On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 21:12:59 +0000, n4mwd.dont.spam.me wrote:

Low carb has kicked the traditional (low cal/low fat) folks in the
butt.

Actually it hasn't. I saw on TV where they did a small study and had one
group go on the low carb diet and another on low fat. The low carb group
initially lost weight faster, but then hit a point where they slowed down
so much so that the low fat group caught up with them.

At the end of the study, the low carb group as a whole gained back most of
their weight, the low fat group gained much less. Both groups regained
weight.

My theory and my doctors is that the best diet is the one where you eat
the correct amount of calories from the proper food groups and not do
these fancy name diets.

In the time I lost 45 lbs, the guy at work on the Atkins diet has lost
around 20 lbs. We both cheat a bit now and then, but my caloric intake is
closer to normal than his, so I lost more weight faster than he did, but
still slow enough to make my doc happy. You don't want to lose it too
fast for some reason. I don't know why, my doctor just said don't lose it
too fast and gave me guidelines.