Author: Mia

They do say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I find that to be so true! A good filling breakfast will help you ward off that mid morning slump! Many people say they don’t have time to cook a good breakfast so I thought I would share with you my quick and easy go to Keto breakfasts. So filling, delicious and really does keep me going all day!

Just before you get started it is so important to weigh out all of your portions so you know exactly what you are having so you can log accurately. Always go from the nutritional label when counting your calories and macros. I use the Carb manager app but sometimes the database is not always accurate so always go by the label. It might take a couple of extra minutes but it will have a massive impact on your weight loss.

1. Eggs Eggs Eggs!

I am sure you have heard this a million times before but eggs really are a keto dieters dream! Carb free, filling, so versatile and delicious! You can fry them, scramble them, boil them, poach them, what ever tickles your pickle! Personally I like to scramble them with a little garlic and pepper and stick them on top of half an avocado or some homemade Keto mug bread for a treat. However you cook them you can have a tasty breakfast whipped up in just minutes.

2. Fry up!

Or grill up which ever you prefer. Obviously fry with a healthy oil such as pure olive oil, coconut oil etc. A couple of fried eggs, couple of slices of bacon, mushrooms and maybe a few cherry or plum cherry tomatoes. Watch your portions with the tomatoes as they are higher in carbs. Mushrooms are great! Tasty, low in carb and very filling. Depending on your ingredients a good old fry up with set you back 1-4g of net carbs.

3. Omelettes!

Omelettes are a fantastic choice for breakfast. Low carb quick and easy! You can add it a bit of cheese as a treat. I like to add spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms and a little grated Red Leicester cheese now and again. Top with a bit of cracked black pepper delicious! I love a bit of cheese but it can rack up your calories. Personally I have found if I have too much cheese it does stall my weight loss but everyone is different.

4. Keto Crepes!

I love Keto Crepes! So easy and quick to make and only require 2 ingredients. 2oz of full fat cream cheese and 2 eggs! That is it! You soften the cream cheese in the microwave for 20 seconds then whisk the eggs one at a time to make your batter. Warm up your skillet/frying pan add a little olive oil pour in your mixture and bam! In a few minutes you have delicious crepes! I also like to add a little cinnamon to the top or some sugar free maple syrup. Such a nice treat and only 2g of net carbs depending on your topping of-course.

5. Almond Flour Pancakes!

Almond flour pancakes are amazing! To me they taste just like the real thing. They are slightly higher in carb then the crepes but roughly around 4g of net carb per pancake. They also require a few more ingredients but if you are already a keto dieter you will probably have these ingredients in your cupboard already.

My favourite recipe can be found here

The recipe calls for sugar free maple syrup, I personally use Maple flavour syrup from the #notguilty range from The Skinny Food company. Watch out for the sugar free syrups as they can have sneaky hidden extras. Always check the type of sweeteners they use as some of them are actually higher on the GI index then regular sugar!

So there we have it! My top 5 go to brekkies! If you have any you would like to share I would love to hear from you! Please leave a comment below!

Firstly I would like to apologise for my hiatus again. Also I hope that you are all doing well in this very strange and uncertain time in lock down. Due to my health issues I am self isolating. I started a couple of weeks prior to the official lock down. I have been very up and down with my weight. I also fell off the wagon as far as Keto is concerned as it has been very difficult to buy the ingredients I need so I did have to eat more carbs then I usually do wish has resulted in gaining a few pounds.

In difficult times needs must don’t they? Anyway I have since been able to sort out that issue and I am now back eating a Keto diet again. I have already lost 6lb so far so good! I know I have said before I want to blog consistently but at the moment I am finding it quite difficult to keep things up due to my condition I am constantly tired and in pain so it can be quite hard to focus or put my thoughts into any kind of order!

Still I would like to try and keep things up and try and stay on track so I thought I would share with you all some of my recipes and go to meals that have really helped me get my weight back under control. Obviously my mobility is still very limited and being under lock down does not help this of course but the one thing I can control is what I eat.

If you are reading this then I really do thank you for your time and it is very much helping with my motivation so I really appreciate it!

New content coming soon so watch this space!

Well it has not been too bad a week for me. I have got myself back on track and I have decided to try not to beat myself up too much. I have another 2 stone I would like to lose over the coming new year but I am not putting time deadlines on myself. I have had one or two naughty treats with it being the festive season so I am indulging I am just not going to be over indulging too much!

I am still going to log all of my food over the Christmas week to make sure I don’t go too overboard but I have decided not to weigh myself until the New Year. I know if I do this I will be obsessing and I don’t want to ruin my Christmas worrying about it all.

Always remember tomorrow is a new day fresh from mistakes.

I wanted to say a quick thanks to all of my lovely readers it is because of you I am keeping going and am so far being successful on my journey. I still have a long way to go but I am hopeful and optimistic for the future.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I must admit I have been fighting a losing battle with myself this week. I have had some good days and some bad days. I don’t know what it is about the cold and damp weather that makes you want to wrap up and eat junk!

I seem to wake up with the best intentions but the stresses of life just seem to get in the way and I make some poor decisions. I put on a couple of pounds this week but I am going to get back on track! I want to look fabulous in my new outfit for my special secret Santa dinner! I am going to try not to get so hung up on the scales. I did measure myself and I have lost a few more inches which is a much better indication.

I have started using a new food tracker called Cronometer. It seems a lot more accurate and better to use for the Keto diet. I am going to throw in some intermittant fasting this week too. I have a few new recipies from the Lazy Keto app I want to try. I will get there!

Until next week I hope you are all well and having a fabulous festive season!

Well it has been a mixed bag again. Some good food choices and some bad. My health has not been the best, I have had a lot of pain so I was not prepared as much food wise as I would normally. We ended up having a few naughty things but at the end of the day we are only human and sometimes we make mistakes so I am not going to beat myself up too badly. Every day is a fresh opportunity to start again.

I installed a great app called ‘Lazy Keto’. It has lots of great Keto recipes, some are a little rich for my taste so I just adapt them to my liking. I have dropped another couple of pounds so I am happy about that. If you are interested in the app you can download it from Google Play or the App store. I would highly recommend!

Some of the things I have eaten this week!

• Keto cream of mushroom soup and green bean fries (Delish!)
• Courgette Lasagne ( Also delish!)
• Homemade Keto chicken curry poured over steamed cauliflower. ( I have tried caulirice but it is just disgusting so I just prefer fresh cauliflower)
• Steak and Keto cauliflower cheese.
• Courgette chips.

I am still mainly eating eggs and cooked breakfasts but still trying to find some good Keto breakfast recipes that aren’t too complicated or time consuming. I am getting a little sick of eggs if I am honest! I have had them in many many different ways. If you have any ideas or recipes I would love to hear them so feel free to comment below!

Until next week!….

Well what can I say. It has been a very tough few months for me health wise so I apologise for not keeping up with things. I am a little annoyed at myself as I did want to blog every day but my health has not really allowed it. I saw a very good friend of mine yesterday and she has given me such a boost and some great advice so I have decided that I will keep blogging but once a week as my health allows.

A little update! I have managed to stay on track with my weight loss. I am now only doing Keto. I have lost 2st 9lb since January. I will post some more progress pictures soon. I hope that you are all well and I hope you will continue to follow my journey. I hope you are all doing well in your journeys! Thank you for reading if indeed you still are!