Diane Kress - PART 4 Are YOU In the 60%? The Conclusion is the SOLUTION and exactly what THEY don’t want you to know….

http://dianekress.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/part-4-are-you-in-the-60-the-conclusion-is-the-solution-weight-loss-improved-health-and-empowerment/

Diane Kress - Part 3: Are You in the 60% ? Are YOU among the Millions Scammed with Diet Misinformation?

http://dianekress.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/part-3-are-you-in-the-60-are-you-among-the-millions-scammed-with-diet-misinformation/

Diane Kress - PART 2 Are you in the 60%? A Victim of the 60 Year Dirty Little Secret….

http://dianekress.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/part-2-are-you-in-the-60-a-victim-of-the-60-year-dirty-little-secret/

Diane Kress - Part 1 Are you in the 6o Year Dirty Secret?

http://dianekress.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/are-you-in-the-60-the-60-year-dirty-little-secret/

Low Carb Diets and Alcohol - Good News!

Alcohol starts out as carbohydrate. Wine, light beer, and spirits begin as grapes, grains, or even potatoes. Because alcohol starts out as carbohydrate, many people mistakenly believe that it will cause a spike in blood sugar. 

When wine, light beer, and spirits are being made, carbohydrate grams are chemically altered during fermentation or distillation. After fermentation or distillation, the body will process alcohol similar to the way it metabolizes fat ; causing no major spike in blood sugar.

Always consult with your health care provider if 1-2 alcohol containing drinks are safe based on your individual medical conditions and medications.

Who Should NOT Follow a Ketogenic Diet?

The following information is offered to help you and your physician or healthcare professional determine if a ketogenic diet is right for you.

Contraindicated Metabolic Conditions 
Individuals with the following medical conditions should NOT undertake a ketogenic diet: 

 Carnitine deficiency (primary)
 Carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) I or II deficiency
 Carnitine translocase deficiency
 Beta‐oxidation defects
 Medium‐chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (MCAD)
 Long‐chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (LCAD)
 Short‐chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (SCAD)
 Long‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA deficiency
 Medium‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA deficiency
 Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency
 Porphyria

(Note that most of these conditions are identified early in life although porphyria can develop
at any time.)
Contraindicated Health Conditions
Talk to your doctor about implementing a KD if you have any of these conditions:
 History of pancreatitis
 Active gall bladder disease
 Impaired liver function
 Impaired fat digestion
 Poor nutritional status
 Gastric bypass surgery
 Abdominal tumors
 Decreased gastrointestinal motility; this may be in conjunction with conventional cancer
treatment and associated drugs
 History of kidney failure

Back on the Wagon = YOU CAN NOT EVER GO BACK TO YOUR OLD WAY OF EATING

Well, here I am, two years later and most of my weight is back on because once I lost the weight, I thought I could just go back to eating regular food and watch  what I ate... in the blink of an eye the weight came back!

I went to Florida with my best friend... she said, eat what I eat, you won't gain weight. Deal.

She gained nothing that week and I gained 11 pounds!

I always wondered how she ate so much, now I know... a calorie may be a calorie but how our bodies metabolize them is very different.

I am just getting ready to go back on the wagon... and once I get it off again I will stay on the plan....  I'm not going to keep doing this........... and I have a ton of skinny clothes I want to wear again.

I remember my doctor telling me... when you reach your goal, you will be surprised how few calories you can eat........... said he doubted I could go over 1,400 a day and felt it would be closer to 1,000 to 1,200.  He was right!

So... starting Monday, game plan is back on .. who's going to do this with me?

Crustless Quiche to make ahead

This recipe is from the Ketogenic Diet Plan website.. a VERY GOOD website = please visit it.

Low Carb Quiche Recipes

For these low carb quiche recipes, I use a 10 inchCorningWare Quiche Pan for the first quiche, and a 9 inch deep dish pie pan for the second quiche; no special reason, it's just what I have to use.

Any medium melting cheese works well in these quiche recipes. I prefer milder cheeses like muenster or havarti, but cheddar, swiss, monterey jack and gouda are also good choices. I don't recommend using the hard cheeses such as parmesan and romano, as they don't melt well, and they are too salty.

Although you can create a low carb pie crust with almond flour as in the picture, you'll note that these low carb quiche recipes are crustless, which makes it very easy to keep them low carb. And surprisingly, the egg-cheese mixture doesn't stick, as long as you butter the pan.

I make a couple of these low carb quiche recipes every Sunday and have a slice every day for breakfast, which saves me lots of time in the morning and makes it easy to stay on my ketogenic diet plan. At times, when I'm really busy, I'll bring a slice for lunch, and throw on a ounce or two of brie before reheating.

Basic Cheese and Onion Quiche

Makes 2 quiches.

• 5-6 cups shredded muenster and/or colby jack cheese, divided in half
• 2 tablespoons butter plus more for greasing pans
• 1 large white onion, finely chopped
• 12 large eggs, preferably organic or free range eggs
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tsp dried thyme

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a separate skillet, add the butter and melt over medium-low heat. Add the vegetables and saute until onions are translucent and soft. Remove from heat and cool.
3. Butter two 10 inch quiche pans or deep pie pans. Put 2 cups of shredded cheese in bottom of each buttered pan. Add 1/2 of cooled vegetable mixture to each pan in an even layer over cheese.
4. Crack 12 eggs and pour into a large mixing bowl. Add the cream and spices, and whisk together until well mixed and frothy. Pour 1/2 mixture over each pan of cheese and veggies, then use a fork to gently and evenly distribute cheese and vegetables into egg and cream mixture.
5. Slide quiche pans into oven, leaving an inch of space between pans. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until set and puffy and slightly golden in the center. You can also use a knife to insert into middle of one of the quiches, and if it comes out clean, they are done.
6. Cut each quiche into 6 equal sized servings for a total of 12 servings. Serve immediately, or cool and refrigerate or freeze. These will keep in the freezer for a two weeks, or the refrigerator for a week.

Nutrition: Serving size = 1/6 of a quiche. Each serving has 382 calories, 16 grams of protein, 33 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbohydrate and 1 gram of fiber.

More Low Carb Quiche Recipes:

Cheese, Onion and Bacon Quiche: Place 12 slices of raw bacon on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until slightly crispy. Cool, then process into fine bits in a food processor. Add to the egg and cream mixture in step 4 above. Nutrition: Serving size = 1/6 of quiche. Each serving has 390 calories, 19 grams of protein, 34 grams of fat, 6 grams of carbohydrate and 1 gram of fiber.

Cheese, Onion and Sausage Quiche: Cook 6 ounces pork breakfast sausage in separate skillet until done. Cool and crumble, and add 4 ounces cooked sausage to the egg and cream mixture in step 4 above.Nutrition: Serving size = 1/6 of quiche. Each serving has 380 calories, 17 grams of protein, 34 grams of fat, 6 grams of carbohydrate and .5 gram of fiber.

Veggie Quiche: Add your choice of finely chopped extra vegetables in step 2 and saute along with onions. Any low carb vegetable works; try shredded carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, celery, summer squash, etc. This will be higher in carbohydrate count depending on veggies used. Add 1 gram of carbohydrate to each serving for every cup of raw vegetables added.

Kitchen Sink Quiche: mix and match minced smoked ham, bacon, sausage and any vegetables using methods above. Quiche is almost like a pizza in a way, in that you can add just about anything you have on hand, if you think it will taste good in combination. Adjust nutrition counts as needed.

I hope you enjoy these low carb quiche recipes. I've been making them a long time and have finally hit on a recipe that tastes great every time, reheats well, and keeps in the fridge for a week or two.