Karen Batcheldor wrote:

Hi, my husband & I are new to not eating sugar. I'm a nurse & interested in good health. My husband is over weight & fussy with what he eats. I have read Eat Real Food, Sweet Poison Quit Plan & about to start Sweet Poison. I have also bought the cook book & made some yummy stuff from this book.

 

For about 35 years I have eaten low fat food & skim milk, so this different way of eating is so different to what I thought to be right.

Wondering what others do when you go to

 

someone's place for a meal?

Karen

1. Most of your questions are answered in David's books, of which you seem to be an enthusiastic consumer :-)  Check the ones which have indices.
   
2. "...overweight and fussy..."  seem contradictory. My hunch is he is eating a lot of hidden sugar. Train him to read the labels and avoid anything with more than 2% "sugars'.. Also watch for the no-no artificial sweeteners in so-called "sugar-free" products. Many of them metabolise as fructose - listed in the books. Buy "Toxic Oils".
   
3. The magic formula for food is to eat what you can buy naturally grown or what you cook yourself...... aka avoid processed foods.
4. " For about 35 years I have eaten low fat food & skim milk......." Like millions of others you have been conned by Ancel Keyes and his acolytes into thinking that sat-fat is bad for you. The trouble with "low fat" products is that when the fat is removed it generally tastes like cardboard. So the flavour is restored with sugar and salt.  So again forget about the fat content and just avoid anything with >2%  sugars. Yoghurt is an exception because 4.7% of it's sugar is lactose related and metabolises as glucose, not fructose. So, it's OK to 5% "sugars".
   
5. " ... someone's place for a meal? ". David says "party food is for parties."  So don't insult your hostess by turning up your nose at what she serves. If it's too bad [e.g pavlova]  you might have a nibble and make an excuse like not being hungry after the magnificent first course :-)  But generally speaking a nosh up on sugary foods is not gong to pile the kilos on again unless you go home and keep doing it tomorrow!
6. If you really want to see how sugar and fat are metabolised, and the associated politics (in America)  read Dr Robert Lustig's latest book "Fat Chance". There are some real eye-openers within. Also check out his YouTube lectures on the same subjects.
7. Let's know how you go, including if you need more detailed references to David's books. And do keep it up . . .  the rewards are enormous!

JohnN

Hi John and Jessica, thanks so much for your helpful information. Yesterday a friend insisted on buying me a cocktail. She wouldn't take no for an answer. I felt pressured into having it and it actually made me feel sick. They all laugh at me at my work about this 'crazy sugar thing' and as I am not overweight they think I am mad.

How do you manage when people try to 'sabotage' your food. They mean well, but I suffer the consequences, not them.

I ate fish and chips for the meal when I had the cocktail. I left the sauce on the side, however I guess the fish was cooked in evil oil. There was nothing on the menu that I could eat. A big problem!

Any suggestions for how to get my work colleagues to accept my low sugar choice would be appreciated.

My very wise wife said to once in similar circumstances "You don't need friends like that".

If what your colleagues think of you is more important   than your health . . . better see a counsellor :-(   Actually I  think they will probably increase their respect for you if you speak your truth with conviction, and do say "no"  when that's what you mean. 

JohnN