Low Carb
BreakfastI have had a problem with
my weight since I was a child. There have been times in my life
where I am close to my ideal weight and there have been other times
when I have been sixty pounds overweight. No matter how good I feel
and look when my weight is down I return to old habits of
overeating. I love food, all kinds of food. I love cooking, grocery
shopping, and serving food to guests. I know my weight is not
healthy, but I love making healthy foods. I also like making foods
that are high in calories.
My cooking skills and love of food began to create a weight
problem for my husband also. He has never been overweight, but soon
the amounts and kinds of food that I had in the house started to
catch up with him. He told me that he needed to find a diet that
would help him shed the extra fifteen pounds that he had gained. I
agreed that I needed to try to lose weight again so we went on a low
carbohydrates diet together. I have tried every diet known to man,
from weight watchers to pills, to prepared foods plan. I know that I
need to make a life style change in addition to the dieting, because
no matter how much I lose I put it back on. The hardest part of the
new diet is finding a low carb breakfast. It is true that you can
eat eggs, cheese and meats; however these things take time to
prepare. I leave for work quite early in the morning so taking time
to make a low carb breakfast was not something I wanted to do. Many
of the quick solutions for a morning meal did not fit the criteria
for a low carb breakfast. Toast, cereals, yogurts and fruit which
are quick to grab and eat on the run were not on the list of
acceptable foods.
When we were on this diet there were not as many low carbohydrate
foods available on the market as there are today. Most prepared and
packaged low carb breakfast foods and other meals came out a year or
two later, after the low carb diet became so popular. I find it
interesting that once all of the prepackaged foods began to be
available, people were not having as much success with the diet. The
convenience of the prepackaged foods leads to a greater calorie
intake. My solution for the low carb breakfast was to boil a dozen
eggs on Sundays. I would keep them in the refrigerator and eat two
of them each morning. For a mid morning snack I would eat a couple
of sticks of string cheese and then have a chef salad or bun-less
burger with a side salad for lunch. Dinner was always protein and
greens. We did both lose weight on the diet and the nice part was
that you do not feel hungry.
