Jean B. > wrote:

> Damsel wrote:
>
> > Cindy Fuller > said:
> >
> >
> >>My sister was on Atkins in the late 90's and is on it again. (Gee, I
> >>wonder why she had to repeat--could it be she she regained the weight
> >>she lost?)
> >
> >
> > That's true of any diet that you don't stick to in a maintenance form. I
> > lost 40 pounds on Atkins two years ago, but gained it all back. The weight
> > gain had more to do with microwave popcorn, M&Ms, and cherry Twizzlers than
> > the fact that I had lost it on Atkins. A dietician-prescribed diet won't
> > last forever, either, if the patient doesn't stick with it.
> >
> > Carol, who's getting serious about weight control again (not with Atkins)
>
> Absolutely, Carol!!!!! Why do folks blame the diet?

Maybe because if 95% (a conservative estimate) of all diets fail, diets
don't work?

serene