[Milwaukee_Guy]

FWIW - I have lost 20 pounds on Atkins. I’ve managed to stay on it and have kept most of the weight off for two years now.

Atkins however is very unforgiving of “cheating”. Stay away from refined sugar, wheat, corn and starch and you’ll be OK. I’ll treat my self to a baked potato on the weekend and maybe a sandwich with some good German rye or pumpernickel. Get high fiber bread because the fiber reduces your carbohydrate count. Domestic puffy air loaf white bread is garbage.

Use SPLENDA as your sugar substitute. Less issues than other artificial sweeteners.

Tired of scrambled eggs? Here’s a wild Saturday breakfast I came up with,

Smash up a bag of Barbecue Pork Rinds and coat a pound of chicken livers. Fry ‘em up in some butter and oil.

Thar’ be some fine eatin’, I guarantee!

[TxCopper]

I invented my own BBQ sauce using sugar-free jello and liquid smoke. Net carbs? 0

I was a carb addict before, so it was a big adjustment. And yeah, food costs a little more, but it is worth it. I have gone from 209 -> 195 since I started.

[Ainast]

that saturday breakfast sounds good lol.

I for one can’t stand splenda, I can feel the granules or whatever, like it tastes like I’m drinking sandy tea.