I’m going to have to find time to look into: http://www.behavioradvisor.com/
It has, among other things, “lesson plans related to positive character development, social skills, anger managment, and self-efficacy.” I need some ideas for the beginning of the year — especially for my ROCK Class (Advisory/Home Room).
(note: if you want to start a low-carb diet yourself, I recommend reading why: Why We Get Fat (including a simple how — and it’s the “how” I’m doing) and how: New Atkins.)
Half an avocado per day is okay on a low-carb diet. This may just save my life — literally. I’m from California, so I can’t live long without avocado (and I’d give up on this life-saving diet if I couldn’t eat them).
Bunless Hamburger: (combine all ingredients into a bowl)
I eat a few variations of this, depending on available ingredients (such as lightly fried, diced bell pepper).
(note: if you want to start a low-carb diet yourself, I recommend reading why: Why We Get Fat (including a simple how — and it’s the “how” I’m doing) and how: New Atkins.)
It’s pretty difficult to find low-carb snack food. I’m eating food (meat, veggies) that’s quickly perishable to stick to this diet. There’s cheese and jerky that can stand a bit of time outside of the fridge, but not indefinitely.
In my desk, I keep a container of roasted, salted, mixed nuts. I also have what are essentially Tupperware shot glasses. Since I have to limit my intake of nuts (they do contain carbs), I measure one (or sometimes two) shots per day. This is the snack I eat the most during the school year.
At home, I just nibble on ingredients I use in other meals (which I’ll post soon).
(note: if you want to start a low-carb diet yourself, I recommend reading why: Why We Get Fat (including a simple how — and it’s the “how” I’m doing) and how: New Atkins.)
Each morning, I wake up to feed my cats, my wife, and myself. During the school year it’s 4:20 AM, and during the summer it’s 5:45 AM. I prepare all the meals this early in the morning.
Breakfast is pretty normal on my low-carb diet:
My whole life, water has been my beverage of choice. Though I do miss orange juice with my breakfast.
I’m going to post what I eat — a little sub-blog on HL.o — in case anyone else needs meal ideas for low-carb dieting. Here’s why I’m a eating low-carbohydrate diet.
In January, I read the book, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It by Gary Taubes, after watching Windows Weekly episode 190 where Paul Thurott mentioned he had read the book and knew he would lose weight. His discussion of the book lead me to purchase it and read it. Why We Get Fat is a scientific argument explaining exactly what the title says. With think knowledge, I eliminated carbohydrates from my diet by the end of February. I only eat meat, nuts, cheese, eggs, and low-carb vegetables (mostly green ones). I do not restrict my calories, and I don not use exercise to lose weight, merely for other health benefits.
I have cheated / taken a break from this new diet multiple times. I find that if I cheat during one meal in a week, I don’t end up with cravings. The times I have broken my diet more than a few days in a row have lead to half a week of tenacity, keeping myself from eating bread or sugar. You can also tell on the graph which follows when I had a bad bought with food poisoning (I let myself eat crackers and then other carbs to recover — also apparent on the graph). The last few weeks of the graph are summer (including my five-year wedding anniversary) when I spend half a week breaking my diet. Continue reading
