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    Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

    Seems like I read that the best one as a newbie is the Atkins New Diet Revolution from 2002. I went on Amazon.com, and the only one I can find is only in a hardback version. Is this the right one? I am on a tight budget and I was hoping to get a cheap (really, really cheap ;~) used version. I also want to be sure to get the best one for me. I don't really need convincing about the science behind it as I already am a believer, but I do want to go up the "9 rungs" that I keep reading about here on this forum and eventually find out what my carb limit to prevent weightgain is.

    Can someone help? I think there are 7 versions of this book on Amazon, and I am a bit confused at this point!

    Thanks,

    Tina
    Tags: book
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    Re: Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

    That's the right version, but it should be available in paperback.
    27/f/5'10"
    HW - 312, LW - 172 (Jul 2007), CW - 205, GW - 160

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      Re: Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

      Do you have charity shops near you (that sell donated stuff like clothes and books)? I see copies of the 2002 DANDR on the shelves most times I am looking for 'between clothes'.

      I even buy spare copies there when I see them for under 50 pence (about a US dollar) so I dont have to lend out my own copy when people ask me how I am losing weight.
      Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
      Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



      Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





      F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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      • #4
        Re: Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

        Thanks--I finally found it on Amazon. I don't know why, but I had to click on one of the recipe books and find it in the "other buyers also bought..." category.

        Yes Elizellen, we have 3 charity stores in our tiny little town. I might be able to go and look for it. I guess I am just busy and impatient and low on gas at the moment. If I order it used on Amazon on the cheapest shipping though, I suppose it will be shipped on the "slow boat to China".

        I think I will go out this evening and look for it at the Goodwill store. Maybe I will get lucky.

        In the meantime, I have the accepted foods list, and I am drooling over Linda Genaw's induction menus on her website link that I found recommended on this forum. I hope that will be sufficient.

        Already, on my own and from reading forums, I have lost lots of inches in my belly (used to look 7-8 months pregnant, now just a slight pooch) and about 12 pounds in a couple of weeks. I do want to feel more like I know what I am doing, though. I read an Atkins book in 2000 or so, but I know that doesn't count for much as far as being proficient.

        I have been glued to this site for several days now and have learned lots on this forum.

        Thanks to all!

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        • #5
          Re: Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

          Just wanted to welcome you to the forums and this way of life!
          ~Nichole
          Female/Back on the wagon 04.13.08



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          • #6
            Re: Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

            Thanks!

            Well, I went to the Salvation Army store and bought one for 50 cents with 3 dates in it, the last copyright date being January 2002. It has a white cover says DRANDR, and it has a free carb counter inside, has "Completely Updated! The Must-Have New Edition. The one I saw in paperback on Amazon from 2002 had a red cover on it. I hope I bought the right one! I feel so ignorant...

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            • #7
              Re: Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

              They were printed in a variety of covers, so from the date it sounds about right to me!
              Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
              Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



              Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





              F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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              • #8
                Re: Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

                Great Deal....

                I got mine on Amazon for $4.00 (w/ shipping) and thought that was fantastic. Oh well, after reading it I could have paid $40 dollars (gosh maybe $400?) for the value! It's worth a million. My warning about reading it (as a fellow newbie ) You can't put it down and it gets a bit emotional when you think Dr. Atkins is talking directly to you. I think reading the book has changed my life! <<< quite the mush, sorry >>>
                ~~ Jane ~~
                Female
                Height: 5,1"
                Start Date: June 18, 2008
                SW: 163.5
                CW: 137
                GW: 120                 (or whatever feels right)



                Mini-Goal #1: 149 ( met 07/16/08 )
                Mini-Goal #2: 139
                Mini-Goal #3: 129
                Mini-Goal #4: 124





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                • #9
                  Re: Which Newbie Atkins book to buy?

                  Yes, I did get a great deal. The book is in excellent shape with no markings, turned down pages or anything. Just a bit of yellowing from age. Now, I just have to find the time to read it. Really read it, that is.

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