Collard green wraps with lunchmeat ... the perfect way to make your wrap low carb and get your greens in!

I am so excited about these collard green wraps ... they are fantastic. I bought a fresh bunch of collards and blanched them, then used just one leaf as a wrap for sandwich fixings. SO GOOD. Finished product was delicious. I used some rotisserie chicken lunchmeat, two sliced Vlasic no sugar added sweet gherkins, a little mayo and mustard, and two baby portabella mushrooms, sliced. Wrapped it like a burrito and cut in half. All together, about 6 net carbs. It would have only been 4 if I had opted for deli or yellow mustard instead of the sweet and spicy honey, which had 2 carbs by itself.

To blanch your collard green leaves, just put each leaf in a pot of simmering water, take it out after about 15 seconds, then put in an ice water bath and dry off. You're done.

The finished product. I love the consistency of the collard green leaves. Holds together great!

Low Carb Beef Tips with Mushroom Gravy hit the spot and still only 6 net carbs!

I was craving a creamy beef tips with mushroom gravy recently, so I made it low carb high fat and it was delicious. I used sirloin tip steak, which I marinated overnight in soy sauce and seasonings. I cut it into small pieces and fried in olive oil, removed from pan, sauteed a little onion, minced garlic and a box of baby portobella mushrooms. Removed all that from the pan, used the drippings and mixed with a cup of beef broth and a quarter cup of heavy whipping cream and a little xanthan gum for thickening. Stirred 'til slightly thickened, then added everything back in the pan, covered and cooked for about another 15 minutes until it was tender and delicious. Served over a small helping of Hanover mashed cauliflower. Total 6 net carbs for the meal.

The finished product, served over Hanover mashed cauliflower.

These mushrooms made it so good.

The ingredients.

Sizzling beef tips.

I used xanthan gum for thickening. Zero carbs!

New way of living ... the LCHF - Keto life

Well, from the looks of my blog you can see I haven't worked very hard on my weight loss goals in the last few years. I have actually deleted my past posts because they don't remotely mirror my current way of life. Stress, work, you name it ... lots of excuses. But thankfully I'm on the right path now ... on Oct. 3 I started the Low Carb High Fat way of eating and I'm never turning back.

I lost a lot of weight on Atkins before ... 80+ pounds. But alas, I gained it all back and more. I didn't stick with the way of eating. I didn't really have the support that I have now ... I found an awesome group on Facebook that is super motivating. And, I'm in it for the long haul. Here is the link to the group for anyone that wants to join a group of awesome people who are there to support and uplift you: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lowcarbchallenge/

This way of eating is awesome. There is a way to make any food fit your way of eating. Pinterest is a treasure trove of ideas for LCHF and Keto. I've been saving recipes on my Pinterest account here. I'll be sharing my journey and tracking my progress here, where I started, stopped, started, stopped.

This is my new life ... the one where I will accomplish my goal and finally see it through. I hope you'll join me.

PRIOR TO OCT. 3, 2016

JAN. 21, 2017... 37# DOWN

Most current - down 90#.