Lose Weight and keep it off with a low carb diet!

I know how it feels to be failing miserably at maintaining a healthy diet. Weight gain is rampant and you are constantly bombarded with new and growing fads claiming to be the ultimate diet for quick weight loss.

I am here to let you know there is a way to lose weight and keep it off with an easy low carb diet that is not only an effective weight loss program, but a program that offers wonderful options for healthy, delicious meals. The key to successful weight loss is finding a realistic way of eating that allows you to enjoy food while maintaining a healthy weight. You need to find a diet you can stick to as part of a healthy lifestyle. I will give you tantalizing meals and tips to keep you on track with easy to follow videos and recipes.

I follow the premise of the Atkins Diet developed by Cardiologist, Dr. Robert C. Atkins in the early 1970’s. This diet is still one of the most popular diet plans to promote weight loss and maintain life-long health. Researchers are finding more and more evidence a low carb diet allows for:

• Higher HDL Cholesterol (good cholesterol)
• Weight loss and management
• Nutrition
• Lower blood pressure
• Lower blood insulin level
• Improved triglycerides
• Reduce blood glucose for diabetics
  

Dr. Atkins believed that eating the right balance of carbs, proteins and fats would allow for weight loss. My recipes are designed using this very formula to help you stay on track and continue to live a low carbs lifestyle.

So what is at the root of weight gain? The consumption of too many bad carbs leads to imbalanced blood sugar levels, weight gain and cardiovascular problems. Bad Carbs to avoid include:

• Refined grains like white bread, white rice and enriched pasta
• Cake, candy cookies and chips
• White potatoes
• Sweetened soft drinks
• Sugar

Maintaining consistent blood sugar levels throughout the day will help you control your eating habits and sudden hunger pangs that can be a real culprit in sabotaging your well intentioned diet plans. Learning to eat on a continuous schedule from 3-5 times a day to help maintain consistent blood sugar levels stops your body from going into “starvation” mode which tells your brain to store fat.

The main factors that make a low carb diet effective for weight loss include:

• Protein consumed in a low carb diet keeps you feeling full longer, so you eat less.
• Considerable portions and a wide variety of foods make you cheat less.
• A low carb diet allows you to burn energy as opposed to store fat.
• The protein in a low carb diet helps to jump start your metabolism.
• Effective weight loss through a low carb diet helps keep you healthier to avoid conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.

I invite you to join me in living the low carb lifestyle by learning the fundamentals of healthy eating. I can’t wait to hear your success stories as we continue on this journey together.

Stay healthy and live well,

Gayle

Low Carb Currie Cauliflower Soup

Here’s a quick little pot of soup that may come in handy this week! It’s full of healthy ingredients,  creamy,  and oh so tasty. It will take 30 minutes to steam the cauliflower and only about 10 minutes to prep the ingredients for this comforting soup. Curry flavors and cauliflower always make a good match. …

Low Carb Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Enjoy this Low Carb Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing. It is moist and chocolaty!

CAKE
2 3/4 cup almond flour
1/2 cup coconut flour sifted
3/4 sweetener
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup water
1/4 oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all …

Low Carb Revised Short Bread Cookies

I have tried so many versions of Low Carb Short Bread Cookies and I think this recipe is the BEST so far!!! It is a quick and easy recipe to put together and man oh man you will enjoy them!
So lets get started and I will show you how to make them!

Recipe:
1/2 …

Low Carb Asparagus Soup

Spring is almost here which is a time for fresh asparagus!! Low Carb Asparagus Soup with Herbamare is one of my favorite soups.
5 ingredients, that’s all it takes to make this soup, you use the perfect amount ingredients then you will have the perfect soup!

 

2 tablespoons Salted Butter

1 3/4 cup (approx. …

Low Carb Crunchy Peanut Butter Chocolate Coconut Balls

I love peanut butter, I love Chocolate and I love Coconut! You put these altogether and what have you got? amazing Crunchy Low Carb Peanut Butter, Chocolate Coconut Balls!! The trick to making this snack is to use the warmth of your hands. That little amount of heat helps make the balls stick together.

 …

Low Carb Strawberry Smoothie

This Low Carb Strawberry Smoothie can be a substitute for a meal or just a great treat!!

1 cup ice cubes
1 cup cold water
1/4 teaspoon Stevia Power
1/4 cup Leanfit Vanilla Protein Shake
1 tablespoon inulin (optional)
1 tablespoon collagen (optional)
6 or 7 frozen strawberries
Add all ingredients into a blender, I …

Low Carb Cabbage, Chicken Casserole

Chicken, Chicken, Chicken! What can I do with leftover Chicken? Try this Low Carb Cabbage, Chicken Casserole. It is easy and delicious!!

 

5 cups (492 grams) chopped cabbage

2 cups (230 grams)cooked chicken pieces ( I used a rotisserie chicken)

2 eggs

1 cup Hellman’s mayonnaise

1/2 cup 35% whipping cream

1 cup (120 …