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Hey not2late, I agree with this being a high-fat diet... BUT I also think most people go into eating on the atkins way with the same ideas about meat as when they were not doing atkins, so their meat portions are generally on the small side as I feel is the case with stephanie's general menu... I am not at all suggesting that we eat 1/2 a side of beef regularily and think we can get away with it. That is simply not the case. We still need to monitor the amounts of food we eat. BUT in induction I think there s a primary goal to get our body to switch from burning glucose to burning our fat stores and to keep from being hungry and keep onesself on the right path... go for the protien. With regards to the fat intake issue. I find the only way to get fat into my diet is by mixing it with protien... I fry up pieces of steak in butter and olive oil... saute my chicken in olive oil, I look for fatty cuts of meat in the grocery store...SO if you do as I do, there will be an increase in the fat percentage of your diet as well.

Stephanie... here it to hoping you are not hungry today!

And Jim... I agree with you totally buying meat in bulk, reduced and preparing larger quantities is a fantastic thing to do. I have the smallest glad food saver containers full of these atkins treats in my freezer...so I always have a suitable alternative ready to go... which is really helpful to the moments I have thought I might like to give in to temptaion... which to date... I have not done.. BECAUSE I am prepared.

Be well everyone!

Kath