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Old September 2nd, 2011, 05:05 AM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Harold Groot
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Default Why Bad Diets Are Bad?

On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:11:57 -0700 (PDT), Doug Freyburger
wrote:

They clearly don't know what the Atkins book says to do when
they compare the two plans. The table comparing the two
looks like this:


(snip)

Eat as much as you like yes vs no - Incorrect. Atkins stated that
without any cravings people will naturally reduce their portions.
It's not true for everyone so Atkins was wrong, but it's true
for a lot more people than the ones who think it going in.



It may be worth noting that Atkins changed the wording in his plan a
bit over the years. In the beginning the words were much closer to
"Eat all you want". While it did mention that desire ought to
decrease, it still pretty much said "all you WANT", and that's what a
lot of people recall. And WANT isn't always about hunger.

In later versions he said it more like this: "If you are hungry, then
go ahead and continue to eat. Once you are no longer hungry, stop
eating." This made a significant difference for some, because there
are a lot of people who eat for reasons other than hunger. They may
simply enjoy eating - good food is a sensory delight. Food may be a
comforter (just like Mom used to make) or a stress-reducer (while I'm
paying attention to the food, I'm NOT paying attention to what my boss
said earlier today when he chewed me out). And so on. Dr. Atkins
tried to make it clear in later editions that THE LACK OF ACTUAL
HUNGER was the proper signal for when you should stop eating.