WOO HOO!!!!!

How I Gave Up My Low-Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds...and How You Can Too!

That is the "plan" I'm following, if you will. Dana Carpender has researched LOTS of different low-carb diets and has combined them all in one book. She helps you figure out which one is right for you. The only one not included is the South Beach Diet, and that's just because the SBD book came out after Dana's book. (Although I believe her book has been revised, so perhaps now she talks about it; I'm not sure.) She explains everything in very easy-to-understand terms, and when it comes to nutrition, that helps SO MUCH!
Since I am still nursing S, I am having to be careful with how fast I lose weight. She is 20 months old today, so I'm not concerned so much about my supply as I am about toxins that have been stored in my fat being released into my milk. So I am starting out at a higher level of daily carb intake - somewhere around 60-65ish grams of net carbs per day. (I was eating somewhere around 200+ grams of carbs everyday! YIKES!!!!!) I'm trying to replace many of my carb foods with protein foods, because protein is just sooooo important.

Dana makes it very easy with this wonderful, and I do mean WONDERFUL cookbook:

500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Recipes, from Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love

I have tried about 5-6 of the recipes in it, and all of them are wonderful. Protein pancakes that MY KIDS WILL EAT!!! I have been searching for a healthier pizza crust recipe for YEARS, and I have never found one. Until now. I am somewhat of a pizza crust snob, and this one beats anything I've EVER made at home, even the normal white flour, bad for you pizza crust. Absolutely DELICIOUS. Today I plan to try the oatmeal cookie recipe.

If you are low-carbing, you MUST GET THIS BOOK. Honestly I plan to use many of the recipes even after I'm at my goal weight, because they are just so much healthier than my regular recipes. I would love to have my kids eat high protein pancakes instead of the regular ones! ;-) And that pizza crust! Yum!!!

Some other of her cookbooks I'm wanting to get:

15-Minute Low Carb Recipes: Instant Recipes for Dinners, Desserts, and More! Low-Carb Smoothies: 50 Fabulous Recipes the Whole Family Will Love 500 More Low-Carb Recipes: 500 All-New Recipes from Around the World The Low-Carb Barbecue Book: Over 200 Recipes for the Grill and Picnic Table

Dana also has a great website, and ezine, and a blog. You can find out more at www.holdthetoast.com.