"LCer09" <[email hidden]> wrote
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:When presented with the idea of going without foods to which one is
addicted, for even a temporary period of time, panic sets in, and they go
chasing substitutions for said foods.
Don't know who 'they' are. I certainly didn't. Bread, sugar and potatoes
made
Quoted message said:me morbidly obese. I recognized this, and the fact that they had to GO. No
if,
Quoted message said:and or but about it.
Well, I guess that makes you pretty special then 🙂
Please, though, recognize that everybody in the world isn't *just like you*,
that others may have vastly different issues to deal with, and as a result
will need to use different strategies. Addressing their differences with
contempt, labeling them as idiots or stupid (as you've done in other posts
I've recently read) provides us with nothing but an indication of your...
umm... small-mindedness.
Consider this evaluation: The OP knows something about LC, but like all of
us won't really understand how it works until she actually tries it. She's
evaluated her strengths and weaknesses and has identified her love for
certain carby/sugary foods as a potential threat to her success. She was
faced with three alternatives at that point. (1) She could just forget the
whole low carb thing and make yet another unsuccessful attempt at losing
weight with some higher carb approach. (2) She could summon up a lot of
bravado and tell herself she'll just tough it out, realizing this could be
very difficult to impossible for her. Or, (3) she could try to find some
ways, going in, to mitigate her weak points so that she'll not have to rely
quite so much on near-preternatural will power.
In fact, she chose (3), and based on the information she has at this moment
it is the most logical choice. She really won't believe until she gets into
it that changing what she eats can so radically reduce her cravings for
sugar and carbs. The most useful thing to tell someone it that position,
IMO, is how LC'ing reduces carb/sugar cravings.
Also, if you go into LC with a long-term, lifestyle change approach, it
kinda makes sense to look for appropriate foods to fill all the old niches
your high carb comfort and celebration foods filled back in your high carb
life. Most people who have been low-carbing a long time understand that, and
have adopted a certain number of replacements or substitutes. Some of mine
include LC ice cream instead of Baskin Robbins. LC jello with cream.
Pancakes made with Atkins bake mix and topped with LC maple syrup, served
with sausage and fried eggs. Pizza-on-a-plate with all the cheese, pepperoni
and toppings I like, none of the crust. A slightly sweetened version of
bread, made with Atkins mix, cubed in a bowl and topped with blueberries, lc
maple syrup, and whipped cream (gooey dessert heaven). Wasa Fiber Rye
crackers heaped with a creamy soft cheese. LC black cows made with iced diet
root beer poured over a tablespoon of heavy cream. Lynne's chocolate or a
commercial LC chocolate bar. Diet sodas. And of course, no-sugar cheesecake
with a flaxseed/pecan crust. A lot of this is junky and lc versions of the
same sort of food that made me fat. Other than the diet soda and Wasa with
cheese, I don't eat any of these often. But they really hit the spot when
I'm craving certain foods. Most people won't totally break the food habits
of 20, 30, 50 years with will power alone. Strategies help, such as having
these fall-back treats to use when you might otherwise end up face down in a
box of donuts, in a sugar coma.
HG
