writes:

This is a good place, once you identify and killfile the trolls.  There aren't
that many, and they're obvious.

That's not much.  You still need to lose it, but it's not much.

Try to think more in terms of what you can have instead of what you can't have.
The first week or so is a bit rough in that respect, because you're changing
your eating habits.  But there are a lot of great recipes out there, and you
can eat really well at restaurants.  I just finished dinner, for example --
seared shrimp with ginger/garlic butter, a side of sauteed mushrooms and
onions, and a small salad.  That's better than what I was eating before,
actually, when I was in a cooking rut and lacked the impetus to try a lot of
new recipes.  This can be a very enjoyable way of eating (abbreviated here as
WOE).

Daria
166/148/140
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04

Try a truss ;-)

Seriously, I posted a long while back but have lurked ever since (till
now). You *will* find support, as I've gleaned plenty by just lurking,
but you may also find it hard to "bite your tongue" at some of the
asinine comments from one poster in particular. This group also seems to
attract trolls from time to time. They must be "food challenged" ones,
eh? :-)

Welcome, Mitch and Mrs. Mitch. This is a great place for ideas,
information, and support. Ignore the people you don't want to hear
from and read the ones you like. It's no sin to killfile people or
ignore them.

It sounds like you are off to a great start with diet and exercise.
Good for you!

--  
Jean M.
New food of the week: Ice water. Lots of it.
(The jalapeño peppers are very hot!)

Do away with flipfloping to e-mail.

They sell "low carb beer" now in Japan. Do they have that there in the U.S.?

doug

On 3/17/04 8:46 AM, in article a84f50hp5f14okmoevu2n1hqik390qgffp@4ax.com,

Yes, it is -- welcome to the group!

Good for you!  Once you get past the first few days, you'll find that your
cravings drop significantly.  I do Atkins, rather than SB, but I think it' a
similar process.  

If you are anywhere near Austin, TX  I'll come over and
take some of that beer off your hands ... LOL

BJ

Sure it's friendly, as long as you learn to ignore that which is
unfriendly.

ANOTHER Zymurgist!!!

Welcome Mitch! I too a ma homebrewer -- 4 taps in the frig in the
basement, ket rich with 3 resting -- I found that though there are
many "low carb" beers available they don't taste much betterthan
water. During induction I think you are best to avoid your wonderufl
elixer at this point, but after induction Rather than having 3-4 mic
ultra's enjoy 1-2 of your good beer. Quality not quantity!!

I Was doing atkins about 8 years ago. lost and never gave up my beer.
I've been back on atkins since last August, have lost 25 pound and
though I no longer have a beer or two when I get home from work I
still am able to enjoy what I work so hard on, participate fully in my
home brew club events and still manage to succeed with this WOE.

Good luck and I'll drink a SNPA cloe for you.

BTW what's your favorite brew and how long you been brewing?

Walt

205/175 STILL/165

This place is pretty ... lively. Some South Beach people here I'm sure.
For a safer atmosphere, try an online forum such as
http://forum.lowcarber.org/
http://www.wordplay.org/

Some of those big private boards even have special sections for each
diet.

I found those by searching for "insulin resistance" and "insulin spike"
and such terms. Use whatever terms people use a lot in SB. :-)

Skinny --
pre-diab hypo

Welcome!  This is a great place just ignore the few trolls that are
hiding beneath the bridge to attack unwary travelers.

No one seems to have pointed out that you can make low carb pizza....
something you may want to try.  One way is to use ground beef as the
crust (do a search on meetza in this group) or to use a low carb
tortilla as the base for your pizza. there are other ideas floating
around too. As you search the archives you'll be amazed at how
creative some of the people in this group are.

There is a ASDLC (alt.support.diet.low-carb) cookbook that was put
together and is available online. I"ll find the link and post it but
if you want it faster it is in the FAQ that is posted daily.  It's a
great place to search for recipes.

Good luck!  You've come to the right place.

Susan

When I worked at Curves, a lot of women would feel this way. I would convince
them to step on the scale with their eyes closed, and I would quickly write it
and close the file. They were always glad later, so they could have some
measure of how far they had come.

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/220/140
& hubby- 6' 310/239/180