Excellent point. That is why I hate fad diets including Atkins. Atkins is ok for a short time but should never bee along term diet. Your body needs good carbs. People who want to lose weight(and keep it off) need to make a lifestyle choice and eat right and exercise nearly every day.
Not any different than AA-one day at a time and keep going.I see so many people at the gym they lose a significant amount of weight through a low cal diet and 8-10 months later they are back to their old weight because they can't keep the diet they are on.
.The RIGHT way to lose weight is 1.0-2 lbs per week max with a 400-500 day calories deficit from your maintence calories-that is the calories you consume every day where you neither gain nor lose weight.
I read Atkins' book not long ago. Atkins is not a no-carb diet; it is a low-carb diet. And the low carb part of it is exactly that -- good carbs, from vegetables and fruits (provided your body processes fructose well).
That sounds reasonable. I would be interested in seeing the results of the scientific studies demonstrating the long-term efficacy of such a regimen, say, a follow-up study of subjects after a period of five years, ten years, twenty years, etc.