No Carb Revolution

I have been on the diet carousel for my entire life.  It's exhausting, physically and emotionally.  I've done them all - for reals.  Slim Fast - ick.  Cabbage Soup Diet - I still can't smell tomato cabbage soup without gagging.  Weight Watchers - which was okay, but it was too easy to cheat the system (and all of you WW lifers know what I'm talking about).  Vegan - sorry, I missed meat and cheese too much.  And Atkins - which actually worked for me for years (I lost 75 lbs and kept it off) until I sabotaged myself and got lazy.


So I'm back to fat.  Yes, fat, that's right, I said it - F A T.  That's what it is and I'm not fooling anyone, especially myself.  Something has to give.  And I know exactly what those things are:

Carbs - it's out of hand

Alcohol - my old friend

Sitting on my ass

These have been my three big downfalls the past few years.  So I've decided it's time to pull my shit together.  


After the holidays, I started back on Weight Watchers, but I found their new Points Plus system too complicated to figure out without a computer or their special calculator or a PhD.  I don't like having to do new math every time I want to eat lunch.  However, I liked that they were focused on fat, fiber, protein, and carbs.  But I wasn't pleased doing it and I wasn't feeling satisfied in anyway.  And I was starting to give it up again.


One day one of my student workers came into my office and said, "Did you know that carbs are killing us?"  I just started laughing and then we had a really interesting conversation about eating carbohydrates and how our bodies process them.  And then it hit me, why not low carb again?  I lost a ton of weight, I was never hungry, I was energetic, my skin cleared up, and it was easy!  I found low carbing to be super easy, mostly because I'm not a sweets person so that helps.  But I found it easier when eating out and cooking at home than anything else I've ever done and I could eat the things I loved - mostly cheese, butter, and bacon (with in reason of course).  


So I'm back on board baby!  I start tomorrow. Let's hope I can commit to myself to do it.  I'm doing Atkins induction - which is going to be a bitch, but I think I'm well prepared.  I have a bunch of recipes I'm going to make, I've loaded up my fridge with tons of meats, cheeses, and veggies!  I've even prepped all my lunches and breakfasts for the week.  I'm going to track my foods on MyFitnessPal.com to make sure I'm staying within my 20 - 25 carbs a day.  I think the hardest part will be not drinking for two weeks... but I gotta do what I gotta do.  After my foot is back to normal (I just had surgery on it last week), I'm going to get back to a regular work out routine.  And I have a partner in crime, my student worker has been doing it for a couple of weeks and I'm already amazed at her results.  I'm hoping I'll be a smaller, happier, and healthier person in the long run!