Rating: 
Summary: Dr. Atkins finally offers an answer!
Review: I have heard the voices of the skeptics - and I used to be one of the skeptics. I had been on a very low-fat (10% of daily intake), high complex carbohydrate diet for nearly a decade. I had stopped eating red meat and pork, had stopped eating cheese - I lived on whole grains, beans, vegetables, fruit, and fish. I was the low-fat poster child. I even got moderate exercise. Know what? I certainly lost some weight when I started the low-fat way of life (15 pounds) - then I gained 60 pounds over a period of the next 8 years. And I was supposedly doing everything right! In addition to the weight gain, my blood pressure flew up to 130's/90's, I had no energy, and I began having increasingly frequent (to daily) hypoglycemic episodes. I STARTED Atkins diet AFTER researching his claims when a friend asked me to try it with her. I was a hardened skeptic, and self-rightous about being a low-fat semi-vegetarian. I believed I would gain even more weight on this bizarre fad diet. The interesting thing was, I, a trained researcher, had trouble finding any conclusive study contradicting what Dr. Atkins claimed in his book, yet I found literally a list of medical studies supporting his claims. The bottom line is that I have LOST 35 POUNDS IN 12 WEEKS! I eat all I want (believe me, I have no willpower), and I have lost over half of the weight that low-fat dieting put on me. If it's all water, as the skeptics claim, then I must have been swimming through life. (I also have since met a woman who has lost 123 pounds in one year on this diet. 123 pounds of water? Be serious.) And, remarkably, my blood pressure, in 12 WEEKS, has gone from 130's/90's to 110's/60's, and I have not had even ONE hypoglycemic episode since I started the diet! Look - it may not work for everyone - everyone is different. But, it sure works for me. I WILL NEVER GO BACK. Try it. Believe me, it is worth your effort.
Rating:
Summary: WONDERFUL book!
Review: Finally, a diet that works
Rating: 
Summary: Works, but you gain quickly if you stray.
Review: I have enjoyed this diet. My continuous cravings have disappeared. I lost 14 pounds in 8 weeks. I did stray during the holidays and gained 8 pounds back. I never gained weight back so quickly eating low-fat. I recommend reading several protein books and developing your own version of the diet. Good reads - Protein Power and The Carbohydrate Addicts diet.
Rating:
Summary: Great Book and it works!
Review: I read Dr. Atkins book back in Sept. and was a little weary of whether it worked or not. I tried the diet and then the pounds started coming off. In just three months (Sept. - Dec.) I have lost 28 pounds and am feeling great. I have begun an exercise program that fits me. I am never hungry on this diet and have gone from 3 meals and many snacks to only three meals a day. If you are wanting to lose weight this is the diet to do it with. I tried many diets and was always hungry and so the diet went out the window. But not Dr. Atkins diet.
Rating:
Summary: This is a way of life. You will never have to diet again!
Review: A New Year has just started and you have decided that this time you will lose some weight. You will find the right book and follow the diet strictly, so you can feel good about yourself. But deep down you fear you will fail again. It happened so many times before. If this describes you, buy this book, read it, carry it with you everywhere you go so you can read again those paragraphs that still sound so unbelievable. Be sure to understand the teachings in it. Make this your new way of life and you will never have to go on a diet again! You will start feeling much, much better in a matter of days. You will soon understand why so many people are passionate about Dr. Atkins' work. After the first two weeks in this way of eating, I found it hard to believe that it was really happening to me. My cravings for sweets were gone. I did not feel hungry even for a moment, and best of all, I was eating food I love and plenty of it. I am writing this review out of gratitude for getting acquainted with this diet and I would like to encourage you to buy this book and decide for yourself if this is the right way of life for you. It is only a small investment for something that can bring so much benefit to your life. And if you become a faithful follower, just help spread the word.
Rating:
Summary: makes perfect sense
Review: this book brings together the nutrional information that i have pieced together for years, and it makes perfect sense. started the diet and it has been easier than i thought to pass on the food and cokes that i used to eat and drink
Rating: 
Summary: Just starting out
Review: I am currently on Day 4 of the induction diet and so far it feels fine (have not yet weighed myself) I did, however, have a few questions which I feel the book does not address adequatly, for example: What about sodium nitrites in ham? Or bacon? Also, some cheese has small amounts of carbs, but they are listed under free foods. I assume I should still count them in my total daily carb count, but not 100% sure..... Any suggestions or places I can go to get the info would be helpful. Also, I had no idea they do not allow negative feedback on the discussion group site....any thoughts as to why? Does it raise concerns with anyone else?
Rating: 
Summary: Too much marketing
Review: My wife and I just started the diet and are finding the book confusing at first glance. The structure of the book does not make it easy to quickly refer back to important sections. For example if I wanted to see what the induction diet consisted of it is not easily found. Possibly color coding certain sections would help.Our other complaint would be that the book does not really get heavily into what the diet actually consists of it is more "Why" you would want to do the diet. I have already bought the book so I am buying into the why tell me "what" I need to do to make it a reality. Sticking to a diet is difficult enough. Doing it with a confusing reference is frustrating. If at all possible I would buy the book and then have someone who tried the diet help you with the content.
Rating:
Summary: Ilost 50lb.
Review: I tried to LOOSE weight for 15years. This was the ONLY thing that has worked for me since I got out of high school. Please give it a try. You will not only loose you will inspir others when they see how quickly the pounds come off!!!
Rating:
Summary: This program will change your life!!!
Review: I'm a 32 yr. old (born 66), runner, weightlifter who's followed the "experts" (mostly Dr. Dean Ornish)programs for years. Unfortunately, I've continued to fight weight gain, mental grogginess, fatigue, blood pressure with very limited progress in my athletic endeavors. My doctors were baffled by my high bp given no family history, low fat diet, and exercise regimen. This book changed all that!!! I've lost fat, with my physician's care I've lowered my bp while not taking my medication, increased my energy level dramatically, and quite simply changed my life. This isn't smack!! I've read and followed every nutritional program of substance including Sugar Busters, Drs. Heller's books, Drs. Ornish and Arnot and NONE work better. In fact, after dramatic results for 3 months, I decided to indulge in a bowl of one of my favorite "treats": plain oatmeal, Fiber 1 and skim milk, and I felt terrible!!! I got a headache and "crashed" like I used to after every high carb meal. The only disadvantage I can mention is that I do get constipated and often get diarrhea (sorry, but you should be warned). Amazingly, bodybuilders for years have followed programs like this before competitions, but they have been ridiculed in mainstream publications like Men's Health. Dr. Atkins expertly and scientifically deals with their finger pointing and dire predicitions of liver damage, arteriosclerosis etc. Feel free to email me for further opinion or help, but believe my this program works!!!!
|
