it was an experiment, but since it turned out so well I will definitely have my camera ready next time!

AND Pete brought me home some fish from The Nest, I could only eat half but it tasted good.

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Oct 20, 2022 – low carb, etc.

I didn’t eat much, and nothing at all until early evening (back pain = not much appetite), then I had some soup and a few rye crackers.

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Oct 19, 2022 – low carb, IF OMaD

3 scrambled eggs, with a few more of my tiny potatoes, roasted, on the side.

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Oct 18, 2022 – low carb, IF OMaD

Didn’t get hungry until evening. Was able to use up my last 2 lowcarb (but grain-based, therefore inflammatory) tortillas. Oil in a baking pan, dipped tortillla on both sides; layer of provolone cheese, layer of canadian bacon, layer of sliced tomato, layer of cheese, another tortilla on tip, brushed with olive oil. Convection baked at 425°F for 20 minutes. Spread top with mayo. Deliciousness.

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Oct 17, 2022 – low carb, OMaD, IF

I had 2 ground beef patties with mayochup at lunchtime.

I can’t be bothered to keep track of much stuff right now, maybe will be interested in a few days. But my appetite came back (and all other symptoms gone) when God woke me up completely healed early this morning. I’m not planning to go strict on myself except for low carb for a while, and will eat when I get hungry. Will try to eat within an 8-hour window, but if I don’t, I don’t. Not really seeing food in the same way since being so sick.

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Oct 14/15/16, 2022 – extreme low carb, extreme IF, NMaD (No Meals a Day)

Too sick to eat; diagnosed with covid. No appetite for these 3 days so I only sipped at water, and nibbled at :ratio yogurt when I could. At one point Pete roasted 5 of my tiny waxy potatoes (3gN carbs each) and I managed to get those down. That’s all I ate during this time.

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Oct 13, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

I had some pork belly, fried, at lunchtime. Got hungry again later in the evening but my stomach didn’t really want to accept much food…and several hours later I started to feel sick so didn’t eat anything else.

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Oct 12, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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Oct 11, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

Oct 10, 2022 – IF

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Oct 9, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

And a :ratio yogurt.

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Oct 8, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

No photos today. My meal was a pretty big one, after a 23-hour fast. One of my crispy crust creations, this time with sliced tomato, mayo, 2 kinds of cheese. And some pork belly on the side, which I dipped in the unsweetened applesauce I use as a condiment. And :ratio yogurt, of course. Golly,

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Oct 7, 2022 – IF, low carb

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Oct 6, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

Shortly before supper I ate 2 little hard sausages to tide me over until the casserole was done; I hadn’t eaten in 25 hours and was starting to get hungry.

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Oct 5, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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Oct 4, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

No photo. 23-hour fast followed by 2 fried eggs and 2 ground beef patties; also :ratio yogurt.

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Oct 3, 2022 – IF

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Oct 2, 2022 – IF, low carb

I had just over a 24-hour fast. (BTW, I eat when I get hungry, not by the clock; I don’t get hungry very often.) I ate my meal in 2 sittings, 4 hours apart, with :ratio yogurt for dessert after the 2nd sitting.

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Oct 1, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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Sept 30, 2022 – IF, OMaD

We had our usual fish dinner at The Nest – subbing the sweet cole slaw and french fries for cottage cheese and tossed salad (1000 Island).

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Sept 29, 2022 – IF, low carb

18-hour fast broken by a pork steak (with my usual unsweetened applesauce “dip”), and multiple veggies all cooked on the Blackstone, with love, by Pete. I had a :ratio yogurt about 2 hours later.

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Sept 28, 2022 – IF, low carb

Mid-afternoon I had one of my almond-lemon bars to tide me over until I could make something else. (Since I’d eaten so early in the day I knew I’d have a 2nd meal later.) And “later” my “something else” was 2 ground beef patties with Mayochup on them. Today’s eating period was 8 hours (my maxiumum, though I try to keep it at 6 or less on those days I don’t do OMaD).

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Sept 27, 2022 – IF, low carb

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Sept 26, 2022 – OMaD, IF

Sept 25, 2022 – OMaD, IF, low carb

I also had 2 leftover beef patties with “mayochup” on the side, and a :ratio yogurt for dessert.

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Sept 24, 2022 – OMaD, IF, low carb

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Sept 23, 2022 – OMaD

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Sept 22, 2022 – IF, low carb

Broke 18-hour fast with a spoonful of SF peanut butter. 2 hours later I had a burger on a chaffle “bun”, and a few of my waxy mini “creamer potatoes” (both griddled on the Blackstone) followed by a :ratio yogurt.

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Sept 21, 2022 – OMaD, IF, low carb

22-hour fast, then my meal: pork steak, SF applesauce for dipping, and another half of a delicata…SO tasty!!! (No picture, I was really hungry so didn’t take the time!)

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Sept 20, 2022 – IF, low carb

I got hungry after 21 hours and fixed myself some deli chicken wrapped around cucumber slices and swiss cheese, which I dipped in mayonnaise.

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Sept 19, 2022 – IF

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Sept 17, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

23-hour fast. Then, because I was too busy to make anything more complicated, I spread some cream cheese on 3 finger-sized smoked sausages and wrapped them in deli chicken slices. Ate them with one of my :Ratio lemon bars.

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Sept 16, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

Broke my 25½-hour fast with the last of my Costco rotisserie chicken, ate the last of it (but saved the carcass to boil tomorrow).
4 hours later ate at the Mongolian grill: salad (lettuce, bacon, eggs, a couple of tomato slices, blue cheese dressing) followed by the main meal (mostly cabbage and pork – in that order – with a few onion slivers, carrot slices, and broccoli florets, plus some sort of ginger-sesame sauce or similar, not a sweet one just thin and a little spicy). So all food consumed within 4½ hours.

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Sept 15, 2022 – ???

Well for one thing I felt starved late last night and ate some Whispas cheese chips, about a dozen, but the quantity doesn’t matter, I broke my fast. (Not sorry – making myself starve is one of the first steps on the road to failure!)

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Sept. 14, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

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Sept. 13, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

21-hour fast broken with the leftover steak and vegetables from the 10th. 4½ hours later I had some more of that Costco rotisserie chicken I got yesterday (1 leg, 2 wings, and about half of a breast, with skin of course!)

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Sept. 12, 2022 – IF

19 hour fast, then a taco salad which was NOT the best choice for my new eating plan, for several reasons: grain-based shell…unknown seasonings…deep-fried shell (almost certainly in an inflammatory oil). It was hard to choose something from the menu, I need to have several ideas I have approved ahead of time; my first restaurant meal on the new “diet” was a big fat fail! BUT it did have plenty of “clean” green peppers, olives, tomatoes, and lettuce on it, so it wasn’t all bad!

4 hours later I munched on part of the Costco rotisserie chicken I bought today.

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Sept. 11, 2022 – OMaD, IF, low carb

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Sept. 10, 2022 – IF, low carb

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Broke my 23-hour fast with a couple of fried eggs and sausages, with swiss cheese on top.

All of my food was consumed within a 5½-hour period today.

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Sept. 9, 2022 – IF, OMaD

Fish dinner at The Nest and, as usual, swapped out my cole slaw for cottage cheese, and my fries for onion rings.

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Sept. 8, 2022 – IF, OMaD

Cheese pizza. Since I’m currently all-but-totally-immobile Pete is doing the cooking. I have been craving “real” pizza for weeks, so today that’s what I got!

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Sept 4, 2022 – Sept 7, 2022

I was once again in the hospital and didn’t worry too much about what I ate. They had me, most of the time, on a “heart healthy” diet which, actually, isn’t. And my choices were very much unlike what I eat at home. So I made the best choices I could, and maintained my 16-hour (or more) fasts.

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Aug. 31, 2022 – Sept. 3, 2022

Due to an injury on the 31st I am unable to cook for myself. Pete has been preparing and serving me some great meals…but I can’t right now worry about control over what – and when – I am eating. I DO try to maintain the 16-hour fast each day, however…it is pretty much what I can control at the moment.

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Aug. 30, 2022 – IF

Pete Blackstoned some zucchini, cabbage, and onion, plus a couple of ribeyes, while I roasted some parsnips in the convection oven and made a butter sauce for the vegetables. Besides the melted butter I added some nooch, thyme, parsley, garlic powder, and salt. The sauce isn’t pictured but here are photos of everything else. (And yes, we LIKE our veggies cooked that way!) (Eaten after a 21-hour fast.)

I snacked on some cinnamon Cheerio-s for dessert. (No, I don’t buy cereal, especially sugary sweetened cereal, but it was given to us for the wildlife to eat and I made the mistake of tasting it and cinnamon is just about my favorite flavor on earth…) But given that I did eat them, I will be sure to do my 16-hour fast, at the very least, before having our anniversary celebration supper tomorrow.

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Aug. 29, 2022 – IF

20-hour fast. No photos but I made a tortilla pizza as usual EXCEPT I used chicken, mushrooms, and canadian bacon for toppings, and the last of my alfredo sauce for the sauce.

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Aug. 28, 2022 – IF

16-hour fast. I can’t find the photo I took…but it just looks like white sauce with green specks. Totally uninspiring. Anyway, I took my last pre-roasted pork roast out of the freezer in the morning and put it in a dutch oven with a little water over low hear for about 90 minutes. When it was thawed and also falling off the bone, I put some of the meat onto a plate. Then I sliced up a (drained) can of hearts of palm and sauteed them in olive oil for about 10 minutes; while they were in the pan I diced up 2 small tomatoes and put them onto the meat on my plate, to which I added the hearts of palm as well. Then I poured alfredo sauce over everything and topped it off with a few dried herbs from the spice rack. It doesn’t sound like anything special but it sure was delicious!

A couple of hours later I had some Brownie’s popcorn.

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Aug. 27, 2022 – IF

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Aug. 27, 2022 – IF

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Aug. 26, 2022 – IF

Broke 24-hour fast with a fish dinner at The Nest, doing the usual substitutions (salad with thousand island for their sweet cole slaw, and cottage cheese for fries). The batter on the fish was MUCH lighter today than it usually is, too.!

I snacked on some Brownie’s popcorn in the evening.

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Aug. 25, 2022 – OMaD, IF

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Aug. 24, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

No photos. Leftover chicken salad after 22-hour fast. Loaded cauli-rice (bacon, butter, cheese) 5 hours later.

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Aug. 23, 2022 – OMaD, IF, lowcarb

No photo. Chicken salad: chicken, chopped cucumber and onion, low carb macaroni, mayo, paprika, parsley

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Aug. 22, 2022 – OMaD, lowcarb, IF

No photo. Ribeye steak and zucchini, simply seasoned with salt, done on the Blackstone; a low carb bar for dessert.

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Aug. 10-14, 2022 I was in the hospital and – when I was allowed to eat – didn’t worry too much about what I ate. They had me, most of the time, on a “heart healthy” diet which, actually, isn’t.

Aug. 15-21, 2022 I was home but, due to after-effects, not cooking for myself. Still I managed to stay low carb, about 80% carnivore-type foods, and most of the rest as low carb vegetables. All but 2 of those days were OMaD as well. No photos; when I can use both hands properly I will resume picture-taking.

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Aug 9, 2022 – low carb, IF

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Aug 8, 2022 – low carb, IF

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Aug 7, 2022 – low carb

I also munched on some Brownie’s popcorn today, but not much, it just didn’t hit the spot like usual. Of course my tastes are clearly changing; it must may not be something I will enjoy anymore.

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Aug. 6, 2022 – low carb

Today was very low carb. An animal-based-food-only day, in fact; I find myself wanting to do these days more and more.

I did not do IF or OMaD as I’ve been hungrier lately and wanted to eat to satisfy rather than by the clock. Meal 1 was some sausages I fried up. Meal 2 was 2 burger patties with Boursin cheese melted over them. Evening snack was some sliced turkey sausage and cheese.

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Aug. 5, 2022 – OMaD

Had our typical fish dinner at The Nest – I had 2 pieces of fish, a salad with Thousand Island (instead of their sweet slaw) and cottage cheese (instead of fries).

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Aug. 4, 2022 – OMaD

Went to Ponderosa where I had a little of this and a little of that.

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Aug. 3, 2022 – IF, low carb

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Aug. 2, 2022 – IF

At some point very late last night I had some Brownie’s popcorn (in the wee hours after midnight I’m pretty sure) so IDK how long, exactly, I fasted before eating my meal this evening. But it was at about 7:00, and I went to bed at 2:00 a.m., so it was 17 hours minimum. If I hadn’t had that popcorn today wouldn’t have been an OMaD day. But I can’t, in good conscience, make that claim. At any rate, we were with family, and they – we – had submarine sandwiches for supper.
(Also – nothing to do with food – today I was able to sit cross-legged for the first time in years. Decades, even.)

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Aug. 1, 2022 – OMaD

Taco salad (no pic but it looks like every other taco salad I’ve ever seen) and a few onion rings, at The Nest

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July 31, 2022 – low carb, IF

I munched on some Brownie’s popcorn mid-afternoon (18-hour fast), then for supper I had some reheated pork roast, roasted yellow squash rounds, and Dreamfield’s pasta with a sprinkle of mozzarella and some parmesan/garlic white sauce over it. I want to eat the same meal again tomorrow it was so good…plus I didn’t get a picture so I guess I’ll have to!

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July 30, 2022 – low carb, IF

18-hour fast, then a ribeye steak. 5 hours later had some roasted pork doused with the juices from the pan; still had “sticking issues” so I gave half of it to Maisie.

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July 29, 2022 – OMaD

Just fish at The Nest, after 25-hour fast; only ate one piece, my salad, and a few onion rings before I was full.

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July 28, 2022 – see July 27, 2022

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July 27, 2022 – train wreck – let’s not talk about it.

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July 26, 2022 – IF, (very) low carb

To make up for yesterday, broke my 19-hour fast with some chicken and mayo on pork rinds. Planned to do carnivore today but had pork 5 hours later and (because of a re-piped esophagus years ago) I can’t eat it without something wet without choking on it – so I had sauerkraut since it’s (a) delicious! and (b) extremely low in carbs. (No pics/QuikVid because it was all leftovers.)

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July 25, 2022 – planned “day off” for my OMaD at a Chinese buffet; 25-hour fast prior, 19-hour fast after

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July 24, 2022 – lowcarb, IF, OMaD

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July 23, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

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July 22, 2022 – IF, OMaD, lowcarb

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July 21, 2022 – Good Intentions

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July 20, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

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June 19, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

17-hour fast, then HB eggs cut up with diced tomato and minced onion and tossed with pink salt and mayo.

6 hours later, pork. I have no idea what the cut was, it was flat and wide, just over a pound; I seasoned it with seasoned salt plus more onion and garlic powder, and fried it lightly; added SF brown sugar/cinnamon syrup and ketchup, covered, and let simmer until very tender. That was my supper.

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July 18, 2022 – IF

Mid-afternoon lunch at Taco Bell (it was what was available where we were) (combo #6); chicken sandwich with just mayo on “light” bread in the early evening.

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July 17, 2022 – IF, OMaD

pizza, from frozen, after 16-hour fast.

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July 16, 2022 – IF

2 burgers, fried, with Boursin cheese melted over them, after 21-hour fast.

Smoked, bacon-wrapped fresh (just processed that morning) chicken, green & yellow summer squash (just picked that morning), some of my son-in-law’s excellent chicken salad, and one s’mores over their fire pit. (I haven’t had sweets in a long time; it was so sweet it was hard to eat.)

Cheese and crackers for a snack later.

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July 15, 2022 – IF, OMaD

Fish dinner at The Nest (2 pieces of fish, cottage cheese, onion rings, a cup of their excellent “chicken crack” soup) as we do almost every Friday.

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July 12 – July 14, 2022 – Things going on and when/what/how I ate wasn’t a priority. I haven’t been able to cook so Pete has fed me; some of the things I’ve had are grilled cheese, a lovely fried egg/canadian bacon low carb wrap with Boursin cheese melted over the top, pork steak with “creamed” spinach (spinach with Boursin cheese melted in), and I don’t remember what else. But I did eat low carb, and did fast at least my 16-hour minimum each day. Given everything else health/mentally this week, just eating when I got hungry is a much less stressful option that I have welcomed; having lots of low carb options already in the house makes things easier and not much thought or planning required at times like this. I am glad that we found 10 more 5.2 oz Boursin cheese at one of the Amish stores on Monday (20¢ each – not expired), it improves nearly everything we put it on or in.

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July 11, 2022 – IF

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June 10, 2022 – IF, OMaD

Sunday is pizza day. I wasn’t able to stand at the counter and make a low carb pizza today so I just put a frozen one in the convection oven and then ate that. for my meal.

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July 9, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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July 8, 2022 – Had my typical fish dinner at The Nest, as we do nearly every Friday, subbing salad for their sweet cole slaw and cottage cheese for the fries. with my 2 pieces of fish. In the evening I finished the last of the Brownie’s popcorn I bought last week. I can’t say I’ll never buy it again, that’s not realistic; however, I’m not very good at self-discipline when it’s around and eat it too often. So I am choosing not to buy any more at this time.

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July 7, 2022 – low carb

I was very hungry today, so I ended up eating an hour before my minimum-16-hour fast was done and ate 2 meals, 6 hours apart, plus snacks as noted below.

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July 6, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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July 5, 2022 – IF

Grilled cheese on pumpernickel for my meal after a 20-hour fast, some Brownie’s popcorn a few hours later.

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July 4, 2022 – IF, moderate carb

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July 3, 2022 – IF, moderate carb

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July 2, 2022 – IF, very low carb

Confession time: I couldn’t sleep last night, had stuff on my mind, and self-medicated with Brownie’s popcorn. Then did a 16-hour fast before eating the skin off of a turkey breast that I’d roasted for my dog.

July 1, 2022 – IF

After a 20-hour fast we had our fish dinner at The Nest. I subbed cottage cheese for the fries, and a tossed salad for their sweet cole slaw – just like the link. 3 hours later I ate some Brownie’s popcorn; I didn’t buy any in June, just to test my self-discipline, so when July started today I got some. Now let’s see how I do with self-discipline when I’ve got some in the house!

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June 30, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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June 29, 2022 – IF, OMaD

After 22-hours without food I had 3 triangles of frozen breaded fish (but I cooked it!) and 7 mini-potatoes of the waxy variety, not the starchy kind. Because I had more carbs today I chose not to eat anything else, and to surround the meal with lengthy fasts.

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June 28, 2022 – IF, low carb

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June 27, 2022 – IF, low carb, OMaD – chicken thighs, mini-cukes, mayo

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June 26, 2022 – IF, low carb

After my 18-hour fast I ate 2 beef brats. For supper I had a pork steak and sauerkraut, followed by a low carb bar.

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June 25, 2022 – IF, moderate carb

I had fully intended this day to be low carb & OMaD, but things are what they are…

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June 24, 2022 – IF, low carb

As is typical after carbier day, the next day I just want to munch. All day. And I go with it, but with 2 rules: do my minimum fast first, then eat all I want but only within my 6-hour window, and only the lower carb foods I typically would eat anyway – nothing else. I find it much easier to get past the carbs of the day(s) previous and back to my preferred way of eating this way.
So today after my 16-hour fast I ate, spread throughout the course of my 6 hours: 7 parmesan Whisps…a low carb bar…a dish of full-fat greek yogurt flavored with vanilla and cinnamon, with some SF applesauce mixed in…6 mini-cukes with ranch and bacon crumbles.

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June 23, 2022 – IF

After a 16-hour fast (my minimum for IF) I had a burger and onion rings (though I only ate part of the order) at Little Boots in Houghton Lake, MI. It was a favorite place for us since we moved up there in 2005, this is likely the last time we’ll eat there, so I got my favorites. Later this evening Pete made us grilled cheese. No photos – everything looked like you’d expect :).

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June 22, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

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June 21, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb

4 tiny, previously-roasted-and-frozen, then thawed, boneless skinless chicken thighs, dipped in ranch, after a 19-hour fast. That is all.

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June 20, 2022 – IF, low carb

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June 19, 2022 – IF

Today was Sunday, pizza day. I ate cheese pizza – on thin crust rather than low carb tortillas this week – splitting it up into several small snacks over 6 hours which started after a 22-hour fast.

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June 18, 2022

No photos – today’s food was nothing to brag about; early lunch at a Chinese buffet, then an early supper at the granddaughters’ birthday party, including cake & ice cream. And that’s that.

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June 17, 2022

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June 16, 2022 – OMaD, low carb

Even though it is late, I have a pork steak that needs to be cooked; also, I haven’t had much protein today (similar to yesterday, just some cheese) so I’m going to eat part of it anyway to stave off middle-of-the-night meat cravings that could end in disaster!

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UGH! Middle-of-the-night: Had gone to bed hungry (not unusual). Got up at 2:30 wanting a big hunk o’ meat but who cooks meat at 2:30 a.m.? So I started foraging and found a package with the last bits of sourdough pretzels in the bottom. And ate those. REALLY?? That is SO not me!

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June 15, 2022 – OMaD, IF, low carb

HOT today, not much of an appetite, just had 2 grilled cheese sandwiches on keto (high-fiber, 0gN) buns after a 19-hour fast. Too hot to eat!

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June 14, 2022 – IF, low carb

No photos today. Broke my 21-hour fast with some mini-cukes dipped in ranch and some parmesan Whisps. Supper 5 hours later was a pork steak and unsweetened applesauce for dipping. A low carb bar for dessert.

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June 13, 2022 – IF, low carb

Hungry again about 22.5 hours after my last food, and was out and about, so I bought some low carb flatbreads, some cheese, and some sliced ham, and made a wrap for myself in the car. (For that $10 I can also make 7 more wraps, and have more ham left too!) 4.5 hours later, when I was home, I had supper: 2 burgers on keto buns, each with a tomato slice and a spoon of hot dog chili sauce on it. Followed by a low carb bar for dessert.

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June 12, 2022 – OMaD, low carb

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June 11, 2022 – IF, low carb

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June 10, 2022 – OMaD, IF

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June 9, 2022 – IF

I had a meeting up north, and it was at a restaurant, so I decided on an appetizer. It was 4 hours after supper, so I was starting to get hungry anyway…since they didn’t have anything even remotely lower in carbs I just went with their homemade pitas/chips and dips; I thought I’d get little tasters of the different items. It wouldn’t have been appropriate to take a picture of my food, so I didn’t. But just let me say that I ended up with at least twice as much food as I would be capable of eating even if I was starving! So I just nibbled, and Pete finished the rest later in the evening at home. (I will be doing a 22-hour fast before my next meal – again at a restaurant – later today.)

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June 8, 2022 – OMaD, IF, very low carb

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June 7, 2022 – IF, low carb

No photo today. Finished up that rotisserie chicken from Costco. After an 18-hour fast I had the last of the breast mixed with mayo and a little minced onion on pork rinds, followed by a (4gN) low carb bar. 3 hours later I had the last leg/thigh/wing, just plain, with a few mini carrots, and another low carb bar.

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June 6, 2022 – low carb

A couple of hours after lunch I finished up the last of my bag of Brownie’s popcorn; these are huge bags and it takes me a week to go through one. I’m thinking I will try to go a week without any and see how I do; Brownie’s popcorn is a seasonal weakness!

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June 5, 2022 – IF, moderate carb

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June 4, 2022 – very low carb

My first meal was after only 13 hours of fasting. I had been thinking about something I wanted to try for the last couple of days, and was anxious to make it. What I made – and ate – is in a video but I didn’t think to take a photo. You can see the video of my delicious creation HERE. I was – and am – pretty excited about it and can’t wait to make something else using this technique!

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June 3, 2022 – IF (19 hours)

Throughout the next 8 hours I munched on some Brownie’s popcorn and ate some Costco rotisserie chicken.

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June 2, 2022 – IF (18 hours), OMaD, moderate carb

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June 1, 2022 – NOTE: I’m doing things a little differently than usual for a while, as my eating habits will be evolving into the summer plan this month, as happens every year, anyway, so expect to see changes. 16 hour fasts (minimum) for example – rather an 18 – and concentrating more on what I eat than when I eat it during those 8 eating hours.

I snacked a lot today: raw cauliflower/ranch, “keto” yogurt, lowcarb crackers/cream cheese, Brownie’s popcorn.

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May 20, 2022 – IF (23 hours)

(NOTE that I won’t be “worrying” too much about how I eat for the next week or so, I’m on rest for the next few days for a knee injury so Pete will be feeding me and I don’t want to add any pressure to him in choosing and preparing my food; then will be out of the state visiting with my sister for a few days, and while I’m eating in restaurants I also don’t want to have to think about everything I eat though, of course, I will be making my best choices. Usually. Anyway, there will be about a week-long gap in my reporting on this page after this update.)

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May 19, 2022 – IF (18 hours)

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May 18, 2022 – IF (19 hours)

Out and about, got an appetizer sampler mid-afternoon (no photos, forgot), ate about half of it; 2 roasted pork sandwiches on keto buns with mayo early evening.

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May 17, 2022 – OMaD, IF (20 hours), lowcarb

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May 16, 2022 – UGH. With the grandkids all day. McD’s for lunch, A&W for supper. I just want to forget about it!

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May 15, 2022 – IF (20 hours), OMaD, low carb

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May 14, 2022 – IF (18 hours)

I just finished up the last of the chicken & egg salad from the other day, on pork rinds, then ate some popcorn – very little actually – a few hours later.

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May 13, 2022 – IF (24 hours)

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May 12, 2022 – IF (17 hours), OMaD, low carb

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May 11, 2022 – IF (20 hours), low carb

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May 10, 2022 – IF (14 hours), low carb

Again, no photos. Throughout the day, in a 10-hour period, I ate some Brownie’s popcorn (a small amount), a chunk of pork roast with SF BBQ sauce, and a dish of full-fat cottage cheese.

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May 9, 2022 – IF (16 hours), low carb

Nothing photo-worthy. But I followed the messages I was getting from my system today and ate accordingly. Mid afternoon I had some full-fat cottage cheese and some hard-boiled eggs with mayo. Mid evening I had a quarter (dark meat, my favorite!) of a roasted chicken.

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May 5-8, 2022 – Took a break. Still ate the usual things but added a few other foods, things I never (or rarely) eat, during the 4 days of my birthday celebrations.

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May 4, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

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May 2-3, 2022 – Totally off my game this week with high pain levels, can’t cook, etc…I ate what I could find (and what Pete made for me) if I got hungry, no rhyme nor reason.

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May 1, 2022 – Slept much of the day. Ate pizza because it’s Sunday. Popcorn in the evening with Pete. Feeling rotten so I don’t really care what I eat.

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April 30, 2022 – I haven’t felt good all day so I just munched. Mid-afternoon I had some mini-cukes dipped in ranch dressing. In the evening I had some FinnCrisp sourdough & rye crackers with cream cheese. That’s it for today.

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April 29, 2022 – IF, OMaD, after not eating anything since sometime yesterday.

I didn’t take any photos. In the evening we ate from a seafood buffet at a local restaurant, I had fish, shrimp, mushrooms, mac’n’cheese (because they have the BEST!), 2 small rolls, and a sliver of apple pie, and that was it for the day.

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April 28, 2022 – I didn’t take photos or write it down and now, more that 24 hours later, I don’t remember what I ate, or IF I ate.

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April 27, 2022 – IF, lowcarb

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April 26, 2022 – IF

So today we were at our daughter/son-in-law’s house babysitting our almost-3YO granddaughter. For lunch said toddler and I had “cheese doodles” – the name I use for any cornmeal-based shape covered with a powdered cheese-wanna-be chemical concoction laden with artificial everything and preservatives. But at least it followed a decent 19-hour fast…then when the older siblings got home from school and daddy got home we were invited to partake in their supper which, for me, was about a dozen fish sticks and 2 biscuits. This might be the least healthy day of eating that I’ve had in a while. But, good for me or not, I enjoyed every single bite!

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April 25, 2022 – OMaD, IF, lowcarb, after 20-hour fast

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April 24, 2022 – OMaD, IF, lowcarb, after 17-hour fast (again)

Had my tortilla pizza exactly like last week’s except I’d found some pepperoni-sized canadian bacon at the Amish store yesterday (5 packs for a buck!) so I used about a half-packet instead of the mushrooms. And the bacon crumbles on top, which came out crispy and delicious…I really love these pizzas! I also had a keto chocolate/caramel/pretzel bar with my tea afterward.

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April 23, 2022 – 17-hour fast

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April 22, 2022 – IF after 19-hour fast

Today we had our usual fish dinners at The Nest . About 4 hours later I had some nausea (from pain, not from the fish, never from their fish LOL!) so I ate some crackers with diet Vernors. And that’s it for today!

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April 21, 2022 – IF, low carb, 20-hour fast

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April 20, 2022 – IF, OMaD, 24-hour fast

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April 19, 2022 – IF, after 19-hour fast

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April 18, 2022 – IF, after 21-hour fast

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April 17, 2022 – OMaD, IF, low-carb, after 16-hour fast

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April 16, 2022 – We ate at our daughter’s house, they had a big turkey dinner. ‘Nuff said.

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April 15, 2022 – IF, after 21-hour fast

Late afternoon I had a PB&J sammich (everything sugar-free and low carb) because it was fast and easy and I wouldn’t have to be on my feet for long to feed myself.

(…and this is why I don’t usually buy low carb bread – I eat it!)

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April 14, 2022 – IF, after 19-hour fast

One of the things we bought at Costco was a rotisserie chicken. When we got home I cut it in half and put half in the freezer. The other half was taunting me so after a couple of hours I grabbed it, and a fork, and nibbled on it for a while. Overall I ate half of the breast, with the skin. Ergo, no OMaD.

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April 13, 2022 – IF, low carb, after 18-hour fast

Had a snack of baby carrots dipped in tzatziki mid-afternoon, followed by a handful of popcorn a little later – I really felt munchy today!

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April 12, 2022 – IF, low carb, after 19-hour fast

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April 11, 2022 – OMaD, after 20-hour fast

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April 10, 2022 – IF, low carb

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April 9, 2022 – OMaD, IF; 24 hours between meals

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April 8, 2022 – IF

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April 7, 2022 – OMaD

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April 6, 2022 – IF

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April 5, 2022 – I didn’t care how or what I ate today, I am pretty sick and tired of this wonky stomach. So I had leftover steak with eggs early in the morning (when I NEVER eat!), and mid-afternoon I had grilled cheese on some lower-carb (7gN/slice) bread I picked up yesterday. And that’s it. (I don’t think my stomach cares what I eat at this point!)

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April 4, 2022 –

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April 3, 2022 – IF (18 hours)

Sunday is pizza day, this week I ate a few pieces of a thin-crust frozen pizza (cooked, of course!), then a few hours later I had some popcorn

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April 2, 2022 – IF (24 hours), OMaD, low carb

I finished off my chicken cucumber salad from the 30th, and drank a lot of tea.

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April 1, 2022 – moderate carb, OMaD, IF; 22 hours since previous meal

My meal was our fish dinner from The Nest, except I only had one piece of fish, and had some hash browns rather than the salad.

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March 31, 2022 – low carb, IF, OMaD; 20 hours since previous food

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March 30, 2022 – low carb

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March 29, 2022 – low carb

Same as yesterday, except I added some full-fat sour cream to my “soup” to test my stomach. It wasn’t happy but didn’t retaliate. I may try a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese later.

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PLEASE NOTE that until my stomach is back to normal (just because I eat something doesn’t mean it went well!) I’m not going to worry much about OMaD or IF; rather I will just keep my food low/moderate carb and eat as I feel I can. This process is taking longer than I thought it would.

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March 28, 2022 – IF, low carb

Sticking with liquids once I finally dragged myself out of bed mid-afternoon I had a “cocktail” of diet Vernors and water, thickened with some oat milk and seasoned with with a cinnamon stick, which really mimicked one of my favorite meals of oatmeal loaded with cinnamon (that I rarely allow myself anymore). A couple of hours later I boiled some chicken broth and drizzled in beaten egg to make “noodles” and seasoned it simply with garlic, ginger, and a little smoked paprika.

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March 24, 2022 – I had one of my tortilla pizzas; March 25, 2022 I had a fish dinner from The Nest as usual. Then early afternoon on March 26, 2022 I had 2 coney dogs which went down great! But by that evening…stomach flu! So I ate nothing for the next 48 hours…

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March 23, 2022 – IF, low carb

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March 22, 2022 – low carb – Because I was so hungry (doggone hamburger bun yesterday!) I chose to go ahead and eat when hungry, but keep my carbs very low. I had a couple of small steaks, which I ate 5 hours apart. I will likely also have some cottage cheese as a snack yet tonight.

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March 21, 2022 – IF – today’s meal was 23 hours after my previous meal (again)

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March 20, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb – today’s meal eaten 23 hours after my previous meal.

It’s Sunday, so I had my double-tortilla cheese pizza. That is all.

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March 19, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb – today’s meal 24 hours after my previous meal

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March 18, 2022 – This was a rough day, food wise. I didn’t keep track of times or any other numbers or take any photos. Late morning I had bacon and eggs. Mid afternoon I had my typical fish dinner from The Nest but only 2 pieces of fish. I got some pizzelle cookies at the store and had a few after my fish dinner. (4gN carbs each)

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March 17, 2022 – IF, low carb – 1st meal 18 hours after previous meal; 2nd meal 5½ hours after that

For lunch I had pork rinds dipped in salsa mixed with sour cream. For supper I am having the tortilla pizza that I have mentioned here previously. No photos, keeping it simple as I recover from yesterday.

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March 16, 2022 – lowcarb

No photos. I was just trying to make it through a very difficult day, everything else was secondary. Early afternoon I ate some chopped raw cauliflower, bacon pieces, and ranch dressing tossed together; it was quick and easy but also tasted good. In the evening I had a steak and some zucchini sticks seasoned with (Amish) Happy Salt and air fried.

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March 15, 2022 – IF – 23 hours after previous meal

No photo; we’d spent most of the day at appointments, by the time we were done we stopped at Qdoba for a salad to get us home. The picture would have looked like a pile of cheese topped with sour cream in a bowl because all I could see was the top! It had lettuce, ground beef, tomato salsa, corn salsa, cheese, and sour cream in it though. And it was delicious! Now, 5 hours later, I am snacking on some cauliflower dipped in ranch dressing.

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March 14, 2022 – OMaD – 17 hours after last night’s snack

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March 13, 2022 – IF – 19 hours after my previous meal.
We ate a traditional boiled dinner at our daughter’s, and I ate it all: corned beef, cabbage (tons of it!), potatoes, carrots, and rolls. And it was all great! I’d intended today to be OMaD as well, but about 6 hours later I had to eat some crackers; I’ve had a funny tummy since I started this new med, and I’m sure all of that cabbage especially wasn’t the best for it. Anyway, you can see a photo of the spread on today’s vlog (#2091), which will be posted at some point…maybe Monday. But it was all delicious, and worth the mild collywobbles!

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March 12, 2022 – IF – 23 hours after previous meal

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March 11, 2022 – IF, OMaD – 20 hours after previous meal – See the original photo about our fish dinners at The Nest . I’m not willing to give these up; however I do get a salad rather than their sweet slaw, and a little dish of cottage cheese instead of the pile of french fries. It is my compromise every week, their fried fish is SO good!

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March 10, 2022 – IF, OMaD, very lowcarb – 25 hours after previous meal

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March 9, 2022 – IF, OMaD, moderate carb; 21 hours after previous meal

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March 8, 2022 – IF, OMaD, low carb; 23 hours after previous meal

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March 7, 2022 – low carb; see NOTE below

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March 6/7, 2022 – NOTE: This period from supper on the 6th to supper on the 7th was one of those rare (maybe 2-3x/mo.) times when IF went out the window. I don’t always do OMaD but I do stick pretty closely to IF…anyway, an hour after supper on the 6th I was hungry so I ate 4 mini-cukes dipped in ranch dressing. About 2 hours after that my body was screaming for protein, so 3 eggs and 4 rashers of bacon later, I had that under control as well. (Note to self: include protein with every meal!) Then 15 hours after that I was hungry – I had awakened 6 hours earlier than normal and my body apparently thought it was suppertime – so I ate my other tortilla pizza I’d made yesterday. I have a good supper planned for this evening and after that, if history is any indication, I will be back to my daily 18-hour-minimum fasts. At least this between-suppers period wasn’t a HUGE carb hit, about 21gN. So there’s that.

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March 6, 2022 – IF, moderate carb, OMAD; 22 hours after my previous meal

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March 5, 2022 – IF, lowcarb, OMAD; 27 hours after my previous meal

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March 4, 2022 – See The Nest Fish Dinner from last Friday, this meal was the same, 20 hours after my previous meal

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March 3, 2022 – IF, lowcarb, OMaD (+ small snack 20 hours after previous meal)

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March 2, 2022 – IF, lowcarb, OMAD, 25 hours since my previous meal

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March 1, 2022 – IF, lowcarb, OMAD, 23 hours since my previous meal

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Feb. 28, 2022 – IF, OMaD, lowcarb, 22 hours since my previous meal

I had a bit of a sweet tooth afterward, however, and since my supper had very minimal carbs I ate 2Tbsp of sugar-free dark chocolate chips. After I ate them I thought maybe next time I will toss them with a tablespoon or so of bacon crumbles – wouldn’t that taste fantastic!

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Feb. 27, 2022 – IF, lowcarb; 18 hours since my previous meal

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Feb. 26, 2022 – IF, OMaD, lowcarb; 23 hours since my previous meal

I absolutely LOVE the “cheese hash browns” and will be making them a LOT in the future! Pete had a baked potato with his (he can’t eat egg or bacon), and ended up eating half of my salmon – it was extremely delicious but very rich! – and I couldn’t finish my “cheese hash browns” because I was too full.

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Feb. 25, 2022 – IF; 18 hours after my previous meal, snack 7 hours later

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Feb. 24, 2022 – OMaD, moderate carb; almost exactly 24 hours after my previous meal

NOTES:
I had planned to start the whole process with some chopped bacon in the bottom of the pan. As I was cooking I kept thinking I was forgetting something and indeed there was something lacking in the taste, it wasn’t quite as I had imagined it. I even tried adding a chunk of butter for more richness (not included in ingredients above) but that didn’t help. So this is why I give the soup a 7 out of 10 rating; with the bacon it would have been a 10, I’m positive!
ALSO these little tortilla “crackers” are FANTASTIC! At only 1.5g Net each they are very tasty, slightly sweet, and were perfect for breaking off and dipping in this thick soup. In the end I ate the last two with my nightly DandyBlend tea, lightly buttered. Though I do avoid grains in most cases these will be an exception as they are SO good for sandwiches, crackers, dippers, etc. and are so low carb. Plus I often find them in our neighborhood Amish grocery stores for about 50¢ a package so they’re very inexpensive!

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Feb. 23, 2022 – OMaD, moderate carb

(NOTE: Since my nissen fundoplication in Dec. 2010 I can’t eat pork without mushy food or heavy sauce on it, as – for some reason – it gets stuck above the wrap. So I always have to generously dip each bite into something.)

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2/22/22 – IF, lowcarb – Today I got hungry fairly early, so had a snack at about 1:00 (19 hours after yesterday’s supper), then the meal at 5:00. So it became an IF day rather than an OMaD day.

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FEB. 21, 2022 – OMaD, lowcarb, keto

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Brownie’s Popcorn Wagon shows up over in Clare, MI in the spring and stays into late fall, serving up – among other things – the best popcorn I’ve ever eaten in my life! It is an addiction that I don’t plan to even TRY to break, and whenever we have occasion to go through Clare during the season I always pick up a bag or two. They JUST opened this week and Pete brought me my first bag of the season. You will see in future updates to this page how often I eat it!

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INDEX

Leftover Pork Stovetop Casserole

Chicken Soup (variation 1)

Veggie Trio Casserole

Spaghetti Squash Pizza

Chicken Soup Variation 2

White Pizza Sammy

Caulirice in Cheese Sauce

Pork & Cabbage Bowl

Breakfast Patties Alfredo

My Secret to a Chewy Tortilla Pizza Crust

Pumped Up Eggs

Creamy Zucchini, with Tomato & Onion

Cheezy Porky Eggs

Cheese & Tomato Tortilla

Ham ‘n’ Egg “Tacos”

Summer Sausage “Reuben” (on a keto bun)

Cheezy Rinds ‘N’ Salsa Dip

Asiago Tortelloni Alfredo With Grilled Chicken at Olive Garden

Fried Canadian Bacon’n’Eggs

Open-Face Sammy on a Keto Crust

Roasted Cabbage with Onion and Bacon

Steak and Roasted Green Beans

Fish and Sweet Potato Fries at The Nest

Chicken Salad

Fried Ribeye Steak

Spinach & Artichoke Flatbread at The Nest

Parmesan-Crusted Grilled Cheese

Roast Pork with Zucchini Casserole

Roast Pork with Veggies

Matt’s Burger’n’Tots

Tortilla Pizza Secrets

Open-Face Chicken Sandwich

Pork with Squash, alfredo

Ribeye, with buttery baked toast

Tortilla Pizza, by the slice

Chicken Thighs, with Roasted Cauliflower

Fish’n’Chips at Gatsby’s

Roast Pork with Butternut Cubes

Clams’n’Rings at The Nest

Chicken Cucumber Salad

Roasted Pork, Cabbage, & Onions

Burger with Onion Rings at The Nest

Ground Pork with Konjac “Rice”

Scrambler (Big Boy restaurant)

Roasted Pork Steak (with napa cabbage)

Tummy-Pleasing Chicken Soup

Chips, Chili, & Cheese

Roasted Chicken Thighs

Double Tortilla Pizza PLUS!

Roasted Chicken Thighs (with roasted cabbage)

Pork Steak with Onion Petals

Has-It-All Steak

Roasted Chicken Thighs (with leftover caulibrowns)

Roasted Cauliflower with Cheeses

Chuck Steak with Straw Mushrooms

Bacon and Eggs, made with love

Grain-free Tortillas, toasted with Parmesan

Pork Steak with ‘Sauced Butternut

Creamy Chicken Veg Soup with Tortilla “Crackers”

Grain-free Tortilla and Cheese Sandwich, Toasted

Fish Dinner at The Nest

Salmon with Cheesy Caulibrowns

Double-Tortilla Pizza

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