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Summary: I barely lost any weight (SEE DR BEFORE STARTING THIS)
Review: Last year I went on this diet for 4 - 5 months. I first started out losing JUST 2 pounds. Then nothing - I kept on eating as the book said - especially the salads. When it came to a place in the book where it said "You be losing __ pounds by now", that was a bunch of crap. I hadn't lost any more than the 2 pounds. Mind you, I'm an epileptic and I know a side effect from my medication is "weight gain". I tried several times (during my work breaks) to get in touch with one of their "dieticians" for advice as to why I wasn't losing weight but they were always busy (supposedly being so busy with other people). With this kind of help, I got discouraged and dropped off this diet. It is VERY HARD to find a diet where a person will LOSE WEIGHT. Everyone says that you'll lose weight but when you try it, you don't - so - on to ANOTHER diet to try out.
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Summary: It works wonderfully for my wife but not me.
Review: We read your book about 3 months ago and the results have been fantastic for wife but I have not lost much. By much I mean basically nothing. But I love the diet and believe me I am following the diet. The diet makes me feel like I have so much energy. But, what else can I do to lose the 15 pounds that I need to lose??
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Summary: All you need to know about a low carb. diet, easy to read.
Review: I picked this book up without any previous knowledge of a low- carb. diet, and in about 2 and 1/2 hours I pretty well understood that every thing I have been eating for years was full of carbs. I now have a much better understanding of how to combat this problem of overeating carbs. Thanks to Dr. Atkins. He has years of practice in this area, it made me feel better about doing this diet. I have lost 6 pounds this first week. Thanks Dr. Atkins
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Summary: Great diet if your body allows it.
Review: First of all I'm getting sick of these clowns who only need to lose 10 lbs or are not overweight and just want to get "ripped." Ignore their bad reviews and overall nonsense if you have a real weight problem. If you're one of the few who's body does not react well to this diet just say so. Don't cry quackery just because it made you ill. For those like myself who's severe weight trouble has practically ruined our lives this diet is a blessing. After the first 3 days the increase in energy was unbelievable, the mental fog and Monday morning blues were gone. I don't keep track of weight loss but I went from size 56 to 48. My mother has been on it for 5 months and has lost 35 lbs. Being slaves to Ben and Jerry's ice cream is over for us. We both feel great and didn't require hospital care, thank you. I think a common mistake when starting is too much meat, too much cheese, not enough exercise and becoming constipated and miserable. I would recommend eating mostly chicken and fish and 100% of the veggies allowed. And exercise! If you're getting sick of all that grease cut down on the bacon, KFC, and double cheeseburgers without the bun. It's that simple. Worried because you heard this diet is hard on your kidneys? Don't eat steak every day. Use moderation and common sense. It's that simple.
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Summary: I was skeptical at first...
Review: This is fantastic! After seeing three of my friends lose 70, 40 and 25 lbs. respectively, I decided to try this program for myself. I was really skeptical because I have tried Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, fruit and vegetables, the cabbage soup diet, diet pills, the rice diet, starvation, fasting, you name it - I have tried it! So...why not try this one! Well, to my amazement, after the 3rd day I felt as though I had eaten a full course meal all day long! After just a week I had lost 12 lbs. and then by the end of the 14 days I had lost 22 lbs. It has been about 2 months since I have started and I have a lost a total of 35 lbs! This is fantastic! I keep hearing that this is unsafe because of the high-fat content of this diet... Did anyone care when I gorged myself with burgers, fries, donuts, cookies, cake, ice cream, lasagne, etc...???????
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Summary: Well written, insightful, compelling
Review: I bought the book in the fall of 1998 and quickly understood the root of my own problems with weight loss. Dr. Atkins explains the why's, gives more than adequate scientific justification, and is willing to take on a medical establishment than hasn't a clue to succesful alternatives to his program. I literally could not put the book down.As a result of the book, I changed my eating habits in December of 1998 and have lost 57 pounds, greatly improved blood chemistry, more energy, etc. Read the book. Even if you choose not to follow his recommendations, you will have hard questions to ask about conventional recommendations.
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Summary: Not a fad diet, but a diet for life..
Review: Since I bought the book 3 weeks ago, I've lost 18 pounds, and have purchased two other books. The low carb cookbook and the carbohydrate counter. Read this book! Start changing you life today. Following this diet has been so easy for me. All the foods I enjoy, (and were banned by other diets) are now eaten freely. With 18 pounds in 3 weeks, I can for the first time see me reaching my goal of a size 8. From 225 pounds to 130. Yes...I can live the rest of my life by not counting fat grams, but instead reading labels searching for LOW CARB foods. In an earlier review, a writer explained about a chat room setup on mIRC. Would really like to see other people join.
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Summary: Completely astonished!
Review: Hits you between the eyes! Years of struggle are finally over for me. Dr. Atkins has a clear yet medical and informative writing style. Made me start the induction diet immediately.
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Summary: Still Going
Review: This is a copy of a review I gave on April 20, 1999. Today is May 10, 1999 and my new review follows the old one. cartoonz@mindspring.com from Fort Worth, Texas, Cow Town , April 20, 1999 It seems to easy, but it is working. I have just finished 21 days. In addition to the diet, I walk 2 miles every other day. I have lost 20 pounds. I have lost a total from the neck, chest, stomach, hips and thighs of 24 inches. When I have lost 100 pounds, I will weigh what I did 19 years ago. At this rate, by October I should be very very close. And yes, my energy, endurance and appetite have all changed for the better. May 10, 1999: I have continued the same routine and eating patterns that I have started. I started the diet at 285 pounds. I now weigh 253 pounds. That is 32 pounds to you and me. I will be at week seven on May 11th, tommorow. I still feel great. I take a vitamin supplement every morning with my high fat diet. Energy has never been a issue. I only have more of it as compared to my sloth like lifestyle before I started this new eating program. For all you people who give the "Warnings". Thanks anyway. I'll keep my evidence diet and let you know when I reach 190lbs.
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Summary: This may be a dangerous diet.
Review: As I read the book, a lot of it made sense. However, the low volume of vegetables allowed didn't sound healthy. Also for people who don't like a large volume of meat, the Atkins diet is a difficult diet. I was on Atkins 3 weeks and had a lot less energy and needed to sleep a lot more than normal. I got off of the diet after finding out a friend who had been on Atkins 2 months had to have gall bladder surgery. Similar but healthier diets are Sugarbusters! and the G-Index.
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