[Mihalis]

I can't respond to each one individually. But I can say one thing: you have proved that freepers too are as vulnerable as anyone to groupthink, crowd psychology, mass hysteria and delusional madness.

Surely, Atkins was a fine man. I saw him on Larry King and liked him. A calm, moderate man, with an important message. But to elevate this nice man to the level of a prophet makes you no different than islamic fundamentalists.

If you think this is the ONLY way to be thin and healthy, you do need some serious help.

I'll have a feast tonight with my Greek friends, with lots of red wine and will drink to your health.

Cheers!

[najida]

Oppa!(sp)

(Eating the first of the scuppernongs that have just come in season)

[Miss Marple]

No one said it was the ONLY way to be healthy and thin!

Some people ar more susceptible to carbohydrates than others. Those people do well on the Akins diet because it gets rid of the sugar cycle that causes intense hunger and overeating.

I am trying the Atkins diet beginning tomorrow. My husband has been on it two weeks and has lost 16 pounds, plus he has more energy and has now worked up to walking 4 miles a day (something he would never have been able to do until his energy level increased.)

People who have done well on the diet are naturally enthusiastic. I think it a stretch to equate them with islamic fundamentalists, to say the least.