I know that Doug talks about using them as a substitute for 'Shake & Bake', if they are ground up quite fine and mixed with some spices they would give you a coating for chicken or pork. They might also be used as a basic substitute for bread crumbs, say in hamburger meat when you are making burgers or meat loaf. I bought them to have on hand for when I get a craving for potato chips, I hoped they would satisfy when I felt I needed a salty/crunchy snack.

I found pork rinds at a Metro (A&P, Dominion) store, they were sold in a snack size and I think they were called Bac-uns but they were nasty, I expected a bacon flavor but it was more like really dried out pork skin (which is what they are essentially). I threw those out and next went to an asian grocery store and found a couple of different brands that were flavored with garlic and bacon. I haven't tried them out yet, but they seem promising.

Hi everyone. Well week 2 is done and it has been an interesting one, this morning the scales read 299 lbs, just one pound lost the whole week. I must admit I have been a little frustrated weighing myself this week, I seemed stuck at 300 lbs until Friday. I realized that a couple of things have probably affected my weight loss this week, number one I have been on vacation this week, so until Thursday I'm sure my physical activity has been less than when I am at work. Also being at home though I was still not eating carbs or sugar, I'm pretty sure I have eaten more than the previous week in calories. This weekend I had my first real challenge in fighting cravings to eat some junk food. I think part of the problem was frustration over the minimal weight loss, although I know as someone recovering from other addictions that my mind will think up whatever excuse I need to have me succumb to the craving. I had a fudgecicle and about 20 chips but today is a new day and I start all over with renewed hope. 

Thanks for all the encouragement, and thank you Umpa for your offer to help convert recipes, I'll take you up on that offer.  It looks like I may need to use the web for some of the products mentioned in Doug's book, I've done a bit of looking around and the health and natural food stores here in Ottawa seem to be a bit lacking in low carb products. I still have a lot of places to check out though, and right now I'm pretty content eating lean meats, salads, cheese and a low carb protein shake I have.