[Mamzelle]

Looking closely at what I thought was a pretty good three-times-weekly exercise routine, I was dismayed to see that I was burning a whole 150 calories a session. Big deal. At 450 calories a week, maybe I'd lose a pound every two months. Only, I didn't.

Only the diet took it off.

Exercise has benefits--toning, aerobics, flexibility.

But it doesn't do it for weight control.

[Aquinasfan]

Only the diet took it off. Exercise has benefits--toning, aerobics, flexibility. But it doesn't do it for weight control.

Agreed. I'm back to my lean, mean, high school weight again, 22 years later. I couldn't be happier. I thought I'd never see it again. I've been 20-30 lbs. overweight for ten years, despite daily exercise. I ate waaaaaay too many carbs, doing the low-fat thing.

It's worth mentioning that adopting the Atkins lifestyle results in increased energy and mental acuity. And reduced cravings for high-carb, junk food.

God bless him. Who knows how many lives he's saved by reducing the number of cases of heart attacks and of diabetes.