Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Serotonin Power Diet

Eat carbs and lose weight? This may be the diet made for me!

Recently I was given a copy of The Serotonin Power Diet to review. The book explains the research behind this diet that not only allows you to eat carbohydrates, but requires it. Eating carbohydrates triggers our brains to make serotonin, and according to the authors, "Serotonin is the switch that turns off your appetite." So, eating carbs allows our brains to curb our appetite and tell us when we have had enough.

After explaining the science behind the diet, the book gives you a plan to lose weight. The program combines exercise, meal plans, and snacks. A twelve week guide is included to help you stay on track, along with a trouble shooting guide to use if you are not losing weight. The final three chapters of the book are dedicated to helping you put it all together in the kitchen. These chapters include lists of foods to keep on hand, tricks to make meals fast, and finally about seventy pages of recipes that work well with this diet.

Eating carbohydrates and losing weight sure sounds like a great plan to me.


5 comments:

KeLLy aNN said...

Are you going to try it? I'm debating whether or not to stick with what I'm doing, readjust and keep going, or try something different. I'm 15 ~ 20 pounds from my goal and I'm stuck! ugh.

Stephanie said...

I am thinking about it. The plan seems very workable. I keep telling myself that I'm just going to cut back and exercise more. That is not working so well. I think I need something more concrete.

Anonymous said...

Great review. Thanks. I work with the authors and know that if you are looking for support you can visit them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston-MA/The-Serotonin-Power-Diet/170084583809

Good luck.

Anonymous said...

Hello. And Bye.

Huckleberry I B & Co said...

I purchased the book and will begin March 1 - I will let you know what my progress is