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Posted in Fitness, Personal Health, Personal Story on May 29th, 2012
Wow, what a month. After a few months of calorie restriction that didn’t go anywhere along with copious amounts of exercise where I ended up gaining weight, I went on a 3 week milk cure and lost almost 6 pounds in three weeks. This month I embarked on my ketogenic (low carbohydrate) eating plan. I […]
Posted in Cooking, Gluten Free, Low Carbohydrate on May 22nd, 2012
So there I was at Whole Foods, doing a little bit of grocery shopping. I saw a package of egg salad at the deli counter and thought to myself that it would be nice to make some. I always have pastured eggs at home, but I don’t usually have mayonnaise. I know it’s a staple […]
Posted in Ingredients, Low Carbohydrate on May 15th, 2012
While I know that most low carb diets don’t allow any dairy except hard cheese at the beginning (and Paleo allows no dairy at all), I had so much success with losing weight on the raw milk cure that I’m continuing to incorporate it into my low carb diet. A few days ago, I finally […]
Posted in Preserving on May 8th, 2012
It’s Spring. The days are getting warmer and when that happens, my mind starts turning to food preservation. I’ve already done some, I’ve dehydrated Cremini and Portobello mushrooms. But there is more to do and much of my canning is not about single ingredients. Unfortunately, most of the orchards and farmers markets in my area […]
Posted in Cooking, Low Carbohydrate on May 1st, 2012
As I’ve remarked, I’m currently following a ketogenic diet (also known as Low Carbohydrate). Since Calorie Restriction did not work for me, I’m going back to what I know. For many people, low carbohydrate means lots of bacon and very few vegetables. That simply isn’t true. It does mean that starchy vegetables are out during […]
