"I know first-hand what it's like to struggle with losing weight -- 82 pounds, to be exact. A more balanced diet is essential to maintain my body, providing it the healthy essentials it needs for a physically demanding schedule. Maintaining a high protein, reduced carbohydrate diet is not easy. Every morning, as I ordered a latte from my neighborhood coffee shop, a large glass case full of high-carb pastries would taunt me as I stood in line.
