And here's where I developed a sympathy for
drug addicts and alcoholics.

Fortunately, I didn't get the booze gene,
or the smoker gene, or the drug gene.....
But I did get the food gene.

Eating is a social experience,
Cooking is planning, preparing, enjoying.
and the enjoyment of a well prepared meal.

My weight ( and girth ) are the result of a hundred failed diets.
No matter how much resolve you put into the new diet,
sooner or later, food will have its way with you.

( sigh ) <rj>


On 20 Dec 2003 14:06:40 GMT, wrote:

>
>
>But are there any longitudinal studies that have looked at people on
>the Atkins Diet over a period of a few years? It seems to me that the
>Atkins Diet is a short-lived solution that most people cannot sustain
>throughout their lives. Rush Limbaugh is a perfect example of this, he
>is a big proponent of the Atkins Diet, and he did lose a heck of a lot
>of weight on it, but he has since put a lot of that weight back on. I
>suspect his experience is typical.
>
>Better is a diet that fits one's lifestyle and that combines regular
>consumption of good quality foods (not processed) with excercise.

<rj>