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I've
been rather tired since my last entry. Let's put it another
way - I haven't been able to keep my eyes.
Maybe
it's the weather, or maybe I really do need that holiday but
my boyfriend is convinced it's my new regime and has taken
to prodding me throughout the evening to try and get some
response.
I've
had a look on the Internet and it seems that this is a well-reported
side-effect of the low-carb diet.
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| Stacey
wants to look superfit in her bikini |
Our
bodies get so used to the constant throughput of sugars that
they rely on this relatively short-term energy booster for
energy.
The
low-carb diet forces the body to draw on the sugars stored
in fatty deposits and this - for me - is proving to be a rather
weary process.
Not
that I haven't lost weight - au contraire - I have reached
my target weight already and I'm now aiming at the stubborn
fat that I never thought would shift - wahey!
And
believe me I'm stacking away the calories. Bacon, eggs, butter
fried mushrooms, nuts, steak (with the fat ON), cream, full
fat cheese, garlic fried butter prawns the list goes on and
it's all accompanied by a teeny weeny green leaf salad.
The
positive things I've noticed are (and click away if you have
a vaguely squeamish or sensitive disposition)...
- Disappearance
of stomach bloating
- No
flatulence
- Puffy
ankles gone :-)
- No
water retention
I'm
totally made up and to be honest the drawback of tiredness,
which I'm sure I will overcome as my body adjusts, is nothing
compared to the benefits.
In
fact I'm so sold on 'low-carbing' as they say on the Internet
that I'm going to keep it up after the diet has officially
finished.
I
still have a week and a half before my holiday and I'm concentrating
on getting to the gym three times a week so I can look superfit
and slim in my bikini.
by
Stacey Webb
Are
you on a diet - or about to go on one? If you would you like
to share your diet experiences with BBC Gloucestershire we'd
love to hear from you. You could write a diary like Stacey
or contribute to these pages by sending your comment to gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk
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Low-carb
diets involve at least two 45 minute sessions
of exercise a week to keep the metabolism moving.
