Anonymous wrote:Yup. I eat super healthy most of the year. That means no junk food, no processed foods, hardly any alcohol, and very little by way of sweets. I am lower carb than most people, and it's perfectly sustainable.
That said - on all the 'foodie' holidays, my birthday, and any wedding - I throw most rules out the window and binge on alcohol and desserts. I also eat a piece of high quality dark chocolate every day, like Green & Black.
Halloween doesn't bother me in the least bit. Yeah there's Halloween candy everywhere but most of that shit is disgusting, so I have no problem not eating it.
No big deal.
** soapbox **
There are some angry high carbers here, but the fact is that Americans are fat because they eat way too many carbs (well and junk and trans fats). Basically if you're eating cereal for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, and pasta for dinner - that's too many carbs and you will gain weight. Most people do that and then add sweets + fruits + alcohol on top of that. Yet people wonder why we have a fatness epidemic.
Really -- a high carb diet is just as healthy for some people as a low-carb diet is for others.