[Lil'freeper]

Morning.

I'm off to see my doctor soon. She's a great gal and smart- educated at Johns Hopkins, but she's anti-Atkins. So 'diet' discussions with her require a few carefully chosen euphemisms. They're handy in ordinary workplace conversations, too. I learned the hard way that folks react with more emotion and hostility when discussing food than religion or politics! No one wants to hear from someone else, either directly or by insinuation, that the low-fat diet dictocrats are wrong and that the agony of living that way is for naught.

So, some polite euphemisms for low-carb eating:

• "I'm eating low on the glycemic index" .... (This makes my doctor beam with approval.)
  
• "I've replaced sugar with fresh veggies."
  
• "I cut out junk foods."
  
• "I replaced processed foods with fresh veggies." .... (Use with care as many of the low-carb products are highly processed.)
  
• "Oh, I just make sure to eat three cups of vegetables a day."
  
• "I'm learning gourmet cooking." (For added effect recite your menu: Tender chicken breasts with leeks and marsala sauce, steamed broccoli floretts with Irish butter and freshly grated parmesan cheese, mixed greens salad with red bell peppers and an almond-oil vinegrette with fresh herb dressing... They'll be thinking Emeril, not Atkins.)
  
• "I found the best balance of protein, carb, and fat for me."
  
• "I'm eating foods rich in naturally occuring vitamins."
  

[RJayneJ]

Gosh, I haven't been on it in 20 years. I don't even know where my book is. I guess I will have to invest in a new one since it looks like there is a lot more variety now, and I'm a diabetic. Is it still ok for a diabetic? You guys will have to help me make a list so I can get all the things that I will need. Since I don't get around very easily except on a scooter my husband does all the shopping.