tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post114210395535489860..comments2024-02-18T15:43:14.717-05:00Comments on Moved to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com/Blog: Controlled-Cheating While Low-Carb LivingJimmy Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-70042663506124865242007-08-30T17:06:00.000-04:002007-08-30T17:06:00.000-04:00Not anymore. Went to Panera for lunch today. The...Not anymore. Went to Panera for lunch today. They told me that they quit selling low carb bread YESTERDAY! And, they think that it is company wide.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if it'd do any good, but write them and ask them to bring it back!<BR/><BR/>Write them using this form: <A HREF="http://www.panerabread.com/about/contact/" REL="nofollow">http://www.panerabread.com/about/contact/</A>Daronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531762907459171427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-6637480124778300352007-06-10T13:40:00.000-04:002007-06-10T13:40:00.000-04:00Your writer mentioned having to give up Panera. F...Your writer mentioned having to give up Panera. FYI - Panera has wonderful low-carb breads that you can substitute on other sandwiches. And their salads are pretty good as well.Daronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531762907459171427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1142126763237441452006-03-11T20:26:00.000-05:002006-03-11T20:26:00.000-05:00Darleen & Kent: indeed, that is the key. The very ...Darleen & Kent: indeed, that is the key. The very next meal has to be healthy and low-carb again. And of course, once on the splurge, limit the damage. There is also some scientific evidence that is wise to have the splurge within one hour, it seems to limit the insulin response. So don't have a high-carb meal all evening with many (bad) courses.<BR/><BR/>And the very next meal: back to healthy low-carb! BTW, Kent, I admire your resolve and determination that you can stay off the carbs. I can too, but every now and then (8-10 weeks) I cave in. Not to sugar, mind you, but perhaps a slice of breaded fish. Keeping an eye on the glycemic load, I then aim to offset it with plenty of roughage: fiber from (healthy) carbs to limit the damage further. But again: the very next meal, back to healthy low-carb!<BR/><BR/>I kept the weight off for over 10 years by now that way.Science4u1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/14032931049767819624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1142125669263804902006-03-11T20:07:00.000-05:002006-03-11T20:07:00.000-05:00Having lost 73 pounds over 13 months and now have ...Having lost 73 pounds over 13 months and now have maintained that loss for the last 8 months I am able to say the planned carb splurge works for me. When we go on vacations (I love cruising) I eat everything in moderation, make some good choices and knowingly some really bad ones - on vacation I have those frothy sugary drinks and a few deserts. BUT - the deal I made with myself is that the day I get home, my very next meal is healthy and low carb. Not the next Monday, not the next month or next week but the very next meal. This gives me a break from being so strict but actually by the time the weeks over I'm ready to go back to healthy eating. I don't feel as good shoving all those carbs down and want to get back to the meat, veggies and fruit.<BR/>Love your articles by the way.Darleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355370785963284588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1142121893020623302006-03-11T19:04:00.000-05:002006-03-11T19:04:00.000-05:00Coming from someone who even at goal never cheats ...Coming from someone who even at goal never cheats as defined by eating "whites" with fore-knowledge, I would just emphasize you really need to know yourself before partaking of this strategy. Are you the type of person who will take the day off from exercise and not return to it for another week? Are you not the most organized person leading to decision-making in time-sensative environments? If I was honest with myself, I know I would list myself under each of the two categories. I know for myself one Krispy Kreme or pizza or Chinese (not legal options either but General Tzo chicken) day would certainly lead to reevaluation of the diet the other 41 days. Worse yet, what if the weight does respond on those days to "rocking the boat?" How much more license would it be to try it more often. The best result of any such day for my conscience would be a couple pounds of water gain that would leave shortly and confirm that I <B>was</B> on the right course. <BR/><BR/>For me, it was the more intelligent argument to keep the options the same each and every day. No day is special. No day deserves me wrecking it by returning to old ways of thinking or eating. As I have said in the past, there are certainly enough ways to wreck a day from being living large in the land of low carb by eating too much legal foods or not doing or even not doing more exercise that I don't need another temptation. This all said, not cheating is simply something that works for me -- I am only offering as an viable option and that others are indeed able to do it (two years in my book, much longer in others). <BR/><BR/>In the end, it just comes down to knowing thyself, and acting accordingly. If you can plan and limit yourself to one meal or one day and that those foods still give you pleasure, having that control is a wonderful thing.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401322696942839172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1142119971854241842006-03-11T18:32:00.000-05:002006-03-11T18:32:00.000-05:00I do almost the same thing: a controlled-splurge. ...I do almost the same thing: a controlled-splurge. The key is to keep it controlled indeed and don't overeat either. It might be difficult for some. But even the good doctor Atkins said that sometimes it's ok. Also for people with extreme metabolic resistance he advised to sometimes "rock the boat" by switching diet over very short periods, just like rocking a stuck car back and forth until it gets traction or momentum again and moves forward on its own.Science4u1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/14032931049767819624noreply@blogger.com