I get so angry!

I hate "low carb" labels. Why can't sugar free ketchup, ice creams and
dressings, and candies just say sugar free like they always did before. A
smart person will still need to look at the label to see if it fits into the
low carb lifestyle. Inaccurate labeling only hurts the reputation of the low
carb lifestyle.

I even refrain from telling people that my way of eating (not diet) is based
on Atkins, since so many people don't read past induction.

Cracks about unlimited bacon and all you can eat meat feasts are like
telling a fat person to go eat a box of chocolates. I guess my mega green
salads aren't funny.

People attempting to follow a low carb plan doesn't always go as planned. If
I had to eat at the mall food court every day, I wouldnt last 1 week due to
poor selections offered. Its just an example of how our food industry
doesn't like a healthy eating lifestyle. You only need the outer isles of
the grocery store, plus a few other items.

--
Diane

"diane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my
eating habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that
I'm hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the
changes I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up after
awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off
after awhile and I need to restart.

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do. They
won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

diane wrote:
|| After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my
|| eating habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and
|| that I'm hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to
|| all the changes I have made in my diet.

In general, people are stupid.

||
|| But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up
|| after awhile but I finally mastered it!
||
|| Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall
|| off after awhile and I need to restart.

Work on that. A new goal for 2005.

||
|| After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do.
|| They won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.
||

Right.

Sugar free does not equal low carb...that's why...

Peace,
Pen

"diane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I hate "low carb" labels. Why can't sugar free ketchup, ice creams and
dressings, and candies just say sugar free like they always did before. A
smart person will still need to look at the label to see if it fits into
the low carb lifestyle. Inaccurate labeling only hurts the reputation of
the low carb lifestyle.

I even refrain from telling people that my way of eating (not diet) is
based on Atkins, since so many people don't read past induction.

Cracks about unlimited bacon and all you can eat meat feasts are like
telling a fat person to go eat a box of chocolates. I guess my mega green
salads aren't funny.

People attempting to follow a low carb plan doesn't always go as planned.
If I had to eat at the mall food court every day, I wouldnt last 1 week
due to poor selections offered. Its just an example of how our food
industry doesn't like a healthy eating lifestyle. You only need the outer
isles of the grocery store, plus a few other items.

--
Diane

"diane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my
eating habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that
I'm hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the
changes I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up after
awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off
after awhile and I need to restart.

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do. They
won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

diane wrote:
|| After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally
|| improving my eating habits, I still have people telling me
|| I'm on a fad diet and that I'm hurting myself and I should
|| stop. They haven't a clue as to all the changes I have made
|| in my diet.
||
<snip>
||
|| They won't change my mind though- I found what works
|| for me.
||

Diane,

the last sentence pretty much says it all.. Ignore them.

BJ

" I even refrain from telling people that my way of eating (not diet)
is based
on Atkins, since so many people don't read past induction."

I think you need to butch up. I don't go around like an evangelist,
however,if someone
asks, I'm not afraid to tell them I'm following Atkins.

diane said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my eating
habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that I'm
hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the changes
I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up after
awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off after
awhile and I need to restart.

Actually you have rather eloquent rsponses right there. Eating
properly and exercising are the fads. Those are the things that come
and go like fashion and that few stick to. Low carbohydrate diets have
existed for over 100 years. Low Fat is a current fad with no
substntial proof that it is healthy or beneficial. Also you can remind
people that they simply lack knowledge about the subject. Remind them
that doctors have been prescribing low carb diets to diabetics for
decades. Do they tell diabetics that they are on a dangerous diet and
should refuse to follow their doctors advice? Most people have no
clue that low carb=low sugar and diabetics have been doing similar
diets for half a century.

Most the time I smile at them and simply recognize they know nothing
and are simply repeating what they heard 23rd hand or from the six
o'clock news. This would include when a doctor speaks.

Quoted message said:

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do. They
won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/267/Dec-264/225
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
Maint. not counting (CCLL=50-60)

Everyone goes through this. It isn't the diet you are on, it is that people
are seeing you lose weight and they feel that they are not doing anything.
People don't always like to see someone else improve themselves. It is
threatening to many and people just don't like change.

Curt

"diane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my

eating

Quoted message said:

habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that I'm
hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the

changes

Quoted message said:

I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up after
awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off

after

Quoted message said:

awhile and I need to restart.

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do. They
won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

Most low carb bashers are monkeys, as in monkey hear, monkey say. They
have no idea what they are talking about.

diane said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my eating
habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that I'm
hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the changes
I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up after
awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off after
awhile and I need to restart.

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do. They
won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

I agree with you guys- it just surprised me that those comments actually got
under my skin. Well it had a good affect- I'm ready to drop 5 more and let
them see who is in charge.

--
Diane

"Goopy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Most low carb bashers are monkeys, as in monkey hear, monkey say. They
have no idea what they are talking about.

diane said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my
eating habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that
I'm hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the
changes I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up after
awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off
after awhile and I need to restart.

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do. They
won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

Hi Pen, I mention it because I think all they changed on some of these
products is the sugar content. I think they would get more sales with a
sugar free label also. This is acceptable to most diets also

--
Diane

"Penelope Baker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Sugar free does not equal low carb...that's why...

Peace,
Pen

"diane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I hate "low carb" labels. Why can't sugar free ketchup, ice creams and
dressings, and candies just say sugar free like they always did before. A
smart person will still need to look at the label to see if it fits into
the low carb lifestyle. Inaccurate labeling only hurts the reputation of
the low carb lifestyle.

I even refrain from telling people that my way of eating (not diet) is
based on Atkins, since so many people don't read past induction.

Cracks about unlimited bacon and all you can eat meat feasts are like
telling a fat person to go eat a box of chocolates. I guess my mega green
salads aren't funny.

People attempting to follow a low carb plan doesn't always go as planned.
If I had to eat at the mall food court every day, I wouldnt last 1 week
due to poor selections offered. Its just an example of how our food
industry doesn't like a healthy eating lifestyle. You only need the
outer isles of the grocery store, plus a few other items.

--
Diane

"diane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my
eating habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that
I'm hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the
changes I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up
after awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off
after awhile and I need to restart.

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do.
They won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

Just keep repeating to yourself THEY are the idiots, THEY are the idiots.

In news:[email hidden],
diane <[email hidden]> stated
| I agree with you guys- it just surprised me that those comments
| actually got under my skin. Well it had a good affect- I'm ready to
| drop 5 more and let them see who is in charge.
|

Erm. Um. Actually, I think low-carb bashers sincerely believe the
propaganda about low-carb being harmful. I have friends who support my
exercising and quitting smoking, but worry about my low-carbing, so it's
not that they don't like to see me changing. If people have the perception
that low-carb means eating huge amounts of fatty meat and dairy, then they
probably do see it as unhealthy. I usually take the time to explain that
most low-carb plans are heavy on vegetables, and that my particular plan
doesn't include much more meat than before, I just eat green vegetables
instead of starches. For example, pre-low carb meal: meat, salad, mashed
potatoes or rice with butter. Low-carb meal: meat, salad, steamed broccoli
or spinach with butter. That example from my WOE has opened the minds of
some people I know.

In article heyDd.350$7b.243@trndny05 said:

Everyone goes through this. It isn't the diet you are on, it is that people
are seeing you lose weight and they feel that they are not doing anything.
People don't always like to see someone else improve themselves. It is
threatening to many and people just don't like change.

Curt

"diane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my

eating

Quoted message said:

habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that I'm
hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the

changes

Quoted message said:

I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up after
awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off

after

Quoted message said:

awhile and I need to restart.

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do. They
won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

diane wrote:
|| I agree with you guys- it just surprised me that those comments
|| actually got under my skin. Well it had a good affect- I'm ready to
|| drop 5 more and let them see who is in charge.
||

Good attitude! You go girl!

"DigitalVinyl" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Remind them
that doctors have been prescribing low carb diets to diabetics for
decades. Do they tell diabetics that they are on a dangerous diet and
should refuse to follow their doctors advice? Most people have no
clue that low carb=low sugar and diabetics have been doing similar
diets for half a century.

Actually, the UK, American and Australian official diabetes web sites firmly
say that a high-carb diet is the only way to go for diabetics. You are, I
gather, about 15-20 years out of date - which is why your health as a
newly-diagnosed diabetic depends on the age of your doctor or nurse...

Nicky.

--
A1c 10.5/5.7/<6 Weight 95/79/72Kg
1g Metformin, 75ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

I'd ask all these people what their cholesterol numbers are.

diane said:

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me,

Correct.

Quoted message said:

but they do.

Get over it.

diane said:

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me,

Correct.

Quoted message said:

but they do.

Get over it.

diane said:

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me,

Correct.

Quoted message said:

but they do.

Get over it.

Well this is true as well. People think we eat a huge steak with blue
cheese all over it for breakfast everyday. Then we have bacon and pork for
lunch and a big hunk of fat for dinner. I got a kick out of the media's
portral of LC. Of course they think we can't eat any veggies or anything.
They are too funny.

Curt

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Erm. Um. Actually, I think low-carb bashers sincerely believe the
propaganda about low-carb being harmful. I have friends who support my
exercising and quitting smoking, but worry about my low-carbing, so it's
not that they don't like to see me changing. If people have the

perception

Quoted message said:

that low-carb means eating huge amounts of fatty meat and dairy, then they
probably do see it as unhealthy. I usually take the time to explain that
most low-carb plans are heavy on vegetables, and that my particular plan
doesn't include much more meat than before, I just eat green vegetables
instead of starches. For example, pre-low carb meal: meat, salad, mashed
potatoes or rice with butter. Low-carb meal: meat, salad, steamed

broccoli

Quoted message said:

or spinach with butter. That example from my WOE has opened the minds of
some people I know.

In article heyDd.350$7b.243@trndny05 said:

Everyone goes through this. It isn't the diet you are on, it is that

people

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

are seeing you lose weight and they feel that they are not doing

anything.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

People don't always like to see someone else improve themselves. It is
threatening to many and people just don't like change.

Curt

"diane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

After 1 year of low carbing, losing 50 lbs, and totally improving my

eating

Quoted message said:

habits, I still have people telling me I'm on a fad diet and that I'm
hurting myself and I should stop. They haven't a clue as to all the

changes

Quoted message said:

I have made in my diet.

But that said, Eating properly is a fad. Most of the time I gave up

after

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

awhile but I finally mastered it!

Exercising is a fad- I have a hard time sticking to it and do fall off

after

Quoted message said:

awhile and I need to restart.

After all this time these comments shouldn't bother me, but they do.

They

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

won't change my mind though- I found what works for me.

Diane

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.