Hi and welcome! My husband and I have been on Atkins and it's the only thing that works for us and for so long because neither one of us can handle the carbs and the cravings for and what they cause. We started with the older yellow book and now have the white one. I think this is a great diet for those who don't want to feel hungry and like to eat.
I agree with what everybody said above here.
The cost of the protein foods (meats) seems a bit more costly than a diet with carbs, but I think in the long run, we eat less and save, eat no junk food or cereal which is costly, we save on medical costs and we feel so good with no hunger. We just know now we can eat anything without the bread and potatoes, etc. There's a wonderful subsitute for everything. And we love to eat, and all of the gormet recipes are unbelievable...fun to prepare...and eat.
I'm like you and knew we didn't want to lose it over night, so I took 30 days to read and study the book, then asked our doctors, got the go-ahead and stuck to it. Now I've faultered, so I'm restarting today.
My biggest advice is to stick to it, never go off the plan thinking you can "jump right back on it" because if you have a bad carb problem like me, it's terribly hard to get off the carbs again. And no matter what plan you choose, threefatchicks .com is a great, friendly place to be. The support is wonderful.
When we wanted to try it, we followed the book where it says give it the two weeks, follow it perfectly, find the check list of how you feel now, see the results of how you feel at the end of two weeks, ie energy, sleep, headaches, etc. It also said if you find it's not for you, have another diet plan ready to jump on that day you quit Atkins.
Please let us know what you decide on and how it goes.
Last edited by Barbie101; 09-29-2004 at 10:08 AM.
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