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Hungry for a better plan? | Crack the Fat-Loss Code: Outsmart Your Metabolism and Conquer the Diet Plateau | Wendy Chant

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	• Crack the Fat-Loss Code: Outsmart Your Metabolism and Conquer the Diet Plateau Wendy Chant McGraw-Hill, 2008 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 69 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellent explanation of metabolic process; overly complicated diet

Wendy does an excellent and far better than average job with explaining the metabolic processes, and the book is definitely worth a read just for that part. She's absolutely on the money, for the most part, about the nutrition needs of our bodies.

However, I find her nutritional plan, the basic method called 'carbcycling', to be way over-rated and far too complicated for the average person. Her fitness plan as well. There is another book which will teach you how to retrain your body to burn fat rather than store it without doing mental yoga to carb cycle. I'll get to that book in a minute.

Here is what I would suggest: borrow Wendy's book from your library to read about how the metabolic processes work, and if you are convinced that you want to follow a carb cycling plan such as she suggests, then Google 'carb cycling' and you will find plenty of free resources out there.

A better plan for nutrition, in my opinion, is following something like the Weight Watchers Core Program (NOT the Flex plan!), which, again, the basics can be found via a Google search. (Trust me, you will be surprised at the guidelines for their CORE Plan, NOT the Flex plan!)

A far more excellent fitness plan is to purchase the book The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution: The Slow Motion Exercise That Will Change Your Body in 30 Minutes a Week 'The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution: The Slow Motion Exercise That Will Change Your Body in 30 Minutes a Week" by Frederick Hahn. Hahn's book wins hands down on the fitness plan!!

However, I do disagree with the nutritional plan in the back of Hahn's book, a very low carb plan by the authors of the book 'Protein Power,' Drs. Eades. But the fitness plan cannot be beat, AND YES YOU GET FAR BETTER FITNESS FOLLOWING HAHN'S FITNESS PLAN 30 MINUTES ~~PER WEEK~~ (NOT day!) than Wendy's fitness recommendations, which is basically the over-preached "exercise your brains out" approach. As Hahn explains so well, 2 hours a day of aerobic exercise increases your ~~endurance~~ but not necessarily your FITNESS level.

And Hahn's explanation in the beginning of his book flows nicely with what you learn in Wendy's book about metabolism and how to retrain the body to burn fat and not store it! Wendy's explanation of the metabolic processes goes hand in hand with Hahn's brief review of it, and forms the basis of Hahn's fitness plan. Both of these two books fall short on the nutritional aspect, however, in my opinion. Any nutritional plan that relies on protein powders (both plans), cheeseburgers (in the Eades' plan), fake sugar (in Wendy's plan), and other "frankenfoods", and eliminates some of the greatest nutrition in the world, such as legumes, in my opinion, falls far short of the mark!

So, read Wendy's book (the first part) for the best and most clearly written and easily understandable explanation of the metabolic processes and what needs to happen to switch on your fat burning, buy Hahn's book for the fitness and the HOW to switch on your fat burning, and follow a sound, balanced nutritional plan such as the WW Core Plan, and you will be well on your way to fabulous health and fitness!

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TRY IT -- IT WORKS!!

If you're a logical, discilined person, this is a lifestyle for you! In 8-weeks, I dropped 11 pounds, 7% of my body fat and nearly 14 inches. No exercise really, just through manipulating my diet -- and I didn't feel deprived. Wendy has worked in to her plan 2 days where you get to indulge in all of your favorite things. AND YOU STILL DROP THE WEIGHT! Get this book, and if you can, get to her Nutrition Boot Camp classes in the Orlando area. She will help you with the skills to take control of your health in this age of a frighteningly depleted food chain. Good luck!

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Wendy's Plan Really Works.

Wendy's tenets:
1. Protect and Support Muscle
2. Level Blood Sugar
3. Create and Energy Deficit
4. Produce Heat
5. Manipulate Energy Stores

I purchased and read Wendy's book in the same night. I was hungry for a way to eat right and lose weight! I knew that it had to exist. As an ex-athlete (figure skater), 5' 9 and 173 pounds, I have seen women my age (43) keep the weight off but I couldn't understand why I was having the problem. I skated 4 times a week, took lots of walks and I was even doing occasional Pilates. By my calculations I was working out more than most of the thinner women that I knew. What was going on.

Almost immediately "Crack the Fat Loss Code" explained that I was eating incorrectly. It was obvious that I was eating a diet of carb-laden packaged foods. Even though they said "all-natural", "organic", "low-fat" and I paid more for them at the health food store, when I checked the carb count, I realized....I was a carb-junkie. According to Wendy's plan it seemed, I was never giving my blood sugar a chance to level out before constantly fueling up with more carbs and sugar. Not to mention the days of eating virtually nothing, only to overeat for days afterwards.

After a week of following Wendy's book, and 8 weeks in her Nutrition Boot Camp (which is the same plan of her book but she explains exercise and supplementation); I went from 173 to 161. My body fat index dropped from 26.5% to 21.5%. I also lost 4 ½ inches in my waist and 3 ½ inches in my chest.

What makes Wendy's plan different from others; (I tried most every of the other big ones including Vegan) there are no completely off limit foods; you eat carbs most every day; I never felt hungry not even once; and it is extremely simple to follow once you learn the code letters and create your little tracking sheets.

I still have trouble believing all the food I am supposed to eat and that I'm never starving myself. This was the most important aspect of this plan for me--as a skater I had to have fuel. I also have an extremely complex, thought intensive job where I have to remember and recall mass amounts of information every minute. Eating like a true athlete (which is how I describe Wendy's plan) has shown me exactly how my body works, stores, and uses fuel and when and how exactly to cheat.

For anyone trying to lose large or even small amounts of fat, you are wasting valuable time. Start using Wendy's plan right away. I also strongly suggest one of Wendy's remote boot camp programs; which I understand you can join from anywhere. This lady knows her stuff; down to the exact science.

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Will it last?

What I liked about this book:

- The introductory chapter about the food types (carbs, fats, proteins) and how they are used in our bodies
- The eight weeks plan to "Crack the Fat-Loss Code" - this thing actually works.
- Sample Meal Plans
- The idea of not having any "disallowed" foods

What I did not like about this book:

- The program seems to be rather restrictive and probably difficult to follow in the long run. And this is the problem with most diets programs.

So although the program seems to work for me at the moment I am not sure about how long it will last. I think that the readers of "Crack the Fat-Loss Code" will benefit from the Body Maintenance Manual - a great self-help guide to long and healthy living with a great emphasis on proper nutrition and long term lifestyle change.

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