The low-carb diet honeymoon is over. "This is a hard diet," I whined Saturday. "It's so hard to give up carbs!!!"
A sympathetic friend told me about a carb-based vegetarian diet, Engine 2, that did wonders for one of her relatives. For those of you who, like me, have never heard of Engine 2 before and think that perhaps "engine" refers to a fast metabolism and "2" to an alternative way to lose weight--you think too much! The diet was started by Engine 2 firemen somewhere in Texas. Apparently the guys were able to lose weight and get healthy by cutting out beef and other meats from their diets.
That's great for Engine 2 men! They are to be commanded! But I am not a 6 foot 2 fireman who easily extinguishes carbs. I'm a 5 foot 2 woman who wears her carbs and avoids flames as much as possible. The Engine 2 diet reminded me of my quasi-hippy vegetarian days in Southern California. Years ago, I strictly followed a vegetarian diet but, alas, did not shed a pound. Whereas I lost 1.6 pounds in two weeks on the low-carb diet. Low-carb it is!
P.S. Had a bunless burger for dinner last night. Not bad!
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