This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to get properly started on the Atkins diet and how to maintain it for as long as you like. The Atkins diet has been around since 1972, but it's had a few great changes in the recent past. You'll learn how the new Atkins diet differs from the original and from the version folks were practicing in the 1990s, as well as how you can adapt the current healthier interpretation to your personal lifestyle. The Atkins diet is a proven way to lose weight quickly and to keep it off long term. Some people find they like the health benefits of this diet so much they stay on it for the rest of their lives