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Summary: working good
Review: Been on the program for 2 weeks, and I've lost 8 pounds. Definitely getting rid of the "chips" craving. First couple days are tough, no snacking, but once you get by that its all good. Realizing your a "snacker" is good too know as well.
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Summary: This diet really works...but
Review: Two friends of mine at work would rave about this diet that they were on - they werent obese or anything like that, but you could tell that they both looked slimmer. I was currently weighing 160lbs. I am 4'11 - so that is not a good thing. I read the book and went to the commisary - stocking up on all i needed to take this diet seriously. I am a working wife/mother of 3 - so i needed something that would allow for me to come home and cook a nice dinner on a daily basis so this diet seemed to be the solution for me....
Oh my God!! i can not tell you how well it worked for me. The weight began to drop. I went from a size 14 to a size 8. I went down to 130 lbs. It was awesome!! I loved it. I had the energy, i had no appitite. It was as if my stomach shrank - because i couldnt even eat a whole lot after a while..
BUT... then i stopped eating in that manner and began to incorporate sugars and carbs into my diet during the day and the weight came back over a period of 2 yrs..I am now at 165 lbs, more than i have ever weighed before - but the diet in and of itself works. I am back on the diet, because i know that it works - and next time when i get back to my wieght, i wont gain it back!!
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Summary: Great plan so far...
Review: I have been on this "eating plan" now for a week. I have already lost 5 pounds. I am so excited because I have been gaining and gaining for several years, and no other diet has had any positive effect. It is a great alternative to the Atkins, which did not work for me. (Much too tiring, restrictive and possibly unhealthy over the long term). I think that if you are consistant in your complementary meals (NO-carbs), then eat a "sensible" reward meal, it will work. I do agree tho that the book is somewhat confusing and even may be contradictory in areas. Some areas say No snacking, yet other meal plans include a snack. Also has some repetitiveness that could be eliminated. I am not too excited about the recipes enclosed in it; I think they could have done a little better job with the choices. But overall I think the plan is a 5 star, I just rated it 4 mainly because of the way the book was written. ...GOOD LUCK....
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Summary: HEALED MY ADDICTION!
Review: I have to say, I am one of the most severe addicts, and obese, the type who never went an hour without something in my mouth. I tried this diet and after six days I was no longer a food maniac! However, the diet allowed too much carbohydrate and I did not lose much weight. That's why I gave it 4 stars. Others I know have lost immense amounts of weight on this diet. I am now on another diet that restricts carbohydrates more because it fits my metabolism better. Still, this diet will always have credit for quieting my food demon, energizing me, and clearing my mind, literally. I would recommend this diet to anyone who doesn't want to do an extremely low-carb regimen. It's good for people who could enjoy one high-carb meal a day and eat low carb the other 23 hours.
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Summary: Finally one that works
Review: My doctor told me I was obese at 265 lbs and sent me to a nutritionist. I stuck with her plan and lost ten pounds, but I was hungry all the time. I quit after a month and immediately put the weight back on. But then, THIS BOOK CHANGED EVERYTHING. I have lost 20 lbs in two months and I'm rarely hungry. The plan is simple and easy to follow. Support is available at http://www.carb-addicts.com
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Summary: Best of the low carbohydrate diets
Review: I have tried atkins, protein power, and the south beach diets with nothing but failure. Here is a diet that offers you the same, but once a day you can eat carbohydrates for one meal. I find some of the negative reviews quite funny. Do you people think the reward meal means eating a whole pizza, a pound of chocolate, or a quart of ice cream? I found the book very simple to understand. You eat a low carb breakfast, a low carb lunch, and a reward meal for supper daily. For example a sample day for me would be eggs and bacon for breakfast, any meat for lunch, and for my reward meal I start off with (2) cups of salad and I will have steak, a baked potato, green beans, roll, and a piece of cake for dessert, or I will have (3) cups of salad, spaghetti and meatballs, and a piece of pie for dessert, or I will have a double cheeseburger, fries, a large salad, and dessert(dont eat fast food if you can help it, make your burgers at home). You have an hour to eat your reward meal, but I always finish long before the hour is up. You are supposed to eat veggies at lunch with your meat, so I usually have coldcuts wrapped in lettuce and a dill pickle. Dont worry about eating veggies for breakfast! Remember folks the reward meal is a FEAST, not a BINGE. Eat a balanced reward meal, and you will succeed. Binge of junk food, and you will fail.
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Summary: Read book correctly to feast and lose - it is a great diet!!
Review: I have read all of the reviews and I cannot believe how many people who do not like the diet are actually following the diet correctly. It is NOT protein all day. For breakfast I have an omlette with 2 eggs, chopped green pepper, mushrooms and 1 t. onion. I have some sauteed spinach on the side and tea with Splenda. For lunch, Prawns and crab steamed over chicken broth (delicious) in a salad with asparagus, 1/2 tomato, cucumbers, mushrooms and topped with a mayonnaise, lemon and Splenda dressing that is delicious! Dinner can be lobster, a small baked potato, summer squash and a tossed salad. You can forgo the potato and have some garlic French bread or fresh strawberries with melon or a dish of gelato. I have never been able to eat this way in my life not gain let alone lose 1-2 pounds a week! I love it! But you must read the book and follow it exactly... it can be very healthful if you choose it to be or very unhealthy if that is the way you choose also. I have boundless energy and look sexy in my jeans again
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Summary: A dream come true
Review: I suppose that being addicted to carbs is never a good thing, but if you are a moderate to severe carbohydrate addict this just may be your lucky day! Your ticket to weight loss success can be found in the pages of this book! I followed the plan and effortlessly lost weight in a relatively short period of time. What makes this diet so easy is that you are not restricted to following a dramatic low carb/high protein diet (like Atkins), but are instead allowed to eat one reward meal a day (in addition to two low-carb meals) that consists of pretty much any foods you want, as much as you want, as long as you eat them in balanced proportions within one hour. Thus you are never expected to permanently stop eating breads, pastas, desserts, fruits, etc., but are limited to indulging in them once a day only. Believe me, this is well worth it, easy, and it works for many people! The authors (both doctors) also report dramatic health improvements for those who have followed the diet (including themselves). Truthfully though, I would've rated the book 4-1/2 stars if possible just because the food guidelines can be a little unclear at points, resulting in a slower rate of weight loss if misunderstood. Also, some of the "complementary" foods listed in earlier editions of the book have been later found to trigger cravings and to slow weight loss in some people. However updates, guidance, and advice are available on the Hellers' website, so don't let those glitches deter you from trying this plan. This just may be the weight loss solution you've been waiting for!
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Summary: Questionable Diet, Can work with some tweakin...
Review: Basically this book advocates 2 low carb meals and a 3rd meal where the dieter is encouraged to add carbohydrates everyday. Why the diet in the book might not work:
-Only 3 Meals a day of any kind of food will slow your metabalism down, especially if one meal is much larger then the rest. 4-6 Smaller meals is better.
-Eating Carbohydrates later in the day will be harder to burn off because you are less active at night.
-By discouraging snacking the tendency to binge unnecessarily at the REWARD Meal becomes much more likely. How the Diet can work:
-Eating the Reward Meal for lunch/or earlier in the day. You may not gain weight from eating it a night, but you probably won't lose either.
-Eating more low carb snacks throughout the day to keep your metabalism going, and to keep your blook sugar in check.
-Eating sensibly at the REWARD Meal (Maybe having a cheeseburger with the bun and a diet soda, not a box of donuts and a gallon of mountain dew.) If you really like the diet in this book, then add some cardio and weightlifting and you will definitly lose weight.
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Summary: OK diet, terrible book
Review: First the good news:
I've been following this diet (I think) for about a week and a half, and have dropped a few pounds without too much suffering. It's very easy to follow. Basically, you get to eat normal portions of protein (meat, eggs, cheese, soy) and low-carb vegetables (salad, cucumbers, and lots of others) for two meals a day. For your third meal, you can add some carbs as long as you keep your protein/vegetable/carb ratio in rough balance. I suspect the reason this diet is working is (at least in part) because it keeps me from snacking, which was always my dieting downfall. Now, for the bad news:
The book itself is terrible. The instructions are incredibly unclear. After 10 days, I'm still not sure if I'm following it correctly. It's very poorly organized and filled with lots of needless repetition. I really wish they'd publish an update that lays out the eating plan in a clear, easy-to-follow manner. Also, I think the boredom factor is going to be a problem. How much meat, cheese and eggs can one girl eat?!? And the protein- and vegetable-only meal plan is making breakfast pretty difficult. By the way, the book suggests keeping your carb meal for dinner, which I did for the first few days. I found this didn't work well for me, because I wanted to binge on carbs by the end of the day and ended up eating too much for dinner. So I switched it to lunch and am finding it much easier to follow.
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