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>
>Come to think of it, "carb" is not a word.

Yes it is... check your dictionary.


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Steve Wertz > wrote in
news
> On Mon, 10 May 2004 14:32:25 -0500, wrote:
>
>>Come to think of it, "carb" is not a word. Until this fad started, a
>>carb used to mean the carburetor on my car.
>
> You must be high on something other than weed since you don't know
> that a carb is the hole that lets air into a water bong.
>
> This is your fifth rant about low-carb this year (all under
> different names). Don't you ever get tired of this?
>
> If you haven't been by there already, alt.diet.support.low-carb is
> a good place to troll.
>
> -sw
>

Well, I won't "rant" about low-carb dieting, Atkins or others, but I fail
to see why the whole country including most food producers have gone over
the edge about it. If anything, it's a sad commentary on the old saw
about jumping into the fire because everyone else does.

It's certainly nothing new, asmy first encounter with low-carb dieting
was in in the early 70s with Sidney Petrie's _Martinis and Whipped Cream_
and Atkins' first book, _Diet Revolution_ which I believe was published
in 1972.

In any event, following these diets precisely made me seriously ill.
Stupidly, I tried again in another 10 years or so but caught the onset of
illness sooner. This method of dieting clearly is not compatible with my
system.

If it works successfully for some, then I'm happy for them, but it
appears to be a danger for some. Personally, I feel low-carbing along
with higher fat intake is patently unhealthy.

Seriously, this is not a rant, but a string of thoughts I've collected
about this over the past 30 odd years.

--
Wayne

Big on natural foods?? 82.38% of people die of "natural" causes.

"Wayne" > wrote in message
...
>
> Well, I won't "rant" about low-carb dieting, Atkins or others, but I fail
> to see why the whole country including most food producers have gone over
> the edge about it. If anything, it's a sad commentary on the old saw
> about jumping into the fire because everyone else does.
>
> It's certainly nothing new, asmy first encounter with low-carb dieting
> was in in the early 70s with Sidney Petrie's _Martinis and Whipped Cream_
> and Atkins' first book, _Diet Revolution_ which I believe was published
> in 1972.
>
> In any event, following these diets precisely made me seriously ill.
> Stupidly, I tried again in another 10 years or so but caught the onset of
> illness sooner. This method of dieting clearly is not compatible with my
> system.
>
> If it works successfully for some, then I'm happy for them, but it
> appears to be a danger for some. Personally, I feel low-carbing along
> with higher fat intake is patently unhealthy.
>
> Seriously, this is not a rant, but a string of thoughts I've collected
> about this over the past 30 odd years.
>

It fits the american 'get rich quick' mentality. We've finally realized
that there's no pill to enact weight loss, so this is the next best thing.
Shoulda ate something else besides all that sugar for the last 30 something
years, asshole! That brown cola, wonder bread and bologna does not a
healthy lunch make. Bwhahahahahaha!

Jack RantoRamen

On Tue, 11 May 2004 10:30:32 GMT, "Jack Schidt®"
> wrote:

>It fits the american 'get rich quick' mentality. We've finally realized
>that there's no pill to enact weight loss, so this is the next best thing.
>Shoulda ate something else besides all that sugar for the last 30 something
>years, asshole! That brown cola, wonder bread and bologna does not a
>healthy lunch make. Bwhahahahahaha!
>
>Jack RantoRamen
>
but there is a pill for an instant hard-on that lasts five or six
months, isn't there?

your pal,
blake

> It's certainly nothing new, asmy first encounter with low-carb dieting
> was in in the early 70s with Sidney Petrie's _Martinis and Whipped Cream_
> and Atkins' first book, _Diet Revolution_ which I believe was published
> in 1972.

I was doing some research into diabetes & hypoglycemia and came across a
low-carbohydrate diet from the 1920's. Before medicine discovered how
to control diabetes with drugs and insulin the only option was a diet
option.

--Charlene

--
Curiosity is a willing, a proud, an eager confession of ignorance. --
Leonard Rubenstein

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Wayne wrote:
....
>
> Well, I won't "rant" about low-carb dieting, Atkins or others, but I fail
> to see why the whole country including most food producers have gone over
> the edge about it. If anything, it's a sad commentary on the old saw
> about jumping into the fire because everyone else does.
....

Food producers have "gone over the edge" about it because there's money to
be made. Bottled water companies could probably sell more bottles by
labeling them "low carb".

---jkb

--
"There's some milk in the fridge that's about to go bad....
And there it goes!"
-- Bobby Hill

"Jeff Bienstadt" > wrote in message
...
> Wayne wrote:
> ...
>>
>> Well, I won't "rant" about low-carb dieting, Atkins or others, but I fail
>> to see why the whole country including most food producers have gone over
>> the edge about it. If anything, it's a sad commentary on the old saw
>> about jumping into the fire because everyone else does.
> ...
>
> Food producers have "gone over the edge" about it because there's money to
> be made. Bottled water companies could probably sell more bottles by
> labeling them "low carb".
>
> ---jkb
>
> --
> "There's some milk in the fridge that's about to go bad....
> And there it goes!"
> -- Bobby Hill

The worst that I have seen in the cashing in on "Low/No Carb" is a billboard
for a cellular company. There billboard says that all of there wireless
plans are "The No Carb Option". This is almost as bad as the Carb Free
stickers on chickens and pork chops at Krogers.

Chef

Master Chef Richard Campbell wrote:

> The worst that I have seen in the cashing in on "Low/No Carb" is a billboard
> for a cellular company. There billboard says that all of there wireless
> plans are "The No Carb Option". This is almost as bad as the Carb Free
> stickers on chickens and pork chops at Krogers.
>
> Chef

This reminds me of the hysterical essay by Thurber on annoying popular
phrases, the best being his objection to the "what price....x" (from
"what price freedom") craze that plagued his middle years. I can't even
remember a direct quote yet I'm barely able to type from laughing, so
strong is my memory of sitting in a chair in the sun, somewhere back in
my twenties, and laughing until I wept.
blacksalt
OBfood: (R.W) Knudsen's apple butter is the best apple butter I've ever
had

"Master Chef Richard Campbell" > wrote in message > ...
> "Jeff Bienstadt" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Wayne wrote:
> > ...
> >>
> >> Well, I won't "rant" about low-carb dieting, Atkins or others, but I fail
> >> to see why the whole country including most food producers have gone over
> >> the edge about it. If anything, it's a sad commentary on the old saw
> >> about jumping into the fire because everyone else does.
> > ...
> >
> > Food producers have "gone over the edge" about it because there's money to
> > be made. Bottled water companies could probably sell more bottles by
> > labeling them "low carb".
> >
> > ---jkb
> >
> > --
> > "There's some milk in the fridge that's about to go bad....
> > And there it goes!"
> > -- Bobby Hill
>
> The worst that I have seen in the cashing in on "Low/No Carb" is a billboard
> for a cellular company. There billboard says that all of there wireless
> plans are "The No Carb Option". This is almost as bad as the Carb Free
> stickers on chickens and pork chops at Krogers.

They're no worse than the "Cholesterol Free" labels you often see on
peanut butter and other foods of plant origin.


>
> Chef

I AM ALSO SICK OF THE WORD("CARB) MYSELF IT WILL SOON NOT BE GOOD FOR
US JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER THING THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD FOR US WHAT
WILL THEY COME UP WITH NEXT .

(T R) wrote in message >...
> I AM ALSO SICK OF THE WORD("CARB) MYSELF IT WILL SOON NOT BE GOOD FOR
> US JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER THING THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD FOR US WHAT
> WILL THEY COME UP WITH NEXT .

Nutritionists: If you don't like their advice, just wait ten years.
They'll recommend the opposite.

(T R) wrote in message >...
> I AM ALSO SICK OF THE WORD("CARB) MYSELF IT WILL SOON NOT BE GOOD FOR
> US JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER THING THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD FOR US WHAT
> WILL THEY COME UP WITH NEXT .

Nutritionists: If you don't like their advice, just wait ten years.
They'll recommend the opposite.

Wayne wrote:
>
> Well, I won't "rant" about low-carb dieting, Atkins or others

Okay. I have this bridge that you might be interested in. You take payments.

> but

Fun how 'I won't "rant"' is followed by 'but'.

> In any event, following these diets precisely made me seriously ill.

The claim that you followed it precisely is interesting.

What day did you move on to phase 2? If it wasn't day 14 say goodbye
to following the directions. What's your CCLL if you tried Atkins?
If you can't answer say goodbye to following the directions. Did you
get your cholesterol checked before starting and then wait 6 months
before the next test? If not say goodbye to following the directions.

I've read folks who complained of bad effects, but when questions not
a one actually followed the directions. Anything from not drinking
water on. On the other hand I've read of folks who did follow the
directions and didn't lose, so it's clear low carbing doesn't work
for everyone. Not working is extremely different from getting sick.