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| The Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories | 
 enlarge | Author: Barbara J. Rolls
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 12104
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0060737301
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5635
EAN: 9780060737306
ASIN: 0060737301
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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 My $0.02 January 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very helpful book for people trying to lose weight. The recipes do take some getting used to, but I was able to drop 5-6 pounds in a month and a half, about a pound per week, using these recipes and principles.
Smart Recipes December 18, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
As a life-long dieter I'm always looking for recipes that are flavorful, easy and look as good as they taste. Volumetrics recipes score on all three criteria. I'm tired of being hungry or eating bland, tasteless food. Yuck! With these recipes those days are over. I consider this book a good investment that I will use for a long, long time.
 One size does not fit all November 15, 2007
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
It appears that there is a common link in many of the diet books out there.
Each claims it has the "formula" for success. The Volumetrics approach appears to follow this same line of thought.
While the author claims you can "eat any food you like" and that there are "no restricted foods", you find that there are still recommended ratios of carbs to proteins to fats.
There is no doubt that this program works for many. The concepts are well sounded. Eat fewer calories that you burn, and you will lose weight. Fill up on fluid filled fruits and vegetables, get plenty of fiber and get good nutrients in your foods.
The problem with many diets is that the consumer ends up starving their body of essential phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals. The volumetrics approach considers this and effectively deals with it.
Current research suggests that one size does not fit all, that we have biochemical diversities determined by our genotypes. Until our publications catch up to this fact, many will find themselves bouncing from one program to another in hopes that their problems will finally be solved.
Volumetrics Eating Plan Diet November 12, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am a runner and a physician and was looking for a diet to lose about 15 pounds without feeling hungry. I like eating until I am stuffed, and since I can usually exercise it off, used to have no problem with that. However, an injury slowed me down this year. I decided to lose about 15 pounds to have less impact on my legs and get faster. This diet, which focuses on "caloric density" allows me to eat a lot by making better food choices. I have lost about 10 pounds in a month with no real effort. I am recommending this to my overweight patients. Lots of vegetables and fruit and not much junk in this diet, but I feel FULL. If you have to have your daily muffins, bagels, and cheesecake though, this is not the diet for you.
 Good idea, but not a good solution. November 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book had some ideas on diet that I used, but in the end I was still hungry. It just made the portions LOOK bigger with the same calories or less. Nice attempt, but I did not find this book useful.
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