Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Are The 'Negative Naysayers' Getting To You?
Yo ho hey there everybody! THANKS for checking in at the "30-In-30" Low-Carb Weight Loss Challenge blog today for weigh-in day. Are you going along well in your low-carb lifestyle? Do you feel you are progressing even if the scale may not say so? Feel free to share your comments about your progress on your low-carb plan.
Today's topic I want to talk about deals with those people in your life who I like to describe as "negative naysayers." Oh, you know who I'm talking about. While these people who are your friends and family may come across as very supportive in your efforts to lose weight and get healthy, the truth is they don't want you to do it with a low-carb diet.
Yes, the constant negative bias against the low-carb lifestyle is one of the biggest challenges you will face when you make this way of eating your preferred method for weight loss. I heard so many of these ridiculous excuses for NOT doing low-carb often enough that I had to devote several pages of my "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" book to help people counter each of them.
It really is a sad state of affairs when you are sincerely doing what you think is best for YOU to lose weight and get healthy--and yet people oppose HOW you are doing it! What's up with that?! Shouldn't people applaud your desire to shed the pounds for good with a healthy nutritional approach? Don't count on it!
As much as you and I would love to have the approval of our misinformed loved ones, the fact of the matter is most people don't know enough about low-carb living to understand how and why it works. I think the research that is coming out about it is helping, but we are still a long way from universal acceptance.
So what do you do in the meantime with people trying to bring you down for choosing a low-carb diet such as Atkins, Protein Power, or South Beach? Very simple...just keep on doing what you know is right for you and simply ignore the negativity. Yes, it can be difficult especially if you tend to take things personally.
Remember, though, they aren't hoping YOU will fail in your weight loss efforts (unless they are sadistic or something!), but rather they want their preconceived notions about low-carb diets to be confirmed in your failure. But guess what? This is an opportunity for you to show them that low-carb does work for weight loss and vastly improved health.
We are in a slow turnaround in thinking about low-carb diets in the United States and worldwide. Even with people like me who have lost over 180 pounds and kept it off for several years now, there are the doubters. But that's THEIR problem, not mine or yours. Eventually, they'll discover what we already know--LOW-CARB IS A HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF FOR GOOD!
One of my readers recently sent me an e-mail after I was called an "idiot" for believing in and promoting the low-carb lifestyle at my blog. Here's what she wrote:
There are a lot of young people out there that can eat anything and remain very healthy usually until middle age. They laugh and scoff at those of us who are fat and sick. They blame us for all our deficiencies, because they eat "vegetarian," "fruitarian," "low-fat," "Standard American" diets and are completely healthy and well...for now!
Well, I used to be one of those nitwits but without the laughing and scoffing. I never really thought about why I remained skinny and healthy. I just was.
However, those that laugh and scoff today are in for a really, really big surprise one day, if they don't suffer a massive heart attack at the age of 50 when skiing down the Rockies or participating in a marathon and don't really have time to think about it.
I call it the folly of "some" youth. They say, "Look at me, I'm perfect, indestructible, in-tune, cool," etc. ad nauseum.
Just keep up your good work Jimmy and keep spreading the truth about what low-carb living is all about. Most of us love you and what you are doing exactly the way you are.
THANK YOU! And that's my charge to you. Let these "negative naysayers" (mostly young and stupid-LOL!) have their yukkity-yuk moments about our low-carb diets because their day really is coming. Sooner or later, they'll be running to you for help when they get diabetes, obesity, cancer, or even worse.
You are eating healthier than you ever have before thanks to low-carb, so stand tall, hold your head high, be proud of your decision to eat this way, and NEVER EVER EVER let anyone deter you from moving full speed ahead on this lifestyle change for the rest of your long and healthy life!
The best evidence of the effectiveness of low-carb is in the lives that are directly changed by it. Won't you join me and the millions of others who have tasted the glory of triumph over a lifelong struggle with obesity? Don't you ever give up because your best days are still ahead of you. NOW GO GET 'EM!!!
Do you have a thought to share about any encounters with the negativity and how you overcome them? Please share those with us and don't forget to update your low-carb weight loss progress. :) I look forward to hearing from you today!
Today's topic I want to talk about deals with those people in your life who I like to describe as "negative naysayers." Oh, you know who I'm talking about. While these people who are your friends and family may come across as very supportive in your efforts to lose weight and get healthy, the truth is they don't want you to do it with a low-carb diet.
Yes, the constant negative bias against the low-carb lifestyle is one of the biggest challenges you will face when you make this way of eating your preferred method for weight loss. I heard so many of these ridiculous excuses for NOT doing low-carb often enough that I had to devote several pages of my "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" book to help people counter each of them.
It really is a sad state of affairs when you are sincerely doing what you think is best for YOU to lose weight and get healthy--and yet people oppose HOW you are doing it! What's up with that?! Shouldn't people applaud your desire to shed the pounds for good with a healthy nutritional approach? Don't count on it!
As much as you and I would love to have the approval of our misinformed loved ones, the fact of the matter is most people don't know enough about low-carb living to understand how and why it works. I think the research that is coming out about it is helping, but we are still a long way from universal acceptance.
So what do you do in the meantime with people trying to bring you down for choosing a low-carb diet such as Atkins, Protein Power, or South Beach? Very simple...just keep on doing what you know is right for you and simply ignore the negativity. Yes, it can be difficult especially if you tend to take things personally.
Remember, though, they aren't hoping YOU will fail in your weight loss efforts (unless they are sadistic or something!), but rather they want their preconceived notions about low-carb diets to be confirmed in your failure. But guess what? This is an opportunity for you to show them that low-carb does work for weight loss and vastly improved health.
We are in a slow turnaround in thinking about low-carb diets in the United States and worldwide. Even with people like me who have lost over 180 pounds and kept it off for several years now, there are the doubters. But that's THEIR problem, not mine or yours. Eventually, they'll discover what we already know--LOW-CARB IS A HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF FOR GOOD!
One of my readers recently sent me an e-mail after I was called an "idiot" for believing in and promoting the low-carb lifestyle at my blog. Here's what she wrote:
There are a lot of young people out there that can eat anything and remain very healthy usually until middle age. They laugh and scoff at those of us who are fat and sick. They blame us for all our deficiencies, because they eat "vegetarian," "fruitarian," "low-fat," "Standard American" diets and are completely healthy and well...for now!
Well, I used to be one of those nitwits but without the laughing and scoffing. I never really thought about why I remained skinny and healthy. I just was.
However, those that laugh and scoff today are in for a really, really big surprise one day, if they don't suffer a massive heart attack at the age of 50 when skiing down the Rockies or participating in a marathon and don't really have time to think about it.
I call it the folly of "some" youth. They say, "Look at me, I'm perfect, indestructible, in-tune, cool," etc. ad nauseum.
Just keep up your good work Jimmy and keep spreading the truth about what low-carb living is all about. Most of us love you and what you are doing exactly the way you are.
THANK YOU! And that's my charge to you. Let these "negative naysayers" (mostly young and stupid-LOL!) have their yukkity-yuk moments about our low-carb diets because their day really is coming. Sooner or later, they'll be running to you for help when they get diabetes, obesity, cancer, or even worse.
You are eating healthier than you ever have before thanks to low-carb, so stand tall, hold your head high, be proud of your decision to eat this way, and NEVER EVER EVER let anyone deter you from moving full speed ahead on this lifestyle change for the rest of your long and healthy life!
The best evidence of the effectiveness of low-carb is in the lives that are directly changed by it. Won't you join me and the millions of others who have tasted the glory of triumph over a lifelong struggle with obesity? Don't you ever give up because your best days are still ahead of you. NOW GO GET 'EM!!!
Do you have a thought to share about any encounters with the negativity and how you overcome them? Please share those with us and don't forget to update your low-carb weight loss progress. :) I look forward to hearing from you today!
Labels: 30-in-30, diet, health, healthy, low-carb, naysayers, negative
# posted by Jimmy Moore @ 3/06/2007 10:04:00 AM 
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I almost forgot to check in! I'm up about 4 lbs over the weekend! We did lots of traveling and while I ate on plan most of the meals, there were a couple of meals I could have made better choices. I can feel it's all water weight so I'm sure it will be gone very soon.
Naysayers are difficult to overcome, but eventually you become immune to it. Now when people tell me how I'm killing myself I remind them to be nice to me since I won't be around much longer. ;)
Naysayers are difficult to overcome, but eventually you become immune to it. Now when people tell me how I'm killing myself I remind them to be nice to me since I won't be around much longer. ;)
I'm finally back on track again. I've had a couple bad weeks of binging here and there, and my weight's been swinging wildly. But I've finally got it under control, down 2.2 lbs overall and even did a PR in this weekend's 5K. I totally relate to having friends and co-workers constantly make comments on how they think low-carb isn't healthy. Even when they know I've lost 85 lbs using it!!! I can't understand how they think that being 85 lbs heavier can be healthier than eating low-carb and weighing less!!
That's what I tell people, Mrs. B. Would you rather me be 410 pounds again? Oddly enough, most people shut up right about then. :)
I've managed to keep gaining. Low-carb is not getting the weight off so I signed up with NutriSystem and am going to give it a try for a couple months. After that I'll see where I am and decide where to go from there.
I'll go back to a sort of Atkins maintenance if I can lose this weight.
I started NS on Sunday, so this is day 3. I'm doing the custom diabetic program and picking the lower carb/higher protein meals.
I'll go back to a sort of Atkins maintenance if I can lose this weight.
I started NS on Sunday, so this is day 3. I'm doing the custom diabetic program and picking the lower carb/higher protein meals.
Victoria, you know I support you in your efforts to get your weight and health under control. If NS works for you, then make it happen. Don't ever give up hope because you have done so well. Anytime you need to share, then feel free to come here and comment away. :) We love you and wish you the best on your new plan. SEE YA!
Down 1 1/2 lbs. Not bad since I have been home for 2 weeks having trigger release surgery on both hands, one at a time of course. After losing 140 lbs, most of my naysayers don't say much anymore since I look so fit and healthy and they are still FAT!
# posted by 
: 3/07/2007 6:53 AM
: 3/07/2007 6:53 AM
Fascinating, Tess! I STILL have people question my diet despite my enormous weight loss. But they can't argue with results now, can they? :)
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