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Low-Carb Lesson #16: Lemon and Garlic Main Dishes & Sides

Garlic and Lemon Chicken Breasts are nicely seasoned, and will wake up your take buds without blowing them out of your mouth. And with this meal plan you prepare an entire 4-pound bag at one time, so there’s plenty for leftovers. You can eat the leftover chicken breasts either hot or cold, and I’ve also included several recipes that you can use them in, too. If you are serving the chicken breasts as your entree, I suggest steaming a vegetable to go with it. You can top your veggies with a pat of butter if you like.

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Kim From Wisconsin’s Low Carb Success Story

Kim from Wisconsin is 27 years old. She began following Sugar Busters in April of 2001, and has dropped from a starting weight of 315 to 270 pounds. When Kim began Sugar Busters she wore a size 28W or 4X, and she is currently wearing a size 22W or a 2X! Kim's goal weight is 160 pounds, and she would like to be able to wear a size 12.

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Delilah’s Mirror Episode 3: An Epiphany

My quest for beauty stems from the fact that my grandmother's valuation of my worth was based on my looks, i.e., I was fat and that was unacceptable for a good, young Southern lady (I was 5), whose figure should match her manners and politesse--whose figure and manners and politesse should be used for the catching of a husband.

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No One Ever Makes A New Year's Resolution Like This

No One Ever Makes A New Year’s Resolution Like This

No one ever makes a new year's resolution like this: "This year I resolve to find a product which will magically turn me thin, and I resolve to buy it." No one ever makes a new year's resolution like this, either: "This year I will find a magic expert to take over my life and by following them exactly I will lose weight."

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New Year’s Resolutions: A Challenge For All Of Us

New Year's Resolutions are promises that we make to ourselves. Some of us believe in making New Year's resolutions; some don't. I happen to believe in them. I believe that it is our obligation to strive to better ourselves, and that making promises to ourselves to do certain things (or not do certain things, as the case may be) will help us to accomplish our goals is one tool we can use to improve ourselves. The trouble is that most of us don't know squat about making effective promises - to ourselves or to anybody else.

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Getting to the Truth About Cholesterol – Is It A Devil Or An Angel?

The incidence of heart disease has not declined, despite a decrease in fat intake. The most recent studies indicate that total dietary fat has no relation to heart disease risk, that monounsaturated fats (like olive oil) actually lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and that man-made trans-fatty acids (the type of fats in margarine) are the fats that are unhealthful. Article 17 of the Science of Low-Carb & Keto Diets series.

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Celebrating All of Your Low-Carb Holidays