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Atkins for Life: The Complete Controlled Carb Program for Permanent Weight Loss and Good Health | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert C. Atkins
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 271755
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 0312315228
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.283
EAN: 9780312315221
ASIN: 0312315228
Publication Date: January 2003
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Amazon.com Review
It is bread and not butter that is the enemy in Dr. Atkins's popular and controversial low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet. In In Atkins for Life, he continues his decades-long crusade against low-fat eating. Atkins argues that low-fat meals are high-carbohydrate missiles, causing the body to produce excess insulin, which then produces fat, slows down metabolism, and tips the scale. Instead, he urges readers to stop counting calories and fat grams and start counting carbs to rev up their metabolism and burn fat as an energy source. The question of whether "ketosis," the fat meltdown he advocates, is healthy or harmful is a central question of this sequel to the bestselling Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution. Packed with recipes, menus, carbohydrate counters, and strategies for staying with the plan, this book is less clear than its predecessor. It veers back and forth between how to begin and how to maintain "a controlled carbohydrate lifestyle." It is also more promotional, with photos of satisfied slim folks and pitches for the branded Atkins products. Still, with its pages of testimonials and studies about weight loss, lowered cholesterol, and increased energy, it is hard to argue with Atkinss results. He puts his proof in the pudding. --Barbara Mackoff
Product Description
Taking It To The Next Level
Whether you've lost weight doing Atkins and want to make your success permanent or you're new to Atkins and are concerned about your health and weight control, Atkins for Life is for you. Filled with advice and tips on navigating the everyday challenges that come with eating low carb in a high carb world, the book provides a simple and straightforward lifetime program that anyone can follow. With Atkins for Life, finding your ideal weight and staying there has never been so easy or so good!
Dig in and discover:
-200 menu plans-that adds up to over six months of menus! With controlled carbohydrate counts of 45, 60, 80, and 100 grams, anyone can succeed on the plan.
-125 recipes, including tasty breakfasts, fabulous lunches, delicious dinners, and smart snacks.
- How to create special holiday meals and fantastic ethnic cuisines ... the low carb way!
- Before and after photos and success stories -with time-tested tips from those who've been there and won their battle with weight.
- Self-tests and quizzes to help you meet and stay with your goals.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 53 more reviews...
 Not what I wanted August 27, 2008
Sure this explains the diet but wanted info on the diet itself, not all the wheres and whys. It was a waste of money for me.
Great seminal work February 5, 2008
Great introduction to low carb lifestyle. But, if you want to know why, beyond just loosing weight, you must look at : Good Calories, Bad Calories
ATKINS FOR LIFE IS A MUST READ May 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
IF YOU FOLLOW HIS ADVISE YOU CAN LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE AND ACHIEVE GOOD EATING HABITS. YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS IN EATING AND THE BOOK HELPS YOU DO THIS.
Back to the Tried & True April 10, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am going back to Atkins again. I was on this diet, dropping 30 pounds. My doctor said it was dangerous, to get off. After gaining back the weight,(plus a few pounds more) I tried: Weight Watchers and Calories & Fat counting. I have just maintained a 10 pound up & down for three years. After reading that the Adkins diet was most effective in taking weight off, I am going back. I ordered the book because I threw my old book away.
 Long term low carbs March 31, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
For those who have begun the Atkins low-carb way, this book helps you maintain a lifestyle of weight and blood sugar management.
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