The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet (Hardcover)

~ Herman Tarnower (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co (March 1981)
• ISBN-10: 0517289008
• ISBN-13: 978-0517289006
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,037,553 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My miracle diet, July 10, 2000

By	Alexandra Larson (San Diego. CA ,USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet: Plus Dr. Tarnower's Lifetime Keep-Slim Program (Mass Market Paperback)

I love this diet! I have 3 small children and no time to exercise. My mother gave me a copy of this book 12 years ago to remove weight that had piled on in Europe. It worked great and now that I am done breastfeeding my 3rd child, I plan on using this to get off the rest of my pregnancy weight, I have already lost 16 lbs. I find the menus to be simple to follow and easy to prepare. I grill all my meats so that they have a great flavour and lose the excess fat. I really love GOOD Food so I do have to discipline myself. This diet is great for you if you have little time for yourself and a spouse in grad school who's not about. Plus, I can feed it to my children with little complaint. Just add some homebaked Scarsdale Protein bread (which I made in my machine)or a potato with butter and they'll gobble up the rest. Also use good lettuce like romaine and fresh tomatoes. Dress up the salads with Balsamic vinegar and use pink grapefruits as opposed to plain. I have also noticed you can use cucumber slices as a snack as well. I snack on Veggies all day and still lose at least a pound a day! This diet is much better than Atkins.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I could write a book . . ., January 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet: Plus Dr. Tarnower's Lifetime Keep-Slim Program (Mass Market Paperback)

I could write a book on how much I appreciate this book. I'm somewhat frustrated with people who look at this "diet" as a fad diet. If you read the book, you will realize that is meant to be a lifetime change in eating. I was on the diet some time ago and unfortunately did not remain on the "keep trim" plan, so I did the usual yo-yo thing. Finally, I decided to try it again. I lost over 60 pounds (some yo-yo huh?); my husband lost 45. We are at our goal weights and weigh every day as the book suggests, so that we don't regain more than 5 pounds before getting back on track. It is a low carbohydrate diet (as in "complex" carbs NOT no carbs - a common misconception). Reasons I was successful with the diet: 1) It's real food I can purchase at my local grocery store and feed to my family and guests; 2) It does not involve counting calories or measuring/weighing food; 3) No daily requirement of water to drink, sending you to the bathroom for the duration. The book also contains variations in the two-week program and suggestions, recipes, Q&A, etc. that are very helpful and motivating. If you decide to use Scarsdale, GET THE BOOK!

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great First Results!, April 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet: Plus Dr. Tarnower's Lifetime Keep-Slim Program (Mass Market Paperback)

I am 43 years old and have been on every diet gimmick you can find. I was introduced to the Scarsdale diet years ago, but had no willpower to follow it. A friend just lost 35lbs on this diet and gave me the book. I tried it and lost 9 lbs my first week. On any diet I have been on, I have never lost 9lbs. in one week. I am now on my second week and still seeing results. I hope that the "two off" (read the book and you will know what that means) will be just as easy. I highly recommend you give it a try if you are willing to give up the "fast food" stuff to lose weight.