. I would prefer it to be anywhere except for UWS or anywhere too far uptown for that matter. I’m not on any fad type diets like Atkins. Just lower fat, lower calorie, fresher foods. Thanks in advance! :)

way more veggies on atkins than they ever did on their normal western diet) But what it tells me is that most of my meals should not center on moderate or high GI carbs. Think I rambled on too long sorry about that.

the carbs, or you’ll gain it back. You don’t have to be good all the time ... just most of the time. SB diet is a lot of work to follow to the letter. You can pick up the general principals and do what you can. The...

for birch beer in the first place. This is around NYC and Philly. I am on an Atkins diet; both me and my spouse went from multiple “sugared” sodas per day to 1 or less diet sodas, cold turkey. Actually, we went to all...

I’m in search of your favorite diet recipes in ANY category. I’ve gotta lose some weight and still want to eat well, as well as eat delicious food. Please help me lose 10 lbs that I have mysteriously gained over the...

a Pernod do they drink Coke. They don’t drink diet drinks, either. They have coffee and tea and wine and bottled water, and other alcoholic drinks. 3) Sadly, many of them smoke cigarettes. I know many people who used to keep...

Check out the website for Ola “nuevo latino” restaurant in the east 40s. (It’s run by the same guy as Patria.) I know they have a wonderful Atkins-friendly menu, although I’m not 100% sure about South...

; I used Ghirardelli from Zabar’s satisfactorily. The following recipe makes ½ cup of what I find to be a rich, chocolately, and Atkins-diet-friendly hot beverage, though the small portion size may offset the use of cream...

. As you say, I don’t want to dis any diet, but the Atkins seems particularly restrictive and is only a way to lose weight, IMO. WW and SB, on the other hand, promote healty eating as a lifestyle.

Spouse is in a Duke U. clinical study on Atkins low carbohydrate diet for type II diabetics and I’m along for the six month ride. Down 10 pounds in the first week and eager to continue, but I’m leaving North Carolina...

ankimo and sashimi... Babbo: the pork chop or the roasted porcini wrapped w/ pancetta (which there is a tiny bit of sweetish balsamic in that)... also, Korean food is particularly well-suited to Atkins/SouthBeach diet...bbq and the...

Guys, I LOVE carnitas (just went to La Cabinita prior to the diet - to die for carnitas there), but unless you’re doing Atkins, pork (sans really lean pork) is really not the way to go, very high in fat. Ask any...

the weight off I have a HARD time sticking to it. Temptation, thy name is unsalted butter. The Sugar Buster diet has worked for me – it’s a friendlier, lower fat version of Atkins (and easier than the Zone imho). I...

Many fans of the low carb/Atkins diet have no trouble sticking to the plan but then too they’re not chowhounds. Any of you have any special favorite foods or deli/restaurant ideas you recommend to add some variety? This is...

My, my, how complicated food with friends has become. Used to be all you had to worry about was allergies; now between diets Atkins, South Park, Vegetarian, VEGAN, Organic and No-Endangered-Species-and-Especially-No-Foie-Gras-Or