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Summary: Sorry to disappoint the critics- I'm alive & well!!
Review: I've been eating the Atkins low carb way for 3 years. Not only am I in excellent health but I am not building up any "toxins" as the previous reviewer stated. On the contrary, I rid my body of toxins when I began Atkins. For most of my life I suffered from painful gas all because I listened to the "health experts" who claim we need beans,pasta,wheat, ect to be healthy. I guess it is hard to accept the fact that many people have improved their health going against their airhead advice. I.e. facts don't matter only their "belief" that we must eat their way to be healthy. I enjoy satisfying foods & I am slim, gas free & sinus headache free. So there!
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Summary: If you love blood toxins and heart disease then buy this!
Review: This diet produces results but they come at an enormous cost. Please do yourself a HUGE favor and check with a physician and a nutritionist before going on this destructive diet. The author is very convincing but if you consider yourself an intelligent and reasonable person, you will give yourself pause prior to engaging upon such a pernicious course. There is so much fat and protein in this diet that your heart, liver and digestive system will spend more energy processing all of these hard-to-digest substances that your body will have little time for many other very important functions (too many to list here). This diet is extremely unhealthy and you will find this out if you do even a modicum of research. This will effect your health and your life - not for the better so you had best exercise extreme caution in your decision.
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Summary: Dr. Atkins Does it Yet Again...Simply Amazing!
Review: How can I even express in words the gratitude I have for a man who spent over 25 years researching a way for us to eat all of the right foods we desire, lower our cholesterol, lose drastic amounts of weight, and best of all FEEL GREAT doing it! I've tried every low-fat, low calorie diet known to man and if I experienced weight loss on them it was only temporary. Dr. Atkins has shown me a way to turn my body into a furnace, burning of course, my own body fat for fuel. I listen to doctors and critics of the Atkin's Diet that say there are risks associated with being in a state of Ketosis. I can't imagine being out of this "dangerous" state if dangerous is what it's called. If dangerous is feeling a great amount of energy, being in a terrific mood because of lack of excess Insulin circulating in my blood, losing weight without even exercising, or eating as much of the right foods as I desire without ever counting calories then so be it. I just have to say there's nothing more satisfying then waking up in the morning to visually notice the fat roll that shrank drastically overnight and being able to put a new pair of jeans on every week at LEAST one size smaller then the week before. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Dr. Atkins!!! Denice Austeel
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Summary: The Man, The Legend, The DOCTOR!
Review: I will never be without a copy of this book. I have given away several, and I always pick up another one. It is basic, it is foundational. It is the science of nutrition. It may have saved my life. In August 1999, I was desperate and at the end of my rope, and without giving you the "fatty sob story" I'll tell you...I lost 60 lbs in three months, following Dr. Atkins to the letter. Since that time, I have maintained that weight loss, now for 18 months. The "food pyramid" is garbage, and Atkins proves it. When I first started this diet, critics were claiming it will "cause kidney damage" and "it's all water weight and you'll gain it right back". Well, after eighteen months of low carb eating my numbers are beautiful...cholesterol, bp EVERYTHING in perfect order. Low carb eating changed not only my weight, but my attitude. No longer do I crave sugar continuously. No longer do I get up from a big meal and have trouble walking! My weight is still off. I plan to go back on the stricter version of the diet and pull off a few more pounds soon. Even the medical establishment has now begun at large to take a low carb approach seriously. It's simple...the thing works, and it is demonstrated to be SAFE. If you want to eat like a bird and have 1600 low fat calories per day...then be my guest. But if you want to enjoy food...the right foods, the way they were meant to be enjoyed, then this book is for you. I will never, as I live and breathe, go on another low-fat, low calorie starvation diet again. If you are overweight, and you love food...this is the best money you'll ever spend on a paperback book.
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Summary: Finally, a diet that makes sense and works for me!
Review: I have always had a bit of a problem with carbohydrates. They make me tired and put weight on me, but I'm addicted. This diet has helped me break the hold breads and sweets have always had on me. I don't need to lose much weight (about 10 pounds), but those last 10 are the hardest. With this diet, I'm down 5 pounds in 2 weeks and I've cheated a few times. I'm also more alert. However, I do agree with other reviewers that this diet isn't for everyone. I would recommend balancing it with the blood type diet documented in Eat Right for Your Type. I'm type O so it's perfect for me. Those with Type A that have tried this diet have either gotten sick or fatter. Type A's are supposed to be vegetarian. If you're blood type O - definitely give it a try.
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Summary: Student of Biochemistry & Biology
Review: I studied Biochemistry while in college and remember learning about metabolism and mechanisms such as gluconeogenesis (which is how your body converts fat to sugar). What stuck out to me was that this only happens when your body has consumed all of its carbohydrates. This is what this diet is all about and it has worked for me. In 9 days I have lost 14+ lbs.
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Summary: Getting back into the groove
Review: I didn't believe in the Dr. Atkin's diet one bit - at first then started seeing results from co-workers and thought that I would give it a try. Started the diet April 2000, the week of Easter. Started loosing instantly which helped me stay on it. By the end of the summer I was down 24lbs. By the way my husband is on it too and has lost 35lbs. Lately we haven't been totally serious I would like to get back to being serious again I still have about 15lbs to go. I have found that we are cheating with sweets-candy, chocolate etc.. not pasta and breads we have been both maintaining. I started reading the book again to give me that extra push I think it will help. So far I am still in my first week back to being strict. I still feel good and plan on staying on this until my doctor says that I had better change. Honestly, I am afraid to eat the pasta, breads, pastries - afraid that I will put the weight right back on which I have seen some people do on this diet - plus more weight. I like this diet and will stay on it!!
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Summary: It really works, but
Review: I was eating far more carbos than needed and tried this diet. To my surprise, it really worked well with an average loss of about three pounds per week. I also felt more considerably more energy from not having my blood sugar climb and drop during the day after a carbo-rich lunch or breakfast. Do note that this is not a diet where you eat all the greasy meat you want. This is a misperception about the Atkins diet. If you overload on fatty proteins, you will get sick of the diet in short order. Matter of fact, you may not lose any weight with that approach. I'd also suggest that one avoid eating the greasy hamburgers, ribs and KFC with this diet. You'll lose weight but that's too much grease to ingest on a daily basis. Also if you are not a big fan of meat, chicken or fish, this diet is not for you. What worked best for me was to eat a combination of mainly lean meats, lots of fresh veggies and a limited amount of carbos. Once you reach your target weight, its easy to maintain the loss while easing up on the protein ingestion simply by adding in aerobic exercise.
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Summary: Atkins is not for everyone
Review: My husband bought this book for us two years ago. He loved the diet and lost 35 lbs.. I only lost 8 lbs and could not lose anymore. We'd go off the diet, in 1-3 weeks the weight would be back. Go back on - he'd lose 35, I'd lose 8...gained it back immediately - on and on. This can't be healthy. Up side for husband - no problems with allergies, more energy. Down side for husband - SEVERE constipation - at one point had to see a doctor it got so bad. Up side for me - none. Down side for me - liver pain from too much fat, indegestion and breath that could wilt flowers a mile away. I'm happy for those who it works for. I didn't work for us.
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Summary: Why does the Atkins Diet work?
Review: When I started I was very skeptical, but soon learned why people praise this diet. It is easy to practice, and easy to understand. For those who might be discouraged, try it for a week and you'll see 5-10 pounds disappear. With those kind of results, it is not hard to stay motivated. The basics of the diet are quite simple, yet Dr. Atkins explains the science behind it. New Diet Revolution is a must read for anyone who has struggled to diet, and has given up hope. Once I learned the basics, I lost 35 pounds in just 12 weeks. I'm still on the diet and have more energy and clarity of thought than when I ate loads of carbs.
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