<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacks on The Carb Survivor</title><link>https://carbsurvivor.com/category/hacks/</link><description>Recent content in Hacks on The Carb Survivor</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-AU</language><copyright>Alan Blackmore</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:19:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://carbsurvivor.com/category/hacks/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>A Healthy Low-Carb Mindset</title><link>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/a-healthy-low-carb-mindset/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:36:53 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/a-healthy-low-carb-mindset/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;There are many reasons people adopt a low-carb lifestyle. My primary reasons were weight, out of control blood sugars that lead to type 2 diabetes and of course high blood pressure.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>How Dietary Guidelines Were Hijacked by Vegetarians</title><link>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/how-dietary-guidelines-were-hijacked-by-vegetarians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:33:21 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/how-dietary-guidelines-were-hijacked-by-vegetarians/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Or how the food industry demonised animal products to sell more cereal.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://carbsurvivor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Portrait_of_Dr__John_Harvey_Kellogg_hu_d323ce54a5aa5f8d.webp" width="411" height="546" alt="Portrait of Dr John Harvey Kellogg" loading="lazy" decoding="async"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;This is Dr John Harvey Kellogg, the cornflakes guy. Devout vegetarian and Seventh Day Adventist.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lemon Water for Fat Loss</title><link>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/lemon-water-for-fat-loss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:21:38 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/lemon-water-for-fat-loss/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The low carb hack that’s going mainstream.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Lemon water has become a popular addition to many people’s diets, especially those looking to improve their health and lose weight.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;A lot of people from weight loss to detox gurus talk up the benefits of lemon water.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Going Low Carb Over 50</title><link>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/going-low-carb-over-50/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:03:10 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/going-low-carb-over-50/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;In reality going low carb over 50 is technically no different than going low carb at any age, however we’ve had a lot longer to develop bad habits and sometimes it takes a little longer to shake them.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lessons from The 4-hour Body by Tim Ferriss</title><link>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/lessons-from-the-4-hour-body-by-tim-ferriss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:31:53 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/lessons-from-the-4-hour-body-by-tim-ferriss/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;No surprise avoiding carbs was central to the ‘Subtracting Fat’ chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;I read Tim’s best selling “The 4-hour Body” book back in 2020 a full 10 years after it was published.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>How I Lost 44lbs and Reversed My Type 2 Diabetes in 4 months at 54.</title><link>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/how-i-lost-44lbs-and-reversed-my-type-2-diabetes-in-4-months-at-54/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 11:21:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/how-i-lost-44lbs-and-reversed-my-type-2-diabetes-in-4-months-at-54/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;When you hit 50 it’s easy to think, well this is my lot. I’m carrying double the weight I was in high-school (and more), my blood sugars are rising every year as is my BP, but that’s all part of getting older. Right?&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Intermittent Fasting Over 50</title><link>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/intermittent-fasting-over-50/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 02:12:53 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://carbsurvivor.com/hacks/intermittent-fasting-over-50/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;One of the best hacks I’ve used to accelerate my health gains over the past couple of years has been intermittent fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Wait…don’t go.. bear with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;In practicality, all this means is skipping breakfast.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>