Funniest Rubbish Written About Atkins?

[jcapulet]

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think about it, everybody does eventually die but somebody did actually come here and tell us we were all going to die cause we were doing Atkins.

Yup. And the quote kind of implies that if you're not on Atkins, that you'll be immortal. How silly is that!

[2big4mysize]

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yep and he didn't say were were going to die young either when he posted his topic LOL

[julirama723]

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I've had people tell me that it's dangerous and that I should eat healthier foods, as they sit there shoving greasy french fries in their mouth while I'm eating a salad with grilled chicken. That's the point when I ask them if they appreciate irony.

[Chris]

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The funniest misconception that I've ever heard was shortly after I first began. A co-worker said, "Oh, that's the diet where you eat nothing but meat for two weeks and then anything you want for two weeks, isn't it?"


Sheesh, where do they get this stuff?!

[jcapulet]

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I've had people tell me that it's dangerous and that I should eat healthier foods, as they sit there shoving greasy french fries in their mouth while I'm eating a salad with grilled chicken. That's the point when I ask them if they appreciate irony.

[ValidRouge]

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I had a personal trainer guy tell me how people on Atkins "Drink a gallon of bacon grease every morning for breakfast" and "run around with their eyes and arms twitching because they have neurological damage from it"

Yeah. Okay.

[not2late]

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People snarfing french fries while telling you Atkins is bad is no where as annoying as people saying that as they inhale cookies and cake!

[cleochatra]

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I've had people constantly tell me that because something is low-cal, I can have it.

And then I'm like, "Ummmm, but I'm doing low-carb." and they're all like, "Yeah! That's like the same thing, man!"

Yeah. In your head, and only if the same thing means you were bogarting the crack pipe again. Man.

:^O

[Waterbabe_Helena]

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So how are all you dead people today HAHAHA?

The commonest misconception is that this is a zero carb diet, and so it goes against the UK government's insistence that everyone should eat 5 servings of veg or fruit daily.

The ironic thing is that some people on Atkins ate junky diets before they started, and they now eat more veggies and salad than they ever did before!

[Waterbabe_Helena]

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I had a personal trainer guy tell me how people on Atkins "Drink a gallon of bacon grease every morning for breakfast"

Oh that's my favourite, absolutely!

[Richt]

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Helena, I went to that site and asked my very own question, asking them to tell me all about the Atkins diet.

I had 5 answers from people who were obviously clueless about it, and 2 from people saying that it works and that it has to be done properly.

Someone even told me it was a lifestyle change not a diet. So it looks like not everyone shares the same misconceptions.

Rich

[Waterbabe_Helena]

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Yes thank God there are some people on there who had actually DONE Atkins, otherwise it would be unmitigated nonsense.

No, not everyone shares misconceptions, there are just a lot of people who hear and repeat so many of them!

[Richt]

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Thanks for the link though Helena, its a great site.

[Chris]

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I've had people constantly tell me that because something is low-cal, I can have it.

And then I'm like, "Ummmm, but I'm doing low-carb." and they're all like, "Yeah! That's like the same thing, man!"

Yeah. In your head, and only if the same thing means you were bogarting the crack pipe again. Man.

:^O

And all this time I thought you were a woman, Jamie. A woman with humongous feet, but a woman, all the same!

We live and learn.

(BTW, Welcome home, lady!!)

[staziaw]

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I have been yelled at, laughed at, jeered at, reprimanded, counseled . . . name it, it's happened. By strangers. Really? Who are you people to judge me like that? Hysterical!!

All my friends and co-workers have been wonderfully supportive, thank goodness!

Stacy