Stephanie Laska - The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Cookbook: Bend the Rules to Lose the Weight!

PRAISE FOR THE DIRTY, LAZY, KETO COOKBOOK

Stephanie Laskas results speak for themselves. If youre ready to go keto but need help along the way (and who doesnt), this book is your go-to guide.

Chris Guillebeau, New York Times bestselling author of Side Hustle and The $100 Startup

As a board-certified obesity medicine specialist, I endeavor to keep my finger on the pulse of current dietary and weight loss trends.Stephanie GETS IT! It is obvious to me that she has done her homework.She has forged for herself better health and a better life and is providing tools for others to do the same.

Michael W. Jones, DO, MBA, FAAFP, medical bariatrician

By writing The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Cookbook, Stephanie and William Laska created a gem. Keto dieters rejoice! No more confusing information and no more guessing games. Expect to have fun and lose weight with this book.

Nordine Zouareg, international fitness and wellness expert, former Mr. Universe, and author of InnerFitness: 5 Steps to Eliminating Inner Conflict and Creating Inner Peace

Stephanie and William Laska have written a cookbook that you will find yourself using every day and is sure to be a godsend in helping you succeed on a low-carb lifestyle.The recipes taste terrific and are simple to make. They also recognize that some of us have different needs by providing an easy-to-use categorization system that identifies things like budget-friendly or high-volume dishes. Where has this cookbook been all my life?

Dr. Tamara Sniezek, professor of sociology and cohost of the DIRTY, LAZY, Girl podcast

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If youve been shamed by the keto police, or criticized for not following a diet plan perfectly, then this book is dedicated to you. Im living proof that weight loss is possible without such rigid guidelines. Every time I hear, but thats not keto, I want to say, Oh realllllllllly? Could you please hold my Diet Coke (or low-carb beer!) while I zip up my size 4 skinny jeans? Seriously, thoughthere is another way to keto, and its healthy, effective, and sustainable! I started the rebellious DIRTY, LAZY, KETO book series with two guiding messages in mind:

1. You are not alone with your weight loss struggles. Many of us, including me, dont seem to have an off switch when it comes to carbs. That doesnt make us bad people. We just need a different approach.
2. You dont have to be perfect to be successful. Weight loss is possible without so many strict rules! There is more than one way to keto. Im going to introduce you to mine.

I am here to support you, dear readers. From the grocery store to the kitchen table, lets bend the rules to lose the weight!

A special thanks to my husband and coauthor, who supported me and this extraordinary lifestyle change, every step of the way.

#KetoOn!

Stephanie

We have all been there. Standing in the kitchen with a cookbook in front of us with a delicious recipe chosen. But what happens next is a terrible letdown. You start reading the long list of exotic ingredients and realize you either dont know what they are, or dont have the necessary items in your kitchen. Perhaps first you see something innocent like lemon zest on the list. Hmmmthats not so bad. But then, the alarm bells really start to go off when you come across an ingredient youre not 100 percent familiar with, like chives, scallions, or shallots. What the heck is a shallot? you might be thinking. If youre like me, this is where you consider slamming the cookbook shut and ordering takeout. (Note: All three are very similar to the green onion, and in this cookbook, that is what we will call it!) Why are cookbooks often so complicated? I just want to make dinner tonight without any annoying or expensive obstacles.

As the coauthor of The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Cookbook, my goal was to bring forth recipes and meals that werent overcomplicated, but still taste delicious. I wanted to support my wife as she lost 140 pounds, but in a way that wouldnt make us go broke, or crazy, trying to find ridiculous-sounding ingredients at ten different grocery stores.

Lets have fun cooking together, folks, but in a way thats straightforward and fun. Id like to dedicate this cookbook to those DIRTY, LAZY, KETO peeps. Join my family in the DLK kitchen, and lets do this together!

Special thanks to my liveliest recipe testers, Charlotte and Alex. Thank you for your patience and understanding while Mom and Dad embark on this keto journey to spread the word of this unbelievable way of eating that has such profound potential to change and save lives!

#KetoOn!

Bill

When people ask, What made you finally decide to lose the weight? Ive been known to sarcastically reply, Well, I REALLY liked being fat! Seriously, though: When my doctor told me that I had reached Morbid Obesity Stage III on the BMI scale, I didnt even flinch. It didnt seem real.

What I did know is that I felt severely uncomfortable in my skinI weighed close to 300 pounds. Even though (at the time) I didnt suffer from any obvious or immediate health problems, I knew if I didnt do something I would likely end up with diabetes or someday be stuffed into an extra-large coffin.

So how did I end up losing about half of my total body weight?

It wasnt until I was riding a roller coaster when it really hit home. My companion on the ride, my five-year-old son, almost flew out of the roller coaster after the first hill. Because I was so large, the pull-down bar reached only my stomach, leaving a huge, unprotected gap between it and my little boy. I spent the entire ride absolutely terrifiednot because of the intended thrillsbut because I was horrified that my son would fly out of the car.

People arent fat because they are lazy or selfish; they simply dont know how to lose weight and keep it off. This roller coaster moment was a tipping point for me where I decided I absolutely had to figure this stuff outlike right now.

I wouldve done anything, absolutely anything, at that moment to get rid of my excess fat. Before resorting to weight loss surgery, which I considered being the end of the line, I decided to try one last dietary intervention. I had heard about Atkins and keto, but both seemed too strict for me. Trying to eat perfectly all the time, I realized, would set me up for a lifetime of disappointment and rebellion.

Strict Keto dieters give up everything fun. Artificial sweeteners like Splenda are frowned upon by the keto police, as are fat bombs and a cold, low-carb beer. Even a scoop of low-carb ice cream is out of the question (who invited