Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates come in many forms. Even though I don't eat any grains and little starch, I've apparently still been consuming a lot of carbs lately, which might be why I haven't lost any of the weight I had gained during our Portland trip. No, I haven't had any pasta, no pizza, no bread period. But you'd be surprised. Some of the things I've been eating (that have carbohydrates) are:

Red wine
Larabars
Fruit - it's summer, so it's the natural thing to be eating more fruit and storing a little fat for winter anyway.
Corn tortillas (when we have tacos)
A little honey in my fage yogurt (adds up when you eat it for breakfast most days)
Coffee with creamer that has sugar in it.

That's just the list off the top of my head. According to Lights Out (by Formby), eating more fruit in the summer (since it's available) was always a way for people to store a little more fat in order to prepare for the winter to come. Now that we have electricity, I think I'll be okay without the extra fat to stay warm (although maybe I'll wish I hadn't said that when I'm at the top of the lift at Alta). Guess I need to moderate the fruit intake. Yes, fruit is rich in nutrients, however, I'm eating plenty of nutrient rich foods, and fruit is not so much a necessity, at least at the level people think.

I'm planning to cut the Larabars out, decrease my fruit consumption to 1 fruit or less per day, and I've already cut way back on tortillas. The fage I will start to eat with my fruit or just have plain (it's full fat, so I know it will still be tasty). I'm going to try to replace some of my fruits with veggies-- still getting the fiber and nutrients, with less carbohydrate, especially fructose. I'm probably going to continue for now with the same coffee creamer: International Delight- Creme Breve since I like a little sweet in my coffee and that brand has palm and coconut oils and the least number of other corn derivatives and preservatives. Can't complain too much. I'm still looking for a better creamer though. I've tried regular coconut milk and that was good, but it just wasn't the same. The carbs i've been having haven't been the problem by themselves, but since I tend to eat a lot of fat in my diet (which is a good thing of course!!), I need to watch my carbs so I don't store the fat I'm eating.