Who is the 5-Factor diet for?
If you are looking for a diet plan that provides easy-to-understand healthy eating guidelines and examples of reasonably beginner-friendly exercises, then this diet will work probably work for you.If you have found diets too be too stringent in the past and have been left feeling deprived, the cheat day will make this diet easier for you.
If you are too busy to prepare meals ahead of time to take to work or school and/or you are not able to eat every 3 to 4 hours, following this diet (specifically, the meal plans) may not be for you.
If you want to learn more about making better food choices, but don't want to follow the plan to a "T," you will still benefit from learning more about the recommended diet changes set forth in this book.
If you have a problem with emotional eating, this diet probably will not work well for you, as Pasternak fails to address the topic.
If you don't want to cook, you will have to devote time to planning all of your meals yourself rather than using the recipes Pasternak provides. Additionally, some of the foods on the "must-haves" list may not be readily available -- or appetizing! -- to you (such as game meats, such as ostrich or bison). Some of the recipes are quite expensive (such as smoked salmon).
If you eat out a lot, you may find the diet challenging at first, as Pasternak provides only a few examples of dishes to order in restaurants. In time, however, as you adjust to the new eating habits, you'll be able to make appropriate choices and make special requests when you need to.
