Too silly for me.November 10, 2006 7 out of 24 found this review helpful
I am just not crazy with the silly style this book is written in, others might like this but I find it annoying and unreadable. The two week diet looks good but I was disapointed that there is no food lists of what to eat and what to avoid. It just seems incomplete.
Book and DVD are Great!November 9, 2006 4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Its A really good book and I plan to read it and put it in to practice I recommend it for anyone thats into health and fittness.
AgreeNovember 9, 2006 7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I agree with "JBSM" on the things missing from this book, including the all-important food combining principle. The doctors also concentrate on the waist too much, but the exercises and "no-no's" will do everyone some good. Interesting that Americans are more prone to think they're hunger when it's really thirst. Food combining would help alkalize the body, as the body will store excess acid in fat cells. Otherwise, a good book for those who need basic education.
Rayna Gangi, author, "Forget The Cures, Find The Cause."
Great book, but lacking some vital points for the perfect dietNovember 8, 2006 Roizen and Mehmet have put together an entertaining review of the human digestive system and a collection of techniques to help people lose weight. Much of the material reflects concepts that I came to, as well, while researching for "The Evolution Diet" (such as keeping metabolism up through snacking, the differentiation of good and bad stress and its effects on weight, benefits of exercise, and briefly what our ancestors ate) but "You On a Diet" contains some great new ideas and concepts. The authors describe some scientific studies and offer some self-tests to get into how our bodies work and how we should be eating while bringing up some great points mixed with humorous metaphors and one liners. Some interesting ideas the authors come up with are (in random order):
Don't confuse your thirst (or desire for sex) with hunger Food depravation makes your body want to store fat Use smaller serving dishes (and don't eat from the box) People are either super-tasters, under-tasters, or normal tasters Cooking with oils (even healthy oils) can be dangerous Cinnamon acts similarly to insulin
Overall, the book has a light-hearted technical manual feel and can really reach people, though some of the biological description may be too heavy. There are a number of drawbacks to this book, one of which is the subtitle. By concentrating on the waist as a ruler for health, the authors risk making health an abstraction of your circumference. The authors also stress that genes are an influential force in one's weight, but they don't explain how two people with the same physical build and the same caloric intake and output could possibly have different weight gain/loss.
Thankfully, this book doesn't include everything one should know about diet/nutrition (that leaves some things for the rest of us to write about). Some ideas "You" lacks are:
Cultural influences on our diets A thorough differentiation between the various types of carbohydrates A clearer description on our natural eating tendencies Appropriate times to eat certain foods Description of the detrimental aspects of coffee (which they promote as high in antioxidants)
Another major miss in this book is the authors' acceptance of cosmetic surgery or prescription drugs for weight loss. While there may be many problems with some obese people, drugs and surgery fix the symptoms, not the actual problems. The authors do briefly describe the psychology that leads to weight gain, but they miss the most obvious point that we humans were made to eat constantly, but we weren't made to eat fried Twinkies constantly.
Here is an idea on how to lose weight....November 8, 2006 0 out of 79 found this review helpful
Eat less. Use that money you want to blow on this book, and invest it. No BOOK is going to make it all better. Here is the simple truth:
1. Eat slower. chew your food slower. So when you are full, you have eaten less. and portions are CRAZY these days. I order the kids menu guys. Even that portion is sickening at some restaurants.
2. Exercise. Nothing crazy. Walk, do a few crunches...
3. If you eat when you are mad, sad or some other emotion, you need to tell your Doctor. You have an eating disorder, and need to possibly be put on an anti-depressant--(I know, they suck), or maybe you have some medical issues (Diabetes, etc.)
Those are the things that will work. Not wasting more money on Diet Books -- Do you KNOW how many there are out there? Do you know why people write them? Because they know they sell. Don't fall for it yet again.
