Atkins Diet Review

Product Name: The Atkins Diet
Rating: 9
Where to buy: eDiets.com

Description:  The Atkins Diet consists of 5 core principals; high protein, fiber, vitamins, low sugar and no trans fat in a 3 meal 1 snack a day diet. It will help promote your energy by switching from glucose metabolism to fat metabolism.  It was designed to help you lose and maintain your weight by making low carbohydrate choices and eliminating sugar instead of counting those dreadful calories.

Review:  Because my family loves their meat The Atkins diet was perfect for me.  I could continue to eat the main course but limit myself on those side dishes and bread that they enjoy.  No two meal dinners and for this busy Mom that is great.

This weight loss diet was very easy to start and stick with.  By limiting my carbohydrates and taking sugar out I didn’t really feel like I was missing those important parts of my meal.  Also once I started losing the weight I could incorporate some of those things back into my meals.  It was like having dessert; only healthy desserts not pure sugar. 

This diet has taught me how to maintain a healthy energy level that stays with me all day. It has helped build muscle, slow my aging process (who doesn’t like that?) and my all around health.

Because it’s high in saturated fat but low in fruits, whole grains and calcium you would think this weight loss diet wouldn’t be nutritional.  But it is and very filling too.  I never leave the table feeling hungry.  That has helped me maintain my goal weight.  

Criticism: At first you may experience what I called carbohydrate withdraw.  For the first 3-4 days you might have headaches, nausea and fatigue. This should subside within a few days once your body becomes accustomed to the lack of carbohydrates you are not consuming.