Atkins Diet

Pros: Will lose weight
Cons: Health? Long term difficulty

I have seen first hand the effectiveness of this diet when implemented properly. I have a co-worker who was about 50 pounds overweight. He is a very lazy individual where exercise to get in shape was out of the question. Naturally I was skeptical about...

Pros: weight loss, better feeling overall, got rid of stomach pains
Cons: Takes awhile to get used to eating fat and meat to lose weight

For most of my life I've suffered from irregularity and stomach problems that diet and medicine could not alleviate. I've been diagnosed as having peptic ulcers and the doctor gave me this enormous list of things I couldn't eat - of course all that was...

Pros: Lose weight, increase energy, and...no more hunger
Cons: Could put "low-fat" industry and inept dieticians out of business

Like MeNMyZach in a previous post, my ex-diabetic husband and I have been on the "risky" Atkins plan for over a year now and LOVE IT!

After being faithful to a low-calorie, "low-fat", restrictive diet for years and failing...

Pros: no hunger, quick and steady weight loss
Cons: can be monotonous for some (buy a cookbook!), purported to cause kidney problems

I have to admit that my opinion is quite biased. I was quite successful on the Atkins diet. I did it for more than a year and lost nearly 90 pounds (admittedly with the assistance of regular exercise). It also helped to cure me of bad eating habits...

Pros: I am losing
Cons: None as of yet

Well this is an update on my Atkins diet that I have been doing for about a month now.

I am losing inches, but not as much weight. I have heard that that is better, but really not sure. I would like to see the scale go down more. I have lost...

Pros: Loose weight fast, get healthy fast
Cons: you get bored of what you can eat fast

I was 250lbs, 6'2, 19 years old. My cholesterol was through the roof because of genetic reasons. My father was 49, same cholesterol problem, 300lbs, 6'1. For one month, my father tried the diet. His cholesterol dropped 100 points, weight 40lbs, and...

Pros: More energy, relieves depression
Cons: Explaining it to family/friends

It seems that with this particular diet, people either really hate it or really love it. I've heard strong opinions from both sides. I love it. I first learned about this diet from a fellow co-worker. She described the diet and I was shocked to...

Pros: Simple, all the food you could care for
Cons: Prohibitive food cost, no more cheap bagels ...

I was having energy problems, getting 'sleepy' and 'brain fog' in the middle of the afternoon at work. I went to my doctor and she diagnosed me as being hypoglycemic. For those that don't know, this is a condition, sort of the 'opposite' of being...

Pros: You can lose weight on this diet.
Cons: You'll find it again. Expensive. Temporary. Gets old.

I lost 20 pounds on this diet. Then I gained 25.

I've been battling weight all my life and I had to try this diet.

It seems everyone in my office has tried or is trying the Atkins diet. Some folks in the office go on the diet long...

Pros: The list is too long to cover in this field...
Cons: Must learn a new way of thinking about food...

Goldi -

I appreciate your concern and interest in helping people make informed choices; however, it might be more effective to have factual information to back those opinions (because, indeed, that's all you presented was opinions... NOT...

Pros: Lose weight quick and keep it off while on the diet
Cons: If you leave the diet for an extended amount of time, you will gain some weight back

I am wrestler at my high school and have been involved in the sport for a while. Now you may say, "What does this have to do with the Atkins Diet?" The answer is, the Atkins Diet is quick and effective. With the the low fat and low carb...

Pros: You WIll loose weight
Cons: how healthy is it

I would first off would like to inform you that I have never been on this diet. I know many people who have and I work in a bookstore and have read the book. I truly feel that this diet should not be taken unless you are seriously and medically...

Pros: You can eat STEAK with no guilt! Feeling full of energy. Your appetite actually decreases, so you don't that much anyway.
Cons: YOu have to limit the pasta, bread, and potatoes; Nature calls A LOT with all the water drinking

The Atkins diet makes perfect sense. I've read through Dr. Atkin's book, and I attempted the induction, and was doing well on it for several days.
A doctor suggested I try this diet, as many others have not helped at all. In fact, this diet was...

Pros: easy to follow
Cons: too restictive, too much of a fad, not healthy enough

I decied to try this diet after some extensive internet research on "Low Carb" diets. This one seemed the easiest because the do's and don't were simple. What the dieter can or cannot eat is easily laid out. It is touted by it's followers as...

Pros: It Works!
Cons: Can't get my sugar fix. :(

This diet is the best thing since ... ahem... sliced bread. The pundits who rail on it based on certain preconceived notions are reiterating their prejudices, rather than trying to be objective. But I am not going to make any global pronouncements, I...