Low Carb Diva

June 12, 2009

I went to the doctor yesterday and he tells me "I don't know why your CRP is going up and I don't know what to do."

Nothing is more depressing than going to a doctor (especially one that is supposed to be an alternative treatment kinda doc and hear those words - "I can't help you."

Here's an idea doc why not take the time to listen to me. After all that is why your fee is higher than those 'regular doctors'. I guess I will just put myself out to pasture now and die a slow carb laden filled death since even this doctor can't help me.

I guess everyone is different when it comes to low carb. Starting tomorrow I will be eating a little different. less butter, no eggs or red meat for 30 days and olive oil as my primary fat source.

I feel like I am having to relearn everything all over again and it really pisses me off.

I'm not giving up but I may not post as much for a little while. I just don't have the energy to deal with this. Between the economy and now this it is just to much.

June 9, 2009


I am rethinking continuing with my current way of eating after doing some research on Atkins and it's relation to CRP. Seems that it can raise your CRP levels. Mine has gone from a 9 to now a 13 so obviously something is not right.

Not sure what is wrong perhaps my ratio of omega 6:3 is off. Will try to get this more balanced and see if it helps. Could be hypothyroidism, an undetected cancer, autoimmune disease the list is endless. Nonetheless it is quite frustrating to think you are doing everything right and still feel like it is not enough.

June 8, 2009

Well the Summer Boot Camp Weight Loss Challenge is over and I lost 3 pounds for the month!

That's 3 pounds less I now have to lose but boy oh boy do I long for the days of eating 500 calories a day and losing 20 pounds a month.

3 pounds a month is just a tad to slow for me. I need to lose at least 6 to reach my goals. After all I am not getting any younger here.

For the next 4 weeks I will be keeping my calories at around 1400 and change up my exercise routine. More resistance training and maybe a few 2-3 second sprints here and there.

I will keep y'all updated weekly on my progress. Good luck to everyone and may this month bring us all fat loss (even if the scale doesn't reflect it).

June 5, 2009

Today is National Doughnut Day. So go ahead and enjoy all of those fried, sugary, sweet confections. You only live once and might as well die in a sugar induced coma in front of the television.

Some days are just harder than others and some weeks just seem to drag on and on. I won't be participating in National Doughnut Day. Though I have to admit that for a few minutes I thought about it. I mean really thought about it. A lot.

June 3, 2009

My mother turns 65 this year and for as long as I can remember she has always been on one diet or another. She has tried every fad diet out there and all have ended in failure. But she is 65 and still has not been able to conquer her weight demons. Up until last year I was following in her same path.

What is different now than a year ago for me is I started acknowledging the price that I have paid for being morbidly obese. I also now know that my future at 65 would be very bleak and dismal if I continued to eat myself slowly to death. Yes, weight loss requires discipline because when those good feelings of having lost your first 5-10 pounds wears off you realize that you have a long road to travel without the benefit of the constant praise from friends and family.

In fact most of the time you will be greeted with people trying to sabotage your efforts as you lose weight. Like telling you that you don't need to lose anymore weight (even though you still have 50-75 pounds to go).

Decide today that you are worth it. Look at your old junk food friends as the enemy that they are. Their comfort is only short lived and will only make you fatter.

For today refuse to spend another year wanting to do something but paralyzed by fear and doubt. Reading blogs and weight loss success stories can go a long way to motivate and keep you inspired when you want to give up.