But you shouldn't be...it's one of the most commonly misspelled words!
I'm still low carbing and enjoying it. It's true that when you cut out the carbs, (or restrict them severely) the cravings and the hunger subside. About every three to four hours I will have something to eat. It's a good feeling to actually
be hungry! It's an even better feeling to eat a meal and not feel guilty because I had already stuffed myself, 'grazing,' while I tried to figure out what to eat.
Here's a yummy low carb snack I found at the low carb recipe boards:
Pizza Bites
1 serving (16 pieces) Turkey Pepperoni
1 string cheese, sliced cross ways into 16 rounds
1/8 cup tomato sauce
Place pepperoni on a plate, drop a bit of sauce on each, place a circle of cheese on top of that. Microwave for about 40 seconds, or until cheese melts.
The thing with low carbing is that they don't really concern themselves with low fat...which is so ingrained into my brain, it's hard to stop. BUT, when they take the fat out of foods, they usually add salt and/or sugar to improve the flavor. The moral of the story is: READ THOSE LABELS! No matter what plan you're on.
I've been keeping track of my food at fitday.com. It's a bit of a pain, looking things up...God only knows what kind of system they use in classifying, but you can "customize" your favorite foods and store them by putting the nutritional info yourself. I find it very helpful to see the graph and the breakdown of all that I put into my pie hole each day! What ever works, right?
Lynne, thanks for the encouragement!
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The sad thing is that we have such unrealistic expectations, and feel such pressure to lose weight quickly, that if we "cave" and eat something that's not the best (which in fact is generally something "normal" weighted people wouldn't even consider as a bad choice), we think we are a total failure and what's the point, it's all too hard.
Such wise words and so true! I really need to remember that!!
About eating at the table: if we are all home at the same time, (unusual!) I insist that we eat together. It's nice to be together to share meals and our thoughts and opinions. No, it's when I'm alone that I figure, what the heck, I may as well kill two birds with one stone! Not anymore. I sit and eat at the table, no reading, no TV, no computer. Very hard for me!! But I'm working on it. Baby steps.
Duckie, it's probably from missing the pills, but I'd take a PG test anyway, just to be sure. Good luck!
Hi everyone else...I have to get ready for the gym. "Cardio Mix" at 5:30. I worked the library today at my son's school, let me tell you, that is a good workout, believe it or not...all that squatting and bending and lifting...I was huffing and puffing!
See you all later...love ya!