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u/FlayOtters just called me the Bruce Lee of Keto. After a moment of disbelief, I am totally OK with it.

If someone had told me on Memorial Day that I would be fifty pounds lighter soon after Labor Day I would not have believed it. All it took was a season, gallons of heavy cream and more meat than I thought I could ever eat. I hit a stall a couple of weeks ago that did not appear to be Shark Week related. After looking at my eating habits I realized it was Maltitol. Once I cut that out I went right back to ticking off a pound here and there. Then the past few days four pounds just wooshed right off putting me in the 220's for the first time in a decade.

At this rate I could very well

As some of you already know, part of my commitment to keto is that I started it in tandem with the local hospital's bariatric program. Part of the process of preparing for weight loss surgery is the battery of preliminary examinations to make sure you are fit for surgery. On my initial application and visit to the surgeon I told him 'My goal is to NOT have the surgery. If you are OK with that then you can be my surgeon.' So far it's been interesting, I've just been a ketobeast and they stare confusedly at my paperwork. Fast forward to last week and this week's NSVs:

• The bariatric nutritionist said that I am already holding to the 'post-surgical' diet albeit the volume is different. She al

• I am lapping the men in the house. Percentage wise I am losing more than all of them. Ha ha! In your face Y chromosome!

• My GwynnieBee closet needs to be overhauled to smaller sizes. The last two shipments had dresses that were loose on me. Side note: I joined GB a few weeks ago a month into keto because I was not going to buy new clothes every time I shrunk some. So far it's saved me a bunch!

• I raided my Mother's 'fat clothes' for stuff to fit into -- and I fit into it. I almost cried. She kept handing me dresses and they all fit or almost fit. I can't even tell you ladies.

• I went to Epcot on Saturday and did not cheat - not even once! I didn't cheat the whole vacation actual

x-posted from r/keto -- if I am crossposting incorrectly please let me know.

I was inspired by the IBIH's Cream Cheese Pancakes but never content to leave well enough alone I had to mess with the recipe to make it even tastier. Behold the Ketocakes!

Ingredients:

Ketocakes: Makes 6 8in. thin pancakes

• 4 oz cream cheese
• 4 farm fresh eggs
• 2 tbsp of almond flour
• 8 drops of EZSweetz De-bittered Stevia
• 4 drops of EZSweetz Sucralose
• 1/2 tsp. Natural Almond Extract

Syrup: *Makes over a half pint of syru

I was inspired by the IBIH's Cream Cheese Pancakes but never content to leave well enough alone I had to mess with the recipe to make it even tastier. Behold the Ketocakes!

Ingredients:

Ketocakes: Makes 6 8in. thin pancakes

• 4 oz cream cheese
• 4 farm fresh eggs
• 2 tbsp of almond flour
• 8 drops of EZSweetz De-bittered Stevia
• 4 drops of EZSweetz Sucralose
• 1/2 tsp. Natural Almond Extract

Syrup: Makes a over half pint of syrup: I used 2 Tbsp per stack

• 2 tsp. gelatin - dissolved in about 4oz of hot water
• 10 small blueberries
• 3 medium strawberries
• 2 wild raspberries -

Alright so anyone who has peeked at my wishlist knows that I am a little addicted to Fred kitchen accouterments. u/MrSparklee clearly picked up on that and gifted me with a set of very amusing wine tags that I have been craving for at least a year. Thank you so so much! I hope you dazzle one and all with your wheelchair flair!

My phone is on the blink else I would have posted a photo along with this note. Thanks again u/MrSparklee!

I am not certain if it deserves the FP title but I figured it would be appropriate. I went a little nuts at Agata & Valentina, a gourmet market in Manhattan last week and decided to find some new favorite butters. Since I was already posting my results for a non-Reddit friend I figure I would share them on r/keto. Enjoy!

On to the Butter Battle!

I breed tibicos. Since I started keto I have been hesitant to drink their nutritious liquid because I use panela (unrefined whole cane sugar) as their food. I always wait until they get good and acidic so there's never any sweet taste when I drink it but I can't seem to find any nutritional data on it. Help me r/keto if there's anywhere I can get an answer to this is here. Well maybe r/fermentation, I'll post there next. Thanks!