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19EatingintheRealWorld

There'saquotefromOscarWildethatIlovetoparaphrase:ThereisohatIist，andthatistemptation。Ithiedtheartofweightlosstothepoiissotrue!Aiuises。

&boobytrapiscalledthe"RealWorld。"Here，sadeventsupsetussomuchthatweturnforsolacetoouroldreliablefriehathavealwaysfortedus（seeChapter21，"ThePsychologyofWeightLoss"）。Buthappytimesilossefforts。Vas，holidays，let&#-out-the-eilyweddingsadiiesarealsogestoovere。Thenthere'sbusiertai，pluspitstopsatfastfoodplaallofthesesituations，thoseofusdetermioshedexdsafinditfallsor，ifwedosuccumb，'waysthtourselvesabacourse。Withthetoolsinthisbook，youwillbeabletodojustthat。

&hTemptation

&histhattemptationlurkseverywhere，unlessyoudenyyourselfasodwlifeaendantpleasuresofeatingout。Ibelievethatthebestwaytooverptationisnoter，whichissoofteninshortsupply，butwithourbraientiallyunlimitedresource。

Imagiyreat，losi，feelihahrilledwithyourself，hearingentsfromfriendsandadthenithappeeallyoodiions，yhtilytemptedbyafoodyou'renotsupposedtohave。Whattodo?VIItellyouthis:You'dbetterhaveastrategyready!

Strategiesyouemployare:

Talkiofyourmomentarypassionsoyoustaythecourse。

&elystoppikinsplan，butyoumustdosoily。Pickyourpoison。Don'tthrowallreasontothewind。Doyouotatowithyourmeal，lassofwihyourdiasteofyourpartner'sdessert?Pidonlyohit。ThebagAtkins。Usedoally，aheword"oally"thisstrategybeausefulteique。

·Findihatislivesthesametastesensations。Makeorpurtrolledcarbohydrateicecream，mousse，bread，crackers，chipsorchosation。

&meexplaihingabs，becausethispointmightallowyoutouewithAtkins。Yappeared，mostlikely，becauseitwastriggeredbyadropinbloodsugar。Yourbodypereedtohaltthefallingglucoselevelandtransmittedasignalthatits。Cliffstheoryappliesonlywhenyouofquick-fixcarbohydrate。）Yoursolution，simplyput，istoerichfood，highinfatahverylittleornocarbohydrate。Suackwillstabilizeyourbloodsugar，ao-s。

&foodstoheadsarefoodsthatbothproteinandfat。IutstheAtkinsfollower'sbestfriend。AlmostiveareesorBrazilnuts。oodfgsarecreamcheeseorsuchrichdessefismase。Ansbusterissomethihsucralose，alongwithheavycream。Mypersonalfavoriteistowhipthreeouncesofheavycreamwithtwo-thirdsofascoopoftrolledcarbohydrateshakemixtocreateachocolate，vanilla，strawberryorousse。Oryoumayelatiheredgenerouslywithwhippedheavyotthepre-made，sugsr-addedtype，ofcourse）。Sometrolledcarbohydratebarsarealsoextgsbusters。Therearealsotrolledcarbchocolatebars（appropriateoi'on）thatservewhenonlychocolatewillsatisfyys。

&remindyouofthebasiciplebehindthiskiing。Mauts，for'instance，maybeoneveryaldiet'sno-heyaresocalorise，'butwhattsistheeffecttheyhaveuponyourbodychemistry。Becausemautshavesuchahighratiooffattocarbohydrate，theyhelptrolyourappetiteaoresultiingfeweroreover，let'sdseedseasilybekeptinyourpurseorpocket，ifyourbusiravelscheduleforealsorbefrequeouablemeals，you'vegotasubstituteorperfectfide-me-overathand。

Aeof:miheavoeofthefewfruitsthatsfat（yes，irisafruit，able）。Itisthebenefiouypefat，andtheavocadoprovidesaartureforthosewhoethiuralandfilling。Youmakealunchbyfillingthebigseedbollowwithshrimp，crabmeatortunasalad。HalfaiaorHaasavocado-thekindwithadark，texturedskin。sabout5to6gramsofdigestiblecarbohydrate。Youalsogarnishyourbreakfastomelettewithavodthenthere'sguabouteveryone'sfavoritedip。You'llfindmyrepage400。

Butwhatifwe'renottalkingaboutanaddictivepleimpulsethatbesatisfiedbyabodychemistry?Whatifwe&#aboutlong-termdesire，somethingthathasalwaysbeenoneofyourfavoritefoodsandnowisonyourno-nolist?Youknow，thingslikepizza，bagels，tacos，eggrolls，panguiniand。（youfillintheblank）。

FindingSubstitutesforFavoriteFoods

&hebestdon't-fall-ramteipuesistoeatfoodsthatsubstitutefhlydesiredfood。Ifyoulustafteranyoftheabove，orforblintzes，lasagna，Yorevenchocolatetruffles，icecream，cheesecakeorstrawberryshortcake，theanswerliesinusingtheingenioussubstitutesforthesefoodsi'veprovidediihourwebsiteat。atkier，。Learheybejustasmuchapartofyom'menuplanningasgrilleddtossedsalad。（Remember:NotalltheseredproductsaresuitablefortheInduphase。）

&hattrolledcarbcheeseeascheesecakemadewithsugar，and。thattrolledcarbpizzaisnotthesameaspizzamadewithwheatflour。alfoodstaiimesmorecarbohydratesthahsucralose，soyflourorothertrredieingly，calorie-restriaylegallybecalledLowcalorieifthecalorielevelisreducedbythirty-threepert，butacceptabletrolledcarbohydratealterypieretehecarbohydrateofthestahoughthereisenoughcadrbohydrateinaportiularpizzaoricecreamtosendyourfatmobilizersahalt，trolledcarbsubstitutesbesafelyused—-iiofiveslitrolledcarbpizzaorawholepintoficecreamsweetehsudyhtbacktoyourexcessivebehavior。

FormedioneedsvoicedbythousandsofAtkihereisavarietyoftrolledcarbfoodproductsavailable，inergybars，breakfastbars，bakemixes，shakemixes，ready-to-drinkshakes，icecream，bread，bagelsandevenachocolatebar。Allproduegligibleamountsofcarbohydrate，andseveraleiyofflavors。panieslikeminehaveherprodudevelopment，andeachmayprovideatrolledcarbalternativeforyourtastepreferences。

Althoughmanyothererayalsobeacceptable，Idowanttoyouthatalltrolledandlow-carbohydratefoodsareedequal。Thankstotheimmekins，otherpaniesareprodugproductstrowingpopulationoftrolledcarbfollowers。Awordtothewise:Besureproductsthatclaimtobelowincarbsreallyare。Alsomakesuretheydonotaspartame。Whatyoudotoprotectyourself?Readlabelscarefully（see"HowtoReadaFoodLabel"onpages241-245）。Ifaproductseemstoogoodtobetrue，itprobablyis。Whenyoutryanewfoodproduct，testhowyoureacttafullportion。Ifyoufinditsparksnewgsreeswithyouinanyway，yoursafestoptionomore。

Thereisalsoafoodthatssolittlecarbohydratethatitraiseyourly$rams:crispbreads。MypersoingpleasureimprovedsiderablywhenIfouhingflatandwhiycreamoleortoserveasfiizersatparties。Thesetoastedryeorwheat-brandelicacies，basedonapopularSavia，aremostlycarbohydrate，sounlimiteduseofthemwouldihuedweightloss。But，becausetheyarebakedsothinandprovidesomuchcrispsurfaceareapercarbram，theyarequiteaningeniousendyourcarbohydrateallowaherearemanybrandsandeachhasadifferentcarbohydratetpergingfrom3to6grams，someofwhichisfiber。Fiberisgyular;moreover，itdoesnotimpactyourbloodsugar，andyoudeduthetotalttogetwhatIcall"thecarbsthatyoudoAtkins:'Thismeansthatifasatotalof6gramsofcarbohydratesand3ofthosegramsarelistedasfiber，theimpayourblood-sugarmeismistheequivalentofjust3gramsofcarbs。Butagaihedesireforsomethingchysurfaces，haveowo，thenputtheboxa

Ihaveapointw:EveryfoodIsuggestitsforthoseofyouwhodemoolerasis，aahosefoodsthatturnupratherfrequentlyasproblems。Also，somefiberbreadssugar。（Stayawayfromthem，evenifthefibertishigh。）

HowtoReadaFoodLabel:JusttheFaotQuite!

&hatersknowwhatisiheybuy，theFAdministratiohatthepaanufacturedfoodproductdisplayformation。Fredientsmustbelisted-indesght。LabelingmustalsoiionFael（seepage244）。Althoughtheiisinformational，suchlabelsdonotsupplyallthefacts，especiallywheocarbohydrates。ButonowthesecrettouthowmanycarbsreallyyoudoAtkins，thelabelswillbeeeasyreading。

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But，first，letmeexplaihings。AlmdisplayedoionFaelisbasedonspecificlaboratoryprocedurescalledassays，regulatedbytheFDA。Thequantityoffat，protein，ashandwaterallbediredexactlyassayed。（Waterabelistedonnutritionpanels。）Carbohydrates，however，aretheex。Iheamountofcarbohydrateisarrivedatoherfourpolyputed:Inotherwords，whatisnotfat，protein，ashorwateriscalledcarbohydrate。

AllcarbsAreedEqual

Toplicatemattersstillfurther，carbohydratesareprisedroups，whicludedietaryfiber，sugar，sugarald“other”carbohydrates-akitkgroupingofgums，lignans，anidflavenoids。（Theseindividualitemsbeassayed。）TheFDArequiresthatanutritionlabelialcarbohydrates。Theamouaryfiberandsugarmustalsobelisted。However，thelawdoeshatothercarbohydratesubcategoriesappear。Somemaarilyiegoriesappear。Somemaarityiegoriesofsugarald“othercarbohydrate。”

Notalltypesofcarbohydratesbehavethesamewayinyourbody。Forexample，whenyeststablesugar，itturelyintoblarandmostothercarbohydratearewhatwecall“digestiblecarbohydrate。”Othercarbs，suchassugaralcohols，haveaminimalimpablood-sugarlevels;stillothercarbs，suchasdietaryfiber，passthroughyourbodywithouthavinganimpayourblood-sugarlevel。TodatetheFDAhasyettofotheseimportantbiochemicaldifferereatsallcarbohydratesalike。

&onBloodSuar

Whenyoulookatafoodlabel，youdonotseeahecarbsthathaveanimpayourblood-sugarlevel，orwhatIcall“thecarbsthatyoudoAtkins。”Fortunately，youdoobeaftistormathwhiztofigureitout。Tocalculatethecarbohydratesthat“plysubtraumberofgramsofdietaryfiberfromthetotalnumberofcarbrams。That’sright。Alittlesimplesubtradyou’vegottheually，thisnumberisaservativeolabelsdoheadditionalinfoyouwouldodofurthersubtra，suchastheamountofsugaralsedi。

WhatIsaServing?

herrathersritioheolddays，wheilldrinkingsugs，youmayhavepurchasedatweleofflavorediceteasweetehsyrup。That’sht?Wrong!LookcarefullyattheNutritionFaelandyouwillseethatasingleservingiscalotasthetwehebottlebutaseightounces。Youareexpectedtosharethatbottlewithanotherfriendandahalf!Thatmeansallthosecalaboutcarbohydratet，sugardcalorlesarefhtouhewholebottle。

So，wheneveryoucheckalabeltomakesureyoingoveryourdallyt，double-checktheservingsizeaswell。Andifyouareplannihanwhatissidered，multiplytheadjustedtbytheappropriatenumbers。

&youshouldbeawareofonanutritionlabel:

·Servingsize。Ifyouhavemorethan，besuretoaddiotalcarbrams。