Some people are lucky, in so far as they will look ok regardless of what they eat. It does not mean healty.

Switching to atkins, then the natural progression of paleo is anything but a fad, the names are but as humans we ate that way for 2.5 million years. The concept of a healthy balance diet is a new thing and fits in with comercial interests rather than health benifits!! (ok rant over).

It is hard to ignore the OH when they make digs and are unserportive, but that is what this place is for :-). Stick with it ( I will also point out that if you OH is a similar age to you phyically he should be in the best condition of his life. The human male physical peak is about 31 years old, women however, unfortunately are about 10 years earlier).

My advice for the pastries is stop buying them, the best thing is not to have them in the house, and if you can raise you youg'un on a wheat and potato free diet (one of my consultants has managed this, but he specialises in diabetes) you will end up with one of the healthyist kids around :-D.

Temtations are a nightmare, especiallly the old ones that made you feel better. Stay strong, and stay with the plan, and you will find new comfort food, even if that is coffee with double cream !