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Originally Posted by SamHouston  Right you are Georgiana! I stand admonished and corrected. I was trying to be helpful. I thought the idea was to successfully lose weight... not to stay rigid to a program.
I will take my success story elsewhere.
Sam |
Sam, as I wrote in my previous post, there are many low carb plans out there. Some of these plans are excellent for losing weight, maintaining goal, preventing health problems and improving health. Others do not incorporate one or more of these principles (see Kimkins for a very good example).
The Atkins Diet, like any dietary plan, follows a set of rules. These rules may be more or less strict than the ones describing other low carb plans. However it is these rules that help many Atkinseers achieve their weight loss and health goals. If someone finds it difficult to stick to the rules of Atkins and make this way of eating a lifetime change, they should look for other plans (low carb or not) that better fit their needs.
I did not bash your methods of losing weight. However, since your post was made on the Atkins Diet Bulletin Board, it should be clear that the members of this board are following Atkins (DANDR 2002, to be more precise). Therefore it should not surprise anyone that the advice given and the replies made here will only be pertinent to the Atkins Diet and not to other low carb plans.
I hope your advice and story will help other dieters reach their goals on the plan they are following.
