17-Day Kickstart Diet: A Medical Professional's Plan for Losing Weight Quickly and Safely

Amazon Customer: Awesome ❤️

United States on Aug 13, 2023

Ernie Williams: Hard to get into written word

United States on Aug 09, 2023

Circes: Overall, I think this is a helpful, easy-to-read book with lots of good ideas, focusing on plant-based meals and clean eating. For me, I saw results as quickly as three days into the program and was down 4 pounds. As of today it's been 17 days, and I'm down 10 pounds. I do agree with other reviewers that if you’re not a cook, this might not be the plan for you — it does require a considerable amount of time and effort to prepare meals. And I also agree with other reviewers that it is not budget-friendly, unfortunately, it’s expensive to eat healthy food. The permitted foods are ok for the Scrub and Soak Up phases, but I did find them challenging, especially for the Scrub phase — I’m not a fan of eating fish as my only protein, but it was doable. The Stabilize phase foods were much better. There are some interesting recipes as well.

The only bone I have to pick with this book is the editing and proofreading. I didn’t read the first edition of the book, but it looks like there were carryovers that didn’t get picked up. If you’re going to update a book, do it right, especially if it’s a NYT Best-Seller. There were inconsistencies between the phases’ food...

United States on Jul 28, 2023

susie: I like to hit the ground running and want to start right away…. Just not my cup of tea…. But if you like obvious wordy reasons to start a diet… go for it. I should have returned it. Recipes… so-so… again… not my taste

United States on Jul 12, 2023

Michael J. Kaste: I love Dr. Mike and I got the first book and loved it. I looked forward to this updated book. He writes well and the book is easy to read. He also provides a lot of good information and he is motivational. I do agree with another reviewer. Very unrealistic menu ideas. Too many ingredients and fussy. I spent a lot of time in the kitchen preparing and planning for my meals. It is also very expensive buying all of the ingredients to prepare the meals. Another issue I had was that this time, not all of the menu items had corresponding recipes. Ex: Dinner: Veggie chili with beans, zucchini, bell peppers, chili powder, diced sweet potato. Ok. How am I to prepare this? I ended up getting a similar recipe off of the internet. I am currently 4 days in (lost 2 1/2 pounds) and determined to see the 17 days through but I am disappointed with this updated book. Hopefully he will come out with an updated recipe book that shows all of the recipes for the menu item suggestions in this book. But I'll revert back to his first book when I next want to lose additional weight.

United States on Sep 22, 2022

Bonstarshine: Very unrealistic menu ideas. Too many ingredients and fussy. Would be good if you love to cook, and spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

Canada on Feb 20, 2022