( 65 reviews )
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( 0 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 19 2009
My doctor recommended this diet to me, so I bought a copy of the book and did it for a little while. First I lost 17 pounds one month, another 2 pounds after that, and then I lost another 10.5 pounds in three weeks. So it does work, and I kept about half of it off, but I wouldn't recommend this as a permanent way of life. I found quite a few setbacks to this plan. For one, you are either extremely full or extremely hungry, which makes it hard to control yourself. Second, the phases feel very restrictive, and sometimes you feel like you can't eat anything, or like you have to plan all of your meals a week in advance, which I didn't find very practical or convenient. Third, and perhaps worst of all, the diet made me experience episodes of constipation. I gave this three stars, though, because I did get some good things out of this. For one, I did learn some good habits which I still do today (I don't use rolls when I eat hot dogs or hamburgers, and I buy whole wheat bread now). Also, like I said, I did lose some weight and kept a good percentage of it off. But I would recommend this more for the person who wants to lose a quick 10-20 pounds. If you are looking for a lifestyle change, I have done better counting calories and watching my portions. But if you feel you need a program to follow, chose between Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, or NutriSystem.
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Posted: Jul 19 2009
I am a tasty meal lover (meet, spaghetti, bread, potato, sweets etc. - my favorite food). I was afraid of going on any diet that lacks a good meet taste (mainly garden variety, especially steamed one). And, yes, I am (was) 240 lbs thin:). When my doctor recommended South Beach, I though yeh, sure, but decided to give it a trial. Now, week and a half later, I am 230 lbs (10 lbs less and keep going down). What is positive - the recipes are good to feel the greens tasty and they do have meat and fish and I almost do not recall my attractions to carbohydrate type dishes, not yet, at least . What is not that good - you need to have almost full time cook in your kitchen to be able to keep those very diverse meals coming.
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Posted: Jul 12 2009
I find this book a good learning experience... I did not realize how wrong I was eating until I got into all the facts this book offers. Very helpfull to look at food in a total different way. I am now giving my body what it needs to be healthy, rather than pinning it down with wrong foods that constantly makes me feeling bloated and with no real energy. I do not need those energy drinks anymore! And I am still losing weight and feeling great!
