Robert C. Atkins M.D. - Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution: Revised and Improved

Pros: Lose Weight! No Hunger! Fast! Easy!
Cons: No Vegetarian coverage, Little technical detail, Little discussion of exercise

Who doesn't want to lose weight? What if there was a way to loose weight, fast, with no hunger? Doctor Atkins' New Diet Revolution shows the way, but it isn't for everyone.

The first edition of Doctor Atkins' book was published in 1972. The...

Pros: losing weight
Cons: dying

Someone I know is on this diet. When she explained it to me I thought it was the most idiotic thing I had ever heard. She had cut nearly all the carbohydrates out of her diet, yet was eating much more fat and protein than normal. The way I saw it,...

Pros: If you like the Wizard of Oz
Cons: It has no longevity and can be harmful.

I do not want to pour cold water on people's metabolic journeys or besmirch their use of ketone strips or their delight in being able to use Half-and-Half or mayo with reckless abandon. But allow me a few droplets of the cold stuff -- in order to let...

Pros: Satisfying foods
Cons: Not too vegetarian friendly

My 25-year high school class reunion is coming up in late July, so I figure I can drop about 15 unwanted pounds by then by following the Dr. Atkins plan. My younger sister, who wanted to lose more weight than I do, dropped 25 pounds in a hurry by...

Pros: None that I can think of
Cons: Too numerous to squeeze into this little box.

100 years ago Robert Atkins would have been selling snake oil from the back of a wagon; he is a quack of the worst kind and a menace to the public health of this country.

We are the most overweight as a people than at anytime in our history...

Pros: No Hunger Pangs or Feelings of Deprivation
Cons: milk is a no-no

Dieting is hard enough as it is without having to suffer through weighing foods, calorie counting and losing micro-grams per week!

I have used the Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution program several times in my life...as has several members of my...

Pros: Quick weight loss, informative style
Cons: long-term health problems, and death

Dr. Atkin's has hit on one of this country's worst fears-obesity. There is good reason for the fear, every year, hundreds of Americans die due to compications directly related to being obese. Dr. Atkin's preys on this fear, and promises a quick fix for...

Pros: It Works And You Don't Have To Starve Yourself
Cons: You Have To Stay Away From Sweets

Okay, I'm going to tell it like it is. I'm famous for that. I was 150 pounds and thanks to this book I dropped down to 134 pounds. Being a female I know what how weight can really weigh you down. If women gain 2 pounds you got a regular catastrophe on...

Pros: The weight lose is the final goal
Cons: When it gets boring, try a reward

When I start something such as a different diet, I research as much as I can. I started with this book, picked up Protein Power by Michael and Mary Eades, M.D.'a. From that I went to Carbohydrate Addict's Life Span Program by Dr.'s Richard and Rachael...

Pros: Provides very interesting information on the American diet.
Cons: Can be taken to the extreme by those anxious to lose weight quickly.

I have read Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution and I have also read many of the epinions on this book, both recommending and not recommending it. I see the extremes of these reviews: those not recommending this book and “diet” say you will die, or at the...

Pros: works, who cares why
Cons: funny taste, funny science, funny habits required, costs time and money

=> Take this book and read Chapter 8 – then rip it in half and throw away the first half! <=

Being a doctor, I have often been asked by friends about the Atkins diet. After much dodging of the topic, I finally decided to look into this...

Pros: Eat steak every night
Cons: Vomiting yellow grease, sick of steak by day 2

I have to confess, I tried this diet. I had put on some weight after my wedding. People in my office kept talking about how they were losing weight on it, and I could see the results. So I went out and bought the book. It seemed pretty simple. Avoid...

Pros: Easy to follow and it works.
Cons: Food cravings in the beginning.

This is a diet program that I have a long history with. Back in the early 70's I first discovered Dr. Atkins and his diet. I tried it then and after a few weeks I really wasn't on a diet anymore. I had lost the cravings for carbohydrates that had...

Pros: No guilt!
Cons: none

Today I was inspired by Grandgram to share a low carb recipe with you.

My answer to a milk shake/smoothie

In blender, add four or five ice cubes.
Approx. 1/4 cup of whipping or heavy cream (no carbs!)
a little water (judge...

Pros: The "expert" on low carb
Cons: Boring, poorly organized

What is it with diet books today? Why do they have to read like some masters dissertation? Ok, I'll admit that I haven't read a ton of diet books--the most recent ones were The Zone (suffers from the same "dissertation" affliction), and Fit...