Jimmy Moore Supports My YouTube efforts...

I was pleasantly surprised today to check one of my favorite blogs, Livin' La Vida Low-Carb, and find that Jimmy had this post dedicated to raising the viewer and subscriber numbers to my Video Blog on YouTube! I'd like to send a huge thanks to Jimmy for helping promote my efforts. I appreciate your support! I also want to thank all of you who watch and subscribe. My subscriber numbers are growing nicely and I appreciate you taking the time to sign up! Feel free to spread the word!

And don't forget that very soon I'll be announcing that giveaway I mentioned earlier! :0)

Discussion and Support Forums...

I thought I'd give you a heads up about two new low-carb forums.

The first one many of you probably know about. It's Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Discussion Forum. There seems to be a good number of people there already!

The other is a forum that I have been working for a couple weeks to put together. Here's what the header will look like when we are done:



I hired someone to help me with customizing (forums are a bit tougher to figure out than websites) and he's almost finished I think. So right now it looks pretty plain, but should match my blog and site very soon. It is usable now though, so if you'd like to join I'd love to have you! You can find it here:

www.healthylowcarbliving.com/forum

Since it's still in it's infancy stage, I'd love to hear what you'd like to see there. :0)

I'll be leaving for vacation on Wed. but will try to check in here and on the forums while I'm gone.

Have a great week!

Do you have questions about Kimkins?

Or maybe Kimmer herself?

If so, you may get the opportunity to voice your questions to Kimmer herself.

Today on Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb blog, he announced that he'd soon be doing a podcast interview with Kimmer. He's encouraging you to send in your questions and concerns to him so that he can cover all the bases. Worried that it's dangerous? Write him and tell him so! Ask him to address a specific issue that YOU want answers to. He's taking requests until no later than Friday, July 13th, 2007.

Links you may be interested in...

I wanted to share a few of links with you.

Dr. Mike Eades has an outstanding explanation of the metabolism and ketones, which I know you will enjoy. If you've never quite understood why low-carb works so well, or what ketosis really is, this is a post you won't want to miss. He explains it in layman's terms to be sure you really get it.

For those of you who are diabetic, I'm sure you've heard the news about Avandia and it's dangerous side effects. If not, you'll want to check out these posts:

Connie Bennett of Sugar Shock: Is Avandia Going the Way of Vioxx? Popular Diabetes Drug May Raise Risk of Fatal Heart Attacks

Jimmy Moore of Livin' La Vida Low Carb: GSK, FDA Knew Avandia Raised Heart Disease Risk In 2005, But Did Nothing About It

St. Louis Low-Carb Meet Up!!!

If you live anywhere near the St. Louis, MO area you'll want to make plans to be with us on Saturday, July 21st at 12:00 pm, Ryan's Steakhouse, 3579 Pennridge Drive in Bridgeton. We are having a get together with some outstanding members of the low-carb community. If all goes as planned, you can look forward to meeting the following:




Jimmy Moore from Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog.






Regina Wilshire from Weight Of The Evidence Blog.




Julia Havey from Take It Off With Juila blog.









I'll be there as well and I know it will be a great time for all. If you can make it to this get together, we'd love to see you there too! If you have any questions or need directions, help, etc. Or if you'd just like to let us know you are coming, please don't hesitate to contact me at healthylowcarbliving@gmail.com.

Haven't you always wanted to have lunch with some of your favorite low-carb people (me excluded of course) and get to know them better? Here's your chance! I believe this will be an event you don't want to miss!

May 21, 2007

I slept like a rock last night. I don't remember anything, except hearing my husband get up once. I haven't been that tired in a long time. My weekend went pretty well. We took the kids to the lake on Saturday and went fishing. We rented a little paddle boat to fish out of. We learned a few things from that experience.

#1 - take an anchor or two next time. The wind kept blowing us around, which makes fishing with bobbers almost impossible. Hubby tried to tie up the front of the boat to a log that was sticking out of the water, but then we were just being blown around in circles.

#2 - I don't like paddle boats. Every time the kids would need help with their line, my hubby would stand up and make is way to their end of the boat. The boat would rock and tilt.. and hubby always looked like he was about to fall in head first. Since we are veterans of a somewhat serious boat accident where he almost drowned, I'm a bit paranoid. I didn't like it at all. Every time he'd stand up I'd get sick at my stomach.

#3 - Even out on the water you need bug repellent. We managed to remember the sunscreen, but forgot to spray everyone down with off. The dragonflies landing on our heads was an interesting touch, but finding ticks on my son later in the day was more than a little alarming. We were no where near high grass or trees, yet he managed to have ticks on him anyway. I honestly think they were in the boat.

#4 - Get out there early. It's been so long since we've been fishing, which is probably a sin in some circles, that we forgot the fish usually bite early or late. Midday is not the best time to be plunking in the bait. We did see fish.. but only got a few nibbles, and those weren't big enough to actually set the hook with. We almost accidentally caught a trout, which surprised us all. I didn't even know there were trout in that lake. My hubby was pulling my daughter's bait out of the water to fix it, and low and behold this trout comes to the top and tries to snatch it away.

Topic change....

TOM has yet to rear it's ugly head. I'm assuming it's because of all the stress I've been under. Stress will really mess with the body and I've had this happen before due to stress. So I guess it'll show when it shows.

I'm down another lb today, which leaves only 1.5 lbs left until I'm back at my pre-vegas weight. And today I'm wearing a size 14 jean skirt!!! I haven't worn 14 in a long time. What's funny is I bought this skirt in Vegas and it fit me then. I was so excited about coming back to tell everyone. Then somehow the skirt got put away and I forgot I even had it. I also forgot to tell you all about it. I must have had a brain lapse or something.

I'm not sure If I'll keep updating menus the way I have been or not. I'm thinking of using my fitday program again and then just posting the stats here and the end of the day or beginning of the next. Sorry I'm so wishy-washy on this.. I just can't decide which would be the easiest way to do it. I would like to keep better track of all my nutritional info, and fitday is great for that.

I'm still working on the article I mentioned last week. I also have an idea for a small series of posts that will discuss low-carbing on a budget, so stay tuned for that.

I have a great low-carb chocolate dessert recipe I'd like to share this week. I hope to get to that soon as well.

Oh.. the grill I won in the 2nd Annual Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Blogiversary Giveaway Contest is supposed to be delivered this morning! Whoo Hoo! I'll be sure to post pictures of it for you later.

I simply can't believe it!!!!!

I just had to tell you this!!!

I checked Jimmy Moore's blog today to see if I'd won a prize in his 2nd Annual Blog Anniversary giveaway. Last year I won some ChocoPerfection bars, which are awesome by the way. I was hoping for a win of some kind - the CarbWars cookbook, which I've put off buying until after the contest, Fiberfit and books from Karen Rysavy (I already have all her books, but have never splurged for her sweetener). I'd have honestly been happy with any prize. I'm scanning down the page and seeing a lot of names, none of which are mine, but I'm happy for them none-the-less.

Now, imagine me sitting in the computer chair and nearing the end of the list. I do not see my name in any of the prize bundles. I'm disappointed, but you can't win them all. So I scroll down one more space to see who won the VCS4007 Gas Grill.... and it was ME!!!! I almost jumped out of my seat with excitement!!! I am on cloud nine and can't wait to cook on this bad boy! How awesome is this?!?! I've never won any major prize in my life. I rarely win the little stuff, ya know? So this has totally made my day!!

You can bet I'll be sharing new recipes from the grill this summer. :0)

The Training Begins

To prepare myself for my upcoming 6 mile walk on the morning of April 28th, which is to benefit the March Of Dimes Walk America program, I am starting a training of sorts. I'll be doing my best to drop as much of this excess weight as I can, since I know that will really help me. I'm currently walking 2.5 miles per day on my treadmill. My goal is to consistently walk 3 miles daily for the next few days and then increase it from there. Hopefully by the end of April I'll be able to get somewhere close to the 6 miles. I've never walked that far before in my life - not even when I was younger and thinner! It will be a challenge, but I say: "BRING IT ON!" :0)

I want to give a public thanks to Jimmy Moore of Livin' La Vida Low Carb blog for devoting a whole column to my cause. He's doing his best to promote the walk and build sponsorship for me. And don't think for a minute that he's all talk - He was one of my first sponsors!

I also want to thank those who have already signed up to sponsor me, as well as those who are planning on doing so. You have all given me great encouragement!

If you missed my previous posts about this and would like to learn more, please visit my page by clicking here.

I'll be posting my progress on "training" as often as I can. What I'm eating, how far I'm walking, how much I'm losing, etc.

And be sure to to check back after the walk is over! I'll be blogging about the experience, as well as posting pictures and totals.

4 Topics for today...

There is so much to post about today that I don't even know where to start!

Topic #1: Let's start with one of Jimmy's latest blog posts. Today he posted more great blogs that I can't wait to check out. Ten of them to be exact. As I read down the post I was thrilled and honored to see that my website was #3! Here are his exact words:

3. Healthy Low-Carb Living

This isn't a blog, but it is one of the best-looking low-carb resources I have seen in a very long time from one of my most faithful readers--Sparky's Girl! "Healthy Low-Carb Living" organizes just about everything you could ever want about livin' la vida low-carb in one lovely package. You can read her and her husband's weight loss success stories, see pictures, find low-carb tips and links, see the myths addressed, and so much more! Check it out along with the companion "Healthy Low-Carb Living" blog.

How great is that?!?! I guess I'd better get a scoot on it and finished up the last few pages that are not working yet! I still haven't finished the myths page, the cookbooks page.. and to be honest the front page still looks pretty bare. But my goal is to have all those things finished sometime this morning. Anyway.. Thanks for the mention Jimmy! It really is an honor and I'm so glad you like the site!

Topic #2: My weight has stayed the same on the scale for the past couple of days. I've actually eaten less than normal this weekend due to not feeling too well. I can feel a bit of water retention, but nothing too major. So yesterday I get out of the shower and go up to my room to dress. I'm standing there in my underthings and happened to glance at myself in the mirror. I had to do a double take! Was that really me? Could 17 lbs really make that much difference? I was amazed. I was seeing MUCH less of me. Areas that had rolls are starting to flatten out, my stomach doesn't stick out so much anymore, and my arms and legs are showing marked improvements. I ran downstairs like an idiot to tell my husband what I'd seen (I was acting like I'd seen a miracle, and some ways I felt like I had). He smiled and told me how proud he was of me and how he'd noticed the same thing. He just told his parents a couple of days ago how well I was doing and that he couldn't remember exactly how much I'd lost, but it was really showing. It's so nice to have that kind of confirmation. It really helps you keep going!

Topic 3#: Moderated comments. I have decided to moderate all comments on this blog. Not to be a dictator, but to keep offensive material and spam from showing up. I don't always have time to check the comments daily and I certainly don't want something offensive sitting there for several hours before I catch it. I get loads of spam in my website guestbook and have to delete it all the time. I have no problem listening to other opinions on the subjects we discuss here, as long as they are made in a kind and courteous manner. I will not tolerate hateful or vulgar comments though. They will simply be deleted. I know some subjects can become heated and emotions will run high, but not here. That's not why I started this blog. If someone wants to debate the merits and faults of this or that, find a forum for just that purpose. Also keep in mind that I have a very dry sense of humor.. and tend to use it when things get uncomfortable. I did so a couple of days ago after a post on a friend's blog got a bit personal and nasty. I guess one of the posters doesn't have a sense of humor. :0)

Topic #4: I think I'm fighting the bug my children had last week, though not as severe. My stomach has been upset off and on since Friday. So after finishing up my website, I'll probably take it easy today. I was only able to finish about half of my 11 oz. protein shake this morning before I felt a little sick. So anyhoo.. I doubt I'll be walking on the treadmill today.

Well, I'd better stop here. I plan on doing a couple of product reviews later today or early tomorrow. If I'm not spending the day bowing at the porcelain throne, I'll get them posted asap for ya.

Have a great one!