Since both the low carb lifestyle and keto lifestyle limit carbs, you may wonder what sets these two lifestyles apart?
After losing 35 lbs. on the Ideal Protein® weight loss program, I chose the low carb lifestyle as a perfect fit to maintain my weight loss. I loved the lifestyle, it worked seamlessly… for 3 years. Slowly the weight began to come back -- I was panicked and returned to Ideal Protein for a reboot. I bobbled a few more times to regain my path to weight maintenance. Why did it work for 3 years and now I am being challenged again with weight gain? I sat down and wrote all the things I was doing incorrectly that changed the path of optimal weight maintenance and found my own errors. I also continued to write down what I did right in those 3 years, and I found 3 key reasons for my success! I moved back into practicing those successes every day and I am sharing those successes here in the hopes that these key strategies will help all of us succeed in the low carb lifestyle.
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This low carb shopping list is divided into food sections to help you navigate the grocery store effortlessly. Going to the grocery store without a low carb shopping list can be overwhelming…With carbs at every turn, countless decisions to make and low carb willpower needing to be used in full force, it can be exhausting! So, in an attempt to make your grocery shopping as quick, easy, and painless as possible, I’ve created this consolidated low carb shopping list for you!
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Fresh herbs rather than dried herbs are my choice to work with within recipes; however, the rub comes in that they are very expensive and challenging to keep fresh until the next recipe requires using them. Usually by that time, the herbs have lived out their lives and throwing away these beautiful sprigs of flavor just isn’t an option, in my opinion. Hence, the dried herb shelf stable option can be a great solution.
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Before deciding on a low carb lifestyle for weight maintenance it was a great concern for me that fiber was an important part of my daily diet. Knowing that much of the fiber resources can come from higher carb foods, I was concerned that there wouldn’t be enough healthy fiber to sustain a low carb lifestyle… and so I dug into some ‘fiber’ research and this is what I found.
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We all crave a little sweetness every once in a while, and I admit that for me, it's every day. Here are a few of my favorite and easy dessert go-to's when the sweet tooth strikes. No worries, I will be adding several more sweet treats in the future as I create endless recipes in the kitchen.. all low in carbs and high in flavor.
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