So glad you are! You are always welcome here. {{{{{Fleur}}}}}
It was really eye-opening! I came to realize just how much time I had wasted, but I also saw that it was truly helpful at the time and that that time has passed. Now I get more comfort and joy from my current projects in reality rather than mere stress relief by immersing myself in fantasy. Much better this way! MUCH!! And more satisfying, too.
Yes, very strange to put in tiny seeds into a pot and a week or so later, have little tiny plants (like my basil and chives) pop up! It's why I garden. I gave the strawberries a few tablespoons of water last night. I need to get those in the ground right away so they don't begin to have root rot. I can have strawberries (as fruit on a ketogenic diet), so having this glut of 4 or 5 varieties isn't out of the question. I'm also getting a new upright freezer for the family room as soon as I get that room finished (N neglected to finish installing the vinyl plank floor, but not before ripping out my baseboards in that room and then leaving it - plus it could stand a coat of paint in there since we've lived here for 16+ yrs.) With the new freezer I can have a nice roomy place to freeze my fruit as it comes in AND make my Fat Bombs. Yes, that's what they're called.
Google search "Keto Fat Bombs recipes" and you'll see TONS of them. Absolutely delicious! But they should be stored in a freezer, and my freezers are currently filled. DS wants me to make him some Fat Bombs "yesterday". It's one way to increase fat intake (a really positive thing on this WOE), they taste like candy or cheesecake, depending on which fat bomb you choose to make, but have NO SUGAR or grains in them. So I'm going to need more freezer space soon-ish for when the back yard fruits start coming in, but that's not until June at the earliest, so no worries, and also storage for the Fat Bombs and frozen muffins/cookies/biscuits/whatever I whip up. Plenty of time for the "Family Room Project" to be completed.Absolutely! But because I've been obese, even morbidly obese, for so many, many years, this may very well be fairly slow going for me. And as long as I'm seeing good results, I thank my lucky stars that there is anything that will do that! I just have to put on my big girl's pants, suck it up, and stay the course. It may take a year or two to get the weight off, but I could EASILY do this diet forever.
And those "muffins" aren't the bad kind of muffin. They do taste like they are, and they even LOOK like they are, but they are NOT. They're more like a potent, fiber-filled, gut-healthy and wholesome "treat" that's actually really good for me. And DS loves them, too! In fact, they are so tasty and smell so good while baking that DS mentioned that it's kind of difficult to not eat them all, but that he's only eating one per day. For me, there are days when I don't even have one at all. Still, it's one of my favorite recipes...so far.
I changed my mind. I think tonight I will make Chicken Cacciatore: stewed chicken thighs (bone in) in low carb canned spaghetti sauce with added onions, peppers, and Italian seasoning + fennel seeds! OMG YUM! Over stir-fried "riced" cauliflower! Mmm! Good Eats!! Lots of olive oil and a spinach/avocado/tomato/onion/marinated artichoke hearts salad! Yes, that sounds good!! I'm so gung-ho on this WOE I even make my dressing for my salad with Apple Cider vinegar + coconut oil (liquid) + homemade olive oil mayonnaise!
And it tastes GREAT! Oh, plus a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt. Yeah, that's tonight's dinner. See if DS likes it, too.From your mouth to God's ear! I'd better get out there now, before the day is over. Strawberries to plant!
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And the year before that: LATE AUGUST! So I am improving! Our growing season is so long out here that I still get a little something, BUT this year will be more realistic! 
