This morning I was reading a book about writing. It’s a subject that I enjoy reading about–when I’m not actually writing. I like to read nonfiction the way that a lot of people read fiction, because it gives me a chance to imagine myself as the subject of a different reality. In this case, the…
I was just going through my archives, and came across this great video from 2011 that I’ve shared with friends and family to help them understand why a low-carb high-fat diet is so much more healthy and sustainable. Please feel free to share this link with anyone you know who’s still skeptical or confused about…
I was so excited to wake up this morning and discover that TIME Magazine had put a curl of butter on its cover. Finally, one of the most mainstream magazines in the United States has publicly stated what we’ve all known for a while: butter and other saturated fats are not the enemy of good…
I’m going to tell you something that maybe nobody else who writes about diets will tell you: When you’re on vacation, go on vacation. Take the opportunity to remind yourself just why eating a low-carb diet is important to you and your lifestyle. Yes, carbohydrates are physically addicting. Yes, addiction is best cured through total…
Just so you know, this article is not going to be a recipe for how to make low-carb high-fat cookie butter. In fact, the point of this post is to talk about cookie butter as a concept, and why I’m not attempting to reproduce it. (Even the photo above is actually peanut butter, not cookie…
I’m always surprised when somebody asks me about fiber on a low-carb high-fat diet. It seems to me that people who think they won’t get enough fiber when eating low-carb are confused about what it means to follow this kind of diet. Vegetable Sources Although it’s true that there is a lot of meat on…
For a new dieter starting out on a low-carb high-fat diet, the foreign qualities of the diet can make it seem complicated. After a lifetime of being told to eat a certain way, and avoid certain types of foods, the selection of permitted and prohibited foods on the low-carb high-fat diet can feel almost arbitrary.…
Sometimes, when you’re following a low-carb high-fat diet, you can get everybody in the family to follow it with you the same way. Sometimes, not so much. My husband I have been following a low-carb high-fat diet for a couple of years now. And we’ve both gone on and off occasionally. Usually it happens at…
I was reading a discussion on a social network the other day in response to a post in which somebody was talking about trying to get back onto a low-carb eating plan. In this particular thread, the discussion wasn’t about low-carb high-fat, but just about avoiding sugars. What was fascinating to me was the range…
Continuing my series of photo bombs, here’s a chart indicating exactly what you need to do in order to turn a high-carbohydrate omelette as served in a typical diner or cafe into a health low-carb high-fat meal. You’re welcome.