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A Low-Carb Diet is Not Always Gluten Free (Photo Credit: Richard Masoner ,  CC BY-SA 2.0 ) The gluten-free community isn't very happy right now. As those in the entertainment world continue to announce that they are going gluten free, not because they have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, but because they want to shed a few pounds, we have a horde of groupies and those who have heard that gluten-free diets are great for weight loss deciding that ditching the gluten is an important way to gain better health. Typically, a low-carb dieter would have no problem with that, but since a lot of these people don't understand what a gluten-free diet actually is, they have put together a weight-loss plan based on their own ideas and incorporated these distorted dieting habits into that new gluten-free diet. Unfortunately, those habits often tell them it's okay to eat a little gluten once in a while. What has gluten-free folks riled up is that these so-called gluten-f...

How to Use the  Atkins Pre-Maintenance Plan When Times Get Rough Thinking about Atkins pre-maintenance might seem premature for many low-carb dieters, especially since it's usually saved until you've shrunk down to 5 or 10 pounds from goal. However, there are times when this plan can be quite useful, even today. Taking a moment to understand what the pre-maintenance phase of Atkins is, and isn't, as well as when it can be helpful to keep you on plan, will enable you to face important challenges in your life and empower you to make the best decisions when those challenges arise. You don't want to lose all of the hard work you've accomplished so far. And that can certainly happen if life interferes before you've gotten anywhere near your goal. Read more »

Low-Carb Diets Designed to Eliminate Hunger and Cravings In my low-carb travels lately, I've run into quite a few folks who are very frustrated about how slowly they are losing weight on the Atkins Diet. These people expected the Atkins Nutritional Approach to perform in a way it wasn't designed for. Internet myths and rumors, comparing yourself to others, and misunderstanding the science behind why carbohydrate restriction results in weight loss can bring about tons of needless struggle and pain. The more I read, the more I've realized that unrealistic expectations and misconceptions have reached epidemic proportions within the low-carb community. While some people do experience dramatic weight loss, that isn't the norm. Often, the people who find low carb easy are brand new to a low-carb diet and even dieting itself, so their body hasn't adapted to what they're doing yet. The idea behind restricting carbohydrates isn't fast weight loss. Low carb is about f...