# Let me hear your low-carb stories!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-hear-your-low-carb-stories/573340>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 3, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-hear-your-low-carb-stories/573340 "2011-03-03T14:26:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-hear-your-low-carb-stories/573340/181 "2011-04-15T21:15:16Z")

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Today’s heavenly carb treat: chickenchips! That’s brined chickenskin deep fried until it’s shatter-crisp. YUM.

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**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-hear-your-low-carb-stories/573340/182 "2011-04-15T21:26:50Z")

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😃 We call that “poultry bacon”!

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**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-hear-your-low-carb-stories/573340/183 "2011-04-15T22:51:31Z")

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> [@Stoid](#):
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> … shatter-crisp…

Huh. I’ve never heard this word before, but I know exactly what it means. 😃

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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-hear-your-low-carb-stories/573340/184 "2011-06-14T00:32:58Z")

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> [@Gestalt](#):
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> Having (hopefully) successfully cooked meat for the first time in my life yesterday, I’m ready to once again start earnestly considering a low carb diet.
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> Anyone who’s interested, I’d love to hear what plan you followed and how successful/unsuccessful it was. Also, if you lost or gained weight, and if anyone has serum numbers how those changed. Also the effect on your energy level would be helpful.
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> Thanks!

I wasn’t sure if you were checking the monthly general weight loss threads, so I thought I’d update you on my own path: 20 pounds down, very easy and comfortable, blood pressure down.

My plan is not formal, it’s simply keep the carbs WAY WAY down. Very Atkins-ish.  
The vast majority of what I eat is meat, cheese, eggs, nuts and fruit.

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