Seriously...do people eat Pizza Hut in real life?
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"Squad" > wrote:
> "Krusty" > wrote in message
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> > "Carmen" > wrote
> >> Hi Dana. Carmen here, one of the old-timers in ASDL-C. Wanted to take
> >> a moment to say that this sort of quasi-cultist "all-or-nothing" thread
> >> is what helped get Atkins tagged as a fad. It helped it appeal to the
> >> "quick fix" crowd, and we saw them swell this newsgroup to amazing
> >> traffic flow stats. As you can see now, ASDL-C is getting a mere
> >> trickle of posts nowadays, and most old-timers have quietly faded away.
> >> I pop my head in every once in a while, but it gets old seeing the
> >> same rigidity exhibiting itself. For those of us who've adapted to a
> >> low carb diet for the longterm it's usually for health reasons, and we
> >> end up learning that the "carbs are evil" mantra that got us started
> >> isn't quite true. For people with functional endocrine systems, who
> >> live healthy lifestyles and eat an overall healthy diet carbs are no
> >> big deal, just more fuel for the furnace. For diabetics carbs are a
> >> firewalk, you find out what your body likes and functions well on - for
> >> me it's things like lentils and AllBran w/Extra Fiber - and let it have
> >> those carbs.
> >>
> >> When you go down the path of "people shouldn't eat carbs" and then
> >> start trying to justify it by cherry-picking data (and you have been,
> >> I've been watching the thread) it doesn't help legitimize low-carb as
> >> an option for those who need it. It just makes low carb (and by
> >> extension low carbers) look whacked-out.
> >>
> >> Carmen
> >
> > What a fantastic post.
> >
> >
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> IAWTP. Before I read your reply Krusty, I was thinking "that's the most
> succinct and logical post I've seen in RSPW for awhile."
That was my sock.
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Stefan:
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