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8/9/2013

I have some very exciting news to share: I have been offered a position at Answers.com as their Low Carb Category Expert Writer! I'll be writing articles as an independent contractor for the website while I continue to work full time at the Veterans hospital as an outpatient dietitian. I'm required to publish between 10-20 articles a month (400+ words each) for the next year. This is such a fantastic opportunity to write about a subject I'm so passionate about! I'm still letting it all sink in.

Now the (sort of) bad news. Because I'm still working full time and will be writing at least 10 articles a month for Answers.com, I won't have much time to write my current style of blog posts, ie, voicing my own opinion on various issues. At least not if I want to have some kind of life outside of nutrition. I'll try to still write one blog post a month because I really enjoy the process.

I'm not much of a self-promotor, but I'm going to ask that when I link to my Answers.com articles that you please click on the link and (hopefully) read them. Most of the articles are pretty basic and will likely contain things you've heard before, but I would really appreciate your support on this.

One final bit of good news -- well, it's actually great news :) As of January, I will no longer be working at the VA hospital because I'll be going into private practice. While I will really miss talking to our veterans, I feel that I'm not really helping any of them get healthier. It will be such a relief to be able to counsel people and provide information based on my own beliefs obtained from reviewing current research rather than continuing to try to talk around our "Healthy Plate" handouts, to the extent I can without getting into trouble. My website will be updated to explain the services I'll offer. I'll also be developing some low-carb teaching materials for doctors and writing for Answers.com, of course.

At any rate, thank you to all my regular readers who have voiced your support for this blog. As I said, I'm going to continue to write my blog posts, just not as frequently for a few months.

Below are the links to my first three articles on Answers.com:

8 Benefits of Low-Carb Diets

How to Choose the Right Amount of Carbs on a Low Carb Diet

7 Healthy Low-Carb Snacks That Taste Great

Thank you so much for checking out those articles. Also, I won't have computer access for a couple of days, so if you leave comments, I promise to approve them once I'm able to.

14 Comments

Bill Lagakos link

8/9/2013 09:51:45 am

Congratulations! The real beneficiary here is Answers.com :)

Franziska Spritzler link

8/9/2013 10:08:35 am

Aww, thanks, Bill! That means a lot to me :)

Dan Brown link

8/9/2013 11:32:11 am

Congratulations Franziska! All three articles are very good. What a great platform. Best wishes for continued success.

8/10/2013 05:51:08 pm

Thank you so much for the nice feedback, Dan! As always, I truly appreciate your support.

Cahide

8/9/2013 02:12:54 pm

Congratulations and best of luck on your private practice, Franziska! I'm sure it will be much better for you and that you'll be able to help a lot of people who really need to hear the truth about diet.

The snacking article is great for people just starting a LCHF diet because I think people get used to snacking on a regular diet and wonder what they will eat if there are no more pretzels, potato chips, or sugary snacks.

My favorite snack is Butter-Roasted Pecans from Dana Carpender's Fat Fast Cookbook. One 1-ounce serving is 224 calories with 88.2% of those calories from fat. Although I don't feel the need to snack too much, these are delicious!

8/10/2013 05:55:48 pm

Thank you so much, Cahide! I'm really looking forward to private practice and hope I'll be able to help people who need assistance with starting or maintaining a low-carb way of life.Glad you liked the snacking article. Wow, those butter-roasted pecans sound delicious. Kudos to Dana for creating them!

Anna

8/9/2013 06:24:14 pm

Absolutely will support you over on Answers.com. Looking forward to your articles!

8/10/2013 05:57:11 pm

Thank you so much, Anna! Appreciate it :)

Tim

8/10/2013 05:20:55 am

What a wonderful opportunity to talk about the benefits of LCHF and counter all the negative propaganda, congratulations!

I'm still distressed that so many T2's like me are told to make sure they get plenty of the thing that's killing them, without being offered the option of using a LCHF diet as part of their treatment. Your articles will be another avenue for folks to find out about LCHF and perhaps give it a try.

8/10/2013 06:04:02 pm

Thank you so much, Tim! I'm so happy to have been given this opportunity. It is very discouraging that people with T2 diabetes continue to be instructed follow a low-fat, high-carb diet. Many never question this advice and become understandably upset when they're unable to lose weight and achieve good blood sugar control. Thanks for your continued support :)

Wendy McCullough link

8/19/2013 08:13:21 am

Congratulations on the new position at answers.com as well as your private practice. I know you must be excited to be able to share the low-carb love! :) I will be sure to pass along your answers articles to my Pregnant Atkids support group. While some ladies are seasoned low-carbers, a few could use some Low Carb 101 style information. Thank you for helping to educate the masses. :)

8/19/2013 03:21:08 pm

Thank you so much, Wendy! I really appreciate your support and sharing the articles with your group! Thank you for all that you do to promote the low-carb cause :)

Brenna link

8/20/2013 07:43:34 am

Congratulations! I'm sure you will feel very liberated and empowered to teach what you know is right. You will quickly see how well your clients do on a more appropriate diet.

8/20/2013 02:56:15 pm

Thanks so much, Brenna! I'm very much looking forward to private practice for exactly this reason, among others :)

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