For a very specific audience. This would not work with my clientele, but interesting for those who are following this very popular diet.

I thought this was well-written and well organized. It's not really drastically different from a lot of other recent and current programs. It provides lots of body chemistry and physiology of weight management information as a reason why this particular program should work. It includes daily menus with recipes for those who want a regimented plan.
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The Setpoint Diet by Jonathan Bailor is a great guide to healthy eating and living. I have heard about a setpoint for your body weight before, the weight which your body wants to remain at, and I was intrigued to read this book on this topic. I found a lot of science behind his ideas and some easy to implement ideas that make sense. I think this book is a great book for anyone struggling with their weight and looking for nutritional guidance in the midst of so many diets. I think it is a livable plan that you can use for life. I can't wait to try some of the ideas and recipes in the book. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

I faithfully went through Mr. Bailor's book. I understood the research behind his theories and plan. I can see that the basis for success lies in what you choose to eat. I appreciated the sections on addiction and cravings. What didnt work for me? I do not like vegetables. The program is dependent upon the consumption of low starch vegetables, oodles of them. I find veggies unpalatable and quite often bitter. I was hoping for more recipes that might make veggies appealing, but was disappointed. I did visit the website in hope of additional recipes, but they were available at "premium" membership. Not a bad program, just not for me.
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I read this book with a little trepidation. It's very similar to one I reviewed in the 80s and although the book is well laid out and no doubt well researched, the diet itself left me flat. Thanks for the read.

The Setpoint Diet by Jonathan Bailor is a well-researched, comprehensive book that will assist you with making healthy choices.

The Setpoint Diet doesn’t contain fancy gimmicks or miracle solutions but instead offers practical, comprehensive solutions on “how-to” eat right and get moving effectively. The Setpoint Diet is the playbook to reimagining yourself healthy and then reaching those goals. Bailor explains the science of the setpoint diet and its parameters in a manner that is both easy to read and understand. This book has something for everyone whether you’d like to transform your relationship with your eating habits, want to get in shape or stay in a healthy place.

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Synopsis from the Publisher/NetGalley.com
Join the 27,000 people who have achieved dramatic and long-term weight loss with The Setpoint Diet, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Calorie Myth.

Your body fights to keep you within a range of about 15 pounds--also known as your "setpoint weight." New research reveals that you can lower your setpoint and end that battle for good by focusing on the quality of calories you eat, not the quantity. With The Setpoint Diet, you will reprogram your body with a 21-day plan to rev up your metabolism, eliminate inflammation, heal your hormones, repair your gut, and get your body working like that of a naturally thin person--permanently.

The Setpoint Diet is a lower-carb menu that focuses on specific anti-inflammatory whole foods, including tons of produce, nutritious proteins, and therapeutic fats. Its creator, Jonathan Bailor, founded SANESolution, a weight loss company that has reached millions of people. Proven to help you lose weight naturally and maintain it, The Setpoint Diet is your new blueprint for healthy living.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy for my honest review.
This is a good well researched book on changing your lifestyle for weight loss. Nothing I read was really new and exciting and it is not a miracle diet. It does emphasize the importance of eating healthy and staying active for weight loss. I haven't read any of the other books by the author but I think it is very important to remember he is not a physician. He does research his theory very well and presents a lot of information to back his ideas.
Overall it has some sound information and probably will lead to some degree of weight loss but it may not be ideal for everyone.

This is a very good book to allow you to change the way you manage your health. The focus on changing the setpoint and making it a lifestyle and not a diet is a much better long term strategy. The book gives a good balance of the science behind it and laying out how to implement it in your life..

There is a lot pf science and dieting information to absorb in this book, and a few things made me wonder, but on the whole I think that I will try at least some of this advice (it will be hard to do 24/7, especially during the holiday season). The references to SANE (all caps) started to annoy me after a while, though.

This is a solidly written diet book based on the author's SANE method of eating (satisfying, unaggressive, nutritious, and inefficient). This book has good advice for a healthy approach to eating whole foods instead of starving yourself. Readers will appreciate the no-shame approach to eating and the emphasis on mental and emotional well-being, and physical activity. However, if you've read a lot of diet books, you likely won't learn anything new from this approach.

A couple of points that bothered me--the author recommends egg whites because they're the most nutrient dense part of the egg from a protein standpoint. If he were looking at nutrient density beyond one macronutrient, he'd recommend consuming the egg yolk, which has numerous nutrients including choline. The author recommends supplementing with choline later in the book, but why not get it from a whole food source? He also recommends avoiding mercury-heavy fish, then in the next paragraph dismisses the risk of mercury toxicity as a myth because it's not often diagnosed. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen, or that general practitioners are well-versed in the symptoms or testing for it. Heavy metal toxicity isn't something to be taken lightly, so please be careful with the kinds of fish you choose to consume on a regular basis.

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The Setpoint Diet by Jonathan Bailor really has an outstanding amount of information on setting the new point where your body will work to maintain that weight. Not only is the information on the setpoint really important, but The Setpoint Diet also lays out a diet to reset your own setpoint. The diet does seem restrictive with carbohydrate, no grain, eating plan that emphasizes specific proteins to help with inflammation. There are optimal choices that are recommended during the 21 day reset period... The recommended optimal sources of protein are certain fish or sea food which I do not eat or organ meats...so the remaining protein choices are limited as well. ( They do include white meat chicken, lean beef, turkey, grass fed beef, etc.

Bailor also really digs deep into the psychology behind habits and addictions and how important addiction can be when trying to lose weight and live in healthy ways. This section of the book is very important and eye opening on what addiction really is.

Overall, I think that The Setpoint Diet offers very solid, well researched information on why it is hard for many people to lose weight and how to work on overcoming setpoints. Bailor balances scientific studies, so he is not presenting a "fad diet" but rather a rounded approach to living differently through eating Saner for our bodies, exercising smarter not harder, and making conscious choices to change the way we live. I want to keep writing and writing about this book, but I also do not want to release all the spoilers! It is definitely worth checking out for yourself.

Thank you to Jonathan Bailor, NetGalley, and Hachette Book Group for the Advanced Review Copy of The Setpoint Diet. I appreciate the hard work that went into researching, writing, and publishing this book and enjoyed the read. As always, my opinions are my own.

The science behind the "setpoint" is well presented and interesting. It kept me intrigued enough that I might actually give the diet a try. I liked that it is more about lifestyle changes that some crazily prescriptive limitation diet.

Thanks to NetGalley and Hachette Books for the read of Jonathan Bailor’s, The Setpoint Diet.

The Setpoint Diet is an interesting read - setting your body’s…or rather, resetting your body’s desired weight.

I respected and liked much of what Jonathan Bailor had to share about eating a LC, whole foods, optimal protein, heal your insides, to create a new eating lifestyle and I hope it works for anyone out there who struggles with the yo-yo dieting syndrome.. As well I think he could have shared his expertise just as well, without so much of the SANE and inSANE lingo. After awhile it just sounds too gimmicky.

I would recommend it for the wealth of information, but personally, I’m still on the fence on how much I believe it would actually work. Maybe I’ll have to try it!

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Jonathan proposes a revolutionary and educational method to lose weight by following a diet of healthy and fresh food. He teaches how to select food according to the nutritional profile and health restrictions. An excellent gift.

As a lifelong dieter and as a librarian who has read many diet books to consider purchasing for the library collection, I have to say that even though I was intrigued by the title and description of this book, I personally did not care for anything about this diet or exercise regimen. Even though the author explains how you can lose weight by exercising for 20 minutes per week, I don’t buy into that theory one bit (I tried it and it did not work for me). I also did not ( personally) care for the nutritional portion of the diet. I thought the terms and phrases he uses, unique to his program, were confusing and unnecessary. I realize it is a marketing gimmick, but totally ridiculous to read over and over about the SANEworkout, your SANE plate of food which consists of NSVs and NDPs, the SANE translation of what it is you’re eating, SANE hummus, SANE dinner, SANE substitutions, and on and on and on. It was just tiring after an entire book full of this SANE schtick. Just give it to me straight. This was too much gimmick and I didn’t particularly like the message to begin with.

The blurb of this book had intrigued , so I wanted to see what all the hype was about. I actuallly learned quite a bit from this book especially learning what a set point weight actually is. Who knew you could change it. This book actually is a diet I am planning on following once approved by my Dr for lupus, but it seemed it would help with my inflammation so I am going to bring it up at my next Dr appointment and hopefully I can give it a try. I am hopeful after reading that it may help me!

Just finished Jonathan Bailors book “The Setpoint Diet”. As a lifelong yo-yo dieter I have to say his SANE philosophy and explanation of how our set point weight increases makes a lot of sense. Jonathan does an excellent job of debunking many of the widely believed myths about diet and exercise. He provides a 21 day plan to reduce and reset your Setpoint weight. The book also provides easy to follow recipes. 21 days is a small investment in your health and worth giving it a shot. Here’s to the next 21 days of my journey.

I found THE SETPOINT DIET to be a fascinating read as it lays out research that shows our bodies have a “setpoint weight” range of about 15 pounds. Jonathan Bailor, New York Times bestselling author of The Calorie Myth, offers a breakthrough eating plan demonstrated to naturally produce for-life weight loss. The plan focuses on calorie quality, not quantity, and through a three-week plan works to boost metabolism, reduce inflammation, heal your gut and hormones, and reset your body to the internal workings of a naturally thin person. You will eat a lower-carb menu with anti-inflammatory whole foods, healthy produce, delicious proteins, and therapeutic fats. Based on data from more than 27,000 participants who have already achieved dramatic weight-loss results. Highly recommended!

Pub Date 01 Jan 2019

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Not impressed. Only way to lose weight is eat less, exercise more and shut your mouth.Some of this may be true but don't think so