Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution

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Summary: What an excellent and motivating book easy to follow
Review: This book is a life saver. Before starting this diet I had almost zero energy and very low self esteem. I lost 10 pounds in one week without ever feeling hungary or sluggish this is truly a diet revolution

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Summary: Been there, done that.
Review: I lost 45lbs after 6 months and then gained 60 after being off of it only 6 months. I also had many other doctors suggest to me that as a healthy woman it would not be good for my kidneys, heart, and liver. Of course I stuck to it and if any person sticks to a diet they are going to do well. I think that it is a dangerous diet and people should be aware of that fact. I can no longer eat meat since that diet, the very smell makes me nauseous. There is no miracle in the diet world. It is us dieters that make it work not the doctors. Any diet will work if you work it. My brother-in-law lost 60 pounds by just eating baked potatoes and never ate an ounce of meat. We will all keep struggling until we learn to stop overeating, especially myself. And Dr. Atkins will keep on selling vitamins and books. What he does best.

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Summary: I not only lost weight, but my cholesterol improved.
Review: When my doctor told me that "everyone with my cholesterol ratio has a heart attack and half will make the hospital," I became worried and started taking cholesterol medicine. When I heard about this diet, I decided to try it and I took myself off the medicine. My ratio went from 7.1 to 4.8 and I lost 15 pounds. That was two years ago. I have never taken the medicine again. My total cholesterol went from 219 to 168 and the ratio remains the same. I love this diet.

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Summary: The absolute best "lifestyle change" I ever made!
Review: Got the book and within three days was feeling better and more energetic than I had in a long time. Changing to the low carbo way of eating completely did away with my mid-afternoon sluggishness. I have been more alert and have lost a total of 12 pounds to date -- it's been about 3 1/2 weeks on the plan. It is great! The best thing is the no hunger part of it.

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Summary: This book is a lifesaver
Review: Just have to ad my praises about this book. The low carb diet has truly been a lifesaver for me. I have lost 64 lbs in the last 10 months following this plan, and I have never felt better. I have more energy that I have had in 20 years. I feel like a kid again, and all my other vital signs are improving too, cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar. I have tried and failed on other diets many times over the last 25 years. This time I am succeeding. God bless Dr. Atkins

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Summary: I lost 7 lbs, but my cholestrol skyrocketed to 343.
Review: I also experienced heart palpitations. I'm a 34 year old female, 5' 5", beginning weight 132, current weight 125. I lost only 7 lbs on this diet, but my cholestrol level is now at a life-threatening level.

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Summary: This book may help you get weight loss results...
Review: ...but as a health care proffesional I can tell you the only way it does so is by traumatising your body and making you ill!
It may be of some use to the extremely obese under medical supervision, but otherwise I believe it is dangerous and silly, even for those with severe weight problems I think it is dodgy.
My main objection is that not only does it fake illness symptoms to make you STARVE the weight off but all that fat it asks you to consume must be storing many problems for your future health, artery blockages, gall stones, liver problems, bowel problems and the list could go on.
It's misguided and dodgy to say the least, just like a million fad diets before it. The hard fact is you have to cut the fat, increase the fruit and vegatables and do some working out, it's the only safe way to lose weight and improve your health.
And to anyone who thinks it has no side effects the most immediate is the worse! It makes your breathe smell like you diet consists of dog do! Just dont do it!!

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Summary: DIET TO DEATH
Review: This diet is completely useless. Follow this diet and you can follow robert. Where you might ask? To his death bed. I am usually pretty balanced and open minded but I have my limits. This book exceeded my limits...I am god damn angry I paid for this book. What a waste of my money...if I had kept my money and invested it...it would be worth 200K in 50 years. They say that being happy makes you healthy, well I am god damn upset...so good job Robert!

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Summary: Read the ENTIRE book...
Review: before judging! The inductions phase CAN be high fat, but it doesn't have to be. This plan helped me to lose 62 pounds, give up stress and emotional eating, and get pregnant. Have you ever downed an entire bag of Doritos and still felt hungry? Have you eaten an entire 1/2 gallon of ice cream and gone back for more? I'm not saying that this diet is for everyone -- I just love those people who complain about losing 10 pounds! I'm just saying that my total cholestoral was 224. I weighed 201 pounds at the age of 29. I was only 5'4'' tall, for heaven's sake! I was taking medication for high blood pressure. I was infertile and taking medicine for insulin resistance. After reading the book twice (yes, I was a hard sell), and following the plan for 9 months, I lost 63 pounds and was FINALLY able to get pregnant. I have a beautiful, healthy 22 month old little girl, my cholestoral is down to 162, and I lost all of the baby weight after breast feeding. This plan has literally changed my life. I actually feel full after a meal, and my cravings are gone. I must admit that the first week was tough, but there is so much support out there if you need it. After the first week, things just became a routine. I have now included some research into lower or 'better' fat choices (i.e. Hampton's and South Beach), but we'll just have to see the results in a few months. Good luck in what ever weight management system you choose! This book is truly a gift to share with others.[...]

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Summary: Focus on HEALTH instead!
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There must be something about Dr. Atkins' diet since it is so popular. However, I think that we in North America, while chasing the perfect body, forgot about what really matters - the perfect health.

I am a creature that trusts everybody, but not without a dose of skepticism. Therefore I always make a point of trying new approaches on my own before expressing any opinion. I went trough Dr. Atkins' two weeks Induction Diet and I quickly realized that this certainly is NOT the kind of nourishment that nature designed for me. How can you eat stake for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and keep smiling? Gary Null's juicing made more sense to me...

However, the MOST sense, to me makes Dr. Tombak in his book "Can We Live 150 Years?" His approach is absolutely non-commercial. Using simple language he talks abut all aspect of health and longevity. The interesting thing is that once I started following his guidelines I lost 8 pounds this month without ever focusing on losing weight. Enjoy your food, eat most of the foods you like, just chew them well, follow some simple food combination guidelines, and DON'T LET YOUR STOMACH DIRECT YOUR ACTIONS! As Dr. Tombak advises: "Eat to live instead of living to eat!" But of course that is not all. It turns out that diet is only one of a few causes of obesity for many people. How about your spine? Maybe your soft mattress causes some of your problems? How about internal cleaning of your body? - This is where I started. It is probably the best way to start any changes in your dietary habits. I have no cravings for coffee, alcohol or any of the junk foods, that I used to have even while following Garry Null's approach. Mr. Tombak provides a wide array of body cleansing methods. It is hard not to succeed! If you are a skeptic like myself, check the website www.starthealthylife.com for some excerpt from this book and some additional free ebooks.