. I’m currently reading The Dukan Diet. It is reportedly the diet plan the Duchess of Cambridge (formerly known as Kate Middleton) used to slim her slim figure into Super Duper Bride Slim! It’s sold out just about everywhere. So  in case you can’t find it at your local bookstore here’s the basic idea, there are [...]

We got a free sample of some new cheese products from Weight Watchers and well. We’re in love with them and want to marry them. The little slivers of spreadable cheese made our lives complete! Okay maybe we exaggerate but see we’re fans of cheese. And now we’re obsessed with these Weight Watchers cheeses because [...]

Welcome to another Carbie Doll edition of low maintenance low carb cooking. This week, I tackled another roast (we like roasts…they’re super easy, super yummy, super filling, and super leftover producery). Mine  is a version of the traditional Yankee pot roast using venison shoulder. You can use chuck or beef shoulder as well.  Keep in mind, if you’re doing  one [...]

Welcome to another Carbie Doll edition of low maintenance low carb cooking. If you’re like us, you’re on the go and want to keep things low (carb that is). The Carbie Dolls are big fans of crockpot cooking. This week, I tried a modified version of this scrumptious pork roast. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 medium sized [...]

Use  your favorite muffin recipe EITHER low carbohydrate or low fat. And then You.Must. Make. These. Chocolate.Chips. They are sugar free and low carb and you will feel like one naughty little cheater when you eat them. Sugar Free Chocolate Cheater Chips 1 ounce unsweaetened baking chocolate 1/4 cup Splenda 1/4 cup Truvia 2 tablespoons heavy [...]

My cooking objectives are twofold. First, I need stuff that’s easy and idiot-proof. Second, I need stuff that’s low carb. Recipes that fit this criterion are harder to find than you might think. Lately, I’ve been making heavy use of my crockpot. Crockpotrecipes101.com has some great ideas. I’ve taken one of their low carb* recipes [...]

This is basic and easy and it’s the perfect reminder that you don’t have to separate out yolks, skip the cheese, and you CAN cook with a little butter in the skillet. This sunny breakfast just seems luscious and there’s no deprivation in site. Here’s our basic scrambled recipe.   Scrambled Eggs with Ham and [...]

I was counting points but I fell off the wagon. So I decided to count calories and I went pretty low w/my daily caloric intake for about a week. Then to rein in my holiday binge I clamped down on the carbohydrates. But now I’m at an impass. I’m at the intersection of Bored Boulevard and Plateau [...]

In keeping with the “Not Another Fat Christmas” vow, I’ve embarked on a little something I like to call the 12 Days of Atkins. Sort of like what you’d get with the 12 Days of Christmas, but with fewer birds. For 12 days, I’m going back to my low carb roots and recommitting. I don’t [...]

In the mid nineties, (the first time I tried low carb eating), I don’t recall there being very many options for sweets. You could have sugar free jello and some redi-whip. That was it. Now, you can’t throw a dead cat in a supermarket w/out hitting low-carb, low sugar protein bars (also management tends to [...]