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Overall:
i have been wanting to try this for a while as i feel uncomfortable after eating carbs. i was very motivated and was happy to only lose a few kilos. from the first day i found it a bit unrealistic. as a busy mum getting four kids ready for school in the mornings the breakfasts were ridiculous. the lunches were massive and i felt over full. dinner and lunch were too similar, and the first few nights i went to bed with a stomach ache and headache. i hung in there as i kept thinking my body was just craving carbs but after about ten days i felt really unwell, constant headaches, nausea, weakness. i think ten days is too long to feel like that. the next morning i had a bowl of cereal and went back to senseble eating with smaller carb ortions and have felt better instantly.
Pros:
Loved the excuse to eat a lot of meat and fats. Was great eating eggs and bacon etc every day
Cons:
Bad breath from the extreme high protein diet. Following this can make it a bit hard to find food while you are out. I cant recall how many times i was stuck and got a double quater pounder with cheese at McDonalds drive through and took off the bun! Could not be good for the heart at all!!
Overall:
You lose weight very quickly. It is easier to follow as a lot of the food you eat is higher in fat. I did miss fruit like another reviewer said and i also missed having the energy to do my long walks in the morning. Would not do it again though... very un healthy
Pros:
A loss of hinger after a few days and I enjoyed the amount of meat I could eat.
Cons:
After a couple of weeks on the Atkins diet, even while taking vitamins, I always got itchy skin on my face and cracked corners of my mouth
Overall:
Yes I have lost weight on this diet and enjoyed the freedom from hunger and the meat meals. I do miss fruit and I could not ever do tis diet in summer, I would never give up lucious fresh summer ripened stone friut. I always worried if the diet was healty and read reports that say it is not, so I discontinued this diet.
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