The Atkins Essentials: A Two-Week Program to Jump-start Your Low Carb Lifestyle – The Proven Nutrition Guide for Weight Loss and Health

by Atkins Health & Medical Information Services

The must-have companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller, Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, featuring the Atkins Nutritional Approach™— a celebrity-favorite diet perfect for losing weight before your wedding or to bounce back into shape post-baby, or if you just want to look and feel your best.

Millions of people around the world have already discovered the Atkins Nutritional Approach™ and the remarkable benefits of controlling carbohydrates. Now it's even easier to join the revolution, lose weight, and get healthy the proven Atkins way!

With less of the underlying science and more practical information, The Atkins Essentials gets to the meat of the most popular and effective weight control program ever, providing the basic skills necessary to enable you to lose and keep losing unwanted body fat—and to keep it off forever!

Providing clear, concise answers to your questions and concerns, The Atkins Essentials is ideal for anyone seeking a healthier lifestyle. For those new to Atkins, it is a quick and effective way to get started—and for those already on the program, it offers indispensable tips on eating out, stocking your pantry, and more.

Simply put, it is Atkins made

The ABCs of doing Atkins An effective two-week launch into weight-losing mode Personal modifications to slow or speed weight loss Helpful listings of acceptable and unacceptable foods Fourteen days' worth of delicious, controlled carb eating...And much more!

So get ready to look great and feel great the Atkins way—it's easier than ever before!

Genres: Health, Self Help, Cookbooks, Nonfiction

368 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2004

Reviews

[Mika Auramo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tohtori Atkinsin dieetillä saa painon hallintaan, ja sen tavoitteena on vakauttaa verensokeri- (glukoosi) ja insuliinitasot rajoittamalla hiilihydraattien määrä ravinnossa. Siinä sivussa verenpaine laskee ja yleinen vireystila nousee, ja on mahdollista päästä lääkeaineriippuvuuksista eroon – ja siinä samalla statiinien ja vastaavien pitkän ajan haittavaikutuksista.

Kirja on tarkoitettu lähinnä vähähiilihydraattista dieettiä suunnitteleville ja kokeileville, ja siksi kirja ikään kuin antaa parin viikon ohjeet, starttipaketin sekä tukun reseptejä, miten dieetti otetaan haltuun ja miten hiilareita pikku hiljaa vähennetään miltei minimiin.

Johdannon jälkeen tarjoillaan listoja hyväksyttävistä ruoka-aineista, korostetaan liikunnan tärkeyttä jne. Kun on päästy alkuun ja painoa pudotettu riittävästi, onkin aika siirtyä elinikäiseen dieetin ylläpitoon. Sehän onnistuu parhaiten käyttämällä juuri tämän firman valmistamia välipalapatukoita ja ateriankorvikkeita, jos aika ei riitä vihannesten kypsentelyyn ja juustojen viipalointiin sekä muiden sallittujen ruoka-aineiden kanssa puljaamiseen.

Lopussa on vielä kysymys-vastaus-palsta sekä muutamia lähteitä tieteellisiin julkaisuihin, jos ketoilu ja tämänsorttinen dieetti vielä arveluttaa. Silti aika moni tuntuu kuvittelevan, että kalorit lihottavat ja eläinrasva kovettaa valtimot!?

[Infrastructure Logistics · Rating 3 out of 5]

Combine a modern sedentary lifestyle with a modern diet and it is no wonder we gain weight. I know a medical professional who does this diet and am finally seeing why. It is not just wheat or grains in general, but carbohydrates in excess that put on more weight than you can burn with a six-day a week work-out schedule. You cannot eat whatever you want and burn it off with exercise, but you can exercise significantly less and still not put on weight by eating well. I believe this book is a good move in that direction.

[Dustin Snow · Rating 4 out of 5]

People completely misunderstand what Atkins is and the science behind it. It is very close to keto but he he actually adds in different carbs throughout each step. This was a perfect short book showing how low carb is a great way to live. I lost a lot of weight eating 20net carbs or less but am now at a point that maintaining my weight is easy at 50-100 carbs per day. I already follow this plan and will continue to do so because it works. I am in great shape and health and most importantly, I love the food!

[Jacqui · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having already read one of the main Atkins books, I really appreciated how concise this book is. It was even more concise since I listened to it rather than read it, and it was an abridged format too!

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an Atkins 101 book on what to eat and what not to eat.

[Aaron Slack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to Atkins. All you need to get started is in this book. Highly recommended.

[Carolyn C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it one day and started the program the next. It needs to be updated but otherwise easy to understand and follow. Lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks.

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very basic, but good introduction to the Atkins program.

[Abhi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick start guide to ketogenic diet.
Very basic information but gets you started.

[Elizabeth Meadows · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is basically as the title describes. It's Atkins in a nutshell. Very brief and concise. Just what you need to get started.

[Katrina (Catching up on Reviews) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book as a refresher if you already know the basics. A good prelude if you are thinking about doing low carb and have never been on the Atkins diet before.

[Marisol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outdated on the Atkins products. However, the information is beneficial!