Sorry for my long absence. As the year’s end draws near, work has been busy with deadlines looming, goals needing to be met for this year & performance reviews drawing near. In addition preparing for the holidays has also been sucking up big chunks of time. I have many topics and half finished drafts in the pipeline. I will try to be more regular from now on. To start with, here is a recipe that is low in carbs, high in protein, filling and tasty as well – Quinoa Stuffed pepper. You can customize it in a lot of ways (possible variations are at the end of the recipe). Read the rest of this entry »

Weight loss and culprit #1 Insulin Resistance

Ah. Weight loss. During my recent visit, my doctor told me that if I want to improve my symptoms, I have to lose weight, for the umpteenth time. I felt like hitting her. Did she think I wanted to look like this? Did she think it was my plan all along to become fat? Did she think I wasn’t trying?

These days this single concept seems to be driving my happiness quotient. If I lose even a single pound, I am very happy throughout that week and it gives me motivation to exercise more, eat right… generally the world seems to be better. If I didn’t lose any weight for 2 weeks consecutively, that drives me down. I start thinking – “what is the point?” and it turns into a down ward spiral from there. Even if I eat a single scoop of ice cream, I can see a double scoop of fat accumulate in my mid section, but slogging in the gym doesn’t reduce a single pinch of that stubborn fat. I exercise, I don’t eat junk… but I just can’t lose any damn weight.  Every single calorie I eat is stored as fat. I just have to see food to gain weight. Sounds familiar? Read the rest of this entry »