Introduction

I started this blog as it was originally a Facebook page to store my recipes - but I wasn't very happy with the formatting as it was difficult to read and I was a bit embarassed that 95 people were looking at it, in the state it was in.

I'd been meaning to start a blog for a while, and wanted to do one on a subject that I truly enjoy so - had to be cooking.

After doing the Exante diet (like LighterLife but without the well meaning counselling sessions) for 3 months, and losing 3 stone, I had a bit of an epiphany about weight loss as I hadn't really understood previously the role carbohydrates play. I was a bit of an expert in calorie counting but had only really successfully lost weight previously by going down the gymn every day for 2 hours, and cutting calories to sub 1500 calories per day. I don't have time these days to do that again - certainly is the best way to get healthy but I'd quite like a life outside of the gymn.

Exante is great but its hard - so I started looking at ways to "cheat". I rapidly annoyed people on various forums with my cheating, and questions, so just started figuring things out for myself. I wanted meals which I could stick within the calorie and carbohydrate limits but actually have real chewable food.

Since coming off the diet, and binging a bit, its time to eat healthy again and I want this to be a lifestyle change. So being a keen cook, I'm going to be posting recipes on here that have worked for me (and maybe a few which haven't) so I can make them again.

Its also a substitute for me for AllRecipes.com as I used that for a while, submitted recipes but I've had a real mix of good/bad recipes from there and it doesn't really give me what I want...

Often I modify recipes from other people so I'll credit them where that happens so you can find the original recipe in case you don't like mine.

My focus will be low carbs, relatively low calorie (I'm aiming for about 1200 calories per day but am not going to stress about it too much as this is not a fad, its a long term lifestyle decision.)

So - the blog is born. I'll try and make a point of adding a post each week - or more if I'm feeling very keen. If you want to see anything specific let me know as I love a challenge (thats how the seafood lasagna was born - low carb lasagna - bring it on!)