I'm only giving this four stars until I can try it for myself and see. If I like it, I'll up it to 5 stars later.

Basically, Fuhrman's theory is that we should be eating mostly vegetables, fruits, beans, and nuts. Everything else (dairy and meat, oils and fats) is mostly not very good for us. A little bit is okay, but not much, whereas it's nearly impossible to overeat fresh produce. He recommends a six week period of only eating the good stuff in order to cure your body of the addictions we have to the bad stuff.
According to Fuhrman, if you stick to this diet, you're more likely to avoid most of the major diseases Americans (with all their obesity) are so susceptible to: heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more. Since ALL of these run in my family, I figure it couldn't hurt to be pro-active about trying to avoid all these and instill good eating habits in my children so they can avoid these problems, too. This diet is pretty extreme, so I won't go around recommending it to everyone. But I do recommend reading the book and seeing what you think of his ideas yourself!

Craig and I will be trying it starting on Sunday-- wish us luck!


*Update: I never got around to reporting on the results, but they were AWESOME. I lost 17 lbs during the 6 week plan, and then on the slightly less strict plan, continued on to lose at least 10 more. And my husband lost even more than I did. It was so lovely being my skinny self again! Unfortunately, now I'm pregnant and packing it all back on again, but after the baby comes, I'll be re-reading this book and recommitting for sure!