Through hundreds of studies and expert interviews, The Carb-Lover's Diet presents a revolutionary new science for quick and sustained weight loss, in an easy-to-follow, dietitian-approved plan that has taken America by storm. Including more than 75 recipes based around a high intake of resistant starch, you'll lose weight without the hunger pangs, and with chapters outlining the science behind the diet you know you're in safe hands. As if that weren't enough we've also included fun and easy-to-follow eating rules, shopping tips and pointers for dining out. Don't suffer any more with unsustainable and impractical crash diets, do it the Carb-Lover's way and you'll fall in love with food again.
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The Carb Lover's Diet - already big in the US - is taking the diet world by storm. --Essentials, November 2011
An explosive book that claims bread and pasta are the ingredients for a perfect body is threatening to consign the Atkins diet and other high-protein regimes to history. --Daily Mail, May 14, 2011
In 'The Carb Lover's Diet' they reveal that eating pasta, bread, potatoes and pizza will actually make you happier, healthier, and thinner - for good! --London Glossy, June 2011
'The Carb Lover's Diet' is an easy-to-follow, dietitian-approved weight-loss plan that won't deprive you of the food you really love. --Daily Express, June 20, 2011
This revolutionary new diet is so easy and so filling! Get ready to lose 6lb this week and still enjoy crisps, pasta - and wine!
--Woman's Own, June 6, 2011
An explosive book that claims bread and pasta are the ingredients for a perfect body is threatening to consign the Atkins diet and other high-protein regimes to history. --Daily Mail, May 14, 2011
In 'The Carb Lover's Diet' they reveal that eating pasta, bread, potatoes and pizza will actually make you happier, healthier, and thinner - for good! --London Glossy, June 2011
'The Carb Lover's Diet' is an easy-to-follow, dietitian-approved weight-loss plan that won't deprive you of the food you really love. --Daily Express, June 20, 2011
This revolutionary new diet is so easy and so filling! Get ready to lose 6lb this week and still enjoy crisps, pasta - and wine!
--Woman's Own, June 6, 2011
About the Author
Ellen Kunes is the Editor in Chief of Health magazine and the Editorial Director of Health.com, the premier healthy lifestyle brand, with more than 14 million readers. She was the founding editor of O, The Oprah Magazine, and is the author of Live Well - Or Even Better - on Less. She lives in New York City with her husband, David, and sons, Winston and Branch. Frances Largeman-Roth, RD is the Senior Food and Nutrition Editor at Health magazine. She has helped women across America lose weight and feel incredible with her healthy recipes and smart diet advice. Frances earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and completed her dietetic internship at Columbia University. She is also the author of Feed the Belly: The Pregnant Mom's Healthy Eating Guide. Frances lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Jon, and daughter, Willa.
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
By Kat B.
Format:Paperback
I absolutely love recipes in this book. There are very tasty and most importantly, they are really easy and quick to make. Surprisingly, when ready, food looks as good as on the picture, and I can assure you, I'm not a great cook. Each recipe has about 400 kcal, which makes it easy to eat what you feel like, rather than to follow the suggested eating plan. Being a vegetarian, I found it really easy to substitute meat with vegetarian alternatives. Also, authors suggest a range of snacks, so in effect they recommend to consume about 1600 kcal a day, which is reasonable and not too restrictive. I definitely feel full and don't really feel like snacking. The book itself reads like a magazine and there isn't really that much substance to it, but it doesn't bother me, as I treat it more as a cookbook.
One month update:
It's been now about a month and I'm still really happy with this diet. It fits well with a busy lifestyle and most of the meal ideas are good for packed lunches. I lost 5 lbs so far. It may not seem like much, but I'm happy with that pace; especially that I didn't do the 7-day kickstart plan and I couldn't give up my favourite creamy morning coffee. On the other hand, I aim for at least 10g of RS (resistant starches) every day and I completely eliminated refined-grain products from my diet. Most importantly, I feel more in control of food cravings and I don't have a sweet tooth anymore, which makes me confident that staying on the diet is not going to be an issue.
One month update:
It's been now about a month and I'm still really happy with this diet. It fits well with a busy lifestyle and most of the meal ideas are good for packed lunches. I lost 5 lbs so far. It may not seem like much, but I'm happy with that pace; especially that I didn't do the 7-day kickstart plan and I couldn't give up my favourite creamy morning coffee. On the other hand, I aim for at least 10g of RS (resistant starches) every day and I completely eliminated refined-grain products from my diet. Most importantly, I feel more in control of food cravings and I don't have a sweet tooth anymore, which makes me confident that staying on the diet is not going to be an issue.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book challenges the 'hype' that carbs are bad for you and you won't lose weight if you eat them.
It explains how to eat well by incorporating carbohydrates into your diet. This is not a diet plan on its own and its not a recipe book alone its a combination of both.
The book comprises of:-
case studies of people who have lost weight following the suggested meal plans;
the meal plans and a diet to follow over a number of weeks;
recipes that tie in with each diet plan;
some suggested exercises, called 'the carb lovers workout'.
The diet plan starts with week one, the 7 day carb lovers kick start plan and goes on to the 21 day carb lovers immersion plan. The meal plans look straightforward enough and were interesting, the plan includes snacks (one each day) as well as breakfast, lunch and an evening meal.
I liked the recipes, they were healthy (obviously), relatively easy, did not need expensive ingredients or great cooking skills. Some of the recipes were so simple, like a chopped salad or a filled pita, you'd wonder if that really was a recipe at all, but if you were following the meal plan it was a dish you could easily incorporate. Each recipe has really good information of calorific content, fat content, protein, carbohydrate etc. and resistance starch. Preparation and cooking and portion sizes are also included.
The carbs featured tend to be what are commonly referred to as 'good carbs' like fruits, vegetables, lentils, barley, oats and the use of wholemeal flour in some of the baking recipes. I tried the Greek Lentil soup with toasted pita, and it was really nice, very easy to make, wholesome and filling.
I suspect the book was originally written for an American market but it has been adapted to suit the British reader. Its an easy book to read and follow.
The book didn't 'change my life' but it made me think about what I think I should or should not eat now to lose weight It made me reconsider the balance in my diet, and made it easy for me to come up with meal plans of foods I would tend to eat and enjoy.
It explains how to eat well by incorporating carbohydrates into your diet. This is not a diet plan on its own and its not a recipe book alone its a combination of both.
The book comprises of:-
case studies of people who have lost weight following the suggested meal plans;
the meal plans and a diet to follow over a number of weeks;
recipes that tie in with each diet plan;
some suggested exercises, called 'the carb lovers workout'.
The diet plan starts with week one, the 7 day carb lovers kick start plan and goes on to the 21 day carb lovers immersion plan. The meal plans look straightforward enough and were interesting, the plan includes snacks (one each day) as well as breakfast, lunch and an evening meal.
I liked the recipes, they were healthy (obviously), relatively easy, did not need expensive ingredients or great cooking skills. Some of the recipes were so simple, like a chopped salad or a filled pita, you'd wonder if that really was a recipe at all, but if you were following the meal plan it was a dish you could easily incorporate. Each recipe has really good information of calorific content, fat content, protein, carbohydrate etc. and resistance starch. Preparation and cooking and portion sizes are also included.
The carbs featured tend to be what are commonly referred to as 'good carbs' like fruits, vegetables, lentils, barley, oats and the use of wholemeal flour in some of the baking recipes. I tried the Greek Lentil soup with toasted pita, and it was really nice, very easy to make, wholesome and filling.
I suspect the book was originally written for an American market but it has been adapted to suit the British reader. Its an easy book to read and follow.
The book didn't 'change my life' but it made me think about what I think I should or should not eat now to lose weight It made me reconsider the balance in my diet, and made it easy for me to come up with meal plans of foods I would tend to eat and enjoy.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By D. Lynch
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book really works, I lost 8 pounds on the first week, 4 on the second and another 4 on the third. I am currently on my 4th week and so far have lost a total of 17 pounds!
The secret is ... bananas for breakfast (especially with oats). Once I stopped having bananas for breakfast my weight loss seemed to stall for a couple of days so I went back on it quickly. Fortunately I love bananas.
Most of the recipes in this book are delicious and all are easy to make. There are a few strange things going on though. The chicken pasta primevera has very little chicken and pasta and loads of tomatoes and garlic! It should be called tomato garlic primavera. The Greek lentil soup comes out all wrong unless you halve the amount of water. And microwaving Barley with water is disgusting - don't do it!
Some of the books grand claims are questionable...
1) Never hungry? I beg to differ. I am frequently hungry on this diet, but I control it by drinking lots of water (which is what the books recommends).
2) Cheap meals? Not always, it can often work out quite expensive if you are not careful (they must have known that when they included maple syrup in their recipes). And there is so much weighing required and different ingredients going on, its difficult to avoid waste
3) Easily obtainable ingredients? Not always. Plenty of obscure stuff, although if you like cooking that is part of the fun. A Holland and Barrett near you will come in handy
But I can live with these things because the diet really works and I get to eat bread (rye and pitta), chocolate mousse, strawberries and cream with merlot sauce and loads of other delicious stuff.
The best diet ever !
The secret is ... bananas for breakfast (especially with oats). Once I stopped having bananas for breakfast my weight loss seemed to stall for a couple of days so I went back on it quickly. Fortunately I love bananas.
Most of the recipes in this book are delicious and all are easy to make. There are a few strange things going on though. The chicken pasta primevera has very little chicken and pasta and loads of tomatoes and garlic! It should be called tomato garlic primavera. The Greek lentil soup comes out all wrong unless you halve the amount of water. And microwaving Barley with water is disgusting - don't do it!
Some of the books grand claims are questionable...
1) Never hungry? I beg to differ. I am frequently hungry on this diet, but I control it by drinking lots of water (which is what the books recommends).
2) Cheap meals? Not always, it can often work out quite expensive if you are not careful (they must have known that when they included maple syrup in their recipes). And there is so much weighing required and different ingredients going on, its difficult to avoid waste
3) Easily obtainable ingredients? Not always. Plenty of obscure stuff, although if you like cooking that is part of the fun. A Holland and Barrett near you will come in handy
But I can live with these things because the diet really works and I get to eat bread (rye and pitta), chocolate mousse, strawberries and cream with merlot sauce and loads of other delicious stuff.
The best diet ever !
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diet
really good lost weight using this never felt hungry would strongly recommend can more or less eat whatever you like
Published 1 month ago by Ms. A. S. Bird
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Ingredients hard to find
I found the basics of this book quite helpful especially the 7 day kickstart menu plan. There are several meal ideas in this book although some of the ingredients required are not... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Marion King
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We love Carbs too
This book has brought our diet back in line and is healthier than most in that it allows a good mix of food and I love the recipe choices. Read more
Published 11 months ago by rivermole
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Where are the Freezer Symbols? Anyone??
Cannot find any FREEZER symbols on any of the recipes? I am just 1 person and a lot of the recipes say serves 4, 6, 12. The recipes do not have any FREEZER SYMBOL anywhere? Read more
Published 11 months ago by ANGIE UK
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carb lovers
I found the book quite good,the recipes are easy etc; and it works it does what it says lose weight and never hungry its brilliant
Published 11 months ago by abbey
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Eat cake and lose weight...
I specialist in helping people lose weight and ask people I work with to read this book because...
1. It is a calorie controlled diet with one simple rule... Read more
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Published 12 months ago by Mark Stipanovsky
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good diet book
this is a great diet but very american, just put on your english/european head and think of some alternatives to some of the ingredients
Published 14 months ago by karen hayler-smith
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misleading title
I bought this book as a carb lover with the assumption, that by the title, this book was for people who, funnily enough, love carbs and would therefore be full of carby foods! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Bill
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Didn't like this
There was nothing in this book whih I liked. Plus many of the items were not readily available as it is an american book.
Published 21 months ago by marieloiuse
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It's working for me
I've been following this diet for a month now and I'm losing weight slowly and steadily without feeling hungry. Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. White
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