[Kirkwood]

""It's a lot easier to follow a diet that tells you to eat bacon and brie than to eat predominantly fruits and vegetables," said Dr. Dean Ornish, creator of the Ornish diet. "

I think he fails to see the irony of that statement. What good is a diet if you can't stay on it or you're miserable? The best thing about the Atkins diet is that an obese person can shed a lot of weight and get to a weight where they can excercise more easily and later switch to a sensible balanced diet.

[GoDuke]

That statement jumped out at me also.

[decimon]

What good is a diet if you can't stay on it or you're miserable?

I was for years on a low-carb, high-fat diet that worked quite well. I was able to stay on it because it was simple.

[ShadowDancer]

"a diet that tells you to eat bacon and brie"

Well, whomever came up with that diet I just have one message for, Marry me.

[redhead]

I lost fifty-five pounds on the Atkins diet. But I didn't keep it off, because when one gets "cute" again, one gets cocky, and thinks the rules don't apply any more, so they start to eat the "old way" again.

The BEST ally and diet buddy?? The diet diary, or logbook. Keeping track of every bite was really a sobering experience for me, but it also kept me honest. As soon as I stopped keeping track of what I was eating, I started cheating. After a while, though, one does retrain one's mind and habits. I'm back on it now, and will continue to do it right, and to stay with it for as long as it takes.