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Old Wed, Nov-15-17, 09:28
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Plan: modified adkins (sort of)
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Default How much have you told YOUR doctor about your LC WOE?

"I think it is fair to say that only a very few "low-carb" doctors are out there who are bucking the medical establishment's mantra of "eat a heart-healthy low-fat diet and avoid red meat" (which pretty much translates of saying "eat a heavily grain-based, high-carb diet."

Thus, most of us following a low-carb WOE are doing so in spite of medical advice to the contrary from our own doctors.

So, I thought it might be interesting to conduct a poll asking just how honest are you REALLY with your doctor about how you eat? I'm especially interested in hearing from those whose doctors are NOT LC-friendly.

Do you just smile and nod politely when your doctor trots out the standard dietary advice, knowing that you're going to ignore it anyway? Or, have you told your doctor EXACTLY what you do and do not eat? If so, how did your doctor react?

Or, do you fall somewhere in between the two extremes? Maybe you admit to following a low-carb WOE but don't tell your doctor just how few carbs that means to you? Or you say you eat plenty of "healthy fats" but leave it up to him to interpret what you mean by healthy fats - and if he wants to think that means olive oil and other unsaturated vegetable oils instead of butter and bacon drippings, that's okay with you? Or, you never admit to just how much fat and red meat you include in your diet?

I'll start by admitting I'm in the somewhere in between category. By not discussing the details of my now 3 year-old WOE, I avoid lectures about how I need to cut down on saturated fat and red meat and instead get to hear "You're doing GREAT! You're one of my healthiest patients so keep doing what you're doing and I'll see you again a year from now."

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