Where to start

I have promised I would blog on where to start to a few people.

When you first make a real life style change it can be quite overwhelming.
I put my efforts 100% into changing how I eat for the first couple of months before adding in any exercise.

When it's LCHF, you are reading every label, and relearning everything you thought you knew about nutrition.

When my husband first said he wanted to watch his carbs, I really had no idea what that meant.
I thought it would just equal less pasta and bread.  So ya know, I made Chicken Parmesan to go with the spaghetti, and served brown rice with our Hawaiian Haystacks.   I was clueless!

I would say my awakening was when he was sitting at the desktop a couple weeks later watching the documentary Fat Head, on hulu. I stood over his shoulder and was amazed at what I was seeing/hearing.  I pulled up a chair and my mind was blown.
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I started looking at carb counts after that, and realized that many of what I believed were good choices, were not going to fit into this life style.  A new diet then emerged.
I wasn't playing games.  I wasn't waiting to empty the pantry (into our guts) I was going to tackle this head on.
I made some mistakes in the beginning, just from a lack of knowledge. (Like my super yummy chicken teriyaki burger from Carl's Jr., of course I had the sense to ditch the bun and ask for it LC style. But, Hello sugary pineapple and sauce!)
But I was trying and mostly aware, and the on the scale it showed my body was paying attention.  In those first 2 weeks I lost 6 pounds.

But for me, the real magic happened when I read the book, Why WeGet Fat: And What to Do About It by, Gary Taubes, On our drive home from California over Thanksgiving.

I was learning the science and the myths, and it was making sense.  Suddenly I had a new reason to cut out the sugar and carbs, and for me it was even bigger than the promise of weight loss.  I was convinced that our American diseases were stemming from out American diet.  My family history has all sorts of fun disease, from heart disease and diabetes to what really scared me, dementia and Alzheimer. Even if I never lost a pound, if I could possibly prevent these diseases from my future, I was in.
Even the people who are thin, and eat as we all have been taught is healthy, they are sick, on blood pressure meds, or cholesterol meds, fighting heart disease and diabetes.

But as you can see.  I have lost weight.  FORTY pounds, as of yesterday, to be exact.  I feel confident that I am healthier too.  (And the evidence isn't just how I feel, but also in my most recent physical last month, and stellar blood work.) I know I am not hungry all the time and I know I feel pretty darn good.

I also love this youtube video, because I know what I am doing doesn't seem "normal." It makes me giggle every time.

Another book I read recently was, How I Gave Up My Low-Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds..and How You Can Too: The Ultimate Guide to Low-Carbohydrate Dieting, by Dana Carpenter. 
This book is an easy read, very helpful, lots of information on how to get started and goes over different variations of different low carb diets.

Here are a couple of my favorite blogs and pages.

Against All Grain 
Danielle's facebook page for Against All Grain here
Danielle is the Author of the following books.
Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great 

Danielle Walker's Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes to Make Anytime


Jimmy Moore's Livin la viva Low Carb
Jimmy is the author of the following books.
Keto Clarity: Your Definitive Guide to the Benefits of a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet 

Cholesterol Clarity: What The HDL Is Wrong With My Numbers? 

The Ketogenic Cookbook: Nutritious Low-Carb, High-Fat Paleo Meals to Heal Your Body 

21 Life Lessons From Livin' La Vida Low-Carb: How The Healthy Low-Carb Lifestyle Changed Everything I Thought I Knew 


His facebook page here

Fat Head blog