Low Carb

So, I'm back on a low-carb diet. Today was Day 1 actually. I have tried a lot of diets over the last 10 years and low-carb is really the only one that works for me. The diet I always come back to is the Atkins Diet. This is not the biggest I've ever been but it's not the smallest I've been in the last few years either. I am eager to look good and feel confident in a bathing suit again.

I know the Atkins Diet has grown and waned in popularity over the decades, but...it works. It's the least restrictive diet I've ever been on and the most productive. Even during the strictest part of the diet, the induction phase, I am able to eat well and to the point of fullness that makes cravings and binges obsolete. I am able to eat proteins, vegetables, dairy, etc. on induction and don't feel deprived at all. I can easily lose 15 lbs in a month on this diet during the induction phase--some of which is water weight, but not all. This is the ONLY diet I can say that about. When I add exercise to the equation, as I have a couple of times before (this will be my fourth time on this diet), the results are even more dramatic. The most weight I ever lost following a low-carb eating plan was 38 lbs.

So yes, I am plugging the Atkins Diet. My first mini-goal is to see how much I can lose by July 1. One month from today. I don't have a specific number in mind, I just want to follow the plan and see what happens. I have about 20 recipes that will last me through this time period (blew my whole food budget for the month in one trip to the grocery store!) and for the ones I really like, I'll post about them.

Tonight's dinner: Buffalo Chicken Poppers with Bleu Cheese dip. I don't usually like Bleu Cheese anything BUT it's soooooo yummy with anything spicy. I'll let you know how it turns out!

UPDATE: Buffalo Chicken Poppers = delish! Two breasts made enough for dinner last night and lunch today. Recipe & pics available here (post #560).