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Summary: I love the Atkins diet... it's amazing
Review: I'm not an overweight person... just someone who is always trying to loose 5-10 pounds to be at my ideal weight. I started the induction diet 5 days ago and have lost 5 pounds so far. The easiest 5 pounds I've ever lost! Great food, even shopping for the high protein foods without worrying about the fat contact was so fun-- i've always avoided foods such as bacon, cheese & steak for years and felt guilty eating them. This diet is a pleasure and i'm so impressed by the fast results.
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Summary: This book has changed my attitude about food and my life.
Review: I can't believe it! I started this diet and within 5 days I had lost 7 pounds. I have now been on it for 3 weeks and have lost15 total pounds. I am 43 and nothing has been working for me in the past 3 years. I have 80 more pounds to go and I can't wait. I feel 110% better, I sleep better and I have more energy than my 16 year old daughter. Thanks Dr. Atkins - you have made food and life more enjoyable again.
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Summary: WE ARE ALL GETTING SLENDER FAST-THANK YOU DR. ATKINS!
Review: Dr Atkins Pro, Dr Atkins Con? Protein or Carbohydrates? Balanced Diets? Who do you believe?I HAVE LOST OVER 48 POUNDS AND 6 INCHES OFF MY WAIST--WITH IMPROVED ENERGY ANDVITALITY. The Protein Diet is the onlyprogram that helped me to retain muscle and therefore lean tissue while losing fat.Carbohydrates make you FAT! Pure and simple. Another point. People should throw their scales away and check their body's fat composition by taking photographs and going to a health club and checking their fat percentage. With programs like Atkins or any good protein diet, leantissue is preserved or even increasedwhile fat is lost. As muscle weighs more than fat, the scale will probably show aincrease in weight--while you lose fat!I used to work in a hospital here in Pa.Dieticians were always handing me "sensible" diets and menues. I did loseweight. I also lost energy, muscle in all of the wrong places and lost strength--I was an avid powerlifter. With the protein/low carb program, I lost fat, all in the right places. Mybody fat percentage fell substantiallyand I didn't lose any strength or energyfor my workouts!The higher carbohydrate diets left mestringy with energy swings and carbohydrate cravings.Supplements are also vital for results!A good multi Vitamin/Mineral especially high in B-Complex, especially B6, Chromium Picolinate, Kelp, Cider Vinegarand Lecithin and essential oils can speed results while balancing nutrition.Protein foods should be from the best biologically high protein sources suchas EGGS, BEEF and most meats and fish in general. Tuna is high in protein but isa low biological source--it doesn't contain all of the essential amino acidsso it should be combined with anotherprotein source i.e. eggs.Speaking of eggs, Arnold Schwarzenneggaronce told a group of us while he was training for the Mr Olympia Contest (s)he would eat up to 36 eggs per day andhis cholesterol whch he had checked regularly was UNCHANGED!I eat 4 or more eggs per day, 4 per serving along with a lot of steaks, chops, hamburgers (no bun) and othersupposedly high cholesterol, arteryclogging foods and have no cholesterolor high blood pressure problems.I have used the high protein/low-zerocarb regimen since 1972 and have hadNO PROBLEMS- Just Great Results as haveeveryone else who has applied and stayed with the program.The only time I have a problem is when Igo back on Carbs! Although there may be scientific information to back up the high carb/lowprotein diet, I believe the best laboratory is the human body. Try bothand see the results! I promise, you won't want to be a carboholic anymore! Not if you want to lose fat, that is!
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Summary: Excellent concept but potentially dangerous.
Review: I have read a number of books that deal with the same sort of concept, including Sugar Busters and Protein Power. While they are all different, they share one thing in common, and that is a carbohydrate restriction. What is different about Atkins is that the carb restriction is so great that one looks to artificially flavored drinks and desserts for some sort of taste. The problem is that the main artificial sweetener used today is aspartame. While I may have lost a lot of weight on this diet, I also suffered serious consequences from the excitoxic properties of aspartame. Anyone with a history of anxiety disorders, or anyone who has used an SSRI (you know if you are one) in the past should NOT use aspartame products unless they want to exacerbate their condition. As a supplement to this book, anyone who is going to try this should read Excitoxins: The taste that kills (can't recall the author). The Atkins diet is great. It gives you more energy and makes you look better. But I urge you to stay away from the artificial sweeteners; especially aspartame. For evidence, please see the above-mentioned book.
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Summary: Atkins Diet veteran of 2+ years
Review: We started this diet over 2 years ago. During the first six months I lost 50 pounds (going from a size 16 to a size 6) and watched my high blood pressure drop, my cholestrol drop, the ratio of cholesterols improve, my crippling heartburn vanish, my energy levels increase and remain steady and my triglyceride vanish into the basement. My doctor leaves odes to my bloodwork on the voice mail now - instead of dire threats of medication. I actually LIKE shopping for clothes and own a swimming suit. More importantly - this book was written with the scientific and medical rigor that convinced us it was based in solid medical reality - NOT in politically/economically motivated medical/pharaceutical agendas which pass for "modern medical wisdom." It has been a long-term success for both myself and my partner. I'm sure there are metabolisms out there which are not compatible with the diet - but the majority of people I have introduced it to have found unmitigated success if they have the will-power to last the first hard weeks. The book sold me on trying the diet - the results of the diet sold me on the book.
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Summary: So Far So Good
Review: I like everyone else have tried all types of diets. Low fat, liquid, etc... I have been on this one week and have lost 12 pounds! I don't believe how easy it is. I feel energized.
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Summary: Finally, something that works!
Review: I started the New Diet Revolution in the winter of 1998 and in 7 months I had lost 40 lbs and went to the maintenance portion of the program. It is now November, I have since lost 5 lbs more and have decided that 10 more would reach my goal. Now, whenever I get to feeling like I've gained a few pounds (especially after the holidays) I know that there is a sure-fire, painless way to get back on track! I will NEVER let myself be fat again. If you are carbo-sensitive this is definitely the lifestyle change you need!
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Summary: Utter quackery. Very misleading and dangerous.
Review: Atkins' diet is designed to limit carbohydrates in order to throw a person into what is called ketosis (an undesirably high concentration of ketone bodies in the blood or urine). Atkins misleads you and ignores some important points: Carbohydrates are needed to combine with fat fragments before they can be used for energy. Furthermore, without an available supply of carbs, body fat can never be converted to glucose to feed the brain adequately. Having no glucose, the body must use protein for energy. Basically this means that with the Atkins plan you can expect to lose a lot of weight...in the form of water and lean muscle and/or other protein tissue, and then gain even more body fat when you go off the diet. Bottom line is that this book is a very poor strategy for weight control. Weight loss and maintainance is achieved through behavior modification and good habits, not diets. Your money is better spent on a nutrition textbook, such as "Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies", or counseling with a Registered Dietician.
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Summary: A wonderful alternative to being obese.
Review: This is a wonderful book!!! I have been on the diet for one week and have lost 7lbs. I also am not just overweight by 10-20lbs. I have about 180lbs. to lose. This is a plan to help people who have been searching for a long time for a plan that is not going to starve them, and that will teach them why their body does not work well with certain food types. In the past I also was like others who ate low-fat/high carb diets and felt horrible. I had constant indegestion and irretible bowel syndrome. After going to the doctor for help with these problems I was instructed to eat a low-fat/high carb diet. I did this for a couple weeks and was in horrible pain all the time. I could never go anywhere or do anything. After reading this book and being on this diet for one week I feel better than I have in months. I no longer have any upset stomach and my other aliments have almost cleared up totally. To those who are discouraging about this diet, that say that you are destroying your body by eating all protein and little carbs, what do you think years of yo-yo dieting does to a persons system? I think that it would be wonderful if everyone could do this diet but, of course that is not possible. If you are thinking about starting this diet and people around you are not supportive show them that by going against the norm and starting this way of eating you are going to FINALLY be healthy and fit. If you have made the commitment to help yourself by making this lifestyle change you will succeed. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.
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Summary: This darn dangerous now I need professional help!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I originally tried this diet because a friend purchased the book for me. I weighed 299 Lbs Im 5'11. I was so addicted to this way of life I could not get myself off the induction diet. In two months I weighed 115. A male 5'11 weighing 115! My wife Selena forced me to get help. Now im off this crazy diet but I just felt the need to let all of you know the real facts.
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