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Summary: Its been three years!
Review: and I have not return to my prevoius weight. I tried it all. The excercise, the counting calories. I was going through sugar highs and lows with eating so much carbohydrates. I was so hungry all the time. I lost the weight slowly only to gain it back quickly. I am a single mom, working 50+ hours a week as a nurse with 3 kids, I had no time for excercise, I felt I was doing enough running after the kids and working. There were several nurses on this diet at the hospitial where I worked. They face so much criticism from doctors and other nurses(whom knows nothing of the research that has been done that Dr. Atkin's explains in his book) that I was reluctant to try the diet. However what I was doing did not seem right either. Why was my body always hungry. Why did I feel so tired and weak. Resort to diet pills to curve my appitite did not seem to be the answer. So I bought the book just to see what they had to say. You really need to read and understand what Dr.Atkin is trying to tell you. It is a way to eat for life, not to just loose a couple of pounds for a wedding, vacation, or a big dance..ect. Its a way to eat healthy for life. You have to really understand what Dr. Atkins is trying to tell you Carbohydrate when converted turns to sugar, hello. Thats why people whom try Atkin's then think they can go back to eating what they thought was healthy and gain weight. Did'nt you try this diet because the one you were on did not work? I have to admit it is not easy to be on this diet. I love sweets, chocolate is my down fall. If you love pasta and breads and not willing to let it go this diet is not for you. Dr. Atkin's does go on and on like one review I read. He is just trying to get you to understand why eating the way you have does not work, and why its bad for you. I was fortunate to meet a nurse that had been on this diet since 1975. In the years she tried all the other diets out there (because they say it was not healthy) only to come back to this one. I was 5'2 and weigh 170lbs, I lost 40lbs. It's been three years and never lost faith. You have to be serious and need to understand why your doing it. Not only to be thin but to be heathy too.
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Summary: Good Book, Great Diet!
Review: This is a great diet. Its easy to follow if you really want to lose weight. I'm down thirty pounds so far...
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Summary: The Diet Revolution is not over yet, try Dr. Atkins and win.
Review: In 1978 I was a young mother and weighed 160 lbs. on my 5'5" frame. I lost all the weight I wanted painlessly and no one even knew I was on a "diet" because I wasn't. I was doing behavior modification which is essential to any diet and particularly this one. I have been proud to say I remained slim for 10 years after the initial loss. I only gained when I quit smoking and began eating carbohydrates again for comfort foods. Biggest mistake of my life. I am now back on the wagon and hoping that someone will notice how good I look thanks to Dr. Atkins. Please listen and try and succeed on this regimen. At barbeques noone would know you were on the diet at all, you can eat the meat and olives and pickles and cheese. No sweat. Do it, just do it! As far as being unsafe, phooey. I was dying emotionally and the change of body image is a lifesaver alone. Barbara Trammell Black , Texas.
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Summary: Too strict for a long term program
Review: I found myself sick to death of protein (something I never would have figured could have happened) It seemed the diet became blander and blander as time progressed.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Great book. I read it carefully and followed all the advice and I've lost 24 pounds in two and half weeks. If you buy the book, READ IT COVER TO COVER or you might miss important points.
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Summary: Too Much Reading... Not enough menu's
Review: I got kinda bored reading the book. It was full of stuff that I didn't care about. I wanted to read some more menu's, food plans or alternatives to the foods I'm told not to eat. And what is the deal with the person who said they gained all their weight back after two days of holiday eatiang? Hey, I'm going to try the menu but I'm not going to spend a whole lot of money on products until I know something first hand. A friend gave me the book. I'll get back to all in a few weeks.
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Summary: My first diet EVER ! - The Atkins diet.
Review: THE BOOK: The concepts of this diet could well have been condensed into 1 chapter. Most of the book is spent trying to persuade you that the diet works.MY EXPERIENCE ON THE DIET (The honest truth): The only good thing about this diet is the fact that you probably won't be on it long enough for it to kill you. I've never been on a diet in my life. I only planned to stay on the diet 30 day to lose a few pounds so that my joints would be less stressed during exercise. 18 hours into the diet I was so sick to my stomach from all of the butter, meat, fat etc. that I could hardly be more than a quick trip away from a "facility" for fear of an accident. EXPERIENCES OF MY FRIENDS: One friend of mine tried the Atkins diet and 2 weeks into it collapsed and his wife had to call an ambulance because he would not regain conciousness. His doctor told him to stop the diet. Another friend of mine, currently on it, is having similar stomach problems as I encountered but has remained on the diet. His added side effect is that he has no energy and can barely stay awake during the day. As well, he now has an irregular heartbeat. The doctors have told him to stop the Atkins diet and just eat a well balanced meal and exercise. I think I'll take that advice and return to my balanced meal and lifestyle of 1998.
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Summary: A Waste of Time for Many People
Review: Speaking for a group of guys who have been following to the letter the austere, ultrastrict Induction Diet for 17 days, have been in ketosis for 15 of those days, and have lost exactly ZERO pounds, I can tell you this diet simply doesn't work for most people (the reviewer who claims she lost 29 pounds in two weeks must have made a typo, or maybe she had twins). We all began with great hopes and total commitment, and now we feel like we've been sold a bill of goods. Men are supposed to lose quicker than women, yet we've kept our daily carbs to well below 20g, cut out all caffeine and alcohol, and still got no results. We can't all be exceptions to the rule. Statistically, that's too improbable. Something's definitely flawed in Atkins' logic. Ketosis seems only to be burning all the fat Atkins makes us eat and none that's around our midsections! Meat and cheese at every meal... It's sickening after a while. Prisoners eat better. The whole "lamb chops and lobster" example the book loves to give is good for ONE day. Eating it or something like it twice a day forever is a grim fate indeed. One thing Atkins gets right is that ketosis can lead to appetite suppresion. It happened for me but not for my three friends. Sounds great at first, but as I've come to realize, going through life without an appetite is like going through life without a sex drive. There's no joy in eating any longer. One final note about Atkins' flawed logic. He loves to make an example of the French, using them to bolster his "butter and cream is good" argument. Did it strike anyone else that he was leaving something out? He never mentions two other famous aspects of French cuisine: their enthusiastic consumption of red wine with nearly every meal and, of course, French bread.
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Summary: Not A Meat Lover
Review: The concepts introduced in Dr. Atkins book are very interesting and easily explained. However, I just found the diet too restrictive--no dairy, fresh fruits and veggies! I just couldn't face more meat and cheese. How can that be a healthy life long eating plan?
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Summary: Final Update from Sacramento
Review: This is an update from a Sept. 99 review, and a Jan 2000 review. When I started my diet in July of 1999, I was 270 lbs and 6' tall. I have lost 87 lbs and have passed my goal weight of 185. Have held below 185 for over two months. My menu is basically eggs, bacon and sausage for breakfast; a chicken (most often double chicken) salad for lunch; and steak, vegetables and salad for dinner. I snack on the Atkins bars and on Macadamia nuts. I have added a little fruit to the diet after hitting my goal. My cholesterol is 147. I am extremely strict. I have eaten no bread, pasta, sugar etc. for the entire period, and I have absolutely no desire to eat such food again. My only real deviation has been the continued consumption of caffeine in coffee and diet drinks and an occasional (every other month) glass of wine. For my body type, this diet worked great. During the past year, I have read the book several times, and it helps to reinforce what foods to eat. The key is just doing it every day. My Doctor, who had prescribed a no fat diet for me for the last 12 years, gave me a check up recently and told me that for middle aged men with large bellies, this diet seems to work the best. My problem is why didn't he tell me about this diet himself 12 years ago if that is what he truly thought. Luckily, I found the Atkins book on my own. Good luck. P.S. For those who hate this diet, I don't care if I lost 87 lbs of water; lugging that much water around was a real pain.
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