Lowcarbfriend

I mainly lurk around but I came across some interesting posts on these boards recently and I was wondering if this could be the answer to my ever demanding eating disorder which at the moment is clearly in control. I have suffered and battled this beast for too long and recently I was just debating if maybe lc was for me. I love this way of eating and find it extremely easy, I never feel deprived, I never feel hungry. I have a fairly easy going menu and I never indulge in deli meat or processed foods. However there are two things that trigger or seem to trigger a binge, Nr:1 artificial sweeteners and secondly cheese. I love cheese 100g piece is nothing for me and I can snack on it without flinching however that is quite a few calories and I know I do have too watch calories at my weight if i want to maintain. Artificial sweeteners tend to make me hungry and after reading more posts I noticed a trend in that direction and I have to admit I have fallen prey to my guilt and recently the ugly beast has reared its head along with my guilt and so this viscious circle continues. I have almost come clean with caffein which I know was also a trigger for me and on good days I am so convinced that I can overcome this disorder it is inconceivable for me to acknowledge that the following day I am again victim to myself. It is so frustrating. I am looking for a simple solution this time: no therapy, meds or deep analysis. I just want a simple answers, give up cheese, give up diet soda and you are a for away!!!
Ha, Ha,Ha is it ever so simple? Just thought I would share a theory,

#### BODACIOUS BABES BREAKING DOWN
THE HOLIDAYS ONE BY ONE
WITH BATTLING FISTS OF STEEL !! ####

LETS REMEMBER

GOODMORNING ALL YOU FABULOUSSSSS BABES……

I WAS THINKING THIS MORNING
AND I WANT US ALL TO STOP
AND THINK FOR A MINUTE…

WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS CHALLENGE
FOR QUITE AWHILE,
FIRST WE STARTED WITH
THE THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE……
TO TRANSFORM
OUR BODIES INTO THE BODIES
THAT WE WANT SO BADLEY…….

THEN ONE OF OUR MEMBERS OF BABES – LIZ,
STARTED A CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE
AND WE COMBINED THE TWO CHALLENGES….
TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE FUN AND INTERESTING…..
AND NOW WE ARE TRYING TO CONQUER
THE HOLIDAYS THAT ARE FASTLY APPROACHING US….

BABES, WE HAVE ALREADY PASSED
THROUGH ONE HOLIDAY,
AND THAT WOULD BE HALLOWEEN……..
AS WE ALL KNOW…….
AND NOW WE HAVE THANKSGIVING…….
CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS
AND VALENTINES TO GO,
WITH GOING FULL SPEED AHEAD…

WE CAN ALL DO THIS…………….
WE CAN ALL GET THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON……..
ONE SECOND AT A TIME…….
ONE MINUTE AT A TIME……….
ONE HOUR AT A TIME……….
ONE DAY AT A TIME……..
ONE WEEK AT A TIME …………
AND SO ON…………
TILL WE MAKE IT…

%% BODACIOUS BABES BEATING DOWN THE MONSTER HOLIDAYS %%

WHOPPING THEM DOWN ONE BY ONE……..
YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

BEAT DOWN THEM HOLIDAYS……….
LIKE A WICKED STEP CHILD……
WHOOOOOOOOOO

GET READY FOR THANKSGIVING ITS A COMING………..

ROLL CALL…. ONE AND ALL… FRONT AND CENTER….

LILLADYUBUGG – ROBIN
WANNABECARBFREE – LIZ
GILBABE 75 – BECCA
LADYCODY – CHRISTINE
HBK – BLAKE
DARLENE 01 – DARLENE
MRS.BENSON
MSMEKA – MEKA
JOZEE_GRL30 – JOZEE
GYPSYWRITER

AUSSIEBEL – BEL
BAREFOOTGRRL
SASSIECASS
LILOLEBELLE – LYNELL
BRIGHTEYES4EVER – MISSY
SHASTAHOOD – MER
GIA2871
MACHINENJOSEYSMAMA – LISA
ALYSMOM – HEATHER
ADORSEY – ANNISHIA
PAM IN TX – PAM
TAPESTRY11 – DEB

OMEARA – ERIN
ZERASPRIDE – LISA
ESSENCE – DEE
KATRINAANNE – KATRINA
MOMMIE 008 – DEBBIE
REDBARB2 – BARB
COOKIE 57 – MARGE
PUMPALUMPA – PATTY
MSMONI – MONICA
MICKIE

ERINARREGUIN – ERIN
KIKIANN – KIKI
DAISYNYC
ROMA BAUDER – ROMA
SUZIE
KMF1028 – KATHY
ROBIN B
RAMBORB – LINDA
LOVEMYFAMILY – CHRISTINA
JUST4PEAS – AMI
CHIPMUNKIS
TEACARTLADY – MARY

FATGIRL101
DRMNHEART
CBONK
MAYA-TWINKLES
TEXAS BABY 25
LOULOO
REARDEN1
MAEMG

GOODMORNING ALL YOU WORKING HARD BABES……

I WAS THINKING THIS MORNING
AND I WANT US ALL TO STOP
AND THINK FOR A MINUTE…

WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS CHALLENGE
FOR QUITE AWHILE,
FIRST WE STARTED WITH
THE THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE……
TO TRANSFORM
OUR BODIES INTO THE BODIES
THAT WE WANT SO BADLEY…….

THEN ONE OF OUR MEMBERS OF BABES – LIZ,
STARTED A CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE
AND WE COMBINED THE TWO CHALLENGES….
TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE FUN AND INTERESTING…..
AND NOW WE ARE TRYING TO CONQUER
THE HOLIDAYS THAT ARE FASTLY APPROACHING US….

BABES, WE HAVE ALREADY PASSED
THROUGH ONE HOLIDAY,
AND THAT WOULD BE HALLOWEEN……..
AS WE ALL KNOW…….
AND NOW WE HAVE THANKSGIVING…….
CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS
AND VALENTINES TO GO,
WITH GOING FULL SPEED AHEAD…

WE CAN ALL DO THIS…………….
WE CAN ALL GET THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON……..
ONE SECOND AT A TIME…….
ONE MINUTE AT A TIME……….
ONE HOUR AT A TIME……….
ONE DAY AT A TIME……..
ONE WEEK AT A TIME …………
AND SO ON…………
TILL WE MAKE IT…

NO ONE SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE EASY……….
NO ONE SAID YOU WOULDN’T GET MAD………….
OR DISCOURAGED………….
OR EVEN UPSET………..
AND NO ONE SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN OVER NIGHT………

BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT……..
WE HAVE STRENGTH, ENDURENESS,
WILLPOWER, COURAGE, KNOWLEDGE,
AND THAT WE WILL SUCCEED……..

WE WILL FOCUS, BELIEVE, UNDERSTAND,
AND PREVAIL OVER OUR WEIGHT ISSUES…….

WE WILL BE DETERMINED………..
UNALTERED IN OUR QUEST TO VICTORY……..

WE WILL STOP MAKING EXCUSES…..
FOR OUR CHEATING……….
FOR OUR LETTING OURSELVES DOWN…….
YET ANOTHER DAY………..

THERE IS NO REASON TO CHEAT………
THERE IS NO REASON TO KEEP STARTING OVER…..
BE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOURSELF………..
AND TO THIS GROUP………..

WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO WEIGH INS
AND MEASUREMENTS ON FRIDAYS………….
I BELIEVE THAT IN DOING THIS
IT HELPS US TO SEE OUR PROGRESS………..
AND IT HELPS US TO BE ACCOUNTABLE
TO OURSELVES AND OUR GROUP…………

I WANT US TO START POSTING OUR GOALS…..
IN EACH OF OUR POSTS,
ALONG WITH OUR
WEIGHT LOSS SO THAT WE SEE OUR
INFORAMTION RIGHT THERE IN FRONT
OF OUR EYES POSTED……………

THAT WAY….

YOU SEE YOUR PROGRESS IN BLACK AND WHITE…

WE HAVE A STRONG SUPPORT GROUP,
ALOT OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUGGESTIONS,
HELP, LOVE, CARE, STRENGTH, PATIENCE,
AND ACCEPTANCE.

ITS UP TO US WHAT WE DO WITH IT
AND HOW WE USE IT..

Have A B – A – LICIOUS DAY BABES……

%%%% BODACIOUS BABES MEMBERS REVELED %%%%

Hello babes, had to start new thread could not post in other one for so^^e reason????

BODACIOUS BABES BATTLING THIER BUTTS OFF MEMBERS

LILLADYUBUGG – ROBIN
WANNABECARBFREE – LIZ
GILBABE 75 – BECCA
LADYCODY – CHRISTINE
HBK – BLAKE
DARLENE 01 – DARLENE
MRS.BENSON
MSMEKA – MEKA
JOZEE_GRL30 – JOZEE
GYPSYWRITER

AUSSIEBEL – BEL
BAREFOOTGRRL
SASSIECASS
LILOLEBELLE – LYNELL
BRIGHTEYES4EVER – MISSY
SHASTAHOOD – MER
GIA2871
MACHINENJOSEYSMAMA – LISA
ALYSMOM – HEATHER
ADORSEY – ANNISHIA

PAM IN TX – PAM
TAPESTRY11 – DEB
OMEARA – ERIN
ZERASPRIDE – LISA
ESSENCE – DEE
KATRINAANNE – KATRINA
MOMMIE 008 – DEBBIE
REDBARB2 – BARB
COOKIE 57 – MARGE
PUMPALUMPA – PATTY

MSMONI – MONICA
MICKIE
ERINARREGUIN – ERIN
KIKIANN – KIKI
DAISYNYC
ROMA BAUDER – ROMA
SUZIE
KMF1028 – KATHY
ROBIN B
RAMBORB – LINDA

LOVEMYFAMILY – CHRISTINA
JUST4PEAS – AMI
CHIPMUNKIS
TEACARTLADY – MARY
FATGIRL101
DRMNHEART
CBONK
MAYA-TWINKLES
TEXAS BABY 25
LOULOO
REARDEN1

Actually, this article is kind of cute. And nothing new to Atkins or his defenders….he’s been having to fight the grain industry/lobby since 1972…

Joyce

Atkins Diet Leaves Some Hungry for a Bit of Revenge

By Beth Teitell

A colleague was sitting at her desk, reading the paper, when she let out a little cheer.

I was shocked. Was there finally some good news? And if so, what could it be? A cure for e-mail spam? A miniskirt recall? A report that Brad and Jennifer were divorcing?

Incredibly, it was even better. "Listen to this," my co-worker said, and read the headline out loud: "Atkins diet can harm some folks’ kidneys."

I kept listening, waiting for something positive. That was it? What had made her so happy? Was an ex with renal problems on Atkins? No. Was she a secret member of the Wheat Foods Council? No. Or maybe she was on Atkins and, dying for a forbidden apple, planned to use this new study as an excuse to bust off the diet?

None of the above. Her problem, it emerged, is that like a dwindling number of Americans, she is not on Atkins but wishes she were – or sort of wishes she were. "It looks so easy," she said, "but I just couldn’t stand to eat all that meat and cheese."

So, day after day, as she virtually starves herself, she watches as friends, relatives and co-workers drop in size while stuffing their faces. She’ll be in the caf, bingeing on a lettuce leaf and some air, and the guy next to her will be tucking into a bacon cheeseburger (hold the bun) with a side of scrambled eggs and a turkey.

And you know how those Atkins people are. It’s not enough that every day is Thanksgiving for them, but they never shut up about it, either. "I’m not even hungry," they’ll say as they spoon butter into their mouths and tighten their belts. If there’s any solace for the Non-Atkinsians (and I’m one, too), it’s that we can’t hear them boasting. Our stomachs are growling too loudly.

"I haven’t been this happy since the NASDQ tanked," my co-worker said. Yeah, that’s right. She didn’t buy any tech or Internet stocks. "But who had the last laugh there?" she asked rhetorically as she enjoyed her midmorning snack, a single carrot.

She seemed so happy I didn’t want to kill her good mood, but the story beneath the upbeat headline reported that the kidney damage resulting from a high-protein diet did not strike everyone, just those who already had impaired function. Oh, well, it’s something.

And she’s not the only one looking for something to hold on to. The Wheat Foods Council, a consortium of companies such as ConAgra, General Mills and Kellogg, also could use a bit of good bad news about Atkins right now. It blames the good doctor for turning carbs into the SUVs of the food world, and hence cutting into its business. But it’s not going down without a fight.

The Wheat Foods Council is planning an "educational" campaign aimed at nutritionists and the medical community that emphasizes that those who follow Atkins increase their risk of health problems, including cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, kidney damage and some cancers.

Another part of the consortium’s push will be in Washington, where federal health officials are starting talks on revisions to the nation’s 11-year-old Food Guide Pyramid. The grain people want to make sure any new recommendations don’t replace the currently suggested six to 11 servings of grains with guidelines encouraging Americans to have a side of beef and a tub of lard twice daily.

Meanwhile, as Atkins’ 15 million-plus disciples continue to lose weight even in the face of known health threats, there is one more thing the rest of us can hope for: mad cow disease.

Copyright: (C) 2003 Boston Herald. via ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved