The "I" Diet: Use Your Instincts to Lose Weight--and Keep It Off--Without Feeling Hungry (Paperback) Review

I've wanted to write this review for a while, but decided to wait until I had been on the Instinct Diet for a few weeks.I have been following the program very closely for one month, and have lost seven pounds.Previously, I had done the South Beach Diet and Weight Watchers.I initially lost weight on both, but found those plans very hard to sustain.

The Instinct Diet is different.The information about our five innate, immutable food instincts was incredibly eye opening.Finally, I understood why all my previous attempts to lose weight had failed - I had mistakenly thought that I could overcome hunger (I'm talking about real hunger, not a purely emotional urge to eat) with willpower alone.The Instinct Diet is designed to work WITH those instincts, instead of against them.

For me, the best part of the Instinct Diet is the menu.It is very structured, but still has room for flexibility (each day has meat or vegetarian menus, and within that, there are options for home cooking or prepared foods).The structure eliminates guesswork, making it much easier to stick with a plan.With Weight Watchers, I would start out strong on Mondays, tracking all my food, but run out of steam by Thursday and then eat whatever I wanted.With the Instinct Diet, everything is pre-planned, but again, you do have some choices within that structure.

The recipes are all designed to be satisfying and to control your hunger.They are healthy, full of whole grains, lean proteins, and lots of fruit and vegetables.Although some low-fat versions of ingredients such as peanut butter, sour cream, and salad dressing are recommended, the recipes are centered around reasonable portions of whole foods, not artificial diet products.I consider myself to be a foodie, and would eat ALL the recipes I've tried so far (including West African Beef Stew, Mushroom Risotto, and Salmon with Lemon-Dill Sauce) even if I weren't trying to lose weight.

If you do try this diet, keep in mind that it requires planning.Anything that is going to yield real results requires planning.Instead of eating on the run, I now do a weekly meal list and go shopping on Saturday, and reserve a few hours on Sunday to cook most of my meals for the week.The result is that not only do I weigh less, I am more productive.I can now spend my weeknights enjoying healthy food and getting other errands done or reading, instead of making a last minute stop at a crowded grocery store, picking up something that I don't really want to eat, and then feeling bad about it afterwards.There are plenty of options for quick meals (the Pita Bread Pizza recipe is the best and ready in 10 minutes!) or prepared foods as well, I have just chosen to opt for more home-cooked options because I love to cook.

I do get hungry occasionally.It is completely unrealistic to expect to never, ever be hungry when you are transitioning to eating fewer calories.But it gets easier over time, and the planning helps - if I'm hungry at 4pm, knowing that I have healthy, homemade lasagna waiting for me for dinner makes it a lot easier to wait until 6pm to eat again.

In conclusion, I strongly, strongly recommend the Instinct Diet.It is based on solid science and provides structure and amazing recipes.The fact is, almost all Americans live in a toxic food environment and are surrounded by unhealthy choices.It takes TIME and ENERGY to eat in a healthy way.With the right amount of planning this diet is easy to follow...and it really works.

**Update**Six weeks in, I've lost 11 pounds.

**Second update** I lost about 15 pounds total and have kept it all off for over a year.

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Product Description:
Originally published in 2008 in hardcover, Dr. Susan Roberts's groundbreaking Instinct Diet was universally praised as superb. From Jane E. Brody in The New York Times: "Perhaps the most comprehensive approach to eating for effective weight control." From Women's World: "Obesity cure!" From world-class nutritional researchers and scientists: "A real paradigm shift;" "wise guidance along the road to long-term weight management;" "an honest, straightforward and helpful guide." And not to mention from Harvard's Henry Louis Gates Jr., who recommends the book to "anyone who has struggled with weight gain or obesity, and has given up hope. This diet will change their life."

Now in paperback, featuring a new chapter highlighting success stories, with before and after photos, The "I" Diet is the only diet that helps us control the controls. The diet that's easy to follow; the diet that's based on impeccable laboratory research; the diet where the dieter never goes hungry; the diet that is unequivocably healthy, thoroughly grounded in the metabolic, genetic, and psychological workings of the human body. Through its focus on delicious, deeply satisfying dishes like Orange Crumbed French Toast, Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Thai Chicken Salad with Warm Peanut Sauce, and Chocolate Bread Pudding, and proven behavioral modifications (Dr. Roberts is a professor of nutrition and a professor of psychiatry), the diet is a fat-burning marvel. Read it and find out for yourself how the dieters on the cover lost 30 pounds on average in a few short months.

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