Today I hit 10 pounds lost! Yahoo!!!

I have been making something from 500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Recipes, from Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love nearly everyday, and I haven't found a bad recipe yet. In fact, just the opposite. Tonight I used Dana's recipe for French toast, and I thought, so THIS is how restaurants make their French toast! Last night I made my own tortillas (note to self: buy a tortilla press). I have had store-bought, low-carb tortillas before. BARFOLA. But these are GOOOOOOOOOOD! The cookbook had a comment that these taste better than the normal, white-flour tortillas. It is RIGHT. They are yummy!

It has been so frustrating hearing/seeing all the myths about low-carbing. For some reason people think that low-carbing means no-carbing, and that all that is allowed are meat and eggs. Yesterday I had a lovely 9 grams of carbs strawberry smoothie for breakfast. I eat salads often. I even eat whole grains. (The kicker with that is that it's the fiber part of the grain, so it goes right on through LOL.)

Now granted, I am on a higher level of carbs than the typical low-carber, since I'm nursing and don't want to lose too much too fast. But even if I were doing a normal low-carb diet, I'd only be at those super low amounts for a few weeks. But for some reason, people think that all that is allowed is meat or eggs, and CERTAINLY no veggies or fruits, for all eternity.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

All of what I am eating is healthier, BY FAR, than what I normally eat. I plan to start having my children start eating these same things. They certainly don't need the blood sugar crashes! ;-) And besides, they think I'm Cool Mom when I make my strawberry smoothies. :-)

Which reminds me, here is my recipe (I made it up myself :-) ):

1 cup plain yogurt (I used full fat, but you can use whatever kind you want)
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder (this is the kind you'd find in the "Body Builder" department LOL - I looked for the lowest carb/highest protein per serving)

Throw it all in the blender and blend away! This makes about 5 1/2-cup servings, each with 7g of protein and 3g of net carbs. (It varies, depending on the whey protein powder you use. I also have pre-calculated the "true" carb count of the yogurt, since the label can be misleading when it comes to carbs.)

I'm planning to experiment with a chocolate shake recipe of sorts. I'll keep you posted. ;-)