hello i am not sure but i am sooooo intrested in trying it heard u cud lose 15pnds in the first two wks

In the past I had success with losing weight with Atkins BUT also had a kidney infection. So I would not recommend.

If you try it do so with caution!

I haven't done Atkins, but there have been many, many posts here about it. If you type "Atkins" in the search box that appears on your page, you can find a lot of posts about Atkins.

Way back in the 1960's, I tried the low-carb diet which limited me to 60 grams of carb daily. I was in my early 20's then. It worked pretty well. But after 40, when I tried it, it didn't work. Also, as someone said above, it can be hard on the kidneys.

A semi-low carb diet which allows 100 grams of carb daily will probably work and is less extreme. There are two problems with eating a truckload of protein: the COST of the diet, and you are not getting the good NUTRITION of fruits, veggies, and whole grains.

Good luck!

Yes! Lost a ton of weight! But.... but gained it all back and then some. You cut out carbs, all carbs really. If you want to get your body into ketosis, well not everyone, but I had to just eat protein the first week, and stick to about 700-800 calories. Some people can get into ketosis with out having to decrease their calories so low, but I had to. But man, after one week you get on the scale and your down like 8-10 pounds! I guess, if you could stick with some sort of modified Atkins after you lose the weight you want, you wouldn't gain it back, but I love bread way too much!

As a diabetic I eat a low-carb diet. I rarely go over 50 carbs in a day & average about 35 most days. I get almost all my carbs from non-starchy vegetables.

I have been doing this for about 3 months & so far have lost only about 12 pounds the whole time, not in the first week. Doesn't seem fair that I feel so deprived and still not dropping the weight like I want to. Sigh.

Still, I think some of that resistance to weight loss is the insulin I take. Anyway, I'm blaming on the insulin. NA na NA na NA na.

www.atkins.com is the website to check it out.

I went on the web site but to me it looks as if everything cost money ,,,, I thought this diet was free?

Click on the Phases section and on induction and that is the program you follow there is no cost for it. What costs money is if you want to purchase products but you certainly don't have to and if you decide to you can get them from local stores.

I dont really believe in those types of diets, unless you know specifically carbs make you put on weight, or sugar makes you put on weight etc etc.. which is hard to prove anyhow, unless you suffer from gluten problems, bloating, or you try the blood type diet (on the contrary i believe this may work! your blood type indicates which foods you should eat... google it!)

these types of fad diets e.g atkins, work in the short term, but if you are a die hard carb lover it is unsustainable, therefore you would probably gain it back! try opting for diet carb foods e.g. weightwatcher range breads, wholemeal pasta spaghetti, cous cous instead of rice, and vegetables. eat plenty of lean meats, chicken and protein, and have a cheat day once a week, where you share a pizza or a curry! Just think could i keep this up for life, and if the answer is yes then go for it! It should be a lifestyle change you are looking for not a diet!

Yes MissRNB; it is a LIFESTYLE change! Well said!

you lose weight to fast,,and i got sick,,lost my moter skills from lack of engery..protiens are good for you,,but you also need carbs..i was on it 12 days lost 6 pounds..but all the meats eggs etc wasent that bad for awile,,costly also..so no i didnt like it!! good luck to ya!!