Atkins Diet

Pros: Weight loss you can maintain.
Cons: Piles of misinformation from the misinformed.

If I had a nickel for every misinformed person who said "Oh, that's the diet where you ONLY eat meat ...

Pros: Works great, never hungry during the day
Cons: SOOOO many uneducated misinformed people that put it down unnecessarily

Ok here's the scoop, I am on Atkins, with the approval of my doctor and I enjoy it. It is the one p ...

Pros: You eat well, you loose weight, you challenge yourself and see results fast
Cons: You must be smart and sensible enough to treat Atkins responsibly.

If it seems the whole nations gone low-carb, it because Atkins is a diet with a very high success ra ...

Pros: Feel better, look better, am better
Cons: High grocery bills and so many negative mis-informed people

I have been reading these reviews for the first time today and wanted to leave my opinion of Atkins ...

Pros: You can eat STEAK with no guilt! Feeling full of energy. Your appetite actually decreases, so you don't that much anyway.
Cons: YOu have to limit the pasta, bread, and potatoes; Nature calls A LOT with all the water drinking

The Atkins diet makes perfect sense. I've read through Dr. Atkin's book, and I attempted the induction, and was doing well on it for several days.
A doctor suggested I try this diet, as many others have not helped at all. In fact, this diet was...

Pros: Lose weight Fast and never hungry!
Cons: tiresome menu

I would reccomend to all who have a hard time losing on other diets or really love their meat, cheese and eggs!
I personally think the diet is quite healthy. It has been known to clear up diabetes and other ailments. Everyone can do it except for...

Pros: Weight comes off fast and effective
Cons: none

Well, I in fact have a very strong opinion on this subject. His diet is medically proven, and effective. For I have lost a tremendous amount of weight on his diet plan. Well I must first start by saying that although the diet works, it is very hard to...

Pros: I lost weight and wasnt hungry.
Cons: Very hard to get back on if you go off.

Dr. Atkins diet is a wonderful diet for those of us who are admittedly addicted to sugar and products with sugar. I am a carb junkie. See I can admit it. And this diet really reversed my way of eating. I tend to be an emotional eater, going for those...

Pros: no excuse to go off..can be followed at home, brown bagging ,or eating out!
Cons: you have to have deep pockets as meat and cheese cost more dollars.

Besides including my favorite staples: meat, cheese, cream, butter, and diet pop, the added benefit came when I had my blood work done. My blood pressure had dropped, my cholesterol was good, and my glucose levels were normal. I felt better about myself...

Pros: The list is too long to cover in this field...
Cons: Must learn a new way of thinking about food...

Goldi -

I appreciate your concern and interest in helping people make informed choices; however, it might be more effective to have factual information to back those opinions (because, indeed, that's all you presented was opinions... NOT...

Pros: No portion control
Cons: No Sweets

I started Atkins on a whim. It's hard to believe that eating high fat foods can make you lose weight. At that point, I had heard a couple of success stories, so I figured what the heck. I'd heard it was a pretty strict diet and I was overweight, so got...

Pros: You lose weight if you do it PROPERLY!!!!
Cons: First two weeks are hard. Can be repetitive.

Here's the story - people have heard of "The Atkins Diet". They think it involves cutting out carbohydrates (It doesn't). So - they cut out carbohydrates, and guess what - they feel ill. Then they come on here and say "Don't do this diet - it nearly...

Pros: fast weight loss (pounds and inches) easy to follow, more energy
Cons: first few days are a bit tough

It's important to read the book on this diet so you don't do things that are bad for your body..li ...

Pros: Makes you feel more healthy, energetic, and it works!
Cons: The first 14 days can be challenging for some people

My husband and I decided to try this diet about a year ago, when he wanted to lose 30-50 lbs, and I wanted to lose 10-12 lbs. I was extremely skeptical at first, until he brought home the Atkin's Diet handbook and the carbohydrate counter book. I read...

Pros: loose weight fast with no cravings
Cons: may pose a risk for those with high cholesterol

I decided to try this diet because I was in a car accident and had gained 10 unwanted pounds due to shock. Due to neck injuries, I could not do too many physical activities to get the weight off, so I decided to try a diet that would get my metabolism...