Atkins Diet

Pros: Appetite suppression, no more cravings, more energy
Cons: Must decipher "legal foods" from menu while eating out

I chose this way of eating because I found myself always eating. When I had rolls or biscuits or chocolate in the house, I would eat until I was physically ill. Now, I compare the "old me" to a drug addict. I was always looking for a fix. Once...

Pros: Does Work
Cons: Makes Me Want PIZZA

My Wife and I went on the Atkins diet a few months back. I was very skeptical about it working but was willing to eat bacon and eggs to find out.
I have always been a very thin person with a high metabolism and never had any problem with weight....

Pros: Fast weight loss, alot of energy
Cons: Bad breath, fast weight gain when going off the diet

I am an Atkins follower. I have been a follower for more than 20 years. I have tried his diets off and on when ever I needed to lose weight in a hurry and it always works for me.
About 3 years ago, the book "The Diet Revolution"...

Pros: It will work
Cons: Only if you follow all the strict rules

I was working in a restaurant when I first started hearing about the Atkins Diet. It seemed like everyone who came in ordered with these high maintenance restrictions. I was hearing all about it but not wanting to jump into something I didn't know...

Pros: Many delicious recipe options. Helps improve health.
Cons: First week on the program is difficult.

I came across the Atkin's Diet several years ago when the low-carb popularity was just kicking into gear. I didn't last more than a week. I don't care too much for meat so it was difficult.

A few months ago I was diagnosed with Type II...

Pros: Quick weight loss
Cons: terrible side effects

Weak. Multiple headaches. The shakes......These are some of the symptoms I found while embarking on this high protein, low carb diet. Meat. eggs. cheese. Name it and I put it in my mouth. The results? 7 ponds of weight loss in one week. I Imagine most...

Pros: No more hunger, burns fat, feel great
Cons: May plateau without exercise

I was on the Atkins diet for 2 years and never felt better. Unfortunately, I only lost 30% of the weight I wanted to lose before I hit a plateau. My brother was on the diet for the same period of time and lost 100% of the weight he wanted to lose...

Pros: Lose weight fast
Cons: Lose energy, mood swings

I recently took a challenge for myself to enter a bodybuilding competition. The diet I used was similar to the Atkins diet. I did this about 10 weeks and lost 30 pounds. I kept my Carbohydrate level below 50 grams a day. I ate 180 grams of...

Pros: You can lose weight quickly.
Cons: It doesn't teach you how to eat normally, exercise is minimally stressed.

In today's society, where the population of overweight people is steadliy on the rise, people are looking for a quick fix. Plain and simple. Everyone knows what it takes to lose weight, Balanced nutrition and exercise. We all know that, yet, every year...

Pros: Lose the weight fast! Also its sooo easy!
Cons: None that I know

Ok I have tried this diet and I must say its wonderful for anyone who just loves to eat! First you have to cut out the carbs which means NO bread, sugar rice pasta's or sweets. Sounds cruel right? Well to tell ya the truth I didn't even care I was so...

Pros: never hungry
Cons: no sweets

I am a 25 year old that has gained weight progressively over the last 5 years. i have tried numerous "good" or "healthy" diets and they always left me hungry all the time and weight loss was slow and painful. When i started atkins, i was 5'10 and weighed...

Pros: Low to no Sugar Intake - it works!
Cons: May cause hypoglycemia and kidney problems.

Dieting is a personal subject. What works for one doesn't necessarily work for another. As a Nurse Practitioner I have tried numerous diets, some worked others didn't until I tried the Atkin's Diet which is based on High Protein and Low...

Pros: Regaining one's health back
Cons: none

I would recommend this for those of us who are addicted to sugars and flours. Those of use who the low fat diet never worked. I do believe it is very healthy. How healthy can a high carbohydrate, low fat, and low calorie diet be? I have tried those so...

Pros: Lose weight quickly.
Cons: Disorientation, massive hunger.

My mother gave me this book and put me on this diet my junior year of high school. I kept up the 2-week starter program for one week. All of high school seems to have passed in a meaningless blur, but that single week is permanently burned into my...

Pros: You can loose weight on this.
Cons: Not a whole lot to eat. And to much water!

I decided to start a new diet. I picked up the Atkins diet book and started to read it. This is a way of life not a diet. You keep your carbohydrates and sugars low.

How can this work? I am still not sure. For the first 14 days you are on...