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If you don’t think you can do this—if you are feeling completely overwhelmed by how much weight you need to lose and if you think you have to be some kind of superhero to lose 100 pounds or more—well, I’m here to ask you to reconsider. My story is not all that unusual, I don’t [...]
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Chocoloate Bliss? Low Carb Cake Mix Review
When I heard from Jackie of Sweets4U2 asking if I’d like a sample to review of her new low carb cake mix, I had mixed feelings. Not that I don’t like cake, Lord knows! But as most low carb vets can tell you, specialty foods can be problematic. So problematic, in fact, that we’ve nicknamed [...]
Dreamfield’s Low Carb Pasta Review
One you first see Dreamfield’s pasta, the question immediately comes to mind: “What’s the catch?” It doesn’t look like it’s made from grass and sticks like most low-carb pasta. Any when you take your first taste, you’ll be even more puzzled. “Hey, I can’t tell this from regular pasta! What gives?” You’re not the only [...]
Nutlettes Cereal Review
I tried Dixie’s Diner Nutlettes Cereal (gotta love the name) when I was jonesin’ for some GrapeNuts, and read this was the next best low-carb thing. It’s made with Soy instead of traditional wheat and has lots of fiber, which accounts for the difference in carbs. It’s not what I expected. Not even close. I [...]
Carbohydrate, Insulin & Cancer
If you are like me, you adopted a low carbohydrate lifestyle primarily to lower the size of your jeans. A great benefit, no doubt, but according to some new research it turns out that we may be protecting ourselves from cancer as well. For many years, scientists have theorized why the cancer rates in the [...]
The Low Carbohydrate Lifestyle and Kidney Stones
I am sure that you have heard of the well-publicized study from the University of Texas that suggested that low carbohydrate diets increase the risk of kidney stones. For several days in August, this study grabbed national health news headlines with some media commentators boldly referring to this study as a “body blow” to low [...]
Why Has My Low-Carb Diet Stopped Working?
Having been failed by every other diet out there, you decided to try the low-carb approach that Dr. Atkins and others have been bragging about. I mean hey, a few thousand cattle farmers can’t be wrong! The first week you probably lost anywhere between 2 to 10 pounds, and thereafter you most likely dropped 1 [...]
When “I Can’t” Becomes “I Don’t”
I made a statement in one of the discussions the other day, without realizing that it described a fairly significant milestone in this way of eating. What I said was that when you find yourself saying ‘ I don’t eat that’, instead of ‘I can’t eat that’, you’re there. You’ve attained some kind of low [...]
When you feel like quitting …
:grouphug: Frustration and depression seem to be running rampant and I just want to take a moment and send HUGS out to everyone who is feeling low. Please know that we have ALL been where you are. We have ALL felt the frustration of the scale not moving. We have all been disappointed in ourselves [...]
Coming Back to Low Carb after a Break
Many of us have found ourselves returning to low carb eating after a…um…”pause.” Yeah. Pause! We may get distracted, sidetracked, or overwhelmed with life, and our best intentions may slip away. Sometimes, all we need is a fresh idea or two to get back on track again. So we asked some low carbers and experts [...]
Stall Power (No, That’s Not a Typo)
It happens. And there’s not much you can do about it. You can whine and complain, stamp your feet and scream, but it won’t change a thing. ANYONE who has followed this way of eating (woe) for a while—especially with a significant amount of weight to lose—has experienced the frustration and utter exasperation of a [...]
Self-Definitions and Weight Loss
“The words ‘I am…’ are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to. The thing you’re claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you.” -A. L. Kitselman This is quite true, you know. You decide who you are by…well, by deciding who you are. You know? If you want to lose weight, [...]
FatButt Syndrome
I don’t mean to be flip…well, ok, maybe I do. I’ll cop. But that’s the million dollar question, ‘eh? Maybe it’s the billion dollar question, what with the diet industry being what it is. How do we get to be fatbutts, and what does one do about it? And don’t even start babbling to the [...]
What’s New, Pussycat?
If you’re here, there’s a good chance you’re looking to lose a couple pounds. Or more. And that being the case, there’s also a very high likelihood this isn’t your first trip around the weight-control block. (That sounds weird, huh? “Weight-control block.” Har!) But back to the point. We lose, we gain; we lose, we [...]
How to FAIL at Losing Weight
In the course of my own journey, I’ve gotten the opportunity to observe a lot of people working on weight loss. Some have been very successful, while others fizzle out in a matter of minutes, it seems. I notice some behaviors and traits that frequently seem to precede impending doom for weight loss! Here’s a [...]