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Kentucky Hot Brown is a traditional recipe for a hot turkey sandwich. I usually make it as an entree, but I will sometimes make it as a sandwich using Romaine lettuce leaves in lieu of the traditional bread. It's good that way, but messy.

Barbie from Pennsylvania is 49 years old. She began the Atkins program nearly 2 years ago at 195 pounds and wearing size 18/20's. She is currently at her goal weight of 131 pounds and wearing a size 6/8!

For Italian Meatball Stew you need to make meatballs. You probably already figured that out, right? I like to make the meatballs ahead of time and put them in the freezer. The meatballs can be used not only in Italian Meatball Stew but in spaghetti sauce, rolled up into Romaine lettuce leaves with some tomatoes, cheese, and Italian salad dressing or a little heated spaghetti sauce for a meatball sandwich, or just heated and munched as a snack, so don't hesitate to make a double batch. They're always handy to have on hand.

Everyone, and every family, ought to have emergency supplies and emergency plans - this includes if you want to stay on your low-carb & keto lifestyle during emergency situations.

I have been low carbing for approximately one and a half years now, and I have lost 127 pounds. The whole thing has become pretty much second nature to me now. In the beginning, it was very difficult to adjust to this way of life, but boy has it been worth it! My life has completely changed! And that's what this week's article is all about: change.

Nikki H. from the United Kingdom is 30 years old and has lost 37 pounds low carbing! She started her low carb journey weighing 254 and wearing size 26 tops and 26 pants. She is now sporting size 18 tops and 20 pants! (***Note: UK sizes are larger than US sizes; the smallest size in the UK is an 8.)

Dr. Beth Gruber reviews all she has previously talked about in regards to sugars, starches, fiber, enzymes, and carbohydrate digestion. Article 12 of the Science of Low-Carb & Keto Diets series.

Pork is a terrific meat for low carbers. It’s versatile and surprisingly lean. Roasts like those I just bought are particularly handy. I sliced the first roast up into boneless pork chops before I froze it. I divided the two halves of the second roast and sliced one half into thin slivers for stir fries and the other into small cubes for use in soups and stews. The addition of Stir Fried Cabbage rounds out today's lesson.

Rita from Vermont is 42 years old. She has been following the Atkins program since October 10th, l999. Rita has dropped from a high weight of 463 pounds to her current weight of 189 pounds - just 4 pounds from her goal weight of 185! She used to wear 5X to 6X blouses, but now quite comfortably wears medium blouses, size 12 dresses, and size 14 pants!

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