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Summary: Pure inspiration!
Review: This simply is the most inspiring account of weight-loss I have ever read. Finally a truthful and simple way to achieve the right mindset and reach your goals. If you are like me and tired of all the fads and miracle pills please read this book! You will be so glad you did!
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Summary: FANTASTIC!
Review: If you are looking for an inspiring book with a minimum of BS, this is a great pick. Although I read it from cover to cover, I will be re-reading it again to digest it further. There is a wealth of information in here to learn from, and more great quotes than you can shake a stick at. Fred tells his story with wit and clarity. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to, is, or has gone through the battle of the bulge.
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Summary: Wow - What a story!
Review: Great, life changing story. I recommend this book!
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Summary: It's changing my life!
Review: Fred's book finally made me realize why I have had such trouble losing weight - I was doing all the wrong things (depriving myself, getting frustrated because I wasn't "perfect," etc.). I've started a new weight loss plan based on the concepts in his book ("Eat less, move more!" is my new mantra!), and so far I feel GREAT. I don't feel unhappy, starved, or deprived like I usually do when I'm on a "diet." I tell everyone now that I'm not on a diet, I'm on a healthy lifestyle journey. If you're looking to lose weight or just start a healthier lifestyle, this book is a MUST to read and own. Fred tells it like it is and remains an inspirational figure throughout. His positive writing style and humorous anecdotes will keep any reader engaged. Five stars!
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Summary: Telling it like it is
Review: With out sounding too hokey here I'd like to say that I find Fred's book very inspiring and almost bible like. There have been so many times I've thought something like, "I'm too tired to exercise", and then I'll read some nuggets of wisdom from Fred and he's talking about what I'm thinking, and he straigtens me right out and gets me back on track with his "no bull" advice. Fred really tells it like it is. There is no magic pill that will make us all a size 4 over night. Basically, like Fred says, "eat less and move more" and it will happen. It won't happen over night but it will happen. This book is also very entertaining. Fred is so witty. I find myself laughing out loud all the time from reading his book. This book is worth the read even if you're not interested in losing weight or living a healthier lifestyle.
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Summary: Chunk to Hunk Stunk
Review: Mr. Anderson's accomplishment is amazing; his book is atrocious. Pages of regurgitated pop psychology take what should be an amazing story and make it impersonal and tedious. Unless you are overweight and need encouragement, do not buy this book.
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Summary: Go Hunk!!!
Review: I love a good success story, and Fred Anderson has one for you. I continue to find inspiration and ideas through others' weight loss success stories even though I myself lost 70 pounds and I've kept if off for over 2 years now. I frequently search the web for new WL success stories, but I've yet to discover one that can rival Anderson's. I often couldn't put the book down, for hours on end. I have read and re-read several passages and shared many of them with my family...leading to lengthy discussion. Anderson shares many basic lessons which most refuse to apply to their own lives for whatever reason. I can truly relate to the type of mentality he is battling. Much like any other challenge in life, it's as easy or hard as you make it. There are still times when I don't "feel like" exercising or eating healthy. During such times I can often recall a phrase of Anderson's that will propel me toward positive action. I am truly grateful for this book.
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Summary: Chunk to Hunk...yes!
Review: I have read many weight loss/inspirational books, and this book written by Fred Anderson, is the cream of the crop. Written in his "tell it like it is" style is definitely a positive change from your run of the mill happy-happy-joy-joy weight loss books out there. His witty insights, thought provoking questions, and motivational ideas combined with his personal experience with his weight loss is the perfect combination. Seriously folks, go and buy this book. It is really great.
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Summary: From Chunk to Hunk
Review: Fred Anderson does a wonderful job of making weight loss and health a simple thing. You can lose weight successfully without pills, diets, or any other gimmick. It is simple.... you need to burn more calories than you take in. You need to excercise and change the way you think about food. I have been on diets, OA, and tried just about everything you can imagine. Freds book has had a profound impact on me. I feel like I have been hit over the head and a light bulb has gone off. It is simple. It works. You just have to stop "trying" and do it!!!
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Summary: Fred exposes the dirty little "secret" that everyone knows.
Review: There are going to be a lot of diet experts that dislike this book. Fred Anderson is the real expert. He's a man who knows the reality of weight loss and faced the hard facts head on. He had diabetes and wasn't taking care of himself. He saw his future in a medical reality show in which a diabetic man had to have his leg amputated below the knee because of neglecting his condition. Fred made a decision at that point and didn't look back, throwing the snack cakes he was shoving in his face into the garbage instead. Thus began Fred's journey. Along the way, he found you don't need fad diets, diet programs, shakes, pills or anything like that to lose weight. He knew the dirty little secret that every fat person knows: If you consume fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. It's not your genetics, it's not your "glands", it's "hand to mouth syndrome" and "sit on your butt-itis". He changed his way of doing things, beginning with excercise. He started treading water in a pool, because that was all he could handle. He was persistent and his diabetes symptoms disappeared in a matter of weeks. He also changed his diet. He didn't starve himself, he didn't count calories, he just started eating healthy food and stopped eating junk. You'd think this would be common sense, but it's not. Our society is so ridden with a victim mentality that allows people to lie to themselves and say that they don't have control over their weight. There are a dozens of experts (all with books to sell) to tell them that it's not their fault. It's their genetics, their "set point", the way they were raised, it's the fast food ads, etc. Fat people are great at deluding themselves and there's an entire weight loss industry that relies on getting people to believe that they can't help themselves. Fred proves it's all a series of choices. Every day we decide: Do I get out of the rack a half an hour early and take a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood or do I sleep in? Do I swing by the drive-through on the way home from work, or do I eat a healthy meal at home? This is not a diet book. It's a chronicle of his (and his wife Robyn's) internet weblog detailing their weight loss escapades. Along the way, he graphically describes the ways that obesity destroys one's ability to live life. As he loses weight, the tells you all about the things that thin people take for granted that he's able to enjoy once again. It's inspirational and a fun read, but it's not going to give you lots of wiggle room. Once you read it, there's no more excuses, you either make the decision to lose weight and get in shape or you don't. If you really want to lose weight, buy this book and leave the hucksters in the dust where they belong.
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