There is a HUGE difference between "meats" and processed meats. ie Salami, Ham, lunch type meats. When Atkin's said any meats he ment unprocessed....the kind you get from your butcher, not those little prefabed packages with "oscar" or "butterball" on them.

Unprocessed meats = does not have any additives.

On the Atkin's diet you eat when you feel the need to eat, and sometimes you end up forcing yourself to eat because you aren't hungry. Try to maintain 10 to 12 times your body wiegh in daily calorie intake and drink lots of water and take vitamins/mineral supplements.

Remember you can have fish, seafood, beef, pork, chicken, turkey, duck, vension, and the list goes on. There are so many ways to fix these without adding carbohydrates.

If you are tired of bacon try sausages for breakfast. I found several different brands that have 1 or 2 carbs per serving (3 or 4 links) that breaks up the breakfast menu. Or switch out days for fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries, rasberries) with cream.

Atkin's has a limited carb counter in the back of his book, and there are counters listed on this web site as well. Use those as a guide.

Hope this helps some.