LCHF Christmas Baking: Eleven low carb, gluten free, sugar free recipes
Born 1980 in Salzburg (Austria), she studied Biology/Zoology in Vienna and graduated from university in 2008 with a Master of Biology. Personal History During my early childhood I never had weight problems. I was a normal, lean child. But when I reached puberty that changed dramatically. I didn’t get fat, but I became chubby. In the beginning I was not really concerned.  But at the age of 14 when all the boys and girls “stuff” began, I started to look at my body in a different way ... and what I saw shocked me. From that moment dieting, eating and weight loss became important issues in my live. Unfortunately I’m one of those individuals who are very well adapted to survive periods of hunger (*g*)  and my body seems to hold on to every gram of body fat, regardless of how much I train or how little I eat. Not knowing a lot about nutrition I trusted in government recommendations and diet book authors: low fat, healthy carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables and, of course, calorie restriction. As I had too much body fat I must have been over-eating, right?  During my late teens and early twenties I managed to stay skinny (nearly underweight) through constant under eating. But then something changed, I started to gain weight despite the fact that I was eating what I thought was “healthy” at the time; low fat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. I started to train like a maniac - long cardio exercise of course, since that was what everyone was telling you to do. Did it work?  I can honestly say - NO, it didn’t. I managed to keep my weight stable but I looked chubby and soft, especially around the mid-section. Around 2011 I decided that something has to change. The internet is filled with information about dieting, nutrition and training - but how to know whether these experts where credible or not? There was only one answer; I had to become an expert myself. Due to my biology background and scientific training I knew where to look for real scientific studies about training and nutrition. After reading hundreds of papers and dozens of books I found the answer to all my weight problems - LCHF and weight lifting. LCHF baking can be as easy and convenient as “conventional” baking. The ingredients you are using may be unfamiliar at first. But as soon as you know them and learn how they behave, LCHF-baking is super easy. It will be as convenient as baking with wheat flour.