21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox

My doctor recommend I use this book and I was pretty disappointed. It doesn't have a real clear diet plan and not many recipes. It has a ton of personal stories in it that I don't care about....I just want the diet plan and tips to stick to it. I only lasted one day doing the juices before I had to add some protein to it because you don't get any with what they have you do. I ate some eggs and nuts and I would cook some of the veggies instead of juicing them. I did it for seven days and loss seven pounds!

I was always the chubby kid.. then the obese teen. As a teen I found my love, martial arts, and transformed into an athlete. After the serious injury, the misdiagnosis with delayed treatments then the life-threatening complications and myriads of cascading medical events virtually stripping my ability to participate in most common daily activities for more than seconds and minutes at a time, it is no wonder after 2 decades I find myself once again overweight, this time as "morbidly obese."

A couple years ago, determined to take control of my health, I literally purged my home of anything containing high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, hormones, anti-biotics, brominated vegetable oil and anything else I deem as "over-processed chemicalized sludge".

My weight stabilized then another medical saga left me despondent, drifting through life grazing on enough fare from the traditional Standard American Diet (very SAD) I gained yet more weight til I was "morbidly obese".

Returning to my strict adherence to avoiding the ingredients which causes me to refer to over-processed goods as "chemicalized sludge", I again stabilized my weight. Figuring out hormonal body types helped lead me to enhanced supplementation- I lost an amazing 5.4% in just 2 weeks! ! Wow!

Trying to boost my game, afterall I still cannot "workout" in the traditional sense, a friend led me to this book. Wow! So much I have come to know to be true is packed into a simple easy to follow manual.

Whether you want to lose 21 pounds in 21 days or you need to lose 21% or in my case intend to lose over 100 pounds, get this book. It can literally help you empower yourself to save your life.

2015 Update - okay, so shortly after posting my previous review I had several major setbacks, both physically and then mentally. I fell off the horse after losing about 40 pounds. If I can do it while physically disabled, someone who can seriously work out may have a better chance. I'm back on track now, almost 3 years later. Since then I've learned the truth about SYNTHETIC vitamins such as FOLIC ACID and the truth of REAL vitamins such as FOLATE and WHY it's such a huge importance particularly with over 60% of us having some form of the MTHFR genetic mutations (anyone with a personal or family history of diabetes, hypertension, cancer, neural tube defects, luekemia, ms, liver disease, cardiac issues, birth defects, autism, depression, chronic fatigue, anxiety or about any other issue, consider getting tested at a site like 23andme then upload the raw data to a site like Genetic Genie for REAL info on what you need to do for your health.

So.. I'm back to REAL foods, those that are FREE of "enriched" synthetic vitamins and nutrients. I'm back on track.. and 20 pounds just melted away seemingly overnight (2 months). As long as I'm good about staying on track I loose weight. .. now the problem is staying on track.

This book's entire point is to stop eating anything except fruit and vegetables, and to have regular enemas and colonics in order to lose weight and live longer.

Thank you for the obvious (fruit and vegetable) advice, and the unpleasant [and crazy] (enemas and colonics) advice.

This has got to be one of the very best detox/diets out there. I hear what some of the pessimists are saying but all in all its fantastic and you just have to ante up and get through it. The results don't lie. I have recommended this diet to so many people and will continue to do so. I have NEVER felt as good as I did when I was on the cleanse. And I did go the full 21 days. I only had about 20-25 pounds to lose and did lose 17 on the diet. I started working out 5-6 times a week post-cleanse and lost the rest easily. This cleanse was a GREAT and PERFECT jump-start to my new self. On the cleanse, I had so much energy, my mood was completely stabilized, I had NO body odor and my hair and skin looked amazing. I didn't need to sleep more than 6 hours a night - it was fantastic!

I would definitely recommend this particular detox. It's not necessarily easy but it is SOOOO worth the effort. It just feels great to be clean.

Well, I was looking for a detox and I read the reviews on many books. This one seemed to have great results.
I am on day 4 and I have already lost 8 pounds! Crazy! I think that eating lots of veggies and taking a break
on processed foods is a great way to restart a healthy eating lifestyle. I have reflected on what I have been
eating and how I am feeling. No doubt our American diet is overprocessed and nutrient lacking.
I created a blog on the experience if you want to check it out! [...]
I think the book has lots of good information. I read it quickly. I liked the success stories throughout the book.
I like the plan. It is easy and straight forward. This is a detox. You can pick the length on time you want to
go on it. Overall, the concepts (colonics, toxins, detoxing) were new to me but I really think they strike a cord with
me.

I am really enjoying this book thus far! when I get a chance to sit-down I will finish it off. It is an extremly easy read with very informative information...it holds a wealth of knowledge*

It was awesome. There was so much information! Some things are new; some things were reminders. Although a lot of reviews criticized the testimonials, I found them relative! They prepared me for the physical and emotions challenges of the detox. I learned so much about my body, it's function, and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. This book is a must!

boring

I find the program a little too drastic. I can get a colon cleanse whenever I want but this is just a little too much for me.

I REALLY ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK.IT IS VERY EDUCATIONAL AND HELPFUL IN MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY.I LOOK FORWARD TO MY JOURNEY.