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My sisters and cousins celebrated Mother's Day today with our moms. One of my sisters is on Atkins like me. It was a potluck late afternoon meal. So, there was the usual: grilled chicken, roast turkey, salad, a pasta dish, a rice dish and bread.
The diet thing came up in the conversation. Yes, Beth and I are on Atkins. Yes, together we lost over 100 pounds. No, we don't eat added sugars and refined carbs. Yes, our cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar are all normal. No, we don't have any vitamin deficiencies. No, we are on the second phase of Atkins and we can eat some fruit, legumes, starchy veggies, nuts, and grains. No, we don't feel like we're starving. No, low carb diets have been around for at least 100 years. No, it's not fat that makes you fat it's sugar. Blah, blah, blah.
I made it through the main course okay. Then came dessert. I brought 2 1/2 pounds of sliced strawberries and a container of real whipped cream. My other sister brought a layer cake. A cousin brought brownies and another cousin had a big chocolate cake.
So, Beth and I eat our strawberries and cream. Our other sister and cousins chow down on the cakes and brownies. Conversation goes back to our diet...No, we don't eat added sugars or refined grains. Yes, we're happy eating strawberries and cream. No, our diet isn't going to kill us. Yes, we're quite sure we don't want any cake or brownies. No, it's not the fat, it's the sugars and other stuff in things like cake and brownies. No really, the fruit is fine for us.
At the end of the afternoon, all of the strawberries that I can eaton my-unhealthy-diet-that's-going-to-kill-me were gone.
Funny, how the folks shovelling cake, bread, pasta, brownies AND cookies they had later with coffee lecture me and my sister about our unhealthy diet..... :sarcasm
The diet thing came up in the conversation. Yes, Beth and I are on Atkins. Yes, together we lost over 100 pounds. No, we don't eat added sugars and refined carbs. Yes, our cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar are all normal. No, we don't have any vitamin deficiencies. No, we are on the second phase of Atkins and we can eat some fruit, legumes, starchy veggies, nuts, and grains. No, we don't feel like we're starving. No, low carb diets have been around for at least 100 years. No, it's not fat that makes you fat it's sugar. Blah, blah, blah.
I made it through the main course okay. Then came dessert. I brought 2 1/2 pounds of sliced strawberries and a container of real whipped cream. My other sister brought a layer cake. A cousin brought brownies and another cousin had a big chocolate cake.
So, Beth and I eat our strawberries and cream. Our other sister and cousins chow down on the cakes and brownies. Conversation goes back to our diet...No, we don't eat added sugars or refined grains. Yes, we're happy eating strawberries and cream. No, our diet isn't going to kill us. Yes, we're quite sure we don't want any cake or brownies. No, it's not the fat, it's the sugars and other stuff in things like cake and brownies. No really, the fruit is fine for us.
At the end of the afternoon, all of the strawberries that I can eaton my-unhealthy-diet-that's-going-to-kill-me were gone.
Funny, how the folks shovelling cake, bread, pasta, brownies AND cookies they had later with coffee lecture me and my sister about our unhealthy diet..... :sarcasm
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