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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Carb Nite Solution an excellent book if you want not a fad but a fact based approach to weight loss. Feb 24, 2009
By V. Hudson
John Kiefer's Carb Nite Solution was one of the most informative nutrition related books I've read and the only one I can recall that includes an entire chapter of citations backing up the text. Using ultra low carb intake plus a weekly carb infusion to kick start the metabolism may be just the key for many who have been unsuccessful with managing bodyweight in the past. The book is full of science that explains the relationship between food, hormones and energy expenditure and how that impacts keeping or shedding body fat. The author does a good job of keeping the density of scientific text low thus making the information accessible to the non-scientific reader. The section that deals with the fallacies of other plans - South Beach, Zone, Atkins, and others - using the science to demonstrate why those other methods don't work and actually sabotage the goal of healthy weight loss, systemically confronts arguments for alternate diet plans. This is not a diet plan for life, and Mr. Kiefer notes that one should take a break and not implement this diet for longer than 6 months at a time. Anyone with a history of eating disorder would be advised to approach the plan with caution - while the author instructs readers to approach Carb Nite - the weekly infusion of carbs back into the diet - with reasonable consideration that spreads the intake over 6 - 8 hours and includes eating to satiety not oversaturation, someone with a eating disorder history could take this as permission to binge thus aggravating that condition. For the rest of the population without such a history, this should not be an issue. Taking on Carb Nite takes planning, and the author has included some tantalizing food plans and recipes. John Kiefer has provided a scientifically based approach to body fat loss that harnesses the body's hormones and restarts the metabolism. This is an excellent book if you want not a fad but a fact based approach to weight loss.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 An effective solution Sep 25, 2010
By Jeremy Bensley
After being on the program for two months I've been able to trim the fat while maintaining my lean body mass, which seems to be "impossible" for other weight loss methods. I'm still working my way down into a healthy body fat percentage, but if this rate continues I'll be there well before the 6 month maximum that Kiefer suggests.
The book is an easy read and refreshingly blunt with regards to how other diets fail to work, while presenting solid evidence to support his view. Even if you're not dieting it provides a good explanation about how differently the body processes carbohydrates, fat, and protein. The first 150 pages or so describe the system, and the remaining majority of the book consists of recipes, meal plans, and snack ideas that compliment the ultra-low-carb diet.
-- edit: 2011/10/26 --
I was directly approached to provide continuing feedback on my success with the diet, so here are my current thoughts:
I'm not one to usually be overly hyperbolic, but discovery and implementation of the Carb Nite solution is quite possibly the most important thing I've ever done. I went from around 32% body fat percentage to 18% within the recommended 6 month period. I'm now on my second cycle and am on track to be under 15% by year's end. I've also had several friends and family members use the protocol with tremendous results as well. I'm in better shape now in my early thirties than I ever was in my twenties, as it's set me on a good healthy body path.
It does require tremendous discipline, but I regard that as a strength of the diet - it's easy not to cheat whenever you know the consequences are a full 10-day reset of your diet cycle, and the built-in weekly "cheat" can be used to eat whatever you desire.
The e-book version is available for purchase directly from the website as well - [...]
logical Mar 01, 2011
By Max
This is a great book for those of us who have struggled with our weight for a long time. It reviews a lot of other diets that have been popular in the past and explains their down falls.
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Good Read. Not really anything new though. Jul 21, 2010
By Moses11977
Ok book. Easy to read. John Kiefer has a good blog and updated info on that site.
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