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Customers find the book helpful for carb counting and managing their carb intake. They find it useful and convenient for carrying around. However, some customers feel the numbers are inaccurate and the layout is poorly formatted. There are mixed opinions on how easy the book is to follow and navigate.
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The companion to the New York Times best-seller.
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Reviewer: KelleyArt4Life
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you are counting carbs, this book is critical for getting your numbers, correct
Review: I highly recommend this little book. It has a few thousand product listings and car counts. It certainly makes it very easy for restaurant dining or cooking at home. The book breaks things down very simply by restaurants and their recipes. Calculating the carbs correctly. But there’s plenty of categories For those individuals who are cooking at home so that you can calculate correctly what you are putting in your mouth. Well, this is designed for weight loss. I honestly believe that there is not a diabetic on the planet that should not have a copy of this book is that good to scale this book A 10
Reviewer: D. Stinnett
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works for me
Review: I used the Atkins diet to lose weight when I was in my 30s and it worked!Did I gain the weight back? Hell yes!I am 80 now and want to lose some weight again.So lets talk about Diets for a second.There are diets tailored to help lose weight (as in the Atkins diet), and there are diets tailored to help you eat healthier (as in the Candida Diet) that I have reviewed previouslyBoth of these diets are wonderful and they WORK!I lost weight on the Atkins Diet AND I felt well too.I felt well on the Candida Diet AND I lost weight on it too.(I have reviewed this diet too, if you are inclined to read it)The Atkins Diet works because: A.) Most of us eat more than we need and the excess energy that results is stored on our body as fat. B.) It takes Carbohydrates to break down Protein and turn it into energy. C.) When our Carbohydrates intake is too low, your body gets the Carbohydrates it needs from the fat it has stored for just such an occasion.(a lose analogy might be when you put gas in your car during a 500 mile trip, the gas in the tank is turned into energy and used every day during that trip but in the city the gas we have put in the tank is stored there until we need it)This little book defines food items in terms of grams of Carbohydrate per oz and is essential on the Atkins diet.My take away from MY life experiences with my diets is:1.) Processed foods are generally bad for weight loss and maybe your health .2.) Fast foods are bad for your weight and probably your health too!3.) Anything you eat out of a bag off the market shelf is bad for your health AND bad for weight.4.) Unfortunately, the more affordable the food is, the worse it is for your health and weight.5.) Eat small portions, choose what you eat AND balance that with how active you are during your normal day.6.) Eat higher quality foods, if you can, try to stay away from beef, chicken and turkey (the logistics for providing those to market are a horror story).7.) Diet (I love Diet Pepsi) AND sugar loaded drinks, bad for everything!If you can find your way through the 7 items above, during your life, you wont need to exercise you brains out at any specific age.My perception runs contrary to the popular idea of exercise, exercise, exercise because your body NEEDS it?I think our bodies are designed to TOLERATE exercise and a certain amount of abuse (except maybe in certain genetic inheritances)Bottom line:The Atkins Diet works and works well, the question is: after you get off of it (or any diet) will you resume your “normal” eating habits? If so, you will simply be headed right back to where you were before so think about an “exit” strategy………what will it be?
Reviewer: Lion King
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you are on Atkins this is the one to …
Review: If you are on Atkins this is the one to get because it does show net carbs. There is sufficent information to guess estimate almost every food. Other guides offer more specifics on fast food resturants, but the formula for those places is simple: ditch the bun, fries, and anything breaded.Update: this is still the best book, but after I used it for a while it is no longer needed. If you are overly obsessed with numbers, this eating style will not last. Simply strive to eliminate all carbs, enough will sneak in to keep you balanced. Once you cave into carbs you will want more & more. If you must occasionally enduldge, do in extreme moderation. Having said that, this is the best carb learning tool.
Reviewer: Nancy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Helpful
Review: Well explains all issues. Clear and concise language. Fair price.
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Counting Keeps You Honest
Review: Lost 7 pounds in two weeks already, but there’s no way I can follow all 4 phases of Dr. Atkins’ “diet” without counting carbs, so I ordered this little book. I thought it was overpriced because it is a very small book, but since I felt it necessary to my ongoing weight loss program (and it is), I ordered it. It is well organized and quite easy to use. I have also ordered an Atkins journal to help me “be honest” with myself. Once the carb restrictions are relaxed it becomes hard to resist temptations. During the first phase of Atkins, you simply cannot succumb to temptations and say that you are “doing Atkins.” Any carb counter will work, but THIS one is special in that it counts “net carbs” for you- a real convenience.
Reviewer: V
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Are the Carb Values Accurate?
Review: This book has white wine at 3.5 oz = .8 net carbs. The new Atkins book, The Atkins 100 Eating Solution has 3.5 oz of white wine at 2.0 net carbs. Which is the right number? This book has 1/2 cup raw cauliflower at 1.4 net carbs and the new book has it at .9 net carbs. Which is the right number?When they are giving you carb counts in tenths of a carb, and telling you to count every carb, these differences matter! And that is why I rated the book 3 stars.At any rate, this little book is compact, fits in my purse and is easy to carry everywhere.
Reviewer: chopper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: helpful in helping to lose weight
Review: eating more healthy
Reviewer: G Violette
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Replaced my original book
Review: Perfect size, easily travels for people on go.
Reviewer: DFR
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good carb counter. Great pocket size for travel. Most food groups listed in good order. Fast food listed too. Great for individuals watching sugar content. I lost 30 lb by following this little book. No exercise. Just watched my carb/sugar intake. No lie! Watch out there is natural sugar in foods and add on sugar and it’s in everything!
Reviewer: Amir
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I am happy to have it 
.It is good enough for me.
Reviewer: Dev
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Old edition pocket book only.Not updated. Not worth the price. Useless.
Reviewer: Jeff M
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I did the Atkins Diet almost a decade ago very strictly and lost 12kg in about 4 months. Thanks to this book, I became well informed about what NOT to eat and have never regained the weight. Some things it doesn’t tell you though, like if you do the diet properly you will need to eat psyllium husks to keep everything moving and vitamins to keep from catching colds. This is a useful reference book for those who are serious about loosing weight the Atkins way.
Reviewer: Diane
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good to tuck into my purse & have handy when i need it….
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