Well I didn't make a resolution this year and I did not start Low Carb (or I
should say re start) on January 1, 2005 as I didn't want the clich? or
stigma of the New Year Resolution Gang.
I re stared on December 30, 2004!!!

Just wanted to wish everyone happy holidays and stay warm.
Carmen, I miss you and the Sarge especially!
Love Y'all
Quasi

I'm forgetting something here, so I think I'll ask.  In Atkins book,
eggs are listed as a free food.  But Fitday and the USDA website both
state that there are .4 carbs per large cooked egg.  I had 3 with
breakfast, and Fitday recorded it as 2g carbs-in reality that should be

Not that I'm necessarily thinking of eating either, but since I was
checking out Japanese soba I also thought I'd compare that to rice, the
main staple here in Japan. Actually white rice is the main staple here;
brown rice is much less used.

I am having fits with FitDay. I made a casserole and I put the
ingredients in and of course it thinks I am eating the whole darn
casserole for today, when in fact I am eating 1/4 quarter of it. How
do I rectify this problem. And is there a way to delete past days

When we don't have enough carbs (in Ketosis) and do extraneous workout,
do we end up burning muscles or fat or a combination of both?
This is somewhat similar to my previous post, sorry, but I had
something else in mind.

I have been on South Beach diet for 3 months, primarily to lower my
cholesterol.  My total cholestrol was below 200 for over 20 years but
has been going up steadily for about 3 years.  It was at 273 when I
started the diet.  Has anyone had any luck bring down theirs down with

OK, so I know that the first 10 lbs is water, but it still coming out of MY
body. It is day 3 for me and the scale keeps going down. 2.5 more lbs from
Sun am to Mon am.
good.

One website suggested drinking 8 glasses of water PLUS
one extra glass per 25LB you intend to lose.  They
expressed this water is important to flush out Ketones.
My question:

Ok so low-carb is a life long resolution so that would be out for this group
so what if any will your resolution be?
what was the worst resolution you ever made? one that was just stupid or
didnt last but a day or week.

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=264
Liz Szabo,, "We should all eat like a Mediterranean", USA Today,
September 22, 2004,
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-09-21-mediterranean-usat_x.htm

I just posted a new pic at the URL shown in my sig.  It's slightly
different from my usual progress photos in that I didn't take them AS
progress photos -- I just happened to take them this year and last and I
had used them both in Christmas cards to the family to give with

I was looking longingly at all the cartons of egg nog at the
supermarket last night...when much to my surprise I saw HOODS CARB
COUNTDOWN *EGG NOG*!!!!  Woohooo...comes in a quart size, it's
expensive, high in calories, it has sugar alcohols but...it tastes

I'd always thought ketones are broken down fat that gets consumed
by the ENTIRE body,  muscles, brain, and nervous system.
I read somewhere that Ketones are only consumed by the brain
and nervous system.

Does anyone know if there are any restaurants that offers low carb
menus in the Phoenix, AZ area?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Spudy