Ebook New Atkins for a New You The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great Eric C Westman Stephen D Phinney Jeff S Volek 8601421564304 Books

Product details Paperback 352 pages Publisher Atria Books; 1 edition (March 2, 2010) Language English ISBN-10 1439190275

New Atkins for a New You The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great Eric C Westman Stephen D Phinney Jeff S Volek 8601421564304 Books Reviews

• So fascinated by this book and the Atkins diet. However, I'm still reading this book. It has all the information you need to know about the Atkins diet, or just a low carb/high fat diet. It lists everything from the foods you can and cannot eat, all the way to actual Atkins success stories. I borrowed this book from my grandmother and liked it so much I bought one for my sister who has PCOS, which is a nasty metabolic disorder in women that affects hormones, fertility and insulin levels. Based off the many success stories with this diet and PCOS, I'm highly anticipating her results. I myself have lost 20 lbs in the last 2 months with this diet. I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to lose any amount of weight! The pounds are literally just melting off. Cliche, I know. The weight loss is so fast that in a matter of DAYS my stomach had shrunk (can attribute to gastric bloating or water weight loss) and my pant legs were looser on me. I can actually fit in a pair of skinny jeans I outgrew 2 years ago (Thank you baby weight. Sigh.). I used to roll my eyes when people would rant about losing weight because I thought that all diets were BS. I had heard of the Atkins diet years ago but upon mentioning it to my mother she quickly insulted the diet like many others before, and I never gave it a second thought. Then I met my husband and he introduced me to Atkins. He himself had results with a low carb diet and lost about 45 lbs. In the place of business I work at, I have a customer that frequently needs our services. After months and months of conversation he shares with me that he lost 96 lbs on the Atkins diet!! Truly amazing. If you don't buy the book, at least do your research.
• This works. I did Atkins in 1998, lost 30 lbs and kept it off for a decade. Then my weight crept up. May 30, 2017 my annual bloodwork showed triglycerides of 290, LDL 68, HDL 29. Started Atkins again June 1, 2017. On July 15, 2017 I had my values tested again, just to be sure Atkins really worked. Result HDL CHOLESTEROL 41, TRIGLYCERIDES 102, LDL-CHOLESTEROL 98.
  
  A1C dropped from 5.7 to 5.5 in 6 weeks.
  
  All labs done at Quest labs. So it definitely works, and is easy to follow, BUT you must have strict adherence and you must actually read the book and refer back frequently, at least at first.
  
  Weight now back in normal range, but still planning to lose 5 lbs further.
• I have hesitated to write a review because I am one of the success stories in this book. However, in light of T. Colin Campbell's unprofessional attack on this book, I believe I must speak up to share my story and the good health that has resulted in my following the Atkins plan. I am nearly 65 years old and have struggled with weight all my life. I've been on many diets including a vegetarian one with little results in either weight loss or improved health. In fact, my health markers were getting worse, and I suffered from arthritis, dry skin and elevated tryglyceride levels. My blood pressure was borderline. Since following the plan outlined in this book, I have lost weight, my arthritis has improved substantially (particularly in my neck and shoulders) and my dry skin (which 2 dermatologists had diagnosed as rosacea) has disappeared. My tryglyceride level dropped remarkably, but more importantly my HDL (the good cholesterol) has gone up and my latest BP was 117/76. I used to wear a size 18 -- now I wear a 6 or 8. All of these results came from following the plan outlined in this book.
  
  What disturbs me further about T. Colin Campbell is that he has clearly put out a call to his vegan followers to come to the site and give bad reviews of this book, as he posted this nonsense on his webpage. I don't have a problem with their chosen lifestyle, but I do have a problem with the many deragatory posts that make it clear that they could not have read this book as they have no comprehension of its contents. Shame on them. Using the review system to grind their vegan axes should not be allowed.
  
  Contrary to their ravings, the Atkins diet recommends lots of vegetables, a conservative amount of dietary protein and good fats. All recommendations that are supported by recent science. Read Gary Taubes "Good Calories, Bad Calories" or the distinquished works of Dr. Mary Enig. T. Colin Campbell has used this review process to further his own agenda and has encouraged his minions to post here. They disparage the book as well as mouth urban legend lies about Dr. Robert Atkins (a cardiologist, BTW). Anyway, read the book and make your own conclusions. Don't be led astray by these agenda-led and untrue attacks. This 65 year old feels 20-30 years younger!!
• I read this book 2 years ago, and by following the steps closely, I had lost 50 LBS in 3 months. It was nuts! I felt great! The book was fun and easy to read, and really motivated me to sticking with it. What I liked about it was I didn't have to read through the whole thing all at once. I could read up to where I implement the diet, and stick to that chapter until I moved through the different phases.
  
  It's a life style change! They stress that a lot in the book. If you go back to eating your old ways, you will gain your weight back very quickly!
• This book updates Robert Atkins' original book with updated science. That I appreciate. While there is no doubt that this is an endorsement for this particular food plan, rather than objective scientific research, the science they present is pretty solid. As a researcher (in a different field) myself, I chased down some of their references, and every one I checked was fairly represented in the book. Speaking personally, I am in good physical condition and my BMI (body mass index) is within acceptable limits. Even so, I wanted to lose a little excess fat. Following this plan, I have dropped 15 pounds and 2" off my waist, and I have not felt hungry or deprived at all. I'm sold on learning more to make this a lifestyle. The only reason I did not rate this 5 stars is just that point - it is very good for those who are in the early to middle stages of weight loss, but less informative for those of us who are looking for ongoing maintenance. Still, it's a good book, in my opinion. Very readable and very informative.