I understand that a lot of people have a real affinity for the low-carb diets, but after a week on Atkins, I don’t.  I don’t really understand the point of the whole low-carb thing, even after reading up on it for this past week. When all was said and done I lost a pound doing Atkins [...]

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Oh, brother. I can see why nobody does Atkins anymore. It’s kind of gross. I love meat as much as the next guy, but I’m not sure I like it this much. You see, I’ve been going out of my way to make sure that I’m still eating a significant number of calories so that [...]

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So, for a week I’m going to be doing the induction phase of the Atkins diet, which is essentially this (as taken from Wikipedia):
The Induction phase is the first, and most restrictive, phase of the Atkins Nutritional Approach. It is intended to cause the body to quickly enter a state of ketosis. Carbohydrate intake is [...]

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The “Good News” from my corner market:

That’s right! They’re selling butter and cheese and all kinds of cans of meat!
Is this just a sign on the door of a market? I say no. I say it’s a sign from the universe that I should be going on Atkins. I start piling on the meat tomorrow.

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So, I’ve been kind of wondering what I wanted my next diet to be these past couple of days. I want to do something with a little more variety than my past diets but I haven’t come across anything that looks promising. Then, last night as I was walking through my neighborhood I came across a sign [...]

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