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Get Low Carb Diet Help!If you want to learn about low-carb diets (e.g. the Atkins Diet, Protein Power Diet, South Beach Diet, or other low carb plans), this is a great place to start. The most important tip we can give you is this: no one diet works for every "body." In fact, we've come to believe that no one diet works for any one "body" at every stage of life. You'll fine-tune your eating plan as you learn what works for you and what doesn't. We want to help.

The route to success with low carb dieting (or any weightloss program) is to understand that you are making permanent lifestyle changes—not simply going through the motions "until you lose the weight." So stop thinking "diet" and start finding your Low Carb Zen, baby!

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Articles & FAQs

Chair Dancing Around the World DVD Review

Once I started dropping the pounds using my new low carb food plan, I started getting the urge to exercise. I knew if I did that my weight would probably come off quicker plus it would tighten up the rest of my body. Not to mention the health benefits. So I started trying to walk along the dirt road in front of my home. I have had very severe knee problems in the last few years. Most of the time I have had to use a cane and when I would shop at my local Walmart Superstore I could not make it through the whole store. I have lost 32 pounds since December and found that I could walk farther than before. Afterwards though, I would be in pain and basically worn out. I had to find a way to exercise.......

Won't all that fat raise my cholesterol?

A good amount of research has proven the opposite, but only when carbohydrate is very restricted. Some people experience a reduction in the total cholesterol, but almost all experience a significant, and positive change in their lipid profile. In general, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL - widely recognized as the "bad" cholesterol) decreases, High Density Lipoprotein (HDL - widely recognized as the "good" cholesterol) increases and Triglyceride levels are drastically lowered.