I have a rant. I'm fed up with overuse of certain words, especially this one. It's been really bugging me for awhile. I came here to take a brain dump and hopefully get it out of my system.
I follow a pretty strict low carb diet. I belong to low carb, keto, carnivore facebook groups. I can't veer off a strict eating plan or I gain. I am a badge carrying member of the Keto Police. (yeah, ok, I know there isn't really a badge, but I would probably get beaten if I actually carried one)
There are people who don't have to be as strict as me. I understand that. Some of the pages I'm on have a lot of new people to these ways of eating. I get frustrated when someone posts a food and say they eat it every day and it's wonderful. Delicious even. (THERE is that damn word... lets just call it the "D word". I don't even want to type it...) When they show the ingredient listing, it has all the stuff that isn't really keto (corn, wheat, wheat gluten, ingredients that use most of the alphabet, etc) I point out that it's got wheat so it's a no from me, and I get "I guess the Keto Police has finally landed" bs. I have even stated that I post that so new people will be able to make a judgment for themselves. Some people can't have wheat at all, anyway. They may not know they need to check ingredients and if someone that "does keto" says it's ok, then of course it must be ok. I don't tell them they are a jerk, or an ass, or anything at all, even though I want to when they start in on me. You do you, boo. Just don't try to give newbies the wrong impression.
Then, there is my aunt. I love her dearly. She is one of the sweetest human beings on this earth I have ever met. BUT her daughter posts recipes often (most are carb laden, unhealthy foods, like 20 types of cupcakes, etc) My aunt is a bad diabetic, and EVERY recipe my cousin shares on facebook my aunt has to comment with the D word.
I have talked to my aunt before about cutting sugar to help control her diabetes. She says that's why she's on meds. Her numbers keep getting worse and worse. They just increase her meds. It makes me so sad. She has been like a 2nd mom to me.
I know people need to make their own decisions. I just love them and hate to see people suffer with all these crappy diseases when they don't have to. It just makes me so sad.
So no, I don't think it's "the D word" when you are poisoning yourself and your loved ones by buying sugar in bulk. She got angry with me because I wouldn't take the candy she offered. My blood glucose numbers are great even though I was diabetic. I'm not on meds. I researched a lot to see what I could do to bring my numbers down, and I found it. I still need to lose a lot of weight, and it doesn't want to go anywhere, but as long as my numbers are good, I am ok with that. I kind of have to be.
I just needed to blast that out of my brain and out through my fingers. Thanks for listening. I sure can't say all this in real life.
God Bless, and put the sugar down!
Love, Me.
