* Just a Taste of What To Expect

So here's how I usually start my day. I get up early, about 5:30am or so. I put on a pot of coffee, turn on the news and attempt to only imagine how fantastic my day is gonna be. Four days a week I have a high protein drink for breakfast. I use a no carb brand called Isopure. It taste great!                  http://theisopurecompany.com/
( these are also good when you have the urge for something sweet, you can blend with ice and they come out like a milkshake without the milk)

I can change up the flavor every now and then by adding a little coffee or a spoon full of Walden Farms caramel, or chocolate sauce.
Walden farms products are great, well most of them. Their stuff actually has NO calories and NO carbohydrates! I starting trying them one at a time from the grocery store. I eventually went on the web site, checked out the whole line and tried most of them that way. I love all the sauces and syrups. Chocolate, strawberry, apple, blueberry, caramel and marshmallow. All the bar-b-q sauces are great. The mayo and peanut butter “spread” are just not for me. The marinara sauce is good even though it has an opaque paint like look to it. Well that's my Walden Farms review for the time being.
http://www.waldenfarms.com/products/all_products.html

The other 3 days I have a breakfast with eggs and a protein such as turkey bacon, or chicken sausage. You can have cheese as long as it's no carb like cheddar and feta but remember that adds calories. On Sundays I like to make a breakfast with a little kick.

Fritatta with Asparagus (super good)
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 small onion, thinly slice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound asparagus, tough ends snapped off, spears cut diagonally into 1-inch lengths
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup shredded Chedder cheese
Heat olive oil into a 10-inch oven-proof frying pan over medium high heat. Add onions and salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened, about 3 minutes. Add asparagus, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, covered, until the asparagus are barely tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Pour in eggs and cook until almost set, but still runny on top, about 2 minutes. While cooking, pre-heat oven broiler.

Sprinkle cheese over eggs and put in oven to broil until cheese is melted and browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Eat!

This is so laid back on a Sunday morning and it's great for brunch. With a great pot of coffee a paper this is the life. Remember if you drink your coffee with milk and sugar that adds calories and carbs. You should use non-dairy creamer and equal or splenda. I drink mine black, always have.
I'll include this recipe along with others in my low carb recipe section.

I thought at first this would be too difficult to pull off considering I could no longer pick up food on the go, but I have enjoyed cooking again, creating and finding new recipes that fit my new lifestyle. I always enjoyed cooking and entertaining and I guess that's all good if done in moderation, however moderation has not ever been one of my strong points so now I enjoy sharing my low carb creations with family and friends, it has taught me to take a little time for myself in the midst of my busy and hectic life.

I am on the go at work as a lot of people are. I take the foil tuna packs with me for my lunch. These are the best thing since sliced bread, and considering I don't eat sliced bread anymore, well I guess that says it all!
I also prepare homemade tuna, chicken and turkey salad, make lettuce wraps with it and take them. You should make the salads yourself. Manufactures use sugar in their recipes, so you don't taste the preservative they use.

Dinner usually consists of baked chicken or turkey breast. I also love broiled fish 'cause it's quick to make. I get home late I work a long day and the last thing I want to do is think about cooking.

On Sundays I will think all day about cooking, I'm cooking for the both of us and I want it to be interesting and flavorful. My favorite creation is Salmon Cakes. The trick was to figure out how to get rid of the bread crumbs and still have them hold together in the pan.

I use boneless salmon, celery, dill, lemon pepper, salt, eggs and Parmesan cheese instead of bread crumbs. They fry up great and they taste fantastic!

My husband is fine with my new way of life. He doesn't completely understand what it is I can or can't have but he knows I eat a lot of protein “meat” and he's simply ok with that. He looks forward to seeing what meat or seafood I choose to play with on Sundays, he is usually happy as any carnivore would be.