Flabu-lessly Yours

Well, this is my third day of easing myself into the low-carb lifestyle. Although I had been drastically reducing my carbs, today is the first day I stayed within the 20g range Atkins recommends during Induction. To be honest, it wasn't all that hard, and it seems to be getting easier.

Since sugar has always been a problem for me, I decided not to go cold turkey on the sweet tasting stuff and so I've been allowing myself some Splenda-sweetened Diet Coke. Since I rarely, if ever drink soda or use artificial sweeteners (except stevia), I can't decide if this is a treat or not!! Too much caffeine makes me feel wired, so I think I will stick to my morning coffee with cream and replace the diet soda with water, my usual drink of choice. I may need to jazz it up with some lemon juice or something, for variety, though. I find that I have always needed a lot of flavor when I'm low-carbing, because of the heavy emphasis on proteins.

Today I created a "flabu-less" meal using pre-cooked chicken breast tenderloins, about a cup of Trader Joe's caponata (a high-flavor eggplant appetizer in a jar--but you could easily substitute salsa), a few ounces of cream cheese, and a splash of heavy cream. I heated the chicken chunks up in a pan with the other ingredients until the cream cheese melted and turned into a delicious sauce. Easiest thing ever and really yummy, too. Ohhh, my gosh it was so delicious! And the best part was, I had enough left over for another meal! Whoever said that eating low-carb is boring?? Hard to believe I can eat luxurious food like this and still lose weight!