This book has good information. I was not really interested in doing a 28 day program, but wanted to hear more about this type of approach. I really enjoy reading solid research. I like Jorge Cruise and liked his "8 mintutes" in the morning book.

As a retired nurse, I had heard much of this information already and it does sound medically correct to me. It reminds me of a special diet for hypoglycemia that was used years ago when I worked on a medical unit, which stressed small meals eaten throughout the day rather than 3 large meals. The focus is on eating every 3 hours and not allowing yourself to get too hungry, which keeps your blood sugar steady, although the author did not put it in those terms. His focus is in increasing metabolism and preventing the body from going into fat storing mode. He also includes lists of foods and portions which are helpful. The calorie count is quite low to promote weight loss, but by eating frequently hunger should be kept at a minimum. He also focuses on eating a balanced diet from all three food groups, Protein, Carbs and Fats and no foods are off limits. I like that there is a lot of leeway on what can be eaten as long as you stay within certain guidelines, even listing some fast food options.

Makes sense; I'll give it a goodgo!

Interesting concept of timing your eating to lose weight. Not sure if it will work. The example snacks he gives are not nutritious (Oreo 100 calorie packs, etc).

Sounds like a reasonable plan. Although if you are considering something like this you might as well look into TSFL/Optavia. It's basically the same plan, just more streamlined and goof-proof.

http://vision.tsfl.com

More of his stuff. 3 menu lines for meat eaters, carb fans, and vegetarians.

What I mostly gleaned from this is to eat every 3 hours only. Meal, snack, meal, snack, meal, snack. But the last snack of the day has to be 3 hours before bedtime. I'm not really changing what I'm eating I'm just eating every 3 hours and even with this I'm getting my weight back down. I had lost a bunch of weight when I stopped watching TV but I've slowly been watching TV again and my weight has been creeping up. When I watch TV, I snack pretty much non-stop. Not when I read though, just watching TV. It helps to say to myself, "Carolyn, you can have a snack in just another 1-1/2 hrs, so cool it." Also, making myself eat every 3 hours helps too. I eat breakfast and then 3 hrs later I think I'm not hungry but I make myself eat a snack. Then when lunch comes, I'm pretty full still and I have not problem eating how he says - protein size of a pack of cards, carbs size of a Rubik cube and vegetables size of 3 DVD cases or 1 piece of fruit. I'm not a huge vegetable eater unless it's dinner time but making myself eat a piece of fruit is really good for me.

I like that I'm not depriving myself or that I'm not starving. So I'd recommend this book for you dieters or people who want to change your eating habits out there.

This is the best book i have read to control my eating habits. Would tell anyone to read this book.