Atkins Diet

Pros: eats the fat away
Cons: cannot consume dairy products or bread

Dr. Atkins diet works. There it is, plain and simple. Both my parents are on it, and have lost many, many lbs of fat, and at the same time educating themselves on how fat really works. Not only have my parents seen success using this diet but their...

Pros: Will take of the fat
Cons: It just ain't healthy

Do yourself a favor! Before you grab that bowl of ice cream or fill yourself up with OREO cookies, drink a glass full of water. Most of us Americans are programmed to eat. Eat now, eat again, eat later. In doing so, we have managed to get...

Pros: easy, with lots of food
Cons: vegetables pasta rice are restricted

I went on the Atkins diet in late December of 1999, and had lost over 50 pounds by April.
I combined the diet with a workout program for better results. I am still on the Atkins
diet, eating the maximum carbohydrates allowable for my body...

Pros: Quick initial weight loss
Cons: Can't cheat even a little -- the high fat content cannot work if carbs are also high

I had never been one to try fad diets. I know the elements of good nutrition, and I enjoy healthy food. I'm also 60 pounds overweight. I resisted the Atkins diet for several months, even when people all around me were proclaiming its success....

Pros: This diet does work
Cons: Breakfast is a limited meal in choice

I lost over 30lbs. on the Atkins diet. Before attempting any diet, however, check with your doctor.

I found the diet relatively easy to follow and I love my carbohydrates. Breakfast was the most limiting meal of the day to me. I would eat...

Pros: Fast results
Cons: Unhealthy and weight is gained back as soon as you stop.

I, like many teenaged American girls thought that I would try this miracle diet. Basically all you have to do, is cut out almost all of the carbohydrates you eat and well, you can have whatever else you want. Here is the truth though... Atkins does...

Pros: 1st diet I've ever been on where I didn't have to be hungry to lose weight.
Cons: You really do need to give up the breads & sweets altogether.

I will continue this diet for life. Last year I was 250 lbs. and I went to the doctor to get a complete physical before starting the Atkins Diet so that I could monitor my labs every couple of months while staying on the diet.

At the time...

Pros: see above
Cons: see above

Yeah, that's subjective, not scientific. Maybe Dr. Atkins is the greatest gift to fatties ever known. But as someone who's been reading about health issues for years, I had retained an awareness of medical establishment research on several points...

Pros: significant weight loss
Cons: short-term

I have read a lot of varying opinions from Health Experts on this diet. It seems to work well, but users need to be aware of the potential dangers of the diet. Carbohydrates are needed for energy production and other important functions. Experts don't...

Pros: Diet plan does work.
Cons: unrealistic to think it is a way of eating for a lifetime.

I've tried the Dr.Atkins diet 4 times now. Can't seem to get farther than 2 weeks into the diet.

The main problem that I encountered is that your not allowed to eat sweets. And of course no carbs. I was able to handle the no carb part...

Pros: Lots of bacon, greasy foods
Cons: No bread

I first began this diet after I heard about it from a friend. After a few days of not eating carbohydrates, I decided to go out and buy the book. I have been on this diet now for several months, and I can definitely say it worked for me. I am afraid...

Pros: It works and it works well.
Cons: Not for everyone

The bottom line is results. Some diets work for some people, others work for other people. This one worked for me. I lost 30 pounds between November 99 and Feb 00 and have kept it off sense. Yes it's controversial but so what? I'm carrying around...

Pros: loose weight fast with no cravings
Cons: may pose a risk for those with high cholesterol

I decided to try this diet because I was in a car accident and had gained 10 unwanted pounds due to shock. Due to neck injuries, I could not do too many physical activities to get the weight off, so I decided to try a diet that would get my metabolism...

Pros: lose weight fast and evenly
Cons: hard to stay away from carbs all of the time

I have been on the Atkins diet for 2 months. I decided to go on it when I found no other diet that worked for me. I thought it sounded okay and I had known many others that have lost a lot of weight on it. Well, I have lost 22 pounds on it. I have...

Pros: You can eat as much and and often as you want
Cons: You can't consume carbohydrates

If you're looking to shed those unwanted pounds of body fat as quickly as possible, the Atkins diet is the perfect solution.

I guess the best way to show the effectiveness of this plan would be to share my own personal experiences with it, so...