Secret Weapon

Today is Thursday. Only one more day until the carb frenzy begins again. I am going to play some racket ball later so I didn't work out this morning. I weighed 234.5 this morning. A good sign that I will lose a little weight this week. Probably not as much as last week.

I thought I would take some time out to introduce my secret weapon.First, some background. Mtn Dew is about my favorite thing in the world. Not diet Mtn Dew, regular Dew. I think most of the weight that I gained throughout my first year of law school (almost 50 lbs, I almost hit 280) could be attributed to Mtn. Dew.

A low carb diet is made really difficult because it means no Dew. So, a friend of mine introduced me to Vault Zero. It's a drink that tastes something like Dew, but has no calories. The key ingredient is, of course, caffeine. Vault has a lot of caffeine. More than Mtn. Dew. More than Coke. Still less than redbull or some of the other energy drinks, however.

Whenever I am about to break down, I reach for the Vault and it gets me through the rough times. It's still not as tasty as Mtn. Dew, but it is pretty good. Additionally, caffeine has the effect of releasing fatty acids from tissues into the blood stream, increasing metabolism and energy. Instead of hindering the diet, caffeine can be a diet aid.