I hate to tell you this, but the Atkins / low carb fad is over. It reached it's peak in early 2004 and began dying shortly after. IT'S NOW OVER...... Let me repeat, so this is very clear. THE ATKINS / LOW CARB DIET FAD IS OVER You can go back to eating normal food again. Please dispose of you Atkins books. They are no longer useful.
I sense sarcasm but for the record:
The first issue of "Dr Atkins' Diet Revolution" appeared in 1972--a third of a century before 2004. That's a long time for a fad to reach its peak. Not counting occasional (and sometimes sustained) off-the-wagon-fallings, I've been on Atkins since the 1976. When I go off it, my weight goes up and my cholesterol goes through the roof. When I go back on, both go down. So long as I remain on it, both remain stable.
The first issue of "Dr Atkins' Diet Revolution" appeared in 1972--a third of a century before 2004. That's a long time for a fad to reach its peak. Not counting occasional (and sometimes sustained) off-the-wagon-fallings, I've been on Atkins since the 1976. When I go off it, my weight goes up and my cholesterol goes through the roof. When I go back on, both go down. So long as I remain on it, both remain stable.
And it wasn't a new idea then. Quickie search I did a while back turned up low-carb diets for diabetics in the 1920's.
--Charlene
-- Christmas: A warm and cheery two-month festival that celebrates the joy of retail merchandise. -- Bayan, Rick; The Cynic's Dictionary, 2002
Charlene Charette wrote: ||| The first issue of "Dr Atkins' Diet Revolution" appeared in ||| 1972--a ||| third of a century before 2004. That's a long time for a fad ||| to reach ||| its peak. Not counting occasional (and sometimes sustained) ||| off-the-wagon-fallings, I've been on Atkins since the 1976. ||| When I go ||| off it, my weight goes up and my cholesterol goes through ||| the roof. When I go back on, both go down. So long as I ||| remain on it, both remain stable. ||| || || And it wasn't a new idea then. Quickie search I did a while || back turned up low-carb diets for diabetics in the 1920's. || || --Charlene ||
Charlene Charette wrote: ||| The first issue of "Dr Atkins' Diet Revolution" appeared in ||| 1972--a ||| third of a century before 2004. That's a long time for a fad ||| to reach ||| its peak. Not counting occasional (and sometimes sustained) ||| off-the-wagon-fallings, I've been on Atkins since the 1976. ||| When I go ||| off it, my weight goes up and my cholesterol goes through ||| the roof. When I go back on, both go down. So long as I ||| remain on it, both remain stable. ||| || || And it wasn't a new idea then. Quickie search I did a while || back turned up low-carb diets for diabetics in the 1920's. || || --Charlene ||
The way I see it we all have a choice - eat a proper balanced diet and be totally realistic and honest with ourselves about how much we eat or constantly follow the latest pseudoscientific fad whilst being in denial about what the problem really is - namely an unhealthy relationship with food.
The way I see it we all have a choice - eat a proper balanced diet
A properly balanced diet is different for different people. The diet that is fit for one is deadly for another. Low carb deals with rising problems of Syndrome X and pre-diabetes. Areas where medicine is still trying to figure out.
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and be totally realistic and honest with ourselves about how much we eat or constantly follow the latest pseudoscientific fad whilst being in denial about what the problem really is - namely an unhealthy relationship with food.
Amen.
DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/267/Dec-264/225 Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 Maint. not counting (CCLL=50-60)
