On Dec 11, 3:00*pm, Susan wrote:


The problem with that argument is it boils down to most/all low carbers
staying at Induction levels. *Which is yet another reason why I stress
that "following the directions" includes not digging for excuses to stay
on phase 1 of a 4 phase process.

One doesn't need an excuse when Dr. Atkins said in his book that there's
nothing wrong with staying at induction levels if one is content and all
is going well. *He was right. *The "if" matters.


Thank you. Doug has been lying about this for years,
misrepresenting Atkins.
Like you, I can read what Atkins wrote. If Doug wants
to offer his alternative plan, I have no problem with it.
But I do have a problem when he continues to claim that
Atkins said you have to move up from induction, that you
shouldn't extend it. I also have a problem when he claims
that it's going to make you stall. Where is the study
that shows that? crickets.

Actually as you point out, Atkins was very positive towards
those that wanted to stay at induction levels longer. One of
the questions he posed for those considering whether to
stay in induction was whether they had a lot of weight to
lose. It would be mighty strange to encourage people who
have more weight to lose to stay at induction level if Atkins
knew they would lose more weight by going higher.

In my personal experience, I've always lost the most
weight when at or close to induction level. Now, who
should I believe? Atkins and my scale, or Doug?