June 19, 2009 Low-Carb Menu

12:30PM
Hardee's Low-Carb Thickburger w/o ketchup
Diet Rite

5:15PM
Small bag of chicharrones
Diet Rite



7:30PM
Baked chicken, zucchini with onion powder and sour cream, deviled eggs
Diet Rite



9:00PM
Dana Carpender's low-carb carrot cake with cream cheese icing recipe

NOTE: It was a travel day today with me and Christine driving down I-85 through South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama to get to Pensacola, Florida for my 20-year high school reunion this weekend. It's a nice drive from my hometown of Spartanburg because it's just about all interstate and the sun was shining bright today. The only slowdown was driving through Atlanta, but you kinda expect that in a major city like that. The rest of the trip was smooth riding and that low-carb burger from Hardee's really hit the spot (although the lady tried to sell me on the combo and I asked what low-carb sides they had to offer--she said, "we have French fries, onion rings, curly fries..." Not sure what else she said since I was stunned she would try to sell potatoes to someone on a low-carb diet!).



Speaking of low-carb, guess who has done VERY well livin' la vida low-carb this past year--my sister Beverly (that cutie pie in the photo above!). She's lost 50 pounds after reading my book and getting inspired by the recipes in Dana Carpender's cookbooks. In fact, she made that gorgeous low-carb carrot cake for dessert after a wonderful low-carb supper that was out of this world from Dana's bestselling classic 500 Low-Carb Recipes cookbook. I'm so proud of my little sis who has struggled with her weight just like mom, me and Kevin have for most of our lives. It was neat seeing her so excited about low-carb living.

And the REALLY neat thing about her success is that she has used creative recipes, consumed diet soda, eaten Atkins bars and other low-carb products. For people who say these things are not at all beneficial to someone who is overweight and unhealthy, Beverly's example is proof positive there is GREAT success to be had using these products rather than continuing to consume the same high-carb foods that packed on the pounds and was robbing what was left of her health. She is MUCH better off today than she was just one year ago and I applaud her efforts to make this happen in her life. We might not have gotten the message through to my brother Kevin before it took his life in 2008, but by golly my sister Beverly is well on her way to livin' la vida low-carb for life!

Interestingly, Beverly went to see her doctor recently about her weight loss success and to have her health numbers run. I'm anxious to see how much her HDL cholesterol has gone up (a good thing!) and her triglycerides come down (another VERY good thing). Her doctor was less than enthusiastic when Bev told her she did it on a low-carb diet. This medical professional scolded her for being on such a "dangerous fad diet" and that she fully expects Beverly's cholesterol to be through the roof that will require a statin drug to bring down. With all due respect, this physician is a bona fide IDIOT! I told Beverly to ignore this doctor's ranting about low-carb and to pay attention to the HDL and triglycerides. I'm trying to get her to have the NMR Lipoprofile test run to see the particle size of her LDL to see if she's on the right track...and I think she is based on all she's doing. Did I mention how proud I am of my sister? :)

It was a long day of driving, but I'm looking forward to tomorrow's 20-year high school reunion seeing people I haven't seen since I had to move away in the middle of my sophomore year. Most of these people I grew up with since elementary school, so it should be fun.