[Myrddin]

My wife and I have been on Atkins since last November. My wife has dropped 40 pounds. I've dropped 31. We went to Golden Corral last week. It is an all you can eat buffet too. The place is loaded with elephant and hippo sized customers. We picked out chicken, pot roast, a single burger patty, some tuna salad and a small green salad from the bar. Ice tea (unsweetened) to drink. One small plate was just fine. No trips to the dessert bar. It is possible to patronize those kinds of places, eat well and not be a totally disgusting pig.

Our local Mongolian barbecue operates the same way. Even with an "all you can eat" policy, I always stop at one plate. It's economical, tasty and I'm losing weight. I head to my basement to lift weights 3 nights a week. My wife hits the treadmill for 45 minutes. We're turning fat into lean muscle. We've had no cases of sickness even when people around us had flu and colds. Atkins seems to be good for the immune system too.

The lady who runs the Mongolian barbecue has our routine figured out. No rice. No soup. No fried eggroll. My preferred drink lands at the table while I put 4 tomato slices, 4 broccoli sprigs, onions and mushrooms in the bottom of the bowl. The veggies are topped with slices of chicken, pork and beef. A run down the sauce line adds fresh chopped garlic, 2 scoops of garlic oil, 1 scoop of sesame oil, 1 scoop of Mongolian sauce, 1 scoop of Japeno sauce and 5 tablespoons of extra hot chili sauce. She does the "stir fry" while I make a salad of iceberg lettuce, grated cheddar cheese, a scoop of Bleu Cheese dressing, a sprinkle of bacon bits and sunflower seeds. The bottom line is $7.40.

[nuconvert]

Sounds like a deal

Congratulations to you both!

[kstewskis]

We've had no cases of sickness even when people around us had flu and colds. Atkins seems to be good for the immune system too.

Must be some truth to that. I was lucky enough to avoid the flu this past season, even though every one had it around me.

I started it in November also, have dropped #25 lbs so far. I'm just getting over a very mild cold now, only one I've had in a year.

Congrats to you and the Mrs.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

well it's your fault,, I'm so dang hungry now I'm forced to make an unexspected visit to the kitchen,,,,,,,

[Moonmad27]

You're a real inspiration to us low-carbers! Nice to read that on a thread that started out with Mr. Sui Whatsisname.