Comments on: Atkins Disciple Berkowitz Still An Ardent Believer In Low-Carb Living

By: AnOldHouse

AnOldHouse — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:28:00 +0000

Hey, do I qualify as "The Media"? ;P

You don't really want the answer to that, do you?

-David

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:16:00 +0000

"Because the media, not the scientific community, had a lot to do with the spread of the low-carb craze, misinformation (such as "avoid all carbs" and "just eat meat") about the plan spread rapidly into our culture and professional health care organizations began to question the safety of this nutritional approach without getting a real understanding of the metabolic advantages that this way of eating offers."

Hey, do I qualify as "The Media"? ;P

I'm getting used to it though. The Bear took a lot of heat on his Active Low Carber Forum Thread about how he was "ruining" it for all the people who are pushing low-carb in the mainstream and "underming" all their "hard work".

By: AnOldHouse

AnOldHouse — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:01:00 +0000

When it comes to eating things that are clearly off your plan and you haven’t previously declared a “planned indulgence” (the “planned” part is critical!!!…no spur of the moment indulgences!) for that particular occassion, I feel it’s very important not to let anyone guilt trip you into eating anything at all. All it takes is a polite but firm “no thank you.” If the food maker can’t accept that, then it’s their issue, not yours. Never allow someone to guilt you into eating something that’s off plan!

By: AnOldHouse

AnOldHouse — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:49:00 +0000

I've always subscribed to the concept of "planned indulgences". If I recall correctly, it's something out of Dana Carpender's "How I Gave Up My Low-Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds" book.

There are just a few occassions in life that I think warrant such indulgences...your one personal favorite special holiday, your own birthday, vacations, etc. These should be limited to no more than 4 or 5 occassions a year, obviously probably fewer for those actively pursuing weight loss. Your birthday, not everyone else's! That one special holiday every year, not all of them and certainly not Idaho Potato Week or Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day! LOL

For me, I happily glide through all the big holidays now feasting thouroughly on all the goodness of a low-carb lifestyle and only let loose once a year for a couple of weeks while on vacation. When I get on the plane to come home, I'm right back on plan and quickly lose whatever I might have gained within a week or so.

Even during the planned indulgence, my choices now are very different than they would have been before. I just don't care to eat the blandness of most starchy foods potatoes or most pasta, etc. I will eat some ice cream or sorbet or other desserts, loads of fruit of all kinds and some refined flour breads like croissants or toasted english muffins.

That's worked for me, but if you can't handle it without throwing your entire plan into a tailspin, just don't go there!

-David

By: Lowcarb_dave

Lowcarb_dave — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:54:00 +0000

I agree Jimmy,

Just a little try is no good for me!

By: cherlita

cherlita — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:00:00 +0000

There are some great Thanksgiving Low carb recipes on the web. USE THEM!! Turkey, stuffing, green bean casseroles. I bring my own LC Pumpkin Pie with LC Whipped cream (homemade) to family get togethers. I’ve been overweight all of my life. My family is very supportive of my low carb life style. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones.

It’s nice to hear from someone who has been in the Dr Atkins camp. Thank you for the Blog!