http://www.melissagoeslowcarb.com my tasty journey to thin Sat, 10 May 2008 01:44:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today was an overall success, I think!  My smoothie for breakfast kept me plenty full until lunch time, and that was refreshing because I'm usually famished by 9am on a starchy breakfast.  My salad at lunch was great - except I'm still on the fence about the sardines.  They are ... http://www.melissagoeslowcarb.com/2008/05/09/day-one-summary/ I wanted to make this on my first night of low carb living for a few reasons: It looked yummy! My husband loves traditional chicken Parmesan I wanted to make this life style of mine easy on him It looked rather easy to make, with all of 9 ingredients! It came out great! Instead of ... http://www.melissagoeslowcarb.com/2008/05/09/new-chicken-parmesan/ Its day one and I am really craving something sweet. Really sweet. I compromised and made something South Beach friendly (barely a tad of phase two stuffin's). This totally satisfied my sweet tooth - I think this will be a regular dessert. I based this on the ... http://www.melissagoeslowcarb.com/2008/05/09/even-better-chocolate-ricotta-dessert/ I found a brief listing of fruits in regards to their sugar content on about.com and this is what it had to say: Fruits lowest in sugar: * Rhubarb * Raspberries * Blackberries * Cranberries ... http://www.melissagoeslowcarb.com/2008/05/08/the-fruits-of-my-heart/ I'm starting this blog as a commitment.  A commitment to myself to change my eating habits for good to ones that are healthy and beneficial to my wellbeing.  A commitment to others out there that also want to try this, and would like more info. I understand that diet (and preference ... http://www.melissagoeslowcarb.com/2008/05/08/commitment/