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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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Summary: This is a very informative self-help book
Review: Dr. Atkins book is great. It is the best weight loss book i have read so far. i just started the diet two days ago and have already entered into ketosis. i have had to read the book 2 times and still have to refer to it several times a day for help. This amazon books site is the only bookstore that goes into detail regarding a synopsis of the book and reader comments are great. i was able to read the reader comments and got great information and also learned there is another site under better health that has a message board dedicated to the atkins diet. anyone having additional questions should look it up. i would like to hear from anyone with encouraging words and help with food choices by email at feefee30@aol.com. i'd appreciate all the help i can get. thanks-felicia
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Summary: I found a way to find the thin me
Review: I started the diet just about 3 weeks ago after being totally digusted with myself and seeing a woman at work looking great knowing she was on the diet. I guess I was jealous because I originally started the diet right around the same time she did BUT I gave up. Looking at her I did not feel good about myself. Well I said, one more time and in 3 weeks I have lost 20 lbs. The first few days were hard, I won't deny that but I know that this is the right thing to do. I needed a little boost tonight and decided to read all the other comments and wow I hope I am just as successful. I have alot of lbs to go and reading the success stories has given me more will power to go. Don't ever give up--have faith and you will succeed using the diet!!
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Summary: I cried when I lost my first pound!
Review: I thanked God for this fabulous new way of eating. It absolutely changed my life. I lost 8 lbs. on the first week of trial. I've tried everything else and nothing worked for me. But finally I found something that definately works. But, I'm afraid I can't stick with the diet right now since I am breast feeding a 3 month old. I'm devastated that I have to give up the diet by she is definately worth it. I failed to realize how this is unhealthy for her once my milk supply started decreasing tremendously. I wouldn't recommend this diet to any breast feeding mothers. I guess I have to wait but I highly urge everyone to try out this diet. I welcome anyone to email me to discuss success stories or skeptism. I have had a lots of people disagree with the diet. It would be nice to talk with someone who actually enjoys Atkins diet as much as I do.
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Summary: Update -- Two Months Later
Review: Reference my original review here: circa tony@dtx.net from DeRidder, LA Dated: August 20, 1998 Subject: The Proof Is In the Pudding (Except Pudding Ain't Allowed) Well, it's been nearly two more months since I wrote that initial review. After re-reading it I can not think of one thing I would take back, and I am even more convinced that Dr. Atkins has given me the means to reach my ideal weight while not feeling hungry all the time. I started at 246 and now weigh 191 ten weeks later. I am on the OWL (ongoing weight lost) phase of but still strive to stay in ketosis which I normally check nightly. Walmart sells Bayer Ketostix (50 test strips around $11.25) which you can find in the pharmacy area next to the Diabetics' Glucose test strips. Anytime I don't get a PINKISH or darker color, I immediately return to INDUCTION phase levels which for me is 15 grams of carbohydrates or less which I don't fine to be onerous. In fact, I feel BETTER anytime I eat less carbohydrates and I also feel LESS hungry which proves to me that I and a bonafide "carb" addict caused by years of carbohydrate abuse ... plain and simple. I don't know if my body can heal itself from the abuse I have done to it but this diet at least shelters me from further damage. I will NEVER go back to the "HIGH carb LOW fat" diets. Never! Never! The good news is my Blood Pressure levels. Prior to 07/14/98, a 185/100 would not be surprising and with just the Atkins diet, my levels dropped to an average of 151/82 within three weeks. I started taking Dr. Atkins BLOOD PRESSURE supplements and my BP dropped to 123/72 within ten days. For the first month, I was taking three tabs (horsepill size) daily, but now in conjunction with the Atkins Diet, I maintain optimal BP levels (systolic < 120 and diastolic < 80) with just one tablet per day. Naturally, I feel much better, no longer tired when I get up in the morning or feeling "drained" by noon. Even the "brain fog" has virtually disappeared. And, with my blood sugar levels no longer aggravated by a HIGH carbohydrate diet, the prospects of Type II diabetes is less likely. My little brother came to visit me last week. Folks used to say we were twins. I actually have an identical twin. Anyway, we both weighed about the same three months ago and now I have trimmed four inches off my waist 44 > 40 and lost around 55 pounds (55 and alive). He tells me that he also lost 15 pounds albeit not on the Atkins diet during the same timeframe by "reforming" his eating habits (cutting out midnight snacks and drinking less "whole" milk). That's good except he says he has regained most of his lost but he is not giving up. Needless to say, I suggested he look in the mirror as he still had big black spots around his eyes while mine were now gone. Anyway, I feel great. It's good to be able to again get into clothes I used to wear and see them loose on me. I'm keeping my old belt, the strain marks on it are clear evidence that the Atkins Diet works. For those of you starting out on the diet, stick with it. I used to think they'd have to bury me in a "piano" box but now I have HIGH hopes that I will be able to not only achieve my ideal body weight but that I will be able to maintain it. And, don't let the naysayers run you off. Follow the diet, take at least four GOOD multivitiam tabs everyday during the INDUCTION phase and drink lots of water. They can help. By the way, I saw Dr. Atkins on TV recently promoting his new book on Vita-nutrients, and if you can get it, it might help as it covers hundreds of common complaints. And, remember, Dr. Atkins is a bonafide cardiologist; a man who has my trust and confidence.
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Summary: Off to a good start
Review: I started the (induction diet) on 10/12/98 I've lost 5 pounds, I'm sure some of that is water. I have more energy than ever before. I use to sleep 8 to 9 hours a night or I felt horrible. Now I go to bed at 10:30 or 11:00 and I'm up full of energy by 5:30am. I never realized what a carb junky I was until I started this diet and everytime I said what do I want I wanted carbs. I really want to stick with this and would really like some input from those of you who can offer menu suggestions for breakfest thanks.
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