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Keto Meals in Pictures

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Keto meals! Use these as inspiration and ideas on planning your own Keto meñu! Cauliflower Fried "rice" with bell peppers and jalapeño sausage Pork Chop with a side salad and loaded Cauliflower Mash Sirloin Steak tips, fajita style with bell peppers, cilantro and lime over Spanish Cauliflower "Rice" Lasagna stuffed chicken (everything but the noodles)  & a side salad The same lasagna stuffed chicken, while it's in the oven 😍 Unconventional dinner, Taco Dip and Guacamole with Pork Rinds (not pictured) to dip. Added broccoli cause we needs some veggies 😜 Roasted Chicken with green beans and a side salad Another unconventional dinner. Buffalo chicken dip with celery sticks used to dip. I made half less spicy for the kids. One of my faves. Pepperoni and Salami pizza using a ground chicken and cheese crust.

Slow Cooker Keto Pulled Pork Roast

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Crockpot Keto Pulled Pork! Set and forget are ALWAYS my type of dinners. I haven't found too many with Keto though. We are only 2 and a half months into Keto right now, so it is trial and error and finding ways to cut carbs and eat more strict keto. Like the Seasoning Salt pictured. It actually has sugar 😫.  But this recipe is super easy and straightforward.  Season your meat! Season it REAL good! I used bone broth, poured it all in there, 15 oz. I chopped up some cilantro, jalapeno and onion. Although onion isn't keto for some people. Put our roast in the crock pot and covered it with the onion, cilantro and jalapeño. I also squeezed a lime over everything. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Shred and enjoy! You can eat it over rice cauliflower. You can also use lettuce leaves as a taco shell/tortilla substitute, or make some with shredded cheese. Add cheese (queso fresco is a great option), pico de gallo, guacamole salsa or/and sour cream. Or do what we did, just eat it alo...

Keto Pizza Omelet

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Keto breakfasts were hard at first. I walked into Keto thinking I'd ne

Keto Lunches using leftover Chicken

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I've been trying to make one extra protein dish with dinners so that I can just pack it for lunch the following day for my husband. It makes Keto lunches super easy. But sometimes, like I'm making "tacos" or something, I run out of stuff like low carb tortillas during dinner, and I then have to use the meat for an actual from-scratch lunch instead of just putting it straight into a lunch box. These are a couple ideas of done with leftover chicken: Chicken and Kale Salad - leftover chicken breast - 1 or 2 TBSP of keto friendly mayo - half of an avocado - 1/2 cup of chopped Kale - lemon juice (to taste) - Himalayan Salt (to taste) - Black Pepper  (to taste) Shred or cut your chicken to bite sized pieces. Add Mayo and Avocado. Mash together. Add Kale and mix. Squeeze in some lemon, salt and pepper to taste, mix again. And done!! I also added a bit of Sunflower Seeds, but be careful, the carbs are a little high on those. Pecans may be best. I als...

What's Under My Cutter: Name Sheet Ideas

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With Back To School season right around the corner, these name sheets are very popular, and an easy way to make extra money, even if you're a beginner Silhouette or Cricut user. So I ordered this 40 pack of EZ Craft USA permanent backed vinyl. It was cheap, I've only worked with HTV so I figured this would be great to get my feet wet. Well I made some water cup/mug decals and realized it's kind of hard to weed. Small pieces were kind of a nightmare. So I needed to use these with big designs. That's where the name sheets came in. I made 2 for my kids' school supplies and posted them on Snap.  Immediately someone messaged me to purchase a couple. I liked learning to make the designs and I liked practicing my weeding. Not to mention that the 2 I sold to her basically paid for the pack. So I posted them on Facebook marketplace, asked for a theme and a name. I sold them for cheaper than what they usually go for ($10-$15), I did them for $5. B...

Before/After T25 pictures (Results)

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Guess who completed T25 this past week! And it only took 10 weeks!!! You know... the actual length of time T25 is. I wanted to record my before and after T25 pictures and stats because I think it is AMAZING!! Also, keeping in mind that 5 weeks into T25, I started the Keto diet. I am wearing the same pants, which I haven't worn in a while, because honestly, it is HOT here and I need to be in shorts. Also, they shift a lot during my workouts because they are too loose now!! I find myself pulling them up often.  I'd also like to point out, these are a size Medium. 8-10. All of my workout clothes is older and a size small-ish. I bought these after having my daughter because I didn't want to bring myself down further by trying to squeeze into these size small workout clothes. That would have set me up for failure! But now, it is a great measuring point, popping out "muffin-like" to having to pull them up!! What is my weight looking like? Well, take a loo...

No Days Off For A Stay-At-Home Mom

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I sit here with a pounding headache, overwhelmed that I had to, yet again, exclusively deal with my toddlers tantrum/meltdown over probably just being tired. All I wanted to do was finish my coffee, but I, instead, had to hold her, rock her, walk around, find toys, hold her sippy cup because she was too upset to hold it (but wanted to drink it), ALONE while my husband watched a movie. No care in the world. No help whatsoever! I'm tired of not having a day off. I get he works every weekday, but do his days off include a day off from being a parent? Because I don't get a day off from being a mom. When he clocks out of work, he completely clocks out of ALL responsibilities. I'm walking around my house, trying to rock my baby to a calm state, and I'm noticing how much of a mess my house is, because I sat and watched a movie with my husband after the baby's bedtime instead of cleaning last night. I know I am getting ABSOLUTELY NO help with it. None. I never do.  I...