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<blockquote data-quote="gbswales" data-source="post: 114868" data-attributes="member: 21675"><p><strong>Re: We ARE all different ? - but danger for newbies!</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes we are all different and despite what many dieticians at the hospital tell me there is no single panacea diet or means of control. A good clinic will explore all options and try to help people find a regime that suits their life and maybe to make modest changes to lifestyle. This is how it should happen but of course reality is different</p><p></p><p>However someone coming to a forum like this is often looking for a "quick fix" to "get back to normal" and so may sieze on something which has been successful for one member but which may do them no good at all. The other thing people need to remember is that some will exagerate success to boost their own will power. Certainly this is how I came to the forum and it took me about 6 months to find its effectiveness. This is reading a large cross section of posts (often contradicting one another) to try and work out a balance that suits me - I then share that information with other people. However it is in my view quite wrong to claim to be an authority no matter how good your own control may be. I always prefer the "its worked for me and may work for others" type of poster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gbswales, post: 114868, member: 21675"] [b]Re: We ARE all different ? - but danger for newbies![/b] Yes we are all different and despite what many dieticians at the hospital tell me there is no single panacea diet or means of control. A good clinic will explore all options and try to help people find a regime that suits their life and maybe to make modest changes to lifestyle. This is how it should happen but of course reality is different However someone coming to a forum like this is often looking for a "quick fix" to "get back to normal" and so may sieze on something which has been successful for one member but which may do them no good at all. The other thing people need to remember is that some will exagerate success to boost their own will power. Certainly this is how I came to the forum and it took me about 6 months to find its effectiveness. This is reading a large cross section of posts (often contradicting one another) to try and work out a balance that suits me - I then share that information with other people. However it is in my view quite wrong to claim to be an authority no matter how good your own control may be. I always prefer the "its worked for me and may work for others" type of poster. [/QUOTE]
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