I've started the low carb diet with Intermittent fasting like I once did years ago and maintained a steady weight of 125 lbs for 25 years. It wasn't a planned diet back then, it just happened to work out that way and became my lifestyle. But thanks to a new husband from an Italian family with lots of pasta, forget the waistline. 2 weeks ago at the Doctors, my BP was up and my blood work said I was Pre-Diabetic. Well, TIME FOR A CHANGE. Forget the Pasta. Working on a healthy weight for my age and waistline.
This is week 2 and I have already lost 9 lbs. I keep my calories at around 1200 daily. On weekends I will have a carb or at least once a week I will have a carb meal in order to sustain my brain. KEK! Today I will have that carb meal of spaghetti with Italian sausage. Once I reach my ideal weight, I will raise my caloric intake to 1500 calories daily. Soon, (IF) all works well, I won't need to count calories, as it will come naturally like it once did.
And I know what you mean about the garden. I've been cooking a lot of fried squash, zucchini, fried green tomatoes, corn on the cob (carb) green beans, cucumbers and onions, salads, etc. My husband has spent a lot of time in the bathroom these last few days due to his change in diet. KEK! I told him to give his body time. It doesn't bother mine. Kek! So I make us a meat and then load the plate with lots of 'fresh' veggies I grew myself. No poisons, no spraying. Only fresh organic veggies. Bon appetit' my friend.
I've started the low carb diet with Intermittent fasting like I once did years ago and maintained a steady weight of 125 lbs for 25 years. It wasn't a planned diet back then, it just happened to work out that way and became my lifestyle. But thanks to a new husband from an Italian family with lots of pasta, forget the waistline. 2 weeks ago at the Doctors, my BP was up and my blood work said I was Pre-Diabetic. Well, TIME FOR A CHANGE. Forget the Pasta. Working on a healthy weight for my age and waistline.
This is week 2 and I have already lost 9 lbs. I keep my calories at around 1200 daily. On weekends I will have a carb or at least once a week I will have a carb meal in order to sustain my brain. KEK! Today I will have that carb meal of spaghetti with Italian sausage. Once I reach my ideal weight, I will raise my caloric intake to 1500 calories daily. Soon, (IF) all works well, I won't need to count calories, as it will come naturally like it once did.
And I know what you mean about the garden. I've been cooking a lot of fried squash, zucchini, fried green tomatoes, corn on the cob (carb) green beans, cucumbers and onions, salads, etc. My husband has spent a lot of time in the bathroom these last few days due to his change in diet. KEK! I told him to give his body time. It doesn't bother mine. Kek! So I make us a meat and then load the plate with lots of 'fresh' veggies I grew myself. No poisons, no spraying. Only fresh organic veggies. Bon appetit' my friend.