The Fat Burning Diet: Accessing Unlimited Energy for a Lifetime

by Jay Robb

Book Overview

THE FAT BURNING DIET By Jay Robb 256 pages (softbound) A HEALTHY APPROACH TO LOW-CARB DIETING! Low-carb mania is sweeping the nation as Americans become carb-conscious in their quest to lose weight.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962060836
• ISBN13: 9780962060830
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Loving Health Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Get A Perfect Six Pack!

If you want to build a perfectly toned physique or are just interested in healthy eating, this book is for you. I have been following the "diet" for a little over a month now and the results are truly amazing. I will break this review into different segments to allow for easy reading. WHAT IS THIS DIET? The term "diet" is really a misnomer here. People conjure up all sorts of negative images when they think of dieting. Most people immediately assume they are going to have to count calories and make all sorts of rigorous calculations. Other people think of a diet consisting of various "phases" or "point systems". Thankfully, this diet is like nothing you have experienced before. The core concept behind this diet is carbohydrate cycling. Some days will be "Low-Carb Days", in which you limit your consumption of carbohydrates while focusing on proteins and fats. Other days are "High-Carb Days" in which you will focus on foods rich in carbs, such as bread, fruit, and pasta. A lot of people know that the overconsumption of carbs can lead to weight gain, yet few people know that carbs are actually very important and must be consumed at the right times. The timing and amount of carbs to consume is the focus of this book. WHY DOES IT WORK? It constantly keeps your glycogen levels in check, which in turn forces your body to burn fat rather than carbs. Glycogen is just a fancy term for stored carbs, and once the stores are full, all excess carbs turn to fat. Also, once carbs are in your system, your body will tend to use those carbs as energy first because it is an immediate energy source. However, if your glycogen is depleted or very low, the carbs you are consuming will be solely used to fill those glycogen stores back up instead of using those carbs as energy. Thus, you can still burn fat even though you are consuming lots of carbs on your "high-carb days". It should be mentioned that these are the same techniques that professional bodybuilders use to become absolutely shredded and drop their body-fat into the low single digits! WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THIS DIET? Increased energy, rapid fat loss, improved digestion, and a fast metabolism just to name a few. When your body starts to use fat as energy, amazing changes happen in your body which I will describe below. MY PREFERRED FOODS: It should be noted that while Jay Robb does recommend eating organic foods, I have noticed that I can essentially consume any foods I want and as long as it follows the carbohydrate guidelines, I burn fat. Thus, while these foods are not necessarily recommended in the book, you can actually eat them and still lose weight without even having to exercise. Low-Carb Days: Tyson Buffalo Style Hot Wings with Ranch Dressing, Grilled Chicken Salad with Ranch, Steak, Protein Shakes, Veggies, Danon Light and Fit Yogurt (Limited intake due to some carbs), and Frozen Pizza (I cook the pizza whole then use a fork to scrape off all the toppings, leav

Not Much To Lose, and I still lost weight and feel great!!!

Hi there, I'm a petite person.. about 5'2, and weigh about 122 lbs. I tried Jay Robb's Fat Burning Diet for 3 weeks.. not because I felt I needed to lose weight, but because I was interested in burning the fat off my post-pregnancy body. Personally, I am completely amazed at this diet (way of life actually), it was so easy to follow, I just made up my own meals every day, following the low-carb/high-carb guidlines, and alternated days, while having one free day. Not only did I lose about 9 lbs, my energy level has increased dramatically, and I feel much better overall. I would highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to shed the lbs/fat, and feel amazingly healthy and energetic.

A complete health plan that works for everyone

Jay Robb's the FBD has succeeded where all the nutritionists, doctors, body-builders, weight trainers and fitness experts failed--He has perfectly detailed a health AND fitness plan that will help everyone at any level of wellness. The only very minor quibble I have with Mr Robb is that he should change the name of his book to--"The Fat Burning NUTRITION" rather than 'Diet'. The 'diet' word has connotations of deprivation whereas the plan is full of excellent and appealing menus. I strongly recommend this life-changing book as a beacon of light offering practical wisdom in a landscape which full of experts offering a few results from their own limited perspective and no useful plan. Jay Robb sees the whole elephant and delivers this mega-health plan in perfect working condition, holding nothing back! Himself a professional personal-trainer, nutritionist and serious spiritualist, Mr. Robb writes in a non-fanatic, helpful and directly disarming way, tracing the reasons for fat-gain and what is needed for losing the fat. The narrative of his disabling pivotal experience with a hypoglycemic prelude to diabetes is chillingly shocking. His subsequent research leading to his complete recovery resulting in this diet plan is perfect for just about everybody. The current revised edition book gives a very useful section for managing diabetes through his diet plan. The FBD incorporates sufficient scientific information in clear-cut simple terms that one can relate to without being overawed by it--Sometimes I found myself saying, 'Wow! My body can do all that?!' It gave me a new appreciation and respect for the amazing instrument the human body is, which can manage its wellbeing better if we follow a few very simple rules. The key point of the FBD program are: The body needs a high carbohydrate with low protein meal in alternation with low carb with moderate protein meal. In other words, alternate high-carb-low protein with low-carb-moderate protein on alternate days--Eating only 3 solid meals a day. (Once you've got your body's metabolism rolling, you can do alternate meals this way also). This is the core of the program. The other two points are--Mild exercise (aerobics--walking, and some weight-training to boost metabolism and increase muscle strength) is recommended, as is very simple meditation time--here basically understood to spend time with ourselves without distractions. Each of these three make eminent good sense and are very do-able as encouragingly and confidently coached by Jay Robb. After reading this book I got a number of insights into my own morbid overweight problem---the most important find was confirmation of my nagging feeling over the years that I felt better when I fasted frome cereals. I tried the simple diet test suggested in FBD--you fast completely (and honestly!) from cereals and their products for 3 days, then eat some on the 4th day and see if you feel hazy/ dozy/ fatigued/ gassy/ unwell!). This test confirmed that I was s

My bodyshape has finally been perfected, thanks to Jay Robb.

As a bodybuilder of 8 years experience I have now finally lost that fat that just 'clung' on and wouldn't disappear, despite lots of effort. Now, with the Fat Burning Diet, I finally look cut all the time and have had numerous comments. I highly recommend this book and now adopt Jay Robb's philosophy on Fat Burning as my total lifestyle. Thank you.

It changed my life!

For years I followed a fat free diet but could never lose that last 15 pounds or 3 inches from my waist. I have employed this diet for three years. It's easy to follow, I've never had more energy, I had to alter my entire wardrobe of slacks and, at age 42, my body fat percentage is about 10%. I reccomend Robb's book and diet plan.