The Bread for Life Diet: The High-On-Carbs Weight-Loss Plan

by Olga Raz and Amir Kessner

Book Overview

Sick of South Beach? Anti Atkins? Desperate for toast with your eggs? Then the Bread for Life Diet is your dream diet. The first new diet to buck the high-protein, low-carb craze, this revolutionary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584794631
• ISBN13: 9781584794639
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Lost over 60 pounds in 8 months! I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

Last year my New Year's resolution (as it is every New Year) was to lose 40-50 pounds. With no "real plan" on how to do it -- I found myself at Costco in April looking to buy a cheap pair of 44 inch waist jeans for my 41st birthday, and found out according to the Costco customer service rep that "Costco doesn't sell jeans that big." Embarrassed and determined to never set foot into a Men's Big and Tall store, I considered once again an Atkins Diet (which never worked long term) and then I read about the Bread for Life Diet in a magazine. The book seemed to make a lot of sense to me because the church I belong to has a particular "health code" where we're counseled to "Eat Meat Sparingly" and that "Grain is the Staff of Life." So I ordered the book, and found it to be a Godsend for me. Talk about easy! Hello bread ... and goodbye to 61 pounds in 8 months! Once I understood how my mind reacts to different foods (as described in detail by the author) -- this book makes a lot of sense. When I started, I thought once I lost 40 pounds that I'd feel good and stop. But honestly, as easy as this plan is to follow, I've reset my goal to lose another 15 pounds, which will comfortably put me into a pair of 34 inch jeans. Best advise I can offer to anyone looking to lose weight -- don't just buy the book and skim thru it. READ IT, FOLLOW IT and you'll be amazed at the results! Best wishes! Robert in Utah PS -- my wife, sister, and friends have lost weight following the principles in this book too.

READ before you diss this diet.

Of the bad reviews I've read, I can tell that the writers of these reviewers have not read the actual book. You need to read the entire book to see how it works and understand it. This diet works by increasing the consumption of whole grains, such as whole grain breads or pastas, to increase serotonin levels and keep them up. Protein and sugars raise serotonin quickly but soon after it drops fast. Serotonin controls things such as moods, but also can contribute to hunger. The increased serotonin levels cause you to not feel as hungry along with the fact that you eat every three to four hours. If you doubt the science or healthfulness behind this diet, read the book first. Saying that people who say low carb diets make them feel sick are just whining is a bunch of crap. I could hardly last a week on a low carb diet without feeling tired, cranky, unhappy, and sick. Some people handle these things better that others. I also highly recommend this diet for those suffering from depression. I've been battling depression and anxiety for a few months now and since I've started this diet, I've never felt better. The increase in serotonin levels along with increasing physical activity in conjunction with any professional treatment you've been perscribed by a doctor can be a wonderful therapy for these diseases. Not to mention it's helping me to lose the weight I've gained after months of eating ice cream and cookies when I was sad, which ended up being a daily occurance for awhile! So, in conclusion, I highly recommend this for carb lovers and if you doubt this diet, read the book. The concept seems much healthier, in my opinion, than Atkins.

Wow! First 5 days and lost 2 1/2 lbs!

I love this book and diet! I have tried and tried to lose weight the last few years. Menopause has stalled everything! I am a bread lover from way back and I could never be successful on a low carb, high protein diet...though I tried. I just happened to pass this book in a bookstore and thought my prayers must have been answered! I (nor my family) can believe that I can lose weight eating 5 sandwiches a day! And, yet I am! I am not hungry, have tons of energy and DO NOT CRAVE SWEETS! It's wonderful and I will stick with this plan. A loaf of bread every two days....who would have thought it possible. I encourage anyone who's tried and failed at high protein, low carbs to give this plan a try!

2 bad reviewers have got to be jealous

I get to eat bread and you don't. The 2 bad reviewers HAVE NOT read the book. Don't have to be a psychic to figure that out. This diet allows u to eat meat and anything else healthy really. The bread IN THIS BOOK on equals around 600 cals or less for 12 slices! and yes u can buy it at the store. any walmart. This book recommends a very commom sense diet. It never makes since to write a review on a book you have not read. and yes you eat protein, not just yogurt, but chicken, pork, etc. THIS IS A GREAT DIET. I started losing weight within 2 days of beginning this diet. Is it water weight like with Atkins? Don't know, but I know this is one I can stick to, and Atkins is one that I can't.

This is the best diet ever

When a friend of mine sent me an advance copy of this book, I was a bit hesitant. We have had it pounded in our head over and over again that carbs are bad and make us fat. However, I was two months away from a tropical vacation and wanted to lose weight before hitting the beach. So I took the book and gave it try. What did I have to lose? I will tell you. I lost 17 pounds in six weeks following Olga Raz's amazing diet. And, I didn't feel hungry, frustrated, or dissatisfied with the food choices available on the diet. For six weeks, I ate delicious breads with a wide variety of fillings, tasty salads, soups and stews, vegetables with lean meats (chicken and fish mainly, but I did have filet mignon a couple of times), whole grain pastas, and brown rice with stir fried veggies. I even had wine a couple of times a week with my meals. I didn't even feel like I was on a diet and did not have cravings for sweets and other junk foods like I did when I tried Atkins and South Beach (both diets that were harder to follow and I did not feel good on these diets). One unexpected perk of this diet was that had a ton of energy to exercise, go walking, and do the things I enjoy to do in my spare time. Another interesting fact with this diet is that it is much cheaper than the Atkins diet -- bread, vegetables, and pastas are much cheaper than meat (and much better for your cholesterol). Olga even has some recipes in the book to give the diet more variety. I now fit in my clothes again and the Bread for Life Diet has really taught me how to eat in a whole new way (smaller meals, several times throughout the day). I feel better, look better, eat better, and I have Olga Raz to thank for it. If you want to lose weight in an easy, healthy, and affordable way and keep it off, try this diet.