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Summary: Expensive Eating Habits
Review: I read Dr.Sears book because I need to live a healthier lifestyle. The book is very easy to read. I decided to follow the Zone Diet. Using the shopping list, and buying most of the item listed, I spent $161.00 for a weeks worth of meals (basically for one person). at the rate I am going I may end up healthier,but a lot poorer.
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Summary: The difference shows almost immediately!
Review: After some recommendations and research of my own, I went out and bought this book. As I started the plan I found that I could study for greater lengths of time without getting fatigued and was not hungry the entire time (especially helpful for college students around finals time). Along with my regualar exercise regimen the weight came flying off. I have so much energy and my health has improved greatly. I reccommend this book to everyone that is williing to commit to a better way of dealing with food.
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Summary: It All Makes Sense Now!
Review: I have wanted to be in "The Zone" for a long time and already own Mastering the Zone (very confusing) and the Daoust's 40-30-30 book. I was still unsure and not 100% clear on how exactly it worked. This book makes it all so very simple! It has a shopping list, which is a huge help, and it's small enough to fit in your purse/bag. It also dispels the myths of high protein diets, and why they just aren't healthy for you. I would highly recommend it! This book ties up all the loose ends!
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Summary: The first how-to Zone book for everyone
Review: Finally, Barry Sears has gotten around to writing a "how-to" book on the Zone Diet. All of the previous books were somewhat technical, and aimed at medical professionals or personal trainers.This book, his first paperback, is written in a clear, concise and easy to understand style. By the end of the first 20 pages, you will have a good idea of what the Zone Diet is about, its benefits and how it works. Then, the rest of the book gives Sears' simplest yet version of the diet (for example, instead of "40-30-30" the new restatement uses "1-2-3"). The Zone Diet, by the way, is primarily a health diet, although it is also effective for weight loss. The idea is to keep your blood sugar and hormone levels as even as possible, by balancing what you eat in each meal. The result is a number of health benefits, especially in the areas of diabetes (demonstrated by a clinical study) and heart disease (Sears started the research due to the high mortality in his own family tree), but also in other areas like allergies, joint pain, headaches, stomach acid, and many others, all of which are aggravated by our modern unnatural eating habits. Unlike almost all other eating plans, this diet is based on an investigation of how food affects our bodies' mechanisms, and the result is simply better functioning.
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Summary: Love It!
Review: After struggling with understanding the Zone for months, this book finally put things into perspective for me. It is easy to understand and has simple recipes and easy-to-follow meal plans. After shopping for the suggested foods, I now look forward to putting meals together that are satisfying and healthy. The book makes it all so sensible!
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Summary: Absolutely Nothing New
Review: Just a rehash of Dr. Sears prior books. At least it isn't his usual hard cover price (saving money gives it the 3 star rating).I still don't know how he can "guarantee" the Zone diet will cure cancer, prevent kidney failure and mild cases of PMS....but from personal experience I do know that following the Zoneperfect Nutrition Program has helped me lose weight and have more energy.
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Summary: Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight
Review: I bought this book about a month ago. It's easy to read, and it's the first "diet" book that makes sense to me. I have followed the plan, used some of the recipes, which were fast, easy and tasty, and have lost several pounds that I had been struggling to lose for the past 3 years! I also had my cholesterol checked and it has improved with this eating plan. The only problem I have is that I miss the carbs that I love so much (bread and pasta). I have recommended this book to several friends, and believe that if everyone ate this way and exercised, we'd all be much healthier and thinner!
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Summary: A fantastic introduction to the Zone
Review: A friend lent me her copy of "A Week in the Zone," and now, five months later, I have lost 36 pounds and feel great. I noticed one reviewer mentioned "high cost of the plan," I experienced that also in my first week or so, but once I realized that I did not need to buy lots of exotic foods, my food costs returned to normal. Please read the book for details, but as I read Sears' writing, essentially, you eat protein (lean meat, fish, soy, etc.) at each meal. That serving should be no bigger than the palm of your hand, and about the same thickness. Also, each meal should include carbohydrates, about twice as much carbos as protein. The carbos should be fruits or vegetables for the most part. Also thrown into each meal is a "smidgen" of fat. And that's it. Sears also encourages two snacks a day. I seldom feel hungry on this plan and it is simple to follow. What more can you ask.
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Summary: Jack of All Trades...
Review: I hope the information dispensed by Dr. Kotz is better than what she expounds on the Atkins website. Her advice on that site suggest that you read the label of regular brewed beers for carbohydrate information. "A 12-ounce can of beer contains about 12.5 grams, but you have to read the label since carbohydrate content varies from brand to brand," says the doctor. Unfortunately, carbohydrate counts are NOT given on regular brewed beers. Makes you wonder if she's ever drank a beer in her life if that's the kind of "accurate" info she pens. Equally suspicious is the fact that she's contributed as an "expert" to Weight Watchers, The Zone, Slim-Fast, and Atkins. Suprised she hasn't jumped on the South Beach Diet bandwagon too.
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Summary: Weight loss and Better Health!!
Review: Excellent follow-up to the first book. This is one of the few programs that shows you how to improve your health while losing weight. I also loved 'The Power of Positive Habits' which shows you how to improve your health and lose weight automatically via the acquistion of new positive habits. I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoy my new beverage of choice. Made from 100% organic soy, taste just like coffee and no caffeine. Finally, I got rid of that wired up feeling all day and feeling great. Look for it on the net by googling "s o yfee".
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