http://www.eatinglow.com/blog Low Hassle Low Carb Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:40:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My cat Squeaker died sometime last night. She was 13, so it wasn't a total surprise but she hadn't been sick or anything and was acting really normal before bed so it was a shock this morning when I woke up. Squeaker was a real sweetheart of a cat. She ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/12/09/rip-squeaker/ William from EatSmart is offering my readers/viewers a 15% off discount on the EatSmart Nutrition Scale this holiday season. The scale analyzes the nutritional content of food by portion size for both labeled and unlabeled foods. The code to use is EATLOWHOLIDAY but you can access it directly by clicking ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/12/02/holiday-discount-on-the-eatsmart-nutrition-scale/ I'm in New York for the weekend but here's a guest post from Brandi Koskie, the senior editor at DietsInReview.com, a diet review and healthy living resource online. The more than 540 reviews of diet and weight loss programs and products can help you find the right approach for you, ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/11/22/guest-post-by-brandi-from-dietsinreviewcom/ I was 143.5 this morning so 1.5 down from yesterday. I'm almost out of quiche and thankfully I just ate the last of "America's Favorite Pork Chops" (NOT!) which means another stop at the grocery store to restock everything. I swear I go there every day! I think I'm going ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/10/28/i-need-the-frequent-shopper-discount/ I just made a recipe that was called America's Favorite Pork Chops. It's simply an Italian dressing and worchestershire marinade and then you were supposed to grill the pork chops (but I just did them in the pan). They were just eh. Maybe grilled they would have been better, but ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/10/26/americas-favorite-pork-chopsi-think-not/ I got my audition video for the Next Food Network Star up. You can check it out here. It's not low carb, but go take a peek anyway! If you just made the shrimp and jamacian jerk seasong with some splenda, it would be very similar! If that link doesn't ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/10/24/next-food-network-star-video-is-up/ Friday, at last! I'm holding steady at 143.5, which is to be expected. From past experience, whenever I have a big loss, I usually have a day or two of holding steady and eventually I go back to losing. It was annoying at first because you're like - I'm doing ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/10/24/tgif/ I was on another board yesterday and someone was commenting on someone else who had lost weight and kept it off for a year. They said - well he's not a real weight loss success until he's kept it off 5 years (or something like that). I really took offense ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/10/23/when-is-weight-loss-success-a-success/ 143.5 this morning. Woo hoo! I went back and checked my Monday weight and it was 147.5 so that's 4 lbs in 4 days. This is probably the fastest I've lost weight, but I'm realistic. It's my first week of getting back to eating low carb 100% so I know ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/10/23/4-lbs-4-daysbut-its-the-first-week/ I'm cruising along - down to 144.5 this morning. What started out as an overcooked quiche has actually been the secret to me being able to keep up my plan this week. I made a quiche to eat for breakfast during the week. I'm usually in too much of a ... http://www.eatinglow.com/blog/2008/10/22/planning-is-the-key/