The Take-Control Diet by Ian Smith Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Take-Control Diet
Book Review: On Track with The Take-Control Diet
Summary: 5 Stars
If you've tried every diet under the sun and don't know where else to turn for getting on track with your weight, I recommend Dr. Ian Smith's book. He takes a scientific and a practical approach to weight management.
In this book, you are given easy to use formulas to determine the exact caloric intake your body needs according to your frame, plus ideas on how to control your calorie intake throughout any given week to achieve weight loss.
Dr. Smith provides practical applications to a lifestyle, rather than a diet, that prevents dieters from having to refrain from favorite foods. For example, if you know you are going to a party where you will be eating cake and ice cream, he suggests that you subtract those calories from another day's caloric intake to make up the difference and still allow net weight loss for the week.
We've all been in and out of "The Zone", we've given up our carbs for Dr. Atkins, and we've gone to "South Beach" with temporary success, but if you want to truly stay on track with your weight management skills, I highly suggest you give Dr. Smith's book an opportunity to help you gain your weight loss sense back again.
Book Review: Read the Book First
Summary: 3 Stars
Read the book first to make sure you understand what is involve, especially the Phase I plan. This is the plan where you cannot have coffee, pop/soda, and juice. Just water, 1% or skim milk, and herbal tea with you meals (are to drink water as much as you can). Make sure you eat plenty of veggies that you like, becauses everyone don't like all veggies.Book Review: Review by former Physiology Fellow/Biochemist....
Summary: 3 Stars
What I liked about the book is that it tells the truth about exercise and the need to eat good food. This isn't information that you can't find in many other places, but given this is a bestseller I'm happy to see this position take front and center.
I don't doubt that this system of weight loss will work, but you would need to be very disciplined and have a lot of free time to follow it completely. This may not be practical for most people.
I didn't find anything extraordinary about this diet book. What it does is to provide a structure for you to change your life gradually to a healthier lifestyle. I agree with one of the other reviewers that Andrew Weil's "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health" is at least as good or perhaps better. It is certainly more realistic.
I think the correct audience for this book is people that are very serious about losing weight and changing their living habits forever. Without a deep commitment to living differently, you aren't likely to stay with this program for long.
I agree with Dr. Smith that exercise is one of the most important factors to lose weight, regulate appetite and manage stress which often leads to overeating. I also agree that making gradual changes over time is the best way to make major life changes.
Where I feel the book failed is in providing more content, depth and added value. In my opinion, almost everything that was said in this book has been said in many others that are just as good or even better. This book is not a waste of money, but it is not a practical long term solution for most people.
I've also read the Fat Smash Diet Book and have similar sentiments about it. Neither of Dr. Smith's books is anything new and revolutionary. If you eat right and train hard, you'll lose weight. That's the bottom line.
I have also done a detailed review of Dr. Smith's latest book the FAT SMASH DIET. If you scroll down to reviews for August 21, you can see my comments about this book as well. This may help you decide which one is right for you or if either of them are right for you.
Book Review: STOP HATING
Summary: 5 Stars
Whether he finished his residency or not has nothing to do with the content and quality of his books. I started the Fat Smash diet and in 2 months I lost 25 pounds.
I have to admit, the diet seems harsh at first, but it for those who are seriously committed to losing the weight. If you are not serious, then you won't lose the weight. Don't blame this diet if you fail, blame yourself. The plan is well written, and it does not require you starve in order to lose weight. It not only a dieting tool, but it educates you to live a healthy life.
For all the haters trying to discredit Dr. Ian, just stop and think for one minute. You are probably many of the suckers who purchase items from infomercials, where the medical doctor promoting the ab roller, excercise machine, or weight loss gel is actually a podiatrist or better yet a chiropractor.
Get over it. If you are not ready for the diet, if you are not going to change how you eat, and if you are not going to excercise, stay on the couch. I have the hardest time losing weight, but I stuck to the plan and I smashed it.
Book Review: The take Control Diet
Summary: 4 Stars
When I bought this book, i thought it was a program to follow like another of Dr. Smith's books. This book did put me in the right frame of mind to succeed with a lifestyle change I needed to make.