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Welcome to Delilah's Mirror! I've used the low carb life to shed nearly 150 pounds, and while I'm not at goal, I'd like to share my story. I have discovered in my online low carb travels and in talking to people who are overweight, that my story is quite the norm and not even close to an exception.

The fifty-year attack on dietary fat has involved hundreds of millions of dollars being spent to try to prove that low-fat diets are better for everyone. More recent studies suggest that high carbohydrate diets contribute not only to heart disease risk but also to the condition known as Syndrome X, which involves insulin resistance and an even greater increase in heart disease risk. The incidence of heart disease began to increase along with the rise in consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates. Article 14 of the Science of Low-Carb & Keto Diets series.

I am a food addict. I am addicted to wheat and corn, potatoes and sugar. Low-carb eating, of course, treats these addictions very successfully. But even on low carb I have to admit I show every sign of addictions to cheese and diet drinks. So it's no surprise that I am actually a happier person, healthier and thinner when I am off all of those.

Preparing a big Thanksgiving féte is fun, but a lot of work! For the low carb dieter, though, it presents a special challenge: how to create a festive menu that will please the palate without blowing the diet! Includes 13 favorite low carb Thanksgiving recipes.

Rani Meren's Low-Carb Pork Rind Stuffing Recipe. Will stuff a small roaster, double or triple the recipe if you want more.

Low-Carb Stuffing - Better-Than-Bread Stuffing Recipe.

Low-Carb Twice-Baked Not-Potato Casserole.

Low-Carb Faux Sweet Potatoes Recipe.

Low-Carb Green Bean Alfredo Casserole Recipe for a Perfect Thanksgiving.