Introduction!

Hello Low Carb-ers (or those interested in the journey)!

I have decided to share my experience with my new life changes publicly for a few reasons.

First, it provides some accountability! I have specific goals, and I know what I have to do to achieve these goals. However, knowing other people are counting on me to succeed adds an extra layer to my desire to accomplish my goals.

Second, I have done untold hours of reading, studying, and experimenting with what works best for my body. Just because I know, doesn't mean I've always followed my own advice, but I have a vast knowledge of how this life style works. I hope to be able to share it with people.

Lastly, I just want to add my voice to the movement. Sometimes, even old hats need a new perspective on things. I know that I read blogs and watch vlogs of other people following a similar plan. It not only motivates me, but also gives me ideas for when I'm tired of the food and looking for something new.

So, what diet am I following? I'm going to call it low carb high fat. I will not be counting calories or macros too strictly. I may or may not be in ketosis. I may or may not be following a paleo or primal diet. I have studied these plans in depth, and I appreciate what they offer to the world of nutrition, but I have to do what works best for me. My main goal is to stay under 40 grams of carbohydrates per day.

So...that being said, let's get something things out of the way.

Everything I eat is not going to be organic and/or grass fed. I think eating organic and/or grass fed is excellent, but it doesn't fit for me to do it all the time. There are still many benefits to be had from simply cutting out sugar, starch, and most carbs.

I do eat artificial sweeteners. I will not budge on this. Breaking the sugar addiction is hard enough on it's own, if you try to make me give up every vice, I'm going to fail. So yes, I drink diet soft drinks, I eat sugar free jello, and I even cook with sucralose (Splenda) on occasion.

I understand full well that eating so called "real food" is best. Most of my diet is "real food". So, the occasional processed lunch meat, sugar free product, chicken nugget, or other processed item sneaks into my diet sometimes, so what? I'm only human. I work full time, have a husband, pets, and a house to take care of (I can't even imagine people who have kids on top of that). Sometimes, I need convenient more than I need to be perfect.

So, what am I going to share on this blog? Well, here's a partial list:

• Recipes
• Weight Loss Updates
• Grocery Shopping lists
• Fitness Updates
• Interesting related articles etc.
• Anything else pertaining to my lifestyle

Of course, there may be other things from time to time. It's a journey!

So, today I weighed exactly 230 lbs when I stepped on my scale. I'm 5'4, so this puts my BMI at 39.5. Now, I know the fallacies with using BMI as a measure of anything, but I have a goal to no longer be obese in the eyes of the medical establishment, and further to no longer even be over weight.

On December 31, 2015, I had ballooned up to 244.5 lbs. That put me in the morbidly obese catagory, which thankfully, I'm no longer in.

So, I've already lost 14.5 lbs in 22 days!

Below, I'm going to share links to my goal charts.

Happy Low Carbing!

Weight Loss Chart

Goals Chart