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If you are like me, you have been overweight for longer than you can remember. Personally, I have never been anywhere near skinny. Rumor has it I was born weighing 47 pounds, and my mother washed down several bottles of painkillers with two bottles of tequila when she went into labor due to the intense pain.

What do you serve a low carber who doesn't really want to be one? Well, you start with his favorite foods – at least the favorites that are low carb. And that brings us to tonight's dinner, Pineapple Barbecued Salmon Fillets with an Asian Slaw. I tried this recipe on Rod the other night, and he loved it. He even asked me to make it again last night, which is the supreme compliment from a man who is driven by his stomach. You can serve Pineapple Barbecued Salmon Fillets to non-low carbers without fear.

What Are Enzymes? Article 3 of the Science of Low-Carb & Keto Diets series. Enzymes are protein substances that are normally produced by the body to cause or allow specific actions. Dr. Beth Gruber explains the function of enzymes.

I chose lamb for this week's entree because so many people are unfamiliar with it. I think lamb is wonderful and find it very satisfying. I prefer it prepared very simply, seasoned with very few ingredients. When I serve plain lamb, I like to add a little seasoning sparkle to the vegetables, so tonight's dinner will feature Italian Seasoned Green Beans and a Colorful Garden Salad.

What Is Dietary Fiber and The Glycemic Index? Article 2 of the Science of Low-Carb & Keto Diets series. Non-digestible carbohydrates are variously called dietary fiber, crude fiber, indigestible residue, gums, and roughage. Although the fiber doesn't contribute to our nutritional needs directly, it is essential to our bodies because it causes the action necessary to clear the intestinal tract.

In a cloud of utter boredom, I drag my feet to the school cafeteria. It's chaos, as usual. I blink in a slow, salamander-like motion and head toward my table, resigned. All around me are the wonderful smells of empty carbohydrates: soup, garlic bread, macaroni, French fries.... The list goes on, but it doesn't really matter, because I can't eat any of it. I'm a low carber.

Cinshad, from Michigan, is 39, has been married for 21 years. She is the mother of four children. Cinshad has been low carbing for a year, and recently reached her goal weight of 145. In fact she has dipped below her goal weight and now weighs 138!! That is 35% of me gone through low carbing!" she declares proudly.

What are Sugars & What are Starches? Article 1 of the Science of Low-Carb & Keto Diets series. All of us living the Low Carb lifestyle use the words carbohydrate, sugar, and starch on a daily basis. But although we use the words freely, not everyone is clear on just what those words mean, how the substances relate to one another, or how they relate to other things we eat.

Pasta in all its various types constitutes a large part of our fast living, fast food culture. Busy mums and dads can very quickly throw together a selection of meat and/or veggies in a stir-fry or casserole to produce a quick tasty filling meal.