I saw the ladies who... wrote this book on TV and decided to buy it. The idea is certainly timely, as most adults in American need to lose a few inches around the middle! Excellent idea, if it would just work. I went online because I can almost always find books cheaper there. I think this book is well written. Excellent layout; easy to read, understand & find info to reread when needed. My husband and I are trying this diet to see if it works. Little expensive to get started on the specific menu items. It seems to be working to help him lose weight. Some inches but not as quickly as expected. I have not lost any inches or weight, and I'm eating the same things. However, he needed to lose quite a few pounds and I did not. I have been going to Curves to exercise daily and had already lost 46 lbs. in the last 18 months that way. Now I need only to lose inches around my middle, especially my abdomen. The Flat Belly Diet seemed perfect for that. It has not happened yet. NONE. We've been on it 5 weeks now. The first 4 days my husband lost 6 pounds, but after the first 2 weeks, he was not losing much more and began to add exercise in order to get it going down again (in this case riding his bike 2 miles after each meal.) I suspect that may have had the most to do with his current weight loss. We will continue counting calories and eating MUFAs as the book suggests until he reaches his goal. I am only continuing because it is easier to cook the same things for me. And it's healthy, delicious food. Maybe it will help me to lose belly fat eventually.... This diet may work great for lots of people. It think it would for folks who have not been exercising or eating correctly for years. It probably would zap the lbs. & inches right off. I would recommend they try it and see!
I have not finished reading... the book, but so far, I am pleased with it. They wrote in on a level we can understand - you do not have to be a doctor yourself to be able to get something out of this book. Being in my mid 40's losing weight has gotten harder and it seems this book is teaching me life changing way to not only lose weight but to become healthier. If you have the belly fat like it talks about I think it would do you great good to get your hands on this book be it from buying it or getting it out at your local library. You will learn from it. I am very pleased I paid the money for this one. Good-luck with your reading and hope you get as much out of it as I have.
Very disappointed that once again, a book skims the surface ...of a topic but doesn't really explain how or why something works. Do we need MUFA's throughout the day? Apparently we do. But why? What do they do? What would be the natural way to rememdy this nutritional lack? What do our bodies need and expect? There is similar information available from other sources. I wish they'd get together and figure out something closer to reality. Prevention, which years ago was more cutting edge, seems to have fallen far short of its potential. Too bad. I thought maybe they'd gone back to their origins, but because they haven't, I won't be reading them again. Superficial and glitzy is not what I'm after.
This book is very sensible and seems to get you going with a...n easy to follow jump start menu. I have struggled with losing weight for awhile because I do not have much weight to lose. I have managed to lose 4 pounds and continue to slowly and sensibly lose weight. My cravings are under control. I have bought 5 of these books so far and give them to friends who need to lose weight. Don't wait buy the book.
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I really appreciate that it is written in straightforward la...nguage, no hype, and sensible guidelines. I dislike that most of the recipes are things we do not buy or would eat. So I am trying to find other things that I could substitute. I decided to buy it since a medicine my doctor had me on caused a 30 pound weight gain in one month! In the first 5 days I lost 8 pounds and have continued to lose pounds at a gradual rate. I feel great and have both more energy, and do not desire any of the unhealthy foods I've always liked!