Im Honestly too Poor for The Atkins book

JD wrote:

| The book isn't the problem. For folks on a limited budget carbs are
| cheap. I drive the local food bank truck one day a week to collect from
| the local supermarkets. Trust me, it's a glut of carbs which in turn gets
| handed out to folks who can't afford otherwise.
| JD

I do understand this to a certain point; there certainly are destitute
people who cannot afford to buy food and have to depend on charity. I
also used to be involved in volunteering at a food bank operated by my
church. However, few of these hungry, destitute people are able to post on
computers to usenet newsgroups. I'm just a bit skepitcal in this case; the
OP has said some things in other posts --and in other newsgroups -- that
are a bit contradictory.

I'm certainly not unsympathetic to anyone who truly can't afford meat with
any meal and is forced to live on charity.

(p.s. When told that the peasants had no bread and were starving , maybe
Marie Antoinette should have said "Then Let them eat meat!" instead of her
infamous, facetious "Then let them eat cake!" g)

Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

(*AmBeR*) wrote in message m...

Yes I asked about chocolate because I didn't want to mess up, not
because I have the money to splurge on books when I could ask for info
here.......and they were on sale here for $1 a candy bar, so I thought
it was a good price.

Sheesh, if you can afford to toss away one dollar on a piece of junk
that you only use for about 1 minute, you can afford the book. Some
people will give any excuses.

Take about ten of those little candy bars, and put them in a jar.
That's about the price of a paperback Atkins book. However, other
people have posted links to the "how to" on the website.

Take your pick.
CM

"*AmBeR*" wrote in message

"Jeri" wrote in message
...

You say you can't afford the book but you were asking about low carb
chocolate earlier. Chocolate isn't food. It's a treat. If you can
afford low
carb chocolate you can afford the paperback book.

Yes I asked about chocolate because I didn't want to mess up, not
because I have the money to splurge on books when I could ask for info
here

Ahhh ok, so you thought that since this newsgroup of volunteers was here
that they would do your work for you? That people would take time out of
their own lives to answer all your questions so you didn't have to bother
spending time reading to find out how the diet works? That must be the
answer since it was pointed out to you several times that there is a free
website with all the information you need on it and any library worth the
name will have at least one copy of DANDR on the shelves.

Heaven forbid you buy a book that will help you stay healthy the rest of
your life when you could buy chocolate instead!!

Just for the record, so I don't scare newbies away )..........
this newsgroup is one of the best support groups I've ever seen and people
here are more than happy to answer questions for people who don't understand
something they've read, are confused about aspects of different low carb
plans, are confused about inconsistancies within their chosen diet plan, are
having trouble losing and need guidance on what they're eating, and a whole
slew of other things. They're more than happy to give opinions on sugar
alcohols, net carbs, fiber counting, how to deal with skeptics and
saboteurs, and just about any other subject you can think of.

What most people here lose patience with *very* quickly is someone who wants
us to do their work for them so they don't have to be bothered (or so they
can buy chocolate instead).
--
Jeri
265/189/120
Atkins since 11/5/01
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford

They have these new things called "libraries" where they'll let you
read books for free.

And it's not a novel idea either. I'm reading the book, given to me
courtesy of the local library.

:-)

*AmBeR* wrote:
I can only afford the food for the diet and that's why I have been
asking questions all of you have already read. That's the reason why
I'm overweight, I buy food that's on sale rather than what I should be
eating. Until now that is, I have widened my budget. (but not enough
for the book)

The paperback costs less than your monthly payment for your comcast
account. It's also available free from public libraries, and very cheap
from used bookstores.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

You all must calm down and find something that is worthwhile to get
heated over!!!! Geeze!!!! It's a support group that I asked a couple
questions on, not the whole book's instructions. And I have been
reading the online version, so thank you all who actually come here to
help rather than get all worked up over nothing!

We bought the computer before my family hit hard. Thank you very much
for the sarcasm.

*AmBeR* wrote:

You all must calm down and find something that is worthwhile to get
heated over!!!! Geeze!!!! It's a support group that I asked a couple
questions on, not the whole book's instructions.

you asked stupid questions and you got appropriate answers.

*AmBeR* wrote:

We bought the computer before my family hit hard. Thank you very much
for the sarcasm.

how do you afford internet access if you can't even spare five bucks for
a book?

Martin Eden wrote:

They have these new things called "libraries" where they'll let you
read books for free.

And it's not a novel idea either. I'm reading the book, given to me
courtesy of the local library.

:-)

see? it's just that easy, folks.