Linda’s Greek Cucumber Salad

For a quick, yummy lunch, try my easy Greek Cucumber Salad. 1 whole cucumber 10 grape tomatoes 1/4 cup feta cheese 3 tablespoons of Tzatziki dressing/dip Wash, slice and cut cucumber slices into fours. Place in bowl. Wash grape tomatoes and place in bowl. Add feta cheese and Tzatziki dressing on top. I prefer the…

My Name Is Linda And I’m A Carb Addict

Hi. My name is Linda and I’m a carb addict. Hi Linda (This is where you as the reader respond) I’m up 16 lbs from where I was just one year ago and I know I need help. I first realized I was a carb addict about two and a half years ago. I had…

My Bowl of Health

I always keep a “bowl full of health” on my kitchen island. I eat two pieces of fresh fruit every day coupled with a protein such as plain Greek yogurt, peanut butter or cheddar cheese. I choose a variety of fruit so it looks attractive, plus I don’t get bored eating the same thing every…

Pickles for bread? Surprisingly it didn’t suck

Has anyone seen the video going around Facebook showing a sandwich being made with a pickle instead of bread? Well I saw this and the idea intrigued me. I like pickles and I thought to myself, this is going to either really suck or be really good. I need to try this. In the video,…

Linda’s Low Carb Grocery List

I have a friend who was thinking of trying the low carb lifestyle ask me for a sample grocery list. While the great thing about this way of living is with the exception of foods classified as a carb or high carb food or those with sugar or other sweeteners artificial or otherwise, there is…

Linda’s Crustless Quiche

About two months after I began my journey, my husband Greg and I went to Oglebay Resort in Wheeling West Virginia for our anniversary. While there we ate at the resort’s newest restaurant and had this amazing quiche. I ate the inside of the Quiche but left the carb filled crust untouched. On the way…

What Do I Eat?

What Do I Eat? What do I eat? That is the biggest question I have been asked since I have been on this journey. Honestly there is so much I can eat that its easier to answer with what I don’t eat. I don’t eat: – any type of bread or grains of any kind…

My Story

In June of 2016 I was 49 years old and weighed 223 lbs. After a year of looking at colleges with my son and trying to keep up on the campus tours, dealing with pain in my leg which I later found out was from disc issues in my back, I was done. I was depressed….