I have been on a low-carb/low sugar diet for almost a year, and although I miss pizza most of all, I have managed to satisfy other cravings with semi-worthwhile substitutes. Recently I made a kind of buffalo chicken dish.
I made it with cannellini beans, which anyone who follows a low-carb diet knows, is not a good choice, but they were in my pantry and they are a good option for my budget. They are filling, and if I watch what else I eat, they work with my new lifestyle choices.
Some people will ask me if I am doing Keto…I reply..”No, that’s crazy, there is no alcohol on keto”. At my age I am not after the fast weight loss, it doesn’t happen fast at this age. I am after sustainable. I am going to have a glass of Rosé, one way or another. I might as well have it without the guilt.
If I hit my 50 pound weight loss at my one year anniversary (which is the first week of May) I plan on celebrating with pizza.
In the mean time I am astounded (as one who is a self-proclaimed, carb addicted being) at the delicious low-carb dishes I have enjoyed the last year.
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Mmmmm – delicious
and hope you reach your goal in May –
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Me too. I REALLY want that pizza! lol
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🙂
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I can’t blame you for missing pizza. I try to limit carbs, but I’d have a very hard time eliminating them! I hope you reach your weight goal. What an accomplishment–even if you don’t hit the exact number.
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Yes, I don’t eliminate but have cut WAY back on them. I thought it would be a lot harder than it has turned out to be. I don’t miss the rice and I only miss the bread sometimes. The pizza, I miss. lol
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That’s understandable. I could live on bread too. 🙂
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I had been toying with a mostly vegetarian diet for several months – then I saw a documentary about the China Study – about plant-based eating and decided to get the cookbook and give it a try. I was amazed at how tasty the recipes are and after eating that way for just a few months I had a fast food hamburger because it was easily available at the time. Mistake. My body was not happy with me. I am not hard core about this, because I will eat meat if that’s the best/only choice where I am, and I have not given up eggs and cheese, but I feel so much better eating this way. Good luck on meeting your goal!
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A few months ago I went with friends to hear music. They had appetizers half price so we all got some and shared. They were mostly fried foods like onion rings. I was sick all the next day. I do feel so much better eating this way and its not just the weight loss.
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A clever choice, Dawn! Thank you for sharing with us. 🙂
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My husband and I also follow low-carb/sugar but not KETO. It’s a much healthier alternative I think. I’ll admit to a slice of pizza now and then however. It keeps me going.
:-). Congrats on your commitment and weight loss!
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Thanks Tina.
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Your meals look healthy and delicious. Good luck with hitting your goal, Dawn. I also lurv pizza. 😃
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LOL…thanks Sylvia.
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Good luck with your goal! A pizza now and then is a must here though – but I make it myself.
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Yum!
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😊
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