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40-30-30 Fat Burning Nutrition: The Dietary Hormonal Connection to Permanent Weight Loss and Better Health

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I started this plan over one year ago, and I am now 2/3 the man I used to be. I tipped the scales at over 320 pounds and have dropped 91 pounds to date through eating 40-30-30 and proper exercise. The diet plan is easy to follow and gives you more room for error than any other plan on the market. By that I mean it is easy for you to hop back on the plan if you slip up one meal or even one or two days. Once your body gets "Balanced" you maintain your weight, with a ton of new found energy. You begin to burn fat instead of storing it and your cravings become less and less a factor in dieting.

The addition of sample menus completes this easy to follow change in eating and helps keep you on track and focused. This book has fat flush meals, vegetarian fat flush meals and plain old 40-30-30 balanced meals, so pick one and get started. I won't kid you, the first few weeks were rough but after that the plan melted off, on average, 10 pounds per month and I'm still dropping pounds and inches with only 9 pounds to my goal weight. I've gone from a XXXL and XXL to an XL and from 46-48 pants to 36-38 pants. My heart rate at rest is 48 and my blood pressure is 116/72. I eat balanced meals and snacks when I want and exercise 4-5 times weekly, and my new found favorite snack is a "Balance" bar. I still have difficulty with Carbs, so I eat them before heading to the gym, and use that extra energy as a boost for a better workout!

This plan is awesome and comes highly recommended by me. Just watch your pocket book, because when you drop as much weight as I have a new wardrobe is a much needed and more than welcome expense!

I lost 35 pounds with the help of this book - I couldn't deal with reading the Barry Sears books and the recipes were too complicated and time consuming for me, a student with little time and little patience for cooking anythin. This book was extremely easy to follow, the meals are simple and satisfying, and I was rarely hungry between meals. The occasional mini-snickers bar or chocolate malt balls didn't hurt either - but I still lost a lot of weight in a fairly short time. And my cholesterol went down too!

Last night, while my husband sat a few feet from me, he ate brownies and I wasn't even tempted. I was still full from dinner. I feel like I'm on diet pills, but without the side-effects and cost. Prior to starting FBN, I was eating everything that wasn't nailed down. A little history: a couple of years ago I lost 21 lbs with The Zone. It really helped me understand why SOME people need less carbs and more protein. It was a lot to wade through, but very helpful. My doctor did blood work and found everything was super! I have II diabetes and HBP. Anyway, I somehow got out of the Zone, but never regained all my weight so I knew I was onto something. Recently I started the Fat Burning Nutrition because it was so similar, but easier to follow. Now, once again, my sugar levels are even, I'm feeling wonderful and most of all I'm not hungry all the time while eating regular, wholesome food. With all those good perks, I'm just gonna have to stay on this for life. Thanks, Joyce and Greg Daoust!

I was looking for a good, simple, and moderate way to lose weight and this book has gotten me into a healthy pattern. I read the book in one night and started with the Fat Burning recipes the next day. I've been following the zone plan for 4 weeks and what has amazed me the most is that my sweet cravings are gone! Before starting the 40-30-30 plan, my diet consisted of 80-90% carbohydrates and I always craved sugar. With the balance of nutrients, those cravings have disappeared. The diet has been easier for me to follow since I started using a meal delivery service in San Diego that delivers dinners in the 40-30-30 ratio. I also use the Ironman bars as snacks and those have been satisfying when I get hungry in the afternoon. The zone methodology is very sound and I strongly recommend this book as a jump-start to the zone program. It's an eating style that is sensible and does not feel like dieting.

I had been on a weight loss program for several weeks when I found 40-30-30-Fat Burning Nutrition. I was mentally prepared to lose weight but not prepared for the weight loss that I experienced immediately on the "fat flush". Needless to say I was excited and a "believer". I have followed the program for four weeks and lost 8 pounds and several inches (2 dress sizes). I feel energetic, in control and determined. What a wonderful way to enter the "holiday season of joy and wonderful food!!. I plan on losing weight in November and December. Thank you for teaching me the importance of combinations. This is my first experience with the "Zone" diet and I am very glad that this is the first book that I have read because I needed it to be condensed, easy to read and follow, and simple. It was all three.

Thank you sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. Daoust.

I stumbled across this book by accident. Probably the best accident of my life. The book was an easy read, easy to follow, and the plan works outstanding. I have lost almost 45lb in the last 4 months, and thats with holiday cheating included. The science and theories were very interesting and really made alot of sense the way they were presented. The meal plans are clear, and include more meals and more food then I had eaten prior to the plan. I loved the sample menu planners and especially the food guide which allows you to make any substitutions you want to achieve the same result.

The theory and the whole plan are basic enough, that it allowed me, after just a week or two, to "know" what I was supposed to be eating and I have pretty much stopped using the book as a reference all together. But the pounds just keep falling off!

My doctor started me on this book in June 2004. I am 5'6" and was hitting the scales at my highest ever - 200 lbs. I was having trouble fitting in my size 14/16s and couldn't stand the thought of buying new, bigger clothes. I have always been a woman that "knew" what was good and bad in my refrigerator (I've read just about every article about dieting written), and had trouble fitting in exercise - especially after having two kids. The Zone was outrageously complicated, and so many other diets had huge restrictions on fruit and most veggies, and just didn't seem to make sense from a nutritional standpoint - I couldn't stick with them for long. My cravings, weird rules and the heavy restrictions on almost everything I loved was always a bomb ticking away inside. Then I found 40-30-30.

It is now six months later, I've lost 40 pounds and counting. I have a new way to eat for life! I lost 14 pounds the first month, then seven, then six and the rest has been consistently coming off ever since and - get this - I haven't managed to fit exercise in yet (still trying). I was very religious the first three months, then fell in to more of a settled routine where I am comfortable with the general parameters without refering to the book or my notes very often. And the beauty is, since you are changing the way you build your meals, I can "cheat" - I really consider it more like living your life, not cheating. I had chocolate cake at my son's & daughter's birthday parties one month in to the diet, had a glass of wine WITH my dinner during the second month but it was no big deal! My new way of eating wasn't disrupted, weight loss continued, and I very rarely have any cravings - I find that most of them are psychological anyway (a habitual reaction to stressful situations, etc.). Odd thing is that most of the things that I used to REALLY love (all carbs), don't return the same old satisfaction anymore - just not the same response from my body - that's definitely not something I expected.

I even managed to stay "even" during the difficult holiday weeks (Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's). I thought for sure that my excesses would tip the scale since I seemed to indulge in so much! But here I am, right on track! Looking back, I seem to make enough slightly different choices at all of these events to still maintain some balance (like eating shrimp cocktail along with some chip & dip instead of a plate of straight carbs).

Some of the key things for me were:
1) The ability to substitute my ZonePerfect bars (Fudge Graham are best) for up to two meals a day - really a lifesaver when you're on the go at work and with the family and it's critical that you not skip your meals.
2) There are really quick & easy meals that fit in to a life that was used to all of the convenience foods.
3) Please, those of you reading those "the cost of good food is so high!" reviews... have you added up the cost of all of your sodas, chips, ice cream, etc., lately? Even with the cost of fresh fruits, vegetables and lean meats, I'm still spending less.
4) New, clear approaches to fast food and restaurant eating is outlined - I even check the websites of different companies to makes sure my picks keep my carbs, protein & fat in balance - it would surprise you what some of the "healthy" items add up to!
5) I have almost completely eliminated hydrogenated oil and aspartame from my diet - not easy considering they're in darn near everything these days! (I'm not sure if that came from my doctor or the book.)
6) First meal within one hour of getting up, last one four hours before bed.

Good luck! It's a great book, clearly and simply written, and it's been a lifesaver for me!

I LOST 37 LBS ON THIS DIET. It really helped me. I love the bars and shakes when I am on the run and when ever I want something luscious to eat. This is the simplist program to follow. You are changing the hormone response to fat. Many of us were overweight because of our hormones. Amazing! And it works! I highly recommend. I would love to share ideas and where to get the nutrition bars and shakes. Just write.

Debbie

This was the first book I read on the subject of weightloss by combining macro-nutrients in the right percentage. I chose this over "The Zone" as it seemed more user-friendly, and I was right. The system can be complicated at first, until you get used to it, and the Zone's "blocks" are an additional complication.

The authors do a great job at explaining why it is so important to balance the right amounts of carbohydrate, protein and fat, and how to choose wisely. It could very well be the first health/fitness book a person reeds and the reader would not feel overwhelmed, as the information is given in a way that it can be easily understood without any previous experience or background in the field of nutrition. The data is complete but you don't feel you need to be a biochemist to understand it, like in some other health books.
The book also offers one week of menus, in different variations: the regular ones, the vegetarian and the "fat flush", for those who want a more rapid weight loss. The meal plans are furtherly taylored to your individual needs by establishing which type of 4 (A-D) you fall in, depending on your weight and activity level, and therefore being able to establish the right quantity of each food contained in the daily menus.

There is also advice on what to choose when dining out and nutritional info on common commercial products, as well as a food value guide (how much protein is in 4oz of chicken breast?) to help the reader make the right choices and design his menus following the 40-30-30 regimen.

Overall, a very good guide, which doesn't get 5 stars just because at an attentive eye (from someone who has a background in nutrition/health/fitness), the plan would be even better if it was lighter on the sodium and dairy, but still, it's a great improvement over the current nutrition of most people.
I would suggest it to anyone who wants to lose weight but also to anyone who wishes to improve his/her fitness performance and energy levels.

This book is really easy to read if you've had trouble with the gram counting part of the zone! I have lost 10 lbs and 9 inches in 4 weeks and I have never felt better! I really feel that I will meet my goal of 10 more lbs. because I do not have cravings between meals or otherwise.

Thank you for this easy to read and understand book. I love the recipes and the tables that tell you how much to eat for your body type.