Somersizing may not have been created by a doctor, but it's based on medical fact, and endorsed by Dr. Schwarzbein, and Suzanne's latest book, "Fast & Easy" (I don't know about the previous ones as I don't have them in front of me) has a foreword by an M.D.
I am not sure how eveyone reacts to sugar, but for me - if I choose low-glycemic fruits, like berries, and eat them alone I usually don't have problems with my blood sugar. If you don't like that portion of the plan, then don't have that part. I don't eat the carb meals, unless I can find something that's naturally fat free and doesn't taste like the back end of a cow. I am currently doing Induction, but I use a lot of Suzanne's meals. Ingenious ways to have your favorites. Lasagna, mac & cheese. All with egg noodles. A bake and fry mix that's made with onions and parmesan cheese instead of bread crumbs.
I've done pretty much every plan out there at one point or another over the last 5 years. I tend to take the best of each plan and incorporate it into my WOL. I love the way Induction makes me feel, and I love the variety that comes from the many cookbooks I've gotten about low-carb. My favorite recipes come from Suzanne, and Dana Carpenters' books.
I think that as long as the food you have in your house and order out, etc is good - then when, how often, how much, and other food combining stuff comes in second.
To me, it's the food that's key. I shop at Trader Joe's, I watch out for things like Trans Fatty Acids, and Partially Hydroginated Crap. I eat all the fat and fast food I want, drink all the soda, coffee, etc. I have desserts - but I've learned to make choices that are better for me. I'm human, so don't think I am a robot who never cheats. My stats will attest to the fact that I am way fallable. BUT, I'm in the journey. Weight loss/health gain is never about the destination - no matter how we focus on that. It's the journey that matters. The mistakes we learn from, the struggle, the battles. We need that or it would be too easy to go back to the fat, unhealthy people we were.
Bottom line is that most low-carbers tweak. No one says that you have to have the fruit or the carb meals or even the pro/fats. Those are just options you choose from. Just as any plan has those options or room to tweak.
Melissa
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