Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter

I used the Atkins diet to lose weight when I was in my 30s and it worked!Did I gain the weight back? Hell yes!I am 80 now and want to lose some weight again.So lets talk about Diets for a second.There are diets tailored to help lose weight (as in the Atkins diet), and there are diets tailored to help you eat healthier (as in the Candida Diet) that I have reviewed previouslyBoth of these diets are wonderful and they WORK!I lost weight on the Atkins Diet AND I felt well too.I felt well on the Candida Diet AND I lost weight on it too.(I have reviewed this diet too, if you are inclined to read it)The Atkins Diet works because:A.) Most of us eat more than we need and the excess energy that results is stored on our body as fat.B.) It takes Carbohydrates to break down Protein and turn it into energy.C.) When our Carbohydrates intake is too low, your body gets the Carbohydrates it needs from the fat it has stored for just such an occasion.(a lose analogy might be when you put gas in your car during a 500 mile trip, the gas in the tank is turned into energy and used every day during that trip but in the city the gas we have put in the tank is stored there until we need it)This little book defines food items in terms of grams of Carbohydrate per oz and is essential on the Atkins diet.My take away from MY life experiences with my diets is:1.) Processed foods are generally bad for weight loss and maybe your health .2.) Fast foods are bad for your weight and probably your health too!3.) Anything you eat out of a bag off the market shelf is bad for your health AND bad for weight.4.) Unfortunately, the more affordable the food is, the worse it is for your health and weight.5.) Eat small portions, choose what you eat AND balance that with how active you are during your normal day.6.) Eat higher quality foods, if you can, try to stay away from beef, chicken and turkey (the logistics for providing those to market are a horror story).7.) Diet (I love Diet Pepsi) AND sugar loaded drinks, bad for everything!If you can find your way through the 7 items above, during your life, you wont need to exercise you brains out at any specific age.My perception runs contrary to the popular idea of exercise, exercise, exercise because your body NEEDS it?I think our bodies are designed to TOLERATE exercise and a certain amount of abuse (except maybe in certain genetic inheritances)Bottom line:The Atkins Diet works and works well, the question is: after you get off of it (or any diet) will you resume your "normal" eating habits? If so, you will simply be headed right back to where you were before so think about an "exit" strategy.........what will it be?

I highly recommend this little book. It has a few thousand product listings and car counts. It certainly makes it very easy for restaurant dining or cooking at home. The book breaks things down very simply by restaurants and their recipes. Calculating the carbs correctly. But there’s plenty of categories For those individuals who are cooking at home so that you can calculate correctly what you are putting in your mouth. Well, this is designed for weight loss. I honestly believe that there is not a diabetic on the planet that should not have a copy of this book is that good to scale this book A 10

Atkins has always helped me eliminate the carbs. And I immediately lose the hunger and eat well. I like to try different diets like Ian Smith and Atkins so I won't plateau. And it makes it less boring so I don't lose interest. But working out is key and it helps you control your intake. So I start walking 4 to 5 miles on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I put me first before anything. I had to tell myself that out the day would be gone. Once that's out the way, I can start my life. lol. I walk and trot until I feel tired and walk again. That's how I build myself up to a consistent run. It works. and during the work week I work out three times a week and if I can't I don't feel so bad cause I put in my 10 miles over the weekend. ten miles is only and hour walk around my park, each circle is a mile. So I do four or five. I geterdone! You have to start some where. Hope this is helpful.

eating more healthy

Perfect size, easily travels for people on go.

This book has white wine at 3.5 oz = .8 net carbs. The new Atkins book, The Atkins 100 Eating Solution has 3.5 oz of white wine at 2.0 net carbs. Which is the right number? This book has 1/2 cup raw cauliflower at 1.4 net carbs and the new book has it at .9 net carbs. Which is the right number?When they are giving you carb counts in tenths of a carb, and telling you to count every carb, these differences matter! And that is why I rated the book 3 stars.At any rate, this little book is compact, fits in my purse and is easy to carry everywhere.

Lost 7 pounds in two weeks already, but there's no way I can follow all 4 phases of Dr. Atkins' "diet" without counting carbs, so I ordered this little book. I thought it was overpriced because it is a very small book, but since I felt it necessary to my ongoing weight loss program (and it is), I ordered it. It is well organized and quite easy to use. I have also ordered an Atkins journal to help me "be honest" with myself. Once the carb restrictions are relaxed it becomes hard to resist temptations. During the first phase of Atkins, you simply cannot succumb to temptations and say that you are "doing Atkins." Any carb counter will work, but THIS one is special in that it counts "net carbs" for you- a real convenience.

I decided to try a low carb diet and wanted to consider what foods I should be eating. I looked at so many books, magazines and charts showing carb counts that I was getting very confused by it all. Then I came across this book and everything started making sense. This book is easy to understand. It clearly states the number of carbs in any food you can think of. It shows you so many different choices that you begin to realize all the many foods that you would be able to eat. So many other carb count books gave unnecessary information that made it more difficult to understand the best foods to eat with the lowest number of carbs. What a great reference book. I highly recommend this book to carb counters.