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| View Larger Image | 5-Day Miracle Diet
by Adele Puhn
| | List Price: | $6.99 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 187894 | | Studio: | Ballantine Books | | | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 320 | | Publication Date: | March 30, 1997 | | Publisher: | Ballantine Books |
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EVER FEEL LIKE YOU NEED A MIRACLE TO LOSE WEIGHT?
Well, the miracle is here! You've seen Adele Puhn on The Gordon Elliott Show and Day & Date delivering the good news: You don't need willpower; you do need a program that is medically safe, is nutritionally sound, and promises astounding results by taking away your urge to overeat. That's The 5-Day Miracle Diet.
Adele tells you exactly which foods to eat at what times, a simple plan that will regulate your blood sugar and keep it stable all day long. When you're in "good blood sugar," your cravings disappear--a process that takes just five days! And not only will you lose your cravings, you'll steadily melt away pounds while feeling more energized, mentally focused, and healthier than ever before. So toss out your food pyramids, low-fat cookies, and carbo-packed meals. And throw away words like willpower, motivation, and urges. Adele Puhn's program works with your body, not against it, to bring you fabulous results--the weight loss you've always wanted, easier than you ever dreamed possible.
"ADELE PUHN'S HIGH-ENERGY EATING REGIME WAS SIMPLE AND ENABLED ME TO SUSTAIN EIGHT PERFORMANCES OF HAMLET A WEEK." --Ralph Fiennes |
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Devilishly handsome actor Ralph Feinnes, who packed on pounds for his role in Schindler's List, followed this plan and said it helped him keep his energy level high enough to survive his grueling, eight-times-a-week performances of Hamlet. The word "diet" in the title may be a bit misleading, as it's more of a blood sugar-regulating eating schedule; once blood sugar is normalized, says author Adele Puhn, cravings soon dissipate, and that helps excess pounds fall off almost by themselves. It's not a five-day diet, either, as the title implies; rather, that's the amount of time it takes to get your blood sugar fully normalized. Puhn, who has a master's degree in medical biology and has been certified as a nutritional specialist by the American College of Nutrition, has 20 years of experience working with this diet. She says that timing is the key. Each day, there's a mandatory snack within two hours of breakfast, and two more snacks in the afternoon. There are a few no-no foods that would cause a rush of blood sugar (no pasta for lunch, no plain bagels for breakfast, no grapes for snacks), but other than that, the program is remarkably simple. Puhn says that losing weight is 75 percent physiological (cravings sabotaging your efforts) and 25 percent psychological, such as when your inner "fathead" says you have to have that piece of chocolate birthday cake or you'll hurt Aunt Fanny's feelings. The 5 Day Miracle Diet shows you how to conquer both of these forces, leading to weight loss, improvements in energy, and decreases in blood pressure and cholesterol levels. While its advice may be unusual (vegetables or turkey get the okay for breakfast), its message is clearly sane. It's "not about never eating certain things again. It's about learning how to live harmoniously with your food." |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 70 reviews)
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I love this eating plan 
I love this book. Right after Thanksgiving I felt bloated and that I needed a change in the way that I eat. I thought that I was eating healthy- plenty of low fat yogurt and what I thought was healthy fare. I had this book on my shelf, I think that I bought it about 6 years ago but never read it. I started the program and I love it. Its easy; I have never felt better, no more naps in the afternoon. I am over 50 and I feel 30. Adele thanks so much! I have tried Weight Watchers and I always ran out of points after lunch and was never able to follow the plan for longer than 3 weeks. This really did the trick - I have lost 13 pounds and I feel wonderful. Thanks again for a balanced plan full of whole foods that is easy to follow. Its even easy to follow when you dine out. :) AAA+++
January 09, 2008 | |
lost too much weight on this, not kidding
I followed this book to the tee back in 1998, and lost so much weight I was too thin. I'm not kidding. I'm 5'1" tall and normal weight at my short height was always 105 lbs., even in my early 40's. Unfortunately, I was injured and gained some weight up to 118 lbs which was heavy for me. Purchased this book, followed exactly what she said, and my metabolism kicked in and before I knew it, the weight started melting off, without exercise. It was shocking, got out of control it came off so quickly, and I kept following it and doing it and ending up down to weighing 80 lbs.
It was scary (I have photos to prove), and I had to stop following the program, and of course gained some weight back (which is always VERY easy to do). I'm telling you if you follow this to the tee, it works like a miracle, and was very hard to believe how fast it happened, if you follow it as she says. This is the key. I had witnesses to this, they could not believe it either. But don't go overboard like I did. I let the weight loss get out of control, and should have started eating more normally again and just kept it up as maintenance.
May 16, 2007 | |
Unfortunate title - Decent book 
No it is not about loosing weight in five days. Actually, a much more practical book than that. It is more about how to control carbohydrate binge eating and your blood sugar levels. It's definitely not the last word in weight control, but still well worth keeping in mind when planning your daily diet.
February 21, 2007 | |
Don't waste your money 
I wasn't actually expected a miracle diet, but this book is ridiculous. The entire books reads like an extended infomercial. You'll have to slog through account after account of how amazing this diet is before you get to the meat of the program on page 80+. The menus don't even start until page 100. This book might have been okay as maybe a 10 page pamphlet. Don't waste your money.
August 08, 2006 | |
a plan that works
This diet plan keeps your blood sugars level. You will find yourself not craving sweets or feeling hungry. It is important that you eat. I dropped 10 pound in 2 weeks. I never felt so good. My energy level is great, I wake up feeling awake and I no longer feel tired in the afternoon.
September 11, 2005 | |
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