Ok – I’ve received some feedback that I jumped right into my experiences with the Diet Solution Book and Program, without doing an overall introductory review of the Diet Solution Program. So, while I have a lot of the diet solution material spread across my weight loss blog, I’ll try and summarize and link to the key diet solution review information in a single post – really!
Review of what is included in the Diet Solution Book & Program
On my main cut body fast home page, I provide an outline of what is included when you purchase the Diet Solution Book Program. You can review the full contents of the program here, but in summary you get 10 books in electronic format that you can read on any device [computer, amazon kindle, Nook, iPhone, iPad, etc.]. This is quite nice, as my diet solution book has already gotten a bit ragged and I can simply print out a new copy any time I want.
To be honest, I started with the QuickStart Guide, as it was an easy read in one night and provided me with enough materials to start making changes in my diet the next day.
I have no doubt that many people jump right to the “14 days to a sexy body”, but to be honest I was worried the gap between my current too fat body and a sexy body might be too big of a leap [unless a blind alien female was making the evaluation], so I skipped over this and went to review the diet solution book – the “bible” if you will of the entire program. More on this in a minute.
This approach is different and more self directed than weight loss programs like Jenny Craig, which provide [at a non-trivial cost] prepared meals that you have to purchase and offer in-clinic consultations and support groups.
Ongoing Support in the Diet Solution Approach
As part of your purchase of the Isabel De Los Rios diet program, you also receive periodic [about once a week] special tips and help on special topics. The first couple weeks on the program these emails are highly inspirational, as she is checking in to see how your start on the program is going. Since I did my research and review of the program and purchased it just before the holidays, I was pleasantly surprised to receive highly relevant and useful email tips over Thanksgiving and Christmas – including healthy snack and cookie ideas to make for the holidays.
Some other topics of emails I’ve received since I’ve been on the program:
- The importance of Omega 3 Fatty Acids to health and weight loss, and ways to ensure you’re getting enough
- Sugars – recap of her recommended “sweeteners” from the diet solution book, as well as the latest research on a new natural sweetener she is ok with.
- Healthy chocolate cookie and strawberry shortcake recipes
- The top 3 things to avoid at a restaurant [eating out can really throw people off any diet, and Isabel goes to great lengths to help select something healthy and fulfilling at almost any type of restaurant].
- Spices – some unique properties of common spices you’ve likely never heard about
- Does eating healthy have to cost more money – great information on how to not spend a fortune just because you decided to eat something good for you, and that supports your fat and weight loss goals.
..and many more. I can tell you that when I see her emails come across I read every one, as the information is concise, useful, and something I mentally add to my knowledge base from the previous review of the Diet Solution Program.
She also sends out emails on key nutritional points that emphasize the research and recommendations in the main diet solution book. A recent email from her went into a little more depth on Omega 3′s, and why they are so important in terms of losing weight and giving your body the essential fatty acids it was designed to “run on”.
Reviewing the Meal Plans from the Diet Solution Program Book
Ok – so in addition to reviewing the diet solution main book, there is also a separate recipe guide as well as a shopping list that makes purchasing key ingredients and preparing healthy [compliant] meals super easy. I think including the shopping list is a stroke of genius – how many times in the past have you been trying to deduce from some list of recipes what you need to buy at the store? This is a real time saver in the program.
I obviously can’t review all meals from the diet solution, nor can I get too detailed with violating the copyright of the program, but here is a taste of what she has meticulously based on nutritional needs and profiles…Remember, she is a certified nutritionist that has been doing this for years. So the science behind each meal plan and recipe is pretty solid in my opinion. I like this approach better than trying to count points associated with foods and plan a meal like that – following a straightforward choice for each meal out of a wide variety of selections is much better in my opinion, and makes it easy to prepare meals at home that meet all of the weight loss guidelines!
Some meal plan examples:
Week 2: Breakfast [one meal plan for one week - multiple other plans are included!]
Protein: Choose One
- 2 whole organic eggs
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 2 Tbsp raw nut butter
- and 6 other choices to choose from
Vegetables: Choose One
- 1 cup cooked broccoli
- and 3 other choices
Fat Choices: Choose One [yes, fats are needed by your body!]
- 1/4 Avocado
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- and one other choice (on this meal plan)
And as if this isn’t enough, she then provides 3-5 actual examples of combinations that are tasty and meet the criteria to ensure you are on your way to losing weight and burning body fat on the diet solution program!
She provides this level of detail on a multi-week getting started plan, as well as tons more options across Lunch, Snacks, and Dinner. You can even take the easy way and simply circle the sample food combinations as a very quick way to start or even continue on the diet program.
The Diet Solution Program Information Review
So what types of information is provided from Isabel in the diet solution program book? Wow – where to even start on this answer. I was blown away by the level of detail provided in the book, and how it was organized. Some highlights [I can't list the all in a single blog post] I’ll include in this review of the diet solution program include:
- Metabolism Type – why it matters, and what type are you
- The latest science behind calories [you may be surprised by this] and how it effects weight loss
- How to plan a daily meal in terms of foods and servings to meat your goals of weight and fat loss
- The real science versus marketing hype behind Soy, Dairy, Grains, and Salt
- Fats – why you need them, and what are good versus bad fats [again, another section that may surprise you - especially cooking with fats]
She provides quick reference guides across the major nutrient categories, FAQs organized by common food types like Dairy, and excellent guidance on organic versus non-organic [not everything you buy has to be organic, but you do need to be very picky on some types of foods]. The diet solution program is quite easy to follow, and with the science and track record behind it was definitely the best option for me [along with thousands of others using it to lose weight!].
Overall Rating of the Diet Solution Program
By now you can probably guess that I would rate this program 5 stars in terms of many factors involved in losing weight. I think the key factors in my review and rating of the Diet Solution Program are:
- Qualifications of the author [certified nutritionist who has developed this program over years and has thousands of customers who achieved their desired benefits]
- Quality of information – solid, research based information that covers all of the major topics relevant to losing weight and eating healthier
- Organization – the main diet solution book is very organized. You can read it from start to finish, yet also use it as a reference text to quickly find a relevant data point, fact, or recommended option for a given food or meal question. I found the information also to be clearly written, and concise without a lot of “filler”.
- Meal plans – aside from the shear variety of meal plans, I love that she breaks it into a collection of choices for each nutrition type in a meal [i.e. choose 1 item from list list of 6 protein sources] – so you can easily assemble an almost infinite variety of meals from these simply charts. But she also then provides some sample combinations to make it even easier, and on top of that provides reference guides to allow even more detailed meal planning – including a recipe guide. The meal plans alone make the program worth it’s weight in gold, and help lose body fat in a very healthy way!
- The added material – Many people may not have any desired to learn more about the science behind the diet – so adding the Quick Start guide makes the program “actionable” almost from day 1 without a lot of heavy reading.
- Ongoing tips and a support network on her web site. Support is essential for any weight loss or fat burning program, and I like the email and resources on her site for this. I’m not a “meet with a focus group” person.
- Shopping list and success journal – this demonstrates her commitment as a nutritionist and adviser to make this program easy to use, and to encourage [strongly] you to keep track of how you’re doing on the diet, and what results you’re achieving.
So, there you have it. My review of the diet solution program based on purchasing the program, reading the materials, and beginning to follow the diet myself. I think it is a top rated diet from my perspective, and it has the key elements that were important for me when I was selecting what path to take to help be healthier and burn my excess body fat.
Choosing from the thousands of options out there for weight loss diets isn’t easy, and given ongoing costs associated with programs like weight watchers and jenny craig, I really like buying a very credible program once and then learning how to eat healthy for the rest of my life – without recurring fees every month!
Drop me a line at russell@cutbodyfatfast.com with your feedback on the diet solution program. Would love to hear from others that are trying it.
I’d encourage you to visit her main program site to read more information and watch some very informative videos before you make a decision on purchasing or joining any diet program.
Good luck in your decision and commitment to lose weight and body fat [and be healthier through diet!]
Russell