Nothing new here. I couldn't follow this diet if ...
342390
Nothing new here.  I couldn't follow this diet if you paid me too.  Wish I had saved the money I spent on this book and went to the gym instead.
3918576
I really hoped I would read something new in this book, but it's the same information already on the internet. The one key piece about food is repeated a ridiculous amount throughout the chapters. And most annoyingly are the diet contradictions. On one page the author informs readers to forget about many dieting trends, lingo and myths, but several chapters later the reader is instructed to follow said trends, lingo, and myths. Like fat free or low fat foods in place of regular. I also don't condone the use or consumption of artificial foods, and that is prominent here. A bit outdated, even with the tevised edition. My advice? Eat whole grains, raw natural fruits and veggies and a healthy amount of meat and / or protein. Keep everything balanced, and get in a good 20 or 30 minute walk each day. And stay away from High Fructose Corn Syrup (check labels!). After being stuck with a rollercoaster spike and plummet bloodsugar , eating a balanced natural diet and walking everyday, I have seen incredible inprovement.
4188256
I was so excited when I saw the name of this book on amazon. I thought it was going to be about someone who went on a bunch of diets then discovered one and then lost weight. But it really wasn't. It was about someone who went on basically the same diet over and over, and finally got it right. I found the part at the beginning interesting, when he was just starting out. But once he discovered  his 6 meal a day diet plus exercise, he kept trying that one and then one time it clicked and he succeeded. The back cover of the book said he had tried "every diet imaginable." Come on. He did not. He never tried weight watchers, or pills, or any of the other very popular diets that have been out there for years.

Plus this guy is heavily into weight lifting. I found that part boring as well. Not too many people are into that.

Anyways, I was disappointed.
4118371
Nothing new here.  Platitudes and only the most basic of inspirations and exercises.  Maybe good for someone who's never heard the adage, "Do something you love."  A real disappointment.  Stick with "What Color is Your Parachute?" for more inspirational and useful advice.
507107
I will not buy this book b/c it contains nothing new IMO. I definitely would not buy any audio version because Dr. Gregor is almost impossible to listen to. It is something about his voice that irritates my brain and I can't comprehend anything he says when he is talking. Watch some of his youTube videos and you will see what I am talking about.

Many people will not commit to a long-term healthy, strictly vegan diet IME and IMHO. Take Caldwell Esselstyn for example. I have no doubt what he alleges about preventing and reversing heart disease is true but most people, even really sick people, will not stay on this kind of a diet long-term and be 100% totally compliant all the time. That is why Nathan Pritikin is still my hero. Gregor, McDougall, Dr. Esselstyn, et. al are telling us nothing new. Pritikin figured it all out for these guys nearly four decades ago. You can achieve the same results with a mostly healthy plant based diet and still include some meat and some diary in your diet. This is not pouring gas on the fire like Dr. E alleges. This is the type of healthy diet one can stay on indefinitely and still enjoy a little meat and some dairy products with their meals if they wish. It is the quantity, not the quality, of bad things eaten over a long period of time that will eventually make you sick f1jim. I hope you read this.

If you register for an account in Jonn McDougall's forum, he has a know it all moderator named Jim who will ban you or threaten to ban you if you don't believe everything he believes. That forum is more like a cult. He does not believe in free speech and open discussion of ideas and a free exchange of information which can benefit those of us who choose not to adhere to a strictly WFPB diet.
1392411
Nothing new, that I have not read in other books. The metabolism doesn't always respond in all people the same especially in later years.  Ho, humm
1071977
I didn't realize that this was basically a vegetarian lifestyle.  Not what I want. I was just looking for a healthy eating guideline.
2087334
I was very dissapointed . My sister has cancer and I bought her a good few books including very good anti=diet a new way of life . This is very short and I didn't read anything that I couldn't have found in articles on line .
1273858
Not much new here for me. Good info if you are new to 'PRIMAL' but this was mostly a refresher for me.
4164480
This diet may be great for some people, but definitely not me. I do feel like I understand the diet a little better now, but it's simply not a diet I could stick to. It would require me to eliminate 90% of my favorite foods. I want to eat healthier & im willing to give up some, or even all, of my favorite foods. Just not all at once. I will save some of the recipes that sounded pretty amazing, then this book will be removed from my Kindle. Again, I'm not saying this is a horrible book or a bad diet. It's just not the diet for me.
1676434
Pages and pages of tiny-print chitchat that left me bored and certainly not motivated. And most of the breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes are sodium bombs with almost 1,000 mg of salt each! This was a big turn off for me. And that's not even counting the 3 "snacks" which will add who knows how much more sodium. I felt chest pains coming on just READING the recipes ; )

A suggested breakfast...2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices whole grain toast, 1 banana and 1 cup of low fat milk. REALLY? Carb overload. Also lots of peanut butter and nuts. I don't know about you but eating toast and peanut butter does not sound like a "diet" to me especially not when adding a couple of slices of Canadian Bacon to go with it.

Perhaps some people have lost weight on this diet but I'm betting most have not. And how many have actually done all the pages and pages of exercises? Definitely not for a beginner.
2302493
Sorry, but I didn't get past the addition of catsup to beef au jus & tomato paste to beef gravy. Bleh. scrolling though I found more recipes I couldn't imaging making with the ingredients listed. A lot of yucky stuff in here.
4944017
They should explain what the ingredients are.. i don't recommend this.
1651739
I was unimpressed and did not feel there was anything new here
712107
There is nothing new here.  The food tracker and plate layout are straight up from old Weight watchers programs.  If you already eat any no sugar , no starch program you know what's in here.
1328730
If you know nothing about diet and nutrition, this might be an OK book for you.  I like that is very simple and organized.  It will give you basic concepts to live by.  It is definitely not rocket science.  If you have some knowledge, there is nothing new here.  After hoping and believing in the hype and seeing the before and after pics, I am trying it out.  Three weeks in on the 6 week program, and I haven't seen the tiniest change.  I went from eating the leftovers off the kids' plates and no exercise, to walking daily, eating like a saint, drinking enough water to drown me, and everything else.  Nothing.  Something must be wrong, like the techniques are contradicting each other.  I'll stick with it because I said I would, but I am at a loss.  30 lbs. in 30 days?  Maybe if you hire a team of professionals and you quit your job for a month.
1884740
I was expecting some suggestions on what possibilities or combinations for eating including recommendations for food groups to include in the diet.  Not much substance to it.  The author mentions he ate hamburgers and milk everyday but that was the only example he gave of a possible choice. I am still going to follow the diet but the book was no help.