New ** Atkins Low Carb FREE with any order: Trial Kit $23.49 value

[JeffCutter]

[edit 7/18/02]

The free peanut bar deal has expired, and been replaced by the Atkins Trial Kit.

Click Here for Details



[original]
The wife and I are starting the Atkins Low/No carb diet. I realized I was never going to lose weight eating a loaf of bread and a pound of rice or pasta every day.

Dr. Atkins has a popular book out, and sells products that are endorsed as low/no carb that work on the diet.

They currently have a promotion for a free box of thir snack bars. Link here:

FREE with any order: One 15-Bar Box of Chunky Peanut AtkinsTM Advantage Bars ... retail value $37.35!

Some of the cheaper stuff they have to order are the $5 muffin mixes. I didn't spend too much time trying to find the cheapest stuff, cause I actually wanted this stuff. There is no minimum order amount to qualify for the free bars, but it looks like the minimum shipping cost is $8.

I got two boxes muffin mixes and the free box of bars for under $17 shipped.

Limit 1 per cust - expires Aug 31.

edit: I should also mention that there is no "add to cart" for the free product... you actually have to add some other stuff and then go to checkout and it will give you a yes/no prompt there if you want the free stuff.

edited 5/23 to show deal still active. - I have been on the diet for 3 weeks now and has lost almost 10 pounds. No dizziness!

 

[geekender]

Thanks!

 

[JJordan]

Jeff -- Good Luck. I have been low carb eating for about 2 years now. Lost around 50 pounds. A good resource for support and recipes can be found at these sites:

Atkins BB Site

Atkins Friends

Atkins Diet Recipies

If you need any thing, PM me

 

[JeffCutter]

Thanks JJ.

 

[iownebay]

There are some $1.49 bar. buy that with the free box of bars and you are set. about 50 cents a bar. I wonder if you cam make a bunch of orders and still get the free box of bars.

 

[TheBeast]

And as a special offer for those of you who continue on the diet ... yes, you too can have a heart attack just like our founder Dr. Atkins!

 

[badluck]

I knew some idiot would come along and bring up his heart attack. As if people who are on other diets don't have heart attacks.......

 

[Justincase]

>>>And as a special offer for those of you who continue on the diet ... yes, you too can have a heart attack just like our founder Dr. Atkins!<<<

Actually, Robert Atkins has had a long-standing condition with his heart, that resulted in his heart stopping last month; it was termed a 'cardiac arrest,' not a heart attack. Dr. Atkins was at a demonstration in front of the New York Times when I last saw him with his wife Veronica; I guess that was about 15 years ago in NYC...the man looked about 15 years older than his chronological age of 55 at the time (I believe he is about 70 now)...not surprising, considering that he advocates and follows a high-saturated-fat, unhealthy diet filled with sausages, pork and steak :Q There is no doubt the man has helped a lot of people lose a ton of weight, but the kinds of foods he suggests eating are anything but healthy. I do take one of his supplements from time to time though...any time I feel a cold just coming on, I take 1 tablet and it knocks it out almost immediately. I used to get a cold and it would last for a full month, but I haven't had a cold in 5 years now

 

[bonk102]

nice find, thanks, i could use these

 

[mrchan]

<<
I got two boxes muffin mixes and the free box of bars for under $17 shipped.
>>



um..... aren't there a lot of carbs in muffins?

 

[olouie]

thanks

 

[astrochimp]

"considering that he advocates and follows a high-saturated-fat,...."
And that's SOO unhealthy it's Ridiculous.

Isn't that why people go on diets to start with? To get healthier.
I hate diets.. 'Diet' infers something that you'll eventually stop doing...hence gain weight and go on a diet again
Balance in the KEY

I am going to check out the bars though..i buy high protein low carb bars as it is anyways.

LOOKS Like I can order one of those candy bars and get the Free STUFF all for a total of about $9.50
Not BAD.

 

[hapahaole]

The ketogenic diet is a sham, Atkins continues to get mauled by nutritional authorities around the world, meanwhile duping his devotees into a line of reasoning that it is because it is a worldwide conspiracy. Atkins' original "Diet Revolution" was a book published in the 70's and it was universally beat down not only by authorities, but by its devotees who tired of low energy levels, halitosis, gas, and all the other problems endemic to his diet theories. Atkins licked his wounds, repackaged the original formula with some adjustments and voila! The NEW Diet Revolution.

No RD on the planet endorses the diet, all sports nutrition and human performance authorities slam it due to the serious adverse effects it has on athletic performance (glycogen depletion - Atkins has yet to address why his diet destroys the athletic performance of its devotees).

Even better, even Barry Sears, Zone creator and also somewhat considered another fad diet guru, states Atkins has no scientific foundation whatsoever for why his diet is so far in the ketogenic zone.

Like all fad diets, Atkins, the man behind it, has NO academic certifications or medical background in the field of nutrition. This is relevant, as you wouldnt go to a enterologist if you've got a problem that requires brain surgery - similarly Atkins is a cardiologist, and his theories not only go against 40 years of peer-reviewed double-blind research, but against RD's who unlike Atkins have actual backgrounds and accreditation in the field of nutrition.

Just as a side note, most of the weight you lose is water weight due to glycogen depletion, additionally since you are forcing the body into ketosis you usually cannibalize lean tissue in the process, thus ending up even less toned than before.

Do your research. And look on Quackwatch.com for their piece on the Atkins Diet, it joins the hundreds of other articles on the web that you'll find by searching on "Atkins misleading" or "Atkins diet problems" and so forth.

Atkins sells you a diet you WANT to believe. That doesnt make it valid, or effective over the long term. The man is deathly afraid of long-term, peer-reviewed, accredited double-blind studies of his theories. His "evidence" is constantly picked apart for pseudoscientific errors.

In the end there are no shortcuts, and there never were - you will have to watch your eating and get more exercise. There is no way around it. You want to lose weight the right way, and you want to improve your body's look and condition, you have to do it with work and discipline. Until you make that commitment to a permanent change in your bad eating habits (a traditional 55 / 25/ 20 for athletes for example, with complex carbs, high quality protein, and cutting out fried foods, saturated fats, sugar, etc.) and activity level, you will be on all the fad diets, diet pills, and cyclical periods of gain and loss your whole life.


end of my rant. This post could be pages long with the evidence of Atkins' bizarre medical practices (e.g. his Center for Complementary/Alternative Medicine provides long-proven quackery in the form of colonic irrigation, hyperbaric oxygen, and other disproven sham treatments for all manner of ailments), but really, do the research, and read on Quackwatch what differentiates pseudoscience from real science.

Remember, there are no shortcuts.

 

[olouie]

i just got them as snack food... diet, no diet, i dont care as long as its a good deal haha

 

[VisionsUCI]

i'll try it... i ordered a bar and got a free box

 

[Justincase]

Nice rant, but...

>>>(e.g. his Center for Complementary/Alternative Medicine provides long-proven quackery in the form of colonic irrigation, hyperbaric oxygen, and other disproven sham treatments for all manner of ailments), but really, do the research, and read on Quackwatch what differentiates pseudoscience from real science.<<<

Quackwatch is one of the worst sources of information of any kind, that I have ever seen in my life; I was appalled by its blatant and obvious bias against anything in the alternative field, and the glaring and rampant misinformation presented on the site...so much so, that I haven't visited the site in years. There most certainly is scientific validation of the health benefits colonic irrigation, hyperbaric oxygen treatments and many of the other modalities that are used by holistic, alternative doctors...if you take the time to look for them. I'll just leave it at that, as this it is getting further off the topic :Q

 

[JeffCutter]

mrchan - there are a lot of carbs in normal muffins, which is why I paid the extra bucks to get them from Atkins where they are low carb (3 grams per muffin).


hapahaole - I appreciate your rant. I know that there are many viewpoints to any approach, and I have had my doubts about shortcut diets before... but I personally feel like this one is not a sham. Granted, I am only in the first phase, and but I have had no decrease in stamina or the often associated "brain fog" with this diet. Furthermore, I would hardly call 2 weeks of zero carb induction followed by a lifetime of low carb intake a "shortcut". A pill that you take while eating your candy bars is a shortcut, or a bunch of electrodes hooked up to your body to stimulate your muscles while you sleep is a shortcut. Changing eating habbits is not.

I can't speak for the long term effects of the diet, but I plan to try it and see how it works. As I said in the original post, I could easily eat a loaf of bread a day, and I know that even if I get nothing out of this other than a new appreciation for the way carbs are processed in our bodies I will be better off.

 

[JingP]

Atkins is nothing revolutionary. Just a sticker and saturated fat slapped on what weight lifters have known for years. I'm not even sure their stuff is good for you (if it indeed has alot of sat fat)

You're paying for marketing hype..., but hot deal if its free.

Take the deals when you can get them, otherwise, eat some more beans, pasta, tofu, soy products, lean meats for protein. Don't buy into low carb crap. Just dont drink sugar water and eat chocolate cake all day.

 

[roamerr]

I do not like the Atkins bars but the price is good for those that do.

As for the diet:
On Dec 17 2001 I weighed 243. I now weigh 192. My goal is 180 (I am 6' 1" male). I have yo-yo'd all my life -- loose then gain over the next 3 yrs or so. For what it is worth the health results are not as negative as once believed. My blood pressure is now 116/71 -- was 136/76. My cholestorol has always been good at 140 but is now 105. I have not seen a negative. I have actively looked for info on the diet and am amazed at the positive info in the last 6 months -- even 20/20 was positive about it in their review in mid-January.

The diet does provide a huge amount of energy; especially in the early stages. I do take several vitamins since I am skeptical that I am missing some needed vit's otherwise. As for the lean tissue statement -- that is totally false. My traditional way of losing weight was starve and exercise vigourously. I always lost some muscle previously since my body was using muscle for protein since I was not eating protein. On this diet that is not happening -- I eat almost all fat and protein and am losing almost all fat -- muscle stays intact.

Anyway enough on the diet, opinions are everywhere on the low-carb way of eating-- where is the next hot deal????

 

[sabka]

Thanks - hope it tastes good!

 

[Wiz]

One of the biggest misconceptions around this subject is that you have to spend money supporting Dr. Atkins.
I'm not against that, you can spend your money anywhere you like.

My story in a nutshell:

I used to bodybuild, then I injured myself back in about 1992. Without the exercise and at my age (mid 30's at that time) I started gaining weight.
I'm 5' 8" and found myself hitting 300 lbs in 1999. I did not feel well, I could feel my heart straining with any small exertion.
I tried several diets. I gained weight on all of them. Brown rice, banannas, tomato cabbage soup... nothing worked.
Finally I heard about Atkins. At that point I would have tried anything.

I have never bought a single Atkins product. I eat a lot of meat and eggs, and I have a large green salad several times a week.
Once every 4 to 6 weeks I take a day off and eat anything I want. Next day I'm back on the straight and narrow.
I consider myself to be highly carbohydrate sensitive, I can gain 20 lbs in 2 weeks eating the way my wife & kids eat.
I have gone back to "eating normally" a couple times over the past few years and found myself putting the weight back on.
I am now at 205 lbs and working my way down to my current goal of 185.

I have bought a new weight bench and about 300 lbs of iron, I actually feel like exercising again!
I am on track and I will continue with the only thing that has ever worked for me.
Whatever some may think, I am sure that weighing a hundred pounds less than I used to can only be good for my health.

 

[XFreebie]

eating nothing is cheaper than jarod's subway diet

 

[Sanjoelo]

Anyone familiar with Atkins (or other quality low-carb lifestyles) will understand that it isn't all about eating just high-satfat meat content. The induction portion of the diet is really the only portion that goes to that extreme. It's really just about controlling the amount of refined sugars and junk carbs that you put into your body, and becoming aware of your own body's tolerances and thresholds. It's about keeping your body's insulin levels in a stable state. Americans in particular tend to buy and eat the things we're marketed into buying and eating--the low-cost, high-profit crap in the middle of the grocery store (ie: refined, bleached grains and sugars--basically antinutrients. It tends to be the low-profit items around the edge of the grocery store that are good for you. It's really just another way of teaching moderation, which most overweight people tend to lack.

This is a great deal, thanks for the post !

-JB

 

[dirtweasel]

wow! thanks for the awesome deal.

i've lost over 100 lbs. in about a year and a half and kept it off eating low carb. my blood pressure has decreased. my cholesterol has gone down. and i feel better than i ever have.

and i have purchased very little in the way of atkins products. lean meats, fish, veggies and fruits are my mainstays, but i'll be willing to try some of his stuff to try the free bars.

thanks!

dirty.

 

[seanthedealliker]

Even if you don't believe in the low-carb diet, this is a good deal at $.59 per bar. Thanks!