Dropped 28 said:I was on line in GNC and kept getting into conversations with people since
everyone there was LC - except the cashier who was a "personal trainer" and
told us that you don't get enough carbs on LC to support brain function (he
says you need at least 100 g a day) He looks like an ape on steroids and
could barely speak - it was funny!
Anyway - 1 woman lost 70 lbs since feb and was buying atkins bars. Then a
very slim fit looking lady was buying a big box of Atkins Bars and a big box
of Endulge bars. So I told her she looked so slim, did she lose weight on
LC? She said no, she just eats too much fruit and wants to be more LC - but
she won't "eat all the fat - ya know? just lean chicken and stuff"
I thought this was so nuts. A slim & fit looking woman who wants to replace
fruit with endulge bars and eat a psuedo-LC diet that she has totally
invented with no info! THAT's the sort of lunacy that makes LC look bad!!
You mock a slim person who is replacing junk with something more
nutritious and less damaging. Why do you do that?
There is no such thing as an LC diet per se. The expression "lc" covers
a style of dieting, not any specific diet. It ranges from Atkins
induction, through maintenance, as well as many legitimate and quite as
valid variations. You have, ketogenic as well as reduced carb
non-ketogenic diets. There is the Anabolic Diet, Bodyopus, Faigan's NHE
diet, various other TKG diets, South Beach, various cyclic diets; the
varieties are almost endless.
Not following your particular perception of a low carb diet does not
mean that the person concerned is ignorant, or is likely to be less
successful, it simply means that one part of their diet includes
reducing carbs. I eat low carb, or perhaps better nomenclature would be
"reduced carb", but I think Atkins is a pointless and high risk diet. My
opinion and I have twenty plus years direct experience with diet and
nutrition to back it up; I am not concerned with who agrees or disagrees
with me.
What I do works, when I had to, I lost a large amount of weight in a
short time, even though I was not fat to start with; not something that
I would recommend to everyone. Fast weight loss can be very dangerous. I
knew what I was doing, and did it properly.
Someone following new Harvard recommendations and reducing carbs in
their diet, adding some healthy fats, is actively looking after their
health. They are not dieting to lose weight, they are not overweight,
they are just health conscious and ensuring that they don't become fat.
What is wrong with that?
Personally I suspect that the Atkin's bars are made from re-cycled
cardboard, but I applaud someone who makes the effort to replace junk
snack food with something healthier.
I think that you need to realise that not everyone has to or needs to
view the world from where you're standing.
Regards
David
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