This is my second time on Atkins. The fisrt time I was on it I lost alot of weight and felt great. I understand that nitrates are not the healthiest thing BUT...I ate cheese with pepperoni almost every night. I was one of my favorite snacks. The one thing I couldn't eat...was pickels. What I'm getting at is...different foods bother different people. I can eat deli meats...but a friend of mine can't. She can live on pickels...and they make me swell like a balloon. If you are finding that you are stalling out with your weight loss...try slicing them...then nuking them to make pepperoni chips. By doing this most of the fat and nitrates are removed.

This is my second time around at this. After a bad accident, then throwing away my smokes...I gained some weight back.

I wish you loads of luck...have fun with this woe!!