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These resources will provide you with a basic understanding of The Atkins Diet. Includes tips for beginners, advice on how to get ready for the program and known trouble areas like "hidden" carbs.

About Atkins: Induction
The first two weeks of Atkins -- known as Induction -- is crucial to your success. Learn all about what it does and what you'll be eating (and not eating!). From your About.com Guide.

An Introduction to The Atkins Diet
An overview of The Atkins Diet plan, including how it works, what you can eat, and facts you should know. From your About Guide.

Atkins Center: Before You Begin
Topics covered at this section of official Atkins site include gall bladder problems, talking to your doctor about Atkins and finding out if you fit into one of the three categories of people who need to control their carbs.

Atkins Center: How to Do Atkins
There's no better place to start: step-by-step strategies and instructions on how to do Atkins according to the plan's creator. From the official Atkins.com Web site.

Atkins Diet Progress Chart
This special food diary print-out is geared towards Atkins dieter and includes a column for recording your foods' carb counts.

ePinions.com Reviews of Atkins
Read real, unbiased reviews of the Atkins plan from regular every day people like you at ePinions.com

Everything Atkins: Reference
This portion of the Everything Atkins site provides some general guidelines on following the diet, including Induction, side effects, ketosis, and on-going weight loss.

Everything Atkins: Tips
Another helpful section of Everything Atkins, the tips page covers stalls, drinking enough water, and watching out for those pesky hidden carbs.

Getting Started Right
LowCarbEating.com presents an overview of low-carb diets (including Atkins) and discusses what to expect the first few weeks, and how to get and stay focused on your new way of eating.

Hidden Carbs
Watch out for those hidden carbs, Atkins dieters! This article tells you where they might be lurking.

LowCarbEating.com: Low-Carb Diet 101
This section of the informative LowCarbEating.com Web site offers an explanation of why and how low-carb dieting works.

LowCarb.ca: Basic Tips
This overview offers basic information on why low-carb dieting works for weight loss and how it will benefit your health.

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