Hello everyone!
I am almost afraid of mentioning the name of this diet to anyone in here, due to some of the bad press it's gotten.
However, I just want to say that I've lost eighty-five pounds on this diet -- and I've kept it off for almost a year!
The Atkins diet is the one that changed my life, but before anyone even
thinks of starting this diet, they should totally understand it first. Buying the book is a good idea -- especially the new revised edition.
I have never eaten so much on any other diet I've tried, and I've tried them all! The trick is, knowing exactly when you should begin introducing carbohydrates into your diet again.......many people stay on meat, cheese and eggs for too long (because the the results are almost instantaneous, and they want to continue seeing all that weight come off quickly); then they begin to get ill. This is where the book comes in, and you should follow it religiously.
I am eating normally now, and can have anything I want, within reason.......I love it!
I can wear jeans and tank tops, sharp-lined business suits, summer dresses, shorts, etc. Also, for the first time in years, I actually wore a bikini this summer, and wasn't embarassed in the least!