Living the G.I. Diet

Finally, an easy way to follow the low glycemic way of eating. The color coding makes it very easy to plan menus and the many recipes are easy to follow and very tasty.

I would recommend this book not only for losing weight but for anyone who wants to follow a healthier way of eating.

The book is written in plain, easy English. It is a guide to a healthy way of life, not just another fad diet. I give the author to this book kudos for a job well done.

I am very pleased with the knowledge I have acquired after reading this book. It makes so much sense, providing red, yellow and green categories for foods that have not only components that turn into sugar in our bodies but also those that have the bad fats. Thanks very much.

I bought this book about 1.5 months ago, and honestly it has changed my life. It taught me how to eat right (and this doesnt mean eating nothing, or no carbs...). It taught me why eating certain things are bad for me. PLUS it has a bunch of great, super-yummy recipes in it too. Its just a great book.

I borrowed the book from my local library...Loved the ease of the charts soooo much, I purchased my own copy... To lose weight, simply eat unlimited foods off the GREEN list...(Tons to choose from.... Nothing to measure, or weigh).... Maintain weight, eat from the YELLOW list... To gain weight, eat from the RED list... Blood sugar stays low and steady.... Ive been a size 4 for three years now... The book achieves, with the simplest of ease... Its not a DIET per sae, its a way of life... Healthier... Life is good... *smiles*

Even since I have been on this diet I have lost inches around my waist. Been on the awful Atkins Diet, the Atkins diet made me gain weight and I followed it religiously. This G.I diet ( The Glycemic Index Diet) is the way to go. Not some high fat and protein diet that ruins your organs. This diet is really good for diabetics as well.

This is a wonderful book, with great recipes. This diet is by far the easiest to follow. I have lost 8 pounds in two weeks, and have just started. The best part is that I am NOT HUNGRY.

Everything works better with this diet. In addition to allowing me to lose 12 pounds over the last 6 weeks, the GI diet has reduced my chronic back pain, and enabled me to better control the pain. ( I am at BMI 21 - 144lb - age 50)

I have always noticed that my back pain went away for a while after I ate something, so I wondered if this was something to do with my blood sugar/insulin level. The Glycemic Index diets stabilizing effect on insulin levels sounded intriguing when I spotted the Feb.17,2004 front page Womens World Canadian Miracle Diet headline, and when I saw how easy it was to follow, I bought The GI diet and Living the GI diet and started in. The recipes in both the books are excellent. I had no idea how strongly blood sugar/insulin affects ones appetite, let alone how one feels. The improvement in the way I feel is really amazing. I am quite active and have found my performance in swimming and exercising has improved markedly. My husband is sort of following the diet too (he cheats a bit - one beer a day, plus 30grams of dark chocolate a day, but he exercises with weights every day too) and he has lost 10 pounds, so I am telling all my friends, family, and colleagues about it. (A colleague at work has already lost 11 pounds since she started a month ago)

These books are a life-line to all of us.

I wanted to lose weight so badly that I was prepared to do anything to achieve it, except give up my favourite foods. Then I heard about the GI ( The Glycemic Index ) Diet and ordered the book right away. I found this book very easy to read while being packed with valuable nutritional information. I have never found a healthier more sensible and balanced diet anywhere. This is not just another diet but is really a new way of eating. Most diets fail because you feel deprived or you get tired of weighing or measuring or counting (grams or calories or points...)or you just know they are not healthy. The GI Diet has already made all the calculations for you. All foods are divided into three categories. Red Light, Yellow Light and Green Light (just like the traffic lights). Just eat what is on the Green Light List. (In most cases, as much as you want) The Glycemic Index measures the speed at which you digest food and convert it to glucose. Eating low GI foods causes foods to be digested slowly, leaving you feeling fuller, longer, not causing spikes in your blood sugar levels or causing your pancreas to secrete large amounts of insulin. On this diet, you do best if you eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day.

All the recipes included in the book, that I have tried, have been excellent. The Baked Chocolate Mousse, the rice pudding, and the granola bars alone, got me through the first few weeks. I especially like this diet because I have lost 50 pounds ( and my husband has lost 57) and because it promotes Good Health, not just weight loss.

Ive lost weight on other diets before, but always regained the weight because I never really understood Maintenance. This time I get it.

I finally understand how good food promotes health while preventing disease, while a poor diet, with lots of white flour, white sugar and processed foods, puts your health at risk. The biggest bonus of being on the GI Diet, is that after a few weeks, my cravings stopped. It was like breaking an addiction. (Chocolate was my drug of choice) Now my body only gets the best fuel, and my high blood pressure and cholesterol scores all fell into place.

If you are really ready to lose weight, if you want to get control of your eating habits, this is the best, easiest, healthiest way to do it.

Stick to this diet and the pounds should pour off.
The Globe and Mail

In this follow-up to the best-selling book, The Glycemic Index Diet, Rick Gallop has joined forces with home economist and recipe developer Emily Richards, co-host of Canadian Living Cooks, to provide great recipes as well as more motivational tips to make following the GI diet easy and tasty you will end up with a healthy, balanced eating plan that is easy to follow and provides lots of nutritious choices.
The Toronto Sun

Book Description
The easiest diet going is now even easier--and tastier. Off to an explosive start, The The Glycemic Index Diet quickly landed on New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists, and required five quick printings (for a total of 190,000 copies) to keep pace with demand after national publicity discovered the Canadian miracle diet (Womans World). Now, continuing to build on the nutritional wisdom of the glycemic index, Rick Gallop follows up with the essential companion--a cookbook and strategy guide for living the G.I. Diet.

Organized around the simple, intuitive principle of green-, yellow-, and red-light foods--if you can follow a traffic light, you can follow this diet--Living the The Glycemic Index Diet gets right into the kitchen with 135 dishes that are as easy to prepare as they are unrecognizable as diet food. Grilled Pesto Salmon with Asparagus. Beef and Eggplant Chili. Garlic Shrimp Pasta. Thai Chicken Curry. Pork Tenderloin with Grainy Mustard and Chive Crust. Cinnamon French Toast. Florentine Frittata. And desserts. Baked Chocolate Mousse, Basmati Rice Pudding, Pecan Brownies--thats right, brownies.

In addition, the book spells out how to lose weight (Phase I) and maintain weight loss (Phase II). how to make G.I. eating a family affair. navigating holidays, restaurants, vacation eating. and exploring the psychological and emotional aspects of food and food cravings--everything you need to stay on this proven track.

Inside Flap Copy
In this much anticipated follow-up to his phenomenal bestseller, Rick Gallop has teamed up with Canadian Living Cookss Emily Richards to provide mouth-watering, green-light recipes, plus motivational tools to make losing weight as easy as possible.

Tens of thousands of Canadians have been achieving their weight-loss goals with The Glycemic Index Diet. What they love most about the diet is how simple it is to follow -- no counting calories or weighing food required -- and they never have to go hungry. In fact, some readers told Rick that they actually eat more on this diet than they ever did before, and the pounds continue to drop off.

Now Rick has written Living The Glycemic Index Diet to help readers continue to lose weight or to maintain their new waistlines. Hes signed up Emily Richards, co-host of the TV show Canadian Living Cooks, to develop over one hundred delicious green-light recipes. Have her Light n Fluffy Pancakes for breakfast, aromatic Thai Shrimp Soup for a satisfying lunch, and zesty Easy Bake Lasagna for dinner. And dont hesitate to indulge in Pecan Brownies for dessert, because all these tasty dishes are designed to keep you shedding those unwanted pounds without feeling deprived, without feeling as though youre even on a diet.

As well as discussing the nutritional qualities of food, Rick talks about its psychological and emotional aspects. He provides coping strategies and comfort-food alternatives, and shares some remarkable testimonials from readers. Topped off with an expanded The Glycemic Index Diet Food Guide, meal plans and more snack ideas, Living the G.I. Diet provides everything youll need to stick to the healthy track.

Heres what readers had to say about The Glycemic Index Diet.
I cant believe that after two pregnancies and at age 32 I weigh what I did in high school. Its thanks to the G.I. Diet. Ive tried other diets, but this is the one that has changed the way I eat and exercise for life. Janine

Just want to say THANKS... The Glycemic Index Diet is amazing, and easy to follow. Ive tried to lose weight for years and finally a no-nonsense guide has arrived. As an RN working in a coronary care unit, this book will definitely be recommended to my patients. Helen

Ive lost over 40 pounds in a matter of just over 2 months. My doctor cant believe the change. Best Ive felt in years. I weigh less than when I was married 16 years ago. Im not hungry between meals with your meal plans, and yes, I can indulge once in a while, without putting back any weight. Joe

I cant believe Im actually losing weight without even trying. Im not even exercising. And I do cheat a bit (I love popcorn). Thank you for your book -- Im finally getting the help all my doctors couldnt give. Tracy

I am thrilled about my fifty-pound weight loss (in just less than four months) and significant reduction in my blood sugar. Your book has given me renewed hope in getting my weight off, as I have fifty more pounds to go. It is so confidence-building to know that my morbid obesity these past many years hasnt been my fault, and I only wish I had known this information years ago. Irene

About the Author
Rick Gallop is now an international spokesperson for the diet he designed out of his own struggles to lose weight. He graduated from Oxford University and emigrated to Canada in 1964, where he had a career as a successful business executive with a keen interest in health issues. In 1986, he was appointed President and CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Nutritionist Emily Richards is co-host of Canadian TVs Canadian Living Cooks.