Ok so I know I started this challenge then it seemed that I disappeared. But that’s not the case…I moved and lost all internet for a while. It has taken time to transfer my internet service to my new place. Diets going good normal low-carb stuff. I didn’t even cheat during Thanksgiving. Thanks for hanging in there as I get this blog up and running. I will probably start a new challenge after Christmas for the New Year since I now have internet and can update daily.

If you are interested in doing a low-carb challenge for the new year hit me up on a comment below. Let me know your goals.

Energy will be back Soon!

Day two just as expected was tough. My energy level were alright, this should change by tomorrow and my body should start running off of fat for energy. I hope so given that I am moving tomorrow and will need all the energy I can get. So todays post is short and sweet, well not so much sweet if you know what I mean. Everyone have a great Thanksgiving and I look forward to this journey together.

Day one is almost in the books. Today I have felt great. Craving have not been that strong. Tomorrow I am sure the craving will attack the will power. See today my body was still running off primarily carbohydrates. It takes your body about three days or 72 hours to process the carbs that you eat. That’s why the next couple of days are the tough ones. Its when your body is switching in to ketosis and using fat as energy. This is why its important not to so call cheat on a low carb diet because it can take you three days to get back on track.

You might look at what I ate today and believe its a little extreme and it is. There’s no veggies today. Don’t Hate…

Plan It to Win It: If your telling yourself that you have to much going on to diet you need to stop lying to yourself. I am currently working 7 days a week, 65 hours a week and I am managing to diet or better said change my life. It takes planning.

Water intake so far: 80 ounces still time in the day for more.

If you are joining me on this endeavor what’s been your experience today? It’s not to late to join along start tomorrow and join in. Lets get fit for Christmas and earn your Low Carb Freak Badge (LCF) by completing this challenge with me.

-Chad

Tip: Don’t let yourself get hunger. Plan on cooking before you start to get hunger and you will minimize your chance of cheating.

Ok so Christmas is officially 34 days away. We all know how dieting over the holidays seems to be difficult. Sure it might be difficult but who is up for a challenge they won’t regret? Everyone reading this saying I will start after the holiday has already given up. Be honest will things really change in a month or two? With that mind set the roller coaster of weight loss will never end. Lets put an end to it now. When January 1st comes around and you go to make that weight loss new year resolution you will already be on your way.  Over the next 30 days I will be posting everything I eat. I will stay under 20 carbohydrates a day. This will not exactly be the Atkins. A lot of the days I will eat very low carbs.  I will keep you updated with the weight loss that accompanies this challenge.

Join me, come on we all have had that experience where a relative buys you an item of clothing and secretly inside you are praying that it fits. Well, this year let’s make sure that shirt going to fit. Imagine, staying under 20 net carbs a day could lead to in a month a 15-30 pound light you.  That would be a Christmas gift in its self.

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Have you had Low Carb Success?

As this blog grows and I continue sharing my success story I want to make a section for people to share their success stories. If you have a success story take the time to show it off. Send me your story and some photos to be displayed in the success story part of this blog.

Don’t be shy embrace that new beautiful body!

Please submit Low Carb Success Stories to Chad@lowcarbfreak.com

One thing that I want this blog to offer is wonderful recipes for Low Carbers. Over my journey I have tried a lot of different low carb recipes. So with enough said here is a great holiday low carb recipe.

Sock it to me Cake

INGREDIENTS:

2 T. granular Splenda

2 tsp. cinnamon

1½ c. CarbQuick bake mix

1 c. Jennifer Eloff’s Splendid Low Carb Bake Mix:  http://low-carb-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/bake-mix-substitutions-to-customize-to.html

½ c. plain whey protein

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Jimmy gets a "LCF" badge

Ok so I know this title is bold… but, cut me some fat. If you have no idea who Jimmy Moore is head over to his blog. See Jimmy Moore really set the bar high losing triple digits and became know over the internet relatively quick. This gave Jimmy a platform to inspire people and help change others people’s lives.

See, my goals are similar. I too want to help people; especially those in their twenties. I found that after graduating high school you make more money and this leads to eating whatever and whenever. After blowing up and finding yourself obese at age 25, you turn towards the advertisement voices. That’s wear the problem lies. See, all your diets are mostly marketed towards 30′s and older. We do have some advertisers targeting us. You know people like hydroxycut; “get fit from this magic pill”. See in your twenties you shouldn’t have to worry about your weight as long as you have hydroxycut. What we need is to learn to eat health.

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Welcome to the beginning…Over the course of time I want to share my story on how a low carbohydrates diet changed my life.  March 1, 2011 sitting at work a co-worker said he was on a low carbohydrates diet and that I should join him. This next sentence is a little hard and embarrassing to write but, here I go. My starting weight on March 1st was 340 lbs. Sad part is this wasn’t my highest point. Since the fall of 2010 to Spring 2011 I had lost probably around 20 lbs. Im not 100% sure. Continue Reading…

Yes you have arrived at a real website. I am real guy who lost real weight. In Fact 143 lbs.

This is the future of Low Carb Freak. It’s a site designed to Share the struggles of a low carb life. My name is Chad Steverson, I run this site and I am a low carb guy. I have lost 143lbs in 8 months and this will be a place where I share my struggles, Challenges, recipes, victories, short comings, and future goals. I hope that you will read and learn and change your life as well. Please subscribe to the blog and never miss a post.