been doing the Atkins since Jan '03 (aught 3. . .we are doing the musical George M. . .aught. . .so funny) any way. . .I have been SO good (well)! This is a former bulimic talking. . .I have never dieted properly before in my life. And ever since starting the Atkins, cheating has not been a problem. I frosted cupcakes (25) and made a birthday cake the first week. . .did not even lick the frosting off my fingers. But saturday I went to the movies with my middle daughter and we saw "Piglet's Big adventure" and I got a small popcorn with butter. I thought about it and decided it is a whole grain and drissled with fat. . what the heck. Weighed in this morning. . .seems to have had no effect although I did not get to go below 250. . .was looking forward to moving that bar weight. redawn

Popcorn and with "movie butter" is full of sodium (5% for 1 cup). You're probably retaining a lot of water. Here are the stats for 1 cup.

Total Fat 4.65g 7%
Saturated Fat 1.3g 7%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.74g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.35g
Cholesterol 2.97mg 1%
Sodium 122.97mg 5%
Potassium 28.8mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 7.23g 2%

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