No Carbs, No Problem

By Annie Conner

I’m back and I have some good news…

I finished my two weeks of the “no-carb” diet and I’m proud to say that I stuck to it!!!…the only exception was a basket of chicken fingers on my last day of the diet which was also my birthday dinner.

I’m not going to lie…it was TOUGH!! There were a couple of days where I felt a little light-headed and sugar-deprived but that was mainly due to the fact that I failed to eat as often as I should have that day.

My results: I lost a total of 3 lbs, my pants fit much better, and I can noticeably see muscle definition now.

I’ve been so pleased with my results that I’ve stuck with some of my no-carb principles. I only have bread with sandwiches, whereas before I’d have at least 2 pieces at dinner, etc. I also only have pasta and potatoes in very limited portions, if at all. This means I’m no longer snacking on crackers and chips (goldfish crackers are my weakness) but healthier options like peanuts and edamame (Sam’s sells awesome frozen edamame)

For snack time I’ve switched to tomatoes, cocoa-flavored almonds at Sam’s (seen here in the picture - SO DELICIOUS – they taste like Oreo’s and are much healthier) and LOTS of fruit!!!

All in all, this has greatly solved the Weekend-Binge problem I told you about in my blog from last month. Since I have been focused on eating foods that are healthy and contain little carbs, that basically knocks out ALL fast food restaurants (the source of my demise) as options for nutrition.

That’s not to say I’ll never have carbs again or visit a fast-food restaurant, but now I’m more aware of the effect it has on my body and know what I can substitute in its place.