Low-Carb Revolution my asp

[innocentchoirboy]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 2:16pm

does anyone else feel that the "Low-Carb Revolution" is going a bit too far these days? i tolerated it, up to a point, until the other day i saw a sign on a 7-11 (!!!) saying "join the Low-Carb revolution". this is just going too far. the store that sells me junk food is now selling health food bars and hot dogs without the bun. Where can one go to get some evil carbohydrates? Ruby Tuesday's and TGI Friday's and chilies and subway and ande's and red robin all have their specialty Atkin menu! Carbs are now an enemy that sneaks into your food and brings its baloon kit with it; they are something to be avoided at all costs. if people actually READ the Atkins manual, they would know that the carb deprivation is supposed to last two weeks at the most to get the body accostumed to burning fat, and then the carbs are gradually reintroduced. the goal is to eventually get to a well balanced diet, but people are treating this as another unhealthy deprivation fad. CARBS ARE GOOD!!! just, like everything, not good in excess. so don't go sifting through the pantry throwing out the pasta and bread, stocking up on sirloins and pitas; please people, actually research the diet before joining the "revolution".

[Gothampc]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 2:21pm

I'm tired of the health food craze overall. I went into the store the other day to buy chocolate milk and they didn't have any. But they had 6 different kinds of soy milk.

I then went looking for ice cream sandwiches. Do you think they had any? Only the low fat, no taste kind.

Why can't I enjoy some guilty pleasures in life? I am tired of living in a world controlled by baby boomers and their eccentricities.

[DofB5]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 2:32pm

Don't knock it until you've tried it!

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[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 3:24pm

Low-carb, lets just say that my mother is a nurse, and she lectures me on how bad Atkins and all the other low carb diets are horrible for you.

And I want to pass out when Burger King or McDonalds (or some fast food chains) have a "Low carb menu." I mean, don't eat there! Eat at home! It's much simpler. For most dieters, they have to learn to carry food around with them or eat at home, simple as that.

And the only good thing about low carb breads (which really is an oxymoron, if I've ever heard one) is that they have less calories, which is what I measure.

Carbs = good.
Too many carbs = not good.
Some people don't get it.

The thing is that most of America doesn't know what moderation is. Which is why they have to almost eliminate certain foods from a diet for people to get it.

Updated On: 2/8/04 at 03:24 PM

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 3:48pm

Carbs = good.
Too many carbs = not good.
Some people don't get it.

Exactly. It's LOW carb, not NO carb. So if you actually research the revolution before you join it, you'll discover it's cutting out the unhealthy carbs like bread and pasta, but having the healthy carbs that come in dairy products and salad and vegetables. People who think ou can just eat loads of meat and lose weight are the reason the low carb revolution is getting such a backlash right now.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 6:53pm

ditto popcultureboy--I'm on the South Beach Diet now. I wouldn't dare eat half of the "low carb" BS that is out there. It isn't about being on a fad diet--or even a diet for me. This is the way I am choosing to eat now. I eat plenty of carbs--from veggies to real wheat or rye bread to oatmeal to brown rice to wheat pasta, etc. What people are missing is that it's the white carbs that are bad--bread, rice, and pasta, as well as sugar. And, I eat as much as I want. On my birthday--I will have cake and ice cream--true moderation.

What needs to happen is genuine change in this country regarding our food pyramid--we are finally realizing that the one we learned in school is not correct.

And, as a result, I have easily lost weight as well as improved my heart health.

Updated On: 2/8/04 at 06:53 PM

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 7:03pm

yer not scaring me. i've lost 10 pounds on the bacon diet. bacon three times a day and plenty of carrots. with some natural vitamin supplements, i should live to at least 40...

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 7:07pm

lol, papa, but that brings up a good point--you have to lose weight eating in a way you can and will want to eat for the rest of your life--splurging only seldomly.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 7:09pm

bacon and carrots, jrb. c'mon, who could ask for anything more?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 7:16pm

Curiosity question:

Is iguana meat considered low carb?

Someone sent me a recipe for baked iguana and I'm wondering whether we will use it for our cookbook. (It was written out on a Duane Reade notepad)

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 2/8/04 at 7:23pm

My father is a manager for an airline, and just told me that someone asked for an Atkins menu in flight.

Now, please. That is stupid. Just say "no" to all the bread the stewardesses offer you, and don't order the pasta dishes. It's really simple!

Stupid people.

[etoile]

Posted: 2/9/04 at 1:36am

Heart healthy diet - red wine, lots and lots of red wine. It also makes some posters easier to swallow. *Be nice, Namo, papa, VC, & Master, it's a family board*

I can include a recipe for iguana. Baste and broil with butter and garlic. The other white meat.

[EddieVarley]

Posted: 2/9/04 at 10:36am

et, I've always found that no matter how many different ways I prepare iguana it always turns out overdone.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 2/9/04 at 10:39am

I've found that if you let it marinate in a mixture of olive oil, teryaki sauce, a splash of worcestershire sauce and lime juice for 24 hours that it is moist and succulent.

[PB ENT.]

Posted: 2/9/04 at 10:47am

LOL! Funny stuff here! Just understand what is preventing you from dropping weight. Every "body" is different! Try a few different things, change your diet, what you eat and WHEN you eat it. Hang in there for about a month. If it's not working, move on to another 'sensible' plan. Don't buy into the fad diets, they never work or last.

Above all else, try to put some physical activity in your weekly routine and "stick to it" 3x a week. Your body will thank you.

BTW, I cheated so good this weekend at a restaurent.A juicy lean corned beef, saurkraut & Swiss Ruben sandwich, 2 draft beers and a decedant slice chewy brownie-topped creamy cheescake. It was almost as good as Sex...no, better. There! I've shared my pain!

I'm back on the wagon this week.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/9/04 at 1:58pm

It really depends on how much you want to lose and your body type. I would like to lose a little weight simply because my metabolism finally changed and now I need to excercise more than I used to. I used to have trouble gaining weight, so it will require a lifestyle change for me (which I am very stubborn about). If overweight is a consistent problem, then it's not so much a diet as a lifestyle change. It will involve a change in eating habits as well as a committment level to regular exercise. For some, it is extremely difficult. For others, it is fun and exciting.

Low-carb is the buzzword of the new millenium and I think it's a fad until the next fitness craze surfaces. Every diet and fitness fad has had positive and negative results. It really depends on what will work for the individual and what they are committed to doing.

[innocentchoirboy]

Posted: 2/9/04 at 6:58pm

my diet: whatever the hell i can find.

i don't gain weight at all! well i do. i gain exactly the amount i ate, and lose it as i digest. i thought i gained ten pounds at my italian christmas eve dinner, consisting of calamari, shrimp, stuffed squid, eel cutlets, stuffed shrimp, pasta with clams and scallops, clams al forno (orgasm in a shell!), snail salad (don't diss it till you've tried it), stuffed shells, a loaf of bread and three bowls of salad. i had about three to four servings of each item listed in the span of two hours. four days later, i found that i had actually lost five pounds from the energy it had taken to digest it all. i just give up!

[orion59]

Posted: 2/9/04 at 7:02pm

The most ridiculous thing I've seen in the new "healthy" eating craze is that KFC now stands for KITCHEN FRESH CHICKEN. Come on. It's heavily breaded chicken thrown into a vat of lard. That's what makes it delicious.

We can now have low carb candy, low carb cakes, cookies, ice cream, etc but, a potato will ruin your life.

I pretty much eat what I want and have no problems with weight. The key is not over indulging in eating the "bad" things that you love and in getting off your fat butt, away from the tv and doing something active.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/9/04 at 11:16pm

orion--if only it were that easy and it would do the trick--it hasn't. =) You guys that eat what you want and/or don't have to worry--you are very lucky.

[orion59]

Posted: 2/10/04 at 8:37am

It's not that eat as much of anything I want. I eat waht i want in moderation. If I feel like having pizza for dinner, I have it. i don't worry about how many carbs are in it. The next night I may have just some vegetables or a salad to make up for the pizza. I also go to the gym a few days a week and do a cardio, calorie burning work out as opposed to weight training.

It really is that easy. The problem comes when you focus so much on a diet that you feel you're depriving yourself and you can't continue. I have a friend who is constantly on a diet. She breaks down and has some ice cream then says "oh well, I ruined my diet fo the day, might as well eat anything I want". The mind set here is that one scoop of ice cream makes you fat and therefor ruins a weeks worth of health eating. My way of looking at eating is that I will eat healthy, well balanced meals most of the time and not beat myself up becasue one night I choose to indulge a bit.

You need to able to feel it's ok to let youself have fun food in moderation. That makes it a lot easier to eat healthy and maintain weight.

I hope my comments didn't offend anyone or come across that I was bragging that I can have everything and anything I want. I also have a tendency to gain weight easily and I used to obsess about dieting. I honestly believe that we put too much emphasis on diets and try to deprive and starve ourselves. This never works.

[ghostlight]

Posted: 2/10/04 at 9:25am

Moderation and balance is the key to everything. This carb thing makes me crazy. Probably because its a diet I could never do. I love carbs - but I also love vegetables. Your body needs the variety and vitamins (and not from pills) and exercise to round things out.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 2/10/04 at 12:19pm

As of today, we know that Atkins was obese -- over 250 -- had high blood pressure and heart attacks. The damage control -- that it was all caused by virus and virus-related bloating -- flies in the evidence of everything we know.

Many of us remember the v. similar Stillman diet in the 60s. Basically, Atkins. You could eat all the bacon and eggs you wanted, etc. etc. The problem is, we all grow tired of what these diets do in the long haul: create chronic bad breath, constipation, and no matter what anyone says, secret carbo cravings. Anyone who's spent months on one of these, and tried to force, uh, trips tok the bathroom, knows that low-fiber diets -- all meat n'eggs, all the time -- make lilfe misterable. You'll end up (temporarily) lean n'mean, with an emphasis on mean.

To me, the Zone is the best of the lower carb diets, but you have to be strict there, too. Look, once you come home wrecked, and microwave your first Celeste Pizza at 2 a.m., then wake up hating yourself in the a.m., you'll know that "lifestyle changes" haven't totally worked.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/10/04 at 3:57pm

Well allow me to clarify that I am in the middle of this "low carb madness" and nothing about it is maddening for me. I don't count/measure/worry about ANYTHING. I don't feel guilty about anything I eat. I do avoid certain foods in the SAME way I did when I used to be a pollo vegetarian (no red meat or pork). I'm completely eating in such a way that I can eat for the rest of my life. No pills, bad breath, problems in the rest room or mood swings about it. =)

[Auggie27]

Posted: 2/10/04 at 4:03pm

Jrb, you kid you, we'll have drinks when you're 35, and compare notes. As I sit there, and watch you grab up handfuls of whatever snacks are on the bar. But hey, I am happy it all works for you. Me, I want my pasta. Screw Atkins, may he RIP. I'd rather eat lasagne and jump on the treadmill.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/10/04 at 4:08pm

And, Auggie--you are skinny. I am not. Goodie goodie for you that you can enjoy your pasta. I can not. But, I sure as heck do not miss pasta. And THAT is my point.