So far I made a mistake (which would happen on any diet) and didn't keep up on my electrolytes, so these days I drink an EmergenC packet with water. I was getting charley horses three nights in a row. Thankfully, my husband mentioned potassium and that got me thinking and googling. I immediately felt better after drinking the EmergenC and haven't had the cramps again. Usually I don't get them, but we ran out of bananas and I went a few days without a banana in my protein/green smoothie. We got a bunch at Trader Joe's yesterday, but they are still green. Once they are ripe, I'll freeze them.
As you might know, I'm a plant eater for the health of the animals. Fortunately my body digs this diet filled with greens and beans. I'm eating lots of vegetables, mushrooms, tempeh, and various sauces that I make myself. Once you know how to make sauces, and they are easy to make (especially Asian sauces), then you can eat the same stuff over and over again and not get bored.
However, I like tasty snacks. My new favorite low carb snack is:
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon garlic granules
1/4 cup walnuts or cashews
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Some roasted red peppers
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)
1/4 cup water (use less if the mixture is spreadable)
1/4-1/2 teaspoon mineral salt
Blend in a food processor until smooth.
Spread on a low carb tortilla and cook it in a pan until golden on both sides. I use coconut oil on the pan and lightly salt the pan too.
Then I serve it with fresh avocado and/or salsa. Really good!
I got the dehydrator (as a birthday gift from my Mother) a few days ago and have been, and am still, booked up with design work so I haven't set it up yet. This weekend I'm going to start! I'm excited. You wouldn't know it from this blog, but I'm a web designer/developer at dropSoul.com (just me).
Since I started this new low carb diet about 3-4 weeks ago, I'm down about 11 pounds from where I started. In the last 2.5 years, I lost 60 lbs. gained back 20 lbs., but I was still lifting heavy and eating a lot (too much pasta, but still a lot of protein), so some of that has to be muscle. I would like to get down smaller, but I have more muscle, so even if I lose less, I'll fit my size 4 clothing again without bulge. I dislike clothes shopping. I get all my clothing at consignment boutiques and second hand shops, so I can't re-buy my favorites ever again. I take good care of them and even got natural dyes at Dharma Trading company to re-dye them when they fade. I did this with some blacks in a 5 gallon pot, it works great!
