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Boo · 01-10-2004, 09:53 PM

Congrats on your loss. Keep utilizing a plan that works for you. Remember to watch your health and address anything that seems abnormal. See a doc if you need to.

As for all the negative comments about Atkins.

IMO: The Atkins plan requires an abnormal amount of study to be sucessful. Due to lack of study, people are uninformed about the process and make uninformed choices/opinions.

I have lost weight using the diet and am continuing to lose the last few by using the method. As with most systems it seems the last pounds come off slower and harder than the first.

Plan9, add me to the list of people that don't hog out while on Atkins. After 3-5 days of induction, I can't even think about eating a "normal" sized meal. After the holidays and 2 months since being on a modified induction diet, I would have to force myself to keep up with my friends in terms of meal size. If you know people that are overindulging themselves with huge meals and large intakes of fat while on Atkins, then please explain to them that they are choosing to eat only the fatty side of Atkins. They are also supposed to stop eating before "stuffing themselves". I believe the program has merits for some dieters, especially people with disabilities.

Just a guess, but I would not be surprised if the next California diet is a low carb, veggie laden (maybe a faddish veggie here), water hogging, light exercise <some faddish form of exercise here like skipping to swing music> method that gets a huge welcome from all the fitness gurus. That would be because of the money involved in the exercise equipment, videos, audio cd's, etc....

I really wonder if Atkins was not popular with the mainstream diet and fitness people because they had no idea how to make money from it. The Atkins diet isn't even good for grocery stores. I have noticed numerous Atkins and no/low carb items on the shelves lately. HUGELY overpriced and well commercialized (of course). Will opinion now change?

Personally I believe that a large percentage of the American people can't (or won't) eat a sensible diet and maintain an exercise routine. At 41 I can outrun and outwork too many of the 14-18 year olds around. It scares me to see a 350 pound 16 year old walking around in the mall sweating, out of shape wearing a SPORTS jersey, unemployed but peirced, tatooed, and wearing more jewelry that my Grandma. Just who is going to work for a living and pay for my social security?

01-10-2004, 09:53 PM	#30 (permalink)
Boo Leave me alone! Location: Alaska, USA	Congrats on your loss. Keep utilizing a plan that works for you. Remember to watch your health and address anything that seems abnormal. See a doc if you need to. As for all the negative comments about Atkins. IMO: The Atkins plan requires an abnormal amount of study to be sucessful. Due to lack of study, people are uninformed about the process and make uninformed choices/opinions. I have lost weight using the diet and am continuing to lose the last few by using the method. As with most systems it seems the last pounds come off slower and harder than the first. Plan9, add me to the list of people that don't hog out while on Atkins. After 3-5 days of induction, I can't even think about eating a "normal" sized meal. After the holidays and 2 months since being on a modified induction diet, I would have to force myself to keep up with my friends in terms of meal size. If you know people that are overindulging themselves with huge meals and large intakes of fat while on Atkins, then please explain to them that they are choosing to eat only the fatty side of Atkins. They are also supposed to stop eating before "stuffing themselves". I believe the program has merits for some dieters, especially people with disabilities. Just a guess, but I would not be surprised if the next California diet is a low carb, veggie laden (maybe a faddish veggie here), water hogging, light exercise <some faddish form of exercise here like skipping to swing music> method that gets a huge welcome from all the fitness gurus. That would be because of the money involved in the exercise equipment, videos, audio cd's, etc.... I really wonder if Atkins was not popular with the mainstream diet and fitness people because they had no idea how to make money from it. The Atkins diet isn't even good for grocery stores. I have noticed numerous Atkins and no/low carb items on the shelves lately. HUGELY overpriced and well commercialized (of course). Will opinion now change? Personally I believe that a large percentage of the American people can't (or won't) eat a sensible diet and maintain an exercise routine. At 41 I can outrun and outwork too many of the 14-18 year olds around. It scares me to see a 350 pound 16 year old walking around in the mall sweating, out of shape wearing a SPORTS jersey, unemployed but peirced, tatooed, and wearing more jewelry that my Grandma. Just who is going to work for a living and pay for my social security?