Wacky Weight Week

by Vala Vincent // March 1, 2014 // No Comments

 This week was very odd when it came to the scale. I do a weigh-in every Friday morning and so far I have lost weight, sometimes quite a bit, sometimes just a few ounces. But everything going down is a... Continue reading →

Cheesy Grass Fed Burger

by Vala Vincent // February 26, 2014 // No Comments

  From my carb days I used to love a nice juicy bacon cheeseburger. Not just any burger, I didn’t like those thin weird tasting fast food burgers, I wanted burger made from real beef (not pink slime) with juices... Continue reading →

Easy Low Carb Breakfast Muffins

by Vala Vincent // February 22, 2014 // 1 Comment

      These low carb, gluten free breakfast muffins are so easy to make and a great way to hide veggies in for the little ones (and sometimes spouses). They are loaded with vitamins and healthy fats to give... Continue reading →

Easy Tuna Salad

by Vala Vincent // February 20, 2014 // No Comments

  As I have mentioned before I am not big on fishy type of food but this easy tuna salad is something I can eat for lunch every day of the week. I grew up eating a lot of fish... Continue reading →

A Small but deliberate Setback

by Vala Vincent // February 20, 2014 // 2 Comments

For Valentines day me and Mr Vincent decided on a whim to go out for dinner. We had a rare opportunity for 2 hours of our day as child free. Obviously we could’ve spent our time differently, but we were... Continue reading →

How to Cook Grass Fed Steak

by Vala Vincent // February 18, 2014 // No Comments

How to cook grass fed steak can be tricky. Grass fed beef has very little fat so it tends to dry out on you. I don’t like to poke my meat so I use a timing method. It can take... Continue reading →

My New Ketosis Meter is in

by Vala Vincent // February 13, 2014 // No Comments

This morning I got my delivery of a blood ketone meter from Nova Max Plus. I chose Nova for price, if I bought 4 boxes of strips I got the meter and shipping for free. Mind you the whole thing... Continue reading →

Fat is Not as Evil as you Think

by Vala Vincent // February 10, 2014 // 1 Comment

  This front cover of Time Magazine is from 1984 hence the start of the biggest observational study in the history of mankind, so if you were born in the 80’s and before, you were a part of it. There was... Continue reading →

Sugar, the Worst Thing to Happen to Mankind

by Vala Vincent // January 30, 2014 // No Comments

We all know sugar is bad for us, yet we eat it practically every day. Some of you might think, no I almost never eat sugar. At least that is what my dad a type 2 diabetic says, and he... Continue reading →

Red Meat is now Healthy

by Vala Vincent // January 11, 2014 // No Comments

The media has been very adamant in warning us about the harmful effects of red meat for the last years. I was right there with them believing everything they told me. So when I and my now husband started living... Continue reading →