OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
:: In article c%coe.83326$yV4.14100@okepread03,
:: "Jim Bard" wrote:
::
::: "Bob M" wrote in message
::: news :::: There are "low carb, low cal, low fat," Wolfgang Puck coffee
:::: drinks now. Only they have 110 calories per bottle, 54 calories
:::: from fat, and 9 grams carbs. I'm using them to flavor my coffee,
:::: so they're not bad for that, but still, they aren't really low
:::: carb and certainly aren't low calorie or low fat.
:::
::: The only way that I've found to lose weight on the low-carb
::: lifestyle is to do what Dr. Atkins originally stated: Limit your
::: carbs to fresh vegetables (and later fruits), and fill the rest of
::: your diet with meats and other low-carb items such as fish, cheese,
::: and eggs.
:::
::: Going willy-nilly over foods that approach the look and flavor of
::: higher carb foods but are advertised as low-carb products is, in my
::: opinion, going to lead to failure.
:::
::: If it works for you, please feel free to argue and tell me I'm
::: wrong. I'm of the solid opinion that such foods do not lead people
::: to weight control.
:::
:::
::
:: Unfortunately, you are correct. ;-)
:: If you continue to crave and eat anything other than what is in the
:: low
:: carb guidelines, at least on a routine basis, this lifestyle is not
:: going to work for you.
::
:: OTOH, the occasional carb indulgence, say, no more than once per
:: week,
:: is not going to hurt in the long run as long as you don't go nuts on
:: it.
::
:: I had a horrible craving for chicken noodles tonight. First real carb
:: indulgence in at least a month or so.
::
:: Cooked a serving of bean thread noodles in organic chicken broth and
:: put
:: in 1/4 cup of heavy cream.
::
:: 56 grams of carbs.
::
:: sigh
::
:: Gonna pay for that for at least the next 5 days but it was really
:: good,
:: and killed the craving. ;-)

Why do you have to pay for 5 days for just 56 grams of carbs? You can burn
through that in one workout period....