[tubebender]

Way to go Maven!!! The first part is getting your head straight and the rest is easy. I feel so much better with out the sugars and white flour thingies. Three slices of extra thick lean bacon from the Micro and I'm set till 1 pm. Then a small lunch and a sane dinner. I found some small tomatoes at Costco that are fruit to me. I switched from Diet Pepsi to Diet Riet a couple of weeks ago and I'm drinking more water. I not sure about the Sucra in the Diet Riet cola as it's made from sugar and I'm getting a hunger after drinking one. My wife is a fountain of information on Atkins and other things medical.

[Maven]

Way to go Maven!!!

Thanks!

Three slices of extra thick lean bacon from the Micro and I'm set till 1 pm. Then a small lunch and a sane dinner.

Sounds good to me. I usually have two scrambled eggs for breakfast, along with a cup of decaf coffee (with half-and-half and a tablespoon of DaVinci's sugar-free syrup). Lunch these days is salmon salad with celery sticks to scoop it up. Snack is a piece of string cheese. Dinner is a small steak, lamb chop, couple of pieces of chicken, etc., and about 2 cups of vegetables with olive oil and a bit of butter (I like the flavor of butter - what can I say? LOL!)

Tonight, I had a lemon-blueberry muffin for dessert - it's based on the coffee cake/muffin recipe I posted.

Also, I drink AT LEAST two liters of water every day - and often as much as a gallon. Staying hydrated is VERY important.

I found some small tomatoes at Costco that are fruit to me.

Once you've been low carbing for a while, you find out just how sweet some types of vegetation taste. Iceberg lettuce tastes like candy to me now.

I switched from Diet Pepsi to Diet Riet a couple of weeks ago and I'm drinking more water. I not sure about the Sucra in the Diet Riet cola as it's made from sugar and I'm getting a hunger after drinking one.

A very few people have that problem with Splenda (sucrolose). I don't, but I know a few who do. I also know a few people who don't like the taste of Splenda, although the vast majority find it tastes just like sugar - no bitter aftertaste.

My wife is a fountain of information on Atkins and other things medical.

Lucky you!

Maven