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To: Thane_Banquo
who says you give up fruits and vegetables? i eat plenty of spinach, chile peppers (of course), pimentos, radishes, garlic, califlower, strawberries, olives, celery, daikon, lettuce, cabbage, raspberries, etc.

all low carb on atkins...

9 posted on 05/22/2003 4:07:54 PM PDT by chilepepper (Clever argument cannot convince Reality -- Carl Jung)
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To: chilepepper
I'm not sure I'd want to be downwind of you, given some of the stuff you eat. ;)
13 posted on 05/22/2003 4:13:23 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick (Clinton Legacy = 16-acre hole in the ground in lower Manhattan)
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To: chilepepper
MMM. Raspberries. Gotta love 'em.
21 posted on 05/22/2003 4:18:45 PM PDT by grimalkin
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To: chilepepper
I've been eating a lot of chile peppers recently. Especially jalapenos. I toss a few of them on the grill most every night these days.

I'm not officially on the Atkins diet but I'm pretty close to it. For three months, I have eliminated a lot of carbs from my diet. This is combined with a program of walking 6-8 miles a day (measured by a pedometer I wear on my waist).

I do feel great. In fact, my body craves certain foods that I never thought I'd eat again in a significant amount. For instance, eggs. I will boil up a dozen eggs at a time and have them for breakfast during the next week. (I eat one or two a day). I have a can of sardines packed in olive oil for lunch. And usually a good dinner with a good slab of meat (or fish) and plenty of vegetables. I usually slice up a raw tomato with some grilled jalapenos to go with it.

While I've cut back on the carbs, I still eat enough not to go into what they call ketosis. For example, I usually have a couple of beers every night and I do have rice or cous-cous several times a week. But I believe those are complex carbs, which are semi-ok in the Atkins book. I do avoid breads and pasta for the most part and pretty much all processed foods, candy, soda, etc.

51 posted on 06/08/2003 5:47:46 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Back in boot camp! 268 (-32))
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