People can try to sabotage your diet but you are the one who gets to decide whether or not you will rise to the bait.

Jean

at wily one... seriously, no one gives a hoot if we're LC or not.

Here's how I see it... if I were deathly allergic to a certain food, would I still eat it b/c I don't want to hurt feelings? Well of course not. And Imma deathly allergic to carbs b/c they mess with my good health and make me FAT...

And I agree 100% with Jean (I usually always do!)...it's really my choice to eat OP or not, no one is holding a gun to my head!

Nor would anyone with half a brain insist that you eat it to be nice. I think that's why no one gives me any pushback on what I don't eat - I have diabetes which is equivalent to being deathly allergic. Besides, most people don't understand what a diabetic diet is, so I've got a lot of freedom there. Even the diabetics I know who "cover" the carbs with insulin - and are in horrible shape - don't argue with me.

Jo's "later" advice totally works. I will even go as far as to take a small portion on a plate and cover it with a napkin if they are extra annoying and won't let it go. I'll let them see me leave the gathering with it and then toss it as soon as I'm out of sight.

That's wonderful that you don't get any grief over you WOE but I have a sneaky suspicious that you don't really give a crap what people think either way! Their issue, not yours...

Oh, I like this strategy as well!
WTG, calico! (Hey that rhymes...)

LOL - you guessed my secret!

I'm so much healthier & happier now that anyone who would tell me I should eat differently - unless they are also lchf & could help me do better - would get short shrift from me.

The greatest saboteur in my life is me - I can't blame anyone else when I eat off plan.

This is so important to realize. We have to take responsibility for our decisions, good and bad, if we want to be successful.

Jean

Sounds like you and I share the same passion for our WOL!

Ditto what Jean said about your statement Bonnie, b/c I know that's the truth for me as well!

Imma gonna save it and quote it with your byline... hope you don't mind!

Sure! That's one way to be famous.

Sharing food and giving food as a gift is probly a tradition that is as old as mankind itself. Its a very personal way of giving of your self. Your trying to share the pleasure that food gives you. I don,t think many people mean anything by it they just don,t understand the addiction many of us have to carbs. I can take just one bight without issue but many people fall in face first after just one bight.

I think that's wonderful that you can take one bite and not be affected by it.

I know for me personally, it can become a slippery slope... one bite leads to another bite, and another...and then a full blown face planting carb-age binge. B/c I am not a moderator.

I follow the original Atkins 1972 and Dr. A said this on page 154

Basically, I'd be kicking myself out of ketosis, not a good place to be since that means I'll get cravings, possible weight gain, etc...

We all have to know how we're personally affected by eating carbs and what price we are willing to pay to eat them... I've been there, done that and the PRICE is to high to pay, JMO... I'll just stick to staying 100% OP everyday!

I would love to be able to eat a serving of cheese & leave it at that - it doesn't affect my bg. But - I can't leave it at that - I end up binging. Maybe someday.

And amen to your quote from Dr. Atkins - if I eat enough carbs to raise my bg too much at just one meal, it can take days for it to come back down. Non-diabetics might be able to handle cheat meals or days - tho I think it will bite them in the butt one of these days - but diabetics can't do that. Or at least diabetics such as myself with a poorly functioning pancreas & no meds.

I'm just kicking back enjoying this and learning how the pros do it!