Low Carb Diva

January 19, 2012

So today is Day 4 on JUDD and I am slowly starting to like this plan. I have to admit the thought of eating only 500 calories scared me to death; but so far I have 2 DD (down days) under my belt and am starting to feel a bit more confident.

I will post more on Monday....

September 21, 2011 Day 9

Interesting article about Low Carb. Shows the link between sugar and cancer. It is too bad that fat is still demonized in the media whenever sugar is mentioned. Sugar used to be an occasional treat but now it is accessible for everyday use and is cheaper than buying fresh veggies. Plus it is added to almost every processed food you buy.

We should start a NO Sugar, More Fat Campaign. Eat the Fat Lose the Sugar could be the slogan.

Low carb, high protein diet curbs cancer growth: Could be good prevention

July 11, 2011 - Day 18

It was a cool and crisp 98 degrees yesterday and once the temperature goes above 90 degrees the inside of the house gets unbearably hot, even with the AC turned down to 69 degrees.

So to beat the heat hubby and I decided to go to the movies and dinner after.

At my former weight of 307 pounds fitting into the seats at the movies required a lot of squeezing into the seat and trying to ignore the pain in my sides at the arm rests dug into my almost 60 inch wide hips.

But now I am able to sit comfortably in my seat and neither side of the seat touched my hips! How awesome is that.

Even using the rest room is more comfortable. When those doors swing in it is very difficult when you are obese to squeeze back out. But now I am able to open the bathroom stall door like a normal person.

And even better at the restaurant my boobs no longer rest on the table because they are like two giant swollen hot air balloons. Instead I had room between me and the table and felt cheekily thin!

In case you are wondering at the movies I did not have any popcorn. Just one square of dark chocolate and that was enough for me. For dinner I had a 7 ounce petite sirloin steak topped with butter (I asked for it without seasonings but could not tell if they complied or not), grilled zucchini and sweet potato fries (a little more carbs and protein in a meal then usual but I am OK with it).

The meal was good but I could tell the veggies had vegetable oil on them instead of olive oil and the butter I was told it was real butter but it did not taste as good as my Kerry Gold butter at home.

Weight this morning was the same no changes there!

June 17, 2011 Day 12

Why is it that some that low carb keep losing and regaining the same three pounds over and over? Despite sticking to low carb and not having any significant change in their eating?

This strange phenomenon can happen to any of us, but what I want to know is if low carb is so effective at weight loss than why are some struggling so much?

If seems that the simple formula of cutting carbs does not always work. For example, Jimmy Moore has been trying unsuccessfully to lose a 30-50 pound regain and to date has been unable to achieve this goal?

Is there something wrong with the low carb diet or the low carb dieters?

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May 24, 2011 - Day 5

Memorial Day is this Monday and I am happy to report that Monday will start my New 30 Day Challenge. This will be my fourth month of clean low carb eating with no cheats! It's funny how turning forty can make you suddenly decide that the time to lose the weight is now, not in five or ten years.

Memorial Day and the Fourth of July are a lowcarbers dream holidays. BBQ, Coleslaw (without sugar), a huge salad with all the fixins, and anything else you can dream up. I don'e even care about the dessert part. Losing weight has been too uch of a challenge for me to even consider giving into the temptation.

I don't want to be fat and frumpy at forty. Instead I choose to be fit, fabulous and forty. I may not get there on my birthday but I will be a lot closer to that goal than if I cheated and ate every cupcake, slice of pizza, etc that call my name. And believe me they sometimes call me at least ten times a day.