Never again will I risk my health
Written: Jan 18 '01 (Updated Jan 18 '01)
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Pros: weight loss,
Cons: low blood sugar
The Bottom Line: I do not recommend this diet. It cuts carbohydrates down to a bare minimum. It caused me low blood sugar which could have left me unconscious.
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| Jennd417's Full Review: Atkins Diet |
"Oh I am going to lose weight fast and feel good!" These are the words I said to myself when I started the Atkins Diet. I read the book and was just so happy. Finally, I am going to do it. Was I? No, instead I was going to be sick as a dog.
It all started with day one. I followed the induction period. The induction period includes cutting your carbohydrates back to 20g or less. You can eat meat,eggs,cheese, and a few select vegetables. Doesn't this sound great? It did to me. You have to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day and 8 ounces for every 25 lbs you need to lose. You follow this for 14 days then you start adding carbohydrates back in. I got to day 9 and the night mare began.
On day 9 I was sitting in the house, the kids were a sleep and suddenly I started feeling so confused. At first, I did not know what to think. I had been feeling this way ever since I started the diet. This time, I never felt weird. I started getting heart palpitations and so irritated I could not think straight. What is going on here? Well, can you guess what happened next?
My best friend was talking to me trying to get me to calm down. She said Jenn, you are ok hun, you need some sugar. I was like sugar, yea right. It is bad for me. I agreed to take eat some cookies and drink some tonic ( sprite). She stayed talking to me and within 20 minutes the pounding in my head went away, I was no longer trembling, I was feeling so much better. That is when I decided this is not the diet for me.
I called the nurses care line which is a service offered to Military members. I talked to the nurse and she told me what had happened. She said that my blood sugars were so low, I could have gone unconscious. That would not have been good with my husband at work and three kids sleeping in the house. I was so amazed. Here is a diet, that claims that it will help with hypoglycemia which is low blood sugar. I followed it faithfully for 9 days and almost ended up in serious trouble.
OK OK OK...I know, not all diets are for everyone and this indeed did prove that. The Atkins Diet may be for some, but I highly highly recommend trying to eat right first. I talked to my doctor and he told me to just eat in moderation and to not eat more than 30g of fat a day. He also told me to exercise in moderation. Please be careful. I paid for the expensive Atkins vitamins and shakes, but I could have paid a higher price. My health means a lot and I wish I had investigated the diet more in depth.
Please take caution, as I mentioned it may work for you and if it does, great, but look into the diet more before you end up like I did. By the way I did lose 8 lbs in 9 days. Look at other avenues and remember it took time to gain weight, it is going to take time to lose it.
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Approximate Monthly Cost (US$) varies
Food Variety Restrictions A somewhat varied menu
Restrictiveness of Portions Satisfying
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