I have a Doctor's appointment tomorrow morning.  This will be my first
follow-up visit since I was diagnosed as a T2 diabetic on December 15th
(hba1c was 9).  The Doc told me to cut out all fast food, follow my low carb
diet, try to lose some weight, then to come back in a month.

... and it's to never post to the "OT-OMG Howard Deans wife is a DUD!"
thread again!

Have you fried your cheese today????? Yum. I fried cheese yesterday
and while it was still hot I laid it over an inverted small bowl that
had a paper towel on it.I gently pressed the cheese over the bowl to
shape it. I let it sit and cool off. I then turned it over and filled

I saw part of the Oprah show on "diet successes" on monday and found
it a little strange.
The people/couples I saw who were describing their plans that made
them successful were all low carbing but it's like they weren't

All Breyers 1/ 2 gallon ice cream (low carb too) at Walmart - the price last
week was $4.88, now it is $3.19!

Can someone help me. I while back I saw a recipe for what I think was called
"Garlic Lovers Chicken". It was basically chicken breast with mozzarella
cheese in it and oven baked with homemade garlic mayo, but for the life of
me I cannot find it.

Last night I was in the mood for veggies (well, after a couple of soy dogs with
grey poupon) ...
Thought this was a good combo, so I thought I'd share it with you all!
First I cooked some asparagus in a dry cast iron skillet on the stove until

Ok, so I started the Atkins/South Beach <Kind of doing a little of each> 2
weeks ago today, and have lost 19.5 Pounds, I am also walking twice a day
now. AND I HAVE NOT HAD A GOUT ATTACK since that day 1 weeks ago, my doctor
upped my Allopurinol< Anti gout, urc acid medication>.  I ...

First day on this plan and I have a question:
The South Beach Diet book includes dairy as "Foods to Avoid" in phase
one, even though snacks in phase one include mozarella cheese, and
desserts include ricotta cheese (surprisingly delicious).  It even

Ok, I'm not going to explain how or why so don't ask, but I've had two
unopened loaves of Arnold lowcarb multigrain bread sitting on my shelf
since...are you ready...the middle of December.  The "sell-by" date
was Dec. 21, 03.  I figured they must be pretty ripe by now, probably

We started the induction Saturday. Here is a sample of what we had to
eat so far.
Day 1
Breakfast-3 egg omelette with swiss chesse and ham

I just read an article on MSN.com, right on the front page, entitled
'low carb desserts'.  You would not believe the recipes they have in
there!  high carb, low fat, etc.  Most include sugar, flour and
high-carb fruits and juices.  One recipe in particular had 29 grams of

I tried to post this yesterday but didn't see it come through so will
try again/ I am looking for the old receipe for Atkins pancakes made
with the bake mix. This is the one with the setzer water not the one
with the soy milk if anyone can help please email me at the above tia

I have seen the number 100g carbs and below mentioned as the de facto
standard for low-carb.  Where does this number come from?  Just curious :-)

I have gone 2 days now without caffeine and sugar. The headaches are
getting to me big time, but sticking in there. Being hard on myself
too, for not listening to others on eliminateing these things from my
diet that are very addicting. Been haveing alot of hunger today too.