[CJFusco]

oh I KNOW that Atkins works... both of my parents were starting to show their age about 2 years ago, until they went on Atkins - they are both in stupendous shape for their ages.

But then again, they run almost every other day, and my mom does aerobics twice a week and my father works out every other day (we have a varitable gym in my basement).

Personally, I have always been a somewhat active person, and fast food/salty snacks don't taste very appetising for me in the first place, so for me a better diet than atkins is excerise and eat right. It's just easier, in my eyes, than not eating bread at all.

I am a somewhat short 5'8", and a decidedly average 160 lbs. Once in awhile I'll have a few beers, or gorge on pizza, but most of the time I eat pretty well (it helps that I love salads). I walk 3 miles or so 3 days a week, and my job actually keeps me on my feet and running around for hours at a time. I lift weights sporatically, maybe once a week, just enough to keep my muscles from atrophying.

Even after all this exercise, I still have a little bit of a ponch in the midsection. Sometimes it just can't be helped. I did crunches for awhile, but fell out of habit awhile ago. Despite the ponch, I am in pretty good shape and hope to stay that way (there is a history of obesity in my family, so I have to keep active).