Ok, here I am (the pretty one in that picture....um, the girl....), in all of my large glory. I'm bold, I'm beautiful, and I'm, well, overweight. I keep telling myself that the last 40 lbs are the hardest to lose. I should know - I've lost and regained the same suckers multiple times in my life.
My last big dieting 'success' was following the Atkins plan back in 2005. I lost 40 lbs on the plan then and have kept 30 of them off, 10 years later. I consider that a pretty big success story. Now, I haven't followed the Atkins lifestyle for many years, but, at least, I sort of maintained.
So, with a wedding in the future for June 15, 2016 (to the pretty one in that picture above....) and a wedding dress that is about, oh, 6" from closing hanging in my closet, I step back onto the scale and launch myself forward to embrace Dr. Atkins and his revolutionary diet.
I actually started back on the Atkins diet again on Sept 7, 2015 after a trip to Mexico where nothing was off limits. After the trip where burritos were breakfast food, followed, of course, by a very sugary yet delicious margarita (hey, it's 5'o clock somewhere). I'm pretty sure you can imagine how the vacation went - fabulous! But, as far as fitting into those size 14 shorts? Um, not so much.
Something had to give; I was hoping it wasn't going to be the zipper on my favorite pair of shorts....
So, in short order,
- I joined a nice facebook board of wonderful people who are supportive and a wealth of information.
- I dusted off my low carb cookbooks and thumbed through favorite recipes, and
- I read up on the Atkins plan again to familiarize myself with Induction foods and practices.
And, after holding steady to the plan, I am down 13 pounds and feeling stronger every minute. On day 3, I passed through the 'Atkins flu symptoms' (lethargy mostly) and came out feeling great the next day. So good, in fact, I went to the gym and then came home and cleaned house.
Since I've done this plan before with some success, it dawned on me this morning that I've amassed a lot of information that could help others. I've also founds and even created some very good Atkin-friendly recipes which I needed to put in one spot anyway, hence, the development of my Low Carb Low Down blog.
You'll find my own recipe creations (there's lots of room for improvising recipes on Atkins), my favorite recipes, and, yes, even some low carb recipes that flop. I'll also document my success and my fails so you'll know you're not alone.
In addition, when I find items that have help me adhere to the Atkins lifestyle, like the Vitamix which easily makes almond flour from raw almonds, I'll post them here. I might even write a quick review which I'll probably post on my website UnSkewedReviews.com.
If you have any questions, please leave me a comment below. I'll try and get back to everyone with an answer or at least where to find the information.
Ok, readers. Favorite my blog and come along with me as we run to meet our svelt new selves!
We've GOT this!
