Lori asked: Is there a limit on the amount of meat you can consume? Are pork rinds a good snack or not? Is one cup of regular coffee in the morning going to cause a stall lasting the whole day? I drink decafe the rest of the time. I started with the large quantities of [...]
Read More...Kim asked: Does anybody know the difference in calories and f-cals? I have a recumbent bike at home and at 30 minutes I burned 344 calories and 116 f-cals. I haven’t been able to find out what that means online. Thanks!
Read More...Linda asked: â??When I went to the doctor she told me to go on amino acids, which I have. I noticed they have 1000mg of digested proteins- what does that mean?? She said this helps with weight loss. What do you think?
Read More...Beth has a great question on low carb sweeteners for the Atkins Diet. Beth asks: â??Hi. Love your site. I’ve been hearing about a low-carb sweetener called Xylitol. I’m pretty sure it’s in lots of low-carb candies, but I haven’t seen it for sale in my local grocery store. First, is Xylitol good for the [...]
Read More...Linda has a great questions about protein and carb consumption. Linda asked: How much protein grams a day should we have? And if you eat more protein grams will you lose quicker instead of just watching the carbs? I am going on a really strict low carb diet for the next two weeks to see [...]
Read More...Ren has a concern he could use all our help on. He asked: I`ve heard that one of the side effects of Atkins is gout. Since gout is very much diet related (red meat, cream, etc), I was wondering if any of you have had such symptoms. The reason I ask is because I`ve started [...]
Read More...Renee came up with a great recipe for Chicken Enchiladas. Try it out and let us know what you think! What you need: low carb tortillas (found at walmart) El Patio red enchilada sauce full chicken cheddar cheese olives sour cream green onions
Read More...Tempatation is a horrible thing. And being on any kind of a restricted diet typically eliminates one food or another that you like. That’s why a recipe like this can be so important. Cookies aren’t something you normally think of as being on the Atkins Diet, but give these a try. If you miss sweets [...]
Read More...Dave had a great question. He asked: â??Hi, I am 2 days into induction so I am still trying to make sense of the system. I notice on the Atkins web site and in the books that diet, caffeine-free sodas are acceptable, but do not count towards your water allowance and ‘make sure you log [...]
Read More...This recipe was posted by CJ in July of 2004. The recipe called for pork chops but I used a 2# pork tenderloin instead. We all decided that it would also be great for chicken or beef too. Ingredients 2 habernero peppers 1/2 small onion 3 TBL Olive Oil 1 TBL Allspice 2 TBL ginger, [...]
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