[summer]

I wasn't surprised Atkins filed for bankruptcy, but it always amazed me how long the popularity of his diet lasted. It was so damaging to the body.

[CDHart]

Someone said on another thread that it wasn't the diet itself that caused the bankruptcy. It was the introduction of the diet foods from Atkins and apparently no one wanted to buy them.

Carolyn

[Revolting cat!]

3 Dieters.

[kevkrom]

but it always amazed me how long the popularity of his diet lasted. It was so damaging to the body.

Yeah, it "damaged" 130+ pounds of fat off of mine.

[paltz]

gee what a shock...not

[numberonepal]

Here's the next great diet:

The numberonepal diet

1. Eat steak, eat steak, eat a big ole steak. (As rare as you can stand it)
2. Eat pork, fish, chicken, bison, squirrel, venison, rabbit, turtle, etc.
3. Supplement your meat with veggies smothered in butter.
4. Eat fruit for dessert or snacks.
5. Butter and coconut/palm oil in quantity.
6. Supplement the above with bread and cheese in moderation.
7. Never eat soy products or anything that says "low fat", "healthy", or anything of the like. That usually means large amounts of poly-unsaturated fat and/or refined sugar/corn syrup.
8. Enjoy it. Happy people are healthier and live longer.

The one thing that stands out in the above diet is that the foods recommended are the ones we actually want! Imagine giving our bodies what it wants rather than the stuff some hippie said would be good for you.

PS The soil in which our food is grown, and/or fed to those tasty animals, has been depleted of a great deal of the minerals it used to have. Find yourself a good supplement that fits your needs.

From Dr. William Campbell Douglas:

The Atkins diet is not new. It is basically the diet man has eaten for thousands of years-long before junk food, junk science, or the AHA came along. If it was good for 10,000 years, why is it bad now?

Make checks payable to "wife of numberonepal".

[ConservativeDude]

Here is a simple alternative to Atkins.

Don't eat sugar. Don't eat bread.

Don't do long distance cardio or weights. Do sprints and push ups 3 times a week.

That's not easy, but it is simple. If you do that, you will dramatically transform your body. It's that simple.

I'm pretty sure Atkins would agree.

That's my $.02.

[k2blader]

If only people understood they can lose weight *without* these stupid diets.

[NormB]

The thing that killed Atkins is the simplicity. It is easy to follow a low carb diet without ever picking up an Atkins product.

I would guess that as many people are on an LC diet as when Atkins was all the rage, they just are doing their way.

[July20]

One of the hardest things about losing weight is that social relationships are often built around food. It's FUN to pig out on great tasting food with a bunch of people. And what will families do if they can't plan their high-carb holiday feasts? What will replace the food-centered holidays?

Also, for those who deal problems in life, there's nothing like a sundae or daily coffee with danish to make one feel better (albeit temporarily).

Some may be able to lose 20 lbs. on a short term diet, but the above 2 issues keep most from succeeding longterm.

[Clemenza]

Be careful. The Atkins people are like the Scientoligists.