Low Carb Diva

August 26, 2011 Day 3

Hope everyone in the path of Hurricane Irene stays safe. I remember using potential snow storms, ice storms, etc as an excuse to eat junk food. But today I realize that this is not an excuse or reason to eat off plan. If you are in the storm track range prepare early with low carb foods that you made ahead of time.

My weight is still the same but probably from tom. I'll check in 5 days.

August 4, 2011 Day 25

Dieting forces brain to eat itself, scientists claim

Well it seems the geniuses are at it again. Claiming that if you go on a diet that your brain will start eating itself. Quite scary considering some in our population need all of the brain cells they have and just cannot afford to lose anymore.

I wonder if they did a study on dieting that did not advocate for the low fat whole grain mantra how many brain cells would be lost. My guess probably not as many or even any at all considering our brains are made up of 2/3rds fat. After all if a baby's brain needs fat to develop my guess is that even as adults we need that fat and cholesterol to save our brains from cannibalizing itself in a quest for nutrients.

So one can conclude that to keep yourself from turning into one of those brain eating zombies you need to either stop dieting OR start eating saturated fat!

Too bad they don't have a saturated fat council that could run public service announcements on TV.

Their slogan could be: Fat It's Where It's At or Fat It's What's For Dinner.

April 29, 2011 - Day 30 of New Weight Loss Challenge

Today starts my third 30 Day Weight Loss Challenge. This next 30 days will be exciting and I cannot wait to see how my body shrinks this month. If you are looking to start losing weight, this is a great chance to join me on a 30 Day Challenge.

The rules are simple: No Bread, No Sugar, No Junk Food and No Cheats. Exercise is up to you. I am trying to do 3 days of weight bearing exercise, 15 minutes of peak 8 on those days and the rest of the week light peddling on the exercise bike for 30 minutes.

Speaking of weight loss I have been watching Jimmy Moore's struggles with weight loss (after a significant weight gain) and I have to say his speedy gains after eating carbs have me concerned. Maintenance is the hardest part of any weight loss program and it seems just when I think he has found what works and is losing weight consistently he goes and eats a bunch of carbs and gains back 5-6 pounds in one week.

I believe his gains may not all be actual fat but rather glycogen stores being replenished (i.e water weight). Of course if you look at his carb loading menus for the past few days I believe he is taking that to the extreme when he is trying to lose weight. I think if you have a sweet potato with dinner there is no need for the bread, zucchini, spinach and butter, etc. all in the same meal.

I do not think his tests for carb limits can ever hope to be accurate because he introduces too many variables at one time instead of adding in one item per week as Atkins suggested to see how it affects his weight.

Just my two cents as I have watched Jimmy's struggles for 2 years now. Let me know what you think.

So what happened? I know so many of you have been asking and all I can say is I have been extremely busy. Did a lot of traveling in the past 6 months and just have not had a chance to get back on here.

Not to mention my web host company www.bluevirtual.com quit responding to support tickets, quit answering their phones and took down their support forum, yet still collected my funds.

I have a new web hosting company who works to make sure everything is working and their response time is great too.

Nonetheless I am looking forward to taking a break this holiday and continue amazing my freinds with the amount of bacon I get to eat.

May 27, 2009

Did you know that saturated fat is the hearts preferred fuel source? Yet every time we turn on the television we are warned about the dangers of saturated fat. Don't eat too much fat it will clog your arteries we are told over and over. Eat a diet high in whole grains, low fat, and lean meats. Oh, and don't forget to take your statin so you can have low cholesterol. Every time I see someone eating fat free cheese or fat free salad dressing I cringe. The human body loves fat, craves it and apparently needs it. Did you know that you are more likely to have gallbladder issues from eating a low fat diet?

When my dad had surgery for a blocked artery I remember the dietician talking to him about the importance of eating a diet low in fat, no butter, no red meat, etc. Of course she never mentioned that a diet high in carbohydrates can elevate the blood sugar and cause a heart attack. Nor did she mention the transfats found in margarine were more likely to cause heart disease.

It is amazing that I have been eating a diet comprised of 65-70% fat and I have actually lost weight. Most people are stunned that you can eat fat and still lose weight. They do not want to accept that they are being misled in the media by studies that demonize fat. So here's to the fat! Eat up.