Atkins Diet Under Scrutiny

[Mr T.]

Now here's a shock.... not:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3545850.stm

[Helen F H]

I have tried it, was ok, but didnt lose too much weight. Its a bit like smoking, you know it isnt good for you, but do it anyway because you get addicted to the buzz of weightloss.

Stay tuned for Porgs next faddy diet.

[HelenM]

Originally Posted by Porg

I have tried it, was ok, but didnt lose too much weight. Its a bit like smoking, you know it isnt good for you, but do it anyway because you get addicted to the buzz of weightloss.

Stay tuned for Porgs next faddy diet.

Only thing that has ever worked for me is eating (and drinking) less and doing more exercise. Outlandish and radical though that may seem....

[Andrew H]

My wife does slimming world. She's lost three stone this year, so it definately works. They have red days and green days. Red days have as much lean meat as you want but limited carbs. So a bit like the Atkins in that respect. But intended as a permanent sytem. If you stop follwing it you'll probably gain weight again. Nothing weirdjust calorie control, as much food as you want, of certain types etc.

Andrew

[Helen F H]

Have done slimming world, weight watchers, slim fast, breakfast cerial diet, going to the gym, walking miles, swimming, atkins, eating bugger all, no caffiene, alcohol or sugar. And im still a lardarse.

Short of having my jaws wired, i aint holding my breath (im too busy holding my stomach in).

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Porg

Short of having my jaws wired, i aint holding my breath (im too busy holding my stomach in).

Glad to hear it, this is the first rule of diving after all.

Ian

[Dominic]

eating (and drinking) less and doing more exercise

Anyone ever see the Ab.Fab. episode where Saffron tells her mother (who's contemplating surgery/fad diets/etc) "All you have to do to loose weight is eat less and excercise more!" and gets hit with the rebuttal "Don't be silly: If it were that easy, everybody would be doing it"