Okay guys...here it is...the best low-carb recipes
 

Can be found at: http://genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html I've tried a few of the recipes on this site including the seafood bisque soup and it was outrageously delish! Try some of the 4 and 5 star recipes. Linda's review of the food is very real (as the pics) and honest. Hope this helps. Joyce;)

Luv2lift, what kind of carbs to you have before workout? fruits, nuts, etc??? Sometimes I feel like a need to eat something that gives me more fuel before I hit the eliptical. Any suggestions???

Hey everyone
Still hanging in there, i ate a lot of sunflower seeds last night, but bibnt eat the chocolate I craved!!! So, I figure thats good!
How are you all doin???
Tara

Tomorrow is my 3rd week weigh-in...wish me luck
 

I for one have been hanging in there too. I don't count carbs, but I make sure to avoid refined carbs so I'm good. Drinking a little more water than usual...2-3 cups a day...energy level is good and the valerian pills are helping me to sleep at night. Also, I've been taking these fat pills (all natural) that contain vinegar, b-6, kelp (iodine) and that has helped tremendously in killing my appetite/cravings. Glad your hanging in there:carrot:....Joyce

Good morning all
215 this am!!!YAY me!!!!
How are things going???
T

Good Morning!
 

Hi Ladies,


Bambifox: A couple years ago I was on a 'targeted Ketoenic diet' that my trainer helped me with where I ate very low carb all the time with the exception of right before a workout. I would eat a small amount (like 15 to 20gms) of high glycemic carbs and was actually able to have an incredible intense workout without any spillover (meaning I stayed in ketosis).
I am not a scientist so not sure exactly how it works but it was explained to me that in the presence of intense excersise your body goes immediately to the most available source of energy. So I would take in high glycemic carbs immediately before a workout. You (I) would use those carbs as energy for the workout and not have it effect your state of ketosis if the correct amount was ingested. It is similar to how marathon runners etc. eat those little packets of sugar gel or bars and whatnot to get immediately energy. It is like that, except I am on a low carb diet at all other times. It took me a couple times to figure out how much I could get away with and not affect my diet. It turned out to be 15 to 20 grams (for me...).
I am not qualified to give advise on it and hopefully haven't opened a can of worms talking about it as I know that eating sugary carbs is cardinal sin on a LC diet:devil:! I primarilyy work out with weights and found that I was losing bodyfat and looking trim but I was weaker over-all when working out while LC'ing:^:. My trainer, who has trained many competitve athletes and is very knowledgable on this, told me about this targeted carb ingestion thing. I tried it and it worked. :wl:
I was actually able to stay in ketosis and get very trim while still being able to have very strong workouts with the help of some high gylcemic carbs right before (like 10 minutes before..) my workout session. I , again, only know a little about why it worked for me but I do know it only works if you excerise intensely after ingesting the carbs. You have to *use* them after taking them in. So, again, I am only qualified enough to give my experience and probably create a lot of questions :?:, but thats what I was told and thats my experience with how it worked for me.:D

If you excersise just fine without that, I would say don't play with fire:flame:. For me, I am mostly a weight trainer and while I feel great LC'ing in most other respects, it does negatively affect my strength and endurance levels at the gym:faint:. I am going to kitty foot a little and see if I cant do the targeted thing again. I will try having just 10 grams prior to my next workout and see what that does.


So...the very long winded answer to your questions ,Bambi, :p is that I took in (hold onto your seat:eek:!) m-n-m's or skittles or white crackers etc.
Things that are usually the devil on a LC diet and that convert like lightening to sugar in your bloodstream. I would eat maybe 12 m-n-m's or 4 saltines or 1/4 a heshey bar etc.. and then hit the gym with vengeance.:strong:

Sorry if I bored anyone with that life rendition! Thanks for the LC recipes links!
Yay!:dance:

CJ

Ok everyone, I will Wii today, if it kills me. I am slacking big time on W/O lately. Somebody come and Bob Harper me!!!!!
T

Dido on the slacking on the working out.... only 2 days this past week for me....I'm shooting for 4 days next week.

Good Mornin' all
Still hanging in there. Yesterday I munched on sunflower seeds alot, other than too many of them, am doing ok, Weighed today, back up to 218. But I am taking it witha grain of salt.
Will work out today 30 minutes on the Wii !!
Tara

Where is everyone??
TAra

Hey There,
I am also new here..I'm a 37 year hard working single mother who has just started the South Beach Diet on Monday....I am pumped and can't wait to get out...I would love to meet up with a diet buddy and do this together.....
Krystal

Welcome aboard, Krystal!

Hey all, I missed you all. Spent the last day sick, my son gave me his sickness. Am very glad I feel better today. How are you all doing?
Tara

Hey Tara - Hope you and your son are both feeling better now....sorry to hear you both were under the weather. Don't feel too bad about the sunflower seeds...just a little while ago, we all were gorging on big macs! I'm still in the game and believe it or not...it's really getting easier and I'm feeling alot better (hopefully looking better too...). Nice to hear from you.

Welcome Krystle - I'm 40 (almost 41), single divorced mom of 2, grandma of 2 and your gonna love it here. Very supportive, a little nutty at times (but in a good way), and it really helps. I've been doing Atkins for 3 1/2 weeks and have never been the "joiner" type. I didn't even know about newsgroups, forums, etc. I know...I know...kinda outdated, but I used to think this stuff was crap...boy was I wrong! This is the only place I can come on a daily basis and rant about my weight, my kids, obstacles, stalls...it really has helped me as I hope it will help you. Again...welcome. Joyce

Oh yeah...I did 20 min. on the eliptical tonight...so I treated myself to some Pepsi One (diet soda sweetened with Splenda). It's not as good as my diet pepsi cherry, but I tried it. I think I'll just have my pepsi cherry next time for my treat! But anyway...it's soda and I'm lovin it....aaaahhhh!