On 11/07/2015 11:07 AM, graham wrote:
> On 11/07/2015 7:26 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>>
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "Gary" wrote
>>>>> The all fat Atkins diet was just a fad diet. So was the low/no carb
>>>>> diet. Bottom line is just eat a balanced diet and eat less calories
>>>>> than you burn.
>>>>
>>> Atkins is not "all fat." It IS high fat, low carb, high fiber. It IS a
>>> "balanced diet," but the balance is high fat, rather than high carb.
>>> Why is
>>> a regimen that is 25% calories from protein, 65% fat and 10% carb less
>>> "balanced" than 25% protein, 65% carb and 10% fat?
>>>>
>>>> It has always worked for me, but I have to say, I only ever went on
>>>> it for a
>>>> few weeks and I always dropped the pounds I wanted it to.
>>>>
>>> It is very effective.
>>
>> So are all the other fad diets. I used the Scarsdale diet and lost a
>> lot of weight very quickly. Good thing about the Adkins diet is that
>> it's high fat. Eat a high fat meal and you don't feel hungry so
>> quickly.
>>
> The only diet that works for me is the Graham Diet! I cut out or
> strictly ration bread, eat more non-sugary vegetables (e.g. carrots),
> eat smaller amounts and get out on my bike more often.
> Graham
>
Just to clear up the ambiguity, I avoid carrots!
Graham

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