The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet: The Fast, No-hunger Weight Loss Diet for Vegetarians
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Manufacturer: Piatkus Books
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Author: Rose Elliot
The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet: The Fast, No-hunger Weight Loss Diet for Vegetarians Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780749926496
ISBN: 074992649X
Label: Piatkus Books
Manufacturer: Piatkus Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 330
Publication Date: 2005-12-19
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Studio: Piatkus Books
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780749926496
ISBN: 074992649X
Label: Piatkus Books
Manufacturer: Piatkus Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 330
Publication Date: 2005-12-19
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Studio: Piatkus Books
Editorial Review of The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet: The Fast, No-hunger Weight Loss Diet for Vegetarians
Customer Reviews of The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet: The Fast, No-hunger Weight Loss Diet for Vegetarians
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Fantastic!
Review: This is a great diet and a great book.
I've been on it for 5 weeks and have lost a stone.
Follow the recipes and don't cheat and so will you.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: excellent book for vegetarians
Review: I have had this book on my shelves for a couple of years now and unfortunately didnt look at it being more into the low fat way of eating. Ive been vegetarian for approx 20 years and have been putting on weight since a cholecystectomy 12 years ago. The key thing for this diet is that this book has enabled me to diet without feeling hungry - cravings are at a minimum. Weight loss wise the first couple of weeks I lost nearly a stone and loss has been around 2-3 lbs since then. While it requires some form of dedication from the dieter, the author has adapted low carb foods for the vegetarian/vegan diet amazingly well and with great creativity. This has helped me no end. I especially like the rice alternative and when you are needing a sweet treat the almond crunch hits the spot. Brilliant book. I have ordered her low carb cookbook to help extend my repetoire of meals - crossed fingers it will be as good as this one.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Would not recommend this approach
Review: I am vegetarian and I eat healthily. After following the guidelines of this low carb diet for a couple of weeks I did loose weight but felt that my diet was far from healthy ! Being advised to avoid foods like oranges while being able to eat almost unlimited amounts of eggs and processed vegie food seemed wrong and unnatural to me.
*I did loose weight but I gained most of it when I tried to re-introduce carbs ie fruit and vegetables
*I felt light-headed for most of the time
*I am sure that the calorific value of the meals was so low that I would have lost weight on that level anyway - low carb or not.
*any diet that requires you to take supplements cannot be healthy
*the only real way to being a healthy weight is to take a lifelong aproach to eating healthily, exercising and monitoring / managing that calorific balance
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: GREAT BOOK! But Non-Vegitarians be aware...
Review: This is a fantastic book! If you are searching for a successful way to lose weight - this is definitely a method that I recommend! After years of checking food labels of calories and fat intake - I never really lost any weight without starving myself (which I knew was a BIG mistake!) However, after buying this book I noticed that by eating, my weight seeemed to be disappearing. I have a few minor things to mention though...
1) If you are NOT vegitarian (like me) then do NOT strictly attempt the vegitarian diet as you lack meat as well as carbs which you are use to. I thought vegetables were healthier and I love vergitarian food so I thought it wouldn't be a problem... but unforuntaly it was. I fainted on the tube, and friends also in the same situation experienced severe headaches and painful cramps! After switching to foods we were use to (i.e. meat), we experienced less problems.
2) It takes about a week on about 30g of carbs a day for 11st (+/- a stone) people to have a smaller appetite. I have however slightly broken the rules by having a glass of wine a night, a bite of a biscuit or so and still managed to lose 9lbs in two weeks! A very comforting start to the diet! (People I know on this diet have alos lost a substantial amount of weight in the first stage of the diet!!)
3) Remember to drink LOTS of water. Even after drinking 2 litres of water a day, I usually still feel thirsty and dehydrated.
4) TAKE YOUR MINERALS & VITAMENS! It is essential to take your minerals to ensure you get the essentials in your body as you are cutting out foods (like fruit) that have the ingredients your body needs.
I do however like the food in this book! I am a fan of cheese, but I particularly like the yogurt breakfast, the scrambled egg on mushroom breakfast, the vegi-burger dinner and I have yet to try the muffins!
Hope you find this usefull & good luck with your diet! x
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I lost two stone!
Review: Having struggled with ever-increasing weight for several years it was suggested that my problem was carbs - my body seemed to have forgotten how to deal with them normally so they were being stored as fat - eg "Syndrome X". I was sceptical but thought I'd give the diet a try - and chose this book for guidance as I trust Rose Elliot - we had her book "Simply Delicious" way back in the 1970s! Anyway - the results were spectacular - I lost half a stone in about 10 days, and 2 stone in three months. I am not a very imaginative cook, so tend to make the same things over and over, and I am vegan by preference so not everything is possible without dairy, but there are stacks of good ideas. The low carb burgers are fab - and really easy - the jelly is a lifesaver when you want some indulgent comfort food! - and the lasagne using cabage in place of pasta is inspired!
Review Summary: Fantastic!
Review: This is a great diet and a great book.
I've been on it for 5 weeks and have lost a stone.
Follow the recipes and don't cheat and so will you.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: excellent book for vegetarians
Review: I have had this book on my shelves for a couple of years now and unfortunately didnt look at it being more into the low fat way of eating. Ive been vegetarian for approx 20 years and have been putting on weight since a cholecystectomy 12 years ago. The key thing for this diet is that this book has enabled me to diet without feeling hungry - cravings are at a minimum. Weight loss wise the first couple of weeks I lost nearly a stone and loss has been around 2-3 lbs since then. While it requires some form of dedication from the dieter, the author has adapted low carb foods for the vegetarian/vegan diet amazingly well and with great creativity. This has helped me no end. I especially like the rice alternative and when you are needing a sweet treat the almond crunch hits the spot. Brilliant book. I have ordered her low carb cookbook to help extend my repetoire of meals - crossed fingers it will be as good as this one.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Would not recommend this approach
Review: I am vegetarian and I eat healthily. After following the guidelines of this low carb diet for a couple of weeks I did loose weight but felt that my diet was far from healthy ! Being advised to avoid foods like oranges while being able to eat almost unlimited amounts of eggs and processed vegie food seemed wrong and unnatural to me.
*I did loose weight but I gained most of it when I tried to re-introduce carbs ie fruit and vegetables
*I felt light-headed for most of the time
*I am sure that the calorific value of the meals was so low that I would have lost weight on that level anyway - low carb or not.
*any diet that requires you to take supplements cannot be healthy
*the only real way to being a healthy weight is to take a lifelong aproach to eating healthily, exercising and monitoring / managing that calorific balance
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: GREAT BOOK! But Non-Vegitarians be aware...
Review: This is a fantastic book! If you are searching for a successful way to lose weight - this is definitely a method that I recommend! After years of checking food labels of calories and fat intake - I never really lost any weight without starving myself (which I knew was a BIG mistake!) However, after buying this book I noticed that by eating, my weight seeemed to be disappearing. I have a few minor things to mention though...
1) If you are NOT vegitarian (like me) then do NOT strictly attempt the vegitarian diet as you lack meat as well as carbs which you are use to. I thought vegetables were healthier and I love vergitarian food so I thought it wouldn't be a problem... but unforuntaly it was. I fainted on the tube, and friends also in the same situation experienced severe headaches and painful cramps! After switching to foods we were use to (i.e. meat), we experienced less problems.
2) It takes about a week on about 30g of carbs a day for 11st (+/- a stone) people to have a smaller appetite. I have however slightly broken the rules by having a glass of wine a night, a bite of a biscuit or so and still managed to lose 9lbs in two weeks! A very comforting start to the diet! (People I know on this diet have alos lost a substantial amount of weight in the first stage of the diet!!)
3) Remember to drink LOTS of water. Even after drinking 2 litres of water a day, I usually still feel thirsty and dehydrated.
4) TAKE YOUR MINERALS & VITAMENS! It is essential to take your minerals to ensure you get the essentials in your body as you are cutting out foods (like fruit) that have the ingredients your body needs.
I do however like the food in this book! I am a fan of cheese, but I particularly like the yogurt breakfast, the scrambled egg on mushroom breakfast, the vegi-burger dinner and I have yet to try the muffins!
Hope you find this usefull & good luck with your diet! x
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I lost two stone!
Review: Having struggled with ever-increasing weight for several years it was suggested that my problem was carbs - my body seemed to have forgotten how to deal with them normally so they were being stored as fat - eg "Syndrome X". I was sceptical but thought I'd give the diet a try - and chose this book for guidance as I trust Rose Elliot - we had her book "Simply Delicious" way back in the 1970s! Anyway - the results were spectacular - I lost half a stone in about 10 days, and 2 stone in three months. I am not a very imaginative cook, so tend to make the same things over and over, and I am vegan by preference so not everything is possible without dairy, but there are stacks of good ideas. The low carb burgers are fab - and really easy - the jelly is a lifesaver when you want some indulgent comfort food! - and the lasagne using cabage in place of pasta is inspired!