tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post2599129637349358303..comments2023-10-26T04:42:50.820-07:00Comments on Garden Girl: Podcast discussion- The Paleo View- Paleo "fun" foods #178 what I liked and how I cope with Paleo TreatsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-91716181577004029352016-01-24T06:54:47.935-08:002016-01-24T06:54:47.935-08:00Vickie, yes- the cost of eating out, and you get w...Vickie, yes- the cost of eating out, and you get who knows what corn oil blended in. Eating at home is a very big help. I'd rather save money to eat at a higher quality restaurant occasionally than eat out often- even though I'm hugely busy, defrosting a batch cooking meal is faster than driving to and ordering at a restaurant. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-2143019515989199842016-01-24T06:52:45.528-08:002016-01-24T06:52:45.528-08:00Good points, Andrea. I also eat 85% chocolate, 1-...Good points, Andrea. I also eat 85% chocolate, 1-2 small squares, but not every day. I can take it out, I can leave it in, it's a big whatever and that is a good indication I"m not "using" or "hooked" on it. <br /><br />Oh my, it would seem that if you were now interested in Paleo, that grain free treats are the basis of the food template. Sigh. Yes, agreed, we've got to figure out what is right. Thanks for stopping by the blog. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-69814844949338372002016-01-19T16:19:35.954-08:002016-01-19T16:19:35.954-08:00I think it's important to consistently review ...I think it's important to consistently review what does and doesn't work for each of us - you do this so well!<br /><br />I eat very few "treats," and when I do, I'm very carefully about what I eat. Very dark chocolate is great (we have a friend who makes his own chocolate; he even started growing his own cacoa beans in Hawaii, it's the purest chocolate I have ever tasted, and a tiny piece is all you need to feel satisfied). <br /><br />Anyway, I'm not really influenced by treat photos, but I have no interest in seeing photo after photo of "healthy Paleo treats," so I have unfollowed a bunch of people. (I also realize that my account has changed a lot and people are unfollowing me for the same reason...). I think different things are right for each one of us, and we have do figure out what's right for us and then follow through. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882349728914726613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-8288915622644749962016-01-19T07:40:44.945-08:002016-01-19T07:40:44.945-08:00I have stopped reading a lot of blogs over the yea...I have stopped reading a lot of blogs over the years over fake food pictures and "recipes". <br /><br />I have others I still read because they put it all at the bottom of their post and I can just read/see the top. <br /><br />To be honest, unless I am traveling, we have pretty much stopped eating away from home. The sodium really gets to me. Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-75105019746079108852016-01-19T07:35:54.881-08:002016-01-19T07:35:54.881-08:00I think Lynda brought up a good point, there were ...I think Lynda brought up a good point, there were transition stages for most of us. And I think it is important to say that every once in a while for newbies reading.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-60435185981037629682016-01-17T12:59:59.431-08:002016-01-17T12:59:59.431-08:00All good points, Ali. Some people can genetically ...All good points, Ali. Some people can genetically eat junk and not have obesity, high glucose, or chronic pain. Truth. I'm just glad I never took the blog commercial so I would not feel the stress to post sxy dessert photos to sell my message. Ugh! Double Ugh. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-63877394422357399272016-01-17T12:13:02.399-08:002016-01-17T12:13:02.399-08:00I still eat more treats than you do, but I am work...I still eat more treats than you do, but I am working to do better. I am not triggered by looking at blogs or instagram accounts with fattening food that I would never eat. When the person who posts the picture is thinner and has lost weight, I wonder how he/she can eat that and stay thin and in shape. I have several people on my FB feed (one of whom is one of my best friends) who post pictures of the desserts and other calorie laden meals they eat. I just think to myself (and I don't mean to sound terrible), "Well that person is heavier than I would like to be," and then I am not tempted by what they post (despite that post getting tons of "likes" or comments. Those people already think (or would think) I am crazy for being so strict with my food, but I just need to do what's best now!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817568743485129053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-61291928151811957732016-01-17T11:20:22.386-08:002016-01-17T11:20:22.386-08:00Well stated, Lynda! I can see how using those food...Well stated, Lynda! I can see how using those foods as a transition can be helpful, I used them myself for a few weeks - like grain free pancakes to sub for the Medifast pancakes. I quickly realized that they just didn't taste that great. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by the blog. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-57413970647561473862016-01-17T11:15:09.706-08:002016-01-17T11:15:09.706-08:00I used to make low carb desserts and slices etc. ...I used to make low carb desserts and slices etc. It was a necessary part of moving from my old diet to a low carb lifestyle. I think they play an important role in a diet change (certainly for me anyway). I hardly ever make these foods now - I simply have no need. I might make a low carb cheesecake if I have visitors for dinner but that's about it now. <br /><br />I don't visit any paleo websites now as I just consider myself low carb and get on with what I know to work. I stopped looking at/reading blogs and sites a long time ago that focused on what I consider junk paleo foods. Even a favourite Facebook page that I enjoyed became too much when the writer changed to "moderation". It's not that I am tempted by these photos/foods now, it's just that I simply don't want to see them.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856015651957578791noreply@blogger.com