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ok. was still a little peckish after the carrots so ventured into the fridge and got some ham and cheese.

124 calories...ate all the cheese and one piece of ham (turns out i wasn't that peckish after all)

Bonus: a shot of a hungry kitty cat in the bottom left corner! ❤️

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I do not have a sweet tooth per se but I recently discovered That's it Dark chocolate banana truffles. I eat 2 to 3 pieces for a snack. It really tastes good to me, not terribly sweet but not bitter because the banana is naturally sweet and are filling. 20230215_072452.jpg 20230215_072502.jpg

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53 calories, steamed crawfish with Louisiana flavor. Ate it all. Some reason I can eat quite a bit of crawfish vs other seafood and meat. I ate 10 green grapes and 50g Chinese broccoli after. 20230216_132648.jpg

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Y’all, I don’t know what I’m doing that ends up with blurry pictures but jeez. 😂 Also, the amount of toast I’ve had lately has been astonishing. And that last picture with the Peanut Butter tofu and veggies- delicious even as *gasp* leftovers.

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@ryandafatty
I can tell in your face you have lost weight for sure. What do you mean you can’t breathe?
Have you talked about this to your doctor bc that sounds like that would be a scary feeling

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dinner yesterday: chai, pinehurst grilled chicken salad and coconut cake (shared)

I had the tea before eating so I didn’t eat much (1/3 the salad and 1/6 the cake).

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1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

Breakfast: Kefir (w/honey & nuts) and Tea 😝

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You just eat this plain? Isn't it like eating fat/oil? I mean like greasy and gross. lol Or, is it different than coconut oil.. which is what I am thinking it is?

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7 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Kefir is like yogurt not oil. This one in particular has a texture like airy Greek yogurt and slightly fuzzy.

Ahhhh ok, definitely not what i was thinking. haha

I do love coconut. Yumm

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Breakfast: Kefir (w/honey & nuts) and Tea [emoji13]

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I love milk kefir. I have been making it for years at home. I do second ferments with grapefruit rind. It is so yummy, like drinkable yogurt but way more Probiotics.

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15 hours ago, Tomo said:

I love milk kefir. I have been making it for years at home. I do second ferments with grapefruit rind. It is so yummy, like drinkable yogurt but way more Probiotics.

I may need to pick you brain on the process. Where do you get your kefir grains?

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I may need to pick you brain on the process. Where do you get your kefir grains?
You can get them from Amazon and other places in the net. All you need it a tablespoon and you add it to a cup of milk. After 24 hours at room temperature, strain it and reuse the grains over and over. [emoji846] I have had the same grains for many years. I make kefir cheese, kefir drink, whatever I feel like that given day/week. It is fun lol.

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