Dr Atkins Diet Plan

Some people hate this diet others love it. I have tried it twice with fantastic results each time. But before i started i did check out the atkins website to see what all the fuss was about. Basically there are 4 stages, induction (2 weeks to jump start your metabolism), ongoing weightloss (continue at a steadier approach for a further couple of weeks), pre-maintenance (finding the right balance) and lifetime maintenance (continuing at a helathy pace that's right for you). On both occasions I just tried the 2 weeks introduction to try and rapidly lose some weight. Basically for this period your confined to eating as much meat, meat, some more meat and certain ...  Read the complete review

I know this diet is controversial- people either love it or hate it. I find, personally, that it works very well for me for a number of reasons I shall outline after explaining the basics of the plan. Essentially the diet was borne out of the understanding that refined carbohydrates cause weight gain. I know I used to rely heavily on carbs for quick energy-providing food. But Atkins explains that sugar from the carbohydrate enters the bloodstream quickly and to prevent our blood sugar rising too high, the body produces insulin. This allows the excess sugar to be stored in the liver and muscles, but then it converts the rest to fat. When we exercise we burn ...  Read the complete review

The Atkins diet is like one of those 'Get Rich Quick' schemes. The prosects are so enticing and seem so easy to attain, that you want to get stuck in and shed those pounds (or gain those pounds, in the analogy of the Get Rich Quick scheme!). The Atkins diet seems so amazing, with such quick results, that it seems almost too good to be true. In short, it is. As soon as you stop the diet, your weight increases again. And then you have problems to contend with such as 'have I damaged my pancreas?' Let me explain how it works. When carbohydrates enter the body, they are broken down into glucose by an enzyme called ...  Read the complete review

OK, so I admit - I have tried this diet myself - but I was intrigued and wanted to know if the claims were true - i.e. that I would eat a ton of food and still lose weight. Well here is my experience and what I think? GETTING STARTED - PHASE 1 Phase 1 of the diet allows liberal amounts of meat, poultry, game, fish, eggs, 4oz cheese daily, a little cream, butter, oils and 20 grams of carbohydrates per day in the form of green vegetables such as kale, spinach, pepper, spaghetti squash to name but a few. Limited salad is also permitted ...  Read the complete review

A great cooked English breakfast namely bacon, egg and mushrooms to start the day and finish my meal off at night with coffee and cream, who’s complaining. I am living proof that this diet works. All it needs is conviction, willpower, bit of imagination and a little cooking and preparation. This has renewed my interest in food, cooking, eating and health. I completed the two week detox crash diet and lost 12lb and 2 inches in the waste line. Over the next two months I had hit my target of losing 21lb, the ideal weight for my height, and lost four inches. I appreciate I was only moderately overweight and had gained a few inches around the midriff over the ...  Read the complete review