Low Carb Relationships

"Cubit" wrote in message m...
In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important that
she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top priority is
that she lives low carb.

Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?

Cubit
311/215/165
LC since 12/01/2003, diet started 11/2003

chart: http://techmart.com/~cubit/Chart44.gif

low carb really is a religion to some people. crazy.

Not so crazy. For people who have failed at other plans and find low carb
works it's like being born again.

In om,
billydee stated
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| low carb really is a religion to some people. crazy.

"Cubit" wrote in message m...
In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important that
she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top priority is
that she lives low carb.

Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?


I can't imagine it could be that bad. My husband is not LC. He
supports my LCing. I think it's important to find someone who supports
and doesn't SABOTAGE your dieting. I had friends who tried to sabotage
whatever diet I was on. That doesn't work.

But LC with non-LC?? Sure... when my husband or I cook, we make some
meat, some veggies... and throw a baked potato or cup of pasta in for
him. No big deal.

dreia
178/146/130ish

I find this idea that the person must eat the same way you do as a bit
humorous. Having the same philosophy of life is a lot more important,
meaning, religion and basic values in life. Whether or not she has a
weight problem/diabetic problem and needs to/prefers to eat LC seems to be
one of the least important things in the big picture of life.

What happens if you become like Jenny, as she posted a while ago, whereas
she has found out lately that counting calories has begun to work better
for her than strict low carbing? What happens if your
girlfriend-who-was-low-carb finds the same thing? What happens if she's
never had a weight problem and can eat everything in sight and never gain
a pound? Somehow I think food is too important in your life if it matters
that much.

I agree with Crafting Mom, completely, here. I can make a big pot of
spaghetti and meat sauce, with garlic bread and corn and sit down to a
plate of taco salad, and not have a problem with it at all. I don't
consider it one of those areas in life which are necessary.

I think it boils down to "how important is food" to you?
I think if it plays the minor in role that it probably should, it wouldn't
be 'that' important to you.

A person who truly is expressing love won't sabatoge your efforts to lose
weight.

If you find hours of pleasure talking about low carb eating and foods your
cup of tea, maybe it is important to build a relationship on, but I find
it rather shallow.

Becky P.
www.family.solidrockpl.org

Not so crazy. For people who have failed at other plans and find low carb
works it's like being born again.


That sounds even more crazy.

~Kat

"help is on the way"
~John Kerry

wilson wrote:
"Cubit" wrote in message
m...
In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important
that she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top
priority is that she lives low carb.

Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?


I can't imagine it could be that bad. My husband is not LC. He
supports my LCing. I think it's important to find someone who supports
and doesn't SABOTAGE your dieting.

I agree, that is the most important thing.

There are as many different kinds of relationships as there are people, so
this is hard to answer generally, but the main thing is that there are
enough shared values and shared enjoyments upon which to build a common
life.

If LC is important to you, than being with someone who ridicules and/or
sabotages it is obviously not going to be a good partner. Personally I
can't imagine ruling out a partner merely because s/he didn't follow an LC
plan, as long as s/he was supportive and understanding about it. But that's
my priority; Cubit's may be different, and that doesn't make it right or
wrong.

--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

wilson wrote:
"Cubit" wrote in message
m...
In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important
that she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top
priority is that she lives low carb.

Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?


I can't imagine it could be that bad. My husband is not LC. He
supports my LCing. I think it's important to find someone who supports
and doesn't SABOTAGE your dieting.

I agree, that is the most important thing.

There are as many different kinds of relationships as there are people, so
this is hard to answer generally, but the main thing is that there are
enough shared values and shared enjoyments upon which to build a common
life.

If LC is important to you, than being with someone who ridicules and/or
sabotages it is obviously not going to be a good partner. Personally I
can't imagine ruling out a partner merely because s/he didn't follow an LC
plan, as long as s/he was supportive and understanding about it. But that's
my priority; Cubit's may be different, and that doesn't make it right or
wrong.

--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

On 28 Sep 2004 08:30:02 GMT, Jarkat2002 wrote:

Not so crazy. For people who have failed at other plans and find low
carb
works it's like being born again.


That sounds even more crazy.

~Kat

"help is on the way"
~John Kerry

It doesn't to me. Also, I fing low fat or vegetarians to be way more
offensive than low carb people. In some of the bicylcing BBs, they'll say
that low carbers are "crazy wackos" and extol the virtues of eating
soybeans. I've been in quite a few verbal sparring matches with people
who are convinced that low carb is from Satan.

--
Bob in CT
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"Cubit" wrote in message m...
In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important that
she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top priority is
that she lives low carb.

Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?

Cubit
311/215/165
LC since 12/01/2003, diet started 11/2003

chart: http://techmart.com/~cubit/Chart44.gif

Are you posting to advertise your desire for a girlfriend or are you
really looking for people's experience with non low carb
relationships? ;-P

what if you find a low carb girl and she's a low carb nazi? would
that work?
(ducking and running....)

PS: Thanks for this post though - it's rather interesting and I like
Crafty Mom's response.

It doesn't to me. Also, I fing low fat or vegetarians to be way more
offensive than low carb people. In some of the bicylcing BBs, they'll say
that low carbers are "crazy wackos" and extol the virtues of eating
soybeans. I've been in quite a few verbal sparring matches with people
who are convinced that low carb is from Satan.

--
Bob in CT
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Why do ppl care so much what other ppl eat?
I have ppl in my family that tell me low carb does not work, that there is no
way someone can stay on low carb for over a few wks .. that it will kill me.
This after knowing that I have lost 175 lbs on a low carb diet.
They are idiots ... they don't want to see what they see ... nothing I can do
to change that.
I eat what I want to eat because I want to eat it. They same goes for them.
I don't think low carb is for everyone, some ppl do well on low fat, low
amounts of cals, whatever ... I happen to have a body that does well on low
carb ... and it shows.


~Kat

"help is on the way"
~John Kerry