I dropped this question on my family the other day. What is a lifestyle? The answers were: "A way of living every day. A way of living portraying certain values and beliefs."
I would say living a LOW CARB LIFESTYLE is: "A way of eating, living low carb without it being a joy stealer. There is freedom and full knowledge living this lifestyle." I would love to hear what your opinion is on what a Low Carb Lifestyle is.
I must say eating Low Carb has been a way of dieting/loosing weight that has been a real pleasure. I love eating meat, chicken, tuna, eggs, cheese and lots of vegetables and salads. I feel satisfied after a meal and never have gone to bed feeling hungry. Off course drinking a teaspoon of real cream in my coffee has been the biggest treat.
Probably the most difficult thing I have heard since starting the Low Carb journey loosing weight has been: "You will always have a weight problem You will always have to watch your weight. Once overweight always dieting!" Some of this I agree are true as hard as it sounds. I definitely can not go living on my life like I did before I started Low Carbing. My habits and lifestyle had to change.
HOW CAN I MAKE LOW CARBING A LIFESTYLE?
-I have started writing a recipe book with all the Low Carb recipes I find on the internet, books and blogs that is easy to make and tasty. When supper or lunch come along and I have to make something to eat I'm not jumping up and down in the kitchen like a mad chicken. I have some great ideas.
-I do menu planning one week at a time. I plan the meals for my family and plan how I will change some of the meals to work for me eating Low CArb.
-I have been cooking low carb meals for my family too. It has has been testing testing the ground on them to see what they enjoy to help me with easier choices at meals.
-I have been trying to find ways on how to change normal meals/recipes so I can eat it too. It helps me not to sit down tired at the table after cooking for my family and then just fall eating what they are eating.
-Having friends walking the road with me.... doing low carbing. People that I can talk too, be accountable too, learning from them asking questions and be encouraged by other peoples lifestyles of Low Carbing.
-Belonging to Facebook pages, blogs and websites where I can ask questions and be encouraged by living a life of Low Carbing.
-Knowing and understanding the art of low carbing. How much I can eat before going over the cliff.
-Knowing what my goal weight should be. Aiming for that and breaking my goals into smaller parts that I could reach. This I think could be the biggest challenge Low Carbing.
-Keeping it simple. Keeping my meals simple and sticking to the basic food groups and food.
-When I reach a plateau to persevere, to be open and honest about how I feel and sticking to the basics of low carbing until I see the needle on the scale moving again.
-Having a digital scale has brought so much into loosing weight. I can see myself loosing a hundred gram at a time. It encourages me and spurs me on. The other side of the coin is my weight does fluctuate a few 100 grams at a time and then I can get discouraged.
-Looking back at how far I have come.......
-Having a regular routine of exercise. Sticking to it.
What have been things that you have done that you thought was or is a great way to live eating LOW CARB and making it a lifestyle?
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