ATKINS Revolution

[VOL]

Dr. Atkins has created this new diet that has recently taken off. It involves lowering your carb intake. For those who don't know carbs turn into fat if they are stored and never used.

I personally think the reason for popularity is because gullable people (mainly middle aged) think this is a great thing. However, lowering carbs decreases energy and overall health. They forget to watch the fat as well. It limits a vast majority of all things. It is also a very very slow process of weight loss.

I need to hear other thorough opinions because many people seem to be jumping on this. Has anyone done it? Does anyone want to?

[Ugly Bastard]

Originally posted by VOL:
Dr. Atkins has created this new diet that has recently taken off.

Umm...he's dead now, VOL. And his diet wasn't "recently" created in the least bit.

I agree with everything else in your post though.

I wish everyone would quit sucking the man's cock. His diet sucks, and it's terrible for your body anyway.

You wanna lose weight? Quit being such a lazy ass, and go to the damn gym.

-Ugly Bastard

[ January 27, 2004, 10:53 AM: Message edited by: Ugly Bastard ]

[Pliedes]

I wrote a book on how to lose weight.

It's 200 pages of "don't eat, exercise"...

[VOL]

I said it "recently" took off UB, not recently created. And I know he's dead. All I said was he invented teh revolution.

And AMEN on the gym aspect.

[ January 27, 2004, 11:19 AM: Message edited by: VOL ]

[Pliedes]

Originally posted by Ugly Bastard:
Umm...he's dead now

So her finally discovered a good way to lose weight Jokes on him.

[Saint DH]

I think it's funny how people with little nutritional knowledge can claim the validity of this diet (eg. VOL).

I don't really know where to begin..

lowering carbs decreases energy and overall health.

Lowering carbs reduces energy? Maybe if you only consume the bare minimum number of carbs a day...too bad most people consume much more than they use, and the excess carbs is then stored in your body. I have no idea how it would affect your overall health...no idea.

Also, the best way to do this Atkins diet is not to simply lower your carb intake, but to consume more protein. I don't think many people realize this. To be honest our bodies hardly even need carbs. For instance, eskimos in Alaska and Canada survive almost entirely on protein from fish and shit like that. These people tend to live long and healthy, despite their harsh environment.

I personally think the reason for popularity is because gullable people (mainly middle aged) think this is a great thing.

Gullable people? My father did this diet a few years ago and saw some very good results from it. He didn't even follow the diet to a T either.

[AcTivE]

Originally posted by Pliedes:
I wrote a book on how to lose weight.

It's 200 pages of "don't eat, exercise"...

i'd like to see this sometime, i think i'd laugh hysterically