The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle

by Michael R. Eades and Mary Dan Eades

Book Overview

The doctor duo that brought you to the low-carb lifestyle shows you how to regain in midlife the figure of sleek, flat-bellied youth.

Why is it that even though we might maintain our high school weight, few of us maintain our high school belt size?

In your twenties and thirties, the layers of fat on top of your abs were the problem. But once you reach middle-age, the enemy shifts. The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307450724
• ISBN13: 9780307450722
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

It works on a 68 year old

It works for my wife and me. I have been on a grain free diet for 20 years and have kept my weight down over the years. When my wife started the 6 week cure, I also started. It is surprising easy and simple. In 6 weeks I have lost 2.5 inches in my waist and 8 lbs of fat. My wife has done even better. I feel better and sleep like a baby. Getting off of caffeine, restricting carbs, and supplementing with Whey Protein shakes has put me in touch with my true hunger. This has been an amazing experience for me. I probably have 100 books on diets, recipes, etc. and the 6 week cure is the best of the lot. Cheers to Drs Eades!

It Definitely Works!

I've been following the diet in this book for almost 4 weeks and am absolutely amazed at the results. Just to clarify where I started - at 129 lb. but with a 31.5 inch waist - I'm 5'4" and 59 years old (female). I was not interested in losing any weight particularly, just the 'spare tire'/'muffin top' or whatever else you want to call the unappealing impenetrable flesh that seems to gather around the middle. Within the first 10 days I had dropped down to 124 lb. but more importantly - lost 2.5" off my waist that I've been trying to lose for about 10 years. My own plan will be to go back and do the plan again from the beginning as they recommend at this point and to continue on this program until I have lost the next few inches. There are many negative comments about the technical aspects of the book - written by many people that have been studying this type of nutrition intensively - as have I. And I must disagree with all the complaints. This book tells you what to do, what to eat and why. There is sufficient explanation to work the plan and get yourself on track to the body you remember. Best of health to all of you!

It works!

My husband and I went on this diet; we are both in our 50s. He's in good shape, but wanted the flat belly of his twenties. I wanted to lose the 10-20 pounds I'd gained over the decades. He likes protein; I love carbs. Yet both of us succeeded, and amazingly it came right off our waists. Around day five, both of us were finding it really difficult to handle the restrictions. But we hung in there together, turned the corner a day or so later, and found our cravings had subsided. Once that happens, it is really easy to stay on because your weight drops and you look great. We both lost 8 lbs in the first 2-3 weeks. You don't just lose weight; you lose it in places that are all too visible. Three months later, we are both enjoying eating this way. For the first time in decades I weigh less than I weighed when I became pregnant with my son 19 years ago. This is a great diet -- we are both committed for the long term. Like many of the other reviewers, I have followed the Eades' work for years. I've appreciated their scientific explanations of how things work in the body and their recommendations of supplements and other guidance on how to eat healthfully and lose weight. But sometimes you just feel, "tell me what to do and I will do it." All those reviewers quibbling over the book and saying they expected more avoided trying the diet. My advice is to try it yourself -- because it works!

6-week Cure is Working for Me

I've been a low-carber on and off since the 70s, and I am very familiar with the mechanics of the low-carb lifestyle. I bought this book out of sheer desperation, because a bad summer vacation and hormone replacement therapy packed twenty pounds of fat back on my carcass. After a month on this program, I'm down six pounds and 6 1/2 inches. I'm a believer. I'm not hungry, I have energy, and I'm ecstatic with the results. Anyone who is "of that certain age," aka "over 50 female," will understand just how terribly difficult it can be to lose weight. This works for me.

This diet works...period

I turned 55 on Oct 1st 2009, I lift weights, do cardio, and teach martial arts, but middle age had me firmly in thrall and as much as I tried, my middle kept expanding. I am 6' and weigh a muscular 255lb pushing 260lb. So I took the plunge and got this book. This was my first attempt at any kind of structured diet, I always thought my reasonably good diet and exercise regimen would be enough. My wife decided to join in dispite her being a size 1. She hated her post menapausal pouch. So we are both in week 2. So far I have dropped from my starting weight of 255lb to around 245lb in a week and a half. We have forsaken alcohol (this is a big sacrifice as I am a home brewer) and held strictly to the diet. The first week I could feel the inter abdominal pressure lessen when I bent over to put on my shoes and socks as the viceral fat melted away. I have already taken in 4 notches on my belt. I continue to go to the gym 4 times a week and do 30 minutes of cardio on the bike and another 30 minutes of weight lifting. Do I have cravings? Yes, I don't think you can escape those. I look forward to my one square meal, where I can sink my teeth into some meat, but the results are so exciting, it gets me through each succeeding day. I am still tinkering with the level of DRibose to use to keep my energy levels up for my training , but that is minor. If you seriously want to lose that middle bulge and lingering subcutaneous fat that you just can't seem to get rid of, I would recommend this highly. To be honest it really helps that both my wife and I are on it together. We have no kids in the house anymore, so it makes it doubly easy that we can rid ourselves of temptations. I highly recommend this book and diet.