Negative reactions to high fat diet
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Jennym93
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Ok so I've only just started low carb high fat and I live with my family who are very much 'fat is bad for you' they do the shopping but even if I buy the food for myself they ask me why and tell me I'm going too far because I'm eating too much fat
What do I do?
They will always be very anti fat with their own diets
What do I do?
They will always be very anti fat with their own diets
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Show them information that the diet isn't a fad, been around for a while, adopted in Sweden, etc.
Also might help reassure them if you go to the doctor and get all your levels tested. I know my mom felt a lot better when I told her I had bloodwork done a month after I started the diet and wasn't dying of some high fat cholesterol thing. She felt even better when I told her I'd retest in 6 months and keep her up to date on any results.
-T.
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It wouldn't annoy me so much if they themselves hadn't attempted the 'atkins' (without research) and scrapped it after a week,
I've told them cutting back on carbs and going high fat might even help them but what do I know I'm not a nutritionist0 -
Depends how you want to proceed. The best take is, "I am an adult, this is how I am eating and it is not up for discussion." However, I know sometimes that doesn't work. If you want to give them "proof" then read "The Big Fat Surprise" by Nina Teicholz and arm yourself with facts. Facts probably won't help, either, but at least you will have the information that a high fat diet is good for you.0
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If you can't ignore them until your results speak for themselves, you could go to a used book store and buy one of every LCHF book they have. Leave them all over the house! You could also print out any interesting articles and leave them about as well. Someone might pick one up and read it or at least start to realize it isn't so out of the ordinary.0
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Bury them in scientific studies and then refuse to discuss it with them again. The information is there if they choose to read it. If they refuse to read it, it's their problem, not yours, and feel free to point that out to them.0
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good ideas thank you, I looked up the big fat surprise but I can't afford it right now, I'll have to see if my library or charity shops have any books.
Anyone know of any non-biased online articles?
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Mark's Daily Apple, Living La Vida Low Carb, anything from Noakes, Phinney, or Volek. Michael Moss and Ben Greenfield have some stuff as well. These are just off the top of my head. Heck, I would even consider JJ Virgin. Tiptoe in with an anti sugar campaign and next thing you know you are low carb.0
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I would say most of those guys are biased.
If you want unbiased, the famous A to Z diet study was done by a vegan, and he found that low-carb worked best.
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leave the books in the bathroom and hide their usual reading.
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I eat more fat each day than most people eat in a week. I tell people that each time they hound me, I'm eating an extra pat of butter with my steak.0
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I'm watching this now and I think the best quote in it so far is
'Mother nature isn't stupid'
Now to get my parents to actually watch something like this, it's pretty much if I try and suggest or discuss anything like this they are a little dismissive0 -
The Diet Doctor has a page devoted to research that's available showing low carb, high fat diets are safe and effective. The fear of fat has been well and truly ingrained so perhaps the appeal to authority -- real doctors, real scientific studies etc. -- might help. Or at least reassure them you're not killing yourself. Good luck!
I'm watching this now and I think the best quote in it so far is
'Mother nature isn't stupid'
Now to get my parents to actually watch something like this, it's pretty much if I try and suggest or discuss anything like this they are a little dismissive
Science and Low Carb
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AlabasterVerve wrote: »
The Diet Doctor has a page devoted to research that's available showing low carb, high fat diets are safe and effective. The fear of fat has been well and truly ingrained so perhaps the appeal to authority -- real doctors, real scientific studies etc. -- might help. Or at least reassure them you're not killing yourself. Good luck!
I'm watching this now and I think the best quote in it so far is
'Mother nature isn't stupid'
Now to get my parents to actually watch something like this, it's pretty much if I try and suggest or discuss anything like this they are a little dismissive
Science and Low Carb
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The launch pad on the front page of this group has links to many resources. Many of them freely available online. Check that out if you're looking for info.
They may not be easily swayed, be ready for that. In the end though it's your life, your health, your choices and you need to do what you consider is in your best interests.
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Ok so I've only just started low carb high fat and I live with my family who are very much 'fat is bad for you' they do the shopping but even if I buy the food for myself they ask me why and tell me I'm going too far because I'm eating too much fat
What do I do?
They will always be very anti fat with their own diets
Have them watch this video:
Fat Head
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
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Now to get my parents to actually watch something like this, it's pretty much if I try and suggest or discuss anything like this they are a little dismissive
I have a friend who is morbidly obese, a cancer survivor and constantly depressed about her life. We all know how to fix all that... keto! This morning, she told me her father is Type 2 diabetic and she doesn't know why, because "he only eats meat and potatoes!" When I opened my mouth (foolishly) to say it was likely the potatoes and such leading to high blood sugar problems, she interrupted to say, "And don't tell me it's the carbs! He doesn't eat carbs!" So I just shut my mouth and looked away. She too "tried Atkins" once, for a day or two, and gave up. "I just can't!"
You just cannot win with people like that, so keep calm, and keto on! Don't let them get you down. Do it for your own health and sanity.
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I love that.... Keep Calm and Keto On.... I got my first lecture Sunday... I ignored it and ate my meat salad.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs
