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On this blog, I not only share the dietary and lifestyle approach which reversed my metabolic disease and achieved my weight loss, but I also debunk many misconceptions surrounding obesity and its treatment.

I am 5'5" and was weighing 300 lbs., at my heaviest. I lost a total of 180 lbs. I went through several phases of low carbohydrate dieting, until I found what worked best and that is what I share on this blog. Once on a carbohydrate restricted diet, along with intermittent fasting, I dropped all of the weight in a little over two years time.

My weight loss was achieved without any kind of surgery, bariatric or cosmetic. I also did not take any weight loss medications or supplements. I did not use any weight loss program. This weight loss was solely the result of a very low carbohydrate, whole foods based diet, along with daily intermittent fasting and exercise.

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Mar 12, 2017

366 Low Carbohydrate Meals

I know a lot of people have a very difficult time adjusting to carbohydrate restriction. On the Standard American Diet (SAD), it would be pizza everyday and no one would complain, but having to eat real food can be a drag for many.


For this reason, many low carbers are quick to grab the latest "keto" or "low carb" recipe book, only to find a vast array of high energy, low protein novelties that can never pass for real meals. Judging by the vast quantities of these "recipe" books - they aren't working. This is because real food does not require recipes, as they only consist of meat, vegetables and fire. If you can't adjust to eating real food, you will have a very hard time following a proper carbohydrate restricted diet and for carbohydrate restriction to work, you have to be consistently on it for the long term.

So, in order to save you from the obese charlatans online, trying to push their SAD meal replacements, I took the time to make a list of 365 real low carbohydrate meals, plus an extra one for leap year, so that picky low carbers, who just "don't know what to eat", are able to have a different meal, everyday of the year, without needing to repeat one. I know it may seem as if I embarked on a monumental feat by producing this list, but it was quite easy. You see, it takes the same amount of time to Google a real food meal, as it does to Google "low carb pizza". Now no one can say that they are "bored" of the same meals, unless of course, you are just getting bored of real food. But, that's a whole other issue for another day.

All of the meals in this list prioritize protein and will keep you satiated throughout your fasting times. This meal list features tastes from all over the world and includes wild game and even offal. They are pretty much self explanatory by their title. The differences lie in which spices are added and what cooking methods are used. Cooking meats in different ways changes their flavor and texture. Add in fresh herbs and spices to give each dish it’s distinct flavor.

You can easily find any sauce recipe online, just omit any sugar or starch they may contain. If a meal idea reads "Greek" or "Caribbean" you can Google which herbs and spices are common in those areas, so your meal is representative of it. If you are going to try offal for the first time, Google the proper preparation and cooking method of your chosen cut. If something in a dish is crusted and it does not specify with what, use almond flour or preferably crushed pork rinds.

Many of these meals describe an accompanying side dish, but if they don't, you can certainly choose from the many vegetables abundantly available. According to a published article in Agriculture 2018, there are 1097 vegetable species cultivated annually, so you have more than a years worth to choose from.

Make each dish your own. Use ingredients that are in season, in your area, and easily available to you. Remember the dishes title is descriptive of what it is, so no recipes are needed. There’s something in here for everyone, except those that rather eat "keto biscuits".
  1. Beef chunks and mixed vegetable skillet
  2. Ground beef and vegetable skillet
  3. Philly cheesesteak bowl
  4. Grilled chicken and avocado
  5. Roasted chicken and homemade salsa
  6. Garlic rosemary pork chops and roasted vegetables
  7. Shrimp and steak bowl
  8. Chorizo green chili and tomato frittata
  9. Mozzarella stuffed turkey meatballs
  10. Orange chicken and cauliflower rice
  11. Turkey taco lettuce wraps
  12. Garlic chicken and spinach salad
  13. Mongolian meatballs and cabbage cups
  14. Ranch pork chops and veggies
  15. Buffalo chicken and lettuce wraps
  16. Greek chicken kebabs with tzatziki sauce
  17. Grilled coconut lime skirt steak
  18. Oven baked chicken fingers
  19. Chicken parmesan
  20. Beef and broccoli stir fry
  21. Grilled skirt steak with roasted tomatoes and guacamole
  22. Chicken cutlets with cauliflower rice
  23. Steak rolls with sauteed peppers
  24. Steak fajitas
  25. Baked turkey meatballs with zucchini
  26. Lime chicken skewers
  27. Lettuce wrapped cheeseburgers
  28. Spicy chicken legs and cauliflower couscous
  29. Tandoori chicken with cauliflower rice
  30. Thai meatball lettuce wraps
  31. Florentine turkey meatloaf
  32. Sriracha Mongolian beef with spaghetti squash
  33. Dijon grilled pork chops with heirloom tomato and peach salad
  34. Grilled flank steak with mustardy sweet potato salad
  35. Balsamic chicken with asparagus and tomato salad
  36. Seared pork chops with cabbage slaw
  37. Greek turkey sliders with arugula salad
  38. Roasted chicken with Brussel sprouts
  39. Slow cooker beef stew
  40. Ginger beef, mushroom and kale stir fry
  41. Baked garlic chicken with cauliflower rice
  42. Skillet chicken with creamy cilantro lime sauce
  43. Beef and broccoli with red peppers
  44. Lemon chicken with Brussel sprouts slaw
  45. Grilled skirt steak salad with arugula, glazed onions, tomatoes and feta
  46. Grilled steak kabobs
  47. Sauteed pork cutlets with garlic roasted broccoli
  48. Grilled steak skewers with chimichurri
  49. Grilled lamb skewers with cauliflower couscous
  50. Grilled pork chops with red onions and arugula
  51. Skillet pork chops with pears and red onions
  52. Steak salad with spinach and blue cheese
  53. Pork chops with mushrooms and cauliflower mash
  54. Spiced skirt steaks with green olive sauce
  55. Steak and green bean stir fry
  56. Chicken with asparagus and rustic tomatoes
  57. Lemon garlic chicken
  58. Turkey Salisbury steak
  59. Grilled pork chops with basil garlic rub
  60. Korean pork chops
  61. Roasted pork loin roast with herbed pepper rub
  62. Cheesy sausage and mushroom skillet
  63. Pulled pork lettuce wraps
  64. BLT chicken lettuce wraps
  65. Garlic herb roasted pork loin
  66. Italian sausage with eggplant lasagna
  67. Sauteed lemon garlic pork tenderloin medallions
  68. Spicy Asian ground pork burger bowls
  69. Herb crusted Mediterranean pork tenderloin
  70. Cajun sausage jambalaya
  71. Mexican beef and cheese lasagna
  72. Slow cooker meatloaf
  73. Grilled bratwurst with onions
  74. Basil garlic porterhouse pork chops
  75. Jamaican rubbed chops
  76. Meatball parmesan casserole
  77. Cheesy stuffed chicken breast
  78. Baked lime salmon
  79. Chorizo and pole beans au gratin
  80. Shredded meat with mushrooms
  81. Rosemary lemon pork chops
  82. Southwestern pork and pepper stir fry
  83. Country style pot roast
  84. Parmesan crusted pork chops
  85. Pan seared steak with crispy herbs escarole
  86. Slow cooker shredded beef with avocado salsa
  87. Chipotle glazed roasted pork tenderloins
  88. Steak salad with charred onions and garlic cumin yogurt
  89. Scallion ginger beef and broccoli
  90. Steak enchilada bowls with cauliflower rice
  91. Paprika baked pork tenderloin with broccoli
  92. Cuban ground beef with cauliflower mash
  93. Braised pork with shishito peppers and basil
  94. Red wine braised pork
  95. Italian roasted pork tenderloin with vegetables
  96. Old fashioned meatloaf and roasted vegetables
  97. Grilled skirt steak with tomato relish
  98. Skillet chili "no mac"
  99. Ginger beef stir fry with baby bok choy
  100. Grilled hanger steak with crispy onions
  101. Shrimp and vegetable skillet
  102. Mediterranean sheet pan baked shrimp and vegetables
  103. Zucchini pasta with lemon garlic shrimp
  104. Baked seafood stuffed avocados
  105. Creamy mixed seafood with garlic zucchini pasta
  106. Sheet pan roasted salmon with asparagus
  107. Herb butter baked salmon with broccoli
  108. Saucy lemon fish fillets
  109. Mixed vegetable and fish soup
  110. Mixed vegetable with smoked salmon
  111. Grilled lemon pepper shrimp and vegetable kabobs
  112. Seafood chowder
  113. Seafood in creamy garlic sauce
  114. Korean seafood with spaghetti squash ramen
  115. Golden parmesan herb crusted salmon
  116. Fish "fingers' with mayonnaise and mozzarella
  117. New Orleans crab cakes with stir fried vegetables in oyster sauce
  118. Fish "fingers" with warm slow cooker crab dip
  119. Blackened shrimp
  120. Citrus shrimp and avocado salad
  121. Tuna steaks with mixed vegetables in orange sauce
  122. Spicy seafood soup
  123. Sardine salad
  124. Southern salmon patties
  125. Sheet pan shrimp fajitas
  126. Fish Florentine
  127. Tomatoes stuffed with cream cheese and tuna
  128. Crispy fish strips and cabbage slaw
  129. Seafood curry and cauliflower rice
  130. Fish with cilantro butter
  131. Seafood kabobs
  132. Mixed seafood Ceviche
  133. Vegetable stew with shrimp
  134. Garlic and parsley shrimp salad
  135. Tuna gratin
  136. Avocado and crayfish salad
  137. Wine herb and lemon salmon
  138. Kielbasa and chicken gumbo
  139. Tuna and egg lettuce wraps
  140. Grilled salmon with creamy cucumber dressing
  141. Crispy tuna cakes with mixed greens salad
  142. Chicken Caesar salad
  143. Catfish with dirty cauliflower rice
  144. Salmon, potato and dill gratin
  145. Garlic butter baked cod
  146. Mixed seafood cauliflower paella
  147. Bouillabaisse
  148. Fish stew
  149. Spanish seafood soup
  150. Creole shrimp cakes
  151. Bacon wrapped scallop skewers
  152. Fish lettuce wraps
  153. Chinese broccoli beef
  154. Shrimp in Thai coconut sauce
  155. Baked trout and vegetables
  156. Turbot with glazed vegetables
  157. Grilled calamari with red onion and basil
  158. Smoked salmon tartare
  159. Tuna green bean casserole
  160. Warm garlic squid salad
  161. Pork with kimchi
  162. Catfish coated in pork rinds fry
  163. Jalapeno bacon poppers
  164. Citrus salmon with orange relish
  165. Salmon avocado orange salad
  166. Chinese style spicy shrimp
  167. Garlic shrimp with clavo red chilies
  168. Fish fillets in spicy citrus sauce
  169. Chorizo stuffed portobello cheese burgers
  170. Grilled shrimp skewers with cayenne pepper sauce
  171. Cayenne rubbed butterflied yellowtail snapper
  172. Creamy broccoli, shrimp and cayenne pepper
  173. Chili with spicy green peppers
  174. Salmon fillets topped with pepper relish
  175. Chicken and mushroom curry
  176. Spicy shrimp over cauliflower coconut rice
  177. Bacon, apple and chicken liver skillet
  178. Organ meat pie
  179. Balsamic duck liver pate
  180. Beef liver meatloaf
  181. Beef heart stew
  182. Kidney meatballs
  183. Organ meat (offal) burgers
  184. Beef liver and bacon meatballs
  185. Bacon and beef liver pate with rosemary
  186. Tender beef tongue stew
  187. Beef heart with chimichurri sauce
  188. Venison gumbo
  189. Moose chili
  190. Beef shepherd's pie
  191. Bison sliders
  192. Chicken bacon ranch casserole
  193. Beef burrito zucchini boats
  194. Zucchini lasagna beef roll ups
  195. Asian chicken lettuce wraps
  196. Beef stuffed tomatoes
  197. Beef stuffed peppers
  198. Chicken parmesan stuffed peppers
  199. Riced cauliflower crust chicken pot pie
  200. Caprese salad with chicken
  201. Cheesy Tex Mex beefy cauliflower rice
  202. Collard wrapped beef burritos
  203. Cheesesteak stuffed peppers
  204. Beef loaded cauliflower bake
  205. Garlic butter meatballs and zoodles. 
  206. Jalapeno popper beef zucchini boats
  207. Beefy zucchini "ravioli"
  208. Beefy cauliflower baked "ziti"
  209. Basil avocado shrimp salad wraps
  210. Steak and grilled cabbage
  211. Chicken stuffed avocados
  212. Shrimp fried cauliflower rice with broccoli
  213. Beefy cabbage lasagna
  214. Chicken buddha bowl
  215. Buffalo chicken lettuce wraps
  216. Bruschetta grilled chicken
  217. Avocado crab boats
  218. Chicken, wild mushroom and tomato ragout
  219. "Big Mac" cheeseburger salad
  220. Bacon wrapped beef stuffed zucchini
  221. Smoked salmon deviled eggs
  222. Asparagus and goat cheese frittata
  223. Eggs and vegetable stir fry
  224. Skillet baked eggs with spinach and yogurt
  225. Sausage cowboy breakfast skillet
  226. Bacon and eggs
  227. Egg and cottage cheese bakes
  228. Sausage, spinach, mushroom and feta crustless quiche
  229. Bacon egg avocado and tomato salad
  230. Sausage and eggs
  231. Sausage and eggs breakfast bake
  232. Spinach, goat cheese and chorizo omelet
  233. Vegetable and meat stuffed omelet
  234. Chicken stuffed omelet
  235. Ricotta and bacon stuffed omelet
  236. Taco skillet
  237. Gyro meat bowl
  238. Mini Greek style meatloaves with arugula
  239. Greek beef kabobs
  240. Marinated Greek lamb souvlaki
  241. Greek meat and spinach pie
  242. Mediterranean beef with mixed olives and feta
  243. Braised Mediterranean beef
  244. Beefy zoodles
  245. Taco salad
  246. Chicken with turmeric cauliflower rice
  247. Spanish beef and cauliflower rice
  248. Cobb salad
  249. Puerto Rican beef stew
  250. Braised pork cheeks
  251. Brothy clams and chorizo
  252. Roasted mussels with spicy pork sausage
  253. Cuban style short ribs
  254. Slow cooker baby back ribs
  255. Rotisserie chicken
  256. Latin burgers with caramelized onions, jalapeno relish and red pepper mayonnaise
  257. Spanish style chorizo omelet
  258. Asian beef bowl
  259. Asian fire meat
  260. Indian lamb curry
  261. Mutton curry
  262. Beef masala
  263. Slow cooker Jamaican beef stew
  264. Caribbean beef stew
  265. Goat stew
  266. Caribbean style pork
  267. Garlic coconut prawns
  268. Jerk chicken
  269. Beef tassot
  270. Beef bourguignon
  271. Pot au Feu
  272. Veal steaks with caramelized onions
  273. Lemon veal scallopini with mushrooms
  274. Veal stew with rosemary and lemon
  275. Veal cutlets
  276. Lobster tails with garlic butter
  277. Bourbon rib eye
  278. Crawfish soup
  279. Sesame beef
  280. Corned beef and cabbage
  281. Mushroom stuffed chicken breasts
  282. Tandoori grilled chicken thighs
  283. Chicken "no noodle" soup
  284. Smothered chicken breasts
  285. Mediterranean chicken with eggplant and feta
  286. Garlic Tuscan chicken
  287. Sesame chicken
  288. Ham and cheese casserole
  289. Ham and cheese no crust quiche
  290. Ham and pea zoodle bake
  291. Chicken cordon bleu cauliflower rice bake
  292. Sausage and peppers
  293. Sausage and cabbage
  294. Stir fried chicken strip salad
  295. Beef frittata
  296. Sausage stuffed acorn squash
  297. Scrambled eggs with asparagus, bacon and swiss cheese
  298. Eggs scrambled with feta and spinach
  299. Poached eggs over tomato, avocado and muenster cheese
  300. Smoked sausage deviled eggs
  301. Apricot glazed beef brisket
  302. Asian beef salad with sesame seeds
  303. Asian chicken rolls with peanut sauce
  304. Bacon cheddar cheese soup
  305. Baked chicken with artichokes
  306. Baked catfish with broccoli and herb butter
  307. Tamari lemon pork chops
  308. Beef Bolognese with parmesan
  309. Beef chili stroganoff
  310. Beef and cheese fondue
  311. Steak with bacon and gorgonzola butter
  312. Beef, scallions and red pepper sauté
  313. Blackened salmon with cucumber relish and cauliflower
  314. Lamb shanks and spiced quince
  315. Bratwurst with onions and sauerkraut
  316. Broiled halibut
  317. Orange chili chicken breasts
  318. Cajun chicken with okra
  319. Blackened tuna
  320. Calf's liver with bacon and green peppercorns
  321. Tuna and artichoke salad
  322. Snapper with green sauce
  323. Red wine braised chicken with mushrooms
  324. Chicken braised in sauerkraut
  325. Beef carpaccio with arugula and caper vinaigrette
  326. Chicken breasts with tarragon cream sauce
  327. Braised chicken with fennel and onion
  328. Chicken cacciatore
  329. Chicken paprikash
  330. Apple, almond and cheese stuffed chicken breasts
  331. Chicken with lemon and capers
  332. Chicken, sage and ham soup
  333. Chicken stuffed portobello broilers
  334. Chipotle grilled mussels
  335. Citrus and chili salmon steaks
  336. Citrus brined turkey
  337. Coq au Vin
  338. Cornish game hens with peach lime glaze
  339. Cornish hens with apricot glaze
  340. Ginger pork roast
  341. Creamy coconut curried chicken
  342. Crispy pork rind crusted fried chicken
  343. Escarole with pancetta
  344. Fennel crusted tuna, tomatoes, olives and arugula
  345. Chilean sea bass with red curry broth and frizzled ginger
  346. Fillet mignon stuffed with shitake mushrooms
  347. Fish fillet with tartar sauce and red bell pepper coleslaw
  348. Fish terrine
  349. Fish soup
  350. Fried eggs with red and green salsa
  351. Fried calamari with spicy tomato sauce
  352. Garlic dill meatballs
  353. Grilled pork with asparagus pepper medley
  354. Greek burger with feta and roasted zucchini salad
  355. Green chili turkey casserole
  356. Five spice halibut on gingered vegetables
  357. Cheddar burger over coleslaw salad
  358. Chicken with cauliflower "mac and cheese"
  359. Grilled lamb patties
  360. Thyme veal chops
  361. Salmon burgers with dill sauce
  362. Mustard and herb grilled steak
  363. Half mushroom, half beef burger
  364. Fresh mozzarella salad with chicken and basil pesto
  365. Herbed mahi mahi
  366. Ricotta chicken meatballs

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