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Chicken Wings/Buffalo Wings

2009-02-16T22:06:57Z

Chicken Wings... Fry Daddy... Tons of flavor options

Meat, Celery and Low carb dressing... Ideal atkins-y meal.

I have been back low carbing to drop a few lbs and I have found my 15 dollar fry daddy to be one of the best purchases, for the money, I ever have made.

I have been making:

Buffalo wings - 2Tbsp of Hot Sauce. 2Tbsp of Red Wine Vinegar and 2Tbsp of unsalted butter as the sauce
&
Thai wings - 2 tbsp of no sugar Peanut butter, 2 Tbsp of rice wine venegar, drizzle of sesame oil and red thai curry to taste

Anybody have some suggestions?

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Vitamins?

2009-02-16T22:05:05Z

So I've been taking Rainbow Light vitamins. They are a little pricey but I feel like I'm buying a good product. Just curious what vitamins others are taking, if any. Thanks.

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help - carb counting during induction

2009-02-16T22:02:59Z

Hello.
Sorry if this has been asked a billion times! I started Induction last week but Im not sure if Im doing it properly.

Are you supposed to count the carbs in the Veggie allowances or are you just supposed to count carbs in everything else you want to eat?

: )

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Sugar Tax

2008-12-18T19:08:59Z

I am getting prescient visions of the CEOs of the big sugar manufacturers at a congressional hearing.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/18/paterson.obesity/index.html

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Once More Unto the Breach

2008-08-04T12:55:47Z

I decided to make another stab at being as good (and svelte) as I used to be. I've been mostly disciplined. But I continue to look around for things to take the place of big cravings or at least sate the same nerve. It's a bit harder now, I think, because there's either a backlash against or malaise about low-carb diets. For a while Trader Joe's would carry low carb pasta and such but no more. Same with a lot of supermarkets.

A year ago I discovered Halloumi cheese when a local yuppie market had a demo table. It's great stuff and I can see lots of uses for it in low-carb recipes but it's also something like $17 a lb. Luckily, a little Googling shows there are some Mexican frying cheese that will probably be available to me more cheaply (Halloumi is from Cyprus).

I tried shirataki again last night and found I hated it just as much as the first couple times I tried it. This really sucks because mac & cheese is a comfort food I'll really miss (I actually don't get into pasta anywhere near as much as bread and potatoes, but mac&cheese is the exception to the rule). I tossed everything I made last night and passed the second package on to a vegetarian friend of mine.

One thing that's good and bad this time around is that I'm not cutting out fruit entirely. I have fruit in my garden I've waited all year to see to a harvest and I don't want to just give it away to other people. I'm also growing tomatoes, chard, beans, snow peas and other veggies so I'm eating a bit more fresh roughage than I was the first time I went low-carb. I think it's just not good for one's health to keep fresh fruit and vegetables out of your diet. But it's true that the fruit intake makes me wonder how much I might be retarding induction.

Something I found while Googling "frying cheese":

http://www.chupaqueso.com/basic-howto-with-pictures/

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Soups, anyone?

2008-06-01T18:12:55Z

Does anyone have an Atkin's friendly EASY recipe for a good, hearty soup?

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Marshmallow Peeps are in Season!

2008-02-25T06:48:04Z

And Just Born has come out with a Sugar-Free Peep! Peeps are not my favorite candy but I do find myself fond of chocolate/marshmallow combos. I think the Sugar-Free Peeps taste better, too. They're mildly sweet instead of cloyingly sweet like the kind with sugar.

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Stuffed Mushrooms

2008-01-13T01:04:49Z

I'm sitting here having the most awesome meal right now - I just took 1 package of crimini whole mushrooms (you can use button, or any kind you like), took the stems off, chopped them up, and mixed them in with an artichoke jalapeno dip i got at costco. stuff each mushroom cap with a good heaping amount of filling, and then roll the top in parmesan cheese. bake in my toaster oven at 350 for about 20 minutes. Totally low carb, and TOTALLY delish!!

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Carb Options / Carb Smart products

2008-01-11T17:40:39Z

Why can't I find these in my supermarket anymore?

For example: I used to get the Heinz 1 carb katsup for a buck ... and now, if I go online, I have to pay $3.95 for a bottle!!

Everything that was low-carb focused is disappearing from my grocer's shelves! Getting harder and harder (and more expensive) to live the low-carb lifestyle!!

UGH!
~<{:o)

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Wish I'd Never Fallen Off the Wagon

2008-01-11T17:34:50Z

I ate low-glycemic for 3 years. I lost 55 lbs. the first year and kept it off. But my life became a pressure cooker of stress (for unrelated reasons) and I fell off the wagon. I cheated for a couple days and when I went back to eating the way I had for maintenance, it was too late. My metabolism had shifted. That was back in 2004. I tried many times to get back to low-glycemic eating but I wasn't getting the results I had gotten before and it was hard for me to give up the foods I liked without the results to reward me for that.

Now I'm at a new all-time high for weight. I feel miserable. Not only health-wise, but self-image-wise. Is there anyone else in this tribe that's had a problem like this and managed to get past it? I'm 42 and it's harder with each passing year to get my metabolism to be anything but glacial.

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Yet more evidence that it's all been a Big Fat Lie

2007-11-07T21:47:33Z

http://health.msn.com/centers/cholesterol/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100172801&page=1

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Amazing speaker about diet and nutrition

2007-10-24T16:47:00Z

Check out Food Dude on You Tube. He's my current hero.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--NiqKdZ2sM&NR=1

This particular talk is about the brazen conflicts of interest within the food testing and research world. But so far, everything I've seen by him has rocked. Check it out.

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Wow. I'll be picking this book up. Great article.

2007-10-11T21:44:37Z

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=3654291&page=3

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Great website

2007-10-11T20:01:54Z

I originally was going to just post the link to this article, but the whole site's awesome. I especially urge you to read the cholestrol-related articles, particularly the one about lack of cholestrol being linked to cognitive decline. Enjoy!

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=968

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Flourless chocolate "cake"

2007-10-10T13:46:23Z

My sister just sent me this (ironic, because we were just saying we need more foodies on another thread this morning). I haven't tried it, but she says its' good! And hey, it's got chocolate in it, so there ya go.

3 minute flourless chocolate "cake"

1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon heavy cream
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
about 3-4 packets of splenda
1 tablespoon softened butter
1 tsp baking powder ( I left this out and it was fine)

Butter a small bowl. Add egg and beat with a fork. Mix everything else in. Microwave n high for 30-60 seconds or until it puffs up and no longer looks wet in the center. :-9

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The tribe...

2007-10-10T12:27:11Z

seems to be getting ignored! I'd love to have more discussions on recipes and tips that might help. What's your favorite website for atkins tips and recipes? Do you have any favorite foods that are atkins friendly? Lets get this tribe started again!!!

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Nutrawize Bread! Please help

2007-06-25T18:03:05Z

Hi all,
Can anyone help me find a souce for Nutrawize Bread. I was buying it for years at my local Health food store. It is the best low carb bread. the store closed just recetly and my source is gone! I tried some other healthfood store and they cannot get it. Please help!
I live in East Brusnwick, New Jersey,. I tried the Internet but I could not find anything.....
Desperately yours,
Aurora

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updates?

2007-06-20T13:22:04Z

I just weighed myself today, and have lost 41 pounds since the end of January. I feel so great right now! I have about 20 more to go, but I think that my health has improved 100%!! And I love working out now too, and getting 10,000 steps a day! How is everyone else doing??

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Dreamfields

2007-03-28T13:08:42Z

I love this stuff...

Tastes like normal pasta and only 5g of digestible carbs per serving.

I was a bit skeptical, but my wife, who is a type one diabetic did a little test on herself and found it hardly affected her blood sugar.

I still think it could easily casue a stall if you are in induction, but it can really make all the diference in staying reasonable low carb when weakness and cravings hit.

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Candida and Atkins

2007-03-26T21:46:49Z

Has anyone treated a Candida problem?

If so, what did you use?

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Forget a multivitamin...just eat bread!

2007-03-08T17:42:49Z

Yeah, right.

Does the fact that people who write articles like this regularly ignore the facts not really piss you off?

Check out this link:
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/796_fol.html

Scroll down to the chart where it shows how much folate is in each food.
Notice what is it the top. I'll give a hint: It's not bread.

Now scroll down to the bottom. See what's at the bottom? I'll give
another hint: It's bread. But it's enriched WHITE bread. ENRICHED white
bread. Where's the whole wheat bread we are told we have to eat to save
our lives? Oh, it's not even on the chart. Because whole wheat bread has
even LESS folate in it than enriched bread.

Yet here's some media drone yammering on about how women are getting
less folate because they are eating less bread.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16474800/

Can you tell this sort of nonsense REALLY gets next to me? Frankly, one thing I have always wondered about the Atkins lifestyle, and any lowcarb lifestyle, is why does the media seem to have a vested interest in putting it down?
I just do not get it.

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I want to bang my head against a brick wall....

2007-03-02T07:56:20Z

...whenever people say things to me like "Oh, I could never give up carbs entirely." Or "I did Atkins for two weeks and it made me sick." and "I can eat grits for breakfast, right?"

I'm the local low-carb guru and it really does get seriously next to me when people come to me for help and then refuse to help themselves. I've actually had this conversation with someone:

Me: Did you read the book like I asked you to do?
Bonehead: Yes.
Me: Great.
Bonehead: I have a question.
Me: Hit me.
Bonehead: Can I eat grits for breakfast?

I have gotten to the point where I refuse to coach anyone who will not read the book. And I will KNOW if they don't read the book, because they will inevitably ask me something this assinine.

"Oh, yes, I know all about Atkins. Its' where you don't eat ANY carbs for a week/month/whatever!"

GAAAAAH! If one more person whines, "Oh, but you need SOME carbs!" I swear I may do harm to them or myself.

I think what annoys me the most about this breed of people is that they haven't a clue what Atkins, or any low carb lifestyle is about. Not one. They do their screwed up version of the lifestyle, it doesnt' work, or worse makes them sick, then they go out proclaiming to anyone who will listen that it doens't work and that they got sick from it. When in truth, they wouldn't know Atkins if it came up and bit them on the ass.

Meanwhile, all these people who could really benefit from it are scared off of it by bogus information and downright urban myth. That, and I have to listen to unhealthy people telling me I'm ruining my health. It really, really frustrates me.

Couple years ago, the low carb boom in new products and what I thought was awareness really gave me a lot of hope. I now know that this boom was nothing more than the result of legions of people failing to educate themselves regarding their health, and blindly following their own misguided attempts at low carb, with disasterous results. Low carb stores are closing, products are being discontinued, and resistance to the lifestyle is rampant. All because so many people don't even bother to learn about a lifestyle (in this case, "diet" they are trying to follow.

The whole thing really makes me angry.

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Okay. Now I've seen it all.

2007-03-02T07:46:23Z

And in the face of all this, I find it ironic that the low-carb lifestyle is what is considered a "craze."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17344157/

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The Atkins book revisions

2007-02-20T07:28:18Z

I have the Revised edition 2002. I see a picture of an edition here on the Tribe, and was wondering what editions people are using, and what's the difference? Do the Updated most recent printings have new info, new recipes, carb counting charts?

Just curious. Thanks!

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2007 progress

2007-02-12T23:54:53Z

Hi
I just wanted to see how Atkins in 07 was going for everyone. I started 2 and a half weeks ago, and weighed myself for the first time today. I lost 13.2 lbs! It is so motivating to stay on it. I feel great...

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Participants needed for health-related survey

2007-02-09T18:20:21Z

Participants Needed for a Research Study on Relationships in Childhood, Social Support, and Health Status
I am a Ph.D. student studying Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology. I am recruiting participants for a study looking at relationships in childhood, social support, and health status. Participants must be between the ages of 25 and 45, residents of the United States or Canada, and not currently pregnant. Your participation would consist of filling out a short online questionnaire that will take about 30 minutes to complete. Your answers will remain anonymous, so no one can identify your answers. Participation is completely voluntary, and you may stop participating at any time; however, because the study is anonymous, the data cannot be removed once you have submitted your responses. You may also choose not to answer certain questions without any consequences. If you would like to participate in this study, please click on the following link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=363852623811

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at ark.psych@gmail.com
Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Gah....

2007-01-16T22:31:57Z

Day Two of induction...gettin' pissy....not helping that although I know by day 5 I'll wake up with a burst of energy and good will toward the will, days three and four are gonna be pissier than today....

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Coming Back to Atkins

2007-01-11T22:50:29Z

Equation:

Love of Food + Tendency to Gain Weight + Loathing of Exercise + Surgery + Wedding + Honeymoon + Holidays + Quitting Smoking= 268 Lbs on a 6'3" Large frame

Too much by ANY standard.

So.. I have decided to take my newly resurging appetite and turn it loose on atkins. Hopefully it will kill two birds with one stone: keep me from smoking and make me lose weight.

Wish me luck.

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2007 is close!!

2007-01-11T14:30:49Z

Boy, this site has been dormant for quite some time!

It's the holidays ... how's everyone doing?

I have strayed. I admit it. But, at least I have not OVERDONE it with the carbs! Stuck mainly to the lifestyle. Have maintained my weight and am looking forward to maybe another 15-20 pounds to melt off.

How about you?
Suzanne ~<{:o)

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gourmet atkins

2006-11-20T20:52:10Z

so, i am starting up after a four month success and a two week binge-out break...

this time, i have decided to go gourmet! in the past, i have felt like i am camping on earth, rustling through the fridge for atkins provisions.... grab a boiled egg here, eat a pickle there, heat some broccoli and some chicken for dinner...

this time around, i want to feel settled into atkins and want to start making less "snack"ish meals and more courses... some light soup, a small salad, a protein/veggie, and some light dessert... with good waters and teas throughout.

anyone have any good gourmet recipes for atkins?

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Alcohol & Atkins

2006-09-22T17:19:07Z

Now the book says not to, but I love me some wine and the occasional liquor drink, even while doing low-carb

Here is a list of drinks I stick to on Atkins:

Perfect Manahttan
Old Fashioned (made with Splenda)
Dry Red Wines
Dry White Wines

Borderline - Very light beers

I find that alcohol can sometimes make a stall and other times break a stall. Weird how the body reacts to it.

Many people do not know that this type of low carb diet was marketed in the 60s/70s as "The Drinking Mans Diet".

I do find, however, that less goes much farther while low carbing. And it is easy to go from a bit squiffy to full on DRUNK without starch to soak some of it up.

Anybody else have an sage advice, stories or recommendations for alcohol while on Atkins?

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Day One

2006-09-19T13:16:13Z

Today is my first day of induction - read the book, prepared my breakfast and lunch last night, had a carb blowout all weekend. I am non-insulin dependent diabetic and know that I react mainly to carbs (my doctor knows, too and has recommeded this diet for me). So, I start, but I'm not sure how I feel about it all. I will keep a journal of what I eat and try to make notes of how each day affects my blood sugar....

It really helped to read through your blogs - can't wait for the headaches, etc... (tee hee). Seriously, keep posting - who knows what words will get one of us over a hump!

Lynn - 224 and dropping....

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bipolar disorder and low carb lifestyle

2006-05-04T18:18:58Z

Does anyone have any experience of knowledge with possible problems doing this lifestyle if a person is bipolar, clinically depressed, or has any other chemical mental disorder? I have a couple friends interested in trying this lifestyle, but we are concered it might affect the levels of medication they need. Both friends are currently on medication.

I know doing low-carb can effect a person's need for insulin or blood pressure medicine. I have no idea if it might affect, say, lithium needs.

Any insight anyone can offer?

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Falling off the wagon and beating my head against the wall

2006-05-04T17:56:47Z

I never did Atkins per se. I read SugarBusters and then came up with my modification of it. I gather it was close to Atkins in practice, though. I was exercising regularly before I went low sugar/starch. I kept up the exercise but I also went pretty hardcore on eliminating sugar and starch. I weighed 235 lbs. when I started this (I am 6 feet tall). Like many folks, I ate plenty of fats like cream cheese and bacon. But I also ate less in some ways because when you take sugar and starch out of my diet, you take away a lot of what I enjoy about food. So, anyway, I kept exercising exactly as much as I had before. I didn't step on the scale because at the time I made the decision to go low sugar, I was doing it because of a worry of diabetes, possibly PCOS, and also trying to troubleshoot a hormone imbalance I was having. For some reason, I was able to keep with it. I just kept doing it as a lifestyle change.

Within 4 or 5 months I'd lost 55 lbs. I wasn't *quite* as strict as I'd been in the beginning. I occasionally had fruit. I occasionally lapsed a teeny bit at a party. But mostly I was good. I stabilized at 185 lbs. I wanted to lose more. I would have loved to have gotten to one of my college weights (165 lbs.) but I never achieved that. But I kept the weight off for 3 years. I thought it would be for the rest of my life.

In June of 2004, the stress in my life (never low) ratcheted up to very high levels and it's been that way ever since. What started as a day or two of indulgence ended up being a blowing of my dietary regimen. I kept trying to get back on the wagon again...even eating the right way for months at a time but something seemed to have reset in my metabolism. It was harder than before. Within 6 months I think I'd hit 200 lbs. Slowly, slowly, I've gained almost all the weight back again.

I went to Harbin Hot Springs this week and for the first time felt afraid to be nude there. I went clothes shopping today. Not because I like to torture myself but because after 3 years of being slimmer I had gotten rid of my fat clothes. And I need clothes that fit to go on job interviews. I felt awful today looking at myself in the mirror. It's not just the looks thing. It's that my cystic acne has gotten worse due to the hormonal imbalance that comes about from carrying more fat (it seems to mess up the estrogen-progesterone-testosterone balance). My knees and back hurt more from carrying the extra weight.

I need to get back on the wagon again and stay on. It's so damned hard. And from my previous experience trying to do this it seems like my metabolism is even harder to budge than it was before. I haven't been exercising regularly and starting to do that will help, I'm sure. But my god, I wish I'd never fallen off the wagon (exercise and dietary regimen). It's so damned hard being like Sisyphus and rolling that fucking huge boulder up the hill again.

Keep your success stories coming. I need all the encouragement I can get.

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Frustrated

2006-05-04T17:43:27Z

I've been watching my carbs ... making absolutely SURE that I don't screw up ... and I'm still (after 2 weeks) in "Moderate" Ketosis.

Suggestions as to why?

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3rd day of Induction.... oy!

2006-04-11T01:02:29Z

So I'm on Atkins, following along with a boyfriend who is back on Induction for a while, who has previously lost 50 pounds on it. Wow! I tried it once a year or two ago, and it didn't do much for me.

But this time, I'm hoping to get something out of it- kick my terrible carb cravings and sugarlust, and lose a bit of weight in the process (15-20 pounds).

I've had a terrible time so far- my body has reacted badly (carb withdrawl??) to Atkins. I've felt nauseous, dizzy, really headachey, just sort of...gross.... and yesterday I had a terrible migraine.

However, I'm hoping to feel better, and AM feeling better a bit today.

Anyone else just starting Induction? Anyone know how long it takes to kick the cravings for carbs? I feel like a crack addict, jonesing for my fix....

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Gee, d'ya think?

2006-02-09T16:16:01Z

It's about time. Can't you hear all the knee jerk dieticians around the world saying "Gee, sorry about all that diabeties, ya'll."

Read on:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=123869

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Skin problems w/Atkins?

2006-02-07T03:32:56Z

So, I'm on induction, and noticing that my skin is getting worse and worse-- I have skin that likes to break out at the slightest provocation, but even with my carb-full life "before Atkins", my skin was pretty OK.

But now, I am looking like a teenager again! Anyone else have this issue?

Any suggestions on how to resolve it? I'm thinking it might be the amounts of fat that you eat on Induction. Hrm.

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Just saying hi!

2006-01-27T03:18:00Z

I've been on Atkins for about a month now, and doing pretty good. Only these last couple weeks have I started exercising, and it's really paying off. So far I have lost six pounds, but I think it might be more losing fat/gaining muscle.
I do Pilates Monday/Wednesday/Friday, and I do Tae Kwon Do Tuesdays and Thursdays for two hours.
I love this diet because I really can slouch around with it, and I don't feel like I have to monitor it very much now that I'm out of the first-couple-weeks bit. I really feel like I have a lot of will power now that I didn't have before, and making good choices is much easier that I ever would have thought.
I'm enjoying sleeping well (although this might just be due to the exercise), and also it's nice to be able to think straight during the day, I'm one of those people who gets really whacked out when they eat copious amounts of sugar, so it's nice to finally have a clear mind all straight through the day.
I'm always looking for little ways to make it easier for me to curb my sugar cravings, and one of the most effective of them is tea. Lots and lots of tea. Like, five or six gi-normous cups a day. So, I get my tea, and I put like, three (or four, if feeling especially weak) splendas in it. Then I get me one of those sugar free lemon cookies and have myself a party.
I’m interested in what other odd little tricks people on this diet use to keep themselves for buying the box of Krispy Kremes at Safeway.

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Looking for Diet Buddies

2006-01-26T00:37:01Z

Hi,

My name is Marc and I am a physician dedicated to nutrition and weight loss. With the help of some friends, we have created a website where people can buddy up and help each other lose weight. We would love for you to check it out and give us any feedback so we can improve the service. If you are interested please check us out at www.buddyslim.com Please email me with any feedback about the site (good and bad). If you join you can email me directly. You can also email me from the "contact us" link at the bottom of the home page. Thanks!

Marc

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Starting Over

2005-11-30T03:52:03Z

I have crept up to 250.

My face has an eggplant shape now. With a big nose and VERy prominent chin this presents a rather unsettling visage.

I am starting tonight on a stricter version of Atkins.

Heavy on the veggies (non-starchy, of course) and sticking to poultry and fish.

I'm getting married and I want to look semi-lean for the wedding pics. I have thinned up good in the past (used to model, in fact) but, at 31, I imagine my metabolism is starting on a slow down strike.

Wish me luck!!

I will post progress and pics. No nudes.. I promise.

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closer to healthy weight = slowing in loss?

2005-10-05T14:42:33Z

is this what happens?
because i am in the "healthy" range for my frame and height but i would like to shed 10 - 15 vanity pounds which would take me to my lowest healthy weight for my frame.

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Hair loss ! Yikes.. my hair is falling out left and right

2005-08-19T05:50:50Z

I have a lot of hair.. and insane amount.. so maybe thats why I didnt notice till about a solid 1/4 - 1/3 of it has fallen out. I did a google search and was shocked to find there were lots of chat boards with HUGE sections on hair loss caused my atkins.

People were posting that they would rather be fat than bald.. and such. A couple of people posted some supplements to take to combat this... I ran out and bought all 5 listed. I have been taking them now for a month..and around my face I have a lot of new short hairs.. so I'm assuming I have them everywhere.

So I would love to hear from other who have had this prob.. how they fixed it.. Tho at this point.. according to my math.. it will take 2 years for the new short hairs to get as long as the rest of my hair.. (sad sigh)

If anyone wants to know what supplements were suggested..
Biotin, Inositol, P.A.B.A., a super B complex, and a multi for hair called "maxi hair".

Trish (owner www.PureTNT.com )
250+ Styles of Kinky Jewelry

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Atkins Nutritionals Files for Bankruptcy

2005-08-02T14:34:27Z

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/02/MNGLBE1I7F1.DTL

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Rainy Day Baking

2005-06-16T22:56:03Z

Here comes my downfall: comfort food.

I've had some issues around an ex that have cropped up and really bummed me out. Part of how I'd comfort myself in rainy weather like this is by baking dessert foods. Uh...that's harder to do on a low carb diet. Anyone have suggestions for cozy comfort foods that are alright? I don't have problems thinking of ways to make low carb cold fruit, etc. stuff, but anything baked is an issue. I would rather not use low carb baking mixes because they're hard on the GI tract and full of non-nutritive stuff anyway. If you have something along the lines of nut meal cookies or meringues or something, I'd appreciate any recipes you can point me to.

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Breakfast sans the eggs

2005-06-03T12:51:38Z

Hey out there,

Anyone have some good ideas for breakfast that don't involve eggs?

I'm getting to that point if I eat another egg I'm gonna barf. I've done everything and every style.

thanks!

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sugar alcohols

2005-06-03T12:50:04Z

the atkins products, such as bars, are very convenient for me, when i am on the run or late at night when i am still hungry [because i have been too busy to eat!]....

however, i think they might be causing a weight-loss stall... any suggestions for replacements?

two specific solutions needed: in a hurry in the morning, i eat bacon and an atkins drink, while driving off to work.... suggestions?

at bed, when i am exhausted, have just cleaned up the dinner makings, but realize i am still hungry and will never get to sleep unless i eat a bit more [sometimes i only eat only 1000 calories before bedtime, not enough time to eat!], i grab an atkins bar and eat it. i am not crazy about chocolate/candy bar tasting things, but it is a quick 200 calories to add to the day and to my tummy... any suggested replacements? my other quick fix is quickly microwaving two cans of green beans, which is about 200 calories, but these are not as convenient to eat in bed... ;)

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induction

2005-05-16T07:08:28Z

last year i did induction for 24 days as a way to get off a carb addiction. my energy increased immediately, and i dropped a few pounds. i found it incredibly easy to do and only stopped because i was so sick of eggs, i was going to gag. i think it took me eight months to eat an egg again. then i went back to my normal high-fiber, whole grain, lots of fruits, some red meat way of eating.

one year later, i realize the holidays and winter did me in. i find myself doing induction again. i am on my 14th day. it is fine, i even did it while travelling to a family funeral, which was so stressful, i almost cracked at every meal.

but now i find myself in a panic: i am almost afraid to add carbs back. i think i can handle adding fruit, but i know if i add cereal [usually shredded wheat, cheerios or oatmeal] or bread again [i usually eat orowheat whole wheat lite], i won't be able to stop.

i don't remember having this panic before... and i didn't overdo the bread/carbs when i was done. maybe i just need to go 24 days again?

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Starting over too and I REALLY need your help

2005-04-18T20:20:45Z

Hey people

First and foremost, happy and healthy new year to you all. I wish everyone happiness, success, prosperity and good health.

Now...

I posted my success story a few months back and have really just taken a total nose dive. I can't seem to drum up any motivation AT ALL because the depression I get into just makes it worse. It's an ugly cycle.

Here's the storyboard I posted in the tribe album a few months ago:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/template/pub%2CViewPhoto.vm/context/tribe?page=1&currentoffset=0&parentid=1627aca0-f761-4891-9c69-caa3b443be46&sortby&r=10535

I've gained 12 pounds since I posted this and I'm really starting to freak out. Not only do I need help staying motivated but I need your suggestions.

I totally hate vegetables. There. I said it. I can't stand almost any kind of vegetable and the only ones I'll eat have to come out of a can. So I'm limited in that department. Who else has this issue? Even when I was successful on my program I had to force myself to eat veggies. I can handle broccoli if it's boiled to oblivion. I like canned peas. That's about it. The other stuff I like, I can't eat anyway (corn, boiled carrots).

What do you do about that?

My other issue - I'm a workaholic. A serious work addict. I will go hours and hours without any food at all because I can't stand to tear myself away from my desk. Then, when I do because I'm sooo hungry, I jump all over the major carbs the cafeteria serves up at work. They're daily specials are an Atkins nightmare. It's all about enchiladas, pastas, potatos, rice, etc. So, I'll find myself starved, then go to the cafeteria. I tell myself as I walk across this huge building that I'm going to just get a salad with meat on it. I get there and it's easier to take the special because I don't have to wait for it. Lame I know, but I hope someone here is relating to me.

When I order, I almost always say to myself... well if I'm gonna eat this I might as well order a slice of cheesecake for dessert.

I talked to my trainer at Bally's a little while ago and I'm trying to get myself motivated to get back to the gym. I used to work next to the gym where he'd train me, but now he's 25 miles away. So I'm probably gonna end up getting a new trainer closer to work. In the meantime, I'm planning to just force myself to get my ass to the gym tomorrow. But it is SO hard I feel like a total failure.

If you are like me - hate vegetables, totally addicted to carbs, a mesomorph body type - loves rich foods, high fat, carbs, etc., and on the thicker side - and you have trouble planning meals and taking stuff to work to eat during the day, please give me some words of wisdom.

I am a total "pay for convenience" kind of guy. I totally hate spending a bunch of time at the supermarket, then a bunch of time in the kitchen preparing meals in advance. I don't mind bringing things to work, but I need to grab and go. I love anything pre-cut, pre-cooked, and generally pre-prepared for me to just take it on the run.

If you've slipped off track and gotten yourself together - or even if not and just wanna say something - please chime in.

I have 50 lbs to lose to get to a normal weight again. after losing 170 lbs, this is nothing. So close yet so far. So, anything you can say is greatly appreciated. Post here or email me here or even email me at work. chris.ford@abbott.com

I'm going to check out the Atkins site again today. Also anything else like diet.com or something. I want to find something that keeps me focused; sends me email reminders; sends carrier pigeons or smoke signals I don't care. I just can't sit here and watch myself go back to where I was at.

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outside~inside

2005-04-15T22:22:50Z

Hi,

From noticing my own process losing weight, and talking to others about theirs, I believe the emotional, mental and spiritual components of each individual are inextricibaly linked to the outer physical self.

I'd love to hear from others about inner growth or change that takes place as a motivation to get/stay healthy and lose or maintain a healthy weight for your body type.

I've found that when I consciously try to work on self love and appreciation that eating well and exercising become an expression of that; I just don't want to do things that are damaging to myself...like eating two or three pieces of chocolate cake ;-). As I try and become more sensitive to what I need in other areas of my life I likewise become more sensitive to what my body needs to feel good in terms of diet, exercise, sleep, taking my vitamins and so on.

I used to think saying positive affirmations was stupid New Age crap but before I lost weight my self esteem got so low I was willing to try anything. It was really strange and awkward to say things like "I love myself just the way I am" "My body is beautiful" "I am becoming healthy slim and strong" (to name just a few that related to my weight loss goals) when I often didn't feel that way but it really did help me readjust my thought patterns to come from a place of nurturing and supporting myself (being "on my own side") versus battling against myself and unconscious attitudes that would undermine my efforts to lose weight and be healthy in general.

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Fine tuning

2005-04-07T17:06:53Z

I lost 50 lbs using Atkins over two years ago and was able to keep my weight to a nice low level using exercise and moderation of food consumption up until this last big holiday season. Now my weight has been ratcheting up a bit and here is my question.

Does Atkins work for fine tuning your weight? I have tried to go through the induction a couple times since the first of the year and each time the weight comes off fairly quickly but then bounces right back up and then a few when I go back to eating regularly. I would like to get back down to my fighting weight that I held for the last two years but I am a little frustrated right now.

Any ideas?

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How is everyone doing? Better than I am, I hope!

2005-04-05T21:01:06Z

I've been away from Tribe for awhile- the past 5 months have been crazy. Health-wise, starting in September, I had one bad sinus infection after another- you know what that means: antibiotics! Lots of them. And prednisone for the swelling of my sinuses and lungs. I also had to rest a LOT- pretty much whenever I wasn't working. So, I am almost totally recovered from last infection (that hit 12/31 and was pretty rough!), and have gone back to induction because now I feel like (ironically) a big potato! This has been almost the worst fall/winter ever!

So, currently, I am procrastinating from going for my walk around the lake- it is about 90 minutes long. I have been trying to go every day for 3 days now. I have never liked exercise and it is a struggle to find something I enjoy doing. Pilates is about it as far as anything I can stick with for longer than a few days. (I think that is because most of it is done lying down!)

I need motivation- everyone I know (who are all thin and petite!) thinks Atkins is crazy, so it is hard to talk about it for support. My hubby supports me, but I know he doesn't agree with it either. However, he has never been fat, so what does he know???

Please give meupdates on your progress so I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, at least! I've lost the weight before- I just need to remember what it is like to feel good again! Thank you!!

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Need to vent

2005-03-21T22:54:02Z

I have been slowly but surely faithful to atkin's for the last 6 months, but i have done it many times in my life before. it always works though this time i vow to keep it as a lifestyle. At christmas and when i had surgery, i went off for a couple weeks at a time, gaining between 5-10 pounds each time. I started at 170, and am now down to 135 pounds. I have also started working out recently since before the breast reduction, exercise was the last thing on my mind. I just want to say stick with it! I have lost on average about 4-5 pounds a month. That isn't very encouraging when you give up alot of the comfort foods you love. But once that fist person says, "wow, you lost weight," it pays off. Not to mention picking up 35 pounds of a child a going, "wow, i never thought i even had this much to lose." Please, for your own self-esteem and your wardrobe... just stick with it. And when you are 10 pounds from your goal weight, get a Victoria's Secret credit card!! Much love and support to all of you. Keep it up and don't let a little weight gain interrupt your progress!!! Best wishes- Amanda

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Induction Questions

2005-02-25T14:35:27Z

I've been eating low-glycemic since the 10th. I'm not experiencing ketosis so far and my metabolism seems to be more stubborn than it was the last time I detoxed. I was using SugarBusters for 3 or so years and fell off the wagon this last June due to stress. I gained back 20 of 55 lbs.

I was considering doing Atkins induction just to get into ketosis but things have been so stressful and I've been experiencing health problems anyway, I didn't want to put so much stress on myself that I would give up. But I also want results so I may have to goose myself up to it.

Can anyone answer why nuts aren't allowed on induction?

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Carb Blockers?

2005-01-12T20:52:49Z

What's the deal with all these products that supposedly block carbs. Yesterday while shopping for groceries, a guy was giving samples of a tea drink that “blocks half the carbs” of the food you have just eaten. How can they claim that? How does that work? Maybe I’m not up on medical science, but the only way I know of to cut half your carbs is NOT TO EAT THEM. (Sometimes easier said than done.)

Even if these blockers did work, wouldn’t it be too late to do any good? Wouldn’t your body already released insulin into your system. Goodbye ketosis.

Anyways, I would like to hear from people who have tried these products and learn about their results. I just started back on this WOE. Today is day 6 of induction and I can feel the difference!

Frank

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Plateau Busters

2005-01-11T22:30:47Z

Okay...

How do you do it?

I ALWAYS hit a plateau at 220.

Getting down to 200 is always a huge pain in the ass.

I know everyone is different, but how do YOU bust through your plateau?

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New Year - Who's back on induction now?

2005-01-11T18:22:04Z

I started back on induction today, to loose the few pounds I put on over the christmas holiday, since I splurged every change I got..
And I want to loose another 10 to 15 pounds this year as well.

Just checking to see who else is re-starting back on induction, or might be new to Atkins.
Good to have a little support group of people to talk with.

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Starting over

2004-12-30T06:01:19Z

Well I'm starting over today...i haven't gained much the past 2-3 months....5-7 pounds (I still watched the carbs) but I want to lose those pounds...my mom is starting over too ....she gained 15 pounds. So wish us luck.

The problem was that my grandma visited from Europe for 3 months and we had to make or she made food that she liked...which = to lots and lots of carbs but now that she's gone its back to carb control ;)

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Vegetables

2004-12-07T05:39:35Z

I've never liked vegetables as much as would be good for me. And of course some of the ones I like best (potatoes, corn) are verboten. I'm way off low-glycemic eating at the moment (with the weight gain to show for it) but in a fortnight or so when I finally have my own kitchen again and space to work out - it's boot camp for me.

I ate pretty strictly low-glycemic for nearly 4 years. I've been off the wagon since June. One thing I want to do when I get back on again is eat more vegetables. Not only because it's healthier, but also because I'd like to get my grocery bills to be lower than they are when I'm living on Cantella's chicken sausages.

The best way I found to fool myself into eating veggies was to put them into a crustless quiche. For you other picky eaters out there, how do you prepare veggies to tempt you into eating them?

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LOL, Krispy Kreme is in trouble

2004-11-22T23:47:44Z

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041122/earns_krispy_kreme_9.html

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motivation...

2004-11-04T01:19:22Z

About a year and one week ago I started Atkins. In 6 months I lost 40lbs, which for me is really amazing. In April I just stopped loosing, then the fluctuating stared (between 170-176). I couldn't budge, and when that happened I started slipping and forgetting all of my morals and devotion to this diet. I cheet a lot now and I really have not gained any weight, which is making cheeting easier, but I need to get back on track!!! I stopped working out, I stopped taking vitamins and I cheet left and right. I know I can do this I jusst needed a bit of confession I guess.

Thanks Jennyb

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Hard Starting

2004-10-25T19:58:06Z

I have tried to start induction so many times and I get so darn dysfunctional on it I have to quit. I can't sleep or think straight within 20 hours. I think i am going to opt for The Zone. Anyone else have these problems?

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ARGH! fell off the wagon

2004-10-19T22:44:06Z

And I am having a bitch of a time getting back on. Any suggestions? It feels like every day I start out with the best of intentions, and then someone offers carbs, and my willpower goes straight out the window. I mean, I maintaining, but not losing anymore, and I can feel the carb malaise coming back.

Argh!!

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How is it that breakfast sausage has CARBS?

2004-10-19T18:49:12Z

That's weird.. it's meat, so why are there carbs in there?

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Stevia?

2004-10-18T17:02:41Z

Has anyone tried this sweetener
er
supplement?

What are your thoughts?

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why?

2004-10-11T01:09:40Z

Why was this censored?

I think it is funny I did not mean it as some kind of attack.

I've been on the atkins diet before.

www.illwillpress.com/fatkins.html

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What happened to Xander?

2004-10-03T22:04:21Z

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Atkins Tribe Log

2004-10-03T22:03:03Z

Creeped up to 243 without noticing until belt made me feel like Sinbad from those 70s cartoons.

Anyhoo at 6'3" that be too much so I went back on Atkins Sunday August 7th.

Here on August 17th, 228

I will post later

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Hi All ... new member here!

2004-09-24T20:15:01Z

Hey Everyone

I started my Atkins lifestyle about 18 months ago and still going. I've made a lot of adjustments along the way, but pretty much keep things as simple as possible.

I've been very successful in changing many aspects of my life thanks to Atkins. I uploaded a storyboard type of flyer that I used for a job application for a sales position at a gym. I figured by way of introduction, it would be a nice thing to share with everyone here. I'm still on a weight-loss plan with about 40 lbs to go (down 169 so far). I have no idea if I'll end up losing another 40 or maybe 15 or 20. Just depends on body fat and where I'm at in terms of muscle mass in the end.

Here's that pic: http://www.tribe.net/tribe/servlet/template/pub%2CViewPhoto.vm/context/tribe?page=1&currentoffset=3&parentid=1627aca0-f761-4891-9c69-caa3b443be46

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We're all guilty

2004-09-24T16:38:56Z

http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=bondsNews&storyID=6305576

A moment of silence please...

I could use a nice crunchy strip of bacon right about now.

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Hi all!

2004-09-17T18:10:54Z

Just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Amanda, and i Have been back on Atkin's for 2 months now. 15 lbs. lost, 10 to go! I'm here to offer support, recipes, whatever to anyone who wants it. I feel great, and i know there are others out there who do too! good luck everyone! -amanda

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F*ck Atkins Tribe

2004-09-09T19:21:59Z

As a humorous distraction on slow days at work, I love to join this tribe

http://www.tribe.net/tribe/servlet/template/pub%2CTribeCard.vm?tribeid=9fb2b39f-a619-4eb4-84bf-7f500b47885c&backtrack=true

...and screw with them by refuting over and over again the myths and assertions they make or repeat.

I know... I have too much free time at work.

I know.

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Going on the defensive now....

2004-09-07T23:57:41Z

http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news-NG.asp?id=54494

Typical nutritionalist opinion piece that draws conclusions from evidence that doesn't exist...

But notice the tone now.

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Fat Fast

2004-09-04T22:58:32Z

Has anyone tried this?
I don't lose weight easily, so I thought that I would begin my diet with the fat fast. After my first fat fast meal, I felt listless and continued to feel bad for the rest of the day so now I'm just moving on to the induction.
I would like to try the fat fast again since I did get an immediate (water?) loss and my heart rate went higher during my workout that day (I usually have a hard time getting my heart rate up).

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Use Splenda

2004-08-20T22:04:01Z

One of the biggest mistakes i've seen people make is buying diet drinks, jellow ect. The diet drinks and jellow have aspertain in them. This will prevent you from loosing weight. Find foods made with splenda like Diet Rite for soda. Hope this helps someone.

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Induction Eating -- Some Daily Examples Please

2004-08-20T03:31:44Z

I'd like to hear examples of what you eat during a typical day of induction. I've been trying for a week or so, and I've had one morning with a clear reaction from the ketostick. Now I'm back to "trace" at best. At first I was dropping weight but now, even though I'm not still eating many carbs (I think I'm below 20, but who knows), I'm stuck.

But having re-read the Atkins induction guide (on the website), I don't understand how people do this and still eat the same amount. 5 oz's of cheese is a few big bites. 3 loose cups of greens is a mid-sized salad. To eat my usual intake of food, I'd have to eat about 6 eggs, three pork-chops, a few chicken breasts and maybe a stick or two of butter during the rest of the day. If I did that, I'd lose weight just by vomiting regularly.

So really, all griping and whining aside, can you give me an idea of a full day's eats during induction? Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks?

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Do you tell people?

2004-08-19T01:10:26Z

I'm a chef and constantly around very anti-low-carb people all the time (0ther chefs and cooks I work with as well as foodie friends.) I don't think any of them would even consider I wouldn't be on Atkins (though it is the only way that works for me! Low-fat and tons of excerisce just made me tired and hungry for years!), so it can make it really hard to stay on track when hanging out with them and eating. Usually, I will say I am not that hungry or my tummy is unsettled for some reason. I don't feel like I need to explain what I eat to people (I think it's personal and find it rude when people comment on what other people eat!), however, not eating bread with my cheese, refusing dessert and booze, and so on can be pretty conspicuous or hardly eating anything at work, when we all break and eat together. Do you tell people and deal with all their (often uninformed) opinion and judgement? Do you feel a personally responsibility to educate them? Does it even make a difference? (I don't think it does. People seem as passionately against it as for it!)
Here are some things people have said around me:

1. Atkins is for a sedentary lifestyle (not true- the more active you are, the sooner you drop pounds! It is very slow to work for me if I am not working out regularly.)

2. Eating only meat and cheese isn't heathly. (even though you aren't supposed to eat only meat and cheese! I eat a huge salad every day.)

3. The second you go off the diet you gain it back. (true, but if you do it correctly, you will never really "go off" the diet, just change it gradually)

4. Ketosis is a process of your body consuming itself because of lack of sugar for energy. (ew! I think I would know if my body consumed my kidney or something!)

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Recipes?

2004-08-13T04:32:52Z

Okay, I want Jelly's squash fries recipe!

So, should we be posting recipes somewhere in particular, or just randomly throughout the thread? I mean, I know I have a couple of recipes for spinach that rock (if I do say so myself, but then again...), and I'm sure you all have recipes for various things that everyone else here would love to know about, if only to get us out of those inevitable ruts.

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Prepare yourself - explicit content

2004-08-12T19:03:38Z

What somewhat "private" results have you noticed from Atkins?

Me first:

When in a high state of ketosis, my urlne has an "oily" look to it and a distictive odor. Anybody else?

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Induction question

2004-08-12T16:33:56Z

So I started Atkins, went into ketosis after two days of feeling kinda drained, got a huge energy boost for the rest of the week and dropped about a pound a day. Week 2 my energy went away for the most part but I'm still testing positive on the strips for ketosis, I think I've hit a plateu already, I'm going to do induction for another week to try and get another 5 lbs off. Could my lack of energy be due to the fact that I'm not eating the full 20g's of carbs? I try to spread my carbs over the entire day, but I usually end up in the 15-17g's of carbs a day. I've even cut my carbs to 12g a day when I thought maybe something I was eating had hidden carbs, but that didn't help either. Any Ideas?

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ICE CREAM!!!

2004-08-06T14:50:21Z

I just got back from the store with GALLONS of Carb Smart Ice Cream! They finally had some in stock, so I bought a bunch. I got mint chip, butter pecan and peanut butter swirl! I also got some of those Silouette Ice Cream Bars.

"Oh, that Atkins Diet is too hard" --- HA HA!

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TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN

2004-08-04T18:40:12Z

does anyone know the carb. stats on it?
i'm not a vegetarian, but love the stuff and it's chocked full of protein.

i'm just wondering if it'd be good for induction phase.

i think it would be.

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Beer

2004-07-27T09:14:47Z

Do you go without?

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Deli Lunch Buffet's

2004-07-26T17:00:46Z

I've got a feeling that there is sugar and carbs hidden throughout the steam table.

I figure the meatballs got breadcrumbs. Any sauce has sugar. The shrimp salad tastes too sweet to not have sugar.

And I just read that deli turkey is usually injected with carb-filled fillers.

What's a boy to eat?

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Low Carb and Loving it

2004-07-19T18:56:44Z

It's a new show on Food Network. The guy cooks low carb and it all looks pretty good. Wondering how some of it tastes, though.

Anyone see the show? Try the recipes?

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MSN or Yahoo chat support!

2004-07-18T04:29:37Z

Hi everybody, we should try to drop one another a line from time to time to see how each other is doing; just out of the blue if we have a free moment during our days.

My MSN name is: myfourteenbees@hotmail.com.
My Yahoo name: noel_morningstar

What's yours?

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Philosophy...

2004-07-18T04:25:59Z

I, and I've noticed, many others have posted to the effect of how close we can come to eating like we used to, while still following Atkins. Is this productive or do you think that we might be reenforcing the cravings that got us overweight in the first place?

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Question about ketosis strips

2004-07-16T19:36:14Z

I started Atkins 24 hours ago, and did the little test with the strip this morning. I think the actual name of it was MetaboStix. Turned bright pink, which supposedly indicates ketosis is in full swing.

Does this mean that my body is burning its *own* fat for energy, or could it be using fat that I ate yesterday?

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hacked account

2004-07-16T16:25:00Z

Sorry folks. Someone hacked my account and posted rude messages. This has been rectified.

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Dreamfields Pasta

2004-06-14T18:10:00Z

www.dreamfieldsfoods.com

They claim that in a serving of their pasta, that only 5g carbs are digestible.

I admit I am skeptical, but DAMN the stuff is good!!

I made linguini with white clam sauce on Sat and last Thursday a pasta putanesca...

If this is true, I am in heaven!!

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carb blockers

2004-06-12T02:26:46Z

Has anyone tried phase 2 carb blockers?

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Initial loss

2004-06-07T12:13:57Z

Thanks to everyone who posted in my ketosis strips post and gave me such a warm welcome.

I've been doing Atkins for a week now, and I'm almost afraid to get excited about the amazing results so far. I weigh 7 pounds less than I did a week ago, and have lost several inches in my bust, waist, and hips. I have yet to experience the fatigue or other negative side effects I've heard can be common to beginners; in general, I feel great. I almost have the feeling that my body is thanking me and saying this is exactly what it needed!

Is this typical?

:)

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Soda

2004-06-02T16:21:49Z

Trader Joe's just started carrying a Diet Hansen's root beer! Yay! Now if only Hansen's would get around to making a diet cola. I'm tired of having to hunt for Diet Rite around here.

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Frozen Dinners

2004-06-02T05:45:51Z

I just saw an ad for frozen low-carb dinners on TV. Does anybody have any first hand experience with these? I'm not certain, but if it's like other frozen dinners (sodium overdose) I'll probably avoid them.

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curry?

2004-05-14T12:07:09Z

Anyone have any idea what sort of carbs are in curry? Lately, I've been craving curry, and I was wondering if it was a sugar craving, or a legitimate change in tastes (since until recently, even the smell of curry wasn't something appealing).

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failed.....

2004-05-07T08:23:45Z

i can stay off the sugar but it's become impossible to do the rest....i have three slices of pizza last night because the craving for it was so overwhelming. It's the same way with potatoes. I cannot stay away from them. I have gained five pounds and am becoming extremely depressed about it. I have failed.

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yogurt

2004-05-06T19:52:38Z

does anyone know where you can find whole, real yoguet, not the low fat, skim, etc. stuff? I've been looking for some in my area but havn't found any yet

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Camping

2004-05-06T00:12:53Z

Hi all!

I did manage to make it through my little slump from before. I've not been a perfect angel, but I am seeing progress.

Now, camping season is upon me and I've never done it locarb. Any suggestions for keeping foods fresh for up to 2 weeks (you heard me... 2 weeks). My Atkins buddy and I are going to be out in the wilderness for a while and could use some tips.

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Not losing, not gaining

2004-05-04T18:21:41Z

Okay so I am at this point where I am not gaining any weight but I am not losing it either. And I have about another 25 lbs that I would like to get rid of.

I have cut down my diet cokes to no more than 2 per day, I have been drinking way more than 8 glasses of water, I walk at least 2 miles per day but more often than not it's 4 miles per day. I have been sticking to the acceptable foods list. Any snaks that I have had are Atkins and I don't eat so much of them. I've been keeping my carbs to no more than 20 per day as well.

So anyways, I need to tips here. Is this a point where I should go straight back to induction?

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vegetarian atkins

2004-05-04T18:13:13Z

Ok so I have been trying to do my own low carb vegitarian atkins and I seem to have hit a plateau I am a bike courie and altho its a good workout on the legs its not really good aerobic exercise ,. My carb intake is around 30 a day and I know that that is hi but I am on the go a lot more than the average person . Does anyone have any suggestions for doing this without haveing to be a t-rex ? I was realy happy with the initial results but am starting to grow board with this eating pattern with no reward !

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