Jennette Fulda Talks About Her ‘Half-Assed’ Diet (Episode 138)
15 05 2008
Welcome back to “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore.” In today’s episode, our host Jimmy has the pleasure of interviewing brand new author and prominent weight loss blogger Jennette Fulda about her new book.
After losing over 200 pounds on the South Beach diet and exercise, Jennette has become a very popular voice in the world of diet blogging (or the “Fatosphere” as she calls it!) and shares her life experience in her new book Half Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir. Jimmy and Jennette discuss how a nearly 400-pound woman can start an exercise regimen, what her secret downfall was (White Castle Sliders), the joy of having a large blog following, running marathons, and so much more!
ALSO: Listen in for details about the forthcoming January 2009 Low-Carb cruise! Be sure to sign up so you can rub elbows with Jimmy, Jonny Bowden, Eric Westman, Jackie Eberstein and a whole lot of fantastic low-carbers just like you! Plus, don’t forget to enter for your chance to win a copy of the incredible Canadian documentary about low-carb called My Big, Fat Diet. The winner will be announced in Episode 139.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 138
- 2nd Annual Low-Carb Cruise
- Enter to win one of three DVDs of the documentary My Big Fat Diet
- Jennette Fulda’s “Half of Me” blog
- Half-Assed: A Weight Loss Memoir
- Jennette Fulda appearing on NBC’s TODAY show on Sunday, May 11, 2008
- Jimmy Moore’s blog interview with Jennette Fulda in October 2007
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From over 400 pounds to 230, Jimmy Moore is 
funny interview! LOL.. I really enjoyed it. She is awesome!! I am going to share this interview with my friends..
thanks so much Jimmy!
She’s a REALLY funny lady, too!
well that was fun….I like that you did not “correct” her when she said “your body runs out of energy” without carbs…when running a marathon….
introduce her to Charles!
If my energy level depended on carbs…I’d be a big pile of quivering mush…
Ab
Yeah, I was tempted to, Ab. But she was my special guest and it’s what works for her. Obviously I disagree that you “need” carbs when you workout or train for a marathon, but again it is what worked for her. Jennette has an incredible story!
I power walk 4-5 morning per week for one hour – this includes walked up a very steep hill on the round 3 or 4 times – all on no carbs and I have found that is better than when I did have the carbs because I don’t get that sudden drop in blood sugar which use to make me light headed and had caused two minor car accidents. Now I have none of those issues because my blood sugar is keep at an even level.
But you are right Jimmy whatever works for you and Jennette has done an incredible job with her weight lose
I too have no trouble exercising with virtually no carbs, Helena. It’s just whatever floats your boat, I suppose.
120 Pounds Down in 7 months!
At 345 pounds I would look in the mirror and feel that I wasn’t that overweight. I was just big boned you know. I figured out that walking down the stairs backwards was easier on my knees. Not because I was fat of course, but because I had arthritis in my knees. Hearing my stomach growl 15 minutes after eating a whopper and fries meant that it was time to eat again, goody! I had to listen to what my body was telling me to do so another trip to the drive through was called for. I avoided having my picture taken. not because I was fat, but because I wasn’t photogenic.
So many more examples, but then something clicked. I saw a picture of myself cooking dinner at a party and realized I wasn’t fat, I was OBESE! I got mad at myself. It wasn’t fair to my better half, I was letting her down. How could she stand being around me? I became embarrased at the way I looked. That’s what it took. None of that big and proud crap for me, I was a medical time bomb. High blood pressure, arthritis, allergies, anxiety, I had issues.
I looked on the web for weight loss information and soon found out about the evils of carbohydrates. I decided that I would start my journey by staying away from everything white – sugar, rice, pasta, white flour, and no more fruit juice either and the pounds started to come off. I got motivated and bought a “trainer” for the bicycle I owned. That’s a device that you attach to your bike to make it a stationary bike you can ride indoors. It was a struggle to do more than 10 minutes – my knees hurt, but I just kept them moving. It got easier after the fourth day. I would peddle for 15 minutes at a shot 3 times a day after eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. Luckily I have the luxury of being able to come home from work for lunch so it worked out well for me.
Then I stumbled across the Livin’ La vida Low Carb podcast site. I listened for a couple of hours straight. It really kept me motivated and on track over the ensuing weeks. Following the advice I was hearing led to more weight loss with very little hunger cravings. This eating fat and protien idea really seemed to work for me.
I’ve lost 120 pounds, my allergies are gone, I’m off half the medications I was on. And the best part is it has seemed pretty easy, just stay away from carbs and move my body some everyday.
Jimmy, please keep up the great work. I’ve motivated about 5 other people so far to actually start a low carb weight loss program and use your site as a tool to keep them going. Great interviews an links on your site. Thanks!
p.s. My stomach hardly ever growls any more. That’s a good thing.
Hey Steve, THANKS so much! Your life has been radically changed forever now. CONGRATULATIONS!!! I assume this was your entry for the My Big Fat Diet contest in the previous episode, so I’ll move it there. GOOD LUCK, buddy!