NOT just big boned!

Weight. Diets. Fat. ME.   When did my struggle with weight begin?

*cue memory sequence*

At around age eight, I suffered from chronic tonsilitis.  One day, I choked on something because my tonsils were so freakin’ enlarged- and it scared me so much that I vowed to never eat again. Stubborn little thing that I was, I kept that vow for months. I quit eating. I sustained on liquids and an occasional milkshake, until a piece of styrofoam from my cup broke off in my shake and I was convinced I could no longer drink shakes (for fear of choking on styrofoam).  I withered away until my grandma Hazel broke down in tears and told my parents that something needed to be done.  Something was done. My tonsils were removed.  Once healed, my fear of eating was gone. Lucky me!

There was one problem with this…I never STOPPED eating!  Food became my friend, my comfort.  I turned to food when I was sad.  I turned to food when I was bored.  I didn’t need a reason to turn to food.  I have to admit, a box of swiss cake rolls got me through some hard times! By the time I was in 5th grade, I was very overweight.  I remember the feeling of dread at the beginning and end of each school year, because I knew we would be weighed for our report cards.  I can still distinctly hear the clanking sound of the scale as it was rolled down the hallway by the school nurse.  I hated that scale.  The nurse would call us up, one by one, to the front of the classroom. She would then weigh us and announce the weight out loud. To most kids this was no big deal. To me, it was horrendous.

Let us move forward to today….

After years of yo-yo dieting and countless diet plans and schemes, I have to say that very few ever worked for me. One that I actually did have some success with was carb counting.  I even did Keto for a month or two, but fell “off the wagon” at Christmas and never found the motivation to jump back on.

We have decided to try low carb again, as a family. My husband and youngest son will be joining me in this endeavor.   We plan to have one last hurrah this weekend (our first time RV camping, and I plan to write an exciting blog post about that as well)!  Beginning Monday, we will be embracing the low carb lifestyle once again!  Our plan is to stay under 50 net carbs per day.  I will post about our journey, elaborate more on calculating net carbs, post recipes, and hopefully post pictures of progress.

I do not claim to be an expert on low carb lifestyle.  I will be experiencing this by trial and error, and sharing with you.  I will make mistakes. BE GENTLE WITH ME!!  You will be included in the good days, as well as the bad ones.  Get ready for a wild ride, and wish us luck!

Update:

Well, we lasted for a few weeks before we decide that it just wasn’t working out. My son started football practice and the coaches wanted a good mix of protein AND carbs..so that was that. I will say that we have both been trying to eat healthier foods on a regular basis !