Well I just tested, and I'm still not in ketosis. I did weigh less this morning. I weighed in at 120.4 which is way down from yesterday. I guess I'm losing some of the water weight. I said in my first post that last weekend I had the biggest binge of my life, and I wasn't exaggerating.
My son asked for bacon this morning, and that is probably what I should be eating too. I'm still getting over my weekend, and I'm craving sweets. I am eating the last 3 lemon bars. Then I am baking some flax crackers for my amazing fajita dinner with my husband tonight.
My son asked for bacon this morning, and that is probably what I should be eating too. I'm still getting over my weekend, and I'm craving sweets. I am eating the last 3 lemon bars. Then I am baking some flax crackers for my amazing fajita dinner with my husband tonight.
Flax Crackers
I am baking a flax cracker recipe that I found on one of my favorite keto blogs, I Breathe... I'm Hungry... I really love the cream cheese pancakes, strawberry mug cake, and brownie mug cake from her blog. I also love the blog All Day I Dream About Food. That is where I found an amazing brownie cheesecake recipe that I love. It's a blessing and a curse. I also like the ruled.me blog. He has a great chocolate chip cookie recipe. The first time I made a batch I forgot to add the swerve, but then I crumbled them up and added it plus some butter and I turned it into a pie crust. Then I filled it with a no-bake peanut butter cheesecake pie. I'll be making both pies again on this blog. They are both very decadent.
Today I made 2 half batches of crackers. The first batch is with rosemary, and the second batch is with oregano. The oregano batch is for dinner tonight. This is the recipe I used:
Makes: A LOT - It made between 30-40 for each half batch
Ingredients:
1 cup ground (or milled) flax seeds
2 eggs
1/2 cup grated parmesan or romano cheese
1 Tsp minced fresh rosemary
Sea salt or kosher salt for sprinkling
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) and put parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Add all of the ingredients (except salt) to a medium bowl. Stir until fully combined. Let sit for about 5 minutes.
Form your dough into a ball and place onto parchment paper. Cover with wax paper. Roll it out as thin as you dare. I went pretty thin (like a wheat thin thickness) and the thinnest ones of the batch were the best. Use a pizza cutter to cut a grid.
Sprinkle with salt. Bake for 10 minutes, remove and flip, bake another 3 minutes. If you want them super crispy, turn the oven off and then put the crackers back in after it’s cooled a bit but is still warm. Leave them in for about an hour and they will continue to dry out until super crispy. Serve with your favorite cheese or dip!
Approx nutrition data per batch: 780 calories, 70g fat, 34g carbs, 32g fiber, 2g net carbs, 55g protein
13 calories per cracker with basically 0 carbs. Yay!
I ate about 100 calories worth of crackers when they came out of the oven. The rosemary ones are good. I like the oregano, but I liked them more the first time I made them when I put basil in too. I'm sure they'll be good with the cheese dip though.
Today I made 2 half batches of crackers. The first batch is with rosemary, and the second batch is with oregano. The oregano batch is for dinner tonight. This is the recipe I used:
Makes: A LOT - It made between 30-40 for each half batch
Ingredients:
1 cup ground (or milled) flax seeds
2 eggs
1/2 cup grated parmesan or romano cheese
1 Tsp minced fresh rosemary
Sea salt or kosher salt for sprinkling
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) and put parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Add all of the ingredients (except salt) to a medium bowl. Stir until fully combined. Let sit for about 5 minutes.
Form your dough into a ball and place onto parchment paper. Cover with wax paper. Roll it out as thin as you dare. I went pretty thin (like a wheat thin thickness) and the thinnest ones of the batch were the best. Use a pizza cutter to cut a grid.
Sprinkle with salt. Bake for 10 minutes, remove and flip, bake another 3 minutes. If you want them super crispy, turn the oven off and then put the crackers back in after it’s cooled a bit but is still warm. Leave them in for about an hour and they will continue to dry out until super crispy. Serve with your favorite cheese or dip!
Approx nutrition data per batch: 780 calories, 70g fat, 34g carbs, 32g fiber, 2g net carbs, 55g protein
13 calories per cracker with basically 0 carbs. Yay!
I ate about 100 calories worth of crackers when they came out of the oven. The rosemary ones are good. I like the oregano, but I liked them more the first time I made them when I put basil in too. I'm sure they'll be good with the cheese dip though.
Fajitas
Ingredients
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon oregano (optional)
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
For marinade 2 tablespoons lemon juice & 2 tablespoons olive oil
Nutrition - Chicken breast 110 calories per 3 oz, 0 carb
Directions
Combine ingredients into bowl or plastic bag and marinade for a few hours. Set out an hour before cooking. Then grill or pan fry the meat.
I grilled the fajitas over medium heat. I flipped them after about 10 minutes then waited another 5 until the meat thermometer read 165. Then I let the meat rest for a few minutes before cutting while I put everything else together.
I cut up one pepper and one onion and sauteed them in a skillet for 10 minutes. I also put together the cheese dip.
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon oregano (optional)
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
For marinade 2 tablespoons lemon juice & 2 tablespoons olive oil
Nutrition - Chicken breast 110 calories per 3 oz, 0 carb
Directions
Combine ingredients into bowl or plastic bag and marinade for a few hours. Set out an hour before cooking. Then grill or pan fry the meat.
I grilled the fajitas over medium heat. I flipped them after about 10 minutes then waited another 5 until the meat thermometer read 165. Then I let the meat rest for a few minutes before cutting while I put everything else together.
I cut up one pepper and one onion and sauteed them in a skillet for 10 minutes. I also put together the cheese dip.
White Cheese Dip
Ingredients
1/4 package el viejo white American cheese, cubed
2 tablespoons cream, 2 tbsp water
1/2 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
cayenne pepper to taste pinch
Directions
microwave power 5 in 30 second increments
Nutrition - 220 calories per serving, 2.5 carbs. This serves 2.
1/4 package el viejo white American cheese, cubed
2 tablespoons cream, 2 tbsp water
1/2 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
cayenne pepper to taste pinch
Directions
microwave power 5 in 30 second increments
Nutrition - 220 calories per serving, 2.5 carbs. This serves 2.
Time to feast!
The tortilla is a low carb one from Ole. It had 5 carbs. I'm trying to keep it around 1200 calories and 20 grams of carbs. I did pretty good today. I had 1244 calories and 22 carbs. Along with the fajitas, flax crackers, and cheese dip I had sour cream, pork rinds, and cheddar cheese.