Monica doesn't do what so many other authors do, which is have one boring message they pump out book after book. She knows it takes all sorts and her advice varies from book to book, while retaining an edge of authority and the clear meassage that only self-discipline will do in the end.

I am a 34 year-old mom of three and have to eat pretty standard meals and this provided it.

Monica's ideas and tone are great and she tells it as it is without flannelling the reader. I emailed her a personal problem with understanding something, as the book says we should do, and she e-mailed me back very helpfully. I don't think you'd get any other author doing that. She is very caring and kind and helps you out if you send her a message.

I recommend anyone buy this book, definitely. it's like having someone talking just to you personally and Carbograms are't low-carb at all, it's 'normal-carb'. For American tastes, and lazy cooks like me, it was perfect.

Sonia

For example page 39 "Have one day off from the diet every week. This is important…." page 70 "I don’t recommend that you have a day off".

p37 "In between you can have any amount of vegetables or salads" p37 "You must not eat between meals"

p54 "you must also have a serving of cereal with milk (a day), but in Standard Menus page 77/78, only 3 out of 7 days have a serving of cereal.

Similarly p69 "You may have two portions [of protein]in one meal, eggs and bacon for example, but try not to exceed three portions [of protein]a day." However on page 67 the first example menu contains four portions of protein in one day, including egg and bacon for breakfast.

page 109 "These food portions all contain 25 carbograms (cg): 1 to 2 slices of bread, 2 bananas..." and on p117: "1 slice of bread = 17 carbograms" therefore 2 slices = 34 cg, and on p120 "bananas = 23 cg each" therefore 2 bananas = 46 cg) - quite a big difference over 25g as any carb counter will know.

...and so on and so on.

There may he some helpful advice in this book but it is impossible to know which bit to follow as the book riddled with inconsistencies.