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In order to figure out my unexplained and substantial weight gain, my starting point of thought was "What is the underlying cause for this excessive weight gain during my pregnancy, and why was it so difficult to get it off?" Valerie Berkowitz shares part 2 of her personal story about her history with Dr. Atkins and how she learned about insulin resistance during pregnancy.

Judy's Candy Co. Sugar-Free Milk Chocolate Santas are a sweet, sugar-free, low-carb way to celebrate the holidays. You're Low-Carb friends and family will love getting this limited treat this year! Whether you put them in a stocking or wrap them as a gift, you'll make your favorite low-carber happy this year. Individually wrapped and tied with a red ribbon, Judy's Candy Co. Sugar-Free Milk Chocolate Santas are a perfect Low-Carb chocolate holiday gift.

Judy's wonderful sugar-free chocolate in a 4 oz. Holiday Snowman shape. Looks good, tastes great! Is sugar-free and perfect for a low-carb Christmas or holiday gift! We know you love Judy's Candy Co. Sugar-Free Caramels so we know you'll love their specialty sugar-free Christmas chocolates! Judy's makes these for a short time and we have a limited supply. This 4 oz. sugar-free snowman will make your low-carb or diabetic friends and relatives smile for the whole season.

You survived a Low Carb Thanksgiving meal but Christmas and Hanukkah is coming. Here is our list of Low Carb Christmas Meal articles to help you with your holiday planning. Also, time to plan for your Low Carb New Years Resolutions.

The holidays are a time of celebration - a month of prime opportunity to get together with family and friends and eat, drink, and be merry. So how on earth do we remain seasonally sane? How do we hold fast to our low carb principles and still have a good time? Susie T. Gibbs shows us how.

David "Wolverine" Smith learned how corrosive sugar is to the human artery when he had to an intestinal transplant. This is his story.

With all the talk recently about Nutritional Ketosis, Many of us are looking for ways to add more healthy fat and oils to our low carb diet. One of the favorite low carb oils has been macadamia nut oil. This healthy oil gets 100% of it's calories from fat - perfect for Nutritional Ketosis or a Fat Fast.

CarbSmart Magazine’s Budget Low Carb Cooking and I are pleased to bring you two recipes your family will happily devour, despite the dubious leftover turkey provenance. In fact, low carb Kentucky Hot Brown open faced sandwiches, and Hearty Curry Turkey Soup with French Green Beans, taste so fantastic we're going out on a limb and now call them Lucky Leftovers.

Dana's book, 500 Paleo Recipes, is available and she appreciates all the people who continue to order it. This is her story about how the cookbook came about as well as the history of her move from low carb dieting to the paleo movement.

Cranberries, like most berries, are a low sugar fruit. A whole 12-ounce bag of fresh cranberries - that's what they sell in my grocery store, at any rate - has 167 calories, with 43 grams of carb, 14 of which are fiber. So that whole bag has 29 grams of usable carb in it. Making low carb cranberry sauce is quick and easy. Really, really quick and easy. Dana Carpender shows us how.