If I weigh myself right when I get out of bed I'm about 7-8 lbs lighter than
when I weigh myself right before bed.  Which reading should I be going by?

Hiya I got a few Q and Statements:
1// Slimfast- I bought the Low Carb Chocolate Beverage, as soon as my son
comes home from school
Ill I shall open one and have a miniscule sip and give him the rest, Ill

I heard on the news that a man got 15 months in jail for donut fraud. He
was buying donuts in bulk whole sale and repackaging them as low carb, 1
gr fat and 3 gr carbs when it was really about 20 grams of fat and 50
grams of carbs. These figures are not exact but they are ...

Bristol Farms is a very upscale market here in So Cal & when I saw the
ad for LC cheesecake, I got rather excited, as their food is usually
pretty good.  Bought a piece today for $2.99 (actually price marked
was $3.29, but she charged me 2.99 for some reason - I'm not

Hey guys,
I just wanted to introduce myself to the group.  DoughBoy, call me Dough.
You'll see me around quite a bit.  I've been lurking here for a while.  I've
been fat all of my life (I don't use 'heavy' to describe it. I'm fat.).  In

This treat is a simple and tastes good... to me. I use pure Ghiradelli
unsweetened cocoa powder(18% net carbs by weight, 0 sugar carbs).  I put a
few tablespoons in a glass with a rounded bottom and add some water and mix
the powder into a thick paste. Then I add half&half cream to ...

I'm aware that this is slightly OT. However, I have interest in
low-carb diets and have posted here before. I also believe that many
of you live in the NY are and have a tendency to buy poultry more than
"regular" dieters.

Has anyone tried using the wheat protein isolate from Locarber.com as a
substitute for flour in recipes? How did it work? Do you think it really is 1.5
g. carbs per cup?
Thanks

Hey guys,
i have a question. i have had in the past a fasting sugar of 65 and a non
fasting one of 95.. are those numbers ok? I went to a endcorine. doctor and
had everything checked. He said my insulin was mildly high but that was

If you like to listen to music when you exercise, what do you listen to?
I'm trying to compile some music to play on my Walkman while I walk my laps
at the park and I'm running out of ideas.
Thanks,

I also started doing induction this past Monday, after having lurked around
this forum for sometime and purchased i think the wrong book i got "Atkins
for life" i will order "Atkins' New Diet Revolution" when i go back to work.
My wife thinks I'm a bit of a kook, in her defence she ...

Hello All, I was just wondering because for some odd reason the plain ones
give me a mild allergic reaction(very scratchy throat), while the red ones
don't. I know, it sounds crazy, but it's the truth. The red ones actually
taste sweeter to me also, but I can find no information on ...

I mean, recently I have read a lot about lipid hypothesis being wrong,
PUFAs, transfats, statins, animal fats etc.
Just to quote some, see e.g. http://www.thincs.org/
Now I am slightly confused what to take from it.... My current stance

Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care
how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the
workout today just about killed me.  It was really hard!  I hope I get back
in shape quickly.  On the plus side, I lost 3 pounds since ...

what are good finds at trader joes for induction?  I am getting bored of the
monotonous foods and need a change.
Thanks, Debra