Brick House by the Commodores

Get Down Tonight – KC and the Sunshine Band

You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees

Super Freak by Rick James

Unglued by Stone Temple Pilots

Car Wash by Rose Royce

Rearviewmirror by Pearl Jam

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Quick & Easy Praline Bars Recipe – Just 3 to 5 Ingredients!

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NOTE: I get messages asking me why I post these types of recipes while I’m following a zero carb animal kingdom only food plan.  My answer is because I’m following ZC, but I bet you’re not! Just because I eat a certain way does not mean I have to limit myself to sharing only meat recipes. I’m not the carb police! lol

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Quick Praline Bars Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

24 graham cracker squares
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Darlene’s Tip: Don’t worry about the vanilla extract. If you don’t have any, just skip that!  And you can even skip the nuts if you want.  Or you could choose the nut of your choice.

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1: Heat oven to 350ºF.

Step 2:  Arrange graham crackers in single layer in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2×10 1/2×1 inch.

Step 3:  Heat brown sugar and butter to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.

Step 4:  Pour sugar mixture over crackers; spread evenly. Sprinkle with pecans.

Step 5:  Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until bubbly; cool slightly. Cut between graham crackers into bars.

Source and Image: BettyCrocker.com

 

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What I Ate Yesterday – Day 30

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FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST:  I will be starting some boards for this way of life, so please follow me!  I’m just getting started on Pinterest because I generally hate it (LOL) but I must go along with the times and get my ass on over there!  Please follow me! (I already said that)


Yesterday – Friday 12/16 – Day 30

I had my usual cup of coffee with hwc when I got up.

NOTE: Sandy Pro and I went out for a girl day adventure so I did not eat until late in the day. I really was not all that hungry. Funny how when you are out and about and you have no cravings, you just don’t even care to eat.

At 4:30pm, I fixed myself a meal with something new!  I cooked some haddock (that I bought in this tag along) in butter and ate that with my usual mix of meat.  I love haddock!  I don’t usually buy it because of the price. Also, my father often brought home haddock after a day on the ocean (or we’d purposely go out to catch some), so it was always free for us. I hate to pay for something that we once got for free! But now I’m willing to pay for it. And I will be buying it often!  Oh, I ate every bit of what was on my plate above.

At 5:30, I had a decafe with hwc (that I picked up in this tag along).

At 10:00pm, I did not think I’d get hungry again after my meal, but I did.  However, I was not hungry for meat, so I cooked 6 eggs in butter and devoured that.  But guess what, still hungry. Eggs do not fill me up, so I must remember to always eat meat first or to only have eggs as a side dish with meat.  I took out my cold rotisserie chicken and ate some of that.  And chicken does not fill me up like beef. lol  Beef is the best!!!  I should have cooked some.

After my egg and chicken meal, I had a shot of heavy whipping cream topped with light cream and hit the hay.

Food that entered my mouth yesterday:  haddock, pork chop, ground beef, shrimp, bacon ends, eggs, chicken, butter, light cream, heavy whipping cream, coffee, salt, pepper, lots of water.

You can watch THIS VIDEO to learn why I’m doing this.

This is the facebook group I’m in.  It’s a public group so you can read the posts without joining.

I will be talking about this new way of life often on my Youtube channel, so please subscribe and you won’t miss a thing!

This is the article that I stumbled upon by Kelly Hogan which got me immensely excited.   And this is Kelly’s blog.

PLEASE READ: Please remember that it’s MY CHOICE to eat the way I want. If you think this is unhealthy, know I’m not as concerned with physical health. I’m more concerned with my mental health. I’m on a mission to feel better mentally… without cravings!!! I’m willing to test this so you don’t have to! But what works for me might not work for you. I’m not doing this to lose weight. I’m doing this because I’m convinced that I’m overly sensitive to carbs and that I must stay away from them if there is any chance of me feeling better. I’m eating from the animal kingdom only, like the complete opposite of vegan. I know this upsets many, but I promise I won’t eat your pets. You are free to follow my progress/failures and you can even disagree with what I do. Just remember that I will get the last word because it’s my blog, my channel, my life! That’s the new me talking! (I think I’m growing balls! Let me look… yes, I see one starting to grow!)

 

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Saturday Chat – Darlene and Sandy’s Adventure, Pinterest Attempt (again) and IT’S HAIR CUTTING DAY!!!

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Happy Saturday!

Sandy and I had a fun day yesterday!  We went out to get a few things done. You can watch our tag along video here.  And check out Sandy’s channel too!  Her newest video is Cake Pops!

Today is the day that I will be dyeing and cutting my hair, all in the same video.  So if you like my hair disasters videos, please come back tonight to watch!  If you want to get caught up on some of my other hair nightmares videos, you can check out my hair playlist.

And guess what? I’m finally going to give Pinterest a good shot! Yes, I know I’ve tried before, more than once. And I never liked it.  In fact, I hated it.  But CourtneyWithLove informed me that we can pin our videos. I had no clue about that!  So I will be pinning lots of them.  And now I need a following.  Follow me on Pinterest, pretty please!

And if you want fun makeup tips and good deals on Younique products, join Shawna’s Flawless Faces facebook group!  It’s a fun group even if you don’t feel like shopping!  Just go hang out there!

Have a great Saturday!

Darlene
XOXO

 

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Bruno Mars Carpool Karaoke (The Late Late Show with James Corden)

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I absolutely LOVED this!!!

 

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Tag Along with Me and Sandy – Girl Day!

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What I Ate Yesterday – Day 29

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LAUGHTER ALERT!!!  Last night I recorded a video where I chat about my first 4 weeks of eating from the animal kingdom only, then I read some of the comments I got about how I’m killing myself eating this way. I also read my replies and I nearly died laughing!  So yeah, maybe this plan will be my killer! I’m going to die laughing about it! lol


Yesterday – Thursday 12/15 – Day 29

I had my usual cup of coffee with hwc when I got up.

At 1:30pm, I devoured about half of the food you see above. This includes (start with sausage link at top and go clockwise) a hot sausage link, sliced beef, pork chop, ground beef, shrimp, bacon ends, chicken, all cooked in butter with the bacon fat and butter mixture poured over the top.

NOTE: The question I get asked the most is why I mix so many different meats on my plate.  Answer: it’s what I love. Just because I’m eating only meat does not mean I can’t enjoy variety. And let me tell you, this shit is goooood!

At 6:00pm, I ate the rest of what was left on my plate plus I added the rest that did not make it to my plate for lunch.  So I ended up eating a big plate full of meat.

At 11:00pm, I munched on my homemade “deli” roast beef. Gotta say, it’s not like deli bought.  But the price is right, so I will keep experimenting with cooking my own.

NOTE:  I don’t remember having my usual swig of cream before bed, but maybe I did and forgot.  Or maybe I did earlier in the day. Let’s just assume that I did.

Food that entered my mouth yesterday:  hot sausage, sliced beef, pork chop, ground beef, shrimp, bacon ends, chicken, homemade roast beef, butter, light cream, heavy whipping cream, coffee, salt, pepper, lots of water.

You can watch THIS VIDEO to learn why I’m doing this.

This is the facebook group I’m in.  It’s a public group so you can read the posts without joining.

I will be talking about this new way of life often on my Youtube channel, so please subscribe and you won’t miss a thing!

This is the article that I stumbled upon by Kelly Hogan which got me immensely excited.   And this is Kelly’s blog.

PLEASE READ: Please remember that it’s MY CHOICE to eat the way I want. If you think this is unhealthy, know I’m not as concerned with physical health. I’m more concerned with my mental health. I’m on a mission to feel better mentally… without cravings!!! I’m willing to test this so you don’t have to! But what works for me might not work for you. I’m not doing this to lose weight. I’m doing this because I’m convinced that I’m overly sensitive to carbs and that I must stay away from them if there is any chance of me feeling better. I’m eating from the animal kingdom only, like the complete opposite of vegan. I know this upsets many, but I promise I won’t eat your pets. You are free to follow my progress/failures and you can even disagree with what I do. Just remember that I will get the last word because it’s my blog, my channel, my life! That’s the new me talking! (I think I’m growing balls! Let me look… yes, I see one starting to grow!)

 

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Friday Chat – I Read My Youtube Comments, ZC for 4 Weeks, Derrick’s Gigs This Weekend

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TGIF!

The sun is shining bright here in Sanford.  Do not love. lol  I wanted to go out today, but I hate being out in the sun so much.  Everything about it bothers me. The brightness. The eyes.  Feeling it on my skin. I don’t even think my new way of eating will ever cure my dislike for the sun.  lol

Yesterday, I uploaded a quick video to let my Memphis followers know where Derrick is playing this weekend.  I want so much to be able to see him play when I go visit in January.  I’m working on a secret plan, lol, so if you are in the Memphis area, stay tuned for more details.  Maybe we can have a mini meet and greet!  Even if it’s just one peanut gallery member!

I also uploaded a video where I chat about my animal kingdom only way of life.  If you are interested in how I feel after four quick weeks of eating this way, please watch!  If listening to me chat about that is not your thing, then skip to 17:35 and just listen to me read some of the “this is gonna kill you” comments that I replied to! lol

Today, I’m supposed to go out for cream!  Need my cream!  I also have a list of other stuff to buy, and I hope to get that all done today.  Doubt that will happen, but it’s what I’m aiming for!

Have a great Friday!

Darlene
XOXO

 

 

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4 Weeks Zero Carb ** BONUS** I Read My Youtube Comments!!!

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