Sugar Busters!

Pros: They will make money off from you (well... it's a pro for them)
Cons: The diet is restrictive, expensive, and will not necessarily help you lose weight.

The basis of the diet
Sugar busters was developed by three doctors, plus a man who followed the Sugar Busters eating plan. They claim that we have been hoaxed by the nutrition industry into believing that calories are the answer to weight...

Pros: I feel great
Cons: can be tough to stick to

The Sugar Busters Lifestyle

Note that I am not using the word "diet". I am of the school that considers "diet" to be a 4-letter word. Rather, Sugar Busters for me is a way of life.

First things...

Pros: Feel Great, More energy, weight loss results, relatively simple to follow
Cons: a little confusion in product brands allowed, must be disciplined to eating healthy

*** The beginning of this is more like my story & how I came to begin Sugar Busters, then at the end I gave an explanation & more factual info from the book!

I recently decided after the new year that I needed to begin some kind of weight loss...

Pros: Basic Healthy Eating Lifestyle, it actually works.
Cons: Can be intimidating, a lot of info to absorb.

While reading this, please keep in mind that this is not a review of the book. (That is elsewhere.) Rather this is a review of the diet plan, and how it worked for me.

This is an update of my previous review back in December of 2000. My...

Pros: Easy to follow, easy to adapt for families
Cons: Just one little cheat can cause a "stall"

Believe me - I've tried everything - Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Medifast, even a medically supervised diet that required injections of HCG (HCG is produced from urine from pregnant sheep - no kidding!) and I couldn't lose and/or keep the weight off...

Pros: Good variety, not hungry, easy to eat out
Cons: hard to stay with, finding hidden sugars

If you're trying to lose weight for a special occasion, I'm sure Sugar Busters will do it for you, if you can stick to it. As diets go, it's not too difficult to stick with for weeks at a time.

Some people may be able to stick with Sugar...

Pros: Lose weight and GET HEALTHIER!
Cons: I missed bananas and white potatoes!!

I decided to try SugarBusters after a neighbor of mine looked so good from this way of eating. I was a major chocoholic & drank Coke like there was no tomorrow. I was 195 lbs. & in a size 16 jeans. I now weigh 145 and wear a size 8!
I...

Pros: it worked, felt better
Cons: limited legal menu at restaurants

I decided to try this diet after my daughter was born. Since I was nursing her, I needed to find a diet that could supply me with all my nutrients and still help me to slowly peel off the excessive weight I had gained.

Unlike other people,...

Pros: teaches about foods high in sugar
Cons: doesn't limit fat, eliminates entire food groups

Here's yet another "miracle diet" that pretends to be based in scientific fact. The underlying theme of "Sugar Busters" is avoiding foods with a high "glycemic index", i.e., foods that are rapidly converted to simple sugars...

Pros: Works...for some people.
Cons: Miss my carbs sometimes.

This is the second time that I have done this diet. The first time lasted about 3 months and I lost 20 pounds with no exercise. This time has been 4 months with exercise and I've lost about the same amount though I wasn't as heavy to start with....

Pros: you lose weight fairly quickly and evenly
Cons: there's many sacrifices

I have been fine with my weight all my life, but I got to a point where I wanted to be a little more fit than I was. I don't have a particular sweet tooth so I thought that this would be an easy diet for me because it cuts out most of the sugar in your...

Pros: None to be seen.
Cons: $$$$$, and it didn't work.

I have edited this opinion for the sake of my readers, who had questions.

I was prescribed on this diet by an endocrinologist. It was originally thought that I have hypothyroidism, but after being on replacement therapy for a while and still...

Pros: Great Energy
Cons: Weight Loss is Slow

I segued into this diet after I gave up (ran away??)from Atkins. I learned from Atkins that I do better eating fewer carbohydrates. I found Atkins too restrictive, so I went searching for a better alternative based on similar principles.

I...

Pros: Works if you can stick to it.
Cons: Can't tolerate it for any length of time.

After reading the Sugar Busters Book, I started the diet with a lot of hope. Unfortunately, it was short lived. I did drop 8 pounds the first week, but found it hard to live with. It didn't sound like you would have to give up a lot of foods; white...

Pros: Great foods, easy to find at stores, no hunger
Cons: great foods(lol) - no - none that I can think of

Let me preface this by saying that I tried low-fat dieting many times and never succeeded. It works great for many people, but for some of us, low-fat/calorie limiting/portion-controlled diets
simply do not work. It took me a long time to realize...