My sister has been trying to lose weight and not succeeding (I believe
because she underestimates how much she eats and overestimates how hard she
works out, but anyway) and she went to her doctor about it.  Her doctor put
her on some kind of diet pills and a 1000 calorie a day, ...

In considering a low carb diet, aprox what should
the daily breakdown be of carbs, fats, proteins,
fruits and veggies etc...
Have made changes to the types of carbs im eating

http://www.konjac.com/

Okay i hope im not the only one who has had trouble staying on induction. I
followed Atkins once before and lost 28lbs in like 12 weeks so I know it works.
This time i cant seem to stay on track. Its like the craving for sugar is so
much greater. Im trying but i blew it last week so ...

Got on the scale this morning and found that I've lost 24 pounds - 10% of my
start weight.  Woo Hoo!!!!
I've got a ways to go - but am thrilled at this point....
Sandy K.

I ordered a new printer from Walmart on-line and, as long as I was there, decided
to get a Rival Meat Grinder while I was at it, what with the Mad Cow scare and
all.  I should get them by the end of the week.  Any suggestions on what cuts of
meat to grind?  In the meantime, I ...

Has any one experienced lower cholestorl on the Atkins diet? I am in my
second week and a friend told me he has been taken off cholesterol medicine
after six months on Atkins. I am presently taking Zocor and would love to
get off it.

Was wondering about..On induction, what sorts of salad dressings can
you use? How do you make your own? Like from olive oil or viniger?
Or, is there any you can use during indutcion that is store bought?
Hey, got a whole gallon of virgin olive oil. Never had any use for it

From http://www.foodandhealth.com/DM2.pdf.
    "These diets can cause quite a few health
    risks over the long run. Here are the top
    ten:"

Science News
Week of Dec. 13, 2003; Vol. 164, No. 24
Ketones to the Rescue

After reading messages from many new dieters about how they aren't going to
go off plan for Christmas, it occurred to me that they may be missing an
important learning experience.
After reading many messages here from people who have regained 50 - 100 lbs

It's nice to see that i'm not alone from quebec here! ;) Do you know if
there are some good low-carb cookbook in french!?
Christine

   i have started a web site and a blog of my journey threw atkins. here's
the sites addresses if u want to take a look.
www.hopingtolose10.tripod.com/
is my wesite

What foods fit the low-cal, low-carb, high fat category?

Just discoverd Fitday yesterday, and man is that nice to have! I
really thought I was eating my 60g/d while on OWL, but much to my
surprise, I'm eating half that. No wonder I've been stalled for so
long, my CCL has probably plummeted to near zero. Anyway, the only