There's a book called "Eat Fat, Lose Fat", which might be worth reading
for some additional perspectives on the Adkins diet and the South Beach
variation of it. The two authors, Fallon and Enig, also have a cookbook
out, called "Nourishing Traditions", which in addition to having many
good recipes, offers a lot of general nutritional wisdom.

Bob
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> For supper tonight I had 4 Jumbo fried eggs (deep fried in bacon grease), a
> half a pound of bacon and one bolita of chorizo with 2 pieces of low carb
> bread toasted with *gobs* of butter on them.
>
> I eat this way every day and lose weight.
>
> The good Dr. Atkins wasn't making this shit up.
>
> Let the arguments pour in. My blood pressure is normal, my cholesterol is
> normal and I feel ****ing great.
>
> Doctors don't condone it. When you're diagnosed with diabetes, they put you
> on a low fat, high carb diet. They're about 180 degrees off of what would
> actually cure the disease.
>
> Here's an idea...Instead of arguing with me and/or flaming me, read the
> book. Read it with an open mind. Doctors are the worst ones in the world
> to trust your health to. After all, they want you to keep coming back to
> them rather than actually fixing yourself. (basic economics)
>
>
> --
> TFM®
> Zephyrhills (I'll have 4 fried chickens and a diet Coke) Florida
>