Atkins Diet

Pros: It works... even if you cheat a little bit.
Cons: Diarrhea. And my bum is still fat.

I've been on the Atkins Diet about 2 months or so, and though I haven't exactly followed it to the l ...

Pros: Lose weight & keep it off, feel satisfied after a meal.
Cons: Pricey. Induction is hard, but you'll get through it!

I started the Atkins diet on Easter of this year, six months ago. I have lost 20 pounds and reached my goal weight of 167 (I'm a 5'11" male). I feel fine and would recommend this diet, or some variation of it, to anyone. By the way, I never exercised i ...

Pros: I lost weight and cravings
Cons: Did not last as my cravings are back and so are most of the pounds

My ecstatic reviews of the past no longer hold true. It has been a year since I started the Atkins diet. True to form, I lost weight quickly and my cravings for carbohydrates diminished. I felt so good about my being able to tuck my blouses into my...

Pros: If you consider gorging on fats a 'pro', then by all means go on Atkins.
Cons: Consider Atkins as the sedentary dieter's health 'timebomb'.

The inquisitive little boy says: "I see it getting dark outside, and I also see it start to rain. Aha! Darkness causes it to rain." "But I don't like rain. Since darkness causes it to rain, I will simply shine a light to remove the darkness, thus ...

Pros: Appetite suppression, increased energy, ongoing weight loss, good food, fewer yeast infections.
Cons: Feeling deprived, bad breath, other people constantly telling you how bad the diet is.

I have been struggling with weight issues for several years now. After my first child, I lost 80 pounds on Weight Watchers. I have also tried Deal-A-Meal (gained four pounds) and recently the updated Weight Watchers. I am also starting Atkins for the...

Pros: none (in the longer term)
Cons: controversial, ineffective, overhyped, can cause other health problems

Introducing myself…

My name is Dr. Daniel Andersson and I am a qualified medical practitioner with more than thirty years’ clinical experience.

I enjoy writing articles that inform, educate and empower; attempting all the time to...

Pros: No hunger. It works ... you really can lose weight!
Cons: Sometimes you have to be creative.

Yes, it really works!
I had to actually try the Atkins diet to believe it could work. I had often scoffed at this diet... I love bread and potatoes... and I hate eggs. One day at a company sponsored lunch my friend and I overheard a man...

Pros: Fast weight loss - and man can you eat!
Cons: MUST be followed to the "t" and / or under physician's care!

Disclaimer - I just moved this from the Books category because the diet was not available when I first wrote this.

Although I refer to the book, this editorial is more about the diet and my experience with it.

I have read many of...

Pros: It Works!
Cons: Dangerous for People With Liver, Gall Bladder, or Previous History of Pre-Eclampsia

Two of my best friends have been on the Atkins diet now for over almost two years. One of my friends has lost about sixty pounds and the other one has lost about thirty. Because of their experiences, I can not deny their results, the diet does work--at...

Pros: Weight loss; when modified can be useful in stabalizing blood sugars for everyone, including diabetics.
Cons: Constipation, increased saturated fats in diet, extreme and not nutritionally sound if not modified

Dear readers...this may very well be the most important epinion I have written to date. It is a matter that concerns each and every one of us.

I finally did it. I lost 65 pounds in the past 4 months. Did I do it because I wanted to rekindle...

Pros: best weightloss of any diet if only induction is done
Cons: bad eating patterns, greenness if you don't take vitamins, overeat -weightgain, eventual liver problems

Can't we just be friends? How many times have we heard that one? When the number had toppled to 5 times in one year, I decided, there must be something wrong with me. Like always, I consulted my beloved sister.

She laughed. It just seemed...

Pros: pounds really come off
Cons: can be difficult to stay on ......Read the Book it helps

First I will tell you that the Adkin's Diet is one of the most hardest diets to stay on. I work in a very fairly large company and many people I have worked with tried the diet and failed to be able to continue past the first few days. Too me it is a...

Pros: satisfying way to lose, not terribly hard
Cons: sometimes miss those sugary treats

So often I hear the Atkins way of eating labeled a no carbohydrate plan.
This is a common misconception that is perpetuated by the low fat gurus (and the media).

After this last baby I had accumulated plenty of weight. My weight gain...

Pros: You are never hungry
Cons: Not a healthy diet...can be dangerous

My husband and I heard about this diet from friends that told us it was a very simple diet to follow and that we would not feel hungry. Three people (that we personally know and have personally seen lose a lot of weight) have done very well with it....

Pros: Quick weight loss through Ketosis
Cons: Boring and kind of gross

For several years I have been on Weight Watchers. I have always liked the variety, and that you really can adapt it to be able to eat anywhere. There are no foods you absolutely cannot have, you just have to plan for them. You can even "save up" for a...