Wendy Chants has created a "Bible" that explains the physiological reason we are all struggling with our weight in a logical manner that we can all identify with. The plan is simple and very do-able. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a weight issue!

this is an excellent guide for weight loss - my daughter and I lost 10 lbs within the 1st 2 weeks - it is an easy guide to follow; however you have to make a committment to change the way you eat

If people would approach their weight loss like Gil Grissom on an episode of CSI, then perhaps they'd be a lot more successful at shaking the weight than they are. Finding the clues that lead to fat loss, applying those facts, and continually following the evidence can insure nothing but the best results humanly possible. That's what author Wendy Chant has set out to do with this book.

Through voracious scientific research, she has examined what it takes to burn fat and has developed a tested "code" for making it happen no matter who you are. Interestingly, the primary fuel source for energy that also brings about fat-burning is not carbohydrate--it's fat! Chant is a big fan of what's known as carb-cycling and suggests a series of four specific plans tailored to your particular goal. It's an intensive eight-week program that then transforms into your permanent lifestyle choice.

The best part about this new diet book is how encouraging Chant is throughout. She says to put away the negative thoughts about how you look and feel and just enjoy the life and the body you've been given. The changes that need to happen will happen if you commit to working the plan as best as you can. With special guidance all along the way and even some great recipes to make it work for you, this may be the clue you need that will unlock your own fat-loss code!

The only reason I didn't give this book five stars is because the editing could have been better...but the content as a whole is amazing. I'm on the end of my sixth week following this plan and am no longer a slave to the scale, no longer controlled by food. I lost 80 pounds following very low carb, very low calorie diet....had some health issues from the calories being so low and then spent a year gaining and losing the same 10 pounds...I would do low carb, then binge on carbs, and repeated that cycle for a year. When I read an article about this, I bought the book the next day and am so happy I did. The plan works and it's one you can eat on the rest of your life....various stages to lose weight and then a maintenance guide...nothing crazy about it and it incorporates exercise. I highly recommend this book.

Just love "breaking the code" It is fairly easy to follow and uses Food alternatives easily found.

Have been on this program starting week 3 and lost 11 lbs. Amazing how good green beans taste now and not even hungry having to force myself to eat. At first the diet was a little confusing because I did not want to read the information and than went back and read it. This is an eating program that will be my new life change because I am not depriving myself of anything. Have never felt better. Thanks to Wendy for this great life change.

This book is a hard read, but does make sense. We will see if the process works.

I actually heard of this book on my about.com stop smoking forum. I had quit smoking a year ago and gained 35 pounds. It was mentioned and I looked it up, read the reviews, went to Wendy's site in Florida, and ordered the book. I also am 52 and have gone through menopause. What intrigued me was 1) it claimed to work through plateus and keep metabolism high and 2) it made so much sense. I wouldn't have to sacrifice my health to lose weight some crazy way. It had been decades since i had been on a diet, and I cringed to start anything rigid. That was 6 weeks ago and 15 pounds. I found the forum immediately and my husband and I both have lost lots of weight, but even more, inches and sizes. I have not been hungry, in fact, sometimes I need to eat more often. There are cheat days and high carb days built in, and I've just trusted, and it has worked amazingly. Everyone notices and I am down 2 sizes. By being on the forum, I see this is working for everyone, even petite people that only want to lose 10 pounds. It gives me constant and smooth energy because I'm putting good things in my body every 3-4 hours. It is also the most forgiving diet. I messed up halloween night, and the next morning I had lost 2.5 more pounds. Because it is real and not a gimmick it is away to eat forever. Anybody could live their life eating this way and be satisfied. It also is not rigid. It teaches how to combine foods, to usually eat "clean carbs" before 3pm, except on cheat days, where nothing is forbidden (even alcohol!). Wendy even takes the time to try and answer our questions, but we're getting better and better at answering our own. Now that her book has hit best seller and been mentioned on Oprah, it will revolutionize weight loss. A slim body is available to anyone now. It also does not cost a lot of money and allows us to be quite creative. but the best thing is how healthy it is. my skin is clear, I'm happy and energized. I can't say enough!!!
Lani McWilliams

I bought this book in August, because...well...The Title! Crack the Fat Loss Code?? SIGN ME UP!!

I recently experienced a lengthy separation and divorce which of course led me to pack on about 30 pounds and then Mother Nature had the audacity to place my 40th birthday in there. I had always been able to shed 10 or 20 pounds in the past, but not this time! I had been struggling to regain my past figure for a few years to no avail...the same stuff just was not working! I was sitting on the dreaded 40 Plateau! I exercised 3-6 times a week...then added a few double workouts a day so I could see a change, on the scale, in the mirror, in my clothes...SOMETHING. Nothing.

Upon reading this book...I began to plan and change. I started the program in the last week of August 2008, followed the program to the letter, slipped a bit, adjusted (as this program allows) to get back on track, modified to allow for the events of life (birthdays, holidays, special events) AND I LOST POUNDS AND INCHES. By the end of my first 8 week cycle, I was eating MORE food than I ever had before...never felt deprived, was always satisfied and had even more energy to workout and enjoy my three young kids. My fitness coach (at my local gym) took my pre and post measurements. In 8 weeks I had lost 15 pounds, reduced my body fat percent by 4% and lost more than 16.5 inches off my body! I lost 6.5 inches off my hips and 8.5 off my waist. I was astounded...i had been feeling my pants fall off me and the rest of my clothes began to hang on me but I was absolutely shocked!

I have had more success on this program with NO GUILT, MORE FOOD and COMPLETE FLEXABILITY in my meal plans...I love it and I would recommend it to anyone who has stalled and is frustrated on that "Diet" Plateau :)

Thank you for reading this...are you ready for a change?

I love this book!
I am on week 4, I have lost weight and not only that, lots of inches!
I really feel like this is a way of life NOT A DIET!!
I have learned so much!
Like many of you reading this, I have tried everything and failed because diets DON'T work...this is not a diet, it is a new way of eating sensibly! Hey, what plan says you can still have wine and chocolate??? this one does!
You will love it! check it out!!

I love this way of eating (WOE)! I'm currently finishing up my 2nd round of the 8 week cycle, I'm down 25lbs (effortlessly), and numerous inches. There is science behind this WOE and it works. I have never felt better and have lost the FAT while enjoying my favorite foods.

I will be honest the first week is difficult, but oh so worth it. I lost all my cravings. The following weeks were a piece of cake and when i got to my Carb Up day I ate my pizza and enjoyed my pasta and didn't stuff. My daughter had her 4th bday the following week and I was able to stop at 1 piece of cake! I normally would have finished that cake off by the next morning. This WOE is so liberating it is scary.

My advice for anyone thinking of doing this program:
1. Follow WEEK 1 exactly and use those protein shakes to help with those sweet cravings
2. Drink YOUR WATER
3. Exercise
4. Eat at least every 4 hours
5. Throw out your scale and use those jeans (we all have them in the back of our closet - you know the ones) I'm finally in mine again!
6. ENJOY It - I'm having a blast and enjoying everything I put in my mouth and if you really want something a Carb Up day is only a few days away!

Thank you Wendy Chant! You have given me my LIFE Back. Give it 8 weeks - what have you got to lose, but inches?!

Crack the Fat-Loss Code is based on the assumption that our bodies resist starvation by holding on to fat. The author explains that we can overcome our natural cycles that control the storing and burning of calories by boosting our metabolism. This is done by alternating what she calls carb-up, carb-down, and baseline days. The author prescribes 5 to 6 meals per day and subscribes to a popular theory that your body's thermostat will shut off if you don't eat 5 or 6 times throughout the day. She believes that without frequent eating you will slow down your metabolic rate and thyroid function. This frequent eating prevents your body from going into a survival mode and will "send a red alert to your hormones to store more fat as a preventive measure". The book controls the balance of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intake in a way that "tricks" your body into thinking it is not on a diet. The plan does not eliminate food groups and includes cheat days to help with the monotony. In fact, there are no foods that you must totally eliminate. The idea is to allow blood sugar to level out before pumping in more sugars and carbohydrates. The author also shares motivational testimonials and photos of others who have had success to keep you going. Once you learn the rules, the book's methods are not hard to follow.

While I am unconvinced that the frequent-feeding theory has proven merit, I do believe if you follow the author's dietary guidelines, which control the intake of sugars and carbohydrates, you can lose weight and feel better. If you are looking for a clever approach to weight loss and don't mind eating six times a day, this book is worth reading and should give you results.

The books contents include:
Foreword
Introduction: You Can Transform Your Body, Mind, and Spirit
Part 1Why Your Body Won't Lose Fat
1. Your Body: the Ultimate Survivor
2. Not All Food Are Created Equal: How Your Body Uses Fuel
Part 2 Crack The Fat-Loss Code
3. Efficient Fat Loss And Optimal Health: Five Keys to Success (muscle, level blood sugar, create energy deficit, produce heat, energy stores)
4. Eight Weeks to Cracking the Code and Breaking Your Plateau: Two Months to a Brand-New You
5. Cycle 1: Carb-Deplete Cycle, Week 1
6. Cycle 2: Macro-Patterning Cycle, Weeks 2-4
7. Cycle 3: Accelerated Fat-Loss Cycle, Weeks 5-6
8. Cycle 4: Maintenance Cycle, Weeks 7-8
Part 3 Living Forever Fit
9. Forever Fit: Restarting the Cycle
10 Sample Meal Plans: Your Eight-Week Planner
11. Charting Your Success: Sample Log Sheets
12. ForeverFit Eating: More of Wendy's "Mmm Good" Recipes
Appendix A: Body Fat Calculator
Appendix B: Metric Conversion Chart
Index
I also recommend Five Wishes: How Answering One Simple Question Can Make Your Dreams Come True, [[ASIN:097974590X THE 3:00 PM SECRET: Live Slim and Strong, Live Your Dreams]], and Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective.

I am so glad I checked this book out from the library. What a chaotic mess! Most pages are filled with fluff to make a simple concept bulky enough to create a book. It is difficult to read, not because of speaking over the readers head with pompous vocabulary, but because it is horribly edited and visually difficult to read because of it's physical layout on the page.

And the recipes are WAY WAY WAY off on nutritional value! One recipe claims nutritional value of trace protein, 14 grams of fat, and 3 grams of carbs per serving, but when put into a trusted nutrition site, the nutritional values are actually 16g of protein, 14 grams of fat and 60 grams of carbs!!! That is a drastic miscalculation that could hurt a diabetic following closely to a medical plan.

While the basic concept of mixing up your carb grams throughout the week to keep your body on its toes sounds good, there is no science behind it, at least that this book can present in a clear, concise manner. And it is relatively common knowledge that having a varied diet is healthy.

I saw an article about the diet in a Woman's magazine, and so I ordered the book. I received the book 4 days ago and have been reading and re-reading the book.

There are definite discrepancies between the magazine article's example food plan and what is stated in the book. For example, yogurt was part of the 1st week meal plan in the article; however yogurt is not listed as an "approved" food for the first week.

The book also references areas on a web site. The only web site mentioned in the book is in the reference section of the book. I do not find items mentioned in the book on the web site. Many of the pages on the web site still appear to be under construction.

I would like to see more recipes and example meals. I would like to be able to ask questions to the community of people who have successfully followed this plan. This is day 2 of the deplete for me. Onward...

The editor of this book should have been fired. It is filled with inconsistencies and missing information. It's shocking that it would be published in this condition, but I guess it still sells. Nevertheless, if you can figure out what to eat (and what not to eat) by following the guidelines for each phase of this "eating plan" (she does not use the word, "diet"), you will find success. HOWEVER, this is no miracle diet as others have claimed and you will not lose 25 pounds in 8 weeks unless you are starting this program as morbidly obese. I lost 7 pounds in the first week and by the end of 8 weeks I had lost a total of 8 pounds. I followed the plan pretty much to the letter. My exercise was light--just a daily walk of about 20 minutes. The meals are what I would describe as tolerable--nobody will mistake Wendy Chant for a gourmet chef that's for sure. Her "breakfast crepes" taste like cardboard with saccharine. I will give this 8-week cycle another try and amp up the exercise next time. All in all, not a bad diet (very hard for me to lose any weight), but don't expect miracles and except for a handful of "cheat days," you will forfeit delicious foods for a couple of months.

This is a valuable read. If followed strictly... it will train your
body to perfect eating habits.

Finally a way of eating that works!!! We bought the book first, and the video came next. My husband was very interested in the video, after losing 8lbs the first week. He was a big help, with helping me keep the days straight, after watching the video. He would have never sat and read the book (to busy you know). We are on week 10 and are still going down on the scale, yeehaa!!! This new way of eating works for us. It does take planning and commitment, but it is working for us, cause we eat all the foods we have always loved, on the days they are allowed, and that is doable.

Awesome! I've tried them all, and this is great. Easy to follow. You do need to prepare your food for the day, but I'm in my 6th day and have lost 7 pounds. That speaks for itself.

After going through this book extensively and finding mostly jabberwocky, I felt compelled to write a review in order to save readers their time and money.

Let's start with what is promised in the Book Description (copied and pasted):
"LOSE UP TO 25 POUNDS IN 8 WEEKS AND KEEP IT OFF!"

We'll move on to what is actually stated in the book, Appendix A, pg 265:
"Let's face it: when all is said and done, this is a book about losing fat. Notice I didn't say 'losing pounds' or 'losing weight.' I said losing fat."

That's one of the few honest, if contradictory statements in this book. It really is not about losing weight, though I have no doubt some people will lose some weight (short-term) if they follow it completely. That's because of:

A: Week 1, which severely limits carbohydrates and thus creates a 'whoosh' of water loss, and;
B: Weeks 2-8, which severely limits calories. Yes, on 'cheat' days you can eat anything, as long as you don't eat much - or in the author's words "don't stuff yourself."

Point "A" is why most of the readers following the diet and posting on the book's forums repeatedly write that they lost weight "the first week, but nothing or not much afterward." Had those same posters followed the proven way to lose pounds and inches: high fat, moderate protein and low carb consumption - they would have continued to lose weight and inches week after week after week, without having to follow some cockamaimie up/down scheme that is ultimately doomed to fail. And by ultimately fail, I mean that as soon as someone can no longer tolerate a low fat, relatively low calorie diet, they will not only gain back their lost weight, they'll add to it.

Let's move on to the very bad science that stands behind this book. The author states that:
(pg. 28) "Studies have shown that too much saturated fat in the diet raises the cholesterol level in the bloodstream." In fact, studies have shown the exact opposite, and that:

1: Saturated fat, when combined with low carb consumption, creates the very best lipid profiles of all. It's especially good at dramatically lowering triglycerides, which is one of the only two lipid markers that matter for assessing heart disease risk. The lower Triglycerides, the better. It also improves the other marker - HDL - and raises it dramatically.
2: Elevated cholesterol has NOTHING WHATEVER to do with heart disease.
3: For women older than 50, elevated cholesterol levels means they will have a higher life span, and much lower mortality figures than their sisters with 'good' cholesterol readings.

Saturated fat does many good things for the body. To learn what and how, read a far more valuable book than this twaddle; a real owner's manual, if you will: Gary Taubes' seminal work: "Good Calories, Bad Calories." And of course, Dr. Malcolm Kendrick's "The Great Cholesterol Con" - both available on Amazon.

Chant then moves on to:
(pg. 31): "Despite the prevalence of 'low carb' diets---and the way they are perceived as successful by many short-term dieters---carbohydrates are actually vital to the human body."

Hmm. "PERCEIVED as successful?" How about: Have been proven successful by every single study that has tried hard to prove them unsuccessful. As with the Israeli study, published in July in the New England Journal of Medicine, and many, many others.
--"short-term dieters?" How about the tens of thousands of people who, rather than diet, simply follow a low carb way of eating for a lifetime. A lifetime, that is, of being slim, healthy, fit and decidedly not fat.
-- "carbohydrates are vital to the human body?" How about not needed at ALL. There are entire civilizations that live on a diet of 80-90% fat with the balance of nutrient being provided by protein - who, by the way, have some of the lowest rates of stroke, heart disease, obesity and diabetes in the world.

(pg 31): "The body chooses carbohydrates for energy because they digest first and most easily."

Duh. That's why they are BAD. Whether you're eating multi-grain bread or a squishy slice of wonderloaf, the body has precisely ONE reaction upon consumption: it sees it all as sugar. Which raises blood sugar levels. Which summons up insulin, which promptly stores all that 'quick energy' as fat. Adipose fat - the very worst kind. Eat that carb with some fat (fast food, for example, or even the fat Chant feels is 'good' -- but which is actually bad), and the fat storage goes from bad to worse. But that is precisely the nutritional advice she gives the reader, week after deplorable week.

(pg 32): By manipulating all of the macronutrients in our macro-patterning program, particularly carbohydrates, we train your body to use fat and the carbohydrates we eat for energy instead of shuttling them off to the fat stores immediately..."

Dear Ms. Chant: Evolution called, and wants its pancreas back.

I suggest that instead of spouting sheer nonsense, like believing that eight weeks of 'training the body' can override the last, oh, few million years or so of human development, you take a few elemental bio-chem classes to learn under what conditions insulin is created by the pancreas, and how it is *invariably* used, your 'training' not withstanding.

Wendy Chant's bottom line, after promising WEIGHT loss and making readers wander though a maze of 264 imprecise and unclear pages of charts, initials and bizarre instructions -- delivers on page 265 only the info that the previous tome wasn't about weight loss at all. The bottom line of this review is that there is a wealth of real information out there about how the body works vis-a-vis weight and fat loss that will deliver real long-term success --- and while I hope this review's readers find it --- this book ain't it.

i have tried every diet known to man/God. this is easier than most - time will tell.

I have tried every plan diet out there and this is the one that truly works if you have been carrying around belly fat. I am so amazed at how well it works and how fast you see your belly disappear. You don't feel like you are dieting and you can eat anything.
I will do this plan for life and highly recommend this book.

An excellent book. The diet works well. Lost 10 lbs in week 1 and about a lb a week after that.
I found reading and following the book confusing once you get into the actual diet because you have to bounce back and fourth to follow the menus.
Aside from that I have recommended the book to many people.

This book was recommended by a popular magazine and that's why I bought it. I found the diet similar to the low carb diet but with a lot more restrictions. The diet has a very strict regiman and you have to be committed to loosing weight before following it precisely.

Thank you Wendy for a well written guide to losing that stubborn fat!! I have panhypopituitarism (severe endocrine deficiencies)and although even with your plan I'm losing slowly, at least I'm losing! I am so happy to finally have found a plan that works for me, and I know what I can and can't have on which days! Absolutely love the two carb up days when I can have the things I love and look forward to them. I can't say thank you enough!

This weight loss plan got a lot of press in a popular magazine recently. I was looking for a carb cycling plan and this one seemed to fit my needs. However the book has too many inconsistencies and contradictions for such a specifically structured plan.

Wendy Chant is a trainer and nutrition coach and I can see with her personal guidance this plan would be great but the book is way to vague and leaves too many questions about whole food groups. The book desperately needs editing and revisions. I don't recommend this book as it is now.

I am so pleased with the condition and the timeliness of the product purchased. I will definitely do business with this seller again!

Initialy this book was annoyingly repetitive but it did become helpful and most importantly I lost the pounds and inches I was aimimg for

Crack the Fat-Loss Code is based on the assumption that our bodies resist starvation by holding on to fat. The author explains that we can overcome our natural cycles that control the storing and burning of calories by boosting our metabolism. This is done by alternating what she calls carb-up, carb-down, and baseline days. The author prescribes 5 to 6 meals per day and subscribes to a popular theory that your body's thermostat will shut off if you don't eat 5 or 6 times throughout the day. She believes that without frequent eating you will slow down your metabolic rate and thyroid function. This frequent eating prevents your body from going into a survival mode and will "send a red alert to your hormones to store more fat as a preventive measure". The book controls the balance of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intake in a way that "tricks" your body into thinking it is not on a diet. The plan does not eliminate food groups and includes cheat days to help with the monotony. In fact, there are no foods that you must totally eliminate. The idea is to allow blood sugar to level out before pumping in more sugars and carbohydrates. The author also shares motivational testimonials and photos of others who have had success to keep you going. Once you learn the rules, the book's methods are not hard to follow.

While I am unconvinced that the frequent-feeding theory has proven merit, I do believe if you follow the author's dietary guidelines, which control the intake of sugars and carbohydrates, you can lose weight and feel better. If you are looking for a clever approach to weight loss and don't mind eating six times a day, this book is worth reading and should give you results.

The books contents include:
Foreword
Introduction: You Can Transform Your Body, Mind, and Spirit
Part 1Why Your Body Won't Lose Fat
1. Your Body: the Ultimate Survivor
2. Not All Food Are Created Equal: How Your Body Uses Fuel
Part 2 Crack The Fat-Loss Code
3. Efficient Fat Loss And Optimal Health: Five Keys to Success (muscle, level blood sugar, create energy deficit, produce heat, energy stores)
4. Eight Weeks to Cracking the Code and Breaking Your Plateau: Two Months to a Brand-New You
5. Cycle 1: Carb-Deplete Cycle, Week 1
6. Cycle 2: Macro-Patterning Cycle, Weeks 2-4
7. Cycle 3: Accelerated Fat-Loss Cycle, Weeks 5-6
8. Cycle 4: Maintenance Cycle, Weeks 7-8
Part 3 Living Forever Fit
9. Forever Fit: Restarting the Cycle
10 Sample Meal Plans: Your Eight-Week Planner
11. Charting Your Success: Sample Log Sheets
12. ForeverFit Eating: More of Wendy's "Mmm Good" Recipes
Appendix A: Body Fat Calculator
Appendix B: Metric Conversion Chart
Index
I also recommend [[ASIN:097974590X THE 3:00 PM SECRET: Live Slim and Strong, Live Your Dreams]]

Crack the Fat-Loss Code is based on the assumption that our bodies resist starvation by holding on to fat. The author explains that we can overcome our natural cycles that control the storing and burning of calories by boosting our metabolism. This is done by alternating what she calls carb-up, carb-down, and baseline days. The author prescribes 5 to 6 meals per day and subscribes to a popular theory that your body's thermostat will shut off if you don't eat 5 or 6 times throughout the day. She believes that without frequent eating you will slow down your metabolic rate and thyroid function. This frequent eating prevents your body from going into a survival mode and will "send a red alert to your hormones to store more fat as a preventive measure". The book controls the balance of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intake in a way that "tricks" your body into thinking it is not on a diet. The plan does not eliminate food groups and includes cheat days to help with the monotony. In fact, there are no foods that you must totally eliminate. The idea is to allow blood sugar to level out before pumping in more sugars and carbohydrates. The author also shares motivational testimonials and photos of others who have had success to keep you going. Once you learn the rules, the book's methods are not hard to follow.

While I am unconvinced that the frequent-feeding theory has proven merit, I do believe if you follow the author's dietary guidelines, which control the intake of sugars and carbohydrates, you can lose weight and feel better. If you are looking for a clever approach to weight loss and don't mind eating six times a day, this book is worth reading and should give you results.

The books contents include:
Foreword
Introduction: You Can Transform Your Body, Mind, and Spirit
Part 1Why Your Body Won't Lose Fat
1. Your Body: the Ultimate Survivor
2. Not All Food Are Created Equal: How Your Body Uses Fuel
Part 2 Crack The Fat-Loss Code
3. Efficient Fat Loss And Optimal Health: Five Keys to Success (muscle, level blood sugar, create energy deficit, produce heat, energy stores)
4. Eight Weeks to Cracking the Code and Breaking Your Plateau: Two Months to a Brand-New You
5. Cycle 1: Carb-Deplete Cycle, Week 1
6. Cycle 2: Macro-Patterning Cycle, Weeks 2-4
7. Cycle 3: Accelerated Fat-Loss Cycle, Weeks 5-6
8. Cycle 4: Maintenance Cycle, Weeks 7-8
Part 3 Living Forever Fit
9. Forever Fit: Restarting the Cycle
10 Sample Meal Plans: Your Eight-Week Planner
11. Charting Your Success: Sample Log Sheets
12. ForeverFit Eating: More of Wendy's "Mmm Good" Recipes
Appendix A: Body Fat Calculator
Appendix B: Metric Conversion Chart
Index
I also recommend THE 3:00 PM SECRET: Live Slim and Strong, Live Your Dreams

My husband both started this diet. We are in week 3... yes, we both lost weight. I lost 10, hubby 12. and several inches off our waist. The only thing is that are NO good recipe's, and its way too complicated... not written in an easy to understand format... I find myself sitting up at night trying to figure out what we need to eat the next day... its too hard to follow. I'll probably switch to something easier at this point.

Great book, the method for losing weight is so simple. My wife and I are doing great so far. I would highly recommended it

Norm A

This book is excellent! I've been following this weight loss plan and learning how to change my eating habits. It makes great sense and I'm dropping the weight easily.....I'm NOT STARVING!!!!!

I love this book and eating plan! I have been on the plan for 4 weeks and have seen a significate change in my body and have reduced my fat content. The program is easy to follow and makes total sense. It does not restrict to much and allow you to eat normal food. It does not require eating yogart, cucumbers and peanut butter which most diet plans insist on. The reciepes included in the book are great.

This is a life time eating plan not a diet!! With exercise I am having great results.

This diet is the best one I have tried. It is straight forward and in 2 weeks I lost 10 pounds. i have been stable since then. I plan to go back to week one to restart again to get down a few more pounds.

This is a great way of eating! My metabolism is cranked up and the pounds are coming off. I'm not hungry either. She makes a lot of sense. Only concern is that she doesn't explain well how dairy products and fruit fit in.

This is a great way of eating! My metabolism is cranked up and the pounds are coming off. I'm not hungry either. She makes a lot of sense. Only concern is that she doesn't explain well how dairy products and fruit fit in.

this book is one of the greatest books i have read on lossing weight ever.if people are looking for answer to weight lose this is it.

I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to lose fat sanely and sensibly. I'm not vastly overweight, but would like to lose 20 pounds, and I lost 5 pounds the first week eating 4 and 5 meals a day. The first week is lo-carb, and after that the other weeks are carb-cycling, and the author goes into the whys and wherefores of this system. Works for me!

The book says "this is not a diet" well...not only is it a DIET, it is one of the most strict and confusing diets I've ever attempted. I simply did not have the time to eat the specific foods on the specific days at the specific times that this diet book recommends....life is short, I don't want to spend it doing this....

This book is great, it has helped me so much and it was a good price! I have been working out and losing weight for about 6 months, but had hit a plateau, and this book has lots of good information on how to get past that, so I'm glad I ordered it.

I received this product in a timely manner and it was in excellent shape. I would order again from this site.

I received this product in a timely manner and it was in excellent shape. I would order again from this site.

I absolutely love this program. I bought this book and have completed the first 7 days, which is the only 'diet' part of the program. You have to follow the first week instructions very rigidly, by purposely counting like she explains in the book, but the best part is after you complete this week, you never, ever have to repeat it. I love that part.

I retired from the military over 10 years ago, and in that time, I have gained 60 lbs. I have tried everything, absolutely everything, to try and reduce my weight to no avail. Actually, the more I tried to lose, the more I gained, hence the 60 lbs creeped up and won't go away.

I am only in Week 2, in the first cycle, I have lost 10 lbs. Although I know this loss will flucuate some due to adding back in the carbs; I am psyched b/c I have never lost that much on anything I have tried. I feel great!

Wendy gives you a lifestyle eating plan, and she doesn't 'dump' you once the weight is gone. It's an 8-week program broken into cycles, and after the program ends, you can either repeat (if you have more weight to lose), or stay on the maintenance plan and live your life healthy.

The food is sooo easy. No matter what lifestyle you live, you can find food anywhere to satisfy your body without compromising.

I strongly recommend that you purchase this book, read it through and start the program, and get your life back once and for all.

While in the military, I was a certified trainer and in that time, I have never had a weight problem. Once I retired, the weight came with a vengenance! Since I enjoyed being fit for 20 years; this weight gain has totally messed up my life. I just started this program, but I am certain that this program is the key and I know that these lbs will be history very soon.

Thank you Wendy Chant for this book, I am very, very grateful!

Crack the Fat Loss Code is a great book, easy to read and very educational. I highly recommend the program Forever Fit that they teach you about. This program is sensible, something anyone can live with even diabetics and above all it works. I am now on my forth week of the program and feel great have dropped 13 lbs. Good health is the most important thing and in the process you will regain your energy and get rid of extra fat once and for all. I am so excited about this plan, give it a try, you have nothing to loose except extra weight and poor health. Linda Milroy

Absolutely perfect. I am down 12 pounds in week four and can have pizza and subs and pasta after week three, the perfect diet. Any plan that I can have my favorite foods twice a week and still lose weight is awesome. The only negative thing is my shorts are literally falling off me from inches lost.
Deb

This has been an amazing Journey for me. I start week 3 of the 8 week program tomorrow and so far I have lost 9 pounds (most within the first) As others have said the first week is tough but it gets easier after that. I have felt a lot better eating this way and not eating all the processed foods I used to eat before finding this WOE (Way of eating) Its just an all around good plan to try. I recommend it to anyone looking to lose weight and feel better about themselves.

This is a wonderful book. I have been on the eight week plan three full weeks and have lost 12 pounds. More important I feel great, have lots of energy and do not crave sweets or carbs. The first week is a struggle but the rest is easy. I highly recommend this book for the over 40 gals who can't seem to drop any weight.

The information in the book makes total sense, however it's just not realistic for certain people to follow. I started the program and although the first 5 days delivered results I could not continue on the diet and had to quit. It gave me horrible headaches and I was nauseous all of the time. Just the thought of eating the few things that I could have made me sick. After 5 horrible days of it I had to concede defeat, but I did lose 8 pounds. If you have ever survived the Atkins Diet, then you can do this diet. The first week is like Atkins, but after that it seems that it will get better. My only complaint about the book is that Wendy does not give many meal idea's. Some people can figure all of that out for themselves, but other's need suggestions to be sure that what they are eating is on the plan. I am one of those people who really could use some additional meal plans and recipe's.

Crack the Fat-Loss Code is a good, solid, no-nonsense book that goes into some of the nutritional program designed by Wendy Chant. Wendy knows her subject and is blessed with an ability to explain to others how the body works and why the plan is optimal. I have been fortunate enough to participate in her Nutrition Boot Camp as well as having the book as a resource and have had wonderful results. More importantly, THIS is a way of life that I can live with~forever.

The food plan is not restrictive, it is chock full of "God given" foods... you know, the ones that are naturally found on the earth...it is up to each individual to create menus of their own liking. *Aren't there millions of recipes out there already??*

I have read a truckload of diet books, been on most of them, and had short term success with one or two... never in my life could I visualize what a "lifestyle change" would look like on me. Now I know.

Crack the Fat-Loss Code is a good, solid, no-nonsense book that goes into some of the nutritional program designed by Wendy Chant. Wendy knows her subject and is blessed with an ability to explain to others how the body works and why the plan is optimal. I have been fortunate enough to participate in her Nutrition Boot Camp as well as having the book as a resource and have had wonderful results. More importantly, THIS is a way of life that I can live with~forever.

The food plan is not restrictive, it is chock full of "God given" foods... you know, the ones that are naturally found on the earth...it is up to each individual to create menus of their own liking. *Aren't there millions of recipes out there already??*

I have read a truckload of diet books, been on most of them, and had short term success with one or two... never in my life could I visualize what a "lifestyle change" would look like on me. Now I know.