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Summary: I'm trapped for life!
Review: Ok.. i did lose about 20 lbs since I've been on this diet, which has been about 8 monthes and counting. Yeah, sure... being 20 lbs lighter is really nice.. i mean, now i can actually try on cute clothes and have them look good on me.. But thats not the point! Now, I'm restricted to eating less than 20 carbos a day if i do not want to gain weight again. If i do eat more than 20 carbos in one day, I'll end up gaining about 2.5 lbs the following day! I'm starting to feel seriously "trapped", in this diet. Not only that, but I'm severly constipated all the time, too! Sometimes, I wish that I never started this diet in the first place. So If youre seriously thinking about going on a low-carb diet, try reading Carbohydrate Addicts, or the Suzanne Sommer's Diet books. They're much much much better for you, and You'll be a lot better off, in the long-run!
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Summary: Believe in Dr. Atkins
Review: I lost 8 pounds in 6 days. I'm am truly impressed with Dr. Atkins' revolution!
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Summary: The "secret" of the protein/fat versus carbs
Review: I am not going to bother describing the diet to you as it has been done at least 800 times before this. About two years ago I set out to lose weight and I lost 30 pounds, not with Atkins, but with supplements - thermogenics. However, I really was in a "diet" frame of mind and I was really starving myself. I had pretty good will power and could fast for days, etc. But the trick is, of course, how to maintain your desired weight once you get it off. Well, once I learned the "secret" of the protein/fat versus carbs it was like a heavy burden was lifted from my shoulders. If you don't have any carbs to burn, guess what, you burn fat instead (this is over-simplified.) It was like when I was teaching a friend of mine to play chess. I told him if he ever got ahead by one piece he should trade all of his remaining pieces. He said, "Why?" I replied, "Because when you are finished trading you will be one piece ahead at the end and you can beat your opponent with that piece." My friend's face lit up like he had just been given the secret keys to some harem. And so it is with this book. A friend of mine at work who just started to diet took this information from me by word of mouth and has lost about 30 pounds in just about a month now combining this diet with weight workouts and running. It took me a year with the supplements. But now I eat more than ever and I don't feel hungry (because I am always eating.) I still pig out on carbs now and then, which is a bad habit, but when I feel myself gaining a few too many, I get back on the high protein and usually withing the week I am back to where I was. I believe in this diet.
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Summary: good book
Review: I think this is a good book for fat people. You should do this diet, it works. I lost 7lbs. I recommend it for anyone.
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Summary: Read the Book and Understand it befor you believe the Hype!
Review: This books title says it all. "The New Diet Revolution". This is a new revolution indeed. It is a extremely drastic change from the normal diets that we have all grown up with. Especially now with all the "NO FAT" diet craze. But reading this book will cast a much needed sunshine on the dreary world of Dieting most of us live in. Unlike some people who were skeptical when they first read Dr. Atkins's theory of "low carb, high fat", I immediately believed it. I was the classic carbohydrate addict. I restricted myself from eating any sort of fat, loaded up on the so called "energy" foods, and managed to steadily gain 75lbs. I tried everything short of starving myself (which was the only thing that worked) yet I could not lose an inch or an ounce. Then one day while I was surfing the internet, I happened upon the Atkins website. It was like a veil had been lifted from my eyes. I understood that eating all those so called "Fat Free" sugar laden foods was what was making me "Fat". It is true, carbohydrates, are the enemy. Think about it. Centuries ago, there were no candy bars, sodas, cookies, vending machines filled with a carbohydrate addicts snackorama dream. According to recent studies, Americans now consume more than 100lbs of sugar per year, up from 4lbs since the beginning of last century (1900's). WOW! The vast majority of American society today is Obese or on the verge of it. Do not listen to people who tell you that your body cannot function without carbohydrates, that is only slightly true. The body can live without it for a long time, time enough for you to utilize your stored fat into much needed fuel. As soon as the human body depletes itself from its store of glycogen (carbohydrates), your body goes into a state of Ketosis. According to some doctors, ketosis is a dangerous state to be in, since many diabetics reach this state if their insulin is low and it becomes dangerous for them. As long as you are not a diabetic, the state of ketosis that the body enters after it is free of carbohydrates, is not in any way dangerous to a person without diabetes. In fact Ketosis has many great qualities. It is like you are on a fast, and if you have ever been on a fast, you know that fasting suppresses the appetite. And unlike fasting which WILL deplete your body of its muscle, when you are in a state of Ketosis, your body utilizes its fat for energy, something which it probably never did before. You do not lose precious muscle while in a state of Ketosis, nor do you feel the incessant need for food, plus no more mood swings or shifts in energy. This diet has helped me in many ways. I have lost half of the weight I need to. I no longer have food on my mind 24/7. I feel that I am FREE! I have read different sources about the Atkins Diet, take my word, do not believe everything that you read. After losing the weight that you need, Atkins advocates introducing the "good carbs" back into your diet, such as fruits and veggies. The trick is to stay away from refined sugar, flour and like foods. And for those who are just starting out, if you feel the need for sweets, he has many different foods which will help stop the cravings. My favorite is the Atkins Diet Advantage bar, it can be found in most health food stores. To all the pessimists out there, give it a chance. It is different, but I believe that if you give it a genuine try, it WILL work!
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Summary: It DOES Work
Review: I've spent 20 years counting calories and starving. This book explains why high-carb/low fat diets are self-defeating and why I was constantly obsessed with food, even after eating. Altogether, I've dropped 21 lbs. in 7 1/2 weeks. It's the most painless weightloss plan I've ever used and the most successful one. I recommend it to healthy people (see a doctor first! ) who need to lose weight but who are tired of spending all their energy trying to resist temptation. Have a bacon burger with cheese and salsa and relax.
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Summary: FAILED ON ATKINS
Review: This is the naive kind of diet you would expect a western doctor to come up with! They are not rained in health, but in cutting up people and drugging them. This is one of many books I've read on my quest for health. On this diet I was UNBELIEVABLY CONSTIPATED. I later discovered from my chiropractor that my liver and gall bladder, like most American's, was already stressed and overloaded and this was an extremely unwise diet. I ALSO DIDN'T LOSE ANY WEIGHT. For more sound advice, try Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet. You'll understand why some people can do okay on a high protein diet. But, even better, you'll understand your own body and you'll have a do-able path to health and thiness! Dr. Abravanel's book is the VERY BEST health book I've ever read. Now I have energy ALL DAY, no more mood swings, NO MORE FOOD CRAVINGS, and my cellulite is going away.
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Summary: The Best Diet I have ever been on....
Review: First of all... I give the diet 5 stars but I give the book 4 stars. Some parts are misleading and I found that researching the internet a bit can make everything MUCH clearer. The book is still a must if you want to be on this "diet:. I perefer to call it a "Way of Eating" as most low-carbers do. All I have to say is ... don't listen to the nay-sayers. Unfortunately they haven't read the book, don't know what they are talking about and are brainwashed by "food pyramid" rhetoric and out-dated dieting dogma. After years of low or no fat dieting and moderate exersizing .. I was heavier then ever.. 40 lbs overweight! I have been on this Atkins diet for 4 months now and I have lost 30 lbs .. that is just 10 to go! The food choices are NOT limited! There are so many more things you CAN eat. And that does not mean you have to stuff yourself with meat and fat . Listen to this... I have lost the urge to snack, I no longer binge, I can stop when I have had enough to eat .. I am NOT hungry! I am in CONTROL of my eating! My hair is shiny, my nails are stronger, my energy is better, I can think clearer and I sleep better too. For me .. this is a miracle! Yes you do gain weight if you go off this diet... as with ANY diet! I know people who have lost 100 lbs plus! You will hear horrifying stories of kidney damage or worse .. yadda yadda yadda. I follow this diet correctly, enjoy my food, feel no guilt .. and my doctor approves. My health is tremendous. I wish so many people weren't scared off by the rumors and ignorant opinions that so many seem happy to spout off. This diet could change the life of so many people. Read the book ..it isn't expensive and it will make sense to you! By the way ... the brain prefers Ketones for energy.
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Summary: I have maintained my weight loss for well over a year
Review: The test of a good diet is not losing but maintaining. You will assuredly lose on any diet. However, on Atkins, I lost 35 pounds and have kept it off. The diet is easy... you eat mostly fats and proteins. I have no problem following this. Instead of cake for a snack, I have egg salad or cheese. Importantly, not only have I lost weight, I feel absolutely great. The book is readible and easy to understand. You can read it cover to cover if you want to know the intimate details of the diet or you can read it selectively, to understand just what you need to know to successfully follow the diet. One caveat.. I have returned to my earlier hobby of distance running and in a race, I feel there is nothing in the tank. In other words, I get a very depleted feeling which adversely affects my performance. However, I am seeing a nutritionist at the Atkins Center and she has pointed out that I am sticking too closly to the initial maintenance diet. She is increasing my intake of complex carbohydrates such as salad greens, legumes, nuts, certain fruits (and maybe later even a few starchier vegetables). This should help to solve my "running on empty" feeling in races. In short, I look great, feel great and have maintained my successes over a period of time.
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Summary: No diet revolution -- try quackery and fraud!
Review: This appalling book (and so many others like it, too) has sold millions of copies to a gullible public who want desperately to believe they can "eat themselves thin". It doesn't work like that -- but Dr. Atkins can apparently sell them on this horribly misguided idea, so off we go. The basic tenet of the diet is to avoid carbohydrates. In theory, this helps to regulate insulin production and decrease circulating insulin; less insulin soon results in less fat storage and fewer food cravings. Wrong. Without enough carbohydrates, the body doesn't burn fat efficiently, and substances called ketones accumulate in the blood. This condition, called ketosis, may initially make dieting easier (due to rapid water loss and a reduced appetite), but it is not the "nirvana" that Dr. Atkins claims. Ketosis is often accompanied by nausea, headaches, fatigue, and bad breath, and may exacerbate existing medical problems, such as gout and kidney disease. Likewise, a diet rich in fat increases the risk of heart disease and cancer. The weight loss is not directly traceable to losing fat, but instead to losing body water. This is both dangerous and misguided. Not one properly accredited nutritionist that I know of has stepped foward to endorse this "diet" -- probably because it consists of nothing but quackery. When are people going to understand that the only ways to lose weight are to a) reduce caloric intake and b) GET MORE EXERCISE? But of course you can't tell Americans to exercise more; they want to believe, more than anything else, that they can loaf in front of the TV for ten hours a day and eat potato chips and STILL be thin and fit. Books like this do nothing but further the big lie of dieting. Quit smoking, eat a well rounded diet, exercise often, and forget about nonsense like this.
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