| My husband and I went on the atkins diet several | | | | meal was very easy to prepare. We would have |
| years ago. This is the first time my husband has done | | | | some type of protein, fish, animal protein, chicken or |
| any dieting. I on the other hand have tried every diet | | | | beef and a large leafy salad with bleu cheese |
| know to mankind. Of course he dropped 10 pounds | | | | dressing. This was not that different than what we ate |
| the first week, and could not understand why I am | | | | before it was just minus the potato and bread. |
| always saying that weight loss is difficult. I did lose 6 | | | | After a few weeks the lack of variety started to bore |
| pounds the first week so I had to agree that the diet | | | | us. We were both losing weight, so that helped keep |
| was working. | | | | us motivated, but we were getting tired of the same |
| The first two weeks were difficult to get used to | | | | meal each night. Then I discovered some of the |
| eating only low carbohydrate foods. Once we got | | | | recipes in the back of the atkins diet book. Our favorite |
| past that two week mark we found that it was an | | | | is mashed cauliflower. It is the same texture as |
| easy diet for us to follow. On the atkins diet you eat | | | | mashed potatoes. The atkins diet book also had a |
| mostly protein. My husband has always been a big | | | | recipe for a salad that has all the same ingredients as |
| meat eater so that part was easy. It was more | | | | potato salad, minus the potatoes. You substitute |
| difficult for him to give up the potatoes and bread that | | | | cooked cauliflower. I was doubtful at first, but it tastes |
| he ate along with his meat. We needed to find | | | | wonderful. |
| alternative foods that were allowedon the atkins diet. | | | | Over the years we have added carbohydrates back |
| I bought the atkins diet book which not only outlines the | | | | into out diet. Initially we both gained some of the weight |
| diet but also has recipes. It is amazing how you can | | | | back, but now we have found the right balance for |
| eat a lot of food on the atkins diet and still lose weight. | | | | each of us. Long term with very low carbohydrates |
| The main challenge is getting some variety into your | | | | did not fit our life style, or taste buds, but the atkins diet |
| meals. When we first started the atkins diet the dinner | | | | was an effective way for us to take off pounds. |