Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Still sticking to Low Carb

I tried a switch to Advocare products as a way to stay healthy and continue with weight loss. They are a great way to stay healthy, and some lose weight by adhering to their product use, but that was not my experience. Perhaps since I've become used to a low carb lifestyle, switching to one that wasn't did not work. The advocare products are fairly low in calories (~220 calories for a meal replacement shake), but are rather high in carbohydrates (~24g of carbohydrates for that same shake).

So back to the low carb lifestyle. Will continue with the vitamin supplements I get from Advocare, but not with the food products. I have returned to a low carb, 5 to 6 meal routine, and am losing those extra pounds I gained in the last few months. It was nice having meal bars and shakes at the ready for a quick meal between meals, but there are products out there that are much lower in carbohydrates. The Atkins shakes and bars are excellent between meal solutions and have only 2 or 3 carbs per shake or bar. Much more like it. They are pretty tasty too!

So, in 2011, it will be sticking to a low carb, healthy diet, and all should be good.