Today is giveaway day & I have TWO COPIES of the book, The 6 Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle to give away to my readers! This book was written by Mary Ann Eades, M.D. and Michael R. Eades, M.D., authors of the book, Protein Power, which sold 4 million books while on the New York Times bestseller list for 63 weeks. People love to read diet books for sure!

I was contacted by a representative for this book to do a review on my website. Being the honest lady (well old fart or middle-ager at 52) I am, I emailed back & let them know that I am not a low carb/high protein person and that my food program tends to get close to a 40-30-30 type of percentage. This means that the percentage of calories in a day (or over a weeks period of time) from my food are close to 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat (with most of the fat from healthy fat & minimal saturated fat & that terrible trans fat). Yes, this may vary from day to day with more or less of any of the above but this is close enough for comfort for me! I do tend to eat more protein than most women due to my hard core weight training program so some days I do eat more protein.

As you’ve gotten older, have you noticed your waistline ballooning—even when you weigh the same? If you’re like most people, no matter what you’ve tried—eating healthy, exercising, full-on detoxing—you can’t seem to get rid of that bulge. Respected obesity experts, Mary Dan Eades, M.D., and Michael R. Eades, M.D., authors of the New York Times bestseller Protein Power, prove that middle age doesn’t have to mean an expanding midsection. In their new book, THE 6-WEEK CURE FOR THE MIDDLE-AGED MIDDLE, they share their new patient-proven, self-tested program for shedding unsightly fat and uncovering a more youthful you. Most books promising the elusive flat stomach tell you that you need to eliminate the layers of fat that are on top of your abs. While that may have worked in your twenties and thirties, once you reach middle-age, the enemy shifts, and so must your plan of attack. This book outlines a specific regimen for eliminating VAT, the visceral fat that accumulates around the organs, while promoting overall health and enhancing your appearance at the same time. As more literature comes out about the dangers of belly fat—including an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer—this topic could not be timelier, and there are no two better suited physicians to tackle and conquer it once and for all. With detailed, weekly guidelines for nutrition and diet, and featuring over 80 delicious recipes that make following their plan a breeze, THE 6-WEEK CURE FOR THE MIDDLE-AGED MIDDLE will have you blasting belly fat and taking years off of your own middle-aged middle.

OK, so there you have what was released to the press for this book. And I agree, belly fat is bad & we have all heard & read about the extreme dangers of belly fat for a while now. BUT, I was already a bit put off by the title because I go by the rule that you don't go on "a diet" and then "off a diet". A person has to find a program that works long term & they can live with for life. This title said the exact opposite to me. I dislike this in all diet books that say, "I can help you lose weight or inches or whatever in a short period of time" type of thought. BUT, we know it is about selling books & most of all the other weight loss books out there have some catchy type of title too or they would not be selling them!

BUT AGAIN, we all know that losing weight & KEEPING it off is a life long journey. BUT, I was going to keep an open mind!

So, my thoughts:

If you are a person that LOVES meat & especially the fatty meats, does not mind a handful of specified veggies & fruits, does not care about breads, grains, potatoes, sweets (like cookies, cakes) except ice cream & cheesecake & similar desserts like that then this is for you! And I know lots of people like this! How can they not care about bread!!! I LOVE BREAD!

If you are like me that likes my certain carbs (grains, oats, sweet potatoes etc.), enjoy my healthy breads, like to have my treats (COOKIES) in moderation of course & actually does not like fatty meat & red meat in general, then this is not for you.

So,if you are a person that already lives a low carb, high protein lifestyle including saturated fat, this is going to be your thing. It is set up to get maximal effectiveness in these 6 weeks & then you go to maintenance BUT it is a low carb, high protein maintenance.

In my opinion, the minute you stray from this program, the weight will come back on & it will. They even say that but their recommendation is to get right back to the program to lose the weight again if you fall too far off it. To me, this is not a life long program unless you want to live this lifestyle long term. So, it may help those that want to lose weight for some big event quickly but if you don't like the low carb lifestyle, leave it at that if that event is so important that you just can't lose the weight in a way that is more productive & healthy long term for you. I just don't do these types of programs. I stay as fit as I want to be all year long & if I want to look extra good like for my Fit at 52 pic, I just clean it up SUPER clean for 5 days or so. No biggie for me. Well, except for the hormones!

 Their 6 week program is this:

Weeks 1 & 2: 3 protein shakes a day per their recipe and 1 meal consisting of protein and some veggies per their recipes.  No caffeine & no alcohol. Recipes are provided in the book. From Jody: I know a lot of diets out there do this 2 week minimal eat type of program but this is not my thing.

Weeks 3 & 4: 3 meals a day consisting mostly of meat, all forms including all that good saturated fat meat. In fact, fat rich meals are suggested.  Limited veggies (which provide no more than 5-6 effective net grams of carbs per meal); no dairy; no grains like wheat, corn, rice, oats, barley, quinoa or other flours; no starchy veggies or legumes like potatoes, dried beans or peas or foods made from them.