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Hi Everyone,I've finally got around to reading CBL as I've had CNS for a while and am rebooting so to say in getting it going again w/the Mrs. (CN) and realizing I've been in a self-defeating mode by continuing my workouts and using CNS.I just purchased the Ultra Low Carb and Ultra Low Carb Dessert recipe books and was doing some research and came across a scathing review by a Josephy Agu. Did Kiefer respond to this at all? I ask b/c that review really went into detail on what he states in the CBL book. I keep my eyes open to both sides of the issue and was curious if anyone here had seen it and if some of the veterans had thoughts on it or if Kiefer responded to his. Not looking to make waves but part of the discourse should be to talk about reviews for our own education - so I would think.
I don't think it's a scathing review at all, seems pretty reasonable especially if it's just based off the book and not the extra information in Kiefer's articles, this forum etc.The reviewer's assertion that CBL is a good diet for people who want to eat some junk and still stay lean is my conclusion as well, and I'd think most people on this forum would agree? Ultimately CBL is just a way to organise your eating to maximise body composition (you still need your calories in control to lose fat etc) and for some people it will work particularly well, for others less so - for instance CBL as written didn't work well for me both times I tried it (6- and 4-month stints), however using some of its principles in a more conventional sports diet (a higher carb, relatively lower fat diet) did benefit me. All commercial diets will come under scrutiny (like any other commercial product), none of them are infallible. The marketing/salesmanship of commercial diets by definition has to convince you that a given dietary protocol is the best in existence and works for everyone, and that's what reviewers tend to take issue with e.g. authors who claim that calories don't matter or make gross generalisations/oversimplifications to (over)sell their point.
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