Some links for you to persue...

I'm going through some stuff that I don't really care to talk about, and it's making it hard for me to think straight. I can't really seem to put a lot of effort into a post because my attention span seems to equal that of a toddler right now. So today I'm going to share some interesting links and leave it at that.

New Video Blog
Fellow blogger Mark McManus, from MuscleHack.com, has joined us in the YouTube world. His first episode is a nice tutorial on making easy and delicious low-carb substitutes. Be sure to check it out and tell Mark how much you enjoyed his video!

Margin Notes by Casey Ellis
Casey Ellis has a wonderful blog that any food enthusiast will love! Her writing style is fun and classy. Be sure to check out the right hand margin for some fantastic low-carb recipes!

Jimmy Moore Shares the Top 20 Worst Foods in America for Calories
Jimmy gives us a glimpse of some very surprising calories counts of popular dishes all over the nation. Be sure you are sitting down when you read this one!

Endurance Athletes and Electrolytes
Kent Altena gives us a great video discussing endurance athletes and electrolytes. He even shares a recipe for making your own sugar-free gatorade. Be sure to check it out!

New Blogs I've Added Recently
Some other blogs I've recently added to my favorites list are as follows:

Dr. McCleary - author of The Brain Trust Program

Fred Hahn's Ideas and Insights - My DVD Slow Burn coach. ;0)

Justin's Blog - Just a real guy tellin' it like it is. :0)

Enjoy!

Quick Weight Loss Update

Just giving you a quick update. This week I've gotten back to Atkins Induction, cut out all frankenfoods with the exception of my EAS shakes, tried to control my emotional eating tendencies and used my new food scale to help keep track of things.

Is it working? I'm feeling better and I've dropped 6 lbs. Yes. It's working wonderfully. And I haven't even started my Slow Burn program yet. I can't wait to see more muscles and less jello. Now I just have to keep it going! :0)

Emotional Eating & Slow Burn

Hey Gang! Sorry I wasn't around yesterday. Too much going on. You'll be proud of me though. I done good. :)

My kids had a 4H meeting/Valentines Party yesterday and I didn't eat one bite of anything carby. I brought my own diet soda and a small bag of nuts with me to munch on.

I also determined in my mind yesterday that I would not longer eat emotionally. I know that's easier said than done, and I may fall flat on my face here and there, but yesterday I did it! Wanna know how? I started a challenge on Low Carb Discussion forum called "What's Eating You?" where we go to post our feelings when we feel the urge to eat emotionally. If this is something you struggle with, feel free to join us! No huge requirements. Just check in daily, if you can, and let us know how you are. And anytime you feel that maybe your "hunger" isn't true hunger, come post about it and get the support you need. It helped me a lot yesterday.



Another new thing I'm trying is a workout program called Slow Burn by Fred Hahn. I read the recent interview with him that Jimmy Moore did and was very impressed. I decided to look into it further and I like what I see. I ordered the 3 dvd set and it arrived yesterday. I've only watched the first DVD, but I am really pumped about this workout! It requires very little equipment - just basics like dumbbells, ankle weights.. you can even use soup cans and water jugs! And the best part? It requires very little time, which is about all I have anymore. The testimonials sound good and I'm going to give it a shot. I'll be sure to keep you updated on how it's working for me.

OK.. another busy day ahead of me. I am dying to tell you about that new nutrition scale I have and hope to get to that tomorrow. Have a great one!