Fahrenfat 711Americans always give up on their diets. Is this really news?
About frickin' time.
The only diet that works: Eat less, exercise more.
Everything else is hype.
Say your prayers, Atkins Corporation.
I have foregone Potatoes, Corn, Refined Flour products, pasta, and foods with Sugar. I eat meats, Veggies, fruits and Whole Grain products.
I do try and eat lean meats, skinless poultry etc in addition to the no sugar, and work out 3 times a week (Weight lifting & 45 minutes on stationary cycle).
According to research firm InsightExpress, which conducted the survey online, fewer than 10 percent of Americans are currently on popular low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins, South Beach and The Zone.In contrast, a survey conducted in December of last year by Opinion Dynamics Corporation found that, at the time, 11 percent of Americans were on low-carb diets.
Could it be that the 9% drop in the numbers of Low Carb Dieters is due to the fact that those nine percent achieved their weight loss goals???
I know that although I am continuing on the Atkins regimen, I have lost over 50 lbs since I started on Atkins in December. Many who had less to lose will have lost it and, contrary to Atkins' advice, returned to the "carb-heavy" diet that gave them the pounds that Atkins lost for them.
This sounds like mere wishful thinking on the Carbohydrate Industrialist's part.
Methodologically fraudulent poll. Throw it out, it means nothing.
Wow, going from 11% down to 10% out of a survey of 500 people means that instead of 55 people saying they are on a low-carb diet 5 less people did. How can that show a trend of anything?
In contrast, a survey conducted in December of last year by Opinion Dynamics Corporation found that, at the time, 11 percent of Americans were on low-carb diets.
LOL, given the MOE that incidentally, they don't mention, this survey doesn't tell us anything meaningful. More crap by people who are both bad at math and don't know anything about losing weight.
LOL!! An online poll!!!
Statistically meaningless.
If Atkins is a sham, then why is the FDA talking about changing the food pyramid?
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Do they EVER get anything right?
Dan
A month ago, I went to the dentist for a cleaning. The hygienist takes your BP before working (A CYA move?). She told me she wouldn't work on me because my BP was very high and to get to the doctor right away.
My doctor had an opening that day and checked me out. Everyting was fine except for my weight and bp and I felt fine. I work out 5 days a week and hike on the weekends, but I was about 75 lbs overweight.
He put me on medicine and told me to go on the Atkins diet. My BP is close to normal (130/85) now and I have lost 18 lbs in a month. If you follow it, it tells you to eat reasonable amounts of food, not overeat on meat like some people do.
I was eating those frozen dinners almost exclusively, but now have a lot of fresh meat and vegetables in my diet.
On the contrary, the Zone is not a low-carb diet. It recommends plenty of carbs, almost too much to eat, but they are low-glycemic carbs like fruit and veggies, rather than high-glycemic carbs like pasta and bread. The Zone is an excellent balanced diet that works.
Edge and C2 are lower carb, not low-carb.
Exhibit one for why people are frustrated. This "low carb" cola is packed with sugar! It has half of what is in a coke, which is just another way of saying it has about four days worth of carbs in it. And this is the case of a lot of "low carb" products, which are certainly not fit for a real low carb plan. So people think they can eat low carb pizza and cookies and wash them down with a low carb coke and are shocked when the pounds dont slide off! Go figure...
Oh I am shocked. NOT! These things are still loaded with sugar. If you are doing Atkins, South Beach or Sugar Busters they are still no nos. On Atkins especially because they are sweetened with HFCS which is 100% a no no even in phase four.
It was a dumb idea.