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Formula 101: Maintaining 40-30-30 Nutrition for a Lifetime

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I own the original "40-30-30 Fat burning Nutrition" which is my favorite...then I bought the Formula. I like it, but it seems as though they went to great lengths so stretch a small book into a large one. And then they really did it for the Formula 101. There are generalized concepts presented here, but none go into detail about how to implement them. There are stories of clients that sound fabricated. And in every recipe box is a reminder of all the recipes in the other book, The Formula, as well as a reminder that if you want to know more about whey protein, you can consult the appendix. Enough already. I love the Daoust's diet and their first book, and the second is okay...but, really!!!! This 3rd book reminds me of someone trying to stretch a college essay into the required number of pages and using alot of long wordy sentences that say nothing to get there. I am returning my copy in favor of the first two books. For those who don't own the first two, this does not explain the diet so it would be futile to own it by itself.

Folks who love the original book, Formula 101 by the Daoust's will most likely be very disappointed in this companion book.
The main reason is that almost everything in it is a repeat of the "Formula 101" book. And new information given is what almost everyone already knows.

The most annoying part of the book is the verbatim repeat of information. For example the meal plan selection chart (this describes what meal planner to use based on your weight and activity level) is listed in the book about 5 times. Recipes in the book are repeats of recipes in the "Formula 101" book. Most of the tips and ideas in the book are already in the "Formula 101" book.

There are a few added tips. 100 tips are given altogether. But the added tips are common knowledge. Tips such as visualize yourself at your goal, park your car far from the store so you can get more exercise, drink lots of water etc. Nothing new here.

What I would like to have seen was photographs and testimonials from folks who succeeded with the "Formula 101". New recipes.
More dining out ideas. In general new information. Sadly none of that is in the book.

The large margins, big type and lack of information makes this book not worth the $. Come on Gene and Joyce, you can do better!

I am glad I only got this from the library first. This book is pretty much just a repeat of the Formula, previously written by the same couple. Even the recipes are the same except for maybe a couple. I like the formula book better and have purchased that one...it has more recipes.

If you don't have the Formula, this book still has helpful information and good recipes (just not as many) and is giving you more of a maintenance plan. The irst Formula book also offers the 21 day Fat Flush program to follow. The recipes in this book are very good though, and this at least deserves 3 stars for that (if you don't already own the first). My opinion is to purchase the Formula, and save money on the soft cover.

I have to admit, I was pretty excited when I read that a sequel was coming out. I have been on the formula diet since September and was getting pretty tired of the recipes. When I received the book, I felt that I was rereading the original book but with less recipes! I highly recommend the original Formula not only for the nutritional information (same in both books), but also for the recipes. It makes being on this diet a no brainer and the food is really good.

This book answers and clarifys many issues about "The Formula". It is a good companion to those following this diet or the Zone. Thanks to the authors for simplifying the Zone and making the 40-30-30 nutrition much easier to follow. The recipies are great. The Formula is the best and healthiest diet I have ever been on. My blood sugar has become manageable (I am diabetic) and under control and I have gone off of insulin. I highly recommend both Formula books. If there were more questions and answers and some better clarity on maintenance I would have rated the book 5 stars.

People interested in the 40-30-30 nutrition plan can find many interesting and helpful tips in this book. It also contains some great recipes. While it is not an exciting read, I found that the concepts presented one at a time with explanation helped my to enhance my understanding of what works with 40-30-30 nutrition. The recipes are useful in themselves and also served as examples for me with my own meal planning.

The first book in the Daoust's series (40-30-30 Fat Burning Nutrition) is the "bible" and I keep it in easy reach all the time for the tables it contains, but "Formula 101" has helped me broaden my understanding and better use this nutrition concept. That's why I am sending a copy of "101" to the friend who gave me my copy of "40-30-30 Fat Burning Nurtition".

This book was very easy to read and I was able to read in a couple days. I thought it was better than their first book, 40-30-30, but basically it is just an expansion of that book, so I was disappointed in the redundancies and felt I sort of wasted my money. They just packaged it with a slightly different title, rather than do a revised version of the book.

I like their explanations of why one should eat this way and I think they have simplified it from how The Zone does it, however, I've found an even easier way to eat the 40-30-30 plan that is extremely easy for a busy person like me. And, I've found a way to do this without having to do much cooking or preparation, yet still eating naturally. They made it a little more complicated than it needed to be (but less complicated than The Zone).

I got my book came in the mail within a few days of purchasing it. I am very happy with the seller.