Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

I had heard about this diet only a short time ago from friends and coworkers, and everyone had something good to say. So-and-so lost 20 pounds, someone else lost 40...I figured I might as well give it a shot. I had decided to try eating better anyways, and had cut out the Coke and Pepsi drinking, so this would just be another step. I never would have guessed that my "better" eating was still causing me to gain weight.

This book is definitely worth it. Out of all the diets, supplements, pills, liquids, shakes, and foods I've ever tried, this is the only one that has shown me such a drastic result, all while still eating normal foods. The first week is certainly rough, as everyone seems to attest to. I had several headaches, a couple of bouts of nausea, and general crankiness, but once I found a well-rounded way to follow the recommendations of the book, I've been great.

I drink an Atkins strawberry shake in the morning (albeit, I add a few real strawberries in the blender for a better flavor) and a multivitamin, a normal lunch that consists of polish sausages, or taco salad (sans tortilla), or a big salad with sliced chicken, and have an equally filling dinner consisting of just about anything I can BBQ up. If you can handle giving up pasta, pizza, Coke/Pepsi, breads, and junkfood for a while, you can do it.

When you're ready to start the diet, prepare a grocery list of the low-carb foods that you like, and think about what combinations of food you can make that will offer you diversity in your meals. Part of my problem the first week was not having enough variables, and eating the same thing all the time. You can only eat so many omelets before it gets old. Prepare in advance.

If you're a snacker, prepare baggies of the snack items you can eat. Pack some sliced pepperoni, or some macadamia nuts, or sugar-free Jell-O. Now that I've found my balance, I can burn through my workday without feeling hungry, or pining for my next meal, all while keeping my carb intake well below 20g.

If you're still debating on the diet, just dive in. It's worth it to yourself and to anyone who cares about you. Stop wishing you felt better, or looked better, or weighed less. With this book, some good eating habits, and willpower to do it, you can lose weight.

Some say the menu choices are limited? Maybe during the induction diet but Rack of Lamb to Lobster cooked in Butter with a tossed salad and brocolli with cheese for your dinner doesn't sound like deprivation to me. Some say Dr. Atkins doesn't prove his case. Well, that is not what I found out when I lost 29 pounds in the first two weeks.

Others claim the INDUCTION phase (first 14 days) doesn't provide adequate nutritional support for a long-term diet program. They obviously skipped the part (page 100 ff) where Dr. Atkins strongly recommends that dieters take a broad multi-vitamin four times a day and where he suggests other dietary supplements for various concerns readers may experience or need help addressing.

Finally, I commend Dr. Atkins .. his book is written on a seventh-grade level which coupled with the low cost of a paperback makes it available to the masses at a very small price. He also takes the time to explain all medical terms and to make the results of scientific studies understandable to the least of us. This is a man who has helped more patients on a one-to-one basis than any other physician, and he is a man who has taken the time to educate the public vis-a-vis his radio shows and books so that millions can benefit from his discoveries and experiences.

I owe my life to Dr. Atkins. After 25 years of smoking one and a half packs daily, I started putting on pounds and I make a Herculean effort to follow a LOW FAT, HIGH CARBOHYDRATE diet. I had NEVER eaten more of the "RIGHT" foods and less of the "BAD" foods in my life. And, yet I was gaining nearly a pound every week. At the same time my blood pressure was pushing unhealthy levels while my blood sugar levels became quite erratic. Previously, I never hated vegetables but never ate them regularly. And, fruit, I avoided like the plague since it gave me lots of acid reflux. But, fearing the worst, I was determined to eat lots of fruit and vegetables and I guzzled juices like they were soda pop. I can say I even got to like them albeit I also was downing nearly a dozen Rolaids to handle the reflux I was experiencing. And, yet, nothing was working ... my effort to stem off weight gain as a result of quitting smoking was a failure. Doing everything right was VERY wrong. Fortunately, a friend pointed me in the right direction ... and there I stand confident in the Dr. Atkins weight loss program. Low fat and high carbs works for about 5% of the population who has the discipline to stick with it despite the pain. Look at the people who are on it ... drawn and tired looking and they will tell you they are ALWAYS hungry even shortly after eating a meal. Under the Dr. Atkins program, if you are hungry, the Doctor tells you to open your mouth and eat like God intended ... just stay with foods authorized.

As for me, I enjoyed the induction phase. It showed I could effortlessly lose weight and not feel like warmed-over death. I felt better, had more energy, no more brain-fog and I did not feel tired and worn out at the end of the day.

I hope you will decide to try the diet. I have given the books to a few of my friends and even a few family members I'd like to see stick around for a few more decades if the good Lord doesn't return first. Do yourself a favor; it's a good read and VERY enlightening. Stop folks lying to you ... check out the facts. It'll save your life. Ciao and God bless. Tony.