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Momma’s on a Diet: McDonalds? Count me In!

Yes, I know I’m on a diet. By tradition I’m supposed to eat crispbread, low fat cottage cheese, lettuce leaves and a side helping of tomatoes topped with dried rosemary to indicate that food can still have taste whilst being low in calories. But you see, the thing is, I’m not big on tradition – well not as far as diets go. They’ve never really worked for me. Dr Phil McGraw always says “How’s that working for you?” as an indicator as to whether you are doing something the right way or not. Well the truth is, the traditional way … Continue reading →

Carbohydrate Blockers Do Work

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I am a carboholic. I have a major problem with starchy carbohydrates. The problem is that I love them. They are comfort food. Cookies, bagels, homemade bread, if it starts with flour then I love it. The problem for me is twofold: 1. These sorts of things do terrible things to my blood sugar. (Raising it and then dropping it to unheard of lows to the point where I need to take a nap.) 2. Whenever I eat starchy carbohydrates I retain lots of extra water so that my body can process and digest them. (A single bagel can show … Continue reading →

Body Clutter — Marla Cilley and LeeAnn Ely

Why am I fat? That’s a question many Americans, myself included, ask ourselves several times a week, if not several times a day. Sometimes the answer is simple: I’m fat because I’m addicted to cheeseburgers and I don’t exercise. Sometimes the answer is more complex: I have emotional issues that I haven’t overcome. I’ve read many books on the theories behind weight loss. Some want you to eat all carbs, others say no carbs. Some want you to drink a glass of lemon water with every meal. Some say you should color coordinate your food. They all have their points … Continue reading →

Breast Feeding and Diet Myths: The Truth About Breastfeeding and Weight Loss

Are you one of those moms who loses the weight right away? Do you find that you can eat just about anything while breastfeeding? Or do you find that while you’re breastfeeding the weight slowly lingers until you stop breastfeeding? The fact of the matter is, that while it requires an extra 500 calories per day to feed a newborn infant, there are numerous factors that contribute to your weight loss after pregnancy while you’re breastfeeding. Certainly adding an ‘exercise’ to your daily routine that consumes 500 calories is effortless (relatively speaking). However, some women who are breastfeeding report that … Continue reading →

Low-Fat Mediterranean Couscous With Mozzarella and Roasted Peppers

If you’ve been checking out my Diary of an Overweight Mom lately, you might know that I’m trying to eat healthier. I’ve been coming up with recipes to prove that you don’t have to sacrifice fullness or great flavor to shed some pounds or to maintain a healthy weight. This recipe is good for your heart, your stomach, and your taste buds. It can be a complete meal by itself or may be served as a side dish. For me, this is the perfect lunch. And because you can prepare it and keep it in the fridge all week, it … Continue reading →

Diary of an Overweight Mom-Day 4: Can You Diet At A Barbecue?

Morning Weight: 181.0 Success! I’m so excited to have lost weight without starving myself or dining on only meat and eggs! It’s tough though. When you decide to add carbohydrates back into your diet, you have to be careful. It’s easy to go way overboard quickly, gobbling up every bread-type product in site. Tonight we went to a bonfire barbecue at the beach. It was a ton of fun, but I was a bit nervous before we left. I knew I’d have to record my weight in the morning and, although I do expect my weight loss to stall in … Continue reading →

Diary of an Overweight Mom- Day 3: Sayonara no-carb

Morning Weight: 182.4 Well, gloriously, the scale has consistently gone down the past few days. However, now I’ve decided for a number of reasons to NOT do a low-carb diet today. First, although I did well the first two days eating very few carbohydrates, I found myself scrounging in the Cheeze-Its last night. So it’s only by a miracle that my weight was down today. That’s the problem with low carbohydrate diets. It’s either all or nothing. If you follow the rules explicitly you can lose weight—a lot of weight, very quickly. And it is possible to keep it off … Continue reading →

Diary of an Overweight MOM-Day 2

Morning Weight: 183.6 Weight Loss: 1.6 lbs. Whoa! I can hear the conversations starting already. “How could she have lost so much weight in one day?” Before you throw out all the bread in your house, let me let you in on a little secret. When you go on a low-carb diet, you’re going to lose weight very quickly the first week. But don’t be deceived. It’s water weight. As a dieting professional (hehe) I can tell you that just as quickly as you lose ten pounds in one week on a low-carb diet, you can gain it all back … Continue reading →