The Atkins Diet was THE celebrity diet a few years ago. And you probably have head of it unless you have been living under a rock. Well, I am not going to lie to you. I did try this diet and you might be surprised to hear me say, "It really works!". I was able to lose weight quickly with this diet. I dropped about 12 lbs in a month! What's great with this diet was that I was able to eat all the juicy steaks, cheeses (I'm a cheese freak!)and barbequed ribs everday... WHILE I was on a diet and losing weight!

So where's the catch? There's got to be a catch right? Well, you guessed right. When you're eating just meat and protein everyday, you don't get enough carbs and simple sugars. You get irritated and emotional very easily. Not to mention the extremely amount of fat you're clogging your arteries with. If I kept on this diet, I'm pretty sure I'd get a heart attack later in my life. And that is why I quit it before it did more damage to my cardiovascular system. Did you know that the creator of the Atkins Diet actually DIED from a heart attack?!

Health risk aside, what bugs me the most with this diet is that I feel bloated ALL THE TIME. My stomach simply could not digest all these meat and eggs. I also started to get constipated almost everyday because of the lack of fruits and veggies in my diet. I had really bad breath that even I could smell and I started getting pimples around my mouth area. On top of that, I was craving all the breads and pastas constantly. So I quit this diet about 2 months, gained all the 12 lbs just as quickly as I lost them.

I advise you not to attempt the Atkins diet if you want to keep your breath fresh or sanity in checked. Instead go for a more balanced diet. It might not give you such dramatic results but in the long run you will be able to keep the weight off. Isn't it all that matters?