Great thread!! I've gotten some new ideas

Ground Beef
Chicken
Steaks
Italian Sausages/ Brats
Eggs
Cheddar Cheese.. the Sharper the better
Kraft Bacon Ranch
Marie's Creamy Garlic
Celery
Romaine
Tomatoes
Onions
Portabella Mushrooms
SOUR CREAM
Butter
Cream Cheese
Spaghetti Squash
Avacados
Chinese Veggies and Sesame Seed Oil

Recent Additions:
Special K.. LowCarb Cereal.. it's delicious!!
Occasional treats.. LC Klondike Bars.. LC Eggo's
Diet Dr.Pepper & Diet A&W Rootbeer

What is the weight loss range?

What do you mean Powellnd? (not sure this is the right thread to be asking this, but...) If you are asking how much weight people on this board are attempting to get rid of, it varies tremendously. There are some folks I've seen that are only trying to lose about ten pounds, but many others are trying to deal with a MUCH larger issue, including the 'century club' made up of people with over 100 pounds (sometimes well over 100) to drop. Judging by the stats you list, (check the upper right corner of each post) I'd say you are fairly typical at 80lbs. It's doable, many here have lost that much and more, and more importantly, kept it off.

To get back somewhat to the topic of this thread, you will find that your balance between 'fridge foods' and 'shelf foods' will shift considerably. You will find that either a big fridge or frequent shopping trips will be needed. A second fridge will be very useful if you can pick one up cheap.

We find that we eat very little now that comes from cans and boxes on the shelf, and most of that is spices and condiment type things. Mostly we are eating meat and fresh vegetables. We do keep alot of meat in the freezer, as that allows us to save money by shopping just for sales and 'manager specials' . We don't do many frozen vegetables as they tend to be more expensive than fresh, and must be treated with caution as many contain unacceptable sauces or combinations of veggies. (and canned vegetables to me have always been really bad tasting so we never did buy them. Now canned stuff is also frequently questionable because of the extra ingredients we shouldn't have.

Box stuff as a class also tends to be made from 'forbidden foods' with few exceptions, so that also goes away.

While there are low carb alternatives to much of the high carb stuff, I have noticed from the other discussions that the taste tends to be a mixed bag at best. Some of the 'frankenfoods' have also been accused of causing stalls by some folks. However IMHO the biggest single problem with the replacement foods are that they are tremendously EXPEN$IVE. I prefer to avoid them for the most part, and just stick with the meats and vegetables on a liberal induction type list, which is less expensive and my GF and I find quite adequate.

Gooserider

Yeah it's better to stick to home-cooked (or even restaurant-cooked) meals. Those packaged foods can be a treat sometimes, but they can cause major stalls and besides, some of them are just full of chemicals!

my refrigerator list looks like everyone elses. i also have tons of meat in the deep freezer gr beef, chick breasts, chick wings, ribs, steaks-all kinds, fish, shrimp, salmon, frozen veggies. i try to never run out of a variety of meat so that i can satisfy any urge. last night i took out of freeze gr beef, beef roast, steaks, chick breasts, salmon - this is for the week breakfast, lunch, and dinner --and snack too if needed. i'll cook a couple of meats as which meats thaw first. and veg of course--coleslaw, gr beans, broccoli, and ...not sure what else yet. i cook alot and have food ready for lcing.

This is a fun thread, and I was just commenting the other day that it seems I've no use for any of the aisles in the grocery store anymore.

Here's my list of regular grocery items (well, I'm kinda new, but this is the second week in a row that I've shopped mostly the perimetre of the store)

Water - 2 cases of 30x 500ml bottles (geesh, maybe I need a water cooler?)
Omega-3 Eggs
small package of pre-sliced swiss cheese, same in cheddar cheese
6 pack of those BabyBel portioned cheese bites (yum)
freshly grated parmesan
bag of pre-washed baby spinach
brocoli
mushrooms
supersize bag of pre-washed spring greens mix
english cucumber
cherry or grape tomatoes
green onions
garlic
lemons
boneless, skinless chicken breasts and/or thighs
fresh wild BC salmon
fresh dillweed
italian flat leaf parsley (from produce section, I like it better than plain old regular parsley)
fresh mint leaves (I use this in greek salad, also like to eat one leaf after dinner occasionally - it's almost dessert-like)
avocado
celery
boneless center cut pork chops
tiny container of heavy cream
thinly sliced turkey breast
canned crabmeat
canned oysters
canned tuna
lox
cream cheese
Newman's Own Oil & Vinegar dressing
Lighthouse Chunky Blue Cheese dressing
Olive Oil
Balsamic vinegar

That about covers it

Forgot to add my new favourite "boxed" product:

Stash Premium Decaf Vanilla Nut Cream Tea (it's a black tea, unsweetened etc)

brew, add 1/2 to 1 tsp. of heavy cream

Yum

I posted a few months back- but I've changed what I eat a bit so here is what I am currently consuming:

Fridge:
Bacon
Roasted Turkey
Pepperoni
Cheeses: cheddar,dubliner,parmesan,feta,brick,swiss
String Cheese
eggs
butter
sour cream
heavy (whipping cream)
cream cheese
seltzer
spinach
mixed greens
avocadoes
onions
green onions
mushrooms
radishes
garlic
chicken
fish (usually tilapia or catfish)
ground beef
shrimp
spaghetti squash
celery
mayonnaise
dijon and regular mustard


Pantry:
Almond flour (though I'm not eating it right now since I'm re-inducting)
Splenda
Stevia-plus
Atkins Bake Mix
Soy and Whey Protein powders
Keto rasberry jam (haven't tried this yet b/c of re-induction)
tea
various spices
SF Davinci Syrups (Caramel, Vanilla, Butterscotch, Kahlua, Cherry, and Rasberry)

About all the same as everyone else, however with 4 kids we are on a tight budget. With our income tax we are buying a half a cow !

I saw someone post that they prefered bacon cooked in the microwave. I do mine on the George Foreman grill and it is great! Less messy too .

Well, let's see. My list would be as follows:

Tuna (I HAVE to have this, it's a staple)
Soy Sauce (Tamari)
Frozen Fish (anything but Salmon)
A head of regular lettuce
Mesclun mix lettuce
Salad dressing (Low carb, of course)
Mixed nuts
Peanut butter
Butter
Non Hydrogenated margarine
Mayo
Mustard
Cucumber
Peppers
Pickled Jalapenos
Pickles
Splenda
Diet soda of any kind
water
tea
coffee
Eggplant
Cauliflower
Broccolli
Beets
Mushrooms
Atkins protien bars
Corned beef
Beef
Chicken
Pork
Pork rinds
All sorts of cheese (non processed)
garlic
onions
Scallions
Bacon
Baby carrots
Eggs
Olives
Squid
Octopus
Mussles
Shrimp
Seaweed
Bok Choi
Sambal
Tofu
Hotdogs (no fillers)
Low Carb bread (rarely)
Beef and chicken stock
Sour cream
Heavy cream
Cabbage
Olive oil
Bean sprouts
Baby Spinach
Almonds
Limes
Lemons

That is about all I can remember right now.

eggs

hardboiled eggs

honey turkey

sugar free jello

fresh fish

whipped cream

oh and diet root beer

I don't think my lists are much different from anyone elses. But boy is it true that there is a BIG difference in what I buy and what I eat. LOL

Cookies and Chips have been replaced wiht things like pork rinds. LOL

Pasta and Rice haven't really been replaced with anything, i just skip them wiht the occasional "treat" of LC pasta

I eat a lot more veggies than I used to, even though I've always liked veggies.

Eggs. Egggs. and more eeggggss! LOL. I am so sick of eggs. I've found creative things to do with them though.

Keto Crisp cereal and carb countdown milk must be here. I love cereal

Flax seeds/almond meal/wheat bran for hot cereal I make when i crave it

Meat of all kinds. Chicken, beef/steaks, seafood - shrimp/scallops/lobster chunks especially (I make a scampi-type dish out of them, minus any rice or pasta)

Real butter

Sami's Bakery LC bread (this MUST be in my fridge! LOL)

LC ice cream and chocolate for my now-very-occasional cravings, but i keep this on hand.

Splenda and Stevia. I love the stevia in my tea

1/2 and 1/2 or heavy cream

fresh veggies of about all kinds that are LC (broccoli, zucchini, yellow squash, asparagus)

Mushrooms. Must have mushrooms. A dish can never have too many mushrooms added to it.

Cheese. I've always loved cheese though. Those little Babybel cheeses (the yellow ones are my favorite) are so good!

Salad stuff (cucumber, tomato, lots of lettuce)

I used to buy a lot of boxed stuff. I ate a lot of fast food, hamburger helper, and frozen dinners. I ate a lot of chips adn cookies and pasta. Many nights i just had pasta with butter and some Parmesan cheese for dinner. I miss pasta sometimes, but i don't miss the pounds I've lost by not eating it!

:-)

I'm writing down these ingredients right NOW!

Romaine lettuce
Spinach leaves
Mushrooms
All types of cheese
chicken breast
eggs
sausage
turkey breast slices

That is stuff I ALWAYS have. I do eat more than that though!

Last night I made "Greek Stuffed Steak" with black olives and feta cheese. Yummy!

I probably keep more eggs and cottage cheese around now than I used to.