(Please let us know if any of the links here become obsolete! We'll change them. Thanks! Maggie)

I am going to try to keep this as an INFORMATION ONLY thread. You may add to this thread, but try to keep it Induction/Newbies info, and post questions as a separted thread.
Thanks, Terese

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Topic: Just starting? check out some of these links



Newbies Guide from this site:
LCE Beginners Guide



Atkins' Acceptable Foods from the Atkins Center Site
http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkin...ceptable-foods

a few others;

This takes a long time to load..... so give it time.
It will list foods as to their glycemic index
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
"The Glycemic Index (G.I.) is a numerical system of measuring how fast a carbohydrate triggers a rise in circulating blood sugar -- the higher the number, the greater the blood sugar response. So a low G.I. food will cause a small rise, while a high G.I. food will trigger a dramatic spike."


here is another Glycemic site
http://www.glycemicindex.com

USDA Nutritional Values site:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
Book mark it... you will use it often
it's great for carb counts, amongst other values

Protein Power's Protein Calculator:
http://www.proteinpower.com/faq/protein.html#calculate


Here are a couple of sites for fast food and chain restaurants in N America and the UK.

Dietfacts and FastFood info

Here are two for vegetarians
(i've been asked for them a few times) but I guess this would be a good thread to post all our fave recipe site on.
http://www.consultclarity.com/recipes

http://www.immuneweb.org/lowcarb/products.html



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Topic: Body Fat Calculators



this one I really like and have found it to be pretty accurate, you will need a tape measure
http://www.biofitness.com/abodyfat.html

another one that's not bad... I found it accurate too
http://www.healthcentral.com/cooltoo...s/bodyfat1.cfm

{those last 2 gave me the same reading for LMB and BF%}

a site with info,
http://www.healthchecksystems.com/bodyfat.htm

Also, Don't forget to check out all the great info on this site regarding Just starting the Low Carb way of life

http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/fast..._nutrition.asp
This site is awesome for your popular food chains when counting your carbs....I love the starbucks info

http://www.calorieking.com/foods/cat...unt=137&page=5

I love this site for carb calculations at fast food restaurants.


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Common Acronyms:

ADA - American Dietetic Association
AMA - American Medical Association or "against medical advice"
AS - Artificial Sweetener
ASAP - As soon as possible
BF - Body Fat or Best Friend or Boy Friend
BFL - Body for LIFE
BG - Blood Glucose
BIL - brother in law
BMI - Body Mass Index
BMR - Base Metabolic Rate
BTW - By the way
CAD - Carbohydrate Addicts Diet
CALP - Carbohydrate Addict Lifespan Program
CCLM: critical carbohydrate level for maintaining
CCL: Critical Carb Level
CHO - Carbohydrate
DANDR - (the book) Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution
DD - Dear Daughter
DH - Dear Husband
DIL - daughter-in-law
DM1 - (insulin-dependent)
DM2 - Diabetus Mellitus, type II (Diabetes, Type 2 -- non-insulin dependent)
DS - Dear Son
DW - Dear Wife
FIL - father-in-law
HFS - Health Food Store
HG - Hunter Gatherer
HIT - Hang in There
HTH - Hope this helps
HRT - Homone Replacement Therapy
IBS...irritable bowel syndrowme
IDD - Insulin Depedent Diabetes
IR - Insulin Resistance
IIRC - if i recall correctly
IMHO - in my humble opinion
JMHO - just my humble opinion
KISS - Keep It Simple, Sweetie
LBM - Lean Body Mass
LCE - Low Carb Eating or LowCarbEating.com (this site)
LC - Low Carbohydrate
LCWOE - Low Carb way of eating
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
MIL - mother-in-law
NIDDM - Non-Insulin Depedent Diabedes Type II
NT - Neander Thin - the book
OMG - oh my god
OT - Off Topic
OWL - ongoing weight loss
PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCOD - Polycystic Ovarian Disease
PP: Protein Power
PPLP - Protein Power Life Plan
ROFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the Floor Laughing My *** Off
RM - Reward Meal (for the CAD/CALP woe)
SAD - Standard American Diet
SAD/SADD - Seasonally affected depression "...depressive disorder"
SAHM - Stay At Home Mom
S/F - Sugar Free
SIL - son-in-law or sister in law
SO - Significant Other
TOM - time of the month
TTYL = Talk to you later
USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture
WOE - Way of Eating
WOL - Way of Life
WTG - way to go
YMMV - your mileage may vary

Feel free to add more.....


Nifty lil tool I found posted on a different board:
http://www.acronymfinder.com

Posted by Emelia:

LMBOASTC - Laughing My Butt Off And Scaring The Cats
(Sorry - just couldn't help myself!)

Posted by Brightlady

BG - Blood Glucose
BRB - Be Right Back
BIL -Brother In Law
DIL - Daughter In Law
FIL - Father In Law
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
MIL - Mother In Law
ROFLOL - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing Out Loud
SIL - Son In Law
SsIL - Sister In Law
TIA - Thanks In Advance
WD - Well Done
WTG - Way To Go!


Posted by admin:

ROFLMBOSCOMN

Rolling on the floor laughing my behind off snorting coffee out my nose.

Maggie, there are two dead links as far as I can tell. I got Not Found on both:

Atkins Acceptable Foods From Atkins Center Site and

The Kingspawn.hom.att.net/bodyfat.htm.

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