Debunking

MYTH: _____________ is not low carb.
REALITY: Read the label. Subtract fiber (NOT sugar alcohols) from
carbs. If what's left is a low number, it's low carb. This is called
math. I can nuke a half a cup of flaxmeal with some cream and water,
and call it "cereal." Does that make it high carb? Hardly.

MYTH: You can't lose weight eating ______________.
REALITY: Do you work out, or do you sit at a desk all day? Do you
carry a baby around all day like me? Different people can lose weight
eating different carb levels.

MYTH: If you're eating ______, you're not really trying to lose
weight.
REALITY: Are your clothes getting looser? Then you're losing weight.
Period.

MYTH: Ice cream is what made you fat in the first place.
REALITY: Nope, overeating is what made you fat in the first place.

MYTH: You're "a moron."
REALITY: Only if you believe the opinion of people who've never met
you.

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MYTH: Ice cream is what made you fat in the first place.
REALITY: Nope, overeating is what made you fat in the first place.

But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with no
dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream is
very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to your
wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
special treat days, like a birthday.

I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
cream.


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Bob in CT
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MYTH: Ice cream is what made you fat in the first place.
REALITY: Nope, overeating is what made you fat in the first place.

But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with no
dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream is
very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to your
wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
special treat days, like a birthday.

I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
cream.


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Bob in CT
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MYTH: Ice cream is what made you fat in the first place.
REALITY: Nope, overeating is what made you fat in the first place.

But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with no
dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream is
very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to your
wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
special treat days, like a birthday.

I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
cream.


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Bob in CT
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"Bob in CT" wrote

But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with no
dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream is
very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to your
wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
special treat days, like a birthday.

I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
cream.

Nor can I, but I think Dave's point is that is not true for everybody. I
have a tendency to binge a bit on many sugary foods, so I find it safest to
just not eat them at all. But oddly, there are some sugary things I can eat
in small quantities without a problem. Likewise, foods that should be OK on
LC, but they are triggers for me, personally. I know others eat them without
a problem.

Really, the OP probably doesn't have you-know-who killfiled and is just up
to here with the kneejerk (jerk being oh-so-appropriate in this context),
mindless responses and is letting off a little steam. It really is true...
there is no "bad food" or specific food that makes everyone fat. It's more
to do with quantities and things that trigger overeating or binge-type
consumption. And there seems to be a lot of individual variability there.

HG

"Bob in CT" wrote

But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with no
dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream is
very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to your
wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
special treat days, like a birthday.

I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
cream.

Nor can I, but I think Dave's point is that is not true for everybody. I
have a tendency to binge a bit on many sugary foods, so I find it safest to
just not eat them at all. But oddly, there are some sugary things I can eat
in small quantities without a problem. Likewise, foods that should be OK on
LC, but they are triggers for me, personally. I know others eat them without
a problem.

Really, the OP probably doesn't have you-know-who killfiled and is just up
to here with the kneejerk (jerk being oh-so-appropriate in this context),
mindless responses and is letting off a little steam. It really is true...
there is no "bad food" or specific food that makes everyone fat. It's more
to do with quantities and things that trigger overeating or binge-type
consumption. And there seems to be a lot of individual variability there.

HG

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:40:00 -0400, Hannah Gruen
wrote:

"Bob in CT" wrote

But it's pretty hard -- or impossible -- to get fat eating salads with
no
dressing, but very easy to get fat eating ice cream. First, ice cream
is
very caloric. Second, it causes a blood sugar response that leads to
your
wanting to eat more. I rarely eat ice cream now -- I save it for very
special treat days, like a birthday.

I personally cannot lose weight while trying to eat snacks like ice
cream.

Nor can I, but I think Dave's point is that is not true for everybody. I
have a tendency to binge a bit on many sugary foods, so I find it safest
to
just not eat them at all. But oddly, there are some sugary things I can
eat
in small quantities without a problem. Likewise, foods that should be OK
on
LC, but they are triggers for me, personally. I know others eat them
without
a problem.

Really, the OP probably doesn't have you-know-who killfiled and is just
up
to here with the kneejerk (jerk being oh-so-appropriate in this context),
mindless responses and is letting off a little steam. It really is
true...
there is no "bad food" or specific food that makes everyone fat. It's
more
to do with quantities and things that trigger overeating or binge-type
consumption. And there seems to be a lot of individual variability there.

HG



I agree with that. It's just that there are certain foods for some of us
where those foods have to be almost off limits. And, you're right, this
is variable and on a person-by-person basis.

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Bob in CT
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Dave Dumanis wrote:
|| MYTH: You're "a moron."
|| REALITY: Only if you believe the opinion of people who've never met
|| you.

Some people are morons regardless of who they believe.

Dave Dumanis wrote:
|| MYTH: You're "a moron."
|| REALITY: Only if you believe the opinion of people who've never met
|| you.

Some people are morons regardless of who they believe.

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
...
Dave Dumanis wrote:
|| MYTH: You're "a moron."
|| REALITY: Only if you believe the opinion of people who've never met
|| you.

Some people are morons regardless of who they believe.


Some people are morons even if they don't believe it... :-) BJ