In all seriousness--what are these people thinking? Probably not thinking at all!!! Most Americans have NO IDEA what or how much food is going into their bodies. We are saturated with junk/bad foods and the industries which support them (food manufacturing, grocery stores, fast food chains, etc, etc, advertising). Denial is also a favorite occupation, and should perhaps be a team sport--my DH could serve as a captain, he's a real champ!!
And, in all fairness, I tho't it was just another diet too. When I first checked it out on the Atkins website, I happened to notice, just before I logged off, that this was supposed to be a WOL, that if you go back, you will gain back...
But, since nothing else was working for me, I decided to try it--the worst thing that could happen is that it wouldn't work--nothing ventured, nothing gained (oops, not literally). So, I tried it---I LIKE it---and it WORKS!
Patience, everyone... someday, I truly hope that people do catch on. It hasn't helped that, all these years, the cardiac establishment and lots of other doctors of all kinds have promoted the low-fat, low-cal WOL!! I have a good friend who simply won't even try l/c b/c her doctors have indoctrinated her so thoroughly for so many years, and they couldn't possibly be wrong, could they! In the meantime, she just keeps on gaining and gaining.
It was a big revelation to me that I could be addicted to certain foods, but I surely was--so hey, hang in there, you-all. We shall overcome!!!