I made it 18 days, Joan. I’ll be starting a new one beginning on Monday, December 1st and will issue a challenge to others to join me through a YouTube video on Sunday. THANKS!

–Jimmy

They need to invent an insulin monitor that works like a glucose meter, and that’s all there is to it.

I don’t think one diet drink a day is THAT big a deal, but I couldn’t limit myself like that to just one. I’d do better with NONE than just one. YOU KEEP IT UP!!!

–Jimmy

I checked your menus briefly and you’re omega-3 content is lacking and your total omega content is off balance. I don’t eat much fish either but have started taking Salmon oil. Wal-Mart sells the Rexall brand cheap and it is molecularly distilled, no mercury. Take 2 or more with each meal. There are other higher EPA content fish oils but salmon is much better. Even Dr. Atkins recommended in his later books various essential oils, and sold a blend under his name when Atkins Nutritionals was selling supplements. The Nov. issue of Best Life magazine by Men’s Heath has an article about inflammation and the omega ratio issue. Quoted is a book, The Inflammation Factor Plan, which has a list of most foods and rates them by how inflammatory they are. While pork and beef are less inflammatory than chicken, most fish score very high in anti-inflammatory. Also, it will show you which vegetables are best, mainly spinach. You can still have inflammation issues and not show on blood tests. Also, arachidonic acid is higher in chicken than in beef/pork. It causes problems. Also, you want to add more higher anti-oxidant foods. So, for example, I make whipped cream and blend it with Acai powder. Acai is a low carb, very high ORAC value Brazilian berry. I also add turmeric spice, extremely high ORAC value to eggs. Thus, you can take standard low anti-oxidant Atkins meals and make them much more healthier.

As for artificial sweeteners, I lost weight and never had problems since 1975 on Atkins using saccharin. It never stopped ketosis nor prevented weight loss. Caffeine is more of the problem with the sodas plus the bottles/cans use Splenda/NutraSweet. which cause me problems. You can find some Target’s cafes, HomeTown Buffets, 7-11′s, BJ’s Warehouse and other places that use fountain soda( which still uses saccharin) AND have caffeine free Diet Coke as a choice from the dispenser. It’s hit or miss but can be found, if you need that Coke fix

I’m returning to Wal-Mart all the new Atkins snacks with sucralose. The only one that doesn’t have it, so far, are the new Peanut Butter Cups. It has only acesulfame potassium which I don’t think affects me.

THANKS Dave! I take 3,000 iu fish oil supplements daily to get my omega-3 along with walnuts, occasionally some Wild Alaskan Salmon, and grass-fed beef.

–Jimmy