Yay, Kirk! We are with you!
Once you really take yourself seriously, others will take you seriously. When I was deluding myself that I was McDougalling (at 220+ pounds), I was the posterchild of how "bad" potatoes are for weight loss. Now that I'm down so much, people sort of pay attention, but I realize if they ever take me truly seriously, I have some work to do. First of all, for myself. Secondly, to show we don't need to live on all sorts of pharma products just because of our poor lifestyles.
Keep on keepin' on! We're watching you!