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Stepping around the low-fat versus low-carb debate, Jorge
Cruise suggests that losing weight isn't in what you eat, but rather, when
you eat it. The core idea behind The Three-Hour Diet is that by timing
your meals and snacks every day, the pounds will come off. No restrictions, no
exercise.
While reality is rarely that simple, the advice offered here
is nutritionally sound, emphasizing plenty of fruits and vegetables, and filling
in with lean proteins, healthy fats, and just enough carbs to keep meals interesting.
Following Cruise’s guidelines for portion control, you’ll eat an average of 1,400
calories per day, filling half your plate with fruits or vegetables, and dividing
the other half between the rest of the food groups. Healthy meals from fast-food
joints and freezer cases are included, and a substantial recipe section offers
everything from a bacon and cheese omelet to rosemary lamb chops. A month-long
journal is also provided, giving you space to plan each meal in advance (a key
part of the diet), along with daily motivational hints and visualization exercises.
A few pages cover basic exercises--but the emphasis is definitely on the diet,
which Cruise asserts will work, regardless of whether you choose to work out.
Cruise’s straightforward, no-excuses encouragement works well with the simple
formula the plan is based upon, and the clever Three-Hour Plate™ makes it easy
to keep portion sizes in check. Still, closely monitoring meal time might seem
like a challenge to some of the "busy people" for whom the program claims to be
specifically designed. If counting calories or net carbs sounds daunting—but keeping
a close eye on the clock doesn’t—you might just find weight loss success in these
pages. —Jill Lightner
From Publishers Weekly
Cruise promises
to help readers lose two pounds every week, without counting calories or depriving
themselves of carbs. It's all about timing, says the USA Today fitness
columnist, whose diet advice has been featured everywhere from O and Prevention
to the Today show and Good Morning America. Cruise theorizes that
if a person allows more than three hours to pass between eating, a body turns
on its natural "starvation protection mechanism," which causes the body to consume
muscle. When this happens, one's resting metabolism is adversely affected. In
an attempt to eliminate his main competition, Cruise dedicates an entire chapter
to debunking low-carb diets. He claims they actually cause people to gain more
weight in the long run. Along with an explication of his recommended diet and
exercise plans, Cruise provides readers with 30 "timelines," charts they should
fill out every morning at breakfast. These visual aids include space to write
down what time each meal (or snack) will take place that day and what each will
consist of (every meal must contain a balance of carbohydrates, fat and proteins).
To help readers determine which foods fall into which categories, and how much
of them they must eat, Cruise, who is also AOL's weight loss coach, provides recipes
and "The All New Cruise Down Plate," a twist on the food pyramid. Although Cruise
tends to oversimplify, this is overall one of the best diet books to hit the market
in recent years, brimming with success stories, photos and plenty of optimistic
energy. Agent, Ben Gage. (Apr. 1)
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