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

The Bottom Line: This book changed my whole concept of eating with positive results. I lost 20 pounds, feel energized, and have no intention of going back to my old way of eating.

Review: 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...

The Bottom Line: Considering you can get a used copy of this 1997 book ?dirt-cheap?, it?s a worthy introduction to Zone basics. But ?A Week in the Zone? is a still handier book.

Review: 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...

The Bottom Line: I would suggest reading the book for some basic principles to follow. But to actually get in the Zone I found extremely difficult.

Review: 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,...