I just have to rant

[soliwit]

I just watched this episode of extreme makeover.
There were 3 people that had to lose weight before they were alowed to get the makeover.
This seeming 'trainer of trainers' Michael Thurmond was their trainer for 5 weeks to help them lose the weight.
OK, SO...............at a certain point he says "Atkins ? Forget about that, your body NEEDS carbs, first place your brain can't function without it and second if you don't eat carbs you're going to lose muscle tisue"
Well, there we go......so next thing you get to see what they got to eat:
Asparagus and boiled eggwhites
Fish and broccoli
Meatballs and stuffed bellpeppers
etc etc...........so indeedy, no potatoes or rice or anything, NO...........they got their carbs out of the VEGETABLES !!!!!!!
WHAT DOES THAT SOUND LIKE TO YOU ?????
Indeed: ATKINS

Sorry for screaming, I was just soooooooo shocked, another person claiming to know a LOT about diet and everything and they don't have a clue about other diets.
If you are such a big muscly man and 'trainer of trainers' how about looking into other diets before you start bashing them, huh ?

I would want to get up and wack him around the ears with my DANDR and make him read it out loud from cover to cover, aaaaargh.

Pfew

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[Sheshy]

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I watched that program too...and thought the same thing! Soooo iritating!

[Thinker]

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I just watched this episode of extreme makeover.
There were 3 people that had to lose weight before they were alowed to get the makeover.
This seeming 'trainer of trainers' Michael Thurmond was their trainer for 5 weeks to help them lose the weight.
OK, SO...............at a certain point he says "Atkins ? Forget about that, your body NEEDS carbs, first place your brain can't function without it and second if you don't eat carbs you're going to lose muscle tisue"
Well, there we go......so next thing you get to see what they got to eat:
Asparagus and boiled eggwhites
Fish and broccoli
Meatballs and stuffed bellpeppers
etc etc...........so indeedy, no potatoes or rice or anything, NO...........they got their carbs out of the VEGETABLES !!!!!!!
WHAT DOES THAT SOUND LIKE TO YOU ?????
Indeed: ATKINS

Sorry for screaming, I was just soooooooo shocked, another person claiming to know a LOT about diet and everything and they don't have a clue about other diets.
If you are such a big muscly man and 'trainer of trainers' how about looking into other diets before you start bashing them, huh ?

I would want to get up and wack him around the ears with my DANDR and make him read it out loud from cover to cover, aaaaargh.

Pfew

That helped

It's funny - I've read bunches of diet books. There is a VERY WELL known doc who lives near me. I was thinking about getting his nutritional advice. I read his book. Guess what....it looks to me like it starts you at 20grams and moves you up.

The only innovation I saw was that he makes a big deal about keeping your metabolism from fallign asleep at each stage. That was intriguing to me and a legitimate criticism of the DANDR. But it is really a minor thing.

[2big4mysize]

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so have all Atkineers sent our letters to him explaining his error?

[Bren]

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2big is correct we should e-mail that show and let him have it. DO NOT PROCLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT and then give WRONG information. I was ticked too.

[Richt]

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i agree with 2big and Bren. In fact I thought of saying it before reading their posts.

If you feel that strongly (and rightly so btw) write and complain.

Rich

[Heidi3]

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YUP DONT YOU KNOW MY BRAIN IS NOT FUNCTIONING DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

and my body is not healthy and my hair is falling out and and and ....

yup really really bad for you ..just check out our pics and notice we all have hair and jobs...

[Heidi3]

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ps I am emailing the show

[Bren]

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link Heidi! Post the addy so we can ALL do it!

[Heidi3]

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you can contact him (Thurman) by this c/o email 7oys@kgo-tv.com just write Attention Micheal Thurman in the subject line

then the email hopefully will be forwarded I could not find a better email or contact I filled out the application with some pretty smart assssed remarks but the deadline was in March!!!

[not2late]

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He's probably trying to hawk his own diet.

[Bren]

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yep! and it is only $19.95. The site is "body makeover.com" I think.

[not2late]

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Dang Bren, can I spot an ad or can I spot an ad?

[soliwit]

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Yah indeed, a great idea to write him, I am climbing in my pen (errrr....keyboard) right now and let him know.
I also found his website indeed and saw he is trying to make money out of his own diet.......WOOOOHW, I just started reading some more on his website, that guy is trying to make a LOT of money off his programm, he has this thing called 'nutrition only programm' for people outside of the greater Los Angeles and it costs : kazzzzzzzing *_*$500,-*_*......oh and oops, almost forgot $30,- for shipping and handling.
Are they gonna ship me a grocery store ??

[not2late]

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$500???? Sheesh, I paid what? Maybe $7.00 for DANDR! I have two words for this "rip off".