Just my experience...I first became aware of Atkins in 1994 used the diet
very successfully to lose some hundred lb. The problem was I went right back
to eating the way that got me fat in the first place. Then around 2000 I
started again and lost around 50 lb. Again reverted back to eating junk.
Last month I started for the third time, maybe this will do the trick. The
first two times I did not consider maintenance seriously. I think people in
general tend to drift back into their old habits, with any type of diet. I'm
looking at it as a complete lifestyle change this time, and hope to find
foods inside the diet I can use as special occasion foods...in lue of
controlled cheating, which doesn't work for me. I'm sure there are some long
term low carbers out there. I have met a few ppl who have been doing Atkins
off and on for decades...but none that have been totally Atkins for that
timeframe...

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"Rob" wrote in message
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Low carbohydrate diet regimens have been in existence for decades. Dr.
Atkins published his first book back in the 70's based on the same
concepts as his current book. If these plans worked in the long run,
the release of new diet books wouldn't even be necessary. The followers
would have actually been capable of maintaining weight loss by
eliminating high carbohydrate foods for over 25 years. Their long term
weight loss success stories would have spread worldwide as the cure to
obesity. Paradoxically, as more and more diets appear, the weight loss
industry continues to get richer, and America continues to grow fatter.