our trip to Oceanside via instagram

1.  we stayed up 24 hours straight to finish all the etsy orders before we left for Cali so we're sporting our zombieeee faces

 2.  gas station treasures

3.  first view of ocean

4.  blurry night time walks on the beach

5.  being totally legit with our no smiling faces at the mormon battalion

6.  blue water seafood market and grill always and forever has our hearts...and our tummies

7.  sand crabs EVERYWHERE!  they love my little toesies.

8.  Matt bought me a shark tooth bracelet on the pier!  i guess he thinks i like sharks or something.

9.  sunset!  no filter on this pic fo realzzz

10.  Matt is ridiculously excited for sonny's pizza!

11.  oh hello moon!!  also, no filter.  beachy pics are amazing!

12.  took a trip down memory lane with Matt's family at the San Clemente campground they used to go to

13.  Matt is obsessed with this candid shot

14.  look who woke up early to find beach treasures with me!

15.  the place we stayed was amazing!  not only was it RIGHT on the beach but the grounds looked like you're walking around paradise and they even had a koi pond!  we fed them and i picked out my favorite.  his name was Gizmo and i wanted to steal him.

16.   rest stop sign demanded i enjoy Arizona...so i shall

almond buns

eating healthy is so much easier when you get to eat stuff you like.

or stuff that reminds you of stuff you like.

Matt and i were getting pretty sick of the same old eating of meat all by its lonesome and then we heard of a little thing call almond buns.

you guys, i'm hooked!

last night we made bacon cheeseburgers and it was like i was eating a fo sheezy cheeseburger!

and then this morning we had open face bacon, egg and cheese mcmuffins!

check it out!

here's the recipe for anyone who's feeling adventurous and ketogenic enough to try it out!

Recipe for Almond Buns!
Almond buns - perfect for breakfast sandwiches, open faced sandwiches or as a burger bun.


Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 3 buns (6 pieces)
Serving Size: 2
Calories per serving: 373


Ingredients
3/4 Cup Bob's Red Mill Almond Flour
2 Large Eggs
5 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
1.5 tsp Splenda (optional)
1.5 tsp Baking Powder


Cooking Directions
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl
Whisk in the eggs
Melt butter, add to mixture and whisk
Divide mixture equally into 6 parts, place into a muffin top pan or equivalent
Bake for 12-17 minutes at 350 degrees (varies by oven, watch the first time)
Let cool on a wire rack.


Keto Specific (two pieces, one bun):
Calories: 373
Net Carbs: 4
Carbs: 7
Fiber: 3
Fat: 35
Protein: 10

may the 4th be with you recap

may the 4th was epic, obviously.

there was a lot of star wars clothes

and star wars themed food 

including tie fighter hotdogs, yoda soda and chewy cookies

some lightsaber battles and battle wounds

an intergalactic meltdown

and of course some good ol' fashion laying around and watching star wars movies

in the words of my nephew Trey, "this was the best star wars day ever!"

almond bars

so i went to the doctor this week to see how my whole metabolic syndrome-ness is going.

the doctor made me feel all proud of myself for losing some poundage and being overall a little healthier but i guess i'm still not exactly where i need to be blood sugar wise.

i went there really hoping she would tell me i was doing good and i could get off the medication that makes me nauseous 24/7 and on those really super fun days has me puking but sadly, i have to stay on it for now.

i know i felt the absolute best when we were on our ketogenic diet and i've heard lots of success stories of people who can get off this medication if they stick with this diet but it's sooooo hardddd.

we did it for a good month with barely any cheating and both Matt and i lost over 10 pounds in that one month but you hardly get to eat anything.

well, that's not true.

you get to eat a lot of meat and veggies and dairy but with my lactose intolerance i don't get the dairy part and i'm allergic to a lot of veggies too so it's like taking a very limited diet and making it super duper BEYOND limited.

but i'm determined to find an amazing balance of the keto diet with maybe a little extra stuff to make me not want to throw myself off a ridiculously tall building.

basically i'm gonna try a bunch of new foods and weird recipes to see what i like and what's healthy but tasty enough to keep in my diet long term.

and i'll be posting about it for my own benefit so i can remember likes and dislikes and also for anyone who is interested in eating healthy along with me!

so Matt and i wandered around Trader Joe's this week and found these healthy looking bars called Five Seed Almond Bars.

i've been putting off trying them for a couple days now but today i put my big girl pants on and tried them out.

and guess what...THEY ARE DELICIOUS!

they're nutty and cinnamony and probably the best tasting health bar i've tried.

only problem is, we didn't notice they have butter in them until after i had one this morning so no more delicious cinnamon nutty goodness for me anymore.

insert sad face here.

but Matt loved them too so he'll get to gobble up all those bad boys.

and after eating this i decided breakfast bars are totally genius for those mornings you don't want to cook or, if you're like Matt, you're already 15 minutes late to work by the time you head out the door.

 so i searched the interwebz for some breakfast bar type recipes and found some i'm going to try out!

basically anything that can give us a little break from eating eggs every single morning would be nice!