It’s high time for a diet here. I gained over 10 pounds during our vacation in the US. Blaming Masters Burt Baskin and Irve Robbins won’t help me lose them (although they are liable for at least a couple of those pounds!). So, time to get serious and get back to my low-carb diet – the only one that seems to be working for me.
This time, I’ll do it with a twist. Since my main problem has always been accountability, I’ll try and tweet about anything and everything I eat, and about exercise too. My twitter account is here, in case you want to follow:
https://twitter.com/israelimom
And please, if you’re on twitter, do follow me and provide feedback! If you’re not an MLM spammer or quote bot, I’ll probably follow back too.
The principles for my diet are simple enough. Based on several versions of low-carb/low glycemic index diets, they are:
1. A small meal or snack every three hours – nothing in between.
2. Each meal/snack should include about 30 grams of carbs – no more than 30 grams of carbs per three hours slot.
3. Each 30 grams of carbs must be accompanied by at least 15 grams of protein – to slow down carb absorption.
4. Only foods with low or medium glycemic-index values. Essentially, that means no white flour, no sugar, no white rice, no potatoes and no corn.
That’s about it, really. Last time I followed this routine for six months, I lost 40 pounds. Time to get back into it!
on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 8:40 am
Hey, I’m on Twitter too. You can follow me @mochadad