I would never know that it is low-fat
937077
I could never find a way to eat semi-healthy in the morning following workouts, and I could never seem to find any low-fat choices that I did not feel tasted like cardboard... then in a moment of weakness I tried my wifes Special K Low-Fat Granola. I was instantly in love and immediately addicted to this product. To me, I would eat it everyday even if it had 4X the calories and fat, I simply love the taste and texture.
For a middle aged dude who never ate cereal on a regular basis, I have changed to a guy that gets nervous if I have less than 2 boxes in the house, thanks Special K.
3568060
I will start off by saying I did NOT try the diet; the review is on the book and the info it contains.  I had high hopes for this, and believe  that people probably do lose weight on it (I have no way of checking that).  I would like to compare it 'slightly' to Atkins; yes, there are similarities.  It is high-protein & ketogenic.  There is a sort of 'induction' phase.  That can last 1-10(?) days.  He was VERY vague on that point, and several others, IMO.  Is it one day or a week?  Big difference.  Also, there are no height/weight charts, no real idea of what your "true" weight is supposed to be (he infers your body will just 'know.').  How will it know?  I am supposed to go along in step 2 until I reach my ideal weight, but I have NO CLUE what that is supposed to be!

Other things jumped out at me like red flags, which made me doubt his science or legitimacy.  For example, there are NO veges allowed in the first (of four) phases, and very few in the second phase.  That can be months of your life with very little vitamins.  He just adds in some weird oat cake daily.  No substitutions on this--eat the oats!  Why would you think greens and low-sugar vegetables are taboo, but add in grains???  I get the need for fiber (he does talk about the expected constipation [oh, joy], but says to drink more water and take medications for that.  And eat the oat cake.

Another MAJOR issue is his restriction of fats to the point of craziness.  This is dangerous, and you can google lots of info on something called 'rabbit sickness.'  I guess if one consumes vast quantities of protein w/ no real carb and no fat, it can cause such havoc in your body that many people have died from it.  You can apparently live on nothing but fat (as the Inuits do--yuk!) and be fine, but all protein & no fat is horribly dangerous.  For a doctor to recommend this seems unethical.  Again, there is research out there, esp. from the Colonial times where it WAS killing people.  And all fat is bad to him except salmon, but avocado & nuts are off limits.  ?????

Dr. Dukan also not only permits diet soft drinks, he encourages them, even in the case of pregnant women!  (Is there anyone who thinks aspartame is good for an unborn child?!  Seriously.)  Finally, the diet makes it SEEM like once you get the weight off, you can eat whatever you want in life except for 1 day per week.  Reading in depth, however, he infers you can't do that & maintain low weight; you will need to stick to level 3 most of the time & have treats now & then.  It just felt, for me, like a big lie from what he espouses, but in the fine print, so you might miss that point.

I'm pretty sure that regardless of high carb/no fat to high protein/low carb, just about everyone from Dean Ornish to Dr. Atkins himself regard vegetables as 'the more, the better.'  They are filled with vitamins and phytochemicals, as well as fiber & water.  I think most weight loss experts would also recommend staying far, far away from aspartame & other yucky chemicals, in the name of health.

My opinion:  I won't be trying this b/c it is important to me to 1) make choices based on nutrition, not just weight loss.  I want to be full of vibrant health, not full of weird chemicals;  and 2) I want to teach my child about healthy eating and steer her away from bad things.  I think this diet WOULD work for a short term event (wedding, reunion) where you need to be diligent, but the weight probably will drop off.  I do not see how someone could maintain this forever, and question some of his suggestions.  I would rather go back to Atkins or Zone, where the emphasis is on health.
1409647
25% less fat, but 33%  MORE SUGAR.  Could have been a healthy alternative if they did not bump up the sugar.
3923866
This top is made with the same flimsy fabric as many of these other similar tunic tops...  very thin If you hold your hand behind it and hold it up to the light you can see  through it, and I had a  dark purple color. The cut of it, with the stitching that goes around it just above where a natural waist line would be (but not high enough to be an empire waist) was very unflattering to my figure, and in my humble opinion, would probably be so to most women who are not very thin. I'm not that big of a person, 5'6" 130lbs,  and it made me look pregnant and/or as if I was about 170 pounds. I'm not exaggerating. It really made me look enormous. I have a very small waist line, and when I wear clothes that emphasize that, I look as though I am about a size 4.  This made me look as though I was wearing a size 10! The reason I bought this was because the picture seemed to show that it was very flattering at the waistline and it would give you a very curvy figure. Not so at all! The cut is just all wrong! In addition, the stitching (while not coming apart) did not seem to be good quality, and for all of these reasons I will be returning this and because of the cut I wouldn't really recommend it unless you have a slim figure, and buy a very small size.  Even then, I'm not sure how flattering this top would be on anyone.
877172
Since there is such a negative review board, and  viewing the low percentile on comments, I refuse to invest my money on a device so cheaply constructed.  I know beyond a shadow of a doubt, this would not benefit or help my body. Maybe if it was reconstructed to better serve our needs and do the job it was designed to do in reality.  It could be an actual Winner, something we women could treasure to strengthen our Abs.
4595002
I don't like leaving such a low rating but this is not remotely a "heavy weight" shirt as described.  It is very thin and light weight.  It's also not even close to being sized correctly.  I'm not sure what "comfort cut" is supposed to be, but I normally wear XL, which is what I ordered, and I could barely get it on.  I know sizes can vary but this is the smallest XL shirt I have ever bought in the last 20+ years.  It might fit my 13 year old son, but I think it may be too small for him as well.  I should've just returned it.  I like the design but I don't think an XXL would fit me either and I don't like the fact that it's mis-represented as a heavy weight shirt.
797730
Having chronic pancreatitis I have to watch my fat intake more so than others. A little bit too much of anything not good might send me back to the hospital. Scales like this are a necessity for those in my shoes.
4940758
still mind blowing that this represents 1 lb of fat. I use this as reminder of how much fat I have to lose and its gross enough looking to motivate you to get that crap out of your body.  Kind of like fat shaming Lady Gaga at the superbowl!
2922422
I know this is a day bra, but the support is so lacking I may as well not wear a bra at all.  Also, the sides came up weirdly high under my armpits, which was not comfortable.  If you have a lot of armpit fat, this is the bra to contain it I guess.
4005022
other people had mentioned the lack of weight as an issue-I didn't think I would care...but I do.  They feel cheap
2283635
I wasn't really expecting a lot. It doesn't really have much taste at all. On the upside it has like 0 everything, but that included taste for me as well. I'll stick with butter...lol...
32706
It is much lower in fat than other brands of coconut cream.
1719912
It looks nice and all, but I really wish I'd known it would be as skinny as it is, I would've thought twice about buying it...
2280489
The "Vegetarian diets" and "Vegan Recipes" mentioned in the title, and the promise to "give you an insight into vegetarianism" are still puzzling, though.

While my kitchen scale might be able to acquaint me with 300 g of zucchini or 250 g of cucumber or 40 ml of egg once I got them home, I'm not sure how I would estimate amounts to purchase.

And either way, that egg (variously measured in "pieces" and "grams" as well) feta and cottage cheese, milk, yoghurt, sour cream, scallops, fish and mussels that are lurking within those recipes are not vegan.

The sour cream, grams of oil, oil "to taste" and liberal references to "mayonnaise lean" make me question the "Fat-Free and Low-Fat" claim as well.  Without recognizing the measurements, I may be overly suspicious but I can't tell.

Finally, I'm intrigued by the nettle soup and equisetum soup recipes, but I've only found those as herbal powders where I live...clearly not suitable for the recipes.

I can't recommend or even use this book for the above reasons--it is possible that someone who isn't interested in the vegan or non-fat quality of the recipes and can recognize metric measures and has access to fresh herbs as called for might find it useful.  Or not.
4580950
I had always been slim.  When I was 29 (37 yrs ago) I knew something was wrong when I went on a 3-day fast of water, V8 and orange juice while playing tennis and didn't lost one ounce! I've been on every diet, joined a health club, did cardio, weights, etc.  Been to over 30 docs over the years.  They all said I might have an underactive thyroid and/or to push myself away from the table! How utterly insulting! I'm not one of those people who eats a gallon of ice cream, a box of donuts, a whole pizza, etc. who inevitably will lose weight when they stop doing that!  Duh, no kidding!  I hate that.  I am patient, determined and even willing to give up CAULIFLOWER (which I just adore roasted).  Most of us eat the same foods on a regular basis, and I am no different.  I was always told to eat a high protein breakfast, i.e. eggs, which I have every morning.  I do love my veggies and salads, and a lean steak, chicken, and some fish.  I can even give up potatoes if I have to. I hope to receive this book tomorrow and hopefully get back to you with good results.
3610810
This is just so wrong! Please explain this to me of how this book can have so many positive reviews. MANY of the recipes have very high content with no saturated fat listing at all. Cream of broccoli, carrot and so on, have 19 g fat per serving! it's possible that these numbers of ratings are just made up randomly by the author, or given that the author uses heavy creams and butter.
Given that the book is cheap, the author was hoping that no one would return it, and bite the loss.
What really bothers me that Amazon has many fake reviews, and I suspect that what the positive reviews for this book are. I find this book useless for my purposes (high cholesterol, stents).  As Trump would have said it; SAD!
3316518
I would only recommend this for small girls only ... Or woman that have like zero belly fat.. I wish I could return mine ..