Atkins

Pure brainwashing... and not a healthy way to diet/lose weight. Not a healthy alternative for anything.

All hype...

Crizapp!

plus, who's not going to scoff at a big fat guy playing in a rock band (unless the big fat guy is david thomas)?

big fat guys look pretty good playing in a lot of rock bands

the screaming trees always looked totally cool

not that that is a good reason to remain fat

so i'm using atkins to "get my foot in the door" psychologically, i guess. like, if i'm able to take off even a slightly noticeable amount of weight, that'll be something at least, and i'll work from there.

it'll probably work

i don't know of anyone who has done it and not had results, and i know people who swear by it

seems like you know what the deal is w/the atkins better than anyone else

good luck

tm

What about Leslie West? I saw a video of them in 1970, he was huge, it was pretty rawkin'. It was great to see this big giant guy with a little Les Paul Jr., he's since lost weight due to diabetes. I hate dieting.

Fat guitar players, not crap.

Atkins, 12" floater crap in the long term.

Jay

I second that. I love to watch big fat guys jump around onstage. I don't know why - it just looks like they really mean it.

C

wow, nevermind. i'm going to try to gain weight now. and start jumping around and stuff onstage. like d. boon.

That fatass Kermit The Frog singer of Canned Heat, I hate that guy. The others mentioned are good though.

Bob Hite, the fat guy in Canned Heat, was the gruff vocalist in the band (Let's Work Together, Amphetamine Annie). The way under rated Allan Wilson was the spooky, high singing guy (On The Road Again, Goin' Up the Country).
Way off topic, but I LOVE Allan Wilson. Haunting motherfucker.

Both are Dead. Allan crawled headfirst into a sleeping bag in his backyard after a lethal Pill/Booze OD, and Bob was just a cocaine OD.

Jay

P.S. Bob WAS cool cuz he was FAT, in the gatefold of "Halleluiah" he looks like he just took a whiz.

geiginni wrote:The problem with modern dietary consumption is excess refined carbohydrates. Sugar and corn syrup (probably the worst thing for anyone), bleached or enriched flour and rice, refined corn products. The problem isn't carbs in toto - it is strictly carbs that have been refined to the point where there is no nutritional value other than raw consumable calories.

Excellent summary geiginni - btw have you read the book "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy" by Walter C. Willett? It was the book that turned me onto all the things you mentioned. His treatment of hydrogenation, olestra, refined carbs, good fats vs. bad fats and so on is just great.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 65-2783960

I love this book most of all because his approach is, "this isn't a fad book to make you lose weight; this is just a summary of what the nutritional world knows about what's good for you and what isn't".

I read it two years ago and it completely changed my eating habits and I feel miles better for it.

What about Tad Doyle? Best fatass front man ever. Anyone see that movie Hype where they interview Tad and the camera is sorty of angle right at his green sweat pant covered crotch? its hilarious.

I'm not a dietician and I wonder really about the whole glandular excuse, but maybe the best diet is a well rounded one? I guess it's just not fadish enough..