My step daughter is just like so and so. She is in her early 30s and she eats fat free, sugar free everything. She only eats the whites of eggs, poultry, fruits and vegetables, with bread, pototoes, and cereal being the mainstay of her diet. She doesn't touch butter or mayo or oil of any kind unless it's fat free and she doesn't even put sugar or artificial sweetener on her oatmeal. I think once I saw her eat a piece of candy. She is about a size 4 and she exercises everyday. She has been eating this way since she was about 16 and for her it works. She has lots of energy and her hair and nails are fine and she is healthy. The bottom line is that I am not so and so, I am me and that kind of diet just doesn't cut it for me. I need to use a WOE that I can live with and that works for me and you need one that you can live with that works for you. If the fat free, high carb thing had worked for us and we could live with it, we wouldn't be lowcarbing. Just explain to your mother that you tried to eat like so and so, but it just wasn't for you.
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