Help me help my wife

(Becky) #50

My family used to tell me I was too picky to be fat. I have to control/enjoy my food…lol!

I make my own turkey sausage for breakfast. Ground turkey and poultry seasoning, form patties, bake a batch, freeze, heat & eat.

Here is my grilled cheese sandwich, which rivals the one I used to buy from the bakery and wonder if I would die of a heart attack on my way to work.

Sub out the bacon and ham for beef salami and turkey…on headbangers 90 second bread with tj everything bagel seasoning.

I remember feeling like nothing was going to help me lose weight, and therefore everything seemed too difficult, seeing pictures of people who had found a way, helped me when even keto seemed hard.

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(suzanne) #51

I make hash browns with leftover spaghetti squash. It gets that nice crispy edge and is divine. Not the lowest carb but works for us.

(Candy Lind) #52

You actually get more nutrition from lightly steamed spinach than from raw, anyway. One of those “weird science” things …

(Candy Lind) #53

I saw one suggestion for a quiche using beef chorizo - I was going to suggest, since she likes scrambled eggs, making those “breakfast muffins” that you make in a muffin tin, adding a bit of meat that she likes, and/or some sauteed veg (that would normally be in other recipes, a bit of onion or pepper, or something else she wouldn’t object to), and some cheese on top. They can be made up a whole pan ahead of time, and then it’s grab and go in the morning - either to your own microwave or the one at work - they kind of turn scrambled eggs into finger food. I think dietdoctor and ketoconnect both have recipes you could work from.

(Jane Reed) #54

Today is the first time I read this thread and had to laugh at Laurie’s tough love post.

It sounds as if your wife is agreeing to this way of eating to please you and not because she had been convinced by the rationale behind it. I say that because I think a person who is firmly on board with keto is someone who will work out for herself what she will eat, within the constraints of this keto thing and her own preferences. It seems as if she is allowing you, OP, to do all the work.

Of course you want to help her, but perhaps you could tell us what SHE is doing to fit a ketogenic diet into her list of non-negotiables.

(Troy) #55

This is good!!
IMHO , does not taste eggy
I just added 1tbsp of almond flour as well

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #56

You are a brave, brave man! Be sure to let us know how it works out . . . :grin:

(Tim W) #57

Roger Wilco!

It will be done in such a matter that she’ll never know it and I’m not gonna spill the beans until I’ve been successful 2-3 times. We’ve been together 24 years so I don’t think this will break the bank, I’ll report back in a few months.

(Sophie) #58

Sounds like when I started my hubba on Iodine supplements… every day for a week in his coffee and I could tell a difference in his overall attitude within days. Needless to say, he wasn’t completely happy when I exposed my doings but he let me continue. Seriously, at least I wasn’t using his toothbrush to clean the toilet! It can always be worse, right? :laughing:

(Tim W) #59

Funny, I had to start supplementing iodine as well. It’s not amusing how many nutrients our diets are missing these days.

And you are right, it could always be worse.

(Ethan) #60

How did you know you needed to supplement iodine?

(Ethan) #61

UPDATE 1:

She started keto yesterday. The good news is that she seems to enjoy it. Even better for me is that now i can eat REAL food. Until recently, I was fending for myself on foods. I cooked a little, but with little time to make meals and not so much ability to cook AND clean in the kitchen, I made simple keto meals. Doing two five-day fasts a month, I often didn’t buy much food anyway. Now, my wife wants to do full meal planning like we used to. Before I went keto, she would cook food on Sunday for the week for both of us. She’s back to that now, and we made some awesome steaks, chicken sausages, creamed spinach (very heavy fat!), etc., yesterday!

(Cristian Lopez) #62

i agree too many carbs for ice cream

(Molly) #63

How about noatmeal for breakfast? I started with this recipe, quickly learned I couldn’t handle hemp hearts :nauseated_face:, and I typically leave out the chia seeds and stevia, too (so, it’s a pretty adaptable recipe). It reminds me of cream of wheat. If she must have something sweet on it, some berries or a bit of Sukrin Gold fiber syrup would do the trick, especially till her tastes adapt.

Do you feel different?
(Ethan) #64

I’m going to make it for myself; she’ll never eat all the seeds stuff.

(Ethan) #65

UPDATE-2:

My wife at dinner this evening, “I’m not really hungry at all. I think I’ll just eat this little snack.”

That’s never happened

(8 year Ketogenic Veteran) #66

Have her watch this.
If she isn’t on board with this simple start, she isn’t ready. Nothing we suggest will keep her compliant, as much as you want her to be. I get it. You are concerned. But your stress raises cortisol. Cortisol raises insulin. Insulin blocks fat burning. Give her the tools and let it go. For your own sake.

(Carol M) #67

She’s obviously very carb addicted. maybe you could try some of her favorites in low carb versions.

fat head bagels slathered in butter
fry some chicken tenders with some almond flour/coconut flour breading
there are some waffle recipes too.

These sound like your only options honestly, and hopefully as her pallet changes she will be willing to try more regular foods.

I can’t imagine having such a limited diet. I have gotten fat by eating ALL of the things, and loving them. Or maybe it was loving all of the things and then eating them. I am so glad for keto because I can still love the food I eat. I just don’t eat the crap that will kill me slowly anymore.

Good luck with this one!

(Carol M) #68

This video is the best! He always cracks me up, but I hadn’t seen this one!

Grow up, you are an adult, try new things. YESSSS!

(Amber Davidson) #69

Maybe she could look over some of the recipes… Make a list of foods.
Tour the grocery store
Make a list of things she likes.

Be creative?
I like to experiment, made my own salad dressing with Greek yogurt and ACV and ranch packet.
I combine a lot of frozen veggies with tuna and lemon juice for a quick thing.
Does she like shrimp? Lobster? There’s alot of white fishes that baked with a little turmeric and lemon taste like lobster to me:grinning:
Cream cheese on tomatoes. Cream cheese on lunchmeat…