Comments on: We never failed to fail…

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:08:11 +0000

I have both your books and read your blog regularly. I have been doing low carb off and on for a few years. When I follow it “to the tooth” I have great success, and the bloodwork shows it. Then one day I fall off and stay off for a few days (I’m still working on that). This well-written article is great motivation, and a true eye opener of what happens when we “sorta” do low-carb.

My parents and now my sister, have some of the symptoms of metabolic syndrome. My sister recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (in her 40s).

I wish your Protein Power books were available in Spanish as I would’ve sent them their way (they live in Puerto Vallarta). So far I translated some of the end-of-chapter summaries and sent them along with the supplements mentioned in the Protein Power Lifeplan.

My mom had been doing low carb like the 11,000 people on the NPD study, for about 2 years off and on (apparently more off than on) and recently her fasting glucose was 140, my sister’s is 109, and my other sister had gestational diabetes. My recent spiels with the information on your books, have recruited them (hopefully for good) to the plan. I spent a couple of hours translating this article, and will make it available to them soon.

Thank you for your desire to share this knowledge, and for your great penmanship! I enjoy your writings very much, and heck I even had a go at Cafe Americano and Espressos.

regards,

Hi Alex–

Thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate your support.

Protein Power has been translated into many languages, and I’m pretty sure Spanish is one of them. If Protein Power isn’t in Spanish, I’m positive that the 30-day Low-Carb Diet Solution is.

Maybe I’ll visit your family next time I’m in Puerto Vallarta – it’s one of my favorite places.

Keep me posted.

Cheers–

MRE

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:58:51 +0000

This brings to mind a true story I heard:

A woman is claiming to be on Atkins. What does she eat for lunch? A cheeseburger (no bun) – good so far – and french fries and a chocolate shake! She says, “I have to be careful. I only get 30g a day.” Hello?! Yet she was totally convinced this was low carb eating.

By: Joyce Behrendt

Joyce Behrendt — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:42:03 +0000

I did not see the specific episode you refer to. However, I checked about four of Rachel Ray’s episodes that have Low Carb in the title and they really are low carb. Check out her two episodes coming up on Feb 2 at 6pm. “Check Your Carbs” and then “Leave Your Carbs at the Door”. They look just fine to me. Also see “Mellow Out in 30″ on Feb 3 at 6pm which features cheeseburger salad (one of my standby dinners) and haricots frites, all low carb. Let’s give her some credit for taking low carb mainstream. She is probably still learning. I liked George Stella too, but they only have him on at 4am now!

By: Jimmy Moore

Jimmy Moore — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:49:01 +0000

Dear Dr. Mike,

THANK YOU for addressing this issue. It is one I deal with quite frequently from the readers at my LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com blog.

The problem is too many people haven’t read your fine book or any of the other low-carb books out there. They just ASSUME (wrongly!) that if they cut out pasta and potatoes that they must be eating “low-carb.” How foolish!

For me, livin’ la vida low-carb is about making deliberate choices about what I eat by carefully checking the carbohydrate content of every morsel of food I bring to my lips. That may sound like micromanaging your food intake, but that’s exactly what I have to do to prevent myself from weighing over 400 pounds again!

By the way, it was great meeting you and your lovely bride last weekend in Brooklyn, NY. I am so honored to have had the opportunity to speak with you and thank you for the EXCELLENT job you two are doing to promote the low-carb lifestyle to the masses.

You guys are real low-carb giants and I only hope to follow in your footsteps as we continue to share how livin’ la vida low-carb can and is changing people’s lives. God bless you!

Jimmy Moore, author of “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb”
LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com
livinlowcarbman@charter.net

By: Bonnie Calhoun

Bonnie Calhoun — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:57:28 +0000

Greetings, I came this way from the Low Carb Luxury, Feb issue. I’ve been a low-carber for three years and your take on the problem is right on.

Over the years I have met many people with these same misconceptions, now I know what kind of people are feeding this lunacy.

I, like Mary Cohen, have George Stella’s cookbook, Livin’ Low Carb….fabulous!

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:10:08 +0000

A very nice blog, Dr. Eades. I find it rather disturbing that the misconception about what low carb really is seems to be everywhere. Low fat cheese on whole wheat pasta. It’s even worse culinarily than it is “healthy”.
I agree with the above comments. George Stella is an inspiration

By: Mary Cohen

Mary Cohen — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:48:55 +0000

I haven’t watched the Food Network in awhile but when I did they had a good Low Carb Show on there with a chef named George Stella who has lost over 200 lbs on a low carb diet and has kept it off for somewhere around 5 years I believe. In fact, his entire family lost huge amounts of weight on low carb. I believe his show was called “Low Carb and Lovin It.” He definately understands what low carb is. I have his cookbook and can say it is one of the best I own.

By: Lita

Lita — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:18:55 +0000

Dr Mike – I have seen the program you’re talking about and remember being quite irked at Rachel’s misconceptions. I finally quit watching her show after a plethora of comments about the “no carb” recipes she comes up with for her friends and the constant chattering about how it’s not right of low carbers to give up fruits and vegetables. She obviously does not understand this WOE and I truly wish she would quit referring to a subject she doesn’t understand.

Thank you for sharing that article. I did not get to see it in the magazine and appreciate having the chance to read it.