How should I handle people who tell me Atkins will kill me within a month, or that their aunts friends husbands co-workers cousin had kidney failure or a heart attack from this way of eating?
Many anti-Atkins folks make this dramatic statement at some point or another. Immediately insist that they offer proof to substantiate their dramatic claims – and prepare for a dumbfounded expression and no concrete answer with valid proof behind it. The fact is, if fallacious statements like these had any true, bona fide veracity, then, given the ever-rising popularity of low-carb eating in the U.S., half the people in this country would be on dialysis. It may help to refer uninformed individuals like these to my website as well, as it provides a wealth of information regarding Atkins. That said, as you progress in weight loss while doing Atkins, just remember this unquestionably accurate equation that will grow truer with every dress size you drop: Losing Weight By the Book + Maintaining Goal By the Book + Having a Copy of Your Improved Lipid Profile On-Hand = Nobody Ever Questions Your Way of Eating or Success. I absolutely never get flak about the low-carb way I eat – not ever. In
