Dieting Books

Love this because it really makes you think about what you're putting in your mouth where ever you are. It also helped my DH understand what he's eating and that there are other choices.

This book is great! Very informative! I was shocked at some of the things I read.

The book has a number of strong points, and it can be valuable in deciding which of two items to select -- provided you think they taste about the same or that taste doesn't matter in the decision.

The problem is that the "eat this" choices often aren't as good as the "not that" choices. I'll take on example. For beer, the author suggests various light lagers instead of Sierra Nevada Pale ale. Now, I guess if you are drinking just because you want "beer" but don't care about how it tastes, that might be fine. But if you really base your decision based on flavor -- if, for example, you prefer a hoppy, full-flavor ale, not a rather bland lager -- then this book is not a good guide. If you want to save calories in this case, the real solution is to have two Sierra Nevadas rather than three lite beers.

This is one example, but you can find others like it througout the book.

I love this book. It is so necessary for traveling and eating out. I found it great for planning to eat at home also. We all need to be food conscious to protect our health. I love it! It's a must buy. Simple and easy to read. Buy it and protect your health. T.Platt

This book opens your eyes to options. The burger that you've always shied away from turns out to be HEALTHIER than the salad you've been eating everyday for lunch. It's a huge help when you want to eat healthy and all you have for lunch options is fast food. It's not going to help you drop a ton of wait, but it will help you make better decisions when eating out.

This book is amazing. I borrowed a copy and found what it said to be refreshing and on the money. It changed my life. I became a Vegan (diet wise only) and bought 2 books, one to keep and another to give to some friends. They are now also becoming Vegan (diet wise).

Excellent book, very informative, life-changing! Makes anyone want to stop eating disgusting, rot-in-your tummy murdered flesh. Reading this book will save your life, especially if you are one of the many brain-washed victims of America's "meat and dairy is good for you" cults. Hopefully it will make everyone go vegan and stop supporting the factory farms which contribute to global warming, billions of animals being tortured and murdered every year, and the end to heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, kidney failure, high blood pressure, cancer, impotence, shall I go on?

Truly amazing that so much can be gained by means that seem so simple and inexpensive, yet truths continue to be distorted...no, flat out hidden from the public and sacrificing our health for financial gain. Incredibly upsetting that we lose so many loved ones due to something we've been taught to expect and accept as inevitable(heart disease & cancer)when all the while these things are for the most part easily controllable. The principles in this book should be taught early on in grade school instead of the system of "American Excess" which we currently subscribe to!!!!

This is essential reading for anyone with even the slightest interest in good health. Even a modest following of recommendations is bound to improve health status. Is is also important to understand what forces (Food and medical Industry, government agencies etc) "paint" information fed to us. One needs to be ones own advocate.

This book contains more research proven information on diet and health than any other book. It is a real eye opener for information that is generally not known or accepted by the general public. Don't read the book if you are not ready for the truth.

This book is a must read for anyone interested in health and dieting. it explains why we need to eat certian foods and why we do NOT need to eat others. This book will open a new window to the way you view protein, carbs, sugars and fats.

This book really sells itself short by marketing as a "weight loss" book. It is a fantastic reference for people who don't understand insulin resistance and the medical background to why carb overloaded diets are so unhealthy. It has changed the way I eat and think about everyday food. As an added bonus, my post pregnancy weight is just falling off. I would HIGHLY recommend this book.

The Power Protein Plan is an excellent program. The book details every aspect, including cholesterol, triglycerides, heart disease, diabetes...and explains how this protein plan can actually positively affect each.
My husband is diabetic and is on insulin and oral drugs to maintain his out of control blood sugar. I put him on the protein power plan and his blood sugar dropped enough that he could do away with 3 shots and the oral drug. He never felt better, but his self-destructive nature has caused him to forego sticking to the plan entirely-which is why I give it 4 stars instead of 5: If you cheat on this plan, you will gain weight and probably cause your blood levels to rise.
All in all, a healthy, easy plan--the included recipes are really quite good-though time-consuming.

I am the author of a new book entitled GENOCIDE;HOW YOUR DOCTOR'S DIETARY IGNORANCE WILL KILL YOU. I am a family physician with over ten years experience introducing a low carbohydrate, more fat, more cholesterol, more protein diet into my patient's lives. Through this dietary approach I have cured type 2 diabetics, treated people with high blood pressure with little or no need for meds, seen tons of weight lost and the list goes on and on. Protein Power was the first book I read espousing the virtues of low carb diets.

Unfortunately most physicians will never read this book and if they do they will dismiss it as an opinion, not based in fact. For some reason, the scientific method is not followed in dietary clinical trials. The scientific method should be: I have an idea (theory, supposition, opinion, hypothesis whatever you want to call it), I perform an experiment to either prove or disprove my idea; if I prove my theory-great-look how smart I am. But if the results do not prove my idea, I am supposed to re-evaluate my initial idea, not call the experiment flawed or the results inconclusive.
The reason the dietary clinical trials appear contradictory is because the researchers in these trials start off with a conclusion--not an idea-- perform an experiment, and when the results of the experiment do not support what the researchers already 'think' they know; they now call the experimental design flawed or the results inconclusive, which is generally not the case.

I have literally treated thousands upon thousands of my patients with low carb diets over the last decade. I love when the labs come back with higher HDLs, lower triglycerides and normal blood sugars. I love teasing my patients and ask if they are eating more fat and cholesterol. When they say yes, I ask them "Well, if you are eating more fat and cholesterol, then why did your fat level drop and why did your HDL rise, and why did you lose weight?" I always get a smile back, because my patients know what I am getting at. And what I'm getting at is the fact--and I mean FACT, that low cholesterol, low fat diets DO NOT WORK to any degree to help people stay off or reduce their medications.
This book should be required reading in all medical and undergraduate colleges. If physicians actually understood the correct way to tell their patients to eat--many disease processes would become extinct--instead of the human race. I recommend my patients to purchase this book (along with mine of course :-), to help them understand why they must start low carb diets----NOW. By the way, my apologies to Dr. Michael Eades, I mistakenly called you Dan in my book, even though I must have said your name thousands of times to my patients--but I have recommended your book thousands and thousands of times, so I hope you forgive me for that.

Allow me to end my post with the three biggest dietary myths in America;
MYTH # 1
Eating fat makes us fat. FALSE. The truth is that eating fat does not make us fat, unless we're eating too many carbohydrates along with that fat.
MYTH #2
Eating cholesterol containing foods causes heart disease. FALSE. There has never been any study which has shown, convincingly, that eating cholesterol containing foods causes heart disease.
MYTH #3
Probably the biggest dietary myth out there is that the calorie actually means something in human nutrition. FALSE. The calorie means nothing in human nutrition.

Thank you Dr's Eades, for helping save my life and the lives of my patients. It inspired me to write my own account of what I've seen work in my practice over the last decade.Genocide: How Your Doctor's Dietary Ignorance Will Kill You!!!!

2000 years ago man thought Earth was the center of the universe. 400 years ago the world was flat; some people who questioned this wisdom were even burned at the stake for heresy. Before the beginning of 19th century engineers thought man would "disintegrate" if he exceeded 100 mph, hence train speed was limited on purpose. Just 20 years ago "high-carb" diets were supposed to help people improve their well-being. Well, we know the disastrous epidemic the high-carb diet did to our Nation - 60% overweight! We Americans are so fat that the western hemisphere created a planetary imbalance, skewing the earth's rotation about its axis. So there, forget global warming. The world's climate has drastically changed because we are literally heavy on this side of the globe. How's that for a theory, Al Gore?? All kidding aside, what I'm getting at is that you should approach this book (as well as life in general) with an open mind.

I am a hardcore bodybuilder, and yes, I have been on the high-fat, high protein, low carb diet for a while now. If there is anything that the sedentary general population can learn from us bodybuilders, it is that we are vain, and we love to look at ourselves in the mirror. But more significantly, we are experts at building muscle and losing fat. Many bodybuilders may not have the credentials on paper with those fancy letters, such as a BS, an ABC, an MD or a PhD. But trust me, we know fat loss. And I am here to tell you that "Protein Power" works.

The reason I bought this book is that I wanted to understand the "why's." I already know "low-carb" works; I just wanted to know for myself the scientific reasons behind it. The doctors go in great detail explaining why and how. The science behind the "low-carb" concept is explained in a level that 8th graders can understand. The doctors did an excellent job. In addition to the easy-to-understand format, but well-researched and scientific findings the book outlines, I love the fact that the doctors were kind enough to include a recipe section. Yummy!!


Chances are if you are reading this section in Amazon, it is because you wish to lose weight. In closing, I'd like to offer the following:



There are four pillars to losing weight. They are: a) your mind; b) weight training; c) cardio exercise; and, d) nutrition.



a) Your mind. You have to believe that you can do it. Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. There are no magic pills that you can take and melt the fat off when you wake up the next day. YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD!! And don't blame genetics. Take accountability for your own lifestyle. Once you understand and accept this, you are on your way to losing fat.



b) Weight training. You should consider adding weight training to your regimen. You want to keep and / or add muscles. Muscles burn fat due to increased metabolic rate. You don't want to "lose weight" by losing both fat and muscle. That's another thing. You should focus on "fat loss" and not "weight loss." I'm not saying you should be a bodybuilder, all I am saying is that weight training is an effective fat burner. Get yourself an Accu-Measure caliper (also sold at Amazon for $20) so you can measure fat loss on a weekly basis.



c) Cardio. You will lose fat if you create a calorie deficit. You can do this in two ways. You can either burn the calories by doing cardio, OR you can consume less calories by eating less food. BUT, and here is a big BUTT (pun intended), the best way to burn fat is eat a little less AND exercise more.



You can certainly lose weight just by consuming less calories without exercising, but you will be a "skinny fat person." You know, those dudes with a low body weight, but little if any muscle, and the last 15 pounds of stubborn fat is left defiantly clinging to their hips and butt.



d) Nutrition. Read "Protein Power." This is perhaps the only fat loss book you will ever need.



I wish you the best of luck in your quest to have a leaner, meaner physique. HOOAH! (It's an Army thing.)

I did this diet through the summer of 2002. Yes, I lost weight. Yes, I have since gained it back, and lost it again through other means.

Pros:
By eliminating refined sugars, carbs and other processed foods, she has the right idea of how to eat. This got me eating more veggies and fruits, while limiting processed foods considerably.

Cons:
Now that I'm older and wiser and have done research on how weight loss really works, I can tell you food combining and "hormonal imbalances" have nothing to do with it. It's calories in, calories out. From what I recall, she also puts little emphasis on the importance of exercise. It's nearly impossible to lose weight and keep it off without regular exercise.

There are better ways to do this. I recommend The Eat Clean Diet, by Tosca Reno.

I decided it was time to take off the baby weight and had tried other things with no success. This was my last effort and BOY DID IT WORK!!! At first it was way different than every diet I had tried but after a couple of weeks not only did I feel great I was beginning to see a difference. Then all of a sudden the weight came off! I lost 25lbs in less than 4 months. I HIGHLY recommend this book to EVERYONE! To help myself in the beginning I made myself 'cheat' cards, a list of what is a 'protein', what are the 'funky' foods, etc. It helped a great deal. JUST DO THIS! IT IS SOOOO EASY!

Great book for lifestyle dieting. I can live comfortably with Suzane's approach to eating.

Follow Susan's plan and you are guaranteed to loose, or should I say win the battle against fat.

This is basically the "Fit for Life Diet" which is based on the idea that you shouldn't mix some foods at a meal. It works for some people. I've lost weight on this program but really, you are just cutting WAY WAY back on calories, so, that's the bottom line. If we all stopped snacking on GARBAGE and excerised, we'd lose weight! Why I really hated this book is because it is ALL ABOUT SUZANNE! There are pictures of her in her gorgeous home with her gorgeous friends and her gorgeous skinniness...gag me. If you want a Suzanne Sommers "Why I'm wonderful and how I keep my Figure" book, go for this one. But don't pay full price. Buy it for one cent.

well I saw the book on Oprah and thought it would be great to have some recipes to put my puree in. The recipes aren't that creative and after reading through it, it was all pretty common sense. I wouldn't waiste money on buying the book. Just experiment a little for yourself there isn't genious behind any of the recipes.

The recipes in this book were fine, except that my copy was missing 8 pages in the dinner section so it is missing 5 dinner recipes. I contacted the author and the publisher and no one responded to me at all. its been almost a year and still I am missing the main reasons I bought the book for healthy dinner ideas. I would have given the book 3 stars if it were whole and complete. Other than the purees the recipes are very simple and in my opinion kind of bland, but the breakfast options are great.

I have two similar cookbooks that compliment each other. This book gives moms a kick start on learning healthy recipes and it's also a refreshing new look at helping our kids see ways they can eat foods that are yummy and healthy.
The only drawback is that there is a commitment to preparing all the purees each week or making sure you use them in a timely fashion if you choose to freeze some.
I also don't have a problem with my kids eating fruits and so the fruit purees weren't necessary.

I was very hopeful that I could get my little one to eat healthy via the Sneaky Chef. Unfortunately, most of the recipes we have tried have failed. Some, I wouldn't even eat. And others ... were quite tasty and were successful. However, just because I was not successful doesn't mean you won't be ... my little one is EXTREMELY picky! I haven't given up yet, I just keep trying different recipes.

I personally don't own this book but a coworker does and she brings things to work all the time that she has made from these recipes. They are wonderful! I don't eat veggies but I have been eating a lot lately since she started cooking from this book!

I own all of Ms. Somers cookbooks and they rock. I am constantly making meals from the recipes she gives in the book. This cookbook has some of my favorite recipes-especially the Swedish meatballs. I usually cook the Protein level 1 meals because living overseas and having to the US Armed Forces grocery stores the quality carb stuff is hard to get especially getting pasta that fits the somerzing way of life. I love her books they have changed the way I eat along with my family. Enjoy the somerzing way of cooking and eating it is the best!

I have purchased Get Skinny on Fabulous Foods several times since it's original printing. I am in love with the recipes contained within. While I do not use the food combining info, For I have food allergies that prohibit me from consuming dairy/gluten/nuts. I use the pro/fat recipes along with my Carbohydrate Life Span Program. I would recommend this book as a great addition to any low carbohydrate library. Take what you need from the book and leave the rest behind.

This should have been called "Get Fat". I gained weight on this book. I do not recommend it at all.

Suzanne Somers is partial scam artist. She claims that if you follow the advice in her books, prepare her recipes, use her skin products, etc. you can look as good as she does for her age. She never mentions all the cosmetic surgery and lipo suction she has had done. I know a number of Plastic Surgeons and Dermatologists, and they all claim that there is no way that her face and body can look as good as it does for her age without Cosmetic Surgery on her face and body and touch-ups along the way. However, her books with their beautiful pictures of her and her recipes are lovely to look at but she is giving women who are in their 50's and beyond false hope. She should really write a book about all the work she has had done, what it was like, the cost (which the average woman cannot afford), etc.

At 16 years old, I was gravely obese at 330 lbs. I was depressed and desperate, trying things from cutting portions to, at one point, eating nothing but bread and water for two weeks. I still gained weight no matter what I did.

I visited my dad one summer, and he introduced me to Somersizing and gave me this book to read. Long story short, I lost 100 lbs in about 12 months without ANY excercise, ON AND OFF this plan, WITHOUT cutting any of my portions (NOTE: Author recommends regular excersize and committing to this plan). Even though I didn't go at it 100%, I STILL managed to lose weight. I say this to illustrate the potential Suzanne's plan has.

The book itself is an easy and quick read. I couldn't put it down. Suzanne also does a great job of emphasizing the important points so you can't miss them. She even includes really handy quick reference pages in the back. I love how she includes technical stuff that is not necessary to understand in order to start her plan, but is helpful in explaining the science if you are interested.

"I DONT HAVE WEIGHT PROBLEMS" you say? Suzanne recommends this plan for OVERALL WELL BEING. She discusses how skinny people may LOOK healthy, but can have damaged systems from starches and sugars. More particularly, how indigestion, brittle nails, thin hair, dry skin, liver problems, and other problems seemingly unrelated to weight can be caused by replacing fats/proteins that our body needs with unbeneficial sugars.

Thanks to Suzanne, I am healthier, happier, more confident, and most importantly, more critical about mainstream information I come across.

We are only telling you of the excellent results we obtained after using a suggested treatment from this book. I have been using this book since the first edtion was published. The book was suggested reading by an amish man that was introduced to me at a country auction. I told the gentleman that my doctor's had tried everything over 4 plus years to lower my blood LDL cholesterol levels, lower my blood total cholesterol levels, and to raise my good blood cholesterol levels in the way of diet, exercise, and prescriptions. We are restricted in exercising by injuries received from an automobile accident. My cholesterol levels went from 600 to 210 in just under 3 months per my medical doctor, after using only 800 mcg of a mineral that this book suggested to take for high cholesterol. My medical doctor was shocked at the results of only just under 3 months of using this mineral had lowered my blood LDL cholesterol levels, lowered my blood total cholesterol levels, and raised my good blood cholesterol levels from 0 to within normal levels. We told my medical doctor that I wanted to stopping all prescriptions for cholesterol for 2 weeks before I started the 800 mcg daily doseage of the mineral suggesteed by the book. We found out later the amish gentleman was a self taught medical doctor. He is limited by state law to only doctor within their faith in the amish community. I did run into the amish gentleman again at another auction. We told him how much I enjoyed reading and using the suggested treatments in the book that he told me to read.

I have used that Priscription for Nutritional Healing for several years now and it has saved me many trips to the Doctor by showing me how to take care of my self and my family.
I am mother of 8 children--and 10 grandchildren and so this year I ordered this book for them for Christmas. I wanted them to have a good reference book of their own as they raise their families!!!
I call this book My health bible!!!

Absolutely Great Book for anyone! Even if you never buy an herb, this is a great book to have on hand to reference in the middle of the night when you're wondering about some problem you or a loved one are experiencing. It gives great recommendations of diet, herbs, vitamins, what not to do or eat, etc. It helps you help yourself be more healthy & conscious of what will benefit you naturally...not saying "don't go to your MD"... just "take responsibility for your own health & here is a guidebook."

This is a very large book with great information. I like how it is laid out and for each issue (in Part Two of the book) the author separates some supplements you may want to take into groups in order of their importance/effectiveness. There is also a lot of information in the first part of the book.

Because this is such a comprehensive book, I don't think the author is able to be a specialist in each of the areas discussed, which can cause a problem. In specific, I was looking at the lupus section and the author recommends taking alfalfa herbs. Alfalfa is a big no-no for lupus patients in all forms (this is addressed in a wonderful book written specifically about lupus called "The Lupus Book - 4th Edition by Daniel Wallace). Under "recommendations", the author does recommend avoid eating alfalfa sprouts, but still recommends it as an herb. Any form of alfalfa is potentially harmful and may cause serious flares in a lupus patient. This is just an example of how the author can give some misleading advice.

So, although it is a great overall resource, I would highly recommend researching any specific problems/diseases you may be dealing with in addition to using the information in this book - just to be sure that you are getting the specialized information that the author may not be able to provide.

This is a very thick book with tons of information. I am really enjoying reading it and finding alternative healing to my family's health issues, from breast cancer to autism to allergies.

My weight issues started back in 2004, it's crazy what stress and a poor diet will do to a person! My friend has similar weight issues but she took initiative to do something about it. She came across this diet that was recommended by a health conscious internet community. After seeing the results she got, it was hard to not feel jealous! Unfortunately for me, the jealousy was not motivation enough to get me started on a diet --I loved eating out too much. On top of that, I kept giving myself an excuse of saying, "I'll start this diet tomorrow." The sad reality is that tomorrow never comes, and if you're going to make changes you better start them NOW! I had purchased this book in conjunction with the Fat Flush cook book back in early '07, but never put the diet into practice until nearly a year later. Nothing kills your self-esteem more than looking down at your belly and seeing it hang over your pants, not cute at all! After allowing some harsh reality set in and seeing my hideous fat body in the mirror, I had enough!

I didn't follow the diet to an exact tee, but I understood the gist of it and the importance of staying away from certain foods and overall just eating healthier. After following this diet for almost 9 months, my results have been dropping down from a tight fitting size 14 (in women) to a loose fitting size 8. My goal is to at least drop down another size and to have the flat stomach that I've always desired! I know everyone's situation is different, but this is a personal testimonial that this diet DOES WORK. You'll have to make a lot of sacrifices in the taste department, but it will be worth it in the long run. In all honesty, there's nothing more gratifying than walking in a room full of your family members and them not even recognizing you!

If you want this to be you, then quit telling yourself you'll make a change tomorrow.

This book arrived in a timely manner in very good shape. I would recommend this read to anyone. Very good

Gittleman has done the world a huge favor by stressing the importance of detoxification in order not only to lose weight, but also to have health in general. This is something raw foodists have known for a century. Unfortunately, she doesn't go into cooked food as a source of additional toxins. Nonetheless she has done her homework in finding all kinds of tips for detox, such as herbs and lemon juice.
I got lots of weight loss nuggets from this book, and various insights that helped me shed 20 pounds. (This is one of a dozen or so books I used for research.) I was astounded to discover that flaxseeds can be toxic if you eat over 4 T a day (not true for flax oils)! That information alone was worth the price of the book! That pearl of advice alone has changed some of my food staples.

This book is not enough at all. May be because while i am desperate to lose as much weight as possible, I knew more even than what is in the book. But, I believe it contains valuable info.

I am a Certified Fitness Trainer and a single mother to a wonderful
teen. I have taken a lot of time to research the healthiest options
in todays market...that not only fits my lifestyle...but, those of
my clients as well. This is by far, the 'only' approach that is
safe, reliable and the results speak for themself. The Fat Flush Plan
is the easiest solution for detox, weight loss, inches lost and
the energy that I feel is remarkable. All of the recipes are delicious and family friendly without hours spent in the kitchen. I no longer have any problems putting in a thirteen hour day and also being the best mother, fitness
coach and community leader for others looking to enhance the quality
of their life through a healthier lifestyle. The Fat Flush Plan is the Best investment you can make. Take the step today - you will be
thrilled with the results.

This is a practical GET IT DONE motivating tool. It is an easy step by step process in which it not only works your body but your thinking as well. I used the book as a workbook, journal in it everyday and followed the process. I lost over 10 pounds the first month and more importantly felt that I had changed my thinking in regard to exercise and food.

Practical advice, easy to follow thru strength training routine. I am a weight consultant & I recommend this book to all my client! I don't agree 100% with Jorge when it comes to nutrition advice, nevertheless this is a great book.

I do the at home exercises. Nice explanation. Very practical examples. Haven't done the diet part.

Let me first state that the central idea of 8 Minutes In The Morning, raising metabolism through daily strength training, is a very solid concept, though certainly not original to this author. Basically, you start every day with two rapid pace strength training exercises (push ups, dips, lateral raises, squats, etc) with the intention of firing up your metabolism for extra calorie burning throughout the day. I personally think this is a great idea...but it is not the Holy Grail of weight loss quick fixes the author advertises.

There are two hidden catches with Jorge's plan that are not suggested by the title and initial information, power-walking and diet. The author advises incorporating a walking plan into your regiment to burn extra calories, thus raising total time spent exercising to around...oh... thirty-eight minutes a day...which of course is more realistic. Throw in the very calorie restrictive diet essential to success, and you quickly find that it is a little more taxing of a plan than a breezy eight minutes lifting a dumbbell before work.

This book is not about "burning" fat, in the way cardio exercise does. Rather, this book is about raising metabolism, which is of course a good thing. Strength training exercises are picked because they raise metabolism for longer periods than cardio. However, the author is misleading, as many cardio exercises, particularly running, cycling and heavy bag boxing, have strength training aspects to them which will have the same effect on your metabolism.

The book includes a vaguely complicated eating system that has since been abandoned by the author in favor of his 3-Hour Diet book, and thus should be considered relatively worthless. In the 3-Hour Diet, the author suggests incorporating the 8 Minutes in the Morning plan in the diet...thus if you really want to follow Jorge, you should also read that book, which has a much better explained and comprehensive diet plan.

However, the diet in this book and the 3 Hour Diet are both seemingly for people around 150lbs or less and do not take into consideration the extra nutritional needs of larger people.

That being said, with power walking included, the exercise plan detailed in the book, while simplistic, probably is a good plan for a number of people with limited experience with exercise, or for whatever reason simply hate to exercise. If you have any experience with sports or exercise in the past, or are currently active, you will probably find nothing of value in the exercise plan.

Two other notes: I found the author's personal history to be extremely annoying. The author portrays himself as having nearly eaten himself to death as a child, showing a vaguely chubby childhood picture and providing anecdotal evidence of having two grandmothers who frequently fed him while he avoided exercise and was never picked first for sports at school. It is a lame attempt to portray his in-shape self as "one of us" in the battle of the bulge.

Finally...I am not entirely sure the author's claims that you can build muscle mass on this exercise and diet plan are feasible. First, some exercises are repeated only once a month in the plan, or 12 times a year. Nearly all strength training programs recommend doing exercises 2-3 times a week to build muscle. With the very low calorie (I'd estimate at around 1400 per day) diet plan, it simply isn't possible to build muscle. Building muscle requires extra calories to rebuild tissue. If you are feeding your body less calories than its resting metabolic rate AND power walking and lifting weights...there simply isn't the calories available to build muscle. It's a shaky claim that most muscle building experts would refute.

So there you have it. If you are looking for a means to get your body doing at least some kind of exercise and looking for the minimum....well this is the minimum, but you'll be better off doing much more if you can.

I'm not going to rave completely about this book, but it is simply the best and most complete method of how to loose weight and keep it off. It is aimed at women more than men, but the things in the book are effective for men as well. He explains how the body works, which gives you better insight on why we eat what we eat in order to loose weight. It explains that carbs are just as important as protein, and that (certain) fats are just as important as vegetables. I was surprised to learn how fruit is healthy but does not help weight loss at all. Many books cover just excercise and others just food. This book gives you a solid routine for both. The food plan & excercise plans are very realistic even for the worst coach potato. I was dieting/excercising on my own and plateaued after a month - no weight loss for two weeks. I forgot I had this book, opened it up again, followed the plan, and BAM after two days I started loosing weight again. It works.

As a leader of A First Place 4 Health group I found the 2008 Calorie King Calorie, Fat and Carbohydrate Counter very helpful in keeping up with the daily calories that I consume. In First Place we are encouraged to write down everything that we eat and stay within our personal calorie limit. If you do this and exercise you will experience a healthy weight lose. Several of the members ordered this book also and found it helpful.

This book is very helpful for anyone who wants to have the information needed to eat healthier.

Just buy it. Unbelieveable amount of information, all useful. Remember weight loss is nothing but counting calories. This book is a big help. I highly recommend it, especially at the price it sells for.

This is a colorful, easy to read reference. The best one I've ever seen. Not only does it have tons of items you'd use everyday, but great restaurant guides. This would come in very handy on road trips too.

An excellent diet resource tool. Well organized and easy to use. This selection comes the closest to having "everything" and with the annual revision/update they surely come quite close to the goal.