The Fat Resistance Diet: Unlock the Secret of the Hormone Leptin To: Eliminate Cravings, Supercharge Your Metabolism, Fight Inflammation, Lose

The only quibble I have with this book is that it's called a "diet" (a four-letter word in more ways than one). This is the lifestyle change I have been searching for that gives me delicious food to eat while enabling me to lose weight that I have been carrying and unable to lose for years. Six weeks into Stage One (I haven't felt the need to move on to Stage Two), and I've lost 21 lbs. and feel great! I have consistently lost 3-1/2 lbs. a week, and it's not the false water-loss weight loss that diets like Atkins give you. The recipes are truly delicious and after the first two weeks of getting used to shopping and preparing the food, it gets much easier. Here's the unbelievable part....In the past 6 weeks, not only have I not eaten ANY bread or processed sugar (and I have NEVER been able to do that before), but one of the reasons I started this lifestyle was because my blood pressure had started to rise and was over 135/90 before I started. Four weeks into the diet, it is now 114/75!! I couldn't be happier, and I encourage anyone who despairs of ever finding a food plan that enables them to eat well and healthily to give this one a try. Happy eating! UPDATE ALMOST ONE YEAR LATER: Four days after writing my review, my father fell and broke his neck and subsequently went into 3 months of decline until his eventual death. Needless to say, those 3 months and their aftermath were deeply distressing. I got through the first month or so much easier because of the weight loss I had achieved, but sad to say, because of exhaustion/no time, soon slipped into my former eating patterns. The GOOD NEWS, though, it that I regained weight, but still maintained an overall 10-lb. loss, which I have never done before after following any diet (previously, I always regained and added on another 10-lbs. on top of my former weight!). I have since returned intermittently to the Fat Resistance Diet (probably follow it about 50% of the time all the time), and am maintaining my weight. The GREAT thing about this diet is that is does become a lifestyle, and a painless one at that, because you are always eating healthy, tasty and natural food. I still LOVE the recipes, and my friends envy my beautiful salads at lunchtime. Lifetime weight loss takes a lifetime and a lifestyle. I am so grateful that I found this book, and have it open on my kitchen counter at all times. The other amazing thing I have noticed is that I can feel within a DAY when I have eaten the foods on the FRD as opposed to my junk food diet of pizza, chips, and sour cream. You REALLY can feel your arteries clogging up with the junk and cleaning out with the good food!

I've done all the different fad diets that are floating around. The Zone, Protein Power, South Beach, Body for Life... All are either too carb restrictive or too time intensive (BFL). It seems like I've kept looking for that secret diet that is easy and quick. This book gets to the heart of what we all know to be true: Eat lots of veggies, Eat lean meats - specifically fish and some chx, don't over eat, don't eat after dinner, get your exercise. Hasn't your mom been telling you the same stuff forever? Yet we keep ignoring it and keep wanting bread instead of brocolli. This book explains WHY the veggies and fish help you lose the weight, but the most helpful thing for me was the menus. On all the other diets, at some point or another I stand in the kitchen with nothing to eat that's on the diet, and turn to the frozen chimichanga. This book has shopping lists, menus, recipes... it couldn't be easier. I've been on it for two weeks. I've lost nearly a pound a day. I've never been hungry. I feel healthy, less tired. It's a snap. Forget about the Leptin mumbojumbo... this is just plain healthy eating -- hopefully for life.

I have been overweight my entire adult life (I just turned 50); I suppose I'm Dr. Galland's poster child for "the weight goes on and never comes off, no matter what you do." I have steadfastly refused to "go on a diet" - I don't want some temporary program that I do for a while and quit, I need a way to change my lifestyle, and this book is showing me the way to do exactly that. I lost 30 lbs. in the first month alone (and 45 in two months); I'm looking for a total loss of over 100 lbs., and for the first time in my life, I actually have hope that it will happen. Without getting too deep into technical detail, the diet amounts to a kind of biochemical healing from the effects of years of bad eating habits. I have more energy, my general mood is better, even my fingernails are healthier. My doctor is getting ready to take me off blood-pressure and cholesterol medications. The beauty of it is that I'm not walking around hungry all the time. In fact, I had to ask my wife to make some of the salads a little smaller because they left me feeling stuffed. The recipes are, for the most part, delicious, and we're already finding some creative ways to adapt the principles in ways we prefer. The three-stage approach is helpful - a brief, fairly radical Stage 1 to "flush out the system" and retrain the taste buds, as well as get some quick early results to boost morale. Stage 2 is geared to more moderate, sustainable weight loss (adding in more grains and more variety than Stage 1), and Stage 3 is for long-term lifestyle maintenance. We were so encouraged that we did Stage 1 twice through before moving into Stage 2. The thing I like best is that this shows me a way that I can live the rest of my life - true principles that really work, that I can simply live by and not worry about. ----- A brief postscript (October 2006) - I have now been eating this way for eight+ months, and I am down 90 lb. from when I began. I am off all my blood-pressure and cholesterol medications; my BP is 110/60 (was 140/90), my cholesterol is 150 (was 230), my rest pulse is 54 (was 78). This stuff really works! I should add to what I said above, by way of full disclosure, that the fridge-fuls of fresh produce we are now buying are considerably more expensive than the processed junk-food we were buying before, and food preparation is taking up quite a bit more of our time. But I would state unequivocally that those costs are easily worth the benefits of health and energy.

I have been looking for a popular diet book to recommend to my clients and friends. The Fat Resistance Diet contains the best weight loss program that I have yet seen. I carefully analyzed the meal plans and recipes in each stage. It is high in omega-3 fats, vitamins, calcium and other minerals, and fiber. It makes certain that you get 9 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. The fruits and vegetables emphasized are those with proven benefits in preventing chronic disease. There is enough protein to help control your appetite and prevent the loss of muscle that occurs with dieting. There is enough carbohydrate to help maintain energy. There are no artificial sweeteners or additives. The herbs and spices used to flavor foods all have demonstrated preventive health benefits. The recipes are simple enough that food preparation is easy and the cost is moderate. The meals I have prepared from this diet have been really tasty and satisfying. An added benefit of this book is the sensible approach that the author takes to exercise and stress management. Most diet books don't even discuss these areas, although they are very important for weight control. Galland emphasizes walking and other forms of aerobic exercise and stretching and toning to prevent injuries. This is an exceptionally well-balanced weight loss program.

This diet makes so much sense and the recipes are great. I decided to start it right away. The recipes are delicious, I didn't feel hungry and I actually lost 5 pounds in the first few days. The food is the best part of this diet. It's so easy to prepare and has such great flavor, I don't feel deprived. It's like following a cook book of great meals from different parts of the world, not like dieting. Like Rachel Ray but designed by a doctor. My favorites so far: chicken parmigiano, green-tea crusted salmon, black forest banana split, tuscan frittata. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what I get to eat next.