Did you dig up those quotes from our Tips and Stalls Sub-forum? http://forum.lowcarber.org/forumdisplay.php?f=14
Dr Westman is my doctor so I still follow his definition.
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=460202

Discussing it never caused a problem, he reinforced the "we don't count calories, but calories count" rule, especially important as you get near goal weight. It's still an issue for me as I bounce around the top weight of a healthy BMI.