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Neris and India's Idiot-proof Diet: From Pig to Twig

Authors: India Knight, Neris Thomas
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 57

Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.8

ISBN: 0141027436
EAN: 9780141027432
ASIN: 0141027436

Publication Date: January 3, 2008
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5 out of 5 stars

Jumping on the bandwagon August 28, 2008
I am another one of those people whose life has changed completely due to this book. I look at food and health very differently than I did before. Granted, it could have been any low-carb diet because it's the low-carb lifestyle in general that has won me over. But if it wasn't for the witty true-to-life writing style of this book, I would probably still be yoyo-ing on low calorie diets! Thank you India and Neris, I lost tons of weight, I am happier and healthier and I have learned so much about food and on top of all that, I've become a cook! Always thought I hated cooking but now I enjoy it!

If you have already unsuccessfully tried every other diet, please give this a chance. It may seem drastic at first but you get used to it really fast. And it is absolutely one hundred percent healthy, do your research and you will find this out for yourself.

5 out of 5 stars

It worked for me ! August 27, 2008
I am not a diet-book person or one for "faddy diets". I saw this quite by chance at the top of the bestsellers list on Amazon at the end of Jan 08. I bought it on impulse as the time was right for me to do something about being overweight.
Once I committed myself to it (with the company of a friend - which was invaluable), it took me 6 months to lose 5 stone. I have remained stable at the weight I want to be now for a month. It's early days but I feel confident that I can keep to it, and all I can say is that it worked for me !
The basis of the initial diet is very low-carb - i.e. no potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, fruit whilst the majority of the weight is lost. You can eat any meat or fish, eggs, green veg and supplement it with "good fats" on the side - olive oil, butter, cheese, double cream etc. Once you have shifted all but about a stone you then gradually re-introduce low-carb foods to adjust back. It is a sociable diet and easy to adapt to eating out and around friends' houses - think roast dinner without potatoes but butter on veg / caesar salad with dressing but no croutons / cheese (and pate !) for dessert instead of puds !
A few of my friends have done the Lighter Life diet. It was never one for me because i knew that being off food completely for a quick weight loss would then make me panic when I was supposed to re-introduce them. I believe this is sustainable and has made a fantastic difference for me.
I would recommend buying the cookbook for some simple but effective recipes that both my husband and children ate quite happily.
Good luck !

1 out of 5 stars

This book needs to come with a health warning! August 18, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

While I have to admire this book for attempting to address the issues that underlay a person's overeating, there's not much else to like about it. The "diet" has been put together by two amatuers with no experience in diets or nutrition other than having been on lots of diets in the past. Not a great place to start from...

It's interesting to read that the author claims this book presents a mediterranean diet when that clearly isn't the case. What they actually advocate is cutting out an entire foodgroup (carbohydrates). For the rest of your life. Which frankly, is just plain stupid.

Carbohydrates have received a bad rap in recent years but there's many different types and the authors show their naiveity by excluding the entire group. Put very simply, highly processed, simple carbohydrates are something we should exclude from our diet as much as possible. Complex carbs (whole grains) provide much-needed energy.

The diet advocated by these two woman is quite dangerous. Losing weight safely is easy - you need to burn more calories than you consume. Eat healthily (and most of us know what that means by now) and do regular exercise. It's the only sustainable way to lose weight and keep it off long-term.

Add this book to the enormous pile of faddy, dangerous diet books.

1 out of 5 stars

Another Atkins spinoff! August 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Hi, I really wanted to give this a go but after buying both the book and the diet book I have decided to send them back. I work full-time and did not find this book at all practical for people working full-time. I don't agree with a diet book that tells you that you cannot eat fruit to begin with as it contains too much sugar but you can eat onion bhajis for breakfast! I also don't agree with a diet book where you are told to take so many, expensive, supplements. Why can't you just get the nutrition from food?? The menus looked good but the ingredients are expensive and I just don't have the time. I am sure lots of people have lost loads of weight on it and great for them. I would much rather stick to healthy eating, drinking lots of water and some exercise. Sorry but not for me.

3 out of 5 stars

Great for the mind games, not so sure about the diet August 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Fun and friendly read, which is really good for helping you sort out why you need to diet in the first place, and what you want to get out of it. A lot of diet books take this stage for granted, when it can be the most difficult bit to get right. Without getting the mental attitude right, no diet is going to work long-term - I speak from experience.

As noted by other reviewers, this is an amalgamation of low-carb diets, mostly Atkins. However the authors are not qualified dietitians (nor do they pretend to be), although they are good on practicalities (the section on wardrobe-sorting is great advice). Personally I'm not convinced by any diet that relies heavily on supplements and laxatives, even if mostly in the first stage. I'd still say that at paperback price it's a good investment for helping you get your mind and behaviour patterns under control.