http://www.americandietrevolution.com Welcome to the American Diet Revolution Your Guide to Low Carb Diet Plans! Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:42:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am in my second full day of "my [tag]phase one[/tag]" and I am definitely felling the effects. I am hungry more often than before so I try to eat protein snacks between meals, like [tag]cheese sticks[/tag]. I feel a little light headed. I think it is a combination of ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/07/19/feeling-the-effects-of-phase-one/ We are back on a “[tag]pseudo Phase One[/tag]” diet for the next two weeks. What makes it pseudo? I am not eating any [tag]sugar[/tag], [tag]bread[/tag] or [tag]white flour[/tag], but last night we had two glasses of wine. [tag]Wine[/tag] is not on phase one of the [tag]South Beach Diet[/tag]. Tonight we ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/07/18/pseudo-phase-one/ It’s been awhile since our last post, May to be exact. May and June were really busy months for us. We traveled almost every couple weeks, visiting family and attending [tag]weddings[/tag]. In May I proposed to [tag]Lilly[/tag]. It took her a minute but she did say yes! We have a ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/07/07/we-are-still-here/ A whole suburb in [tag]Boston[/tag] went on a [tag]diet.[/tag] The head lines read “City committed to smaller portions, more activity…” Great advice! On our list of 7 healthy habits [tag]portion size[/tag] is number two. Cut out [tag]sugar[/tag], is the only habit that tops portion size in our book. If you ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/05/17/talk-about-group-effort/ We are trying to figure out what type of [tag]elliptical machine[/tag] to buy so we asked for some advice from the people over at [tag]the daily plate[/tag], so far the response has been great. You can check out the thread here. Feel free to jump in and give us your ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/05/17/elliptical-machine-purchase-advice/ Hope everyone had a fun but safe [tag]Cinco de Mayo[/tag]. We wanted to enjoy [tag]Margaritas[/tag] on Cinco de mayo but as you know the pre-made [tag]Margarita mix[/tag] is loaded with sugar. We found a recipe on the net for a [tag]low carb margarita[/tag]. I can’t remember where I got it ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/05/06/low-carb-margarita-recipe/ Tonight we had home made [tag]pasta sauce[/tag] with [tag]ground turkey[/tag] and [tag]DreamField Spaghetti pasta[/tag]. Now DreamField pasta Co. claims to have only 5 grams of digestible [tag]carbs[/tag]. I am not sure how they can claim this? I have read their packaging and I have reviewed their website but I ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/04/30/south-beach-pasta-sauce/ Last night we had [tag]pizza[/tag]! We have not had pizza since the first week of January 2007. We had a serious craving for pizza so we gave in… But before you get all over us we tried our best to find a “healthy” [tag]frozen pizza[/tag]. We ended up buying ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/04/23/we-cheated-last-night/ When I started on the [tag]South Beach plan[/tag] my goal was to get to 150 pounds, down from 164. Once I reached my goal I realized I still had more [tag]weight[/tag] to lose. Fast forward to today and my weight is at the 144 to 145 mark. I am happy ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/04/20/weight-isn%e2%80%99t-everything/ I was on my own for dinner tonight. I thought about going home and trying to fix something healthy, but I was just too tired. Our two year old woke us at 4:30 am this morning and kept us awake. I got about half the amount of sleep I normally ... http://www.americandietrevolution.com/2007/04/18/double-double-protein-style/