It’s New Year’s Eve and millions of people will be celebrating their last hurrah tonight and hitting the gym or the internet tomorrow to begin their weight loss regimen for the new year. It’s a clichè resolution, yes, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad resolution. I think anytime a person puts focus on themselves and their health is a good thing! I’m rooting for each and every person out there (including myself and my DH) resolving to finally “lose their weight in 2008!” Hey- what better year to do it than when it rhymes? 
Along those lines, I also hope that everyone carefully researches the weight loss or fitness plan that they choose to follow. Don’t get scammed! Don’t waste your money on a bad product or bad idea, and make sure the plan is safe. Check your local library first, to see if they have the book on the plan you’re looking into. Google the hell out of the internet to find out everything you can about a plan before you try it. And, as I’ve said before, find a weight loss support group to help keep you focused and motivated. There are quite a few free forums online that are great!
Here are a few books that I’ve found extremely informative about health in general and low carb dieting specifically:
You: On a Diet by Drs. Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen (tons of information on how your body processes food, written in layman’s terms)
Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution by Dr. Robert C. Atkins
Protein Power by Drs. by Michael R. Eades and Mary Dan Eades
Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes (still working my way through this tome, but it is chock full of interesting research!)
And here are some that I plan on reading this year:
Natural Health and Weightloss & Eat Fat Get Thin by Barry Groves, Ph.D
Living the Low Carb Life by Johnny Bowden, Ph.D
and I’m sure I’ll find more as the year progresses.
It’s becoming an obsession of mine to learn as much as I can about health, nutrition and fitness. It feeds the inner teacher in me. And it seems to be working, too – I’ve lost 20 pounds since August, and have about 40 to go, give or take, so finally losing the rest of my weight in 2008 is an extremely attainable goal.
Cheers to everyone making health, fitness and weight loss one of their resolutions for the new year! I wish you much success!
