[wheelgunguru]

In as much as dieting is a lifestyle change, which necessitates following the diet for the rest of one's life, and inasmuch as serious health issues have developed from this "diet", I wish them the best of luck.

[Notforprophet]

I haven't seen any conclusive evidence that a low-carb diet has produced serious health issues. Can you provide a link to back up that assertion? In fact, I recall just this year a couple of studies reported on the benefits of low-carb dieting.

NFP

[manna]

Thought you would find this interesting ...

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

My hat's off to the pair of them. Losing weight is a b*stard to do.

[dread78645]

In as much as dieting is a lifestyle change, which necessitates following the diet for the rest of one's life, and inasmuch as serious health issues have developed from this "diet", I wish them the best of luck.

Yes, Yes, Such as?, and so do I.

[Benrand]

"I could go to a certain drive-through and get eight sandwiches and four large fries, 10 to 12 cans of soft drinks a day, not the sugar-free kind," Steve said.

HOW in the world did this guy get to weigh 500 billion pounds???

[sam_paine]

In as much as dieting is a lifestyle change, which necessitates following the diet for the rest of one's life, and inasmuch as serious health issues have developed from this "diet", I wish them the best of luck.

Riiiiiiiiight. I get your point. Low carbs via meat and fresh vegetables for the rest of your life is more dangerous than being 571 pounds on french fries! hA!

Be advised that those of us who have benefitted from this "lifestyle change" don't need you to ominously "wish us luck."

[blondatheart]

I have been on this diet for 3 months now and I have lost 50 pounds and still loosing. Only 10 more now and I have never felt better!!

[MontanaBeth]

What serious health issues?

[mamaduck]

serious health issues have developed from this "diet",

You are misinformed, and for the benefit of others considering this diet, please look further than this person's opinion, there is PLENTY of evidence that this diet works (see photos above, duh) AND is safe, and is good for you. Of course moderation in everything, but avoiding fats is STUPID (imnsho of COURSE), and avoiding processed, starchy carbohydrates is SMART.

Protein, quality fats, veggies, salad, fruit, water . . .sounds good and healthy to me! :-)

See also, Sugar Busters, and the Zone for more good diets and information. And Garden of Life, for even more, newer information on nutrition and The Maker's Diet!

[BibChr]

About 80# down since April, first on Atkins-like, then on Atkins-period.

Feeling vastly better, better energy, sleeping vastly better, losing pain in my back, hips, knees, losing 12 pants-sizes, losing killer headaches, losing intractable tachycardia...

...if these are "serious health issues," more people should have them.

Dan

[Ribeye]

Lose weight?

1) Exercise. Period. You HAVE to move your body. Lift weights, walk, run, garden...move. There is NO excuse for not doing some form of exercise except physical limitations/handicap.

2) Quit eating refined sugars, processed and packaged foods, hydrogenated oils, margerine (butter is better for you). It's all garbage to your body. Drinking soda everyday is insane. Learn how to read an ingredients label.

3) Bleached flour is not good. Add water and you have glue. Stick with whole grains. And if you eat rice, make it brown instead of white.

4) Eat all the meat (chicken, fish,pork and, yes, Beef) and FRESH vegatables you can get your hands on. Avoid processed meats with nitrates and such.

5) Drink water. At least 64oz a day. Preferably more.
Not Soda, not diet soda, not juice, not Snapple...just water.

6) Exercise. Exercise. Exercise. You HAVE to move. Make the time. If you watch TV you have time. I workout at 9:30 pm or 4:00 am. My kids and work take up the rest of the day but I alway make time. A benfit from exercising is that you actually have more energy...


Our grandparents didn't need diet plans. They ate fresh un-processed foods and got more exercise.

The obesity rates we see today are a by-product of lousy food choices (fast foods, boxed foods, processed foods), bad eating habits (supersize = superass) and too much sittin' on butts.

This of course is only my humble opinion but, having lost 85lbs by doing all of the above, I speak from experience. So does my wife.

[70times7]

I've been told more than one that I could instantly loose ~30 lbs. of ugly fat on the Marie Antwanette diet plan...

[zx2dragon]

Steve kept the belt he wore at his highest weight and punched new holes in it as he dropped the pounds.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one that did that! I ballooned up in hs and college, almost to 300 lbs. Dropped down to 174 after a few months of serious working out and eating better.

I tried Atkins, but I do not eat salad greens and the induction requires about 2 cups per day.

[maggief]

In the last nine months I lost both my husband and mother to cancer. Not only have I felt emotionally drained but physically, as well. I'd gained twenty five pounds and was having severe bouts of acid reflux. Two months ago I began a low carb diet. My focus was on health, weight loss was secondary. Today I'm down ten pound, but the best news is the acid reflux is all but gone. I was taking 1-2 Tagamet per day. Now I've only taken 2 tablets in the last two months. Amazing. Now ... if I could only sleep at night ...

[GulliverSwift]

Glancing through the headlines, I thought the article was titled "Couple Loses Hundreds of Pounds on Acid Diet."

I couldn't believe it...

[Teacher317]

and the serious health issues of weighing 570 pounds?

[Dubya]

http://atkinsathome.com/

[Hildy]

Health issues, give it a rest. The health risks of being morbidly obese far outweigh (excuse the pun) the health risks of Atkins.

[Zack Nguyen]

The couple met, dated and married, but humiliation struck again on their honeymoon when the airline pilot told Steve he would have to buy two seats next time because he was too big for one.

That's awful.

[Delbert]

I lost 145 pounds in one month once - Got a divorce!