Atkins Diet

Pros: Helps to regulate blood sugar levels.
Cons: A little restrictive for the long term.

I started Dr. Atkins' diet about two weeks ago. Immediately, I lost 10 pounds. I ate meat like baked ham, chicken, polish sausage, hamburger and vegetables like green beans, okra, cabbage, tomatoes and corn.

I must say that I don't follow...

Pros: Quick results
Cons: Weight does not stay off

For myself personally I hate to diet. I will go on a diet for a few weeks then quit. That was when I decided to go on the Atkins Diet. My parents had started before me and in just a few days they started to see results. So I had to try this diet...

Pros: Lose weight quickly, eat a large amount of food, easy food to prepare
Cons: Lose energy the first three days, if you crave carbs, can be a difficult diet

If you want to lose a quick five pounds, a like meat, this is certainly the diet you want to be on. I would recommend for anyone who plans to be on a long term diet to get the book by Dr. Atkinson. There are several levels of this diet and it is...

Pros: NONE
Cons: Everything

This isn't THE worst diet, because there are many bad diets circulating today, but this is definitely in the top three of worst diets of all time.

I know several people that have tried this high protein, high fat "Diet". All are...

Pros: Quick weight loss
Cons: Death

I could not believe it when I read the article in the paper. Pork rinds have risen to the top of the list for American diet foods. That's right...fried pork fat. Ummmm I'm feeling healthy now.

And we can thank Dr. Atkins.

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Pros: It works well if you have willpower. You WILL lose weight.
Cons: Can be monotonous - not for the weak of heart. Can be a bit pricey.

The Atkins Diet WILL work, but spend a few bucks to get DR. Atkins New Diet Revolution and "The Atkins Essentials". Just because it basically allows you to eat all the red meat you want and gorge yourself on bacon and eggs, it doesn't mean that it's a ...

Pros: fast weight loss (pounds and inches) easy to follow, more energy
Cons: first few days are a bit tough

It's important to read the book on this diet so you don't do things that are bad for your body..li ...

Pros: Fast weight loss, more energy, healthy, the food is delicious - even low-carb bread.
Cons: Giving up high carb foods was very hard in the beginning.

I began the Atkins Diet with much skepticism. We've all been told to stay away from fatty foods, and while I had done so, I wasn't seeing the promised weight loss. I had many "aha" moments while reading Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution. I won't say that I...

Pros: Ketostix are fun
Cons: Gained Weight

Everyone who I know lost weight on the Atkins. My best friend, who is already stick-thin and looks like Skelator lost an inch and a half the 4th day of Induction. Another acquaintance lost 7lbs in a week. I really thought it would work for me ...

Pros: I can't think of any I experienced.
Cons: Extreme muscle loss, gained fat. No portion control.

I lost more muscle than fat. Not recommended for active individuals, though it might work initially for couch potatoes. In three months, I lost a total of six pounds, and over 300 calories a day in my metabolic rate, from loss of muscle. In spite of ...

Pros: You lose weight quickly in the first week.
Cons: Constipation, no more (or very few) carbs forever, feeling weak/tired, price

Ok, I only needed to lose 10 pounds, and I ended up gaining fifteen!!! Basically, the diet consists of this: eat only 20 grams of carbohydrates a day. Anything food that does not contain carbs is pretty much fair game. Some pointers for this ...

Pros: Fast results, You can drink Vodka Soda
Cons: Expensive foods, self-preparation.

It's become clear to me why the Atkins Diet has become the quintessential American Diet: It produces very fast results. For those of you - like me - who get discouraged when they eat the way they think they should and exercise to the pt of exhaustion ...

Pros: Low carbohydrate diets work very well if the right plan
Cons: The atkins diet is too low in carbohydrates, but there are other plans.

I tried the Atkins diet several times and failed. I am going to list what I can here to be helpful. First the diet starts with a 2 week induction period. You restrict carbs to 20 grams and this is the main problem. When cutting carbs so low I had severe...

Pros: stops obsessive food cravings, especially sugar, no calorie counting
Cons: You may experience some carb-withdrawal the first few days.

I was initially TOTALLY against the atkins type diets for the last year or so but when my mom (a nur ...

Pros: Lighter...your wallet.
Cons: Bad breath, bad health, bad diet.

This 'diet' is the most ridiculous and detrimental yet avidly-followed crap I've seen around. Everyone raves on about "Atkins! Atkins! Atkins!" at the same time damaging their liver, their arteries, and killing more animals in the process.

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