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I do a modified Atkins/Paleo diet, 15% carbs / 30% protein / 55% fat. I was edging up on type II diabetes and met all the criteria for metabolic syndrome, so it made sense to me. I've dropped 22 lbs in about 7 weeks (admittedly, that's not all from the diet, there's a lot of exercise in there as well), and I've lost 3…
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Keep in mind when you're adding the ingredients to your list, use the caloric value of the cooked items. Some foods change significantly depending on if and how they're cooked. For example, raw potatoes have little caloric value, because we have a hard time digesting raw starches, but once they're cooked they're…