Sheila Pike-Pereyra: Low Carb and Loving It

Sheila Pike- Pereyra struggled with weight her whole life. She tipped the scales at 141 pounds on a barely 5'3 inch frame. Diets such as the Blood Type Diet, Slim Fast, and simply counting calories did not work for her. In 2001, she started cutting bread, crackers, and pasta from her diet and the next day she noticed how much more energetic she felt. Sheila ran out and bought the book, Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution. Since embracing the Atkins Diet, she has never looked back. While actually doubling her caloric intake and with no change in her usual workout routine, Sheila now fits comfortably into a size 0-2 and her body fat is only 13.92%. Her passion is to now help others understand and embrace the low carb lifestyle. To answer the many questions about the low carb lifestyle and to tell her own story, she started sugarfreesheila.com.

Those of you who have tried the Atkins Diet know the induction stage is less than 20 grams of carbs for two weeks. Sheila's Printout Grocery List shows a wide variety of food that you can eat and still be in induction. In addition to meat and cheese, zucchini, cabbage, spinach, and squash are also allowed. After induction, low glycemic fruit such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and cantaloupe can be enjoyed. The list is much too extensive to list everything here.

If you're like a lot of people, you stick to your diet all day but then that night time urge to snack threatens to derail your diet. Sheila's Night Treats will help you stay on track. Even in the induction stage, you can still feast on Sheila's Kick-Bottom Induction Pumpkin Mini Cheesecakes. Sheila's Texas Clam Chowder will warm you up and only has 4.9 total carbs per serving. After induction, Sheila's KAPOW! Chocolate Yogurt and Chocolate Bark will satisfy that chocolate craving without adding on the pounds.

So many people think that the Atkins diet is unhealthy, so you're bound to run into some naysayers. Most people think that eating a heavy meat and cheese diet will lead to high cholesterol. The Atkins Diet was never designed to be all the meat and cheese you can eat. Sheila eats meat once a day, but her diet mostly consists of vegetables. Her last cholesterol reading was 155 and her lipids were all within normal range. Fears of increased risk of heart attack and kidney failure have not been proven.

Don't fret about what to have for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Sheila's No-Stress Holiday Recipes include Turkey, Candied Yams, Dallas-Style Cornbread Dressing, and Peanut Butter Pie and Whipped Cream.

Sheila's cookbooks are now offered on her website. Super-Simple Low Carb Desserts and Sheila's Super-Simple Low Carb Induction Meals have original recipes tested in Sheila's own kitchen. Priced at a very reasonable $15.99 each, you'll have fun trying all these tasty recipes.

To help you be the very best that you can be in all areas of your life, Sheila gives advice on skin care, vitamins, tanning, smoking, drinking, and motivation. She is available for speaking engagements as a low carb coach and self-improvement motivator.

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www.sugarfreesheila.com