[Mr. Jeeves]

This is the Atkins diet - the two are virtually identical. What is this character trying to do, cash in on the success of Atkins by hyping nonexistent differences?

[BureaucratusMaximus]

This is the Atkins diet - the two are virtually identical. What is this character trying to do, cash in on the success of Atkins by hyping nonexistent differences?

Thats the same thing I thought...and Atkins WORKS!

[1stFreedom]

It's an Atkins derivative. Atkins didn't invent the low carb diet either. He rediscovered it.

Bread=bad. I lost lots of weight on Atkins. Then I started working in the city again. Crossaint for breakfast and pizz for lunch started packing weigh on me again.

For me, it's bread that I have to avoid.

[seeker41]

Yeppers, sounds just like Atkins to me. Only difference is that Atkins does not allow bread at any point.

[Hugin]

This is the Atkins diet - the two are virtually identical. What is this character trying to do, cash in on the success of Atkins by hyping nonexistent differences?

Yep. But hey, it worked for the guy who "invented" The Zone diet, which is pretty much identical to this.

[gridlock]

I'd have to look closer. It does look an awful lot like Atkins (down 30 lbs since May 1, thank you very much). The one thing it seems to have different is the emphasis on lean meats and lower fat. These things don't matter much on Atkins. Also, I have heard that it is a little less restrictive on high-fiber carbohydrates. I would have to look at that closer to verify. Actually, Atkins diets are moving more that way as well.

Mrs. Gridlock is having some issues with Atkins. Maybe this one would be more to her liking.

Now, what did they mean by lean bacon?

[sinkspur]

This is the Atkins diet - the two are virtually identical. What is this character trying to do, cash in on the success of Atkins by hyping nonexistent differences?

Atkins preaches that reaching ketosis is essential to the success of his diet.

I never bothered with ketosis; doing it right requires buying strips and testing urine and other such nonsense. Also, you get really constipated and your breath smells awful.

This South Beach Diet is modified Atkins, and it seems to work just as well.

[LanPB01]

It sounds to me like the Atkins diet combined with that of Nicholas Perricone (author of "The Wrinkle Cure"). Perricone provides lists of foods with good and bad carbohydrates based on their glycemic rating.