Robert C. Atkins M.D. - Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution: Revised and Improved

Pros: Easy to follow great resource
Cons: A lot of information to digest

I will start out by saying this is my second try at the Atkins diet. I tried once back in 1999 and failed after three days because it was too hard not to cheat. After gaining about 40lbs. I decided it was time to pick up the book and learn all there ...

Pros: Hunger and cravings come under your control. Lose fat and gain muscle.
Cons: Requires radical change in your eating habits.

Dr. Atkins gets much of the credit these days for "low carb" dieting, even though the concept (in print) dates back to "Banting's Letter on Corpulence" from 1852. However, Dr. Atkins has certainly put the most time and effort into getting this idea to the ...

Pros: It works.
Cons: People fear it's radical approach before giving it a chance.

I borrowed this book from a friend after she had successfully lost a few pounds applying Dr. Atkins principle of subsisting on meat and cutting out carbs. I had been using the traditional, non-controversial method of eating 1200 calories a day and wo ...

Pros: Atkins may be right.
Cons: I'm not sure that he's as right as he thinks he is.

I would never have considered reading Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution if not for the fact that my w ...

Pros: Useful information, Great Recipes
Cons: None

I bought this book right after Christmas. I started the diet Jan. 1, 2002. As of July 5th, I had lost 40 lbs. and about 33 inches. This time last year my cholesteral was right around 206, now it is 172. I know it could probably be lower still but a lot...

Pros: quick way to lose 20 pounds
Cons: risky to your health & quick rebound weight gain

I've tried low-carb diets twice. Both times I lost about 25 pounds in about 2 months.

I must specify here that even though I purchased the Atkins book and read much of it, I was interested in losing weight fast, so I restricted carbohydrate...

Pros: Best Diet for the Insulin Resistant
Cons: Comments from the Low-Fat Crowd

I am a convert from the low-fat diet genre. I couldn't understand that while I ate very low fat I was still gaining weight. Pasta, no cheese, lots of "dry foods" - and for what? It was still going on.

The fact is, most people don't exercise...

Pros: Easy to understand weight loss plan described in detail
Cons: Recipes have a lot to be desired

Less than two months ago, I made a dramatic decision to change my life. I had long been on low fat diets, exercise programs, and all of the other seemingly popular diets of the day without much success for most of my life. However, one of the diets I...

Pros: YOU CAN LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT IN JUST 10 DAYS
Cons: A FEW SIDE EFFECTS

Several years ago I bought Dr Atkins book, I glanced at it...said no way..and threw the book away. Two years ago I got on the scales and realized I needed to do something, drastic. I went out and bought Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution, and it changed my...

Pros: Provides very interesting information on the American diet.
Cons: Can be taken to the extreme by those anxious to lose weight quickly.

I have read Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution and I have also read many of the epinions on this book, both recommending and not recommending it. I see the extremes of these reviews: those not recommending this book and “diet” say you will die, or at the...

Pros: Rapid weight loss. Good variety, including foods forbidden on a low-fat diet.
Cons: Foods are more expensive

Since going on the Atkins' diet because of having an insulin problem, a lot of my health problems have diminished. I am no longer tired and groggy at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, have trouble concentrating, or have trouble staying awake at night. I've...

Pros: oh it works!
Cons: none if you like cheese

I decided to try Atkins after 2 week cruise that took me from Mexico, through Central America and finally to the Carribean. On this cruise, I must have gained at least 15 pounds from all of the excessive consumption. So, upon returning home, I knew that...

Pros: For some, it's the only way to lose weight.
Cons: It's not for those who don't have insulin problems.

I have spent my life dieting... it's been torture for me from a very young age. As it turns out, I was dieting myself to obesity.

I have a condition called PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and new research is showing that this condition...

Pros: Look good, feel good, get healthy, and lose weight.
Cons: Food costs more / you have to listen to people quoting bogus statistics.

The Atkins 'diet' most people think of is not meant to be followed forever, it is a corrective diet. Atkins recommends a maintenance diet which strives to find a balance where you do eat fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, and even whole grains! The...

Pros: The diet works - Plus there are some surprising health benefits!
Cons: Hmmm....can't think of any! Eating lots and losing weight!

I initially began the Atkins Diet to lose the last ten stubborn pounds after having a baby. You know, moms, those last ten that often NEVER go away and you carry into the rest of your life. I just wanted to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight,...