Dana Carpender wrote:
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> Philippe wrote:
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>> Dana Carpender wrote:
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>>>> people eat diets based on grains and legumes and don't have the
>>>> problems you describe.
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>>>> Never once have I sad that the Atkins diet is "wrong" or bad for you.
>>>> For some people it works wonderfully. But that doesn't mean that
>>>> everyone should blindly jump onto the bandwagon. The unfortunate fact
>>>> is, many people who follow it are more attracted to the idea of an easy
>>>> way to lose weight with minimal effort than anything else.
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>>> Since when is completely changing the way you eat "minimal effort?"
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>>> Dana
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>> Since this thread was brought onto a Martial Arts NG... For us,
>> 'changing what you eat' is a basic necessity.. and it most definitely
>> qualifies as 'minimal effort' compared to the rest of what we do..
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> For elite athletes, I'm sure you're right. But my observation is that
> most Americans would quite literally rather die than change the way they
> eat. They do it every day.
Couple of things..
- I'd flip "americans" to 'North americans...' 'cause it's the same up
here..
- I doubt there are *any* elite athletes on RMA.. just M/A enthusiasts
for the most part (except for Trav.. he's elite.. well, elite something
anyway..).. and the diet change we go through is usually more related to
how the food makes us feel after we eat it.. If you've *ever* eaten
McDonalds before a class where your teacher *knows* you've eaten McD's,
you'll understand.. Diet change is more a matter of self-preservation in
those cases.. :P
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> That's why the "go on a diet" mentality -- the idea that you can change
> the way you eat just until the weight is lost, and then "go off the
> diet" is so pervasive. Most people resist like hell the idea that they
> really have to make a permanent change in how they eat. (And in the
> amount of exercise they get, but then you knew that.)


P.
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> Dana
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