I am giving this book 4 stars despite the title of my review.Why?because the author seems to really know her stuff.She lays out the scientific basis for her program in a very readable and accessible way.Her nutritional and physiological facts and figures are not in question, at least not in my mind.In addition to sound nutritional advice, she offers a very basic but good weight training program for those not inclined to spend hours on a treadmill every week, but still want to maximize the benefits of regular exercise.And I did enjoy considering the book's assertions despite the rather cheesy vignettes that introduced each chapter.So where's the flaw?The ironclad advice to not eat after 3 PM at least 5 days per week is at the heart of the weight loss program outlined in this book. And, oh yes, eat healthfully whenever you eat.At the risk of sounding skeptical, wouldn't following the latter advice even if you ignored the former lead to similar results?I do applaud anyone who has found success on this program, or in any other reasonably healthy way and am not so closed-minded to not thoughtfully consider alternatives.
But for me, the decision really came down to not wanting to live in a vacuum.Unless you are living alone and have only yourself to consider, or perhaps just a partner or spouse who is also on the program, it becomes something theoreticaly ideal but maybe not very desirable in its practical application. For me, that would be to not have that touchstone of our family dinners every evening, well past the 3 PM deadine in this book.Its a time of respite for our family, when we come in from our daily responsibilities and enjoy a meal (yes as healthy and light as we can make it)and share our lives for a little while.It is a positive thing for my family and I suspect for many others as well and it can't be easily had on a strict deadline when the public schools, corporate America and the world at large just won't cooperate.
That having been said, this book does have a lot to say about the way we look at food and eating.It is well worth the reading.Every reader will have to decide for themselves if the 3 o'clock deadline will get them where they really want to be, or if there are worse things than dinner at 6.
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