Seriously...do people eat Pizza Hut in real life?
"Lord Hatred" > wrote in message ...
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> "Squad" > wrote:
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>> "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
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>> > 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."
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> That was my sock.
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> Stefan:
Everyone knows I'm your sock so why keep posting it?
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