tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post1358667150361945939..comments2024-02-18T15:43:14.717-05:00Comments on Moved to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com/Blog: Before Going On The 'Atkins' Diet, Read The BookJimmy Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-32570042461184533922007-04-14T16:41:00.000-04:002007-04-14T16:41:00.000-04:00Jeff, you've never heard me chastise you or anyone...Jeff, you've never heard me chastise you or anyone for eating as few carbs as you possibly can. If a no-carb diet floats you boat, then go for it!<BR/><BR/>But if somebody is going to describe their diet as the "Atkins diet," then the least that person can do is espouse the actual principles that Dr. Robert C. Atkins wrote about in his books.<BR/><BR/>Everything isn't about what YOU want and desire regarding diet. Helping others along to take even the first step in this amazing journey for themselves is a whole lot more important in my eyes than ANYTHING else.<BR/><BR/>But I appreciate your feedback as always.Jimmy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-73040465284514611572007-04-13T22:24:00.000-04:002007-04-13T22:24:00.000-04:00typo: "her statements cannot be taken seriously......typo: "her statements cannot be taken seriously..."Kevin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04275512513793292888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-71218120255279893512007-04-13T20:24:00.000-04:002007-04-13T20:24:00.000-04:00Sheila also repeats the very irrational line (para...Sheila also repeats the very irrational line (paraphrased) that "low carb may reverse all symptoms of disease, but needs to be countered by an otherwise healthy diet". This is the height of ignorance or the depth of confusion and error. Her statements be taken seriously, and her misunderstanding of LC needs to be exposed.Kevin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04275512513793292888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-82810590995371105202007-04-13T18:04:00.000-04:002007-04-13T18:04:00.000-04:00Jimmy, awesome post. Way too many people just go "...Jimmy, awesome post. Way too many people just go "Oh, ok, meat and cheese, gotcha" and do that and call it Atkins. <BR/><BR/>I have to admit to being somewhat guilty in this regard - my plan is not strict Induction, but when someone starts asking questions about my food, they invariably end up saying "Ohhh - so you're doing Atkins!"<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it's easier to shrug and say "Yep, kinda," than to launch into the specifics. However, I would never claim to be on Atkins and then lecture people about the fat content! That part had me laughing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, as always, for your untiring efforts!! <BR/><BR/>Kate at <A HREF="http://www.thesteaksarehigh.com" REL="nofollow">The Steaks Are High</A>liftslikeagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240782027574370660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-77628055002720587842007-04-13T13:18:00.000-04:002007-04-13T13:18:00.000-04:00Thanks, I didn't say that very good but at least I...Thanks, I didn't say that very good but at least I got it said. It's <BR/>good to hear that you were on to sugar before you even started <BR/>Atkins. I have known sugar was a poison for over fifty years. High <BR/>Fructose Corn Syrup I also knew about for a long time. Fruit juice I <BR/>only learned was pure sugar a couple of years ago. I was bowled over <BR/>to find out just months ago that flour and rice are pure sugar. Then <BR/>I realized that fruit is pure sugar and that potatoes and corn and <BR/>other similar vegetables are pure sugar. What a lesson that has been! <BR/>Mine would be an Atkins "like" diet with the only variation being <BR/>that I stay on Induction and eat Wild Rice. I do think that Atkins <BR/>allowed caffeine and alcohol and some of the sugar foods not <BR/>necessarily bowing to public pressure but more of to make an all <BR/>encompassing diet that would appeal to the masses. A wise choice at <BR/>the time. He got it well off of the ground. I genuinely believe that <BR/>further studies as well as realizations, indicate that his Induction <BR/>was nearly 100% perfect in all regards, not only as a beginning phase <BR/>but as a lifestyle for the entire world's population, be they fat or <BR/>thin. I believe that thoroughly in Dr Atkins work. Here is something <BR/>that the hardly anybody picks up on regarding Dr Atkins and his <BR/>works. Amphetamines. His school years were during the peak years of <BR/>the national amphetamine epidemic from about 1950 to about 1970. <BR/>Untold numbers of Americans were using this drug. I think he says <BR/>something like eight billion doses or is it eighty billion doses <BR/>annually. College students, doctors, housewives, young to old and fat <BR/>or skinny. He states that his diet beats amphetamine use hands down. <BR/>He of course in his own dieting and schooling had been a user himself <BR/>to whatever extent I'm sure. He refers to the overall usage in the <BR/>medical community as "about everybody" or something. The significance <BR/>of this Amphetamine portion of Dr Atkins and his work is up for grabs <BR/>as is the significance to the entire populations use of this drug as <BR/>a whole and it's effect on our nations psyche for both users and non <BR/>users alike. This I believe is important in our study because all of <BR/>the sugars are stimulants as well as all the "speeds". Carbs and <BR/>sugar are a "double whammy".Tom Bunnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840576840382147883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-19081917603454214622007-04-13T11:56:00.000-04:002007-04-13T11:56:00.000-04:00I both agree and disagree with you, mrfritznyc.If ...I both agree and disagree with you, mrfritznyc.<BR/><BR/>If you are on a generic low-carb diet, then you can certainly follow the dictates of your plan to be successful.<BR/><BR/>But my beef is with the fact that this lady said she was on the "Atkins diet," which is a specific plan outlined in a book by a specific author. <BR/><BR/>Very clearly, she did not read that particular book, so she should not call it the "Atkins diet." Low-carb, yes, but Atkins, no.<BR/><BR/>This is an important distinction because people who are none the wiser will just automatically assume the diet principles this woman spouts is what the Atkins diet is all about. It is not.Jimmy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-20373993948663181892007-04-13T11:43:00.000-04:002007-04-13T11:43:00.000-04:00I actually dont agree that you need to read Dr. A'...I actually dont agree that you need to read Dr. A's book - I never read the whole thing. I think there's loads of hooey in it, to tell the truth. <BR/><BR/>All you need to do is base your diet on unprocessed animal and fish protein, add in low starch vegetables, some fruit, and drink plenty of water. If it's not one of those types of foods, don't eat it. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606061098538457496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-87342061303436649232007-04-13T11:42:00.000-04:002007-04-13T11:42:00.000-04:00READ THE BOOK - you got that right! When I first ...READ THE BOOK - you got that right! When I first decided to go low carb, the FIRST thing I did was buy Dr. Atkins book (along with reading this blog!) because I wanted to make an INFORMED decision. After all, this is a life-changing commitment. You don't buy a car because it looks nice or because someone told you to buy it. You buy a car after researching its safety rating, fuel economy, price, features, etc. I can't get over how stupid people can really be. And, after re-READING several portions of the Atkins book, it is very obvious that the women in the GH article did not read the book. SHEESH!<BR/><BR/>Bonnie from OttawaBonnie from Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847914585673797486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-70629566811177391372007-04-13T10:26:00.000-04:002007-04-13T10:26:00.000-04:00Intriguing comments, Bunnell Farm, but you got one...Intriguing comments, Bunnell Farm, but you got one thing 100% dead wrong--I started the Atkins diet because of fat and sugar, too!<BR/><BR/>Since January 1, 2004, I have not consciously consumed sugar in any form. This was an essential part of my diet then and it still is today. Anyone who ever hopes to be successful at livin' la vida low-carb will need to get rid of sugar in their diet. I've hammered this point from day one at my blog.<BR/><BR/>Your history of sugar being in everything back in the day when Dr. Atkins first started his diet also left out an important paradigm shift that took place around the same time--high fructose corn syrup began being used as a cheap subsitute for sugar. Today, it's hard NOT to find something with HFCS in it!<BR/><BR/>THANKS for your comments, Tom!Jimmy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-44688436994399408162007-04-13T07:14:00.000-04:002007-04-13T07:14:00.000-04:00The biggest mistake I see in all this is the word ...The biggest mistake I see in all this is the word carb or <BR/>carbohydrate. The word sugar is what should have been used in the <BR/>first place. Like Liven La Vita Low Sugar instead of Low Carb. The <BR/>word Sugar scares everybody off because because nobody wants to get <BR/>off from sugar or at least that was the way it was in the old days(Dr <BR/>Atkins time). I believe Dr Atkins himself had to make some <BR/>concessions in both his diet and his phrasing and wording of his <BR/>descriptions in this regard. Here is a perfect example. The Dr from <BR/>Canada, the Native American Doctor you interviewed a short while <BR/>back. Both he and I arrived at Dr Atkins diet by going on sugar free <BR/>diets. His wife told him he was on the Atkins diet and he looked into <BR/>it and sure enough he was doing the Atkins diet without realizing it. <BR/>The same thing happened to me, everybody kept saying Atkins whenever <BR/>I would describe my no sugar diet to them. I looked and sure enough I <BR/>was doing the Atkins diet without realizing it. Now here is the <BR/>catch. Dr Atkins Induction diet as you know is the foundation to the <BR/>Atkins diet as well as it's success as a diet and a way of life. Dr <BR/>Atkins had to sell this thing just like you are doing selling your <BR/>Liven La Veta Low Carb thing. No public, no response, no success. It <BR/>doesn't matter how good it is if it doesn't sell. Don't forget <BR/>everything was actual refined sugar in Dr Atkins day. So Doc made the <BR/>necessary changes and along with his being a Cardiologist and the <BR/>fact that a low carb or low sugar diet causes ketones and it works, <BR/>he made it fly, instead of a Howard Hughes Spruce Goose type of <BR/>thing. In 1972 sugar was in everything and had been for sometime <BR/>including babies bottles,(actual sugar water) or (Karo) in the babies <BR/>milk for over fifty years. Wholesome sugar. Put it in everything and <BR/>that's what the entire food industry did, including the growers and <BR/>restaurants. Diabetes brought the Native American Doctor to Atkins. <BR/>Sugar and fat brought me to Atkins and fat brought you Jimmy to <BR/>Atkins. Sugar is the culprit. Milk Sugar. Fruit Sugar. Grain Sugar. <BR/>Refined Sugar. Vegetable Sugar. and Alcohol Sugar. Sugar is what is <BR/>destroying us and sugar is what is making us fat. Dr Atkins could not <BR/>say sugar and make this thing fly so he said carbohydrates. This, I <BR/>believe is where all the confusion lies, that and the fact that <BR/>nobody wants to get off from sugar.Tom Bunnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840576840382147883noreply@blogger.com