People are so passionate about their cheesesteaks, aren’t they? I’m not about to call these Philly Cheesesteak Lettuce Cups. The last thing I want to do is offend someone by not making an authentic Philly style cheesesteak. Besides, the only time I’ve had a cheesesteak in Philly was about 17 years ago. I remember there being cheese sauce instead of regular cheese. Is that authentic? What makes cheesesteaks authentic Philly cheesesteaks? I really have no idea, to be honest….

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Have you all heard of “crack slaw” or what I’m calling Beefy Asian Slaw? My friend Aggie was telling me about how it’s a great low carb meal, but I hadn’t heard of it before. When I told her I wasn’t a big fan of coleslaw, she mentioned it wasn’t really a slaw recipe, but more of a great Asian inspired type meal. Immediately curious, I looked up a crack slaw recipe and decided to give it a try. I am so glad I gave this recipe a chance because it was so good! Like, make it at least once a week, good! …

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I can’t remember if I told you all that early in the year I changed my eating to be a low carb, high protein, low sugar, no alcohol, plenty of good fat kind of thing. I always thought that limiting carbs would be hard, but it hasn’t been too bad. I mean, don’t get me wrong… there are days where a giant bowl of pasta would make me incredibly happy, but I’ve managed to resist carbs and sugar for the most part. Combined with a good exercise regimen, this new way of eating has helped me to drop those nagging pounds that have crept up on me since turning 40.

Through all of this I’ve also discovered that I’m very much an abstainer versus a moderator. If I know I can’t have something, then I don’t. If I was trying to just moderate, I know I’d be fixated on when I could have that food again and it wouldn’t work for me. I’ve got to just completely eliminate to be successful. I truly think abstaining is best for people like me with zero self control 🙂 I’m not proud of that, but it’s the honest truth. …

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This summer, I tried really really hard to eliminate my biggest weakness from my diet…carbs. I’m a huge bread fan, but let me tell you young friends… once you turn 40, you just can’t do all that carb eating and expect things not to change. Every slice of delicious bread goes right to your hips, belly, face, etc.

Laying off carbs hasn’t been easy, because I LOVE carbs, but it hasn’t been as hard as I anticipated either. I’ve gone without carbs for long enough now that I’ve been able to reintroduce them without feeling like I need to pig out on them. It’s safe to say that my current relationship with carbs is a healthy love affair, not an obsession.

Throughout this carbless adventure, I’ve discovered some really tasty way to eat things I love, like pizza, without adding the carbs. Nothing, and I repeat nothing, will ever really take the place of my beloved pizza crust, but I’ve discovered something that certainly comes close. …

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