Barry Sears and Mary Goodbody - Mastering the Zone: The Next Step in Achieving Superhealth and Permanent Fat Loss

Pros: Somewhat easier to digest than Sears’s still earlier book (“The Zone”)
Cons: Much of the book comprises recipes that many busy folks will find far too tedious.

UPDATE AS OF 12-21-2007: It's been a rather long time since I wrote the below review involving Barry Sears' "Zone" approach. Life goes on, and we (more or less) learn new things and modify our opinions accordingly. Regarding "lifelong diets", I would ...

Pros: Enlightening, great recipes, helps you understand more about the foods we put in our bodies
Cons: None

This book outlines a healthy way of eating that will show you how you can lose weight and keep it off. Personally I lost 20 pounds in 2 1/2 months! I am thrilled! Better than that I've lost 2 inches off my waist and had to go out clothes ...

Pros: Relatively easy to read, good principles
Cons: hard to put in practice

Firstly Id like to mention that Im not a large person at 54kg, but am at a weight where Id now like to remove the last remaining kilos to look lean. Ive previously lost approximately 8kg on Weight Watchers, which I found extremely easy to follow, and...