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Originally posted by eroswebmaster
#1 you did well on this plan but you are not convinced that is good for long term.
WTF does that mean?
Just because you changed your diet and probably gained some weight back it's not good for long term?
Is that the issue, because if it is that's precisely the point...anything you do to lose weight has to be long term.
#2 re: your cult statement.
Why is it people feel the need to attack Atkins or any other low carb diet? Atkins is just one of them there are many more..
If you're on slim fast is anyone saying anything?
If you try any of the thousands of other diets out there that are far more restrictive and possibly dangerous are you questioned as to why you are on it?
No...people wish you luck then go about their business.
But oh yeah...drinking some bogus chocolate shake in a can in place of a meal 2 times a day is a great approach to a lifetime management plan.
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okay, calm down. I did well in the short term. I was unable for the reasons stated to continue for the five, ten years it would take for me to know that it hadn't damaged me in the long term. I also just said that I am not a doctor, just said I had a personal concern. I also said that I know people that did very well. SO, i was not attacking you or anyone else on the diet.
Cult comment - well it is the fad diet of the moment so it is getting press so people talk about it. Btw, fads sometimes work.
What I wills say for my short spell on Atkins that it did break me of eating a lot of bread and pasta. I still have it but not very often and everyone is right you don't really miss it. I did miss vegetables. I know you can have them but I am a veggie nut so not having as many mushrooms as I wanted was worse for me than not having bread.
That said, I did a mean mock danish.
Believe me, I know all too well what it is like to start on an eating plan and not have support. Also, give the choice between Atkins and Slimfast and I would be on Atkins in a second.
What I do have problems with is when I tell people that my husband was specifically told not to go on Atkins because of his form of diabetes and people with NO medical training tell me that we should ignore the diabetic specialist and go on Atkins. It happens almost everytime I mention it and that was mostly where my cult comment came from. Relax, if it is working for you i am happy for you and I kind of wish I could go on it but I can't. So, for me it is Weight Watchers which works well for me when I put my mind to it.