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Summary: UPDATE
Review: I have been on the diet now for Three full weeks I have lost 11 lbs and a lot of inches. I am amazed at the energy I have. I am sleeping better and I do not require near as much sleep as before. Ususally I need atleast 10-12 hours of sleep but now if I get 7-8 I feel fine. No more groggy afternoons. Hey People Try it!! It works.We now have 3 girls where I work that are on it.
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Summary: Unbelievable but true!
Review: I've been on the diet now for approximately seven weeks. I'm one of those people who don't weigh themselves, but I know by my clothes that I have lost heaps of weight. At least two dress sizes.I've just discovered the other books by Dr Atkins - especially the carb. counter - which would really help. Hopefully I'll stay with this eating plan - some days if I really want something I eat it but then go back to the plan. I did have the unpleasant experience of passing out after having heaps of chocolate and strong brewed coffee at a special afternoon tea. Since then, even if I do want to go off the diet I try to be careful with just how many carbohydrates I consume.
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Summary: Read the Book.....you will be convinced !!!!
Review: I went on this diet and on the first 5 days I lost 10 lbs. I totally lost my horrible cravings for sweets. I fealt better than ever. After my 5 days I started slacking and going back to my old ways of bread and sweets. I did this for 2 weeks and although I didn't gain a pound back I did feel aweful. Everytime I would eat a piece of bread or something with sugar in it it totally made me sick to my stomach. I couldn't work out, I fealt horrible. You can tell when you start eating something with carbs in it, it tastes great going down, but the minute it hits your stomach you wish you would of never ate it. Needless to say I'm back on the diet now for 5 days again and have lost another 6 pounds. I feel excellent and I can tell how much more healthier I am when I'm eating without carbs! For those of you who are negetive on the subject you definatly have not read Dr. Atkins book or tried the diet for at least a week. He explains why everything works the way it does. No other diet has ever done that. Although I don't take the recommended suppliments for this diet, I'm sure if I did it would just make me feel just that much more wonderful. I know this diet is totally out of the norm of what we all are taught and it's hard to comprehend but if you would just try it I know you would agree that it is definatly the way to go. I was the type of person that worked out 5 days a week and kept eating low fat diet food and could never loose weight. Now I can eat bacon and eggs, chicken salad with mayonaise, steak and crab with drawn butter and I'm loosing. I'm sticking with this. I just feel sorry for the people that are too closed minded to actually look at what today's diet is doing to people and try this. I would love to hear from other people that are on this diet.
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Summary: UPDATE: I LOST OVER 44 LBS!
Review: When I first started the Atkins diet, I lost 8 lbs in my first week, 30 lbs in the first month and so far over 44 lbs! I ate bacon or ham with eggs for breakfast, had chicken, beef or some other meat or fish entry for lunch and for supper I would have a big juicy steak or chops or chicken or some other meat or fish entry. I snacked on cream cheese, sharp cheese and macadamian nuts primarily. I kept carbs in the 20-30 gram range, protein over 100 grams and calories, I didn't worry about. I also took supplements: Protein Shake, a multi Vit/Min supplement targeted for dieters, Chromium Picolinate and Kelp, Lecithin, Vit. B6 and Apple Cider Vinegar Formula. I totally eliminated caffeine. Going from regular coffee to decaf coffee and herbal teas. I totally eliminated soft drinks including diet sodas and reduced alcoholic beverages as well. Although occasionally, I would have a glass of wine or a Coors Light. For people who suffer nausea, suggest you cut down on protein meals. Have sveral smaller meals. Most people have been so protein starved from the carbohydrate craze that they have difficulty assimilating protein when they go on a program like Atkins. Enzyme digestants like papaya, bromelian and betain will also help. I have found that the protein drinks (I call them "Slender Shakes") help a lot. Taken either in place of meals or in between. The one I use is 17 grams of protein and 0 carbs. CAUTION: MOST OF THE MEAL REPLACEMENT DRINKS ARE OF A LOW BIOLOGICAL SOURCE OR TOO HIGH IN CARBOHYDRATE. ALSO, definitely don't mix the shakes with Juice---that's called INSULIN SHOCK! I don't even use milk. Use water or half and half for a creamy delicious shake and NO CARBS! A couple of people have followed the same program that I am on. One lady lost 75 lbs in a little over four months! Another dropped from a size 48 down to a size 18! Another lady lost 20 lbs in 3 weeks and had a problem thyroid to the point where her left eye was swollen out of proportion (prior to starting the program). During the same three weeks, her eye swelling went back down to normal, the first time in years and her Dr. reduced her thyroid medicine! We believe that she had a iodine deficiency which was corrected by taking Kelp and this resulted in the weight loss/thyroid correction. In the 1970's I developed into a World Class Powerlifter from a good regional competitor by dropping 20 lbs and not losing any strength or energy with the protein diet. Through a combination of inactivity and foolishly buying into the high carb and fiber programs, I balooned. Now, the Atkins Diet and Nutritional Program that I mentioned have slimmed me back down to my old competition weight and shape at AGE 47! If you have any questions or just need a little support, feel free to contact me acdefran@webtv.net.
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Summary: Healthy weight loss guarantee!
Review: 4 months ago my Cholesterol was hovering around 200 and my HDL was very low. My triglycerides have always been very high, about 235. After 3 months on the diet, my total cholesterol has dropped to 160, my HDL is up to 35, (a high for me) and my triglycerides are down to 107! This is the first blood test in 12 years where I am not in the cardiac risk column! Not to mention that I lost almost 35 pounds. I never went into full Ketosis or lost 10 pounds a week, I lost an average of 10 pounds a month, 2.5 to 3 pounds a week. Yes I do get hungry, and my energy level is not what he promises. But I certainly look better, feel a bit better and will try and continue this for a lfe time.
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Summary: Excellent Best Diet Ever !
Review: This book saved my life. It's the best thing ever. I have tried even the phen phen diet and only lost 10pds in 3 months and put more weight on. I also lost engery. With Dr. Atkins diet you have much more engery. This diet helps you maintain a balance of good food. So there for you are never hungry, and lose weight eating. I have lost weight while I was sitting in front of the computer; on the internet chatting with friends. I have bought the book for family and friends to have. I have passed this diet on. It's the greatest. You must give this diet a try. What do you have to lose? I lost 22 pds. And still going ! Tammy
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Summary: This book is for those who want to lose more than 20 lbs.
Review: Two friends are on this diet and have exclaimed how much weight they've lost in such a short period of time. This book seems to have inspired them the way no other diet book or exercise could have. But I have to seriously question any diet that encourages cheese/meats/butter as the sole part of the diet, all while constantly popping supplements so its dieters don't pass out from fatigue in the middle of the day. They've suggested that I go on the diet but not only don't I have what it takes to quit carbs cold turkey, and I question how good a diet it is for those who have a family history of heart/liver disease or other hereditary health problems (b/c even though you're supposed to get physician approval before starting a diet, we young people hardly ever do). Besides, I'm not so overweight (hell, we all could be more toned) that putting myself through a diet like this is the healthy alternative to better eating habits and regular exercise. I'm leaving that to aerobic/anaerobic workouts and (most importantly) eating for fuel rather than as a way to pass the time. This book seems to inspire those to take control of what they eat, but I don't see a better alternative in consigning someone to a lifetime of taking a couple dozen pills a day along with a high protein/fat diet. I'd rather be fat than on dialysis.
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Summary: Hello, wake up folks! Homo Sapience is not carnivorous!
Review: I tried this Atkin's diet for 3 days and couldn't continue any longer because food choice was tightly limited and sick. Eating protein food as main subject instead of food rich in carbohydrates is so untasty and unwelcome, my stomach was getting upset. I lost appetite because there was no pleasure in eating. Before I started this diet, I always liked eating protein and fat rich food, but that was with a combination of some sort of carbohydrate food. I think I lost few pounds of water and body weight not because of this high protein diet, but due to eating less portion of food and no snacking. Without carbohydrate, it was very difficult to overeat and nothing tasty to eat as snacks. How can anyone overeat if one has to eat steak, eggs, fish and other protein food without bread or potato, you lose interest in eating. Food just don't look interesting without other important nutritions. If you are asian like me, don't even try this. You will starve to death. Also this method is very unhealthy not to mention the ketosis. You also will have constipation due to lack of fiber. Human body has not yet adapted to meat diet. Homo Sapience is omnivorous and has never been luxurious enough to overeat. As the quality and quantity of food have dramatically increased in modern society, we start breaking the natural way of eating and become FAT. And some educated individuals make fortune advocating meats for those people. This is the bottom line. As long as you eat more than you use, no matter what or how you eat, you will gain weight. That's a part of Newton's Law and it's still universal law. If you try to break all those natural and universal laws, you will become unlAWFUL.
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Summary: I'm amazed, I'm not even hungry!
Review: Although I'm just in the induction diet phase(the first 14 days), I can't believe how much I'm able to eat! The good news is the hunger pain is gone and that allows me to think CLEARLY about my next meal/snack, instead of grabbing the first thing I can get my hands on. Also, the sweet cravings are gone. I watched my children eat a candy bar, I could smell the chocolate and didn't take a bite. I had no desire for it. One of the boys didn't finish his and it stayed next to me for over an hour until I just threw it away. Before, I would've eaten it in the first 15 seconds without another thought. Something else I've noticed is that I feel more alert, I'm definitely thinking more clearly. Things aren't foggy and I don't feel I'm dragging like I usually do. Best of all, it's an easy diet to follow. Please email me with any "hints" or things that have helped you through the diet. I'd love to know more on how to be successful at this!
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Summary: I'm amazed, I'm not even hungry!
Review: Although I'm just in the induction diet phase(the first 14 days), I can't believe how much I'm able to eat! The good news is, the hunger pain is gone and it allows me to "think logically" about my next meal/snack instead of grabbing the first thing I can get my hands on. Also, the sweet cravings are gone. I actually watched my children eat a candy bar, I could smell the chocolate and didn't take a bite. I had no desire for it. One of the boys didn't finish his and it stayed next to me for over an hour until I just threw it away. Before, I would've eaten it in the first 15 seconds without another thought. Something else I've noticed, I feel more alert and know that I'm thinking more clearly. Things don't seem so foggy and I don't feel I'm dragging like I usually do. Best of all, it's an easy diet to follow.
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