Zen

Cheat days? Reward Meals? Time off-plan? Are these strategies a part of successful Low Carbing? Some people think so; others don't. Before you make up your mind, consider the bigger picture in terms of your long-term goals.

How do other people's comments affect you on your own journey, anyway? If you've spent a good part of your life overweight, I'd be willing to bet it's more than you may think. Even if you've lost all or most of the weight, you may still carry the sensitivity on all things weight-related with you.

That's what I call Fat Baggage.

I made a statement in one of the discussions the other day, without realizing that it described a fairly significant milestone in this way of eating. What I said was that when you find yourself saying ' I don't eat that', instead of 'I can't eat that', you're there. You've attained some kind of low carb zen. Since most of you have known me only since I've been in maintenance, I want you to know that my first steps on this journey were much rockier than you might have guessed.