Some affiliates links posted Trying to find keto snacks can be difficult if you are on the go. Unless you want to live on beef jerky and almonds, trying to find snacks that do not need to be cold takes a bit of preparation. Whether you have your pantry stocked up or your car glove box has a stash ready to go. My only issue with having certain snacks in the pantry and stocking up is that they are there to eat any time. I had to keep Quest cookies out of the house because I would eat 2 every...
I have gone through a plethora of changes over my many years on this earth. I used to be an athlete in school. Worked out all the time and was in pretty good shape. Then college happened and I discovered triple whoppers and chicken fries. Thank god I only gained 15 pounds in college. Then I got a desk job where I sat for 10 plus hours a day, including driving. And last but not least, I had my daughter almost 5 years ago. My weight fluctuating from 185 all the way up to almost 240. Now if I have...
some affiliate links included Just like any diet or way of eating, preparation is key. If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. Oh I sounded so philosophical there. If you don’t have keto friendly foods on hand and ready to go, and you live with others that do not follow the diet you can be setting yourself for failure. Having a good base of foods can also be helpful when there is no time to plan for an actual meal, you miss grocery shopping day, or need a quick snack but want to keep it keto. This can...
For years and years we were taught that fat is the enemy. Sugars could be ignored but anything high in fat will make you fat. Research is now starting to show that that is not necessarily the case. Fat is no longer the enemy. Sugar is. Sugar has been found to be almost as addictive as heroin. ANY TYPE OF SUGAR. Even fruit and vegetable sugars. If you don’t believe that, try going completely sugar free for a week. My favorite keto diet phrase that I always tell people who are curious or unfamiliar with what keto is: “Don’t blame...
Being tall and a female, obviously, it can be hard to find winter clothing that actually fits and does what winter clothing is supposed to do. I usually end up having to buy mens winter wear. I always bought mens jackets growing up, and I had no idea that women’s and men’s zippers are opposite. Is that a thing? Why is that a thing?… I also happen to live in Minnesota, basically Canada. You know I sound like the movie Fargo….eh. It gets cold here and I was sick of buying a winter jacket every couple years. I knew about...
Post contains affiliate links Keto meal replacements and bars are starting to pop up left and right now that the keto diet has started becoming a bit more mainstream. Some are better than others. Some are healthier than others. It just depends on what you are looking to stay away from. I was sent a sampler pack of KETO BARS to review and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The company itself has a great start with the founder, Jon, having a hard time finding the right high fat low carb product that he needed. He decided to...
Being keto for over a year, I have learned many things. Mainly as I learn new things, the products that I purchase change and grow. A lot of times, when starting out, you want to try products that replace what you can no longer eat. Sugar free candy, low carb tortillas. Stuff that is still pretty readily available in any grocery store. Also when you start out, you tend to buy pretty much anything that somebody mentions or posts about. You want to try new things and that usually ends with buying things that are not so tasty. You...
Today’s guest post is from Ryan Luedecke who shares practical tips for low carb living on his blog — Mr. SkinnyPants. Ryan is currently on a mission to eat low carb keto at the top 30 fast food chains in the United States. His latest stop was at Five Guys Burgers. In this post, you’ll learn how to order low carb at Five Guys and get full for less than $10. You can also get a customized 14-item Five Guys low carb menu for free. It’s a great resource for anyone who wants to know which burger toppings are the most keto...
Keto mistakes are inevitable even for somebody that researches for months before starting. I would like to think that I am pretty proficient in all things keto at this point. I have been eating a keto lifestyle for over a year now and lost 45 pounds. 6 months of that year has been in a maintenance phase of keto rather than actively trying to lose weight. I think one of the main questions to ask before starting is keto, is why? Why are you wanting to do keto as your way of eating? I have been having digestive issues ever...
Not a sponsored post I have an almost 4 year old, a senior dog, and will be getting a new puppy next weekend. Let’s just say the idea of grocery shopping no longer feels like something that I look forward to. I used to look forward to grocery shopping as my time by myself. Now I have to race through the grocery store and thanks to my horrible short term memory, I forget lots of items. Nobody should be sweating by the time they are done grocery shopping from racing down the aisles. Nobody! When we get our new puppy,...
Bath time can sometimes be the bane of my existence. “Mom! I want bubbles!” “Mom! I want colors!” “Mom! I want a glass of wine while I play!” Wait, what? Sorry that is what I say to her… Almost every parent experiences the bum-city that can be bath time. The biggest part for us is the water that ends up everywhere. Some folks are lucky enough to have a bath where their kids can play on an inside ledge with their “science experiments,” but for us, we don’t have the proper layout. Which then results in Inga playing on the...
We have made the recent decision to get a puppy. I don’t know about you but when it is even mentioned to me that maybe we should get an animal I am all over it. I absolutely adore animals and would love to surround myself with a menagerie of pets. One night my husband came into bed and mentioned that maybe we should get a puppy to have a playmate for our aging bulldog as well as a transition pet for our 3.5 yr old daughter. To be honest, he wanted to get a puppy for me because he knew...
I am sure that some of you have noticed that I am not posting as often as I was in the past. This was on purpose. For a while I felt that I was pushing out blog posts in order to be able to keep up with all of the other bloggers I was following. I needed to try and stay relevant. I needed to hustle more. As I was reading over and over again from all of my bloggers companions resolutions for the new year, I just kept seeing that they were to get their blog bigger and bigger,...
Trying to stay in a keto way of eating can be difficult if you don’t have your set places to buy from. For most people Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods work for that. But not all of us can be rich folks with gold toilets. Walmart can also be a place to find some gems. Being a mom and a home body, I don’t always get the chance to drive the 35 minutes to the neared TJ’s and Whole Foods. Maybe once every few months and when I do go, I tend to get some bulk items, or canned things I...
Affiliate links posted below Ugh. That is what comes to my mind when I think about how long I have dealt with Keratosis Pilaris. If you have it, you know how annoying of a condition it is. No, it doesn’t cause any pain and no, it does not cause any issues down the road. It is just annoying. I have had KP for as long as I remember. It is on my thigh and calves as well as my upper arms. I heard some people get it on their face? That would suck… What is Keratosis Pilaris? Keratosi Pilaris is...
The idea of trying to stay organized can really be a daunting task for some. As a new years resolution, getting organized can be great to help with even more resolutions in the year. You can get organized and keep a food diary for weight loss. Start a budget for groceries in a planner. You can start planning out your blog posts throughout the months. There really are endless ways to get organized for the new year. I have a self-prescribed horrible short term memory. It is so bad that sometimes I can’t remember what channel I was watching...
Majority of readers have heard about Atkins so they know about low carb. Keto is a step up from low carb. It is more strict. It has more requirements. Low carb is basically just keeping your carbs low whereas a Keto diet has requirements for the protein, fat, and carbohydrates for the day. When on Keto, you are trying to keep your carbs below 20 grams a day. Some need to follow a ketogenic diet for their health and they have to be more strict than others. I do low carb based on net carbs versus total carbs. This is...
Amazon has some unique items to put it nicely. Sometimes bordering on weird. It is similar to that weird part of Youtube you somehow get to but didn’t know how you got there. Sometimes the unique items from Amazon are just that. Unique. They don’t really do anything or even do what they are said to do. I would like to be what you call, a seasoned Amazon purchaser. I have been a prime member for over 5 years and an Amazon member since 2005. I have been around the block with them. I thought since I have made so...
How is a Danish Christmas different from an American Christmas? Every country has their own traditions that are cherished and make their country feel special in a world where American tradition tends to overpower. It is important to keep your countries traditions alive, especially if you don’t live there anymore, like my mom. It keeps that connection to your roots and makes everything feel a bit more hygge around the holiday. Yup I said it. Hygge. America has decided to claim the Scandinavian term “hygge” and slap it on mugs and shirts trying to pass it off as their own. Unless...
If you live in cold state or country you know the agony of getting ready to leave, lock up and go out to your car and realize that it is covered in ice and snow and it will take forever to clean off. We don’t park our vehicles in the garage so we always have frost and snow on our windshield and the ice freezes onto the wiper blades. We live in MN and I recently was contacted by the company Frostguard to see if I wanted to do a review on their Windshield and Wiper Cover. It was...