Sweet Tooth,
Very good points there! Now that you brought it up, I realize that only my closest family members know I am on SBD; my mom, my boyfriend and my grandparents. I didn't even realize that I haven't felt the need to "explain" my new eating habits to anyone else and whenever I've been on other diets before, I almost felt like I had to explain... (I think this also put pressure on me to succeed in the past.) I think, for me, this is just a sign that this really is a lifestyle change for me... not a "diet until I lose weight." This is a way of eating and living that I plan on sticking to for the rest of my life and I am forever grateful to the person who recommended the book to me.

I totally understand where you are both coming from, Peggy and Kris. But I guess I have trouble weeding out the people who genuinely want to hear more about the diet from those who want to hear more so they can trash it (and thus, me), or want to hear more in hopes that they can jump on it for a week and lose 100 pounds. I am really enthusiastic about the plan, and irritated when people think all carbs are bad...or that I'm a saint or some inhuman person because I can refrain from doughnuts.

Glad you guys brought this up. And Nelie, you're probably right. I just hate the label because I don't think of what we do as having anything to do with carb counting. You know?

I treat it like my sex life - not to be discussed!

Laurie, you are sooooo right about not knowing who to trust, and who not to trust. At the spot that I am at right now, it is a bit difficult to skip around the diet comments. I have started to wear skinny clothes and I'm trying to refrain from wearing the baggy things that I thought covered up the fat. Consequently, I have received a number of comments about how great I look. AND, you know what, I love it. I still try to dance around revealing the diet, but I will sit down with someone if they are truly interested in finding out for themselves. That person really does need to be persistent with me, though.

It is interesting that you transferred the 'trashing' of the diet into a personal trashing of you. But, when you think about it, that is exactly right. If people trash your weight loss program, they are really trashing you and your intellect. I was acutally one of those people (I have the original Atkins book that gives my heart a reason to skip a beat) until my doctor made the initial recommendation to cut carbs and sugar and that gave me cause to pause and refelct - and also research the low/no carb eating programs. After reading SBD - along with validating its claims - I was convinced that it was the program for me. It is now, for me, a WOE that will follow me the rest of my life. What actually makes me really upset is that I used to eat a number of off program foods because we were taught that they were healthy. Now I know that they just made me fat, and it burns me even more to know that I really don't like those food, just ate them because they were good for me.

However, I am anticipating that I will be down to goal within the next couple of weeks and it will be on to Phase 3 and a liftetime WOE on the beach.

Ruth, you are sooooo funny. It was our anniversary on Sunday and the kids asked DH and me what we did on our anniversary. We both replied that we cleaned house and cooked. All of the kids looked at each other and replied "Well, if that's what you want to call it..."

Peggy...that's great! Your family sound like a bunch of kidders. Or are you and DH known for crazy "antics"?

Look at your loss, girl!!! GOOD for you!!!