The Low-Carb Curmudgeon - Latest Comments

Re: The Kruse cruise, cold, and carbs

LenaMoz — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:57:16 -0000

From what I've read, the whole thing started from an OBVIOUS parody tweet referencing Kruse's own words...apparently someone thought it was real and tipped the cruise line. Kruse and Dick immediately started pointing fingers are certain bloggers. So I don't see how the paleo people are the assholes, here.

Frankly, the whole LC/paleo blogoshpere completely jumped the shark for me when certain people seemed to take Kruse at all seriously. Injecting himself with MRSA? Really? And the whole community didn't immediately laugh him out of existence? That pretty much tells me all I need to know.

What happened to him was fucked up, no question, but let's not blame people who weren't directly involved.

Re: The Kruse cruise, cold, and carbs

Catherine Gh — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:27:25 -0000

I can't even imagine the stress and horror of being hauled off a cruise ship to be questioned by the Department of Homeland Security. Good grief! Who can say how they'd react or behave after such a thing happening? I've read all the aftermath and don't want to speak to that but would like to say that I've employed three of Dr. Kruse's suggestions and I'm losing weight again. Heck, it could be a coincidence but looking at the weight loss graph in FitDay, it seems like a direct cause and effect.

Re: The Kruse cruise, cold, and carbs

PaleoFan — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:49:55 -0000

I'm not a big follower of Dr. Kruse's and have found his blogs on CT almost incoherent. But even I felt sympathetic after he was so rudely dismissed from the cruise. His post-Kruse-gate behavior, though, quickly eroded my sympathy. You may not have been aware of all of his antics, such as his "twat"-filled post on Richard Nikoley's blog, his I'm-not-naming-names-but-I'm-going-to-imply-them-as-clearly-as-possible attitude, his false claims to have tracked down the "perpetrators" to NY, Boston, and Chicago, etc. After recognizing his poor judgment (or on the advice of counsel), Dr. Kruse deleted some of his most offensive statements. Not soon enough, I'm afraid. Plenty of people saw them and were appalled (and there are an abundance of screenshots of his most ridiculous Kruse-gate-related statements circulating around the internet--my god, where is SKS when you need her/him/them/it?) In the first couple days after this incident, it seemed like Dr. Kruse was going to emerge relatively unscathed--he got lots of attention, sympathy, and, no doubt, blog hits. But after he unleashed a seemingly endless stream of falsehoods, exaggerations, and accusations, he's the one with egg on his face.

Re: The Kruse cruise, cold, and carbs

Jack Kruse — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:36:05 -0000

I have talked about K2 extensively on the blog and in my forums. It is and has been part of the Leptin Rx reset and CT......Right now I am explaining why people are fat cant get back to optimal on just a low carb diet alone.......I am saying CT is Maother Nature's plastic surgeon.......and K2 plays a supporting role......when you eat a ketogeic paleo diet.......it should have foods that support K2 in it.......sadly in todays modern world we dont have foods that contain much K2 in it. We also are using drugs (coumadin) that deplete K. K2 plays a role in this because of the co evolution of the shortening of our gut and the development of our gut microbiota.......that requires K2. In my next monster series on the gut......I will link these two together. I have not gotten to it yet because I am in the middle of CT series and it seems to have hit a major nerve. I would not say I have left anything out. I would say that I just have not gotten to it yet.

Re: Need more protein!

Jan's Sushi Bar — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:07:56 -0000

It looks like the stuff between the eggs and caviar is some sort of pate...

Re: I caught you, you little bastard.

Maire — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:20:31 -0000

Grats! Glad to see that you were able to catch it on film ;)
You'll get to that point where you're happily well out of the 200's, but having that picture will always be a good reminder of how hard you worked :)

Re: I caught you, you little bastard.

Dana Seilhan — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:46:11 -0000

[Rob Schneider voice] YOU CAN DO EET! [/Rob Schneider voice]

Re: I caught you, you little bastard.

Jan's Sushi Bar — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:00:53 -0000

Congratulations! I wish I could say the same.

Re: Saturday stats, 5 May 2012

Pat — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:15:19 -0000

I thought this was a health blog?

All taxation is theft. And the reason corporations are leaving this country is because we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. Of course, corporations do not pay taxes anyway...this comes out of salaries and prices of goods, but that can only go so far until companies start leaving.

The state is violence. Both parties suck. Don't vote. Don't waste your time with it and don't waste my time with it on your health blog.....of course, it is your blog.

Now....just curious. Why is it you are stuck at 200? Are you not as disciplined as you could be, or are there metabolic issues you have going on? I went from 223 to 195 on a low carb diet and am also stuck. I'm 6'0", so I'm really happy at 195, but I know I can get down to 185 and perhaps even 180. For me, I know exactly what it is. Discipline. Let me know if you want to knock around some ideas.

Re: Saturday stats, 5 May 2012

Johannah — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:51:37 -0000

You had to bring up politics and I have to rant!

Either party is the same bunch of corporate bought-off ***holes. I really hoped Obama was the honest and different politician as he campaigned he was during the last election. Here's a quote by Obama from the 2008 2nd presidential debate,

"But most importantly, we're going to have to help ordinary families be able to stay in their homes, make sure that they can pay their bills, deal with critical issues like health care and energy, and we're going to have to change the culture in Washington so that lobbyists and special interests aren't driving the process and your voices aren't being drowned out"

In my opinion, any program he came up with to address mortgages, healthcare, energy or lobbyists, was always done in a way that benefits special interests who always drive the process. Go back and listen to his campaign promises from 2008. How many did he accomplish or even try to accomplish? I, for one, won't believe anything he (or any other big money politician) says ever again. Vote the "American Way" - vote for the lesser of two evils - doesn't seem like a solution to me. Politics is a farce. Big money has to be removed from Wash DC before politicians will start representing the people. Like that will ever happen. (Rant Off!)

Side note - I'm rooting for your success to onederland. You'll get there!

Re: If I had a Dumbass Award, I’d be handing it out. And keeping a copy.

Ann — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:03:36 -0000

I'm still here....

Re: If I had a Dumbass Award, I’d be handing it out. And keeping a copy.

Suzy — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:34:12 -0000

Hope that works for you. I can't lose but 10 lbs. The second I eat carbs it starts coming right back. I lost 40 lbs on Atkins about 15 years ago-I don't know why it won't work this time unless it is that old age crap slow metabolism. I'm trying eating very little and NO wheat to see what happens. (wheat makes me feel bad) I wish atkins would work this time. The weight just dropped off when I was younger. Good luck and curse/cuss whenever you feel the need. Most of us do too.

Re: Body shape changes, and other observations

Catherine Gh — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:00:24 -0000

I've really noticed a correlation between dairy and weight loss. It's not that I can't eat it but if I have too much (cheese/cream) I tend to drop the weight much more slowly and even stall. About the body parts, it's been my experience that when I would manage to do a low fat diet, my chest would nearly disappear but with low carb, not much at all. Maybe it's really all about individual experience and it would be interesting to see what other women have noticed.

Re: Saturday stats, 21 April 2012

Woodey — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:41:05 -0000

Change your diet its not a long-term solution. Look at Jimmy Moore a big figurehead for low carb and a guy who lets every schmuck talk on his podcast. Notice Jimmy is back to gross fat and trying all the crap that the schmuck's talk about on his show? Low carb and Paleo has some good ideas, but its not the end all when it comes to health.

Sure you will get some good initial results, but then the stalls come and the weight gains and losses and gains and losses, just like any other diet. The same thing that is happening to Jimmy on low carb is the same thing that happened to him on low fat. Bottom line is us tubbies like to eat and weight will always be a struggle. How many re-dedications have you gone through? How many times have you nitpicked certain foods thinking it will change the long-term goal? Go on Facebook's Fat Head group and observe what people do and don't say, it's just like any other diet and people have the same problems. Unfortunately a lot of pseudoscience is passed off as fact and people run with ideas and treat them as gospel.

I think its funny to watch the low carb/Paleo community have the same anti establishment as the vegan/vegetarian group. They accuse the vegans for the very same things they are guilty of. I don't know how many times I read the paleo group talk about how we need government legislation in regards to diet and that their way of eating is how everyone should eat. Oh and lets not forget the "us vs. the man" attitude that prevails...just like the vegans.

You have a catchy slogan, you should try it sometime.

Round and round and round it goes, where it stops no one knows.

Re: Photo progress, 14 April 2012

Woodey — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:44:45 -0000

Still fat but making progress. You would fit nicely in Andreas Eenfeldt pictures to show what is wrong with our society. I hope you submit them, at least it will be with consent instead of him being sneaky about it.

Re: Saturday stats, 21 April 2012

Johannah — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:55:38 -0000

I just finished a 30 day dairy-free paleo experiment. Good part is constipation went away. Bad part - no weight loss, not one pound. Also, blood sugars didn't decrease either. Added dairy back in except restricting almost all cheese. Constipation back anyway. I don't have access to raw dairy, so whatever effect that has, so be it. Also, no milk as I haven't drank that for years. Of course, your results can be entirely different. I have 7 pounds to go from "obese" BMI to "overweight". It's an entirely silly goal considering the other obstacles in my life, but I need this to happen. I've lost about 10 lbs. in the last two years. Fat loss just doesn't happen anymore and it never was too easy to begin with. Hopefully you will find your answer.

Re: Saturday stats, 21 April 2012

Ann — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:13:47 -0000

So, what I get from what you're saying is that although cream, in and of itself, isn't necessarily putting weight on you, it is having some inflammatory effect that is preventing you from losing weight?

I wonder this myself, because I find that no matter how much I'm working out, if I'm putting cream in my coffee every day, or adding some to my broth to make a creamy soup with my meat, I lag a bit in weight loss. It still happens, but it does seem to slow things.

I'll be interested to see how you come out at the end of this week.

Hard to do without the cream, though. For me it's often one of the things that makes low-carb so satisfying. Coconut cream simply isn't the same....

Re: Photo progress, 14 April 2012

OrthoSeeker — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:31:31 -0000

Hey Dana,

I remember a long time ago you had links on your site to info about orthodontics that use palate expansion and whatnot, but I can't find them here or with Google. Do you still have those floating around?

Re: How this whole fat-storage thing works

Dana Seilhan — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:16:46 -0000

Yeah, and they're talking about treating Alzheimer's with insulin. Oh, because THAT will end well. :(

Re: How this whole fat-storage thing works

kate s — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:50:17 -0000

Thank you, something new always good. Interested in discovering book by dr says Alzheimer's is Diabetes III, as brain neurons send messages the path is disrupted and requires glucose for immediate repair. 80 % of the glucose your brain uses goes to this repair job, those little tau sort of hold things together like the spikes in a RR track. Drs don't know what goes wrong yet, just that it does.

Re: Saturday stats, 14 April 2012

Johannah — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:26:47 -0000

So close to onederland! I used to get the auras with little or no headache. I found it happened mostly when I was dehydrated. Hope you get to feeling better real soon!

Re: Saturday stats, 14 April 2012

Dana Seilhan — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:49:07 -0000

I don't get the body aches as often either--I was getting those too. Even was afflicted with what seemed like arthritis in my knees there for a while--but the knees are doing great now. Had an unpleasant moment a few weeks ago where I was afraid I might be soy-sensitive. I don't want it to be a huge part of my diet, but I like wheat-free soy sauce, so I was bummed out til I realized later that I'd eaten it again and was fine. Dunno, might have been just residual bullshit coinciding with the weather--my body has been an excellent rain predictor for years. I'm hoping that completely goes away, eventually.

Re: Saturday stats, 14 April 2012

Ann — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:27:58 -0000

Headaches were one thing I also lost when I kicked grains. I had had a headache almost every day of my life since I was a child. Just got to a point where I got out of bed and took something every morning and throughout the day to try to control it, but they never really went away. I'd get a migraine about twice a year, but had those headaches almost every day. When I gave up the wheat and grains, I lost very little weight initially, but was so relieved about the headaches and body aches being gone that I haven't even considered going back.

Re: Kale: the “new beef”?

Dana Seilhan — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:29:03 -0000

I was telling whoever runs the FB page for our local co-op grocery, since he was going on and on about kale a few weeks ago, that the stuff makes a great substitute for potato chips. But health panacea? Nah.

I'm totally cool with veggies as a side. I actually find my GI tract is happier, on average, if I get a little veggie along with my meat. I suspect it's all down to what friendly bugs I've got in my colon and what they like to be fed. But this tendency to try to bamboozle people into over-relying on plant superfoods is scary, to say the least.

Re: Kale: the “new beef”?

Ann — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:24:42 -0000

How about some kale as a SIDE to our flatiron steaks? I LOVE kale and we grow it, but I have eaten it all by its self, and let me tell you, a complete source of nourishment and/or filling and satisfying it ain't.

Not to mention that its cruciferous, and shouldn't even be eaten raw because it's a goitrogen.

Vegans will certainly be learning the hard way as their years pass....