OK – I’m trying to reduce the what I call the Atkins ‘junk food’ – things like bacon that might be low carb, but they might not be good for you, though I have seen reports that the nitrates used to preserve bacon might actually be good for you – but that’s a post for [...]
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Am I out of my mind? My last post was about the potential harm soy can do to you – then I experiment with the stuff I just said was harmful? What that makes me I’ll leave to you to decide, but the facts are the facts…you can reach your own conclusions. THE EXPERIMENT: Anyway [...]
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If ever there was a ‘perfect food’, the humble soybean was on track to take the crown. The FDA allowed food producers to state that it reduced heart disease risk. Vegetarians love it because it it a great protein source – and can be produced to have a meat-like texture to help stave off the [...]
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I haven’t made this in a while, but it was a staple of my weight loss the first time around. As is typical for me, it is easy to throw together very quickly, a single pan is used, with little prep and little cleanup. Good for induction and the non-low carb folks like it too. [...]
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UPDATE 3 – 01/29/11: The Northern Style Ribs have been reformulated and are NOT ‘low carb’ anymore. Check their latest nutrition info here. UPDATE 2: Since this original post, the company has updated their website, and now the page with nutrition info is here. A year later, I still enjoy PF Chang’s – my fave [...]
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Everything you are about to read is bullshit. Having got that out of the way, I am going to give you a number of things that you can consider as food for thought. The first thought is: not only is everything I’m saying here bullshit, but everything that you think, that you believe, is bullshit [...]
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In my last post describing how some people feel sick when doing Atkins induction, I was describing what’s called among low carbers ‘Atkins Flu’. I’ve heard of it, and experienced mild versions of this in the past – but now for the first time, I have the full-blown version of it: body aches, feverish feeling, [...]
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Most people starting Atkins notice a number of feelings that they describe in different ways. I have heard over and over and over that: “I can’t do Atkins because it makes me [fill in the blank].” Some of the things I’ve heard is: I can’t do Atkins because it make me dizzy. I can’t do [...]
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Here’s an interesting, but not surprising, article on MSNBC that discusses the fact that the US ranks 42nd in life expectancy. Boy – there are a lot of slants that can be taken on this sort of thing, most of them assigning blame to other people – not the people who they themselves are dying [...]
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Does it increase or decrease my credibility for me to say that I’m having problems maintaining my weight where I want it to be right now? Well, I am. Do I have my reasons? Sure – a boatload of them. I could document for you all the things going on in my life right now [...]
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