Low Carb Diva

Link: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/InsureYourHealth/will-the-recession-make-you-fat.aspx?page=1

I just read this article about how the down turn in the economy may make those that are cash strapped gain weight because people are going to eat more foods high in saturated fat and sugar. I agree if you eat saturated fat you will gain weight, if you combine it with lots of pasta, potatoes and rice.

If you follow the Standard American Diet (SAD) you will consume 300 or more grams of carbohydrates a day based on your caloric intake. Simply cutting the number of carbohydrates in half is enough to start you on the road to losing weight not gaining.

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As usual the hype of the previews for The Biggest Loser did not live up to my expectations. With the players being so into the game and winning the outcome of the food temptation challenge did not surprise me.

They players were not pigging out for the sake of pigging out. They were trying to win the golden ticket to make sure they could choose who would leave the house this week. I was disappointed that Laura won and was even more disappointed when she voted out Sione instead of Helen. Especially when it was obvious (at least from the edited footage) that Helen was trying to get Laura to vote out Tara. I wonder if Ron had fallen below the yellow line if she would have kept him.

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I hope that this blog will offer inspiration and encouragement to you as lose weight or maintain your weight. I woke up this morning at 200 pounds! It took 2 months of staying at 207 and nothing I did made the scale move. I didn't give up though. In fact I took a couple of weeks off here and there from even going on the scale. I think that persistence is the key and a whole lot of patience. Tonight is the biggest loser! So look for my recap and comments tomorrow morning. Based on the previews it looks like its going to be a good one to watch.