Designing a New Weight Loss Program

Doing this blog has led me to believe that there is a need for a new weight loss program. It uses the Atkins program as it’s core, but expands on areas I think are critical to people having success losing weight and, even more importantly, being happier.
I mean, most of us ultimately want to lose [...]

Recipe - Wine Cooler

Please note that in my experience, alcohol can be consumed while on Atkins, but it will definitely slow, if not completely stall, your weight loss. Don’t try this on induction - it won’t work. Feel free to prove it to yourself if you like but don’t be suprised when ketosis stops dead.
This recipe calls for [...]

8 Things I Do To Lose Weight That You Don’t

One of my big questions is: why did I lose the weight on Atkins when so many others don’t? While I still am trying to find the answer to this, I thought I’d document some of the things that I do that most people probably don’t.
Is it something about these things that helped me lose [...]

Recipe - Tomato Eggplant Parm

Show your vegetarian friends (at least the ovo-lacto vegetarians - the vegans are out of luck) that you can play in their backyard, but they can’t play in yours.
Sounds harder than it is. One tip - don’t drive yourself crazy trying to peel the eggplant entirely, but cut stripes with a vegetable peeler. It prevents [...]

Recipe - World’s Easiest Low Carb Crock Pot Chicken

It doesn’t get any easier than this. Or cheaper.

4 to 5 lbs chicken quarters (I paid $.59/lb - $3.00 total)
1/2 bottle Ken’s Italian Dressing (the 1g carb per serving variety)
1 can chicken broth

In a large crockpot, place the chicken, pour in the can of broth, then cover the chicken with the dressing. Cook on high [...]

Recipe - Avacado, Onion, and Green Pepper Soup

As I write this, it’s summertime, and of course, with the high temperatures, ones thoughts turn to…soup.
Well, maybe not.
But I did come home, and with a lack of ingredients, some half-formed idea for a recipe, and a desire to cook, I came up with the following, which I think has such a great flavor, I [...]

Diet Studies Suck

This article from US News and World Report is a great example of why we really don’t know much about what diets work, which don’t, and which are harmful. The problem is outlined here quite nicely and explains why any study you read should be carefully reviewed to find out:

Who sponsored it - where the [...]

Atkins Isn’t For The Weak

The following is a quote from Joe Frank:
When you see the faces of true zealots - people with complete faith in their particular point of view, what you see is a glow of energy that comes not from spiritual development, but from the fact that they experience a sense of certainty, free of confusion. They [...]

Recipe - Lamb Stew

Adapted from a recipe on Atkins.com – their recipe is great if you have the time. I don’t, so I came up with this quickie variation which I think is almost as good. My wife liked this one as well. She’s even asked me to make it.

3/4 cup No-carb Bake Mix
teaspoon [...]

You’ve Got Cancer - Part 1

Inside you body at this moment could be the beginnings of cancer. In a few days - or a few weeks, it will be gone. This could have happened to you many times. Cancer is not an abnormal abnormality - it happens all the time. In my opinion (worthless as it is) everyone reading this [...]