Grrrr!!! People making uneducated assumptions make me MAD!

[ChantillyLace88]

I was just browsing through another forum I belonged to and it reminded me as to why I joined this forum. It's a general weight loss forum but everyone is sooo pushy with "low calorie, low fat" and doesn't give anything else a chance. In fact, they only ridicule other weight loss techniques.. so being on Atkins, you can only imagine what these "fitness gurus" say.

Anyways, I was looking through one of the threads and read this assumption!

"the problem with those prescribed diets is that they suck. South beach and atkins puts a negative spin on carbs, saying things like don't eat fruits and veggies, which is stupid any way you look at it."

WHAT!? If you're gonna knock something before you try it, READ. Read anything about this friggin lifestyle!! I'm not saying "go out and read the book". But read a friggin sticky! Read a summary! A review! Anything!!!!
If you're going to criticize it, learn at least the basics of the diet so you don't sound like a moron!!

This isn't directed towards any of you haha I'm just furious to see how many people will speak against something they know NOTHING about.

[Slapshot]

Yes, the irony of the veggie comment is that I've eaten more veggies in the last 3 months on this WOE than I ate in the previous 3 years. Fruits are coming next.

[imagood1]

when people ask me about not eating fruit I tell them it doesn't bother me.....I'm allergic to oranges, bananas don't agree with me, grapes and apples give me gas...so what am I missing....I don't eat fruit when I'm NOT on Atkins...now I have an excuse for awhile...LOL!!!

I've been on most of the "major" diet systems...I was tired of eating cardboard tasting food, or waiting to eat something because I'm so hungry. The major difference with Atkins is I'm never hungry, the food tastes great and I eat more veggies than I've ever eaten in my life....if I'm "stupid" for eating this way....so be it!