Well, my first week back on the low-carb plan went great.  I kept at or below 30 grams of carbs every day, and dropped four pounds, from 248 to 244.  Forty-five to go!  A good bit of that is the water that’s released when the body takes excess sugar out of storage, so it’s not like I’ll be losing four pounds every week.  But that first “whoosh,” as it’s often called on low-carb forums, is a useful bit of feedback that tells you you’re doing it right.

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