Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 There are two good things that I can think of about the Low Carb trend........I think it's good that so many are lowering their cholesterol numbers by not eating Trans Fats. The other good thing is that I am seeing more and more menu's with fat/cals/fib/carbs etc listed and that is great for us on WW!! Otherwise I am very tired of it!! What is interesting is how all these food companies/restaurant chains are cashing in on it!! How come Applebee's is the food chain (that I can think of) that has a WW menu?? Moe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 There are two good things that I can think of about the Low Carb trend........I think it's good that so many are lowering their cholesterol numbers by not eating Trans Fats. The other good thing is that I am seeing more and more menu's with fat/cals/fib/carbs etc listed and that is great for us on WW!! Otherwise I am very tired of it!! What is interesting is how all these food companies/restaurant chains are cashing in on it!! How come Applebee's is the food chain (that I can think of) that has a WW menu?? Moe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 the phrase " low carb " ???? They had a blurb on the news the other night, where they were saying how " everyone " was doing low carb now, so the specialty stores are popping up all over the place. Gymmie in Cali °Ü° Go #62 Go #15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 the phrase " low carb " ???? They had a blurb on the news the other night, where they were saying how " everyone " was doing low carb now, so the specialty stores are popping up all over the place. Gymmie in Cali °Ü° Go #62 Go #15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 yeah theres a low carb store around the corner from where I live. I guess w= hat irritates me is that they sell food as " healthy " automatically because i= ts low carb, when most of the time its something drowning in cheese and grea= se...(don't get me wrong, if I didn't realize that eating steak and cheese w= as bad for me, I'd be at the front of the 'low carb' line). Kat > the phrase " low carb " ???? > > > > They had a blurb on the news the other night, where they were saying how = " everyone " was doing low carb now, so the specialty stores are popping up al= l over the place. > > > Gymmie in Cali °Ü° > Go #62 > Go #15 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 You know, I've really been working on limiting the amount of simple carbs that I eat (but in no way reducing my overall carbiness or doing anything remotely low carb because I need those carbs for running) because I've noticed sugar has a real effect on my athletic performance and mood. I had a bad habit of eating too many snacks that consisted of nothing but sugar, and I was getting awful headaches. However, the whole low carb craze really frustrates me when I go to the grocery store to get my favorite 100% whole wheat bread (2 slices for 1 point) and they've stopped carrying it so they can carry some stupid low carb bread that is one point per slice. I saw an article from yesterday on the skinny post daily that talked about a diet summit this past weekend and how all the " diet doctors " (Atkins people, Dr. Ornish, the Zone guys, the low-fat docs, etc.) have agreed on certain things that people should all do to make their diets more healthy (although there is still some disagreement on others, like the carb debate). Those things included: lowering trans fats, eating more F & Vs, eating more whole grains, physical exercise, controling calories, increasing fiber, and replacing bad fats with good fats. Well, you know, that's exactly what I do on WW!!! By the way, my husband and I counted the number of ad spots for low carb stuff during a thirty-minute tv show the other day...there were six different ads that used the phrase. April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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