Question:
Has anyone done the Atkins diet, and what was the results?

   — Carol M. (posted on October 11, 2003)

October 11, 2003
Hi I did atkins before weight loss surgery and lost 50 lbs. Of course I gained it all back and then some! I haven't tried it since surgery 6 1/2 mos ago but I do eat mostly protein and down 95 lbs.
   — KellyL

October 11, 2003
Atkins worked for me when I lost about 80 pounds over 7 months. Of course, once I started eating to deal with stress, it all came back (with a little extra). Of course, the program I have followed since having my surgery last year has been a high protein very low carb program (a lot like Atkins' lifetime maintenance program)-- and, when I've hit a plateau of more than a few days, I jump into the Atkins induction diet and restart the weight loss.
   — SteveColarossi

October 11, 2003
I did Atkins for a couple of years and lost 100 lbs and maintained for a while, until like the previous poster I started eating due to stress. I gained most of it back in NO time then i had surgery. The atkins program warns you about coming off the diet and eating carbs again, you gain very rapidly, and they are not kidding.
   — Happy I.

October 11, 2003
I lost 47lbs in less than 3months on atkins for my daughters wedding. I probably gained most of it back on the carb binge I began that night. It was the crunchy stuff I yearned for. I still remember how good that first apple tasted, then pretzels, then chips...get the picture? Today I do a MODIFIED atkins. Always eat protein 1st, & try to stick to less than 30 carbs/day. Seems to be working for me.
   — Denise W.

October 11, 2003
I think you're getting the picture from the other posts. You can loose weight on Atkins but if you fudge (haha) at all the weight comes back (and more). Results are about the same as WW, maybe a little better, but if you take ANY carbs at all -- dum dada dum -- it's BBBAAACCCKKK.
   — Marrilee M.

October 11, 2003
I went on Atkins and felt better while on it. I quickly lost 10 pounds. You do lose easily and for some reason it especially targets belly fat. I suggest you get the book and read it. My PCP is for it and I asked if it was true if you go off of it you regain the weight quicker than from other diets she said NO. She said with any diet if you return to old eating habits you regain the weight. I did regain the weight I went off on a two week vacation and for some reason couldn't get myself to get back on it. I plan to soon though.
   — Candace F.