In article <ak7yd.372$4h.134@okepread03>,
"Jim Bard" > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:04:24 GMT, DigitalVinyl >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>GQ > wrote:
> >>
> >>>Is there anyone here doing Atkin's Diet? If so, how do you like it and
> >>>has it worked for you?
> >>
> >>Been on it almost a year. Lost 80-85 lbs. Still more to go, but I
> >>don't expect to make any more progress during the holiday season.
> >>
> >>I did not shy away from fats (eggs, cheese, bacon, etc) and my
> >>cholesterol improved significantly. My HDL (good cholesterol) doubled
> >>(95% increase). LDL maintained, and triglycerides/VLDL reduced by 65%.
> >>My triglycerides are only 55 now(excellent). Total cholesterol under
> >>180.
> >>
> >>I'm finding maintenance is easy, even when I overdo.
> >>
> >>
> >>You'll find plenty of uninformed negative opinions about it. Including
> >>those with Ph.D. at the end of their name. A clinical year long
> >>study(one of the longest studies ever) of low fat vs low-carb found
> >>that they lost similar amounts of weight (low carb insignificantly
> >>higher), with low-carb having a lead at the 6 month point. Most
> >>importantly, the low-fat group didn't improve their blood lipids
> >>(cholestrol/fats). The low carb DID improve. That is a huge piece of
> >>informtaion since it counters what ever doctor believed for the last
> >>30 years. NO wonder so many people do low-fat to lose weight and
> >>reduce cholesterol and when they lose the weight the doctor turns
> >>around and says "your choleterol is still high, you need to take this
> >>expensive medication from now on."
> >>
> >>
> >>DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
> >
> > I hate to tell you this, but the Atkins / low carb fad is over. It
> > reached it's peak in early 2004 and began dying shortly after.
> > IT'S NOW OVER......
> >
> > Let me repeat, so this is very clear.
> >
> > THE ATKINS / LOW CARB DIET FAD IS OVER
> >
> > You can go back to eating normal food again.
> > Please dispose of you Atkins books. They are no longer useful.
> >
> > Anyone who continues to do any form of Atkins and/or Low Carb diet
> > after the end of 2004 is outdated, obsolete, and will be looked upon
> > as a relic, a has-been, and/or a fool.
> >
> > Please be aware, a new diet plan will be available shortly after the
> > start of the new year. This will require you to purchase new books
> > and will eliminate an entirely different food group giving you another
> > challenge, and another health risk to encounter. Start saving your
> > money now, so you are prepared to purchase all the necessary items for
> > this new diet plan,while the excitement grows. In the meantime, enjoy
> > the break between diet plans during which time you are encouraged to
> > eat anything and everything you want, and put on huge amounts of
> > weight in order to regain your strength before you are once again
> > stress your metabolism into another shock method to test your
> > willpower and challenge your body to see if it survives.
> >
> Bullshit.
>
>

It's. A. Joke.

Duh!
--
K.