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What should you do during an Atkins Stall? Learn at CarbSmart Magazine. Read Di Bauer's article about the Atkins Fat Fast including recipes.

Straight Talk And No Nonsense Have you ever perused the ten commandments? They are the basic rules for civilized human behavior, summed up concisely in only ten basic simple sentences. But has it ever occurred to you to wonder what something relatively benign like jealousy is doing right up there …

Feeling blue because you see other people being more successful at the low carb lifestyle? Remember even a little bit of success is still success. Read stories of how to get through the tough times in Inspiration.

"My ex-wife's uncle's cousin's brother-in-law's neighbor did that there Adkinson no carbohydrate diet, and his kidneys swelled up like a egg bound snake and flew outta his belly button and plopped right on the floor."

Every week or two, some new low carber subscribes to one of the lists I'm on, asking for advice on how to get started. The overwhelming response from more experienced low carbers is, "BUY THE BOOK!"

You've lost the weight. You got on the scales one morning and there it was, your goal weight. Or you went to the gym and had your body fat percentage checked and found out that you were already below your goal body fat percentage, even though you hadn't gotten to goal weight. Or you finally got into that goal outfit, that goal dress or pant size.

A nay-sayer is anyone in our lives who makes negative or hurtful comments to us. They can be coworkers, family members, or even strangers. The negative and hurtful comments can be made from an attack mode or they can be left-handed compliments.

Much like how Dolly Parton has to be thankful to the underwire in her bra, I am so very thankful for the support shown by all my readers during my "Operation: Atkins 2.0"! I replied personally to many of you who mailed me, but after 36 hours, 2 boxes of Band-Aids for my blistered fingers, and a full bottle of Visine Eye-Drops, I decided to go with a blanket statement of thanks for the remainder of you. So if you didn't hear back from me, it's not because I'm unappreciative of the support, I just didn't have the time/strength/power to do it! The mind is strong, but the body is oh so WEAK!

"What is this I hear about tweaking?" you ask. Well, at some point during your Low Carb Journey, you'll begin to notice that certain foods work better for you than others and some low carb foods that don't cause problems for other low carbers cause problems for you.

Last time I discussed the weight loss aspect of low carbing and how to set realistic goals for your weight loss program. Now let’s look at some other goals, which are based on some of the other reasons why we choose to follow a low carb lifestyle. It seems obvious …

I've been hearing a lot lately from people who are having difficulties reaching their goals. So much so, that I can't help wondering if maybe they're relying more on external expectations than internal goals.

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