I'm amazed........at how much sugar is in everything. I guess I knew that was true on one level, but until you start standing there in the aisle, reading labels, it doesn't hit home. I mean, yes, sweet treats have sugar, sure. But Caesar dressings? Mayonnaise? Bacon? Taco meat? Why???????

The most shocking and galvanizing thing I read in the Atkins book was the stat about how many pounds of sugar an average American ate a year at the turn of the last century versus now. I don't remember the actual figure but it was something like 20 pounds in 1900 and 180 now. Stunning.