Carbohydrate Addicts Unite!

[dzsaigirl]

Okay. Lunch at work is getting weird. I am seriously one of the few who is NOT on Atkins or South Beach. And if I had to do it, I think I would go crazy!

For instance: Today for lunch I had a cup of chili and the top off of a cornbread muffin with some water. Everyone else - A low-carb bar thingy or some other breadless/sugarless thing.

When I got home from work I had some gummy peaches and a couple of those peanut butter log candies. Oh, and then the rest of that cornbread muffin!

Then for dinner, I just had rice, new potatoes and fish. Oh yeah...and some Coke.

How can people stand to give up carbs?

[tri-d]

i know just what you mean and only too well. i had to laugh when i saw this post as i had leftover spaghetti for breakfast, lunch AND dinner today!

[sugar and spice]

I would eat carbs all day long if I could . . . and sometimes I do.

I think I would get very very grumpy on a low-carb diet.

[jonsagara]

How can people stand to give up carbs?

No way I could. I'm a rice-aholic.

[AOX81]

Originally posted by jonsagara
No way I could. I'm a rice-aholic.

Me too! I would eat rice with every meal if I could.

[Lil' Hannah]

There are so many low carbohydrate products (including pasta and bread) out there, that it's not all that difficult. They're more expensive than their high carb counterparts though.

[mullet81]

Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
There are so many low carbohydrate products (including pasta and bread) out there, that it's not all that difficult. They're more expensive than their high carb counterparts though.

and they taste like absolute crap!! ewww, i tried low carb pasta and i couldn't even stuff it down, it was horrible.

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
There are so many low carbohydrate products (including pasta and bread) out there, that it's not all that difficult. They're more expensive than their high carb counterparts though.

Yeah, but its not the same. I haven't tried low carb pasta yet, but I've had low carb bread and all sorts of low carb candy and ice cream. Nothing beats a pint of Ben & Jerry's or a Lindt milk chocolate bar. I really miss the good stuff sometimes. This thread is making me teary eyed.

I've been on the Atkins Diet since the last week of September, 2003. I weighed 216. Today I weigh 179. 19 more pounds until I hit my goal weight.

[AOPIHottie]

Originally posted by sugar and spice
I would eat carbs all day long if I could . . . and sometimes I do.

I think I would get very very grumpy on a low-carb diet.

I AM very grumpy on the low-carb diet. It totally sucks, but I have been on it since Jan 5 and lost 4 pounds. I would give anything for a Dr. Pepper right now!!!!!! If I drink anymore water I may float away.

[James]

Well it depends, I imagine you are pretty slender?

Originally posted by dzsaigirl
Okay. Lunch at work is getting weird. I am seriously one of the few who is NOT on Atkins or South Beach. And if I had to do it, I think I would go crazy!

For instance: Today for lunch I had a cup of chili and the top off of a cornbread muffin with some water. Everyone else - A low-carb bar thingy or some other breadless/sugarless thing.

When I got home from work I had some gummy peaches and a couple of those peanut butter log candies. Oh, and then the rest of that cornbread muffin!

Then for dinner, I just had rice, new potatoes and fish. Oh yeah...and some Coke.

How can people stand to give up carbs?

[Sister Havana]

NO WAY. I couldn't do it. I like pasta and bread and things way too much. I am sure I would lose weight on Atkins, only because I'd practically be starving myself! (99.9% of what I like to eat is on the Atkins no-no list. )

[Rio_Kohitsuji]

Both of my parents and 3 of my bio sisters are on the Atkins Diet. Oye. Talk about having some odd dinners...I miss dinner rolls I'm gonna be chubby and you can't do anything about it!! *taunts parents*

[rainbowbrightCS]

I *heart* bread and there is nothing you can do about it.


give me rice any day...

this is one girl that can live off of bread and water and be very happy.

Chris

[Munchkin03]

I love pasta too much to do anything like that. I'm not one of those people who has to have potatoes and a roll with every meal (like my daddy, who will eat chicken pot pie and have a roll too!). I figure I work out and I don't eat (that much) junk food, I can go carb-wild!

[tinydancer]

Nope, can't do without bread. I would have a bread sammich if I could.