4-time NFL Superbowl champion and legendary linebacker Bill Romanowski

Every young athlete has hopes and dreams of making it to the big-time someday by starring in high school, then college, followed by the ever-elusive professional career. But very few ever make it. However, those who do make it have to work even harder to get their bodies into the best possible shape of their lives in order to succeed. This includes implementing the optimal nutrition, fitness, and mental preparation necessary for it to happen. That’s precisely what helped legendary NFL football player Bill Romanowski during his 16-year career where he played a nearly impossible 243 consecutive games while winning 4 Superbowl titles. I’m privilege to share my interview with him today!

In Episode 195 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” you’ll hear Bill Romanowski talk about his playing days in the National Football League which he shares about in his autobiography Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons (listen in to find out how you can get a FREE autographed copy of this book compliments of Bill himself!). But the reason I wanted to interview him was what he is doing now that his playing days are over–he is the founder/president/CEO of a nutrition-based supplements company called <a href=>Nutrition53. Bill said he learned a lot about proper nutrition while in the NFL and now wants to share that wisdom with others who desire weight loss, better sleep, and a sharper mind. It’s hard to argue with the results Bill Romanowski enjoyed during his NFL football playing career!

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What did you think about my experience speaking with the one and only Bill Romanowski? Were you surprised, pleasantly or otherwise, by anything Bill shared during the podcast? Talk about it in the show notes section of Episode 195. Pick up your own copy of Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons, visit and place an order for the Lean1, Neuro1, and Sleep1 products at the Nutrition53 web site, and see what Bill is up to in his life nowadays at his personal blog.

We have two more podcast shows for you this week coming up on Wednesday with former Atkins Center physician Dr. John Salerno and on Friday with INSPIRED: The Movie filmmaker Steve Yu. And in less than two weeks, my little podcast will be celebrating its 200th episode in a special way that I want YOU to be a part of. Call our podcast hotline number at (206) 202-6516 and leave your personal message about the show on our comment line. Feel free to ask any questions for me or my podcast executive producer Kevin Kennedy-Spaien. He and I will be recollecting on the past couple of years since this podcast began sharing memories about this amazing ride as the #1 and longest-running low-carb podcast show online today! That special Episode 200 will air on Monday, November 24, 2008.

Delight your family and friends with this delicious low-carb pumpkin pie

Most people tend to enjoy the holiday season for reasons that go far beyond the presents, the family, the parties, and the jovial atmosphere. For many, it’s all about THE FOOD, baby! Thanksgiving and Christmas certainly offer plenty of opportunities for you to eat, eat, and eat some more and it can drive a low-carber straight up the wall since most of that food is decidedly high in sugars and excessive carbohydrates. It can seem discouraging for someone new to low-carb when they feel they must deprive themselves of all these seemingly wonderful aspects of this time of year.

But those of us who have been doing this for a few years already know the secret to surviving the holidays–find adequate substitutions! While there aren’t always perfect solutions to your low-carb wish list of foods, the fact is there are plenty of ways to stick to your low-carb lifestyle and gladly so for holiday gatherings. If you need some inspiration in this area, then I highly suggest you pick up Judy Barnes Baker’s CARB WARS: Sugar Is The New Fat cookbook (with a scrumptious pecan pie right there on the front cover) or just about ANY of the nearly dozen low-carb cookbooks written by the great Dana Carpender.

In the meantime, I do have a fabulous Low Carb Holiday Pumpkin Pie recipe to get your low-carb holidays off to a great start thanks to our friends at Low-Carb Connoisseur. This is a classic holiday dessert dish that people who are livin’ la vida low-carb shouldn’t have to do without just because they’re watching their carb intake. Bake this proudly and enjoy the intense aroma that will permeate throughout your house warming you inside and out as the leaves fall and the cold winds begin to blow. ENJOY!

LOW-CARB HOLIDAY PUMPKIN PIE
1 Jell-O Sugar Free Singles Pudding Mix Creamy Vanilla
15 ounces of pumpkin (fresh or canned)
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 cups cool water
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice or DaVinci Gingerbread syrup
1 Dixie Carb Counters Home Made Press n’ Bake Pie Crust Mix

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Prepare pie crust mix according to package directions (do not bake) and place into 9″ or 10″ pie shell (note: placing thin strips of foil over edges of pie crust prevents over browning).

In medium sized bowl, combine pudding mix and cool water–whisk until smooth and creamy. Add cream, pumpkin, eggs and spice.

Whisk for 1 or 2 minutes until well blended. Spoon onto unbaked pie crust shell and bake for 1 hour. Cool and serve. Refrigerate leftover pie.

Makes 7 servings with 4 net carbs per serving.

Every year since I first started writing about low-carb back in 2005, I have made it an annual tradition to identify ten of the most influential, news-making, momentum changers in the world of low-carb living. With the proverbial snowball already starting to grow and grow with more and more research and interest in the health and weight benefits of livin’ la vida low-carb, I’m pleased to announce the top 10 low-carb movers and shakers of 2008 (see who got named in 2007, 2006 and 2005).

Click here to see who was named the Top 10 Low-Carb Movers & Shakers of 2008.