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A link to the article to which this writer refers can be found in this piece HERE

She has unearthed therein an unindicted conspirator, the hordes of reducing diets that achieve temporary weight loss at the expense of training our bodies to increased caloric efficiency such that we are thereafter condemned to a life of starvation diets--even the surgical reduction of our stomachs, the rerouting of our intestines. It's a powerful argument backed by considerable evidence. Go see for yourself.

OK, I've put on my flame retardant underware, and I'm ready to go... Anyone who says you have to "starve yourself" in order to lose weight needs to have their head examined... I am on the Atkins diet, and I eat 3 big meals a day, along with a number of snacks... I'm NEVER hungry, and even though I decided to say on a "modified" induction diet, where I limit my intake of carbs to less than 30 grams a day (often 10 or less!), I am losing weight at a very nice pace. No surgery, no starvation.

I started this diet about 10 weeks ago, and in that time, I've lost 38 pounds and 8" around my waist. I still have another 80 or 85 pounds to go, but it's been quite easy thus far. Once I've lost about another 15 or 20 pounds, I'm going to start an exercise program as well: Up to this point, all of the weight loss have been due to my diet. When I've only got about 40# left to lose, I'm going to start reintroducing some of the foods that I purposely avoid right now. And will slowly go back to a more "normal" diet, although I suspect that I will always limit carbs and sugars, because, quite frankly, I feel a lot better without eating them.

Mark

How much longer do we have do endure this nonsens that someone can maintain a bodyweight of 260+ pounds without eating for nine months or whatever?

For all we know, these lardbuckets are mainlining milkshakes.

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