[carlo3b]

Whoa... I'm sorry if you thought my response was inferring anything that you posted as trivial. Somehow I think what has happened with too many critics of this method of weight loss is that you/they believe that you posses a better way to do it. I don't argue that exercise and reduced consumption is preferable to any other way (Less-More).. That said, in today's culture, and with 4 decades of history of chronic high weight gain, (approaching obesity) none of the mega touted mind numbing messages of  the" less-more" is working.. no matter how often it gets said, or by whom..

What's next? March folk by gunpoint to the jogging paths, legalized small restaurant portions, how about mouth zippers? THIS METHOD WORKS FOR MILLIONS of people that have dismissed, tried and failed, or simply refuse your worthy thesis.

DID YOU READ THE BOOK?

The first thoughts that comes to my mind when I read the horror stories about some dieter that turned into a gargoyle in the headline is "Which Diet is this" or "Where's the beef in this story" because it is usually someone that attempted an ATKINS TYPE diet and it didn't quite live up to the hype. Finally down in the 7 paragraph if it bothers to mention it at all, is the answer to the most glaring question "DID THEY READ THE ENTIRE BOOK"?

Critics abound citing difficulties, with one or another diet.. Usually the doubters are touting one diet method over another, and most complainers are correct when they caution anyone  that is about to embark on a strange eating concept. All that said, I have one cogent fact.. over 30 years of achievement IT WORKS!

[stanz]

Yes, I read the book.

People have to be responsible for themselves. If they need to have their mouth zippered in order to lose weight, then maybe any fad diet will be O.K.for them. And what's wrong with SMALL portions? I personally would rather get on a treadmill and burn off some of that fat than swallow it. There's just too much evidence (I'm talking dieticians and nutritionists, not the medical establishment)that this diet will work but can be dangerous when followed over any extended period of time.