The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation

It's just what I needed. I taught alot about healthy eating habits. Love the book

This diet is pretty easy to follow and during the 20 suggested beginning days, I lost about 10 pounds. I decided to stick with it since I never felt hungry and I never really felt deprived. I also have more energy overall and feel so much better! I’ve lost about 15 pounds 2 months in—with some occasional cheat days or foods. No sugar, which is the hardest to avoid (at least for most people), but lots of veggies, fruits (can help satisfy those sweet cravings at first), whole grains, and poultry (fish also, but I forget that since I don’t eat it). I picked the meals I liked , skipped the others (e.g., fish), and after a while got the general drift and can order at restaurants or make my own favorite foods easily without too much compromise on the diet. A few things about the book I don’t like: not a lot of don’ts, not always explanations as to why, and there are some glaring questions I still have questions that are not covered anywhere that I saw in the book (coffee/tea—yay or nay?). I wish there was a supporting website/blog to ask these questions, or even an FAQ section in the book for this. (There might be something on Facebook, but that doesn’t seem the right format—plus I don’t do Facebook.)Overall I highly suggest this diet to people who hate diets or just want to eat better. I’ve tried a lot of diets in the past and two weeks in wanted to quit because they were too hard, or too depriving, or constant cooking (or measuring), or starved me! There are no calorie restrictions in this book (though that doesn’t mean all-you-can-eat time), but with the types of foods suggested you don’t need to stuff yourself and the calories are “naturally” cut.

My daughter and I had weight loss goals and after hearing about the clean diet from other sites and hearing Dr. Ian on the radio I decided to try his clean 20 plan. The book provides daily meal plans but also explains some of the reasoning behind the food selection.This plan changes the way you think about food and the meals you eat. I lost 9 pounds on the clean 20 but I really didn't do the activity portion of the plan until the very end. My daughter lost a lot more 15 pounds because she works out and was more active. The Clean 20 group on facebook is one of the best parts of this plan and a huge reason that we made it to the end. This plan, kicks a lot of the cravings we've developed and changes your tastes, we can taste the difference when eating fresh organic foods and those foods that are processed.While on the clean 20 it's very restrictive but we've taken many of the concepts and have applied it to our lives for the long haul.- organic food, especially meat, produce and dairy ( before this we never at organic)- minimize processed foods- 5 ingredients or less in the products we buy- 100% whole wheat- minimized sugar- pasture raised brown eggsWe make a lot of our foods now versus buying processed foods, including the smoothies, salsa, pizza, and eating meals with mostly vegetables.Yes we read labels avidly, which took a lot of time in the store at first, but since we've been doing it so long we have a standard list of items.

I’m on my 12th day. I’m doing well with the daily meals & excerise. Some days I didn’t follow each meal plan as there some things I don’t eat (chicken &eggs) however I would eat one of the meals from a different day. While staying inline with 20 foods. I feel really good , I have more energy, I have lost 6 lbs so far. I still have 8 more days to go to complete my first 20 days. The plan is very simple and doable if you plan ahead for the week by getting the food and prepping fruits/veggies etc you are off to a good week in my opinion. The excercise was a bit much in the 1-3days. Trying to get all my steps in was a little challenging but by day 5 I had a system. I need to walk in the morning b4 work and walk in the evening in order to meet my goal. I plan on doing a second round of the Clean 20. I enjoy the “food for thought” and the daily pep talk. Great book! It is something I can use forever it’s not a diet book. It’s a lifestyle book for better health. Thanks Dr Ian

I started this diet as a way to lose weight, then told my husband that he too really needed to do it with me and he agreed. 2 months later, we were doing so well that we decided to do a 7-day juice fast. His cholesterol dropped from 245 to 205! Triglycerides, LDL, and all of the "bad" stuff dropped dramatically for him. He also lost about 15 pounds. The doctor was very impressed and said "whatever you're doing, just keep doing it"! Eating CLEAN really does make a difference. Before we started this diet, we were eating a Ribeye steak EVERY weekend and usually a hamburger for lunch on the same weekend, not realizing the impact it was having on our bodies. I will never look at red meat the same! The best thing about this book is the recipes, but the education you get about food.