Welcome


My name is Gina and I would like to welcome you to my blog!

On this blog, I not only share the dietary and lifestyle approach which reversed my metabolic disease and achieved my weight loss, but I also debunk many misconceptions surrounding obesity and its treatment.

I am 5'5" and was weighing 300 lbs., at my heaviest. I lost a total of 180 lbs. I went through several phases of low carbohydrate dieting, until I found what worked best and that is what I share on this blog. Once on a carbohydrate restricted diet, along with intermittent fasting, I dropped all of the weight in a little over two years time.

My weight loss was achieved without any kind of surgery, bariatric or cosmetic. I also did not take any weight loss medications or supplements. I did not use any weight loss program. This weight loss was solely the result of a very low carbohydrate, whole foods based diet, along with daily intermittent fasting and exercise.

I allow discussions in the comments section of each post, but be advised that any inappropriate or off-topic comment will not be approved.

There are years worth of content on this blog, so I suggest you use Labels to easily find the information you are looking for. If what you are looking for is not under Labels, enter it into the Search Bar.

Oct 20, 2016

Homemade Cobb Salad

We all know these specialty salads can be expensive at cafés and you might not end up feeling very satisfied. Here is a homemade version that will keep you full through your fasting time. No complicated recipe needed, just a list of ingredients.
  • 2 hard boiled eggs
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken cutlets, grilled and sliced
  • 4 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 3 - 4 cups spinach leaves
  • 1 tomato
  • 1-2 oz feta cheese
  • 1 hass avocado
  • A few rings of onions (optional)
  • Lots of extra virgin olive oil
I like to cook the bacon first and then cook the chicken cutlets in the remaining bacon fat.

Add all of the ingredients to a big bowl, except for the eggs and avocado, and mix well with extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt and any fresh herbs you would like to add. I added fresh chives to mines, because onions upset my stomach.

Plate and add the avocado and eggs to the salad. Now you have a large, satisfying meal that you will not find at any café.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)