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Summary: I lost 3 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks!
Review: This book is great!! It's short and to the point and you only really need to read the first few chapters and it's like "Ah ha!" A lightbulb went off in my head and this new "way of eating" (not a diet) made so much sense to me. My body looks better everyday and I don't have to work out as much. I also no longer feel tired with no energy all day. After doing this for a month, I feel and look great, and I know I will never go back to my old way of eating. The website really helps, too. (It takes about a week to get the hang of this, but it's so worth it!)
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Summary: Fat People Have NO Sense of Humor
Review: This book is not funny, but it will help you curb your bad eating habits and lose weight. The zone is an unpleasant place for those who enjoy food, but the discipline required is worth pursuing. Read this book, get a grip of something other than lard, laugh a little, eat a little, and live longer. Recommended reading for fat and small alike. Yummy.
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Summary: The Zone made easy
Review: Finally a simplified version of the Zone eating plan. I read "Mastering the Zone" a few years ago but decided that I didn't want to have to do math before every meal. This book lays out the plan much more simply and includes a menu and recipes for a week. It also includes additional recipes to add the flexibility to pick and choose meals. The plan is very straightforward but requires some effort in meal preparation. However, many meals can be made ahead and frozen in the required portion sizes (e.g., chili). The plan is not really a "diet" - it's a way of eating more healthfully and feeling more energized at the same time.
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Summary: An Ode To Sawdust
Review: I can't believe I spent a whole week and a couple hundred dollars basically eating sawdust mixed with varnish. I suppose this is a good way to lose weight if you can resist the siren call of Mickey Dees. And beer.
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Summary: A new approach to weight loss
Review: Losing weight used to mean losing calories. Not according to the author. Losing weight now means controlling your hormone levels, mainly your insulin level. According to the author, insulin is responsible for telling the cells to store fat and keep it. The way to reduce insulin levels is by reducing your intake of grains and complex carbs. However, your diet should still be mostly carbs, but the types that do not stimulate insulin release as much such as fruits and vegetables. Carbs are considered anything that grow on the ground. Protein and fat are considered good because the former releases glucagon which tells cells to release stored energy and the latter slow down the absorption of carbs into the bloodstream.How to lose weight: -Shop in the peripheries of the supermarket. This is where all the fresh fruits and vegetables and lean protein-rich foods such as fish and chicken are located. -Eat only monounsaturated and omega-3 fats from`nuts, olive oil, avocados, and fish. -Fresh frozen produce are usually better than non-frozen ones because the nutrients are kept intact. -Eat your carbs, proteins, and fats in a 3:2:1 ratio for each meal. -Eat 5 meals a day to stablize insulin level.
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Summary: Did not work for me.
Review: A friend of mine reccomended this book to me and has raved about the zone. I tried the zone and did not experience all of the good things so many other readers have. I was constantly hungry. The food was overly bland and unsatifying. I almost gagged trying to eat some of the recipes because of the strange combinations and textures (...asparagus and egg white omelet). I still use some of the recipes (smoothies, a couple of salads, etc.) but this style did not fit me or my lifestyle. I did the full two weeks (my husband only made it for a couple of days) and still felt hungry constantly, still craved bread and carbohydrates, but I did lose a couple of pounds. It is a difficult regimen and takes all of the flavor out of food. It includes many vinegary, sharp tasting foods that just did not suit my appetite. Maybe it will work for someone else, but it did not work for me for the long term.
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Summary: Health versus Weight loss written in simple terms
Review: This book addresses health issues which to me is more important then weight loss. It teaches you how to control your insulin leaves which will lead to better health in every aspect of life. It also discusses realistic weight loss over time. I have tried a lot of different diets to loss weight and become healthier. The Atkins (high Protein) diet actually decreased my health, even though I loss 40 pounds in the first 3 months (I gained it all back within a year.) My energy levels were all over the place -highs and lows- until the first day I tried this "change in my eating habits" as opposed to a diet. The book shows how to eat correctly in the EASIEST ways. I didn't know how to cook, I don't know biology, or what types of foods did what. After reading this book for 3 days I set out to try it. The very first day my energy levels were high and consistent through out the entire day and night (my girlfriend was pretty excited about that) Anyway, if you want to live longer and still eat all types of foods (in the correct proportions) this is a life changing book.
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Summary: Life Changing Knowledge...
Review: This was my first Zone book, and I got a lot of it. The Zone philosophy is described in complete detail, and the various easy-to-follow menus are given. The indexes in the back are quite helpful for making "cheat sheets" for the grocery and travel. After 2 weeks in The Zone, I'd have to say I'm a believer. The concepts are easy to understand and easy to eat. I'm leaner, and more energetic. Food seems de-mystified. It's almost too hard to believe. If this book had better typography & layout, I'd give it 5 stars.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Not much to recommend this book. I have read the other zone books which were delightful and entertaining in the way they sought to impose a lifestyle change.
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Summary: Love this book!!!
Review: I really love this book!! This was the first Zone book I had bought and now I'm eagerly waiting for the Soy Zone. I've been eating 40/30/30 for about 2 weeks now. Although I haven't lost any weight, my performance in my workouts are much better and I have a more positive attitude throughout the day! The calories that he reccomends are a little low for me, so I just added another Zone snack to my day. Yes, it's a calorie restricted diet, but all you have to do is add a snack and it becomes a wonderful maintaince eating plan as well. Try the Zone, you won't believe how good you feel!!
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