Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.25
EAN: 9780071546911
Edition: 1
ISBN: 007154691X
Label: McGraw-Hill
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2008-02-04
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill

LOSE UP TO 25 POUNDS IN 8 WEEKS AND KEEP IT OFF!

The human body evolved to resist starvation by holding on to fat. No wonder it's so difficult to lose weight! Now a revolutionary lifestyle plan finally cracks the code for efficient fat loss. Developed by leading nutrition specialist Wendy Chant, the plan is scientifically designed to help you "outsmart" your body's natural cycles for storing and burning calories.

Crack the Fat Loss Code teaches you how to boost your metabolism through "macro-patterning"--a simple routine of alternating carb-up, carb-down, and baseline days. There are even built-in cheat days, so you can enjoy the foods you love. Once you get your eating habits on schedule, you'll find that you can lose weight . . . for good.

In just eight short weeks, you'll be able to:

• REPROGRAM YOUR BODY--to burn the fat and keep it off.
• FEEL HEALTHY, NOT HUNGRY--with limitless food options.
• CONQUER THAT DIET PLATEAU--once and for all.

"Crack the Fat-Loss Code brings you the most sensible solution to permanent weight management I have seen."
--Frederick C. Hatfield, Ph.D., bestselling author of Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach, Hardcore Bodybuilding, and Ultimate Sports Nutrition

Customer Rating:
Summary: Save your money
Comment: I am so glad I checked this book out from the library. What a chaotic mess! Most pages are filled with fluff to make a simple concept bulky enough to create a book. It is difficult to read, not because of speaking over the readers head with pompous vocabulary, but because it is horribly edited and visually difficult to read because of it's physical layout on the page.

And the recipes are WAY WAY WAY off on nutritional value! One recipe claims nutritional value of trace protein, 14 grams of fat, and 3 grams of carbs per serving, but when put into a trusted nutrition site, the nutritional values are actually 16g of protein, 14 grams of fat and 60 grams of carbs!!! That is a drastic miscalculation that could hurt a diabetic following closely to a medical plan.

While the basic concept of mixing up your carb grams throughout the week to keep your body on its toes sounds good, there is no science behind it, at least that this book can present in a clear, concise manner. And it is relatively common knowledge that having a varied diet is healthy.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A little disappointed
Comment: I saw an article about the diet in a Woman's magazine, and so I ordered the book. I received the book 4 days ago and have been reading and re-reading the book.

There are definite discrepancies between the magazine article's example food plan and what is stated in the book. For example, yogurt was part of the 1st week meal plan in the article; however yogurt is not listed as an "approved" food for the first week.

The book also references areas on a web site. The only web site mentioned in the book is in the reference section of the book. I do not find items mentioned in the book on the web site. Many of the pages on the web site still appear to be under construction.

I would like to see more recipes and example meals. I would like to be able to ask questions to the community of people who have successfully followed this plan. This is day 2 of the deplete for me. Onward...

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Book Needs Editing But Diet Does Work
Comment: The editor of this book should have been fired. It is filled with inconsistencies and missing information. It's shocking that it would be published in this condition, but I guess it still sells. Nevertheless, if you can figure out what to eat (and what not to eat) by following the guidelines for each phase of this "eating plan" (she does not use the word, "diet"), you will find success. HOWEVER, this is no miracle diet as others have claimed and you will not lose 25 pounds in 8 weeks unless you are starting this program as morbidly obese. I lost 7 pounds in the first week and by the end of 8 weeks I had lost a total of 8 pounds. I followed the plan pretty much to the letter. My exercise was light--just a daily walk of about 20 minutes. The meals are what I would describe as tolerable--nobody will mistake Wendy Chant for a gourmet chef that's for sure. Her "breakfast crepes" taste like cardboard with saccharine. I will give this 8-week cycle another try and amp up the exercise next time. All in all, not a bad diet (very hard for me to lose any weight), but don't expect miracles and except for a handful of "cheat days," you will forfeit delicious foods for a couple of months.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Valuable reading
Comment: This is a valuable read. If followed strictly... it will train your
body to perfect eating habits.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: My husband and I lost a total of 55lbs in 6 weeks!!!!
Comment: Finally a way of eating that works!!! We bought the book first, and the video came next. My husband was very interested in the video, after losing 8lbs the first week. He was a big help, with helping me keep the days straight, after watching the video. He would have never sat and read the book (to busy you know). We are on week 10 and are still going down on the scale, yeehaa!!! This new way of eating works for us. It does take planning and commitment, but it is working for us, cause we eat all the foods we have always loved, on the days they are allowed, and that is doable.

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