Lose Weight the Smart Low-Carb Way : 200 High-Flavor Recipes and a 7-Step Plan to Stay Slim Forever (Prevention Health Cooking)

Customer Reviews

Not a low carb book

I bought this book and gave it away to someone that is doing Weight Watchers. This book is NOT a low carb book. In fact some of the recipes call for sugar! If you are on Weight Watchers or some other low fat diet and want to cut down on carbs a little then maybe you'll like it. I gave it only 1 star because of the very misleading title. Anyone who has read Atkins, Protein Power, South Beach or any other low carb book should be aware that this book does NOT follow the guidelines for any of these diets.

A low-carb book with normal ingredients!!!

I've been looking for a low-carb diet that I can actually stick with past 90 days. One that doesn't require me to run to Whole Foods or a specialty grocer every other day to get some arcane ingredient. I've investigated Atkins, both pro and con, it's ok but I have serious questions about sustainability. I can't figure out the new age mumbo-jumbo on The Zone's website. I just want a lower carb, not fanatically low but lower, diet that I can stick with using "normal", easy-to-find and cheap ingredients. THIS IS IT!

I've read all the reviews, I guess you either love it or hate it. It seems from my research and experience with Atkins followers that Atkins is quicker, and better for flash weight loss. But if you're willing to take the slow road and are in this for the long haul, I highly recommend this book. Contrary to the more militant Atkins Addicts, there is a middle road between Induction and Binging.

Common sense, sustainable, real-world, few special ingredients. That's what I was looking for. And I found it with this book.

The SMART Low-Carb Way

This book is all about intelligent low-carb choices to trim excess sugars (and fats and calories) out of your diet. It is not--thank God!--a high-maintenance program that you will fall off of at the first opportunity. If you want tasty low-carb recipes, sensible guidelines to low-carb living, and well-written facts on how this kind of lifestyle works, this is the book to get. I agree that Prevention could have made better editorial choices (pancakes on the cover is really stupid), but they're no worse than what you see in every issue of a diet magazine (showing a photo of a huge chunk of cake when the recipe's nutritional analysis calls for a razor-thin slice).

This book is not for low-carb "eat a slice of bread and die" fanatics . If you are a sensible type, disregard the hateful reviews, consider the sources, and give this book a try. I did and lost 25 pounds in two months.