Hi Frog,

I know how difficult it can be having to deal with cooking high carb food and trying to not eat any! I have three young children to cook for (my husband and I are both, luckily, both doing Atkins) and it can get pretty tempting with hot chips, pasta, baked potatoes, etc etc. I have given in on occasion but got the punishment I expected on the scales the next day and sometimes it can take 2 or 3 days (or longer) to get back to the weight I was before the cheat. To me, now, that is enough incentive to leave the carbs alone. I don't want to give up Atkins and have to count calories - it didn't work for me before so I feel I've got to respect the Atkins way and just not give in.

Sorry, no real answer for your dilemma here except really ascertain why your LC'ing and your aims and then decide if the carbs are a stronger force than your desired end result!!

Take care,
Omo