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    Dave Dumanis
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    MYTH: _____________ is not low carb.
    REALITY: Read the label. Subtract fiber (NOT sugar alcohols) from
    carbs. If what's left is a low number, it's low carb. This is called
    math. I can nuke a half a cup of flaxmeal with some cream and water,
    and call it "cereal." Does that make it high carb? Hardly.

    MYTH: You can't lose weight eating ______________.
    REALITY: Do you work out, or do you sit at a desk all day? Do you
    carry a baby around all day like me? Different people can lose weight
    eating different carb levels.

    MYTH: If you're eating ______, you're not really trying to lose
    weight.
    REALITY: Are your clothes getting looser? Then you're losing weight.
    Period.

    MYTH: Ice cream is what made you fat in the first place.
    REALITY: Nope, overeating is what made you fat in the first place.

    MYTH: You're "a moron."
    REALITY: Only if you believe the opinion of people who've never met
    you.

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  2. Bob in CT
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    MYTH: Ice cream is what made you fat in the first place.
    REALITY: Nope, overeating is what made you fat in the first place.

    But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with no
    dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream is
    very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to your
    wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
    special treat days, like a birthday.

    I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
    cream.

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    Bob in CT
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  3. Hannah Gruen
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    "Bob in CT" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with no
    dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream is
    very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to your
    wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
    special treat days, like a birthday.

    I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
    cream.

    Nor can I, but I think Dave's point is that is not true for everybody. I
    have a tendency to binge a bit on many sugary foods, so I find it safest to
    just not eat them at all. But oddly, there are some sugary things I can eat
    in small quantities without a problem. Likewise, foods that should be OK on
    LC, but they are triggers for me, personally. I know others eat them without
    a problem.

    Really, the OP probably doesn't have you-know-who killfiled and is just up
    to here with the kneejerk (jerk being oh-so-appropriate in this context),
    mindless responses and is letting off a little steam. It really is true...
    there is no "bad food" or specific food that makes everyone fat. It's more
    to do with quantities and things that trigger overeating or binge-type
    consumption. And there seems to be a lot of individual variability there.

    HG

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  4. Bob in CT
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    Hannah Gruen said:

    "Bob in CT" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with
    no
    dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream
    is
    very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to
    your
    wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
    special treat days, like a birthday.

    I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
    cream.

    Nor can I, but I think Dave's point is that is not true for everybody. I
    have a tendency to binge a bit on many sugary foods, so I find it safest
    to
    just not eat them at all. But oddly, there are some sugary things I can
    eat
    in small quantities without a problem. Likewise, foods that should be OK
    on
    LC, but they are triggers for me, personally. I know others eat them
    without
    a problem.

    Really, the OP probably doesn't have you-know-who killfiled and is just
    up
    to here with the kneejerk (jerk being oh-so-appropriate in this context),
    mindless responses and is letting off a little steam. It really is
    true...
    there is no "bad food" or specific food that makes everyone fat. It's
    more
    to do with quantities and things that trigger overeating or binge-type
    consumption. And there seems to be a lot of individual variability there.

    HG

    I agree with that. It's just that there are certain foods for some of us
    where those foods have to be almost off limits. And, you're right, this
    is variable and on a person-by-person basis.

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    Bob in CT
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  5. Roger Zoul
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    Dave Dumanis wrote:
    || MYTH: You're "a moron."
    || REALITY: Only if you believe the opinion of people who've never met
    || you.

    Some people are morons regardless of who they believe.

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  6. BJ
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    "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Dave Dumanis wrote:
    || MYTH: You're "a moron."
    || REALITY: Only if you believe the opinion of people who've never met
    || you.

    Some people are morons regardless of who they believe.

    Some people are morons even if they don't believe it... :-) BJ

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