17 days of keto, plus oopsie roll success=LowCarb Gold Star!

Unfortunately there is no official judging committee to which I can submit my accomplishments, so I have reward myself by crowing about it here.

First, because recipes- I made the famous Oopsie Rolls and they came out really good! Lumpy and golden and bread-y and they held together a nice egg, cheese, and bacon breakfast sandwich and survived being CUT IN HALF like a normal roll or a piece of toast.  I've known about the rolls for a long time but I was scared that I wouldn't be able to make them work; they'd flatten/leak or crumble/fall apart or be a 'huge mess' like they were for many of the low-carbing interwebs people out there. I also don't have any cream of tartar and never remember to buy it because, yeah, cream of tartar AND I tend to avoid the baking aisle for obvious reasons. Well, friends, my oopsie rolls came out lovely without the cream of tartar (may I never again write cream of tartar so many times in one paragraph) and here's the proof:

PRE-OVEN:

 AND POST-OVEN:

In case you don't like clicking links or googling like a grown up, here's how real quick: Preheat oven to 300F, take two bowls out. Get 3 eggs and 3 oz cream cheese out of the damn fridge (almost half a bar of regular philly). Separate whites from yolk into your two bowls; be careful not to get any yolky stuff in the whites bowl. Take out your electric hand mixer/beater thing and GO TO TOWN on the whites first; stand there for many minutes making loud noises as the whites turn into a big lofty mountain. When you take out the beaters, the whites should make 'peaks' and be like a mousse or very thick whipped cream. THEN, move over to your yolks and cream cheese and blend that. I also added a pack of splenda and a small pinch of salt during the yolk mixing. Again, no C of T. Now use a spatula and 'fold' the yellow goop into the snowy whites; just incorporate-don't use the mixer again; just very lightly, in an egg-white-supporting way, fold until you have puffy light yellow undulating mass. Now grease a cookie sheet and BLOP BLOP BLOP BLOP!  Bake them up for 30 min. Each piece has maybe 1-2 carbs.

Many recipes say to do 6 rolls but I ended up with 4 big 'uns and we were very happy.

Meanwhile, I'm trucking along and I've been in ketosis for over two weeks straight which is a first. I still feel very satisfied, rarely hungry, and only occasionally 'snacky' at night which I attribute more to habit and/or boredom. My next weigh-in is this coming Wednesday and I am really hoping for 5+ more lbs and I'm motivated to stay the course. Eggs/bacon for breakfast, take out salad for lunch while at work, and then for dinner usually a low carb casserole or quiche- Linda's old school recipe site is the best- or I make basics like chicken, beef, or fish with stir-fried veggies. At night, the new Keurig I got Adam for Christmas has been a sanity-saver; especially with the not drinking. Decaf tea or coffee with splenda and cream is such a nice evening treat. I stocked up on like 7 different types of k-cups and it's totally worth it. I haven't totally abandoned eating at night; I've done the natural almond butter/whipped cream cheese little ramekin of 'cheesecake' a couple times but dinner plus a coffee is typically enough.

So for fun and to keep me motivated, I'm constantly planning out my second-half-of-2014 excursions and picturing that feeling of being 50,60, 75 lbs less than I was on January 2nd.  Disneyland in May and my feet will hurt less and I will fit on the rollercoaster! Swimming in the lake and sitting outside in July with less sweat and chafing! A summer trip to Vegas when I will fit into the courtesy robe! The seriously 20-odd pieces of tags-on, never-worn clothes in my closet will finally be used!! I will have ankles and a neck again! My face will be mostly eyes and nose and mouth and chin rather than all CHEEK! I will feel good and proud and comfortable and enthusiastic. Life will not be perfect, but I know from experience that it will be better at a lower and healthier weight. I'm maybe 1% there but I can feel the momentum building which keeps me on track.

Reading blogs and even Pinterest also helps so thanks for posting your stuff. I don't comment enough but I read a lot. Have a good weekend!!