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🌾 Welcome to My Low‑Carb Life As of January 2026, I’ve started a new chapter: I recently began the GLP‑1 Wegovy pill to help me get back on track with my weight‑loss goals. Life has thrown its share of challenges my way, and I’ve gained back some of the weight I once worked so hard to lose — so this is my reset moment. My journey began in 2008, when my doctor warned me about rising blood pressure and challenged me to lose ten pounds in three months. I ended up losing 26. By 2011, life had shifted again, and I recommitted to the low‑carb lifestyle that helped me feel strong and steady. And today, I’m still committed — just with new tools, new wisdom, and a whole lot more grace for myself. I live just outside New Orleans, deep in sweet Cajun Country, where we hunt, fish, “make groceries,” and enjoy the simple things. I exercise three times a week and practice relaxing on the off days. My immediate goal is to lose 15 pounds, and I’m focused on moving forward with intention and consistency. So pull up a chair and stay a spell — this blog follows my low‑carb journey, my Southern roots, and now, my Wegovy pill adventure.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Working Low Carb


As a school teacher, I sometimes find it difficult to choose which school lunch I will eat.  Some portions are too starchy. Those homemade buns and potato au gratin hard hard-to-pass-up.

Today, I had an early lunch. That meant a nice ham & cheese salad with buttermilk ranch dressing. The vegetable medley and two strawberries rounded off the meal.

You have to be on your toes when working.  Some use the drive thru. Some bring from home. I've also seen the soup and salad bunch. EVERYONE's lunch is different... catered to that individual.

I always find it interesting when I make groceries at WalMart.  Canvassing peoples' baskets has become a hobby of mine.  It tells a lot about the person's lifestyle.  Ha if you saw my grocery basket... stocked with proteins, veggies and fruit you'd KNOW I was a DIE HARD LOW-CARBER !!

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For exercise today, I took a RPM (spinning) and Body Pump (weight lifting) class at Anytime Fitness. My instructor, Darrell -- pushed us to the limit. I had new biking shoes, so it took a few times to get adjusted to pedaling, pushing and pulling. Let me tell you , just wearing those shoes is a total lifestyle biking challenge. It changes the way your foot feels on the pedals and almost forces you to automatically put the correct weight in the correct position (on the balls of your feet). It definitely enhances the workout.  

My Body pump (weigh lifting) class was a challenge as well. We are learning new tracks with the recent launch.  Moves and techniques that rock the overhead press and make your obliques BURN.  Doing both back to back in the same night is awesome... in getting up the heart rate, sweating, and getting fatigued.  THAT's what it's all about !!

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In the afternoon, I had two hamburger patties on one slice of wheat bread (8 carbs.)

After I got home from exercising, I had a tablespoon of peanut butter (4 carbs), on a slice of wheat bread (8 carbs.)  YEAH for protein ! :)
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2 comments:

Vadim said...

What do you teach?

April 22, 2011 at 5:12 PM
bayoubabe said...

Just got back from out of town. :)

I generally teach all middle school core subjects. I can teach the high school when needed. I am a certified substitute teacher,.. doing home bound, middle/high school. I do not have my own classroom. That's the beauty of it, they loan me out and rotate me throughout the school year. I have the kids for a certain amount of time, then poof they are gone :)

April 24, 2011 at 2:52 PM

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