The Atkins diet worked extremely well for me, think this was because of the lack of carbs, didn't have any cravings or hunger pangs and the weight dropped off, I ate lots of strawberries with canderel and fresh cream as well as sugar free jelly when I fancied a dessert.
I think it's a good way to kick start weight loss, not sure if one could continue indefinitely on this diet but it gave me quickest results in shortest time and made me realise refined carbs, along with processed foods and sugar are really toxic!

I have been doing the induction phase for 8 days now. I have lost 7 pounds so far which is fantastic considering I had been going to the gym 4 times a week previous to this and had barely lost a couple of pounds in two months. I can't see this being a long term diet as I am now getting bored with eggs and bacon every morning, however, it is good for a quick kick start into weight loss. I plan to stay away from bread and pasta long term though as I have discovered my stomach feels a lot less bloated and uncomfortable since giving these up. One thing I will say is I definitely no longer have strong cravings for sweets, chocolate or cakes and the Atkins bars are good as an occasional treat to ease the boredom of savory only foods. I will probably begin to eat a little cereal and some fruit after the 14th day and hopeful keep losing weight (although I know it will be at a much lower pace). I do think that the Atkins diet gives you the boost you need and decreases your appetite which is hopefully something you can use to your advantage even when you begin to introduce more carbohydrates.

just started the diet, im 27 weigh 200 pounds and im 5ft 10, looking to lose 20 pounds. I go to the gym, but ive found im only loosing 5 pounds and desperate to lose the final amount. Just ate burgers and sasusage and bacon. Feel ok, as long as your drinking plenty of water you should be fine. Will let you know how i'm doing mid-week. Kevin

I don't really feel the diet is working. I am really restricted on what i am eating and crave chocolate even more now than befre, in conjunction i am boosting my metabolism with natural tablets from hlland and barret but there seems to be little change.

Started off very well. Lost a stone in the first 2 weeks, then moved on to the next stage and on from there. After some time I really got sick with the foods, I was really craving for sweets and fruit as before starting the diet I would indulge in fruits in the form of home-made smoothies and on-the-go-snacks. Although I keep eating lots of meat, fish and other high-fat foods, I have eaten more nuts and some other foods not allowed at this stage. This is because I have had severe constipation ever since going on the diet. I couldn't bear it any longer and decided to have extra foods high in fiber. I would recommend Atkins for those, whose BMI is very high. And if you can make the change in your lifestyle to ditch high-carb foods, then you will be very happy with the results!

Very good for weight loss, fairly cheap compared to many diets. I have been doing the atkins diet for about a year, not always strictly and have lost 30 lbs.

I've lost a little, but no more than on a low fat diet. It most certainly allows you to control hunger, but I found it expensive and requiring quite a bit of planning. I persoanlly found it restrictive and not great at fittting in with family life. The low carb sweets and bars gave me really, really bad wind!!! and the cereal bars were inedible, which totally limits my access to 'sweet' foods. So to me its just not life long as I must be able to eat these things sometimes. However I am going to take away some of the priniciples of the atkins diet.

Te Atkins diet definitely works, I lost half a stone in practically no time at all. The question to ask is what is the long term effect on my body, the answer is I dont know. The problem with this diet is that it can be quite expensive and there are a lot of changes to your diet and they way you eat. (I know this is true of all diets but Atkins is something a bit different) Another problems with this diet is that the weight can very easily be put back on, and it can happen very quickly. I think if you want to lose weight and keep it off you have to obey normal healthy eating and exercise.

It is really easy to just eat the greasy foods, but if you really want this to work (and the weight to stay off), you NEED to eat your veggies and start to include fruit when you're allowed.

The great thing about atkins is the simplicity the speed you lose weight its a good diet IF YOU CAN HANDLE IT when I say handle it I mean, the horrible taste in your mouth the constant need to pee the headaches (That lasted longer than a week) the feeling sick pounding headaches I had these for a week. I had to quit because I had a terrible back pain in one side.

I have been following the Atkins plan without any exerise for 15 days and have lost 14 pounds, i think this is a really good diet with fast results and only have an other 10 pounds to lose and my bmi will be just right .