Re: Low carb way of eating...(very long...)
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:34:23 -0400
AJ...
No need to start that war....I couldn't have said it better myself!!!
Keep it up!!!
:-) Alexis
AJ wrote:
> I may be out of line, I may start World War 3, but I need to say what I
> need to say. I have PCOS. In order to keep my PCOS in check, to live a
> healthier life, I need to follow a Low Carb way of eating. It is
> hard...I enjoy Chinese food...I enjoy Italian food...I enjoy cheesecake,
> and pastry...and potatoes...but what I don't enjoy, is being fat. And
> if that means that I can't eat Chinese, or Italian, or bread, or
> potatoes...so be it. Then that is what I need to do. I can not allow
> my desire for certain foods determine my path in life. I could hide
> behind the words "I have no control over this"...but I know it isn't
> true. I DO have control over what I put in my mouth...it may not be
> easy...it may not be pleasant...I may not be able to indulge like the
> next person may...but, I do have control over it if I WANT to have
> control over it. Ponder this for a moment...if you were on your death
> bed, and someone said "Hey - you can either have this (insert your
> favorite high-carb food here), or you can live another 24 hours..."
> would the choice be hard? Not for me it wouldn't. I imagine that same
> person telling me...on a daily basis..."You can either eat this donut or
> you can lose one pound...or maybe one less hair will show up on your
> chin...or on your upper lip...or you can go an extra week without
> waxing"...and you know what?...I decide I can live...and will live
> healthier, and happier... without that donut. So I may LOVE Italian,
> and chinese, and bakery, and hasbrowns, but ultimately, I love myself
> alot more. Once I came to that conclusion, The Low Carb way of eating
> was no longer a option...I can't imagine any other way. I wish
> everything in my life could be handled by eating cheese... :-)
>
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