Day One- Success!

My first day of low carbin’ was a total success!

For breakfast, I started the day with two hardboiled eggs and 5 slices of salame, carbs=1.  This was just ok and I realize that I need to get more creative with breakfast, so I don’t’ get bored or tempted to eat more carbs!  I also had a mozzarella cheese snack, carbs=1.

For lunch, I had a salad with 2.5 cups organic spring mix, .5 cup rotisserie chicken, .25 cup sliced crimini mushrooms,  two tbsp of Trader Joe’s Greek Style Feta dressing and a mozzarella cheese stick, carbs=8.  This was delicious and I would definitely eat this again.  I also had a Detour Peanut Butter Cream bar for a snack/dessert, net carbs=1.

For dinner (pictured), my boyfriend wanted to make kabobs- we used turkey and fired up the grill!  We also grilled a yellow bell pepper.  Traditionally, kabobs are served with rice or bread, so to stay low carb I decided to put my kabobs on a bed of organic lettuces.  I can’t believe how beautiful and delicious this turned out!  My scrumptious turkey kabob salad included 2 turkey kabobs, 3 cups organic spring mix, .5 yellow bell pepper, .5 cup english cucumber, 5 cherry tomatoes and 2 tbsp Trader Joe’s Raita mixed with 2 tsp Sriracha, carbs=16.  Yum!  This was so satisfying.  For dessert, I had a Detour Caramel Peanut bar, net carbs=3.

My total carb count for the day was 30.  Not bad for my first day!

Hello, World!

Hi there!

My name is Teena, and this is my first day on a new low carb diet.  I actually tried this diet my freshman year of college, amongst other wacky things.  I failed wildly- mostly because my perception of “healthy” was very, very wrong.  Two Jamba Juices a day?  Wrong.  A donut treat for eating “good” or “working out”?  Wrong.  I was all screwed up.  Limiting fast food to twice a week was not exactly healthy but definitely a step in the right direction.

Although my eating habits have changed dramatically for the better, 4 years out of college and I’m still struggling with my weight.   My last birthday in September, I felt a little chubby but fairly happy at 126 lbs (I’m only 5’1″).  To my surprise, after my European vacation in Barcelona, Paris and Rome, I weighed in at 124 lbs!  I actually lost weight on vacation!  Strange because I ate with absolutely no limitations.

Well, 6 months later after moving in with my wonderful boyfriend, I am 10 lbs heavier.  This is so disappointing because my New Year’s resolution to be more active and  regularly exercise has not paid off.  On January 2, 2011, I signed up for the gym and have spent at least 4-5 days a week at the gym, working out for at least 1.5 hours doing cardio for 30-40 minutes and then an hour long class like bodypump, bodycombat or bodyjam.  What’s more disheartening is that I feel like I have never eaten more healthy in my whole life!  What’s wrong?

A few months ago, my coworker mentioned that her husband lost 15 lbs in one month just by low carbing it, no exercise at all.  I continued working out at the gym and eating healthy, even tracking my calories, but the scale only budged a little.  I’m ready for something new- a new low carb lifestyle- at least until Cancun in July or my birthday in September.