Diet review # 2 - Atkins

Who wouldn't want to tuck into endless amounts of bacon, meat, sausage and more? 

The Atkins diet seduces us with the idea of limitless amounts of food - eating till we are satisfied. 

I went on the Atkins diet when back at University (during the holidays) and apart from being financially restrictive to a student on a budget, it seemed to work incredibly well. The lbs dropped off easily enough and the results were fast and motivating...all was going well.  Until I ended up in hospital with kidney stones...

Let this be a warning to you. Diets which are too easy, have negative effects. It might not be as drastic for you, but I honestly don't think our bodies are meant to cope on such low carb diets.

Now, bear in mind I did the old fashioned Atkins diet back in the early 2000s and I know they now encourage a higher consumption of veg and less fatty meat. But this was yet another failure, which saw me piling on even more lbs over the course of the next few months.