Sunday, November 15, 2009

Going Low Carb. . .Again

I've known all about the benefits of low-carbing for many, many years. Read the major books. Even went on the diet more than a few times. Every time I did, I met with success. I felt better, my skin looked better and most important, fat melted away like morning dew.

So why did I go off? Well, I like a little pasta, pizza and alcohol from time to time (read: every day). While cheating once in awhile didn't do me any harm, it wasn't long before I'd fall off the wagon. I rationalized that since I was doing lots of exercise (running mainly) I could eat anything. Not so. Maybe others can, but I have a persistent layer of bodyfat that no amount of traditional dieting will get rid of. My face stays round and I look as slick as a seal. With traditional dieting the fat layer shrinks, but never goes away (see recent picture below). Except with low carb living. Fat burns off, my abs come out and I find I have cheek and jawbones.

Why am I going back to low carb? I'm tired of exercising like mad and not losing all the fat I want. It's especially galling when I remember that several years ago, I was exercising less and was losing fat like mad. That was due to low carb eating at the time.

So I'm back to Low Carb Living. This time for good.

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