I was so excited that I've been able to stick with this and lose weight, that I went out LC shopping and I found some good deals:

EGGS

I found eggs on sale 5 dozen for $2.99US. Around here I usually spend $1 to $1.30 per dozen. What a bargain!!! I'm wondering if I should get back there before the sale ends and pick up another. I'm eating tons of eggs, gone through about 2 dozen this week anyway (mostly breakfast). Inexpensive protein, no carbs!

eggies--eggies---eggies---eggies--eggies

How many different ways can I eat eggies: scramble them, fry them, bake them, boil them, eggie salad, deviled eggies, eggies in the tuna salad, eggies w/steak, eggie crepes, eggies baked into breakfast bars, eggie quiche, eggie sauces, eggies as thickeners--Ooooh, maybe I will pick up another 5 dozen before sale ends.

NUTS

I also noticed that the nuts were out--you know the ones in the shell. The people in the store looked at me weird when I danced around saying "Oh goodie, the nuts are out to play". The store manager laughed when I told him this followed by "When the nuts come out to play, then I'm not so lonely". I love it when the nuts are in season--I love to buy them in the shell and crack them open and YUMMY

I foresee in the near future: Cheesecake w/almond meal crust


I wonder if I can do anything w/eggies and nuts.......nothing is coming to mind, but if anyone knows--tell me soon

My refrigerator and freezer are full of meat and eggs and my cupboards are full of nuts. I even stopped by health food store and picked up flax seeds and guar gum to try out some recipes I've found here.

Enjoying this WOL.

hard boiled


that's the only one I could think of.

What's almond meal crust?
Brenda

I'm sure that its not professional, but all I do is grind (my food processor does this fine) some almonds to a meal-like consistency (before they turn into an almond butter) then I spread this on the bottom of the pie pan before I fill it w/cheesecake filling. They stick really well to the cheesecake--probably because of the oil from the almonds. I have been known to mix some cinnamon or cocoa powder into the nut meal before putting it in the pan. Then I just make my cheesecake (cheesecake made w/AS of course)

I'm planning to experiment more with nut meals and flours since I'm making this a WOL. The main diff is that meals still have the oils from the nuts included and nut flours are made from what is left after oil is extracted from the nut. I have no idea how you'd make nut flours at home, but I've found a couple places on the Web you can buy them--I haven't bought any yet. Before, when I did this WOE, I pretty much made due w/what I could make or think up (except AS and Low Carb Bars). But this forum has given me tons of ideas and new ingredients to play with