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Title: Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter
by Robert C. Atkins
ISBN: 0-87131-815-6
Publisher: M Evans & Co
Pub. Date: January, 1997
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $4.95
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Average Customer Rating: 3.42 (60 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: Handy little carb counting tool!
Comment: This is Atkins pocketsized Carbohydrate Gram Counter updated and expanded.

For each food item listed carbs, fiber, net carbs, protein, fat and calories are included. A nice difference between this and the older version of the book is the inclusion of net carbs.
The net carb of a food is the impact it will make on your body. These are the only carbs you need to count because they exclude carbohydrates and sugar alcohols.

The mini book begins with an introduction that explains the science behind why it's carbohydrates we need to be concerned with not fat. Then the book gives a very basic overview of the Atkins plan. One page also gives portion size guidelines. Really handy. For example 2T peanut butter is about the size of 2 teabags.

The rest of the book is devoted to food and beverage counts. Though the book is not as comprehensive as a larger book such as Corrine Netzger's Book of Food Counts it covers quite a few foods.

If you are only purchasing one guide, I would purchase a larger one as it is more comprehensive. But its really helpful to have this little book in your purse, pocket or car for quick checks of what you are eating.

The small size makes it easy to tote. The back of the book gives tips for dining out and has a small list of popular restaurants and the counts for their food items.

I liked the book so well, I purchased two. One for my purse and the other for quick checks on the kitchen counter!

Rating: 4
Summary: Quick pocket reference for the diet-conscious.
Comment: If you've started the Atkins diet, or at least read the diet book, then you already realize the importance of counting the carbohydrate grams you consume. Please allow me to clear up some FAQ's:

1. This book will not teach you how to do the Atkins diet - for that, read Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution.

2. This book will show you total carbohydrate, fat, and protein gram counts for standard portion sizes of general or common foods. For instance, there is a general listing for "fig" but not "Kadota fig" or "Mission". If you are into more exotic fare than the standard American foods listed - say for instance that you like obscure asian fruits like or you're a oeniphile who is interested in the carb count of 60 different varieties of French wine- then you will have to do research for the carbs in your special interest on your own.

3. This book will not make specific recommendations as to which ones to avoid, eat more of, etc. - that's not its job. Instead, you are allowed to make those decisions for yourself based on the information presented and your individual allowance of daily carbs.

4. This book does not list calories because the Atkins diet is qualitative, not quantitative.

5. This book will, however, be a quick on-the-spot reference guide for Atkins dieters. It is designed to be portable and easy to understand at a glance when you need information in a hurry.

Are there any flaws? Yes. For one thing, IMHO, the price could come down a bit considering that this book is a very small, almost the size of those supermarket pocket books at the checkout counter that cost only 99 cents or so. Also, it would have been helpful if Dr. Atkins had included the fiber content along with the fats, carbs and protein so that one could calculate total impact carb grams and make more educated decisions. Still, I believe this is the best carb gram counter out there for low-carb dieting purposes. I find myself consulting it quite often.

Rating: 1
Summary: Why Follow Dr. Fatkins? The Dead & Obese Weight Loss Guru
Comment: Why model yourself after failure? Dr. Atkins is dead. At only 72. And he suffered clinical death from cardiac arrest a year before he died. Autopsy showed he had suffered a heart attack, congestive heart failure and hypertension. As if this wasn't bad enough, Dr. Atkins was morbidly obese at his death! 258 pounds!!

Why kill yourself learning to count carbohydrate grams? And end up like Dr. Fatkins? Er, Atkins. The funny thing is it's harder to count carbohydrate grams than calories!

But more importantly, Why model yourself after a diet guru who was fat, fat, fat??

258 pounds at the time of his death! And why risk the same "side effects" as Dr. Atkins got -- heart attack and hypertension?

Not to mention the other side effect. Which can destroy your social life. Horrible bad breath!

Why not model yourself after a guru who has really stayed slim? The secret of success is to model yourself after success.

After the Atkins diet failed me miserably, a very successful friend introduced me to The Elixxir Program. The Elixxir Program is based on the only scientific way to achieve dramatic weight loss. And keep it off for life.

And the guru Elixxir is his own best testimonial and proof that The Elixxir Program works.

Ever wondered why all the Orthodox Jews, Moslems, Hindus and Buddhists can stay on such "impossible" religious diets? Is it because they're stronger than you and me?

No, it's because they have a philosophy/worldview and lifestyle which SUPPORTS their diets.

And this is why The Elixxir Program works. And why Atkins diet and all the other diets do not. The Elixxir Program comes with an exciting philosophy and lifestyle which will empower you to lose weight and keep them off. It is in this book The ImmorTalist Manifesto on Amazon.

Read The ImmorTalist Manifesto to get the worldview to support your weightloss efforts and make it stick!

And then run to the elixxir.com website and find out about the Executive Memo telling you all about The Elixxir Program.

If anything can make you slim for life, The Elixxir Program can.

I should know. I had a "love handle" or "beer belly" around my waist that I couldn't get rid of no matter what. Until I got on The Elixxir Program. It's a miracle. Actually, totally scientific. The only diet program that is documented with an overhwhelming body of scientific research and articles.

Why follow a weight loss guru who was fat? Why not follow a weight loss guru who is as fabulously slim and healthy as you want to be? Elixxir is your man! Not Dr. Fatkins.;)

Bonus: Unlike Atkins regimen which speeds up your aging, The Elixxir Program is also the only scientific anti-aging eating program!

So "kill two birds with one stone," lose weight and stay young!

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