…who are blaming their shrinking profits on shrinking waistlines
Posted on 05/16/2004 5:50:18 AM PDT by Pharmboy
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:21:51 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
May 16, 2004 -- Dr. Atkins' disciples are eating major food companies alive. The low-carb diet trend is turning the stomachs of the makers of traditional staples like bread and pasta, who are blaming their shrinking profits on shrinking waistlines.
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By the way, congratulations on your success and accomplishment. I worked in a gym part-time, many years ago, and the most rewarding thing for me was helping people like their bodies, and sharing their sense of accomplishment.
Women are especially hard on themselves, and I was always shocked to learn how they saw themselves. There really was a whole lot of distorted self-images out there, and it always took me by surprise because it was many times at serious odds with the way they really looked. How could they not believe the mirror?
They couldn't because the mirror in their mind was really the only mirror they used, particularly if they had struggled with their weight from a very early age. It really was sad in that way, and wonderful when transformation took hold.
I understand why this thread went off in to the tangent of fod and exercise, but it still all boils down to the economics of making junk and people dciding they don't want junk anymore.
These food companies are not going to get any sympathy from this person who isn't on any kind of a diet. I love pasta, and eat lots of it. But I also make a lot of it myself.
See number 174 in light of your comments.
I did see it, thanks.
Do you agree?
…who are blaming their shrinking profits on shrinking waistlines
Maybe I’m part of the problem.
I cut back on pizza from about once a week to once every couple months. A loaf of bread lasts until it grows mold (I live alone now). I cut back on spaghetti and lasagna to ??? Damn it’s been a long time. Italian sounds good for tonight.
I haven’t cut back on carbs because of Atkins - I found out I’m diabetic. I don’t want my feet to rot off so I’m eating just a little healthier.
What is that BBQ sauce called? Haven't been able to find any in the stores around here.
Not even a glass of orange juice.
I love orange juice. I often crave a large cold glass of orange juice, but I’m diabetic.
When the craving gets too bad, I’ll cut back on breakfast and drink the juice - after working out with weights for half an hour or so. If I get my blood sugar down around 60 or 70 (dangerous, but a nice “high”) my after breakfast numbers will be in the low hundreds - where they should be.
Yes indeed...I do agree. Nothing is ever as simple as it first may appear. Thanks for adding good stuff to this thread.
Staying closer to an Atkins-like life is even MORE important for you. It sounds like you're on the right track.
Survey finds: Men with skinny wives/girlfriends more likely to stray
Xanthan gum is one of the more benign additives in foods, and it's there strictly as an emulsifier - to keep ingredients from separating, as in oil/vinegar salad dressings. The amount of xanthan gum required to perform its job is really tiny - a mere pinch will "suspend" over a quart of salad dressing. In other products, xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer, to keep ingredients from losing the texture they acquired during the preparation process.
Xanthan gum is, essentially, seaweed.
One of the funniest incidents in my life occured in a bar in San Diego where crowded conditions forced me to take the sole remaining barstool next to a nerdy plump guy in a green polyester leisure suit far past its - and his - prime. Asked him what he did, and he said, "I sell seaweed."
I said, "Oh, you mean like xanthan gum to food companies?" Had to pick the guy up off th' floor. No one in his adult life had EVER heard of the products he sold, mainly xanthan gum. He asked me how I knew about xanthan gum and I replied that I read a lot of labels and got curious.
Believe me, xanathan gum is the LEAST of your worries.
Michael
My doc seems pleased every time he checks my lab results.
Of course he still complains that I haven’t given up cigarettes and booze, or become a Born Again Christian.
One of the most aggravating things about going to the doctor is listening to their self-aggrandizing sermonettes and adminitions to change your life. And this is after sitting around in the waiting room for a lost hour. And, after all this, you have to PAY for the annoyance.
I remember when a heavy smoker (drinker) was anyone who smoked (drank) more than his doctor did.
One of the best things about a low-natural-carb lifestyle is the decreased need to visit these prosletyzing doctors in the first place.
Michael
One of my treats these days is cashews. WalMart sells a 10 oz can of whole cashews for 2.88, and it lasts me about 10 days (an ounce a day). 28 cents for a yummy, healthy snack.
I'm the same way as you are about extry-virge olive oil - it's like mother's milk.
My hat's off to you, Sam!
Michael
Michael
Great story!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I'm a 33-year-old who has been overweight my entire life, tried evey reasonable diet known to man (low fat, calorie control, Weight Watchers, "target" diets, etc.), and still kept gaining weight, even with 3 times a week excercising.
4+ months on Atkins, and I've lost nearly 100 pounds. My energy level is up. My blood chemistry is excellent, with the exception of cholesterol -- which has improved since I started Atkins (total cholesterol down, HDL up). I sleep better. I even seem to have fewer allergy problems that in previous years (and from looking at the way my car is covered with pollen each morning, it's not because there are fewer allergens out there).
Now... I doubt I'm taking in 5,000-7,000 calories per day. I'd say it's closer to 3,000-3,500, roughly twice what a "reduced calorie" diet would call for. But what makes Atkins easier than every other diet I've ever tried (in addition to the incentive provided by the weight loss), is that once you purge your system of the refined starches and sugars, you really do start losing your taste for them. Add in the fact that the diet allows me to eat whenever I'm hungry, as long as I count the carbs, and the urge to cheat has pretty much gone completely away.
Haralson, eh?
OK, great, I'm going to look for those.
Thank you.
I was the one talking about the olive oil.....but not when sauteing.......I only use olive oil or butter when it comes to sauteing...........I was talking about my occassional forays in to deep frying.....that's when the olive oil doesn't work.
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