It struck me that some folks -- newbies, in particular -- might find it instructive to know what a long-time low carber eats on a day-to-day basis. So every day I'll be posting a list of what I ate the day before.

Hey, Gang --

Okay, I admit it. I've been gone a reeeeeaaaally long time. It's been a rough couple of years. If personal details bore you, please skip ahead past the bullet-pointed list. In the past year-and-a-half:

500 Great Tasting, Sugar-Free, Low-Calorie Recipes the Whole Family Will Love

by Dana W. Carpender

Good Carbs. Good Fats. Good Food!

Are you counting carbs? Are you counting calories? Or are you just plain trying to eat healthy? This is the cookbook for you!

Millions of people have discovered that being careful about carbohydrates is their key to weight loss and vitality. Yet often low carb dieters assume they can eat unlimited calories. Other folks count calories with success, but find that they're hungry, or have nasty blood sugar crashes that bring irritability, cravings, and fatigue.

It's time for low carbers and calorie counters to take a page out of each other's books! Calorie counters need to discover the joys of never feeling hungry, and of losing those crashes. Low carbers need to keep a gentle eye on calories.

That's not all! Your body needs vitamins and minerals, too. (Oh, yeah. Them!)

Quite simply, we all need to eat food that's both healthy and delicious, that keeps us full, and makes us feel and look fabulous. And since we're all seriously busy, it sure would help if it wasn't a pain to cook!

Here you go! Five hundred recipes, from family suppers to party fare. Plenty of protein, a harvest of fruits and vegetables, the good fats you need for vibrant health. Great whole grain flavor without the high blood sugar impact. And every recipe has the carbs, calories, fiber, fat and protein counts worked out - plus a vitamin and mineral breakdown! You'll know you're getting what you need.

Try:
Chile Verde Cheese Burgers * Crab Fritters with Lemon Aioli * Skillet Buttermilk Cornbread * Grilled Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise * Apple and Wild Rice Salad * Blinky's Texas Red * Tequila-Lime Chicken Skillet * Sizzling Moroccan Shrimp * Ginger-Melon Frappe * Plum Sorbet * Chocolate Velvet * Better-Than-Whole-Grain Pancakes

And much more!

So grab this book, and make Every Calorie Count!

Order The Every Calorie Counts Cookbook now from Amazon.com

TAKE THE LOW FAT DIETER'S QUIZ

• I have been pretty faithful about cutting fat and increasing complex carbohydrates -- but it hasn't helped my weight problem.
• I have had a struggle to lose weight on a low fat diet, or to maintain my weight loss.
• I think I am addicted to food.
• I workout mostly because if I didn't, I'd be gaining weight.
• I am hungry all the time, and don't know why.
• I am tired and cranky a lot, and don't know why.
• I have been eating a low fat diet to lower my blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides -- and it's not working.
• I have bad energy slumps, particularly in the late afternoon.

If you answered "true" to one or more of these questions, you're not alone!! When I've asked these questions of groups of dieters, almost every hand in the room goes up!

If you've been wondering what the heck is wrong with you, that your healthy weight loss diet just doesn't make you slim and healthy, or why you're hungry all the time, no matter how much you eat, take heart. IT'S NOT YOU!! It's the diet. There is a very large group of people for whom a low fat, high complex carbohydrate diet is exactly the WRONG approach to weight loss and health. And the more of those questions you answered yes, the more likely it is that you are one of those people.

That's the good news. Here's the better news!! I can teach you the right diet for people like us. I can teach you how to eat so that you lose weight. You'll eat real food, not strange, manufactured lowfat stuff, or packaged diet club meals. You'll be able to eat in restaurants and fast food places. You'll have more energy than you ever dreamed possible. Your moods will improve till you wonder where all that cheerfulness is coming from! And maybe best of all, you won't be hungry all the time. In fact, you'll be so un-hungry, you'll be amazed!!

Sound good? It's better than just good. It's fantastic, incredible, unbelievable -- and TRUE!! I've been living this way since 1995. Not only have I lost 40 lbs and kept it off, but I've watched my friends and family have incredible success with this way of eating. And through the magic of the Internet, I've found hundreds more folks for whom these dietary principles have made the difference between obesity and fatigue, and vibrant, energetic trimness!
So if you're ready to look and feel better than you ever have before, you've come to the right place!