So, bought a new cookbook today.  Very excited about the recipes that are in it.  I bought it because the types of meals in them weren't very far from what I was accustomed to making, so I thought it would be a good cookbook to make the transition seemless to LCHF.  I made the halloumi bread today.  Seemed to go quite well with the salmon that I prepared. 

Whilst I was in town I got a bit hungry, not overly though.  I think that's because I didn't eat enough fat during lunch time.  I was in a hurry to catch the bus so all I had was a 1 egg scramble with generous dollop of cottage cheese.  Whilst I did fry the egg i butter, I didn't add any additional fat to the meal, which may be why I was a bit snacky later in the day.  Good thing I brought some macadamia nuts with me.  Had a few of those and some mineral water and we were good to go.  Planning to make either pancakes or waffles this weekend using one of the recipes in the book.  By then I should have received the ingredients that I ordered over the net the other day.  I must say that I have never been as excited to do a diet as I am now. 

Among the other things I picked up today were turkey bacon (I don't eat pork) and ghee (clarified butter)

So here is my first video blog guys.  I know I look kinda weird in it, just gotta get used to the camera etc.  I'll try to be regular with my blogging.  In any case, here you go!  It looks a bit delayed on my pc, dunno if it was happening in the recording.  I hope it looks okay on yours!  If anything, you can just listen to it!

I just wanted to share the video I watched today that cemented my decision to go LCHF.  This one I found from another blogger's website.  I am a fan of statistics and reading about the science behind things.  It helps me convince myself that my decisions are worth while and founded on some sort of fact.  This is a fact filled video that explains how big bucks and government policy in the US have caused a generation to live lives of obesity.  Enjoy!

So, today is the first day of this website, and the first day of my LCHF diet/lifestyle.  I'm a bit nervous about it...it goes against all that I've been taught about cholesterol, fat etc.  That said, the evidence is pretty compelling: lose the carbs = lose the weight.  Seems like a simple equation, until one thinks about what does cutting carbs really equate to.

No more chips, no more fries, no more sugar, no more juices, no more starchy foods, no more breaded anything...

As a foodlover, that cuts out a lot of what I know to be tasty.  My goal is to protect what I love about food and but lose weight.  Whether it be on the LCHF diet or South Beach or whatever....I'm tired of restricting myself.  I hated counting calories and the idea of the LCHF really appeals to me, and my husband.  It's not so nice on the pocket book, but if it means I'll be buying less junk food, that'll be a saving that we can put towards the increased meat budget.  Although I'm gonna be giving up some of my loves, I'll also be saying hello to those that I had, until  the recently, thought that I'd never be able to enjoy (guilt free) again: whole fat whipped cream, full fat cheese, mayonaise, eggs with yolk, hollendaise...to name a few. 

My goal is to share this journey with you and hopefully inspire you with my successes and failures.  I'm highly anticipating the experimentation that I'll be doing with this diet in the kitchen, learning how to make food I love (especially baked goods) using low carb alternatives.  How do you bake without flour??  I'm gonna learn how!

Tomorrow is a new day with new challenges.  I'm excited about going to the grocery store.  I'm gonna pick me up some whipping cream and eggs and some full fat cheese.  I'm gonna look for a nice juicy steak as well and maybe some chicken pieces (with the skin!).   I'm going to try to avoid weighing in for the next week or so, to give my body a few days to adjust to this new diet, afterwards, I'll keep you up to date with my progress.  Wish me luck!