(Day 6) I just found an amazing Keto Recipe. Cannot wait to make this.. Pizza anyone?

Ingredients:

Cheese:

• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese

Meat:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb sausage
• (For double recipe, I used 2 lb ground, 1 lb sausage. I have tried ground turkey and chicken but they don't have much flavor)

Veggies:

• 1 cup diced red onion
• 2 cup diced green bell pepper - or green and red, orange, etc
• 8 ounces sliced black olives - can't go wrong with black olives
• 8 ounces mushrooms
• 4oz bag of sliced pepperoni - this holds your casserole together

Sauces/Spices:

• Italian spices
• 2-4 garlic cloves minced
• 16 ounces pizza sauce - I found a generic brand with only a few carbs, or you can make your own with tomato sauce+paste+seasonings

Recipe:

1. Brown ground meat with the Italian seasoning. Drain off the fat (or keep it). Add garlic and cook for a few more minutes. Set aside meat
2. Saute peppers, onions, mushroom. I did this in the meat pan. Add pizza sauce when done sauteing
3. Spray and cover the baking pan (9x13, 12x16) with your cooked meat. Layer with black olives. Pour sauce+veggies mixture over/into meat mixture. Layer with pepperonis.
4. Blend your shredded cheese and layer it over the mixture.
5. Cover with more pepperoni and black olives if you have any
6. Bake at 425 for 15-20

Needless to say; I saw this on /r/keto and had to share with you all; as I will be making this bad boy next week!

Oh, did I mention Keto rocks? It's amazing. 

I'm staying around 1800-2100 calories per day and Im not even considering cheating.

Love it

-Freeze

Keto (Day 5): Just premade my week's food; and enjoyed an EPIC DINNER

I was wandering around Food Lion; taking time to check labels and learn different stuff. I never really did that before, which is exciting. 

I grabbed myself a pound of Beef stew tips from the meat section and knew I was going to have to make some epic meat for myself for dinner (being that I kinda skipped a "lunch")

Here's what I learned scouring through the 100s of sauces and stuff. Most of them are great for fat; but too high carb. I am even scared of 2g carbs in Ranch even though Ranch is generally known as keto friendly.

So I go to the asian section, I'm super curious about soy sauce. Lo and behold; Soy Sauce has 0 carbs. Fucking perfect.

So after making my 6 days of food, I portioned out out myself some broccoli and cheese and then whipped the pan out and made Soy Sauce Pan Seered Beef Tips. Rare and juicy. And ate the whole pound of it.

Im still way low on my carbs, under on my calories, barely under on my fats and just over my Proteins.

I should be full for quite a while with that meal; and it was beautiful.

And completely part of my diet :)

Keto Rocks kiddos; do your research

-Freeze

Keto Day(4).. I just don't understand...

I think the scales at my normal gym and this one are way different.

I got onto the scale today, 4 days into Keto, at the new gym; and the scale said 393.. (the fuck?) then after working out I got back on, it said 384. 

Something is wacky; I guess the one's in king are way the fuck off; as they said 391 on day one, and 370 my last weigh in. Idk...

Anyway. When I signed up with Planet Fitness they gave me the biggest shirt they had (2x)

When I got to Mooch's today I unwrapped it and said " i want before pictures with this shirt I can't fit; I wont stretch it, i'll just put it on as far as it will go."

 

Riiiiight. So this is the 2x shirt that I was going to have as my goal to fit; what the fuck? The scale says "Fucking huge" and I fit a 2x shirt, easily; No straining.

I know I'm big, but I'm so confused lol.

I guess I'm going to buy a 1x shirt now, with the goal to fit that sum'bitch by VapeMania in August.

And i bought 4x shirts for Color me Rad... dammit.

-Freeze

Vlog 4: Starting Keto

Vlog 3 That I forgot to post.

Double Post! What am I eating this first week of Keto?

For me; I had to make it simple. I had to be able to eat the same thing every day to maximize potential in ingredients and keep shopping lists low. I can't find my damn coffee maker, so coffee with heavy cream will be for when Im snacking (until I move and can find mine)

So...

Breakfast

1. A dozen eggs.

2. A package of your favorite bacon.

This is for a week. I'm going to cook all the bacon, and split it into 6 equal portions. Then every day for breakfast ima heat it up and make 2 eggs scrambled. They suggest boiled; but last time I tried to eat a boiled egg; I puked from the SMELL.

I'll prepare in a pan the bacon, using butter as the heating agent. I may cook this each day; but I think pre-making will be better

Lunch:

Juicy Garlic Chicken Thighs served with Broccoli and Cheese.

1.    A 12 pack of boneless chicken thighs

2.    A bulb of garlic

3.    20 oz of frozen broccoli

4.    1.5 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.

Going to bake the chicken in water with garlic bulbs in it. I'll boil the broccoli. Then ill portion it into 6 tupper wear containers, chicken and broccoli, then cover the broccoli in cheese and cover it. Lunch for 6 days, boom.

Dinner:

No Shell Tacos

1.    2lbs of Ground Beef

2.    2 bottles of Taco Bell's Mild sauce (keto friendly)

3.    1 carton of sour cream

4.    1 small bag of shredded lettuce.

5.    3 medium sized tomatoes.

6.    Half an onion. (Optional)

Going to be browning the meat and mix it with 1 bottle of sauce. Most of the other stuff gets added the day I eat it; but I'll pre cook the meat and pre portion. Regular beef, not lean or extra lean; regular.

I don't know the full macros on this but it should be well under the 20g of net carbs that I'm shooting for. I also bought Pork Rinds, String Cheese, and Almonds for snacking to curb the appetite.

I will upload pictures of the cooked out meals. And I will be using My Fitness Pal to track it; calories are unimportant on Keto as long as the macros are right and I stay under 20g net carbs.

Eventually I will switch to 16 hour/8 Hour Intermittant fasting which will have me eating all my meals within 8 hours, and not eating the other 16 (including sleep).

Do your research! If you wanna do this, the meal plan I chose can be found here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nFFXn_Uve5uh0qtqdAa0HvpEqqwKn6K00Z773pgLmEw/edit?pli=1)

And I will be using this tracker: (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ale7fF1dJEtNdGVIWVhmRW52OWJOOVpJc1ZpYnRMeGc#gid=5)

Lemme know!

-Freeze

(Day 43) Juicing and Life. How a 12 Day Plateau got me thinking...

So today is Day 43, and I have been stuck between 25-30lbs lost for almost 12 days. Maybe I'm just not juicing enough? Idk.

When I wake up tomorrow, I will be starting a new plan: Keto.

I have been spending the past 30 days researching the ins and outs, and I think for morbidly obese people such as myself, this is a perfect diet regimine. I went shopping today for a week's worth, and the food plus tupperwear came out to $72 bucks. Much cheaper then juicing, and it consists of amazing food.

If you are curious about it, check out www.reddit.com/r/keto Tons of info, progress pics, and such. I think it's just the way to go for a guy trying to retain muscle mass, and then build it.

I'm not going to publically post this to Facebook or anything, for those few who read this blog; That's what I have decided.

So When I start tomorrow, (Day 1) will be the new Title; and I will continue doing this blog.

Whatever it takes, fitness and health is my goal.

These are the Real results.

-Freeze

(Day 29) Why you should be weary of Juicing Bell Peppers

Normally, one would know that chili peppers, and other spicy foods can "burn" on the way out, right?

Well, take it from me, do not juice bell peppers (I use the orange ones) unless you are prepared. I was not prepared for the past 2 days, and I hope this is all over, because there is nothing more painful then non-solid waste that burns like fire.

Maybe that's TMI, but I thought you should know :-P

Tomorrow is Day 30, weigh in and such coming and maybe some 30 day comparison photos. I don't think I look like I've lost much, but we all know how personal perception is.

Anywho.

Here's to 31 more days of juicing!

-Freeze

(Day 22) Just Strained my Juice for the First Time, oh and 5K.

This evening when I get to the gym will be my Friday weigh in, and I'll be putting together my Vlog; we are just over a week away from being ONE month on this juicing thing.

So the pulpiness has really been an issue for me. The foam that the juicer creates and the pulp just really bother me on the way down.

So I got a strainer; I had about 10oz less of juice from my normal recipe; I had no idea how much of it was pulp and foam!

I'll be drinking those two jugs of juice throughout the day today, and will report back on any differences in taste, texture, ect.

Weigh in tonight!

I also signed up for a 5k in June today, the Color Me Rad run in Charlotte. I created a team (The TVA) and would love for any of you to be a part of it! (7 of you have already said you want in!)

It's a goal I have set for myself as of today: Run my first 5K in June.

Let's get it!
-Freeze