Good rant and you are expressing the same that most Low Carber's either have experienced , or will .

DO NOT ENTER INTO THE WILDS OF THE Food and Nutrition FORUM. They can get really nasty over there.

Stay within the protected womb of the Low Carber Daily Forum.

And just quietly :explode: block or drop anyone who suggests that rice cakes and low fat cottage cheese are the answer. :bigsmile:

I get tired of hearing that Atkins is just eating hamburgers, bacon and cheese and/or just 20 grams of carbs forever and ever. Uhh no. BUT I use to think that too. It sounded llike the most idiotic diet I had ever heard of, next to the cabbage soup diet. I only began Atkins in desperation after gaining 65 lbs over the last 7 years. Low fat, low calorie, south beach and weight watchers made me realize I am sensitive to pasta and fruit. The loss of cravings on Atkins confirmed it.

I got a message today from a friend who said Im going to quit "low carb" and I hope you wont remove me as a friend because I like you etc. That really made me sad.. Like we cant be friends if you dont do the same diet Im on?

haha same girl sent me a message with the same thing. idc what eating plan people follow, its just cool to watch people shrink


anyway, i get angry when people are obviously spouting nonsense out of their *kitten*. fricking mouth breathers.

one girl was like I'M A NUTRITIONIST I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

yeah, ok.

I'M A NUTRITIONIST I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT - I LOL'd when I read that. I thought to myself AND?!

My thought is that the human race is getting fatter for some reason. Something has happened that is causing people to fatten up and the "people in charge" have no idea WTF they are really talking about. I honestly welcome people to offer suggestions but I cant deal with people who are close minded and want to beat the "low carb diet is the devil" all the time.

As for the coconut oil thing... I have had so many people tell me Im going to kill myself eating that way I giggle a little to myself when I hear this!

When I was just counting calories I got down to about700-1000 cals a day and was still not loosing.
Maybe a lb a month...
Switched to low carb and got to my goal weight...Eating 1300-1400 cals a day


If only the poor people knew they could eat more food on this woe I bet they would come join us
Haha


if I have to hear a calorie is a f&)&ing calorie one more time on those boards I'm going to. Shoot myself

The key thing I want everyone to remember is this: MFP recognizes low-carbohydrate intakes - plain and simple.

PCP's, Endocrinologists, Vascular Specialists, Podiatrists to name a few, prescribe it to patients with diabetes, peripheral vascular disease. Slowly, OBGYN's are coming 'on board' the low-carb train because of the effects of insulin and the role it plays hell on other body systems and how it effects fertility.

We are a medically accepted dietary intake - and yes, Dr. Atkins was a real doctor (aka solid science that just hasnt been debunked as of yet, and probably never will).

I was actually having this conversation with my personal Podiatrist (we work together too), she advocates STRONGLY as clean-as possible with a reduction in refined foods. Foot-care-related, it makes a significant difference. By looking at my feet, she knew I have a healthy diet... just not healthy calcaneals! LOL!

Unfortunately people easily (insert dramatic voice to that word) misconstrue low carb with total elimination. That is not entirely true for all folks who choose this intake. There are people who MUST totally eliminate, there are those who restrict greatly, and then there are those who have found manageable ways of incorporating it without getting heavy-handed carb-count-wise.

I work in healthcare and I have ANYONE's backs when it comes to low carb-intakes... I know exactly what refined carbs do to a person's body... Im not just a healthcare worker but Im also a patient too! 8-)


I would like to advise each and everyone here, if at any time you are being badgered, attacked or targeted whatsoever on the main boards, do not hesitate to report the offensive post. If its a clear and concise violation of MFP's rules (which, from the sound of things, its 'there'_, report them. If the volunteer moderator replies to you and says "this is not offensive"... you have the right to take it to one of the MFP staff.... copy-paste the volunteer mod's message, and give the link to the thread and indicate who you attempted to report.

We are just as much allowed to be here, use MFP and feel as though we are accepted here. No one.. and I mean NO ONE is to be giving anyone here any trouble: main boards OR groups.

Chin up folks! If you ask me, we have the best food porn here.... the rest of them dont know what they are missing!


CramerNH
Moderator

It amused me that my wife announced at a social event last week that 'xxxx isn't eating bread' like I was some circus curiosity.

If I had some (obvious) medical issue with bread/gluten it wouldn't be an issue but because I choose to avoid bread I'm a freak.

I'm just going to let the results speak for themselves ... results rock

Aside from being a grumpy P.I.T.A. when first getting of the carb roller coaster, I love how I feel limited my carbs. We are all here to get healthy and support each other. If Bob over there wants to eat nothing but snails and rice cakes, more power to him! If Jane wants to eat chia seeds and seaweed, go for it! I'm interested in what people are doing and what their results are, not judging them and making them feel like a freak. Whatever works for you and your body.

I think every low-carber has encountered this. The same people who don't hear you say 'low carb' but see you eating low-starch veggies and salads and chicken/steak/salmon/pork (whatever your little heart desires) will say "you eat so healthy!" but as soon as you explain that it's low carb, that same healthy food is going to kill you and/or you'll gain it all back "once you eat carbs again". *le sigh*

They get all crazy because they are sad that they can't eat carbs AND what we eat, too. I say this because I was one of them at one time. So when they bash, I would just say it's a medical thing and leave it at that. Usually if someone says it's medical, people lay off. Even more so, when people say stuff to me, I go on and on about how awesome I love this and how great I feel!

I thought i would add my 2p to this discussion, ive suffered the same "ignorance" i would call it about what others think about low carb. Ive also had the medical "ameteurs" tell me its wrong.

I suffered 2 heart attacks back in 2010 and I would say the major cause of this was the type of food I was eating (pizza, takeway, pies etc...) and the fact that I smoked 30 cigs a day - the consultant said the cigs and diet definately played a part in my problem. At the time I was only 40 years old.

Ive since stopped smoking and for the last 2 years I have felt great but knew inside I had to loose some weight after weighing in at 105.5kg.

I started low carb a little over 3 weeks ago and i feel absolutely fantastic, im no longer tired after meals, I have a great memory and can recall things that I previous couldnt or struggled too, I am full of energy and the best thing of all ive dropped just over a stone.

I did this cutting out beer, bread, potatoes and the processed foods I craved for. - no real sacriface. So if it means I continue to loose weight and my blood pressure, resting heart rate, cholesterol etc stay fine then sod what other people say.

One day ill get in the "normal" weight range ;-)

Cheers

The other day I had a check up at my gym. They measure your weight, body fat and make some measurements of hips, belly, arms and legs. The coach was so surprised that I finally started to lose weight since starting low carb. All these months before they accused me of cheating and eating too much, tried to push me into their nutrition group (which would cost an additional crazy amount of money) and so on. After I told her I started low carb and that this is the reason I started to lose, she got angry and said the yoyo effect would kill it all away and that that kind of nutrition would only make me sick, weak and fat.
Congrats to well educated coaches at a gym!

This was my experience when I went to the gym/trainer. She is 130Lbs solid muscle never been overweight a day in her life. I spent 5 months doing exactly what she/doctor told me, logged everything, never cheated once!, and I got a whooping 3 pound weight loss! So I am cheating, or just "not being honest." I havent been back to the gym in 35lbs/5months rofl! I loathe the thought of going back in there but now I have a different motivation !

I have a BA in social work and am seriously thinking about getting my PT cert so I can start helping people. I told my husband last week my idea and he thinks its an awesome idea! The services I received at the gym were so horrible (not just one trainer many!) that I know I could help/encourage them just by sharing my exp/struggles as a fellow human being! Weight loss isnt just about weight its about a lifestyle change. For me there are alot of emotional/mental struggles also, but I know in my heart I could help SOOOO many people change for the better!