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Summary: Great motivation!
Review: As a woman who overcame years of struggle with obestity, it is great to see someone else who lost weight realistically, correctly and changed not only her body but her life! I don't know that I have what it takes to become the competitive athlete that she has, but with in my soccer mom, wife and career woman world, I have managed to lose 130 lbs, get fit and tone and help thousands of others do the same with my book. Judy will help anyone wanting self improvement as well. Anyone looking for inspiration, will love this book! I sure wish I had been chosen as Rosie's chub club coach! What an honor, what a career boost! Go Judy! Awaken the Diet Within is another book that may also inspire someone wanting to lose weight in a simple, honest easy approach!
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Summary: Inspiration Book Gives Simple Steps and Guide to Health
Review: I am pleased to say that I have read "You Don't Have to be Thin to Win" by Judy Molnar. I feel this book can help put the pieces together for anyone who reads it. The pieces needed to be healthy and succeed are hard to put together. Yet, Judy Molnar in her book simply takes the pieces needed one by one and gives a simple guide to find health and to win. I found the book very easy to read and very helpful. I have never met Judy but feel after reading the book that I know her. The caring advice in the book shows Judy cares about health. Judy is a person who struggled yet found the way to piece together a plan to succeed in life. She tells of her struggles and success. There are many in this world who need someone to take their hand and lead them with simple steps to become healthy. With this book, Judy gives you the hand and takes the steps with you to succeed. Each of us have different goals but health is the main goal. "You Don't Have to be Thin to Win" gives common sense advice. I will use this book for inspiration in the days ahead and years ahead while putting the pieces together myself to become healthier. What more could a book give than to give you inspiration and a way to take steps toward success to win? I recommend this book because of its inspiration, its touching story and its simple guide to health.
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Summary: Inspiration Book Gives Simple Steps and Guide to Health
Review: I am pleased to say that I have read "You Don't Have to be Thin to Win" by Judy Molnar. I feel this book can help put the pieces together for anyone who reads it. The pieces needed to be healthy and succeed are hard to put together. Yet, Judy Molnar in her book simply takes the pieces needed one by one and gives a simple guide to find health and to win. I found the book very easy to read and very helpful. I have never met Judy but feel after reading the book that I know her. The caring advice in the book shows Judy cares about health. Judy is a person who struggled yet found the way to piece together a plan to succeed in life. She tells of her struggles and success. There are many in this world who need someone to take their hand and lead them with simple steps to become healthy. With this book, Judy gives you the hand and takes the steps with you to succeed. Each of us have different goals but health is the main goal. "You Don't Have to be Thin to Win" gives common sense advice. I will use this book for inspiration in the days ahead and years ahead while putting the pieces together myself to become healthier. What more could a book give than to give you inspiration and a way to take steps toward success to win? I recommend this book because of its inspiration, its touching story and its simple guide to health.
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Summary: Judy Molnar: Hero
Review: I don't read a lot of self help books...but I had read about Judy Molnar and how she lost 130 pounds without dieting, how she changed her life by learning more about herself, more about nutrition and more about exercise. I found her book 'You don't Have To Be Thin To Win' not only inspiring, but also educational. Molnar identified the steps needed to take control of your life. Contrary to another review on this site, this book was not about Judy Molnar completing the Ironman Triathlon, it was about Judy Molnar's decision to radically change the way she lived. I personally found it amazing that this woman- who weighed over 330 pounds at one point- could have the patience to go from barely being able to walk around the block to something as extreme as the Ironman Triathlon in just a few short years. She certainly is a living, breathing example that with goal setting and willpower, anyone can accomplish anything. I think this book is a must read for anyone looking for that push out the door, for the motivation to create goals of their very own.
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Summary: Ok For Beginners, But Not Those Who Just Want InspIration
Review: I have been on a weight loss program for about 2 months and bought this book because I thought it would give me some inspiration. Although Ms Molnar's story is inspirational, there isn't enough of it to make it worthwhile for someone who just wants motivation.However, if you are just begining and don't know how to go about setting up a diet and exercie plan, this book will give you some great ideas. The one feature I did enjoy was the reference section which lists web sites that will help you find events such as bike races, walks, and runs in your area.
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Summary: What a motivational book.
Review: I ran into this book at the Health Science Library that is part of the Health Sciences Center. I liked the many examples from real people. My life experience has been much like the author's and I can relate to her life pattern of college athletics, sedentary job, accident, and now trying to get it all pulled together in terms of exercise and weight control. I too am motivated by "goals" and found this section of the book very helpful. I liked the sample training program and the explanations for the investment (e.g.,personal trainer, doctor's check up, etc.). Great book. A "Godsend" book for me.
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Summary: Not All It's Cracked Up To Be!
Review: I recently finished reading this book and I must say it was a disappointment. After reading all the great reviews, I decided to order it. I am not a fan of triathlons, 5K's, 10K's etc., so I had trouble focusing on this book. It had most of the usual info. that a diet/exercise book has, but it did not motivate me at all because I don't lead (or care to lead) her athletic lifestyle. I figured that since she was overweight like me, I would be able to relate to her story, but I couldn't. She had been an athlete all of her life. I, on the other hand, have been sedentary all of my life. She did, however, have a reference section and list of websites on nutrition, eating disorders, etc. I hate to give a bad review to a book that everyone seems to love so much, but for those of you out there that don't share her lifelong love of athletics, I wouldn't want you to waste your money. I truly admire her and the fact that she wrote a book about her tremendous weight loss, but I just could not relate to this book. For anyone out there who wants to read a really good, informative and interesting book on nutrition, weight loss and exercise, I highly recommend Strong Women Stay Slim by Miriam Nelson.
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Summary: Motivation for the Completely Unmotivated!
Review: I'm a big woman, and I do mean big. Even as a kid, I didn't like to excercise, and it didn't change when I got to adulthood. But, about a year ago, I went to the Dr's and got the shock of my life when I stepped on the scale. I was about 30 lbs. heavier than I'd ever been before, and I'd been pretty darn heavy to begin with! I was upset and rather scared, because I didn't have a clue how to change the situation. I work part time in a bookstore for a little extra money (I teach high school), and one night came across this book. I was fascinated from the minute I saw it. For the first time, somebody was telling me that I could truly be physically fit without weighing 120 lbs! Judy's book helped me get started on a physical activity regimen that I have been shocked to discover I actually enjoy. Using some of her techniques gave me the guidelines and the oomph to get started, the hardest part of any change in lifestyle. I went from having going from my classroom to the office as the high point of my daily activity to spending approximately 1.5 to 2.5 hours at the gym about 6 days a week. It feels wonderful. I've lost some weight, although not as much as I might like, but I'm healthier than I've been in ages. I've gotten control of some long time back problems, my blood pressure is the best it's been since I was in college, and in spite of a multitude of allergies and asthma, I'm breathing better than I have in years. Without Judy's book for inspiration, I'd never have started. She truly can make you believe that *anyone* is capable of setting a fitness goal and acheiving it.
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Summary: Motivation for the Completely Unmotivated!
Review: I'm a big woman, and I do mean big. Even as a kid, I didn't like to excercise, and it didn't change when I got to adulthood. But, about a year ago, I went to the Dr's and got the shock of my life when I stepped on the scale. I was about 30 lbs. heavier than I'd ever been before, and I'd been pretty darn heavy to begin with! I was upset and rather scared, because I didn't have a clue how to change the situation. I work part time in a bookstore for a little extra money (I teach high school), and one night came across this book. I was fascinated from the minute I saw it. For the first time, somebody was telling me that I could truly be physically fit without weighing 120 lbs! Judy's book helped me get started on a physical activity regimen that I have been shocked to discover I actually enjoy. Using some of her techniques gave me the guidelines and the oomph to get started, the hardest part of any change in lifestyle. I went from having going from my classroom to the office as the high point of my daily activity to spending approximately 1.5 to 2.5 hours at the gym about 6 days a week. It feels wonderful. I've lost some weight, although not as much as I might like, but I'm healthier than I've been in ages. I've gotten control of some long time back problems, my blood pressure is the best it's been since I was in college, and in spite of a multitude of allergies and asthma, I'm breathing better than I have in years. Without Judy's book for inspiration, I'd never have started. She truly can make you believe that *anyone* is capable of setting a fitness goal and acheiving it.
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Summary: Totally motivating!
Review: Judy offers a wonderful non-intensive approach to getting fit, whether you are overweight or not. This book does not hit you upside the head with a training regimine that is unrealistic. It's motivating because it offers those of us who have strayed a course correction. It confirms good eating habits and corrects bad ones. It redefines the need for good nutrition and excercise; meaning it's not just for weight loss - it's for a healthy lifestyle. It talks about the physical and emotional reasons why we eat - and overeat. For many, eating is a comfort, not a necessity. Judy points this out with sensitivity and offers suggestions for alternative sources for comfort that won't add weight. Judy's guts and determination to compete in a world of chiseled, hard-body athletes is very inspirational. She made me want to go for a swim because her of section how refreshing a good swim is. She makes it sound like a splash in the pool, rather than a workout. I just love her attitude and can't wait for the audio (books-on-tape) version. Worth reading and worth buying, for sure.
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