Thursday, December 6

Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Serves: 6
Carbs Per Serving: 3.8g
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
8 ounces Cream Cheese
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
1/4 cup peanut butter
4 splenda packets -- (4 to 5)
cupcake baking cups/papers
1 dash sugar free chocolate and/or caramel espresso syrup (Optional)

How to Prepare:
Mix all ingredients together well (approximately 5 minutes). Distribute evenly into 6 cupcakes. Bake at 325* for 40-50 minutes until golden brown. Let cool completely, and keep refrigerated.

And Enjoy

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Friday, November 30

Low Carb Icing

Carbs Per Serving: no counts
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1 package (8 oz.) of Cream Cheese
1 tbsp of Vanilla Extract
4 packages of Splenda brand sweetner

How to Prepare:
Directions: Mix all ingredients in mixing bowl and mash together mixing well. May heat in microwave for 30 sec for more effective mixing. Spread on cake.

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Friday, November 23

Low-carb Cakey Brownies

Carbs Per Serving: 38g carbs total
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 cup butter -- (1 stick)
1/2 cup splenda -- to taste
2 eggs
1/3 cup atkins bake mix
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract -- sugar free

How to Prepare:
Carefully melt chocolate with butter together - do not let chocolate boil or burn!Pour into mixing bowl. Add Splenda gradually (taste to desired sweetness) and beat well. Add eggs and beat well. Add bake mix and salt and beat well. Add Vanilla and mix in. Pour into greased 8" X 8" pan (you will need to spead it evenly into the pan) and bake at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick and if clean, remove from oven. If slightly underdone they will be more chewy. Let cool in the pan and cut into 16 pieces.

And Enjoy....

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Saturday, October 20

Shrimp Curry Salad

Serves: 2
Carbs Per Serving: 3.5g
Effort:
Easy

Ingredients:

Salad:

1/3 head lettuce
4 radishes – chopped
3 green onions – finely chopped (green peppers are also good on this salad)

Dressing:
2 tablespoons butter
½ pound cooked shrimp – small
1 clove garlic
pepper
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon curry powder

How to Prepare:
Put about 2 Tbls Butter and ½ Lb. Small cooked shrimp in medium glass bowl with lid.

Microwave 1 minute till butter is melted and shrimp is medium hot. Stir in 1 clove garlic and a small amount of pepper. In separate small bowl combine 3 large Tbls of Mayonnaise (I
used Best Foods) and 1 tsp Curry powder.

Pour juice from shrimp place in with mayonnaise and combine. Put shrimp on salad. Pour dressing on salad.

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Wednesday, October 17

Seven Layer Salad

Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
lettuce sliced
boiled eggs
chopped onion
sliced olives
crumbled bacon
mayo
grated cheese

How to Prepare:
Layer. Make in single serving size or family size.Can be made ahead and refrigerated.

Enjoy

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Sunday, October 14

TUNA MELT FAST (ZERO CARBS)

Serves: 1,1,10,10,7
CarbsPerServing: 0
Prep Time: Less than 5 min.
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1 can tuna (drained)
Mayo (use as much as you like-I use 2 T)
1-2 slices cheese (I like provolone or cheddar)

How to Prepare:
Mix together drained tuna and mayo in a small oven proof bowl. Top with cheese. Broil on Hi for 3 min. Variation: Use a slice of Atkins bread.

I like this better than a tuna melt- who needs soggy bread anyway?

For more info on low carb diets please visit.

Low Carb Ketogenic Diets


Enjoy.

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Friday, October 12

Bites of Heaven

Serves: 1,2
CarbsPerServing: Depends on serving- very low Prep Time: Seconds
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
Salami slices
Cream Cheese or Cheddar Almond Accents" (salad topping by Sunkistany flavor)

How to Prepare:

Spread cream cheese on a salami slice, top with a few Almond Accents (any flavor), fold like a taco and sit down to watch your favorite movie with a little plate of these. You can also substitute cream cheese for cheddar, or use both!

Enjoy

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Wednesday, October 10

Spicy Steak Salad

Carbs Per Serving: 34g total

Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1 pound round steak
2 tablespoons lime juice
4 tablespoons oil
1 clove garlic – crushed
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper – flakes
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
6 cups romaine lettuce – shredded
4 tablespoons bottled Italian dressing
1 small tomato – diced
½ onion – cut into thin rings
1 medium cucumber – sliced thin, don’t peel
8 black olives
2 medium radishes – sliced thin

How to Prepare:
Mix lime juice, oil, garlic and seasonings. Place in a large zipper bag w/meat. Let marinate overnight, turning occasionally. When ready to serve, heat Foreman grill and cook for 6 minutes. (You may need to cut steak in ½ or smaller). If using a skillet, preheat skillet -you want it to sizzle when you put the steak in☺

Cook over high heat for 4 minutes per side.

Toss lettuce with dressing and place in 4 plates. Top with the vegetables.

Slice steak thinly and place on top of salad.

NOTES : Counts for italian dressing not included.

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Tuesday, October 9

An Open Letter To Anyone Who Wants To Lose Up To 20 Pounds In 30 Days The 'Low Carb' Way

30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' has already helped scores of people lose their excess pounds and inches faster and easier than they ever thought possible. Why not find out what 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' can do for you by trying it out for yourself!

Meet Scot Standke, author of the 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' and webmaster at several of the fastest growing low carb websites online.

Scot Standke best known for his wildly successful internet sites, CarbTrack.com and LowCarbDietRecipe.com. An avid low carber himself for over 10 years, Scot has lost over 100 lbs and also has managed to maintain it for over 7 years now.

His specialty is the easy induction style low carb diet, that he designed to blast away over 20 pounds in only 30 days. Scot Standke is the writer of one of the webs most successful low carb newsletters, claiming a subscription rate of over 10,000 strong and growing. Scot believes his 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' is so effective that virtually anyone can now lose weight faster and easier than they ever imagined.

I've developed something very powerful for the almost effortless removal of stubborn bulging fatty deposits. In fact it's so powerful that, depending on how much you're overweight, it allows you to lose up to 20 pounds of fat, flab and fluids in just 30 days, and amazing as it may seem, you can lose this awesome amount of weight, while you are still allowed three very filling meals a day!

Real meals, mouth watering delicious meals, meals that give you that wonderful satisfying feeling that you've really eaten when you get up from the table. But, best of all, it's based on science, factual science, not false claims nor empty promises, and I'll stake my reputation on it.

  • NO calorie counting.
  • NO side effects, natural, gentle, safe.
  • NO caffeine, or harmful stimulants.
  • NO nervousness or irritability.
  • NO Unsafe Pills to take

You see, being an astute student that specializes in weight loss and more notably the Atkins Version of the low carb diet for more than 10 years, I've learned a great deal about how you can successfully destroy your stubborn fat, once and for all! How you can actually shed all your unwanted pounds and inches and reverse years of over eating without the pain and effort you may have thought it once took. How you can definitely lose your embarrassing fat and flab, even if you've failed time and time again!

And my number one fat burning secret, the secret that has helped so many overweight people just like you lose weight the easy way can be boiled down to simply this.

No matter what you've been told trying to lose weight the hard way, the way that requires tons of effort, deprivation, and lots of will power, just doesn't work! It's not counting calories or even starving yourself that really makes the difference between a fat unhealthy-unattractive body, and a lean, healthy, beautifully attractive body.

Why? Because your body will compensate for radically decreased caloric intake and actually slow down the burning of fat. And even worse, when you go off your starvation diet, your body will overcompensate and continue what's called the “starvation response, which in plain words means you can actually gain back more weight than you may have temporarily lost!

Weight Is Managed, Not Cured!

Fortunately, there's now a way to lose weight that doesn't require counting calories or starving yourself, that doesn't require the deprivation and suffering associated with conventional dieting! It's what I call the easy way to lose weight, and it's my number one secret for having a beautiful, slim, stunning body, my number one secret for enjoying the rest of your life as a happy, healthy, permanently thin person.

It's really quite extraordinary, even if I do say so myself! For your nutritional health and well being, I've formulated an entire 30 day low carb diet system that can literally trick your body into burning excess stored fat, while you happily eat 3 filling meals a day! It's a process known to medical doctors, most notably, Dr Robert Atkins as ketosis and I absolutely guarantee that it works. The process is literally so effective that it can cause your body to go into an almost non-stop fat burning frenzy while you continue to eat your 3 filling, delicious meals each day.

A fat burning frenzy that virtually destroys stubborn fat from your entire body, even from hard to reach areas like neck and chin fat. A fat burning frenzy so powerful that I can only recommend that you use the ketosis activating 30 Day Low Carb Diet system for one 30 day cycle at a time! Then you may need to adjust your carb intake upward a bit.

That's right! It's a fact! Once you try this powerful and effective method for non-stop fat destruction you may be tempted (because it's so incredibly easy) to use it longer than 30 days but I highly recommend that you either, increase your carbs or add a few low carbs snacks in each day, and most importantly, get prior authorization from a professional Medical Dr. After this you can go back on what I call the Fat Burning Cycle and lose additional pounds. And even if you have one hundred pounds or more to lose, you can repeat the Fat Burning Cycle as many times as necessary.

I'm very proud to say, I've spent years researching and then carefully developing this diet system that tricks your body into relentlessly burning body fat, while you continue to eat your full three mouth-watering, real food meals each day. And you should know that the longer you follow the 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' the closer you will be in your desire to achieve the beautiful, attractive and healthy body of your dreams!

I highly recommend a strong vitamin ritual during your entire diet, with emphasis on the following vitamin and nutrients:

CHROMIUN PICOLINATE (Considered a highly effective natural metabolic stimulator.)

BEE POLLEN/BEE PROPOLIS (Super high nutrition value promotes lasting energy.)

B-1 THIAMIN (Essential for carbohydrate metabolism.)

RADIX GINSENG (Recognized as natural energy booster for the last 5000 yrs!)

GAMMA ORYZINOL (May contribute to increased stamina.)

LECITHIN (Powerful nutritional factor vital to both mind and body.)

SARASAPARILLA (Absolutely wonderful herbal extract for increased health and well being.)

INOSINE (A naturally occurring metabolic product which may help reduce fatigue and improve metabolic functioning.)

But, believe it or not, this special mix of vitamins, minerals and herbs are NOT the reason why my 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' will work so well for you. They're NOT the reason why you can drop pounds and inches in record time. And they're NOT the reason why you may see dramatic results from almost the very first week you begin!

The real reason why you can actually lose up to twenty pounds in 30 days the easy way is due to the powerful ketosis activating in my diet system.

And with the ketosis activating diet system you get to do the one thing everybody else has told you not to do! You get to eat without counting calories! And I mean EAT! 3 fully satisfying meals a day! East so much that one of my friends almost fainted in disbelief when she stepped on the scale after just two weeks and witnessed the incredible amount of pounds and inches that seemingly vanished!

Just imagine being able to eat regular meals for an entire month, enjoying yourself like never before, and then fitting into clothes you once thought impossible to wear. Imagine, thirty short wonderful days and you can kiss up to twenty pounds of fat, flab and excess fluids goodbye. Thirty short days to a leaner, more seductive body. It's truly the easy way to lose weight!

Here is what some of my best clients are saying about their success. Of course, weight loss varies for every person and it depends on how well you follow the instructions, but nevertheless you'll have to agree that these are some pretty impressive results:

Scot you've saved my life. I've been on so many diets and failed that I didn't think I could ever try one again. Thanks to your easy way to lose weight I've finally lost the 35 pounds I've been trying to lose for more than twenty years! Thanks again!
--Susie G. Normand, OK

Since I lost 27 pounds the easy way, I'm bubbling over with self confidence. I've got a new boyfriend and can finally wear the clothes I dreamed of wearing!
--Sally F. Ripon, CA

Scot, you have developed what I consider to be one of the most effective weight loss programs available today. And quite unique! Count me in as an ardent supporter!
--John J. Baltimore, MD

When it comes to losing weight I really am lazy. You must have had me in mind when you developed the 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan'. Thank God you did, because it worked! I've lost 31 pounds and still going down.
--Kimberly P. Plano, TX

Scot you deserve a medal. Your 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' worked like a charm. I lost 45 pounds and never once was hungry!
--Jim H. River Falls, WI

Can you blame me for believing so strongly in the power of 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' that I've put my entire reputation on the line to prove it!

How many diets, pills, plans or systems have you tried that were actually developed by someone that actually lives the diet daily and is living proof that it works? Probably very few, if any. Why, because most people or companies have nothing to lose if their so called weight loss programs don't work. They just don't care if your hopes and dreams are shattered. Here today, gone tomorrow, along with the hard earned cash!

Here are just a few of the benefits you will find in using my 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan'

      1. Enjoy 90 different recipes, (3 per day), all within the allowed Atkins 'Ketosis' range of 20 grams of carbs per day.
      2. Discover an almost instant weight loss, as the powerful 'ketosis' effect will boost your weight burning metabolism within the first three days.
      3. Suffer from no more nagging hunger pangs, my 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' is specially designed to almost immediately eliminate all hunger within the first two days.
      4. Notice an almost instantaneous looser fit in all your clothing.
      5. Discover an added amount of energy you may not have felt in years, all within the very first days of the program.

Well, I've spent too many years struggling with my weight, trying this diet, trying that pill, before I discovered and refined my 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan', and I would not risk my reputation just to risk all this on a Fat Burning program that doesn't do absolutely everything I say it can do. No, absolutely not! I repeat, I will stake my hard-earned lived it, tried it, tested it and refined it reputation on my easy way to lose weight. And I want to prove its power and effectiveness to you right now!

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P.S. If you desire to lose more than 20 pounds, you can simply extend your 30-Day Low Carb Diet 'Ketosis Plan' plan to a 60 day plan, simply by starting from the beginning again.

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Before starting this weight loss program, or any weight loss program, please consult your physician to determine that you are in normal health.

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Tuesday, August 21

‘Honey’ Mustard!

Serves: One
Carbs Per Serving: About 3
Prep Time: Less than one minute!
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1 Tbs. Dijion Mustard
1 Tbs. Spicey Brown Mustard
2 Tbs. Heavy Whipping Cream
1 Packet Splenda or Stevia

How to Prepare:
Mix all ingredients and serve! Origionally, I thought this up as a dip for chicken, but it also makes the BEST salad dressing. If you’ve been missing honey mustard dressing (It’s my personal favorite!) suffer no more!

Enjoy.

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Sunday, December 3

Something For The Winter Blues - Hearty Beef Stew

Carbs Per Serving: 60 carbs total
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat
14 1/2 ounces stewed tomatoes -- (1 can)
14 1/2 ounces beef broth -- (1 can)
1 cube beef bouillon
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 large rutabaga -- (or two small turnips)
2 medium zucchini

How to Prepare:
Brown stew beef in olive oil on all sides in medium high pot. Add tomatoes, broth, spices and
water to cover beef. Turn heat down and simmer for about 1 and 1/2 hours. Add cubed (about 1 inch) rutabagas and simmer for 30 minutes. Add diced zucchini and simmer for 30
more minutes. Add more liquid if necessary (to cover the veggies). Taste for seasonings.

Enjoy and Keep Warm.

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Sunday, September 11

The Blender Bomb.

For those of us that not only make a choice to live a low carb lifestyle but need to because of the dreaded wheat allergy some times we are limited on our option for quick nutrition.

Here is a blender bomb that I've used in the past just to put something into me that I can make quickly on the run. As usual blend to your own taste.

4 Cups whole milk
2 Cups of powdered milk
1/4 cup of brewers yeast
1 banana
2 tablespoons of lecithin
1 tablespoon of wheat germ oil

The traditional recipe for this includes 1 large scoop of vanilla ice cream, If you can live with this then great toss it in or look for a sugar free alternative then great go for it.

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Thursday, September 8

Its Time For Some Hot Wings. Yummy!

Hot Wings Serves: 3-4

CarbsPerServing: About 1 carb per wing, plus your dressing and
celery (depends on you)
Prep Time: 1 hour or so Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1 bag frozen chicken wing pieces, defrosted
1 bottle Texas Pete (your favorite will do) Buffalo Style Chicken Wing Sauce
1/2 stick butter Ranch or Bleu Cheese dressing
Celery Oil for deep frying Salt and pepper

How to Prepare:
Heat your oil in either a deep pot or a fryer to 375.Salt and pepper
your wings and fry in batches (usually 5-6 pieces)until the skin is
crispy and well browned (about 12 minutes). Remove from oil and
drain on cookie cooling rack. Repeat until all wings are cooked.
Meantime, in a saucepan, melt the butter and pour in 1/2 jar of the
wing sauce. When the wings are finished, place them in a large bowl
and toss with the sauce. Serve w/celery and ranch or bleu cheese
dressing.

I hope you enjoy this one.

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Monday, August 29

Protein (Reader Beware These Are Product Plugs)

Protein - Amino Acids


Protein is used by the body to build, repair, and maintain muscle and organ tissues by repairing and building cells, aid in the formation of antibodies, they work in conjunction with enzymes and the hormonal system, help transport oxygen and participate in muscle activities.

When Protein is digested it is broken down into a number of amino acids (Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine, Alanine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine,Glutamic Acid, Glutamine, Glycine, Histidine, Lyrosine, Proline, Serine, Taurine and Tyrosine ), These amino acids are divided by definition into two main groups. The first group is termed essential amino acids and are required by the body to make the second group called non-essential amino acids. Don't be fooled by the term non-essential these proteins are very important to sustaining a healthy and vital life. A deficiency of any one essential amino acid can cause a corresponding deficiency in some or allof the non essential amino acids.

Some foods contain what is called complete protein, that is, they provide all the amino acids necessary to produce usable protein. Examples of these foods would be milk, eggs, meat, fish, and various vegetable products, such as soybeans. But even these foods contain differing amounts of usable protein per weight. The suggested RDA for Proteins and Amino Acids varies from 0.8 to 1.5 grams per Kilogram body weight per day. I would like to point out to the reader that the RDA of any Nutrient is based on the absolute minimum to sustain life. I have not been introduced to any research documents that proves conclusively that over consuming proteins can adversely effect a persons health (with the exception of weight gain). I have read and heard from many so called professionals that the over consumption of protein can lead to kidney problems and other complications but I have as of yet to read any such reports or literature supporting this claim. I've even read in some literature that males should consume 63 grams a day and female should consume 50 grams a day.
This is fine if you only weigh 138 lbs for a male and 110 lbs for a woman and live a sedentary life style. In my personal experience I have consumed between 100 grams to 400 grams of protein on a daily basis for up to 10 months at a time while training. I found that 100 grams a day is a good maintenance intake and 400 grams a day was more then sufficient to grow on, my gains on 400 grams a day were both muscle mass and fat gains. My protein consumption consisted of both whole foods and supplements because I found that trying to eat 400 grams of protein a day from normal food sources was next to near impossible and time consuming as well. So in a nutshell the over consumption of protein in my opinion will led to fat gains only and not to some sort of metabolic disease, excess protein is converted into glucose or stored as fat... its as simple as that. My recommendation as well as others in the field of sports nutrition is to start out with 1 gram per pound of body weight and adjusting from there to met your needs. If you are an athlete and you don't make any gains from this then you should also look at the rest of your dietary and lifestyle habits.
Arguably I've been taught to consume no more the 35 grams of protein per meal as this is the most that the gut (reportedly) can handle at any given time, with the remainder going to waste, fat or glucose. So breaking up your meals into smaller meals more often is of great benefit and aids in maintaining a positive state of muscle growth as well as making it easier on your body. I
know of many athletes including myself that try to eat about every 3 hours, I've even been known to get up in the middle of the night for a glass of milk or a bowl of cottage cheese.

For other sources of protein please consult the USDA website.

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Sunday, August 28

Diet... The Naughty Word and Random Thoughts

Diet.... There I said it and I'll say it again... Diet... Diet... Diet.

It really isn't a bad word.

Webster defines diet as di'et (di'et) N. 1, food and drink regularly consumed. 2, a prescribed course of food. 3, regimen.

Diet from Greek diatia, mode of living, or, more specifically, mode of eating.

So there you have it. You don't have to diet because you already diet... Every day... Doughnut or celery its all the same. Its a diet.

So close inspection of the diet reveals who we are and how we think.

I had a female athlete while I was at college tell me once that she wouldn't even lick a postage stamp because It had calories and nothing else. I chuckled at the time but she was right. Why eat something or drink something that has no value. She was one of those few that practiced what she preached. She was built like A... Well... Um a hardbody and she earned it all.

So my point is that we are what we eat. I've read thousands (if not more) pages about diet and nutrition and this is my best conclusion. So I've spent the majority of my life too absolutely confirm that old saying. "We are what we eat."

Hmmm... Its that simple. Millions of dollars ever year are spent on diet pills, diet plans etc and every time a new diet pops up its all the rage... Fads for the lack of better words.

I once realized that most workouts, diets, etc. Last about 8 weeks. I've had friends and I'm guilty of this as well, that would workout for about 8 weeks at which time I would take more and more time off between gym seasons or I would cheat big time on my diet and then not get back with it. I've seen and utilized many different methods to keep myself going and motivated but one common sense statement always rings in my ears.

If what your doing does not work... Then change what your doing...

So we have established the 8 week cycle and figuring out what works and what doesn't and the diet industry plays on this. Observe it for yourself. There always seems to be a new diet knocking on our doors every 2 to 3 months.


The tried and true. Ketogenic Diets Hmmmmmmm.... There's my plug. I knew I'd get it in here somewhere. Keto diets have been around for thousands of years the Romans would feed the gladiators and solders on low carb ketogenic diets, and those guys that stand at gates of the queens castle they are not called meat eaters for nothin.


So what's my point. I'm not sure I'm kinda lost right now.

But what I think I'm getting at is that if you want be a tiger eat like one.

here's a question... When you want to fatten up a farm animal what do you feed it?

Grains lots and lots of grains.

So okay we are not like cows or pigs...

Your right we are more like lions, tigers and bears.
Meat eaters.

Have you ever wondered why people used to keep sugar locked up in sugar boxes??? Hmmm....
Just to ponder

So to sum it all up.
8 week cycle
we are what we eat
if what we are doing doesn't work change what were doing.
stay away from grains and lock the sugar box.
Whoooraaaahh I think I'm on to something here.

Diet... Its the way we live our lives.

Remember drink lots of water

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Friday, August 26

Low carb diets and celiacs.

Recently I've been made aware that my grandfather suffered from Celiac disease. This in and of itself is no big deal but what did startle me is finding out that this thing is genetic and 1 in every 150 people suffer from it and that 75% of those people have no idea.

This genetic situation causes the body not to produce the enzyme necessary to digest wheat or gluten. So that means for those that suffer like myself from this freak of nature we cant eat the things that we crave the most. For years I've cycled on and off of ketogenic diets and have always been carb conscious because eating carbs just did not sit well with me. Now I know why its because that plate of pasta.... is and was killing me.

So low carb ketogenic diets to the rescue. This probably wont surprise anyone that knows they have the disease but for many it just might. So in the process of researching celiac disease I discovered something that really set me back. One of the side effects of Celiacs is Candida and these little critters will make you miserable to no end.

After taking a few tests first at home then at the doctors my fears were confirmed I have both these diet limiting disorders. If one don't get ya the other one will. It seems I'm doomed.


I think for my next project I might make a website for those that suffer from both. This should prove informative I think.

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Tuesday, August 23

Low Carb recipes

This section is really huge so I created a pdf of the same info so it can be downloaded from here.

Low carb recipes 243 Pages

Carb Counter

Thanks for stopping in.

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