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Summary: 2nd Review: 6 mos after Atkins & comments on other reviews
Review: In my first review I was happy to report losing 20 lbs in two months. Now, at 6 months, I've lost 30 lbs, and feel better than ever. It's been over 20 years since I was this light!As for the book itself, it is clear, persuasive, easy to follow, easy to use as a reference (looking up answers to specific questions), and it includes helpful extras, such as recipes and a pocket carb-counter. The diet has always been controversial, but the medical community seems to be turning around to grudging acceptance of the Atkins approach to health. A recent study (not Atkins-sponsored) confirmed that when two control groups dieted using prepared meals from the same source, one using a traditional low-fat approach, the other using Atkins' low-carb approach + 300 additional calories per day, the Atkins group still lost more weight! Now to the reviews. I've perused the negative reviews, and in most cases they are an attack on their perceptions of the diet itself, not on Atkins book. One reviewer even turned his post into a polemic against obese Americans in general. Silly stuff. Another asked, "Why does a body need to be in a state of ketosis when others have lost weight without doing so?" Obviously, the reviewer did not read Atkins' book--he answers this question--ketosis allows your body to naturally burn fat instead of carbohydrates, resulting in a much more efficient operation, and freeing us to consume fats without fear. Yes, there are other ways to lose fat, but being in ketosis is easier and more efficient. Bottom-line: If you are looking for a rich, creamy, full-tummy'd approach to weight loss and good health, read the Atkins book for yourself, and give it a try. Most of the naysayers have not read the book, have not given the diet an intelligent try, and some negative posters here are clueless about how hard it is for most of us busy, office-worker types to lose weight.
At the risk of sounding corny, the only you have to lose by trying this diet out is fat and pounds.
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Summary: Beware
Review: The march of events is catching up with this rubbish. Fad diets and get rich quick schemes are in the same class of mental trailer parks. In this case, Mad Cow Disease will bring Atkin's heirs to penury.
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Summary: Goodbye Fries & Cola - Hello Skinny Thighs!
Review: The first contact I had with Low carbing was with an interview with Jennifer Aniston, at the time I did not know all the facts and thought this way of eating was stupid and dangerous. How wrong I was. A couple of months later I read Dr Atkins book and it all made so much sense, I was suffering headaches and all over cramps all the time, I was lethargic but was never able to sleep - not to mention being 20 kilos overweight. I was unhealthy my doctor said. I started the induction phase and never looked back. Don't be fooled by critics of Dr Atkins who tell you you can't live without carbs, this way of eating - DOES NOT EXCLUDE ALL CARBOHYDRATES, it just removes all those nasty over processed foods like candy bars and takeaway, things your body just can't process. How wrong they are. Low carb is how I decided to live and I haven't looked back. I lost the killer 20 kilos and have kept it off. No more headaches and every night I sleep straight through the night and wake up refreshed. My doctor is impressed although still a bit skeptical. Recently, I decided to have a blow out and have Mcdonalds Big Mac fries and a Coke. Yuck - the food I used to adore tastes so bad now I couldn't get through the first 2 mouthfuls before I threw it all away - it tasted awful. Read this book - it may change your life
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Summary: What a great diet plan - lost 65 lbs so far and feel great!
Review: I love the Atkins Diet. Get to eat steaks, chops, shrimp, lobster, and eggs; lost 65 lbs, toned up all over and feel fantastic. What is not to like about this program? And I kept the weight off during the holidays too. What a diet!
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Summary: What A Joke
Review: When will you people get it???? There are only two ways to be as thin as you want. One is to be born naturally thin and beautiful like me, and the other is to have rich parents who will buy you lipo if you ever need it.
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Summary: I continued to lose weight over the holidays
Review: Thanks to the Atkins diet, I continued to lose weight over the Thanksgiving Holidays. Loved the turkey...took it easy on the filling.Normally, I gain weight over the holidays, especially on Thanksgiving with family. I followed the recipes in this and other books by Dr. Atkins. I love this diet...lose weight and still eat like a King. How can you beat that?
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Summary: A great low carb resource
Review: This book is a huge improvement over the 1994 edition. It's well-written, has a ton of sample menus and provdes an easy to follow diet for low carbers.
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Summary: Here is some scientific proof not just hype
Review: Even though I do feel that the low carb diets are superior in weight loss than the standard low-fat diets, I still hope to see more evidence of it. Nevertheless, I know these diets do work and offer many advantages. Here is some evidence that shows the effectivness of Low-Carb science: Duke University researcher Eric Westman, MD, made headlines last year when he reported that people not only lost more weight on the Atkins diet than on a standard low-fat diet, but their cholesterol and triglyceride levels improved. Westman tells WebMD that randomized, controlled studies published since then confirm these findings. Among them: Last May, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania reported that study participants following the Atkins diet lost slightly more weight over six months than people on conventional low-fat diets. The low-carb, high-protein diet was associated with greater improvement in some risk factors for heart disease, but there was no difference in weight loss between the two diets at one year. The study included 63 people and was reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.
In April, University of Cincinnati investigators reported that women following a low-carbohydrate diet for six months lost more weight than women following a low-fat diet. Writing in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology, the researchers concluded that the low-carb diet appeared to have no negative effect on cardiovascular risk.
A small study reported in the Journal of Pediatrics last March showed that teens on a low-carbohydrate diet lost more weight than those on a low-fat diet. The researchers reported that, contrary to their hypothesis, the diet did not appear to harm cholesterol levels over a 12-week period.
So, have faith all you fatties, Atkins might be the healthy solution for us!!!
G O O D L U C K
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Summary: Drop That Donut!
Review: I've been on Atkins for just two weeks and the results have been fantastic. I'm down 12 pounds, and feel much more fit. For me the most amazing thing has been the complete disappearance of food cravings. I used to come home from work and eat anything I could get my hands on. This would drive my wife crazy as she was preparing dinner, which I would proceed to wolf down and then start munching on crackers, chips, whatever: you name it, I'd eat it. This had been going on for years, and all the while, I thought I was doing myself a favor because I was maintaining a nice healthy low fat diet. I guess I overlooked the fact that in three years my weight had ballooned from 185 to almost 230! When a co-worker who'd been on the diet for six months with super results started telling me about it, I was intrigued. I did a fair amount of research and finally decided to pull the trigger. So far, so good. And, as nice as the weight loss has been, the emotional and psychological benefits are even better: no compulsive urges to eat, no more guilt because no more gorging. The diet has definitely had a calming effect. It's obvious from the reviews Atkins affects people differently. But whether you try Atkins or not, I highly recommend the book because it will force you rethink your whole concept of nutrition. If you end up doing nothing more than cutting back on junk food, you'll be doing yourself a huge favor. (In fact, I can hardly imagine anyone reading this book and not thinking twice about the next can of pop, bag of potato chips, or jelly donut.) If you look at the evidence and decide to give the diet a try, there's every reason to think you'll be glad you did. Update from 10-02...Been on pre-maintenance faithfully,weight down from 230 to 205 and dropping slowly but steadily. Feel great. More energy. Just got a blood test: triglycerides down big and HDL's up, but overall cholesterol and LDL's up big. I may have to modify my diet to bring the numbers down.
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Summary: Lost 52 lbs and 7 waistline inches
Review: Using the Atkins program, I have lost over 52 lbs and 7 waistline inves (so far).While I'm not skinny, I'm getting thinner. Feel great. Have more energy and look better than I have in years.My best advice to those on Atkins is be patient. It takes some people longer than others. I had tried Atkins three times previously and quit. Now I'm a lifer. It works. It really works.
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