Re: Questions for Atkins....

From: Chris Smolinski (cps_at_blackcatsystems.com)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:46:45 -0400

In article <8N4Tc.317$hi2.94@llnews.ll.mit.edu>,
 Rob <cheese@ll.mit.edu> wrote:

> Iım 39 with a fit 155 pound body from controlling portions. My wife and
> daughter are also slim figured women who control portions. My parents
> and sister, probably genetically similar to myself, do not portion
> control and are overweight. My continually thin friends and colleagues
> portion control. My friends and colleagues that have lost weight and
> kept it off over the years Iıve known them portion control. The family
> members of these same people that have gained weight are attributed to a
> lack of portion control by their spouses, whose observations I trust.
> My overweight friends do not control portions when they eat in my presence.
>
> They are the evidence I live with everyday. They are the basis of my
> mentally recorded study of over 10 years. Itıs not scientific, itıs
> just observation. Discredit it as you will.

I'm not going to discredit it, only point out that the problem many
people have is that they cannot control portions. They simply have to
avoid eating certain foods. You may wish to look at it the same way an
alcoholic cannot simply "drink in moderation". 

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Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
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