Book Review/ Giveaway: Cinch by Cynthia Sass

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Due to needed ending date, I am posting this review a tad bit earlier than planned (ie a day!), so sorry if it seems out of place for the giveaways this week! 

 

 As you all know, we're anti-resolutions on this blog, and rather make small changes  so this week I'm showcasing some books and products that can help 
you make the small changes in your life, that may lead to larger ones!  ENJOY!

This is the ONE diet book that EVERYBODY is talking about, since it's release on December 28th! So I am super excited to be able to offer a copy for a giveaway, besides having a review copy (thanks USPS for THAT lost package!).

Synopsis:  The creator, and co-author, of the Flat Belly Diet presents her new break-through, 30-day weight loss program Cinch! targeted to end overeating, leaving dieters feeling full and satisfied while enjoying the best food combinations to burn fat and boost metabolism.

The program starts with the 5-day Fast Forward plan that ends erratic eating by focusing on five simple foods—spinach, almonds, raspberries, eggs, and yogurt (or vegan-friendly alternatives)—eaten in a variety of combinations. These first 5 days promise up to 8 pounds of weight loss. Each of the five foods is low in calories yet loaded with nutrients and natural satiety-boosters, which allows you to “detox” from junk foods without feeling deprived.

The remaining 25 days of the program are packed with foods that offer maximum fat-burning, improving metabolism while unlocking the secret to the body’s satiety center with foods that the latest research shows turn on the body’s “I’m full” signal. As in Flat Belly Diet, all of the meals for the full 30-day program are created for you and are fully interchangeable. As an added feature, vegan and vegetarian options are covered so the plan can be adapted to fit any lifestyle.

About the Author:  Cynthia Sass, MPh, RD, is a registered dietitian, the nutrition consultant to the Tampa Bay Rays, and author! Her "Weight Loss Coach" column appears each month in Shape magazine, and she appears regularly on television programs including The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The Early Show. She is also the Weight Loss Blogger for Shape magazine.

Review: There are really 3 parts of this book:

• 1. Diet and health tips- this includes some really great info on recent findings and is excellent to read before thinking about ANY diet, of changing your eating habits (aka resolutions! She gets into the emotions behind binge eating and does have some good thoughts about exercise regiment of walking.
• 2. The 5 day diet as mentioned above. Now I know alot of bloggers reviewing this book have tried this and it WORKS. But it should, as you are only eating 5 foods and reducing your calories ALOT. If your need a crash diet to loose about 8 lbs, this will work- IF you can handle the restrictions. Personally I can do a 2-3 day, but 5 no way. Plus if you have any type of IBS issues, it may work against you.
• 3. The rest of the diet. I agree with some of Sass' ideas, like seasoning to make lighter fare taste better or eating dark chocolate every day to help curb cravings and for it's healthy benefits. BUT Sass doesn't really explain the type and level of chocolate you need for all the healthy benefits, so that section may confuse some readers. And I wasn't really thrilled with most of her included recipes. I have seen much better tasting recipes in say Diabetic or Weight Watcher cookbooks, that come out the same caloric/carb/sugar counts. 

Overall, I know this is not the diet book for me- it is too restrictive. Having only 1 cup of coffee a day is just not gonna satisfy me and I live on iced tea, and while I like green tea, I don;t want to drink it every day. Also I am one of those who can;t handle 8 cups of water a day. Another topic that Sass does not consider- not every person needs 8 cups- for some people that can be 1-2 cups too much and cause them serious problems (something I didn't realize til I discussed it with my doctor on an unrelated visit one day)! But again, while this is NOT the diet book for me, it might be the one for YOU. if you need restrictions and can handle the limited foods, then you WILL loose weight on this diet!

Giveaway:

Winner will receive the own brand new copy of Cinch!

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Disclosure / Disclaimer:  I received this book, free of charge, for review purposes, from One2One Network. For completing the post, I was included in a special gift card giveaway for posting bloggers. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about the book either.

• ISBN-10: 0061974641
• ISBN-13: 978-0061974649