TV program in England
Hi everyone, I, too, saw the program concerning the Atkins diet, out of
England. It was presented from a negative viewpoint, so of course, it would
be very worrying to whoever saw it. I, and many others who have not ever
been interviewed, have had none of the problems listed, and have lost
weight, and felt great. (I’ve lost over 37 pounds).
I was a journalist for years, and got out of it because of these very types
of programs. Ethically and morally, I could not stomach what was being asked
of me, and others to create a show, article or whatever was required of
me(working in TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, at various times).
Example: when working to put an advertisement in Good Housekeeping, my
employer started selling siding made from steel, after years of only
aluminum. We did not use new pictures for the advertising, we simply used
aluminum pix, and called it steel. When leaving Sav’h, Georgia to move
home, we saw a man (in the 60’s) holding a knife up in front of him, and
saying to the crowd, “We will be peaceful to get our rights. We will not use
these weapons (he used the knife to show what was not going to be used.).
When we arrived in Ohio, the papers stated that he had said, “Get out our
weapons, etc.”…..nothing like what was happening. I could go on and on
about what I’ve seen, and was required to write about, and interview people
about, and believe me, the editors didn’t want anything that wasn’t
sensational. “Everyone is fine on Atkins” is not news…”You will get sick,
etc.” is news, especially said by 3 doctors. What better people to use?
When I took a statistics class to be a psychotherapist, we learned that all
statistics could be slanted for what a person wants to prove. Man bites dog
statistically can be proven that it is happening every day, if one so wants
to prove such a statement.
There are many people who have problems with WW, SBD, and all other ways of
eating. Each program of weight loss is different; if this were not so,
there would be only ONE way. By now, most of us know that low-fat does not
work, because the manufacturers put ingredients in during the processing to
make it palatable. And there are many others that do not work for some, yet
work for others.
We must all make intelligent choices, but not let a biased program make your
decision for you. Get both sides, and then decide. We women(sorry, guys)
have come too far in being allowed to think and make decisions to let the
newspapers, or TV programs, or anyone else to make those decisions for us.
I’m not for Atkins, I’m not for WW, I’m not for SBD….I’m for what makes us
all healthy. If the program was scary, then I think each person make a
decision whether this was pertaining to them, and if so, to change to
another way of eating. Wow, difficult to know what to believe anymore, isn’t
it? (How many people know what GOOD is being done in Iraq? All I hear, and
read is the negative and how many are getting killed…what about the other
news over there?)
By the way, these 3 doctors did not do so good, but….my two best friends
are doctors, and they are the ones who told me about Atkins, as they
continue to lose weight and are happy with the program. I then made a
decision after reading the book and comparing other ways. Again, hope all
of us learn to sort the ‘crap’ out from the good stuff in life.
For those who may be worried, talk with your doctor, but don’t let one
biased program make a decision for you. You may not be able to do Atkins,
but that is a whole other issue. This issue I’m writing about is the
negative image some try to give a product, program, or idea, just to make
news. We must not believe everything we see, read, or hear…..let’s all
make choices from facts.