My Fridge

     I have a big rule for myself: No refined sugars in the house. You can ransack my entire home and you won't find any junk food. Why? That's like an alcoholic keeping liquor in the house "just for treats". Not gonna happen that way! If you look inside my fridge you will find nothing packaged with preservatives of any kind, nothing produced with the help of hormone shots (non-organic meats, milks, etc.) and nothing containing refined sugar. I have a Must Have grocery list that always keeps my fridge stocked with what I need to create delicious recipes that will give me energy, hormonal balance, and a clean bloodstream.

In my Fridge:

• Romaine Lettuce
• Fresh Spinach
• 80% Fat Ground Beef
• Tilapia
• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• LOTS of Ranch dressing
• Hummus
• Salted Butter
• Green Beans
• Sliced Mushrooms
• Vidalia Onions
• Organic Milk (I rarely drink milk, but sometimes a glass before bed is nice)
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• Cottage Cheese
• Feta Cheese
• Unsweetened Greek Yogurt (I add a bit of honey in mine, but I ALWAYS measure it out)
• Fresh Lemons
• Tomatoes
• Kalamata Olives
• LOTS of bacon!
• White Wine (I don't actually drink it because sulfites give me migraines, but I use it in my recipes)
• Vanilla Vodka (That one IS for me on a relaxed Friday night!)

On my spice rack:

• Fresh Oregano
• Creole Blend
• Italian Seasoning
• Salt (go all out when using salt because your body will be flushing a lot of it out on this diet)
• Pepper
• Red Wine Vinegar
• Cumin
• Dill Weed
• Cayenne Pepper
• Paprika
• Honey (use sparingly)
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

     I drink a gallon of distilled water a day simply because on the Ketogenic Diet your kidneys are working extra hard to filter your bloodstream and need to have plenty of water to flush out the fat, toxins, and other fun stuff you'll be dumping. I also LOVE Green Tea with lemon. You will hear a lot of people advocate using sweeteners on this diet, however that is actually more risky than most people know. Aspartame poisoning is very real, imitates Multiple Sclerosis and is irreversible. Also, sweeteners trick your brain into thinking it's about to process calories that are not there and WORSENS insulin sensitivity.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/12/23/artificial-sweeteners-confuse-body.aspx

     Now, some of you who know me know that I have a "Suck it up" mentality when it comes to complaints such as "Water is boring" or "I can't go out to eat anywhere, now". Which do you want more? How badly do you really want this? In fact, take a dry erase marker and write that at the top of your mirror if it helps you get into Beast Mode every day! You're worth being the healthiest you possible.