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Weird.
I’ve had over 20 emails regarding the 16kgs I lost via the “no-carb” variation of the low-carb or Atkins-Style diet^H^H^H^Hlifestyle.
Each time the senders are seeking more information about what they can & can’t eat – and where to get the “special” foods.
Let me try and put it straight.
There is nothing special or tricky about this diet. It’s really as simple as avoiding any carbohydrates and sugars.
That includes fruits, cereals, flour (and therefore breads and pastries), root vegetables (like potato) and sweet alcoholic beverages.
The reason it’s so easy is that you can (but really shouldn’t) gorge on the other stuff. Eat meat. Leave the fat on it. In fact, leaving the fat on works because it makes you feel full.
This feels entirely non-intuitive – but all I can suggest is to try it for a couple of weeks. An ex-colleague of mine gave it a go – and in two weeks she’s lost 7 kgs. Amazing.
So what do I tend to eat? Mainly meat. Turkey, chicken, tuna, slamon, beef, lamb, sausages and so on. But also plenty of helathier things like cheese, eggs & lettuce. There are a few web sites around – try googling for “low carb recipies”, but I’d rather explain it in two words.
Cave Man. Ok it’s normally one word but I’m trying to keep this simple by avoding long words.
Just imagine what a caveperson would have in their diet. Meat. Leafy vegetables. Meat. Water. Pepsi Max. Meat.
Minimal amounts of carbs isn’t going to affect things so don’t avoid condiments and other dressings – just be careful. Oh – and butter’s good. 
I try to stay below 15gms of carbs per day. YMMV.
If you insist on getting a book – try “Protein Power”. It does have recipies and also offers some reasonably convincing arguments as to why it works.
But this has got my brain ticking.
I wonder what the market is like for foods specifically labelled as “low-carb” rather than “low-fat”? We’re already seeing a surge in “low-glycemic”.
If you think “low-carb” labelled foods supplied either via a web site or via local stores would work – leave a comment or send me an email….
Hrmmm eh?
