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Very easy to read and understand. Great and delicious recipes. You have to like to cook as lots of prep. It's not a diet so much as just changing the way you eat. Love it!!
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The food choices in this plan are great. It is healthy and very balanced. My only complaint is the amount of prep and cooking involved makes it difficult to follow for those that don't enjoy (or have time for) gourmet cooking.
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We all decided we wanted to lose a few pounds and so I bought this book. Although my husband quickly started complaining that he was hungry afterward or didn't like the "healthy bread", the menu is diverse and definitely healthy. He eats most of the stuff anyway and doesn't even know it! It is amazing what the word "diet" does to someone!
Anyway, the recipes were delicious and interesting with a mediterranean flair and we did lose weight. I didn't really need to lose, but I went on the diet to help out and make it easier on myself in the kitchen.
The only problem I ran into was that it was time consuming as you often have to follow three different recipes for one meal. Also, you have to be very organized....making a strict shopping list and insuring that you have the stuff in the cabinet for upcoming days.
For instance, I had a hard time finding Chipotle Peppers in Adobo sauce. You'd think here in Florida this wouldn't be a problem, but it was. I did find them, next town over, at a Publix that caters to ethnic food lovers. They were HOT. Good, but HOT.
Ultimately, however, it is a very good diet geared to readjusting your metabolism. It cuts out sugar for the first 10 days and you use very little fat, only olive oil.
I loved the diet, except that it was a bit time consuming, but anything worth having is worth the effort.
Give it a try!
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I bought this book on the recommendation of the friend who is a dietician. It is a balanced, practical diet. If you've done WeightWatchers or any other good (e.g., non-fad) diet, you're probably not going to learn an awful lot that you don't already know. The problem is in getting started and in actually sticking to a new way to eat. This diet uses an interesting concept in portion control, rather than weighing, measuring and counting points, which can become annoying, the author uses specific sized plates and bowls and teaches you to "eyeball" the portions. I think it's a great, practical, well-written book.
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I have been on a stand still in my weight loss for over two months. I am 24 yo, 5' 5" and weighed 155 when I first began stage one. To give you some background here, two months ago, I began dieting eating 1300 calories or less and working out 60min of cardio 5 days a week. The scale didn't budge, nor did I give up. But there comes a time when you have to try something new. Thats when I found the Sonoma diet. I was interested immediatly due to the variety of recipes. I have just finished stage one (10 days) and already I have lost 4.5 pounds. Now after being stuck at the same weight for two months. This is a godsend! I have found the diet easy to stick with though it is a little bit tough in the first stage. The recipes are fantastic and the portion sizes are perfect to keep me satisfied. I recommend this diet to anyone who wants to eat better, become more healthy and loose weight. I know I won't give up until I loose every last desired pound. Good luck!
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