Cinch Diet American 150 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Lose Weight and Feel Better Fast

Cinch Diet American 150 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Lose Weight and Feel Better Fast

Cinch Diet American 150 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Lose Weight and Feel Better Fast

The Virgin Diet Cookbook: 150 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Lose Weight and Feel Better Fast

I have a very hard time rating this book. I really like JJ Virgin, she is one of the luminaries, up there with Dave Asprey at BulletProof Executive. However, I don't think she can appeal to the mainstream. For instance, I figured out one of the recipes in this book, if you bought everything fresh, organic, wild caught, etc.. at Whole Foods - for the Seafood Soup - with Halibut wild caught and wild sourced shrimp/prawns - the dinner would cost about $60 for a a family of four that eats well (good portions - not 1/2 cup sized portions).

My point is that many of the recipes are just cost prohibitive. And I KNOW I KNOW you are going to tell me, what cost is your health worth to you? I agree - but there HAS to be some type of moderation -I can not spend $500 a week sourcing grass fed lamb, bison, beef and wild caught halibut, scallops etc. For the regular family/person - this costs too much. And I am aware of the study that shows that eating healthier with organic choices only adds $2 a day - well, trust me - NOT the JJ VIRGIN diet - lol - you're adding about $75 a day eating like this.

Now, having kvetched about the sheer costs of things - JJ VIRGIN looks friggin amazing - so this stuff works! I don't ever argue the method. There is a ton of work in this lifestyle - and I know - we did the raw thing for a while - so trust me when I say that food becomes the center of your universe.

Honestly, I just don't want to make shopping, prepping and food that much of a priority.

There are terrible food allergies out there and if you suspect you have one - go at this - it is awesome. The science behind this program as far as I can tell is centered loosely around a ketogenic diet (NOT the one Dr. Atkins used in the 60's - too much protein). 

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Cinch Diet American 150 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Lose Weight and Feel Better Fast