I'd love to get back to the weight I was when we married. I'm actually not that far from it, but I've hit a mark that won't seem to move no matter what I try. Being on a high carb/low fat diet for years hasn't done much for me. It's just so hard to believe that all the (supposedly bad) stuff I've avoided all this time could actually help me lose weight....
I thought the same thing. The "steak and eggs" image of the diet, which I used to have, is a gross mischaracterization. The diet is mainly about removing sugar and flour from one's diet, and cutting down considerably on carbs.
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