atkins does work or doesn't it?

Question

anyone got any success stories cus it take alot to convinve me either way! x

Answer 1

It certainly works for me. I control carbs to stay toned and slim. I know alot of people disagree with this diet but its the only one that's work 100% for me and i eat healthy food doing it too so it isnt bad for me at all. I love it.

Answer 2

The diet does work. My parents lost alot of weight using that one. And I lost some weight on it in the past as well. The problem is when you go off the diet you really have to pay attention to what you're eating because most likely you'll go heavy on the carbs again. My suggestion to you is if you plan to follow a 'diet program' then go with the South Beach Diet. It'll teach you how to introduce good carbs back into your diet. Plus you'll learn which carbs are bad for YOU. If you aren't going to actually follow a diet plan, then just cut out or cut back on bad carbs. Like pasta, bread, crackers and sweets. Doing that alone will help you drastically cut calories. Those carbs are loaded with calories. So you'll lose weight just doing that. If you need a jump start on your weight loss cutting carbs is a great way to see results quick. Which sometimes that's what you need to get motivated. Quick results.

Answer 3

I strongly discourage it. Here's an article that someone had forwarded to me:
It mentions clearly how high protein and no carb diet (like Atkins) may endanger your life:

Sixteen year old Rachel Huskey collapsed at school in August 2001 in Sturgeon, Missouri. By the time the helicopter was able to transport her to University Hospital of Columbia, Missouri, she was pronounced dead. An autopsy revealed that Huskey died of arrhythmia, an irregular heart beat, which is normally only seen in heart attack victims.

Doctors are connecting the low carbohydrate diet to this death because the chemicals found in 16 year old Rachel Huskey's body the day she died. Her calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium levels were extremely low, proving that she was ketotic. Ketosis is a process the body goes through when it burns all the available glycogen (sugar), and then begins burning vital fats, minerals, and vitamins. This causes heavy urination, which means that the body loses additional electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium). And the lost of electrolytes causes arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat that produces an effect very much like a heart attack.

If I am not mistaken, Dr Atkins died of the same diagnosis: arrhythmia. Even though his supporters claimed that his heart illness had nothing to do with his diet, it is strongly recommended that his diet is not to be practiced for long term.

Answer 4

I've lost 65 lbs so far and I'm healthier than I've been in a long time.

If you stick with it, you eventually lose the cravings for sugar and starchy carbs.

It IS balanced and healthy if you follow the plan as it is written (no, it's NOT all meat, butter and eggs). Certainly much healthier than the way most people eat nowadays.

Answer 5

I can only tell you I lost 90 pounds seven years ago with Atkins and haven't put any of it back on even though I eat anything in moderation now. I was never hungry and I didn't cheat. I told my doctor what I was doing and he said, "well, it works!"
People say it's bad because it isn't balanced but all that extra weight is worse on your health.

Answer 6

Any diet that causes you to take in fewer calories than you need will cause weight loss.

Atkins is not sustainable long term because it is not nutritionally balanced.

Answer 7

It probably does work, but there is no way it could be good for you. Your body needs a balanced diet to function properly

Answer 8

Yes it does work ! But once you stop doing it you put on weight again quite quickly !

Answer 9

It certainly does work...but you get to miss the carbohydrates quickly!

If you can live on fruit, vegetables, chicken and fish...you will lose loads of weight!!!!

Answer 10

my mate did it last year she lost loads of weight but my god was i glad when she stopped it,her breath stunk and she was trumping all the time