This book saved my life.It really is a miracle for me. After years of battling insulin resistance and PCOS, and eating healthy, exercising, and STILL gaining weight... there is finally an answer for me. I've been doing the Metabolism Miracle program for almost a year now and I feel better than I have in years, look great, I've lost 50 pounds, and my cholesterol and triglycerides are better than they have been in over 15 years. I highly recommend this book for anyone with insulin resistance and/or PCOS (they often go hand in hand, but people can have insulin resistance without having PCOS- men, for example.) If you are overweight and can't lose weight on regular diets, there is a chance you may have insulin resistance or prediabetes. You can read the symptoms listed in the book, have your blood checked and determine if that is you.. and if so, this program can really help. It combines healthy eating tailored to this condition along with exercise and lifestyle changes. The Metabolism Miracle has really helped me, where no other diet/program could have- believe me, I've tried them all, and this is the only one for me. Other diets just don't work for people with insulin resistance. It is a hormonal issue which this book addresses. I truly feel it has saved my life. Diet Update 8/15/11: I've weighed myself after dieting two months, two weeks of which have been on the Miracle Diet. I lost a total of 14 initial pounds. To accurately judge this diet's efficacy vs my regular low carb diet, I weighed myself again two weeks later. It seems Kress' Miracle Diet left me with a 2.5 lbs lost per week versus 1.5 lbs per week on my standard diet (e.g. Weight Watcher's). That's a significant difference! It will be interesting to see what my next cholesterol count will be in October and to see if I miss the usual diet plateau. From what I understand from a friend of mine, this diet is very similar to the South Beach and/or Adkins which are also low carb diets. I think the difference is the amount of time (8 weeks) you are on an extremly restrictive carb diet before incorporating those carbs into your diet again. The first five days were difficult; I felt very cranky without being able to eat my usual granola bar, yogurt, cereal, or crackers. Looking at the Carbs to Avoid list, I had the same sensation I imagine an alcoholic would when told to avoid bars. I must be a Carb Addict huh?And having my favorite vegetable, carrots, on the carbs to avoid list was awful! Thankfully I was able to find low carb tortillas at Trader Joe's or I would have gone crazy. Also, I've been finding it rather difficult to eat enought calories (trying for between 1100-1200 a day) on this diet because the meats fill me up too much! I do think some of the recipes are good, tasteful and balanced. I especially liked the idea of adding sweetner and cinnamon to ricotta cheese.Her casual mention of walking as a form of getting exercise without mentioning the importance of cardio and strength training on any diet and as part of your everyday life was inexcusable. I have been on it about ten days and have not yet gotten on the scale; as she suggested. My clothes have been fitting better; but I was on a calorie-reducing diet before switching to hers. So I'm not sure yet to which plan I can attribute it to.
What do You think about The Metabolism Miracle (2000)?
Best diet book ever. So much better than the South Beach diet. It has helped me tremendously!
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