Dana Carpender wrote:
> Carmen wrote:
>
> > mdginzo wrote:
> >
> >>>You lost 80 pounds and you're complaining? :-P~~ You must not have
> >>
> >>eaten enough Atkins bars. That'll teach ya ;-)
> >>
> >>I would take those 80 pounds back in a heartbeat if I could have my
> >>kidneys back. Your statement typifies what is so wrong with Atkins and
> >>other fad diets.
> >
> >
> > Bungie cords dude! Bungie cords and duct tape are the secret to
> > keeping your kidneys. Didn't you get the "Secrets of the Order of
> > Atkins" book? You know, the one you were supposed to send away for
> > with 100 Atkins bar wrappers and $9.95 P&H?
>
> I would be curious to know whether A) MD had any kidney trouble previous
> to the diet, and B) whether MD actually followed the diet as Dr. Atkins
> wrote it, or if he -- as so many -- decided that he should stay on the
> Induction phase for fast-fast-fast weight loss.

Basing my statements on a Google search (as my posts to MD have been as
well) MD is pulling our collective leg. If I believed MD was on
dialysis I certainly wouldn't be saying the things I've been saying in
this thread.

Carmen