I'm proof that Tammi's plan works. I lost 27 pounds of fat and 16.5 inches in 12 weeks. With Tammi's guide I learned how easy it can be to eat healthy foods and promote weight loss. Her book is easy to understand, motivational and will show you how to achieve similar results. It can work for you too! You won't be disapointed. The knowledge and confidence I received from Tammi have literally changed my life. This is not a magic pill but the tools she gives you are. Find out why Wenatchee, Washington sings the praises of Tammi Flynn!

I started on this diet with actually just the booklet over 4 years ago. This diet works over the long haul, but you don't stop once you've lost your desired weight. I lost 25 lbs. from 140 to 115 with this diet and it is one of the very best of all the books I've looked at. I had bought at least 5 or 6 different books in the quest for a weight loss plan that would work. This book gives you all the keys you need to loose weight. And yes, it does require a person to workout and any book that says you can loose weight and not workout is pulling your leg. Don't pass this book up it is a chance to change your life and feel better about yourself.

I am a personal trainer certified by the American Council on Exercise and have reviewed many books on exercise and nutrition. Tammi Flynn's work is outstanding! She gives the reader the opportunity to learn and form new habits without the stress usually associated with fad and crash programs. The 3-Apple-a-Day Plan makes sense. I recommend it to all my clients.

Lee Gamelin, CPT
Merrick, New York

The Apple Diet is essentially a low fat diet with a twist. Dieters on the plan eat three apples a day - one prior to each meal.

The premise behind the diet is a simple one. You eat an apple that fills you up with fiber, water and other nutrients and thus reduce your appetite. Apples pack a lot of benefits in a low calorie package.

This plan also includes a moderate calorie, low fat diet. Sample 1500 day includes apple, omelet, and oatmeal for breakfast, non fat cottage cheese and non fat yogurt for a snack. Chicken, broccoli, brown rice and apple for lunch, cappuccino shake for mid afternoon snack and dinner of salmon salad and you guessed it - an apple.

The plan also includes lots of exercise. Cardiovascular, and weight training with squats, lunges, chest presses etc.

The book makes it sound easy. Just eat your apples and voila..simple weight loss. In truth the plan would be very difficult for the average person looking to lose lbs. to stick with for the long haul and keep the weight off.

The diet reminds me of Bill Phillips initial Body for Life plan only not as good. Bill's initial diet included eating very clean ie chicken breast, brown rice, non starchy veggies etc. but it allowed for more fat. The Apple Diet plan is under 20% fat. Bill's plan has also expanded to include his new Eating For Life cookbook with tons of great tasting recipes. The recipes are far more interesting and easy to stick to than the ones in the Apple Diet.

Bill also allows for one cheat night. With the Apple Diet you get nothing..Nada..no chocolate, no ice cream, no dippin dots. Just grilled this or steamed that. How boring is that!
So yes this will work if you are hard core ready for intense clean eating. But if you want a little bit more laxity and interest try Bill's plan instead or if you are the average Mr. or Ms. trying to lose weight, up your protein some for satiation, count your calories but don't worry about being quite so perfect every day.

Another drawback to the plan is the apples. I like apples but THREE a day! Everyday!....hmmm could this diet be sponsored by companies like the Washington Apple Growers? Could this be a thinly disguised attempt to sell more apples.

Indeed we all agree that they have fiber and are good for us. BUT 3 per day?

Bottomline if you can eat very clean for the rest of your life and 3 apples every day..then this may be the perfect diet for you. If not...pick another plan.

This book was really informative and the diet or meal plan is easy to follow. I really liked the book and the general premise.

The 3 Apple-a-Day book is packed with vital info on this diet. Written by a nutritionist, it allows you to enter the book at your desired level of interest by discretely presenting info. The part I found least appealing were the endless examples of who lost what when I wanted more info on how I could lose more. The science sounds good but beware non-weight bearing exercisers and those who don't lift on a regular basis; you may have a very shallow weight decline. I'd like to see many more recipes instead of the endless testimonials. Also, the book itself fell apart at its binding about halfway through making the whole reading experience and plan to use it over and over quite problematical. I'm yearning for an e-reader now.

Great for moms (who just had babies with just belly fat) or people who are trying to lose less then 50lbs in a 6-8 month period. I wish it had more of a variety on the food menu but other then that it's okay.

IT was hard to believe but if you stay with it and exercise, eating the right calories
for each meal and having enough protein. It works!!

My first impression was the similarity to "Body for Life."

At the same time, there's a lot of independent research that suggests 2-3 apples a day can lower blood cholesterol, plus the benefit of being a natural appetite suppressant. It's important to note, too, that she also provides recipes that incorporate apples, so you're nto always eating an apple before each meal.

The suggested workout is reasonable with a handful of functionally fit, big-muscle exercises, and is broken down into a upper/lower split routine of 3 days of strength training alternating with 4 days of cardio.

All in all, it's structured enough for people who need that on a daily basis in order to achieve their weight loss goals.

For best results, though, I'd suggest incorporating its principles (e.g., apples and structure) into "Body for Life" and "Eating for Life."

The knowledgeable collaboration of registered dietitian Tammi Flynn and writer Jeanne Drury, The "3 Apple-a-Day" Plan: Your Foundation For Permanent Fat Loss is a week-by-week nutrition planner offering solid advice and concrete step-by-step guidelines for effective weight and body fat loss. 100 quick and delicious recipes along with a wealth of information, advice, and insights on good nutrition for good health fill the pages of this definitive, upbeat, and highly accessible self-improvement compendium of information and advice.