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Discussing Atkins is like discussing politics, lol.
In the end you just have to agree to disagree.
What burns many Atkins dieters IMO is the way they are questioned. SOME people are using it like a fad diet, but that doesn't mean that Atkins is flawed. And it doesn't mean that everyone on Atkins is ill-informed or misguided.
An adult who has done the research and made the commitment to eating this way is at the end of the day an ADULT, not a child, and not someone whose experiences can be judged by those who have never done research into the diet past watching a bit on the evening news.
I don't do Atkins but I have seen it work. It doesn't work for everyone by a long shot- not everyone does well on low carb, or such a restricted way of eating- but I give anyone who can commit themselves to it credit for willpower. And I think that unless you have done ACTUAL RESEARCH on it past listening to what people say about it you should shut up and let people do what works for them.
*stepping off my soapbox*
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It may be said with rough accuracy that there are three stages in the life of a strong people. First, it is a small power, and fights small powers. Then it is a great power, and fights great powers. Then it is a great power, and fights small powers, but pretends that they are great powers, in order to rekindle the ashes of its ancient emotion and vanity.-- G.K. Chesterton
Last edited by lovelyivy84; 12-09-2003 at 06:46 PM.
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