Comments on: Review: The Dr. Atkins Diet

By: Valerie

Valerie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:32:27 +0000

I have been an Atkins user for the last five years and I can honestly testify it DOES WORK! Of course with exercise, the weight loss is even quicker. It really is great for losing a quick 5-7 pounds to get into that special pair of jeans for an event where you want to look your best. I am 54 years old, weigh 125 and still get those head turn looks. And, yes…there are times when I carb out..pizza, ice cream..potato chips…but just going on the diet for the next two days balances everything out…and the best part is you are never hungry!

By: Shanti

Shanti — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:09:06 +0000

Hi Katrina!

I am eager to know how you are doing on your diet now..

By: Katrina

Katrina — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:03:52 +0000

I’ve been doing Atkins for 6 days after realising I was totally addicted to carbs – every meal and lots of cravings. I doubted it would work but I’m so happy I have started. I haven’t felt sick – probably coz I don’t really like meat. I have eggs for breaky, cheese and olives for snack (yum!), Huge tuna sadad for lunch, prawns, fish, salad/cheese for dinner. I have also found Atkins shake and choc bars at the local supermarket which I have too. My cravings are totally gone. And I tested out the cravings theory – for dinner last night I had some chips – right away I craved ice-cream/ choc / you name it. I don’t miss those cravings at all now and my test has totally converted me – No cravings for the first time in my life. My clothes are loser – I’m hooked!

By: An

An — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:11:54 +0000

I’m going back on Atkins because it works. When I first did the diet 6 years ago, I weighed 200 pounds and I wanted to get down to 135. My roommate weighed 150 and also wanted to get down to 135. We’re both 5′9″. We started on the same day and weighed each other on the same scale so we’d both be honest. We were eating crab legs with butter, double cheeseburgers w/bacon (wrapped in lettuce leaves), skinless fried chicken, bacon and eggs w/cheese–it was great! On the second day the roommate comes home with Atkin’s candy bars! I didn’t eat them. I didn’t eat ANY carbs and I walked at a brisk pace around a track at a nearby park for 70 minutes (the length of the CD I always used) every morning before I went to work. I felt fantastic!

At the end of the first week, there was ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT that I lost a whopping 15 pounds, because the roommate DID NOT lose a single pound–her weight was exactly the same! But she just was not as serious (or motivated) as I was–I mean, come on–candy bars on the 2nd day. I’m absolutely certain that I would not have felt so good nor lost so much weight if I had not been EXERCISING. I don’t think this is a particularly healthful diet, so it was important to me to DO something healthful, like exercise. I plan to do this diet again EXACTLY the same way for just two weeks.

By: mary

mary — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:39:53 +0000

I’ve done a modified atkins diet (with lower fat intake) many times over the years. I can only do it for short periods of time because I start to feel like I’m developing gout and my blood lipid panel jumps up (triglycerides went from 97 to over 250 after one six month stint – so the research on lipids must be flawed), often before reaching my weight loss goal. But it’s definitely easy to stick to and provides fast results.

By: Trenna

Trenna — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:08:09 +0000

I am on day 8! Yeah me, didn’t think I would make it this far. After 2 babies and 6 years I am 35 pounds heavier than when I got married. I decided to really go for it and stick with it and it is hard. I have NO energy and I feel light-headed. I am working out at least 45-60 minutes a day (cardio mostly) and Wii Fit, hehe! I have only lost 5 pounds, but for someone that couldn’t get under 160 for the last 2 years, I am not complaining. I love meat, but it does seem like there are carbs EVERYWHERE. I have been eating these little mini peppers and I figured they were fine, but not really. I guess all I can do is stick it out for 6 more days. I really want some strawberries and blueberries now that they are in season. I am going to the beach in 12 days and hope that my efforts prove to be worth it. Good luck to all of you, and I am really proud of anyone who sticks to it! IT IS HARD!

By: michael

michael — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:13:08 +0000

I’m 22 years old. I have been on the Atkins before but went off to take a break. I am going back on it tomorrow because I’ve gained back 25 pounds. Yikes! Anyway, I must say this is a great diet for anyone. For the first 3 days, you will feel like crap but if you stick with it, it DOES get better. Everyone trying this diet, just keep it up and you won’t regret it.

By: Jim Starkovich

Jim Starkovich — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:34:36 +0000

See my previous post.

I was on the diet for 10 weeks. Great diet…lost 10 lbs. BUT my cholesterol went from 189 to 246. Sadly, I had to quit the diet.

By: Christabella

Christabella — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:21:45 +0000

Michelle keep doing it. Yes you will feel sick the first 2 weeks then body will be adjusted to this diet. I was on this diet for 7 yrs and stopped it over weight trainers and speculations, but it works. After I did every diet and spent astronomical amounts of money and went from 110 lbs-182lbs listening to foolishness. I am going on the Atkins back again and Nikki is correct this is a serious diet and it’s easy to follow. If you can make it through 2 weeks this will work but if you cheat, you will gain weight.

The results are worth it, I love this diet – I don’t have to worry about portion size, and I can eat whenever I am hungry which the low calorie diets don’t allow.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:15:54 +0000

One of my husband’s colleagues lost a lot of weight and we found out that he is on the Atkins diet. So we decided to give it a try. It’s basically the end of the first day now, and I feel very sick to my stomach. I was worried that this was a bad idea, because it’s the exact opposite of what a healthy, balanced diet should look like. I still don’t know whether I should stick with it or not, I have only been eating a cucumber, a piece of meat, cheese and water today..and it’s only the first day and I feel really bad! And I can’t imagine going on like that for a week, but that’s really all there is with no carbs. Also I am worried, that if I give up after the second week, I will gain everything or even more back.