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Summary: Pretty good and pretty easy to do.
Review: I was surprised to find this book really let me make some great changes that were easy and adaptable to my hectic lifestyle. This is a great book and the tips are fantastic!
I liked the simplistic approach this diet has. It isn't so hard and complicated. I'm going to try it for about a month just because the book was really easy to understand, unlike a lot of other diet books.
I did like the authors suggestion for caffeine-free beverages. I've been off coffee after my doctor told me it caused me acid indigestion. He recommended a coffee replacement called S o yfee made from soya beans and it taste great. I found it on the net at www. s o y c o f f e e .com
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Summary: this actually works and it won't kill you
Review: I've bought at least 20 copies of this book for my friends and myself. I also gave a copy to the dietitian at the my gym, she thought it was teriffic. It's the same advice only made simple. No I'm not a health nut, I'm fat and need to fix it. The trouble with most diets is they're complicated ... and you get hungry. This book goes to extraordinary lengths to keep it the whole process simple, good foods (green) vs bad foods (red) and explains how to avoid getting hungry and blowing your diet. Need to take a break and eat out with friends? Go ahead, do it, just don't make a habit of it. It's a lifestyle change but one you can live with ... literally. My friend recommended this book highly [...]
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Summary: Brings it all together
Review: If you are interested in getting fit and staying fit, understanding GI is very important... for certain types of people. Some people are fortunate enough to have genetics which make them less sensitive to the effect of blood sugar spikes caused by high GI foods. So this is a godsend for some but not all. This book isn't groundbreaking: all the information here can be found through a proper search of the net. Still, it is nice to have it brought together in one place that is easy to refer to at home. The risk with all these "The ____ Diet" is that they focus on one area of health at the risk of a balanced approached. If you don't want to do the web legwork, buy this book and get educated on the concept of GI but then combine this knowledge with sensible information on exercise, micronutrients (vitamins) and hydration.
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Summary: Everything works better with this diet
Review: In addition to allowing me to lose 12 pounds over the last 6 weeks, the GI diet has reduced my chronic back pain, and enabled me to better control the pain. ( I am at BMI 21 - 144lb - age 50) I have always noticed that my back pain went away for a while after I ate something, so I wondered if this was something to do with my blood sugar/insulin level. The GI diet's stabilizing effect on insulin levels sounded intriguing when I spotted the Feb.17,2004 front page Women's World "Canadian Miracle Diet" headline, and when I saw how easy it was to follow, I bought "The GI diet" and started in. The recipes are excellent. I had no idea how strongly blood sugar/insulin affects one's appetite, let alone how one feels. The improvement in the way I feel is really amazing. I am quite active and have found my performance in swimming and exercising has improved markedly. My husband is sort of following the diet too (he cheats a bit - one beer a day, plus 30grams of dark chocolate a day, but he exercises with weights every day too) and he has lost 10 pounds, so I am telling all my friends, family, and colleagues about it. (A colleague at work has already lost 11 pounds since she started a month ago) This book is a life-line to all of us.
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Summary: Good Idea
Review: It's good to see the ideas of Dr. Atkins becoming more widely accepted. This book delves into an area that Atkins and South Beach touch upon, but deserves more attention, and that is--how do carbs and sugars impact our glucouse levels? The glycemic index of foods tells you how quickly a food product is turned into sugar after you eat it. As you would expect, white flour and high refined sugar food products convert instantly, causing a complex process of insulin secretion and fat storage. Whereas, foods with a low glycemic index do not cause the insulin reaction, and thus allow the foods you eat to be used as energy, rather than being stored as fat. The G.I. diet is not about military guys or your gastro-intestinal system, it is about learning to recognize good carbs and bad carbs. To lose weight, the author of course recommends avoiding foods with high glycemic levels. I have tried quite a few diets over the years, but find diets that emphasize careful carb consumption work best for me. Over the past 18 months I have lost over 50 pounds by watching carbs. I plan to use the information in this book to further refine my carb conscious lifestyle.
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Summary: Proof is in the results
Review: Just by sticking to the foods to avoid, I lost over 25 lbs in 4 months and 2 notches off my belt. This does not include the exercise portion, yet.
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Summary: More ways to cut carbs and lose weight
Review: The folks at AMZN say I review a lot of diet books. This is true, but one reason I read a lot of them is that each new "this one REALLY works, we promise" bestseller has a gotcha that makes dieting a problem; for example, one diet restricts "normal" amounts of veggies needed to keep your gut and your very soul in top form, another requires a monastic lifestyle, well, you know what I mean. At first, I puzzled at the title: G.I.--now, would that involve a routine like "drop and give me 50, run 5 miles first thing in the morning with a 40-lb pack and eat MRE's?" Hmm, that would be impractical, but it SHOULD work. Or G.I., as in gastro-intestinal tract. You choose: take unto yourself a tapeworm parasite or have a doctor tie off most of your stomach; each has its pro's and con's. Ah, no, G.I. is GLYCEMIC INDEX or how starchy and sugary is this carb on my fork? The more G.I., the less you lose weight. This is in keeping with the late Dr. Atkins, with South Beach, and most of the other hot diet books promising results. And this really does work to quell appetites that are fueled by sugar and quieted by more protein and by fibrous carbs that are low in sugar (that is, celery is a Yes, carrots are a No.) This is a nice book in that it provides examples that can be incorporated into daily life without the requirement for a personal chef. Not a bad book for the committed, low-carb afficionado.
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Summary: 12 Pounds/2 Inches Gone in 1 Month
Review: The GI Diet is easy to read, understand, and apply. In one month, I've lost 12 months and two inches in my waist. While that may sound slow to some, I think in this race, slow and steady will win. The great thing is this is one diet that I feel completely sure that I can continue and progress without feeling hungry. I'm actually eating so healthy I can't help but feel good. The author uses red (special occasions only), yellow (sometimes), and green (always) lights to define which foods you should have and when. It was so easy to print out the listing of green light foods and just run with it until I have reached my goal weight. It's almost like eating like I did in the mid-nineties when eating low fat was all the rage, only this time you don't make the mistake of eating all the bad carbs and sugars and fat free empty calories. It's a great balance of protein, carbs and fats. Like everyone, I've tried Atkins and it worked the first go round, but then became less effective on subsequent tries. This is one diet that I am convinced will continue to give great results and I can feel great knowing I am eating healthier than I ever have.
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Summary: A really great diet!
Review: This book has helped me lose 14 pounds in 4 weeks, and it really is easy to follow. With a little bit of willpower and encouragement from your entourage, it really is possible to lose weight with this book. I wish I had read it earlier!
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Summary: Short But Well Written and Researched
Review: This seems to be one of the better diet books around. The book is divided into three parts. The first part of the book explains the science behind the diet, where calories come from in the diet, types of sugars, cereals, fats, etc. It gives various graphs and compares food from a viewpoint of nutritional science. The second part is dedicated to an analysis of foods and dietary benefit, along with other factors such as exercise. Finally in the third part of the book there are a series of recipes or meal planers to help you plan what you eat. There are about 100 pages of recipes and food guides. As a side note I also like the Dr. Phil McGraw "The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide". That book is not a motivational book but rather an extensive calorie and food guide 700 pages long and not very expensive. Jack in Toronto
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