I have to face it. I have been weight challenged all my life and I really didn't like it. Oh the getting there part was fun and easy, but when I looked in the mirror, ye gads, what a sight. When I was younger vanity played a large part in motivating me to slim down and try to stay that way, but as I got older health began to overtake vanity as the number one motivation.

Dieting is a very individual effort. I have found that what works for some people won't work as well for others, Yes, every diet plan will work if you follow it to the letter, but not every plan fits with our lifestyles or mental attitudes. For instance, I hate being hungry so diets that leave me constantly hungry do not work with the exception of the hCG diet. You can read my story on that experience here. It worked because the weight loss was fast and dramatic, but at times the cravings were tremendous. The second of my “best” diet plans is low carb diet eating plans. Low carb diet eating plans work for me because I can eat a lot. Restrictions are based on carbohydrates but not fat and protein.

Dr. Atkins was the person who made this type of dieting popular and as He explained it when you reduce your carbohydrates, the bodies natural source of energy, below a certain level your body will look for another source of energy and that will be from your fat. And it works! It really is a good way for you to diet if you tend to have high blood sugar. When I went on a low carb diet eating plan I really felt full of energy and motivated to succeed.

When I first started out it was great! I had omelettes, and proteins to my hearts content. And I had all the mayo I wanted. I don't know why I like mayonnaise on everything protein but I do. In my opinion there should be a monument built to the inventor of mayonnaise—except for the name which should have been something along the line of “really good white stuff.” Sorry I digressed.

My first three days on the low carb diet eating plan saw me drop three pounds. I lost another two during the rest of the week for a total of 5 pounds. Wow, at that rate I would fit into my crushed velvet leisure suit for my 39^th high school class reunion. Well, as with all diets, things slowed down. Week two I lost only three pounds and I began to dream about breakfast cereal—go figure. I wanted carbs, but I resisted. Mayonnaises began looking like anemic grease and if I saw another egg I felt I was going to hurl it before I even ate it. One of the problems was that I was a vegetarian. It turns out that it is a much easier diet when you eat meat.

I did manage to lose two to three pound a week through out the diet and I learned a lot about nutrition during that time. I felt my way through this process the first time but I bought a low carb diet eating plan the second time around and it saved me a lot of hassle. There are several plans available. You could get Dr Atkins book and read it you can use Google to research products. You should do research before starting any diet but at least check out this balanced diet plan. It worked for me. It is not low carb, or low fat, but just a sensible approach to losing weight.

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